| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Perth | ||
| Dates | 2–14 March | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | Perth Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  WA Diamonds (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Canberra Strikers | ||
| Third place |  QLD Scorchers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 128 (3.56 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Hope Brown (6 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Sarah Taylor  Emily Halliday | ||
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The 2004 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 12th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Perth from 2–14 March 2004.[1]
WA Diamonds won the tournament for the second time after defeating Canberra Strikers 2–1 in the final. QLD Scorchers finished in third place after defeating NSWIS Arrows 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Participating teams
Competition format
The 2004 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
- All times are local (AWST).
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Canberra Strikers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 16 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  QLD Scorchers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 16 | |
| 3 |  WA Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | |
| 4 |  NSWIS Arrows | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp) VIS Vipers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 |  Adelaide Suns | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 7 | |
| 7 |  Tassie Van Demons | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 6 | |
| 8 |  Territory Pearls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | 
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 March 2004 | ||||||
| .svg.png.webp) VIS Vipers | 2 | |||||
| 14 March 2004 | ||||||
|  Territory Pearls (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
|  Territory Pearls (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| 13 March 2004 | ||||||
|  Adelaide Suns | 1 | |||||
|  Adelaide Suns | 5 | |||||
|  Tassie Van Demons | 0 | |||||
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| .svg.png.webp) VIS Vipers | 3 | |||||
|  Tassie Van Demons | 1 | |||||
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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 March 2004 | ||||||
|  Canberra Strikers | 3 | |||||
| 14 March 2004 | ||||||
|  NSWIS Arrows | 2 | |||||
|  Canberra Strikers | 1 | |||||
| 13 March 2004 | ||||||
|  WA Diamonds | 2 | |||||
|  QLD Scorchers | 2 (3) | |||||
|  WA Diamonds (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||
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| 14 March 2004 | ||||||
|  NSWIS Arrows | 0 | |||||
|  QLD Scorchers | 2 | |||||
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Third and fourth place
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Awards
| Players of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final | 
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|  Sarah Taylor  Emily Halliday |  Hope Brown |  Emily Halliday | 
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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|  |  WA Diamonds | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 21 | Gold Medal | 
|  |  Canberra Strikers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 19 | Silver Medal | 
|  |  QLD Scorchers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 20 | Bronze Medal | 
| 4 |  NSWIS Arrows | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 | |
| 5 |  Territory Pearls | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Adelaide Suns | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 11 | |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp) VIS Vipers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 13 | |
| 8 |  Tassie Van Demons | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 31 | −23 | 6 | 
Goalscorers
There were 128 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
 Bronte Pickett Bronte Pickett
.svg.png.webp) Denise Durajski Denise Durajski
.svg.png.webp) Stacia Joseph Stacia Joseph
 Emily Halliday Emily Halliday
 Sian Smithson Sian Smithson
3 goals
 Peta Gallagher Peta Gallagher
 Karen Smith Karen Smith
 Jessica Cibich Jessica Cibich
 Piki Hamahona Piki Hamahona
.svg.png.webp) Tamsin Johnston Tamsin Johnston
 Kia Mansell Kia Mansell
 Brooke Morrison Brooke Morrison
2 goals
 Nicole Arrold Nicole Arrold
 Molly Simpson Molly Simpson
 Michelle Caden Michelle Caden
 Madonna Blyth Madonna Blyth
 Lisa Pamenter Lisa Pamenter
 Mignon Marles Mignon Marles
 Lis Paget Lis Paget
.svg.png.webp) Kary Chau Kary Chau
.svg.png.webp) Louise Dobson Louise Dobson
 Shayni Buswell Shayni Buswell
1 goal
 Sarah Cornish Sarah Cornish
 Michaela Mihailou Michaela Mihailou
 Emily Nightingale Emily Nightingale
 Kali Rayner Kali Rayner
 Joanne Banning Joanne Banning
 Hannah Burke Hannah Burke
 Belinda Brooks Belinda Brooks
 Susannah Harris Susannah Harris
 Megan Rivers Megan Rivers
 Rebecca Sanders Rebecca Sanders
 Julie Towers Julie Towers
 Nicole White-Muik Nicole White-Muik
 Shannon Bain Shannon Bain
 Jemima Cameron Jemima Cameron
 Emmanuelle Clarke Emmanuelle Clarke
 Larissa Kazakoff Larissa Kazakoff
 Rachel Ramshaw Rachel Ramshaw
 Wendy Alcorn Wendy Alcorn
 Amy Korner Amy Korner
 Rebecca Anderson Rebecca Anderson
 Heather Cargill Heather Cargill
 Rachel Militz Rachel Militz
 Donna-Lee Patrick Donna-Lee Patrick
 Jessica Shakes Jessica Shakes
 Isabel Carr Isabel Carr
 Jacqueline Jones Jacqueline Jones
 Fiona Young Fiona Young
.svg.png.webp) Adele Brazenor Adele Brazenor
.svg.png.webp) Ngaire Smith Ngaire Smith
 Stephanie Dwyer Stephanie Dwyer
 Shelly Liddelow Shelly Liddelow
Source: Clearing House
References
- ↑ "2003–2004 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ↑ "AHL". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. Retrieved 27 April 2020.


