2015 Women's Ford National Hockey League
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 29 August – 20 September | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Auckland (6th title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– Northland | ||
| Third place | –– Midlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 170 (4.72 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Gemma McCaw (10 goals) | ||
| Best player | –– Brooke Neal | ||
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The 2015 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 17th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 9 cities across New Zealand, from 29 August to 20 September.
Auckland won the title for the sixth time, defeating Northland 6–0 in the final.[1][2] Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 7–4 over Canterbury.[3]
Participating teams
[edit]The following eight teams competed for the title:
- –– Auckland
- –– Canterbury
- –– Capital
- –– Central
- –– Midlands
- –– Northland
- –– North Harbour
- –– Southern
Results
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 19 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 18 | |
| 3 | –– Auckland | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 | |
| 4 | –– Northland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | |
| 5 | –– Central | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | |
| 6 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 | |
| 7 | –– Capital | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 5 | |
| 8 | –– Southern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 37 | −32 | 0 |
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Fixtures
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Classification round
[edit]Fifth to eighth place classification
[edit]| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 19 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Central | 5 | |||||
| 20 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Southern | 1 | |||||
| –– Central | 0 | |||||
| 19 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– North Harbour | 5 | |||||
| –– North Harbour (pen.) | 2 (2) | |||||
| –– Capital | 2 (1) | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 20 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Southern | 0 | |||||
| –– Capital | 5 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Canterbury | 2 | |||||
| 20 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Northland | 4 | |||||
| –– Northland | 0 | |||||
| 19 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Auckland | 6 | |||||
| –– Midlands | 2 | |||||
| –– Auckland | 3 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 20 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Canterbury | 4 | |||||
| –– Midlands | 7 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
[edit]| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer |
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| –– Brooke Neal | –– Gemma McCaw |
Statistics
[edit]Final standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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–– Auckland | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 26 | Gold Medal |
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–– Northland | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 21 | Silver Medal |
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–– Midlands | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 22 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Canterbury | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 19 | |
| 5 | –– North Harbour | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 20 | |
| 6 | –– Central | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 19 | |
| 7 | –– Capital | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 10 | |
| 8 | –– Southern | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 47 | −41 | 0 |
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 170 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.72 goals per match.
10 goals
- –– Gemma McCaw
8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
- –– Renee Ashton
- –– Kelsey Smith
- –– Michaela Curtis
- –– Rebecca Herbert
- –– Kayla Whitelock
- –– Shiloh Gloyn
- –– Kate Kernaghan
- –– Hannah Haughn
- –– Anna Thorpe
3 goals
- –– Krystal Forgesson
- –– Katie Glynn
- –– Samantha Harrison
- –– Charlotte Harrison
- –– Julia King
- –– Georgina Blackwood
- –– Sophie Cocks
- –– Sian Fremaux
- –– Olivia Merry
- –– Phoebe Steele
- –– Jennifer Storey
- –– Anita Punt
- –– Pippa Norman
- –– Caryn Paewai
- –– Amy Robinson
- –– Kimberley Tanner
- –– Stacey Michelsen
2 goals
- –– Danielle Sutherland
- –– Monique Wilson
- –– Sophie Devine
- –– Charlotte Eastman
- –– Freya Hawes
- –– Katrina O'Callaghan
- –– Natasha FitzSimons
- –– Nicola O'Donnell
- –– Jasmin McQuinn
- –– Carli Michelsen
- –– Samantha Polovnikoff
- –– Erin Goad
- –– Kathryn Henry
- –– Petrea Webster
1 goal
- –– Nicola McDonnell
- –– Deanna Ritchie
- –– Elizabeth Thompson
- –– Bridget Blackwood
- –– Kate Denning
- –– Bridget Kiddle
- –– Rachel McCann
- –– Charlotte Symes
- –– Catherine Tinning
- –– Felicity Reidy
- –– Cathryn Pollock
- –– Casey-Mae Waddell
- –– Alia Jaques
- –– Arnica Palmer
- –– Elizabeth Gunson
- –– Jessica MacAlister
- –– Brooke Neal
- –– Jessica Blake
- –– Tenille Burnside
- –– Alexandra Conway
- –– Stephanie Dickins
- –– Kimberley Green
- –– Amie Judge
- –– Katy Symons
- –– Courtney Winterbottom
- –– Millie Cowan
- –– Dayna Holland
- –– Polly Inglis
- –– Alexandra Irwin
- –– Kelly Nicholson
- –– Sophie Wickens
Source: Hockey New Zealand
References
[edit]- ^ "Auckland Women, Capital Men win Ford NHL". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Hockey: Northland struggle in final deja vu". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "2015 Ford National League Women". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 19 March 2021.