2008 Women's Australian Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| City | Perth | ||
| Dates | 24 March – 5 April | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | Perth Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  WA Diamonds (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Scorchers | ||
| Third place |  Canberra Strikers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 144 (4 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Sian Smithson (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | Madonna Blyth | ||
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The 2008 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 16th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 24 March – 5 April 2008.[1]
WA Diamonds won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating QLD Scorchers 2–0 in the final. Canberra Strikers finished in third place after defeating NSW Arrows 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Competition format
The 2008 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.
Point Allocation
All matches had an outright result, meaning drawn matches were decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out. Match points were as follows:
· 3 points for a win
· 1 points to each team in the event of a draw
· 1 point will be awarded to the winner of the shoot-out
· 0 points to the loser of the match
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | WA Diamonds |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 18 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | QLD Scorchers |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 18 | |
| 3 |  NSW Arrows |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 18 | |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers |
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 11 | |
| 5 |  VIC Vipers |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 |  Southern Suns |
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 7 | |
| 7 |  NT Pearls |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Tassie Van Demons |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Pool matches
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 4 April 2008 | ||||||
| VIC Vipers | 0 | |||||
| 5 April 2008 | ||||||
| Tassie Van Demons (a.e.t) | 1 | |||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 0 | |||||
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| Southern Suns | 1 | |||||
| Southern Suns (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| NT Pearls | 1 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 5 April 2008 | ||||||
| VIC Vipers | 2 | |||||
| NT Pearls | 0 | |||||
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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 April 2008 | ||||||
| WA Diamonds (a.e.t) | 4 | |||||
| 5 April 2008 | ||||||
| Canberra Strikers | 3 | |||||
| WA Diamonds | 2 | |||||
| 4 April 2008 | ||||||
| QLD Scorchers | 0 | |||||
| QLD Scorchers (a.e.t) | 1 | |||||
| NSW Arrows | 0 | |||||
| Third and Fourth Place | ||||||
| 5 April 2008 | ||||||
| Canberra Strikers | 2 | |||||
| NSW Arrows | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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| Madonna Blyth |
Sian Smithson |
Kobie McGurk |
