2003 Women's Australian Hockey League

2003 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	7 March – 13 April
Teams	8
Venue(s)	11 (in 11 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	VIS Vipers (1st title)
Runner-up	QLD Scorchers
Third place	Canberra Strikers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	221 (4.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Katrina Powell (17 goals)
Best player	Carmel Bakurski
← 2002 (previous)	(next) 2004 →

Last updated August 24, 2023

The 2003 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 11th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 7 March through to 13 April 2003.^[1]

Participating teams

Competition format

The 2003 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

Points
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	QLD Scorchers	11	8	2	0	1	39	17	+22	36	Semi-finals
2	Canberra Strikers	11	8	2	1	0	34	13	+21	36
3	VIS Vipers	11	8	0	1	2	30	16	+14	31
4	WA Diamonds	11	6	1	0	4	23	20	+3	26
5	NSWIS Arrows	11	4	0	3	4	18	20	−2	18
6	Adelaide Suns	11	3	0	0	8	16	29	−13	12
7	Tassie Van Demons	11	1	1	1	8	15	32	−17	9
8	Territory Pearls	11	0	0	0	11	13	41	−28	0

Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.

Fixtures

7 March 2003
18:00 (ACST)

Territory Pearls	2–4	QLD Scorchers
Bain 50' Bennett 56'	Report	Faulkner 3', 15', 62' Willims 66'

Stadium:
Vodadone Hockey Centre, Darwin

8 March 2003
13:00 (ACDT)

Adelaide Suns	1–4	VIS Vipers
Patrick 67'	Report	Dobson 49', 63' Monkivitch 65' Towers 68'

Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

8 March 2003
15:00 (AEDT)

NSWIS Arrows	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Canberra Strikers
Rivers 10' Sargeant 32'	Report	Powell 1', 74' Arrold 12'

Stadium:
Lithgow Hockey Stadium, Lithgow

8 March 2003
17:00 (AWST)

WA Diamonds	4–0	Tassie Van Demons
Dalby 10' Kaufmann 54', 69' Napier 59'	Report

Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

8 March 2003
20:00 (ACST)

Territory Pearls	1–5	QLD Scorchers
Bain 65'	Report	Paterson 17' Cole 28' Hudson 33', 51' Smith 45'

Stadium:
Vodadone Hockey Centre, Darwin

9 March 2003
13:00 (AEDT)

NSWIS Arrows	1–2	Canberra Strikers
White-Muik 15'	Report	Nightingale 17' Arrold 60'

Stadium:
Lithgow Hockey Stadium, Lithgow

9 March 2003
13:00 (ACDT)

Adelaide Suns	1–2	VIS Vipers
Militz 54'	Report	Harvey 13' Eastman 28'

Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

9 March 2003
15:00 (AWST)

WA Diamonds	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Tassie Van Demons
Dalby 41' Napier 43' Halliday 80'	Report	Paget 16' Judge 24'

Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

14 March 2003
18:00 (AWST)

WA Diamonds	2–1	Territory Pearls
Halliday 45' Dalby 68'	Report	Bunce 14'

Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

15 March 2003
13:00 (AEDT)

VIS Vipers	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Canberra Strikers
	Report	Powell 74'

Stadium:
Albury Hockey Centre, Albury

15 March 2003
13:30 (AEDT)

Tassie Van Demons	0–2	Adelaide Suns
	Report	Souter 35' Bakurski 49'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

15 March 2003
16:00 (AEST)

QLD Scorchers	5–0	NSWIS Arrows
Allen 28' Willims 32' Faulkner 47', 69' Holmes 55'	Report

Stadium:
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

15 March 2003
18:00 (AWST)

WA Diamonds	3–2	Territory Pearls
Dalby 25' Liddelow 27' Napier 60'	Report	Bain 13', 38'

Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

16 March 2003
11:30 (AEDT)

Tassie Van Demons	0–3	Adelaide Suns
	Report	Bakurski 2', 63' Marles 6'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

16 March 2003
13:00 (AEDT)

VIS Vipers	1–3	Canberra Strikers
Dobson 57'	Report	Taylor 20' Jennings 24' Rayner 49'

Stadium:
Albury Hockey Centre, Albury

16 March 2003
14:00 (AEST)

QLD Scorchers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	NSWIS Arrows
Hudson 10', 82'	Report	Sargeant 15'

Stadium:
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

22 March 2003
13:00 (AEDT)

VIS Vipers	5–1	Territory Pearls
Towers 10' Johnston 26', 69' Dobson 30' Smith 37'	Report	Kozak 52'

Stadium:
State Netball & Hockey Centre, Melbourne

22 March 2003
13:00 (AEDT)

NSWIS Arrows	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Tassie Van Demons
James 10'	Report	Pickup 67' Judge 78'

Stadium:
International Hockey Complex, Newcastle

22 March 2003
14:00 (AEDT)

Canberra Strikers	4–0	Adelaide Suns
Powell 6', 13' Arrold 46' Roberts 46'	Report

Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

22 March 2003
16:00 (AEST)

QLD Scorchers	2–0	WA Diamonds
Faulkner 47' Hudson 64'	Report

Stadium:
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

23 March 2003
11:30 (AEDT)

NSWIS Arrows	5–1	Tassie Van Demons
Rivers 20', 22', 36' Netzler 28' Banning 57'	Report	Clement 5'

Stadium:
International Hockey Complex, Newcastle

23 March 2003
12:30 (AEDT)

Canberra Strikers	4–1	Adelaide Suns
Gallagher 15', 15' Nightingale 58' Powell 60'	Report	Callow 67'

Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

23 March 2003
13:00 (AEDT)

VIS Vipers	3–2	Territory Pearls
Dobson 26' Towers 32' Brazenor 59'	Report	Kozak 2' Caden 59'

Stadium:
State Netball & Hockey Centre, Melbourne

23 March 2003
13:00 (AEST)

QLD Scorchers	1–2	WA Diamonds
Hudson 46'	Report	Liddelow 3' Walker 39'

Stadium:
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

28 March 2003
19:30 (ACST)

Territory Pearls	1–4	NSWIS Arrows
Bain 48'	Report	Harris 18', 34', 69' Rivers 50'

Stadium:
Alice Springs Hockey Association, Alice Springs

29 March 2003
15:00 (AEDT)

Tassie Van Demons	1–4	VIS Vipers
Pickup 57'	Report	Harvey 21' Towers 30', 33' Johnston 67'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

29 March 2003
16:00 (AEDT)

Canberra Strikers	2–0	WA Diamonds
Taylor 20' Powell 66'	Report

Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

29 March 2003
18:00 (ACDT)

Adelaide Suns	2–4	QLD Scorchers
Callow 36', 60'	Report	Pamenter 25' Allen 32' Brown 57' Hudson 63'

Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

29 March 2003
19:30 (ACST)

Territory Pearls	0–2	NSWIS Arrows
	Report	Rivers 17' Netzler 60'

Stadium:
Alice Springs Hockey Association, Alice Springs

30 March 2003
14:00 (AEST)

Tassie Van Demons	0–2	VIS Vipers
	Report	Stanford 33' Johnston 44'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

30 March 2003
14:00 (ACST)

Adelaide Suns	2–4	QLD Scorchers
Patrick 33' Bakurski 60'	Report	Faulkner 1' Allen 20' Hudson 46' Holmes 65'

Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

30 March 2003
14:30 (AEST)

Canberra Strikers	3–1	WA Diamonds
Powell 12' Taylor 31' Jennings 39'	Report	Napier 35'

Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

7 April 2003
12:00 (AEST)

NSWIS Arrows	1–0	Adelaide Suns
James 54'	Report

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

7 April 2003
14:00 (AEST)

VIS Vipers	5–2	WA Diamonds
Towers 7', 15' Grunden 28' Trost 32' Brazenor 42'	Report	Liddelow 39' Calton 68'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

7 April 2003
18:00 (AEST)

Tassie Van Demons	2–4	QLD Scorchers
McLeod 38' Judge 60'	Report	Smith 7', 63' Allen 26' Skirving 70'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

7 April 2003
20:00 (AEST)

Canberra Strikers	5–1	Territory Pearls
Powell 20', 22', 52' Gallagher 33', 55'	Report	Smith 41'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

8 April 2003
14:00 (AEST)

NSWIS Arrows	0–2	VIS Vipers
	Report	Towers 5' Johnston 68'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

8 April 2003
16:00 (AEST)

WA Diamonds	4–1	Adelaide Suns
Dalby 28', 63' Hammond 45' Young 60'	Report	Handley 50'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

8 April 2003
18:00 (AEST)

QLD Scorchers	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Canberra Strikers
Holmes 17' Pamenter 33' Paterson 41' Faulkner 76'	Report	Nightingale 35' Gallagher 46' Powell 63'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

8 April 2003
20:00 (AEST)

Tassie Van Demons	5–0	Territory Pearls
Clement 29', 40' Judge 33', 62' McLeod 37'	Report

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

10 April 2003
10:00 (AEST)

Territory Pearls	2–3	Adelaide Suns
Markey 56' Smith 69'	Report	Callow 31', 65' Bakurski 66'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

10 April 2003
12:00 (AEST)

VIS Vipers	2–4	QLD Scorchers
Towers 12', 21'	Report	Cole 18' Hudson 26', 69' Holmes 46'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

10 April 2003
14:00 (AEST)

Tassie Van Demons	2–4	Canberra Strikers
Clement 5' Judge 45'	Report	Gallagher 2' Powell 14', 57', 64'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

10 April 2003
16:00 (AEST)

NSWIS Arrows	1–2	WA Diamonds
Sargeant 51'	Report	Dalby 21' Kaufmann 39'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover		Fifth Place

12 April 2003

NSWIS Arrows	4
		13 April 2003
Territory Pearls	1
		NSWIS Arrows	2
12 April 2003
		Adelaide Suns	1
Adelaide Suns	4

Tassie Van Demons	1
		Seventh Place

		13 April 2003

		Territory Pearls	0

		Tassie Van Demons	3

Crossover

12 April 2003
08:30 (AEST)

NSWIS Arrows	4–1	Territory Pearls
Sargeant 11' Harris 16', 28', 38'	Report	Bell 25'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

12 April 2003
10:30 (AEST)

Adelaide Suns	4–1	Tassie Van Demons
Bakurski 6' Marles 33', 70' Patrick 52'	Report	Colrain 29'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Seventh and eighth place

13 April 2003
08:30 (AEST)

Territory Pearls	0–3	Tassie Van Demons
	Report	Clement 24', 28' Geeves 47'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Fifth and sixth place

13 April 2003
10:30 (AEST)

NSWIS Arrows	2–1	Adelaide Suns
Brooks 12' White-Muik 40'	Report	Callow 60'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals		Final

12 April 2003

QLD Scorchers	3
		13 April 2003
WA Diamonds	0
		QLD Scorchers	3 (4)
12 April 2003
		VIS Vipers (pen.)	3 (5)
Canberra Strikers	0

VIS Vipers	1
		Third Place

		13 April 2003

		WA Diamonds	3

		Canberra Strikers	4

Semi-finals

12 April 2003
12:30 (AEST)

QLD Scorchers	3–0	WA Diamonds
Faulkner 37', 49' Pamenter 58'	Report

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

12 April 2003
14:30 (AEST)

Canberra Strikers	0–1	VIS Vipers
	Report	Merrett 56'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Third and fourth place

13 April 2003
12:30 (AEST)

WA Diamonds	3–4	Canberra Strikers
Calton 23' Napier 33' Dalby 53'	Report	Gallagher 15' Powell 21', 28' Nightingale 59'

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Final

13 April 2003
14:30 (AEST)

QLD Scorchers	3–3	VIS Vipers
Cole 18' Smith 49' Holmes 63'	Report	Johnston 26', 30' Harvey 58'
Penalties
	4–5

Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Awards

Player of the League	Top Goalscorer	Player of the Final
Carmel Bakurski	Katrina Powell	Rachel Imison

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	VIS Vipers	13	9	1	1	2	34	19	+15	36	Gold Medal
	QLD Scorchers	13	9	2	1	1	45	20	+25	40	Silver Medal
	Canberra Strikers	13	9	2	1	1	38	17	+21	39	Bronze Medal
4	WA Diamonds	13	6	1	0	6	26	27	−1	26
5	NSWIS Arrows	13	6	0	3	4	24	22	+2	24
6	Adelaide Suns	13	4	0	0	9	21	32	−11	15
7	Tassie Van Demons	13	2	1	1	9	19	36	−17	12
8	Territory Pearls	13	0	0	0	13	14	48	−34	0

Source: Clearing House

Goalscorers

There were 221 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.

17 goals

Katrina Powell

10 goals

8 goals

Nicole Dalby

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

Emma Nightingale
Megan Sargeant
Renee Allen
Karen Smith

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

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References

↑ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2002–2003" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
↑ "AHL Women's Final: Vipers hold nerve for first AHL title". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 20 June 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
↑ "Vipers shoot-out victory". theage.com.au. The Age . Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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[1] "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2002–2003" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia . Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[2] "AHL Women's Final: Vipers hold nerve for first AHL title". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 20 June 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[3] "Vipers shoot-out victory". theage.com.au. The Age . Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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v t e Australian Hockey League
Men's	Melbourne 2004 Brisbane 2005 Hobart 2006 Perth 2007 Canberra 2008 Hobart 2009 Brisbane 2010 Sydney 2011 Canberra 2012 Melbourne 2013 Adelaide 2014 Darwin 2015 Perth 2016 Perth 2017 Gold Coast 2018
Women's	Brisbane 1998 Canberra 1999 Sydney 2000 Brisbane 2001 Adelaide 2002 Hobart 2003 Perth 2004 Canberra 2005 Adelaide 2006 Brisbane 2007 Perth 2008 Melbourne 2009 Adelaide 2010 Darwin 2011 Perth 2012 Hobart 2013 Brisbane 2014 Sydney 2015 Perth 2016 Perth 2017 Gold Coast 2018

2003 Women's Australian Hockey League

Contents

Participating teams

Competition format

Point allocation

Results

Preliminary round

Fixtures

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

Related Research Articles

References

External links