Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament
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Women's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Melbourne | ||
| Dates | 7 – 26 March | ||
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Venue | State Netball and Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 136 (5.04 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Nicole Hudson Krystal Forgesson Victoria Bunce (5 goals) | ||
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The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.[3]
Squads
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | India |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 | |
| 4 |  South Africa |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Nigeria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 9 | |
| 3 | Scotland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Canada |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Barbados |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 |
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Classification round
Fifth to tenth place classification
Ninth and tenth place
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 23 March 2006 | ||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
| 25 March 2006 | ||||||
| England | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
| 23 March 2006 | ||||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| Bronze-medal match | ||||||
| 35 March 2006 | ||||||
| England (p.) | 0 (3) | |||||
| New Zealand | 0 (1) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Bronze-medal match
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Gold-medal match
Statistics
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Australia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 18 | Gold Medal |
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India |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 10 | Silver Medal |
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England |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | New Zealand |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Scotland |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Malaysia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | |
| 7 | South Africa |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Canada |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | |
| 9 | Barbados |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 3 | |
| 10 | Nigeria |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 0 |
Source: The CGF
Goalscorers
There were 136 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.04 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
Nicole Arrold- Angela Skirving
Crista Cullen- Helen Grant
Mamta Kharab
Charlotte Harrison
Henriette du Buisson- Jennifer Wilson
3 goals
- Suzanne Faulkner
- Kate Hollywood
- Rebecca Sanders
Tiffany Michaluk- Kate Walsh
- Jasjeet Kaur Handa
Intan Ahmad- Elizabeth Igasan
Samantha Judge
2 goals
- Wendy Beattie
- Madonna Blyth
- Emily Halliday
- Karen Smith
Tricia-Ann Greaves- Andrea Rushton
- Melanie Clewlow
- Chloe Rogers
- Lucilla Wright
- Saba Anjum
- Jyoti Sunita Kullu
- Asunta Lakra
- Sarita Lakra
- Subhadra Pradhan
- Honor Dillon
- Kayla Sharland
- Linda Clement
- Catriona Semple
1 goal
- Sarah Taylor
- Joanna Davis
- Allison Haynes
- Kimberley Buker
- Stephanie Hume
- Alexandra Danson
- Rebecca Herbert
- Helen Richardson
- Sanggai Chanu
- Surinder Kaur
- Kannagi Arumugam
- Norfarhara Hashim
- Nadia Rahman
- Siti Ruhani
- Michelle Hollands
- Suzanne Muirhead
- Frances Kreft
- Jane Maley
Christine Agbo- Christine Bulus
- Emma Rochlin
- Rhona Simpson
- Tarryn Bright
- Katherine Hector
- Marsha Marescia
- Kathleen Taylor