| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Dates | 2 March – 14 April | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  NSWIS Arrows (7th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Scorchers | ||
| Third place |  Canberra Strikers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 51 | ||
| Goals scored | 208 (4.08 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Nicole Hudson (16 goals) | ||
| Best player | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Louise Dobson | ||
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The 2002 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 10th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 2 March through to 14 April 2003.[1]
NSWIS Arrows won the tournament for the seventh time after defeating QLD Scorchers 4–2 in the final. Canberra Strikers finished in third place after defeating Adelaide Suns 3–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Participating teams
Competition format
The 2002 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.
The first four rounds of the pool stage comprised two-legged fixtures between states. As a result, matches in rounds five to seven of the pool stage were worth double points, due to the single-leg format.
Point allocation
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| W | WD | LD | L | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Every match in the 2003 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.
Results
Preliminary round
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Scorchers |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 35 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | NSWIS Arrows |
11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 31 | |
| 3 | Canberra Strikers |
11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 28 | |
| 4 |  Adelaide Suns |
10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 24 | |
| 5 |  WAIS Diamonds |
11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 21 | |
| 6 | VIS Vipers |
11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 18 | |
| 7 |  Tassie Van Demons |
11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 12 | |
| 8 |  Territory Pearls |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 57 | −51 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 13 April 2002 | ||||||
| WAIS Diamonds | 2 | |||||
| 14 April 2002 | ||||||
| Territory Pearls | 1 | |||||
| WAIS Diamonds | 3 | |||||
| 13 April 2002 | ||||||
| VIS Vipers | 2 | |||||
| VIS Vipers | 3 | |||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 14 April 2002 | ||||||
| Territory Pearls | 0 | |||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 April 2002 | ||||||
| QLD Scorchers | 3 | |||||
| 14 April 2002 | ||||||
| Adelaide Suns | 2 | |||||
| QLD Scorchers | 2 | |||||
| 13 April 2002 | ||||||
| NSWIS Arrows | 4 | |||||
| NSWIS Arrows (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| Canberra Strikers | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 April 2002 | ||||||
| Adelaide Suns | 2 | |||||
| Canberra Strikers | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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References
- ↑ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2001–2002" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ "NSW Arrows make it five in a row". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 31 January 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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