2017 Women's Australian Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| City | Perth | ||
| Dates | 28 September – 8 October | ||
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Venue | Perth Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  VIC Vipers (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Scorchers | ||
| Third place |  NSW Arrows | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 35 | ||
| Goals scored | 124 (3.54 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Emily Smith Emily Hurtz Penny Squibb (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | Stephanie Kershaw | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Rachael Lynch | ||
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The 2017 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 25th edition of women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Perth, Western Australia between 28 September – 8 October.[1]
In the 2017 edition, invitational teams from New Zealand and India competed in the tournament alongside the Australian states and territories.[2]
VIC Vipers won the tournament for the third time, by defeating defending champions QLD Scorchers 2–1 in a penalty shoot-out, after the final finished a 2–2 draw. NSW Arrows won the bronze medal after defeating the NZL Development team 3–1 in the third and fourth playoff.[3]
Teams are split evenly into pools A and B where they compete in a single round-robin format.
At the conclusion of the initial pool stage, the top two teams in each pool progress to the medal playoffs in Pool C, while the remaining six teams progress to the classification matches in Pool D.
In Pool D, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. Final ranking in Pool D determines the final tournament standing from fifth to tenth place.
In Pool C, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. The top two teams then progress to the final, while the bottom two teams contest the third and fourth place playoff.[4]
Participating teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host state | WA Diamonds | ||
| 29 September – 8 October 2016 | 2016 Women's AHL | Perth, WA |
 Canberra Strikers NSW Arrows NT Pearls QLD Scorchers SA Suns Tassie Van Demons VIC Vipers |
| Invitational Teams |  India New Zealand | ||
Results
All times are in AWST: (UTC+08:00)
First round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Scorchers |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | Medal Round |
| 2 | NZL Development |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | WA Diamonds |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
| 5 | NT Pearls |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | VIC Vipers |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | Medal Round |
| 2 | NSW Arrows |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | SA Suns |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | IND Development |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | Tassie Van Demons |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com
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Second round
Fifth to tenth place classification
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | WA Diamonds |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Canberra Strikers |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | SA Suns |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
| 4 | NT Pearls |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 |
| 5 | IND Development |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
| 6 | Tassie Van Demons |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com
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First to fourth place classification
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Scorchers |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | VIC Vipers |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | NSW Arrows |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | NZL Development |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Best Player | Topscorer(s) | Player of the Final | Best Goalkeeper | Play the Whistle |
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| Stephanie Kershaw |
Emily Smith Emily Hurtz Penny Squibb |
Rachael Lynch |
Rachael Lynch |
VIC Vipers |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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VIC Vipers |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 14 | Gold Medal |
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QLD Scorchers |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 17 | Silver Medal |
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NSW Arrows |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 13 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | NZL Futures |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | WA Diamonds |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 15 | Fifth Place |
| 6 | Canberra Strikers |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | SA Suns |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | NT Pearls |
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 5 | Eighth Place |
| 9 | IND Development |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 | Ninth Place |
| 10 | Tassie Van Demons |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | Tenth Place |
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com