2016 Women's Ford National Hockey League

2016 Women's
Ford National Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	27 August – 17 September
Teams	7
Venue(s)	7 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	––  Canterbury (3rd title)
Runner-up	––  North Harbour
Third place	––  Midlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	91 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)	––  Amy Robinson (5 goals)
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The 2016 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 18th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 6 cities across New Zealand, from 17 August to 23 September.

Canterbury won the title for the 3rd time, defeating North Harbour 3–2 in the final. ^{[1] [2]} Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 2–1 over Auckland. ^[3]

Participating teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:

•  ––  Auckland
•  ––  Canterbury
•  ––  Capital
•  ––  Central
•  ––  Midlands
•  ––  Northland
•  ––  North Harbour

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	––  Canterbury	6	5	0	1	0	15	6	+9	21	Advanced to Final
2	––  North Harbour	6	4	0	1	1	9	3	+6	17
3	––  Auckland	6	3	1	1	1	17	6	+11	15	Advanced to Third Place Match
4	––  Midlands	6	3	1	0	2	20	8	+12	14
5	––  Capital	6	1	1	0	4	9	19	−10	6
6	––  Northland	6	1	0	0	5	5	22	−17	4
7	––  Central	6	0	1	1	4	9	20	−11	3

Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

27 August 2016 13:00 Auckland  ––  1–1  ––  North Harbour McDonnell  57' Report Winterbottom  60' Penalties Inglis McDonnell Jones King Harrison 3–2 Hyatt-Brown Elliot Dickins Goad Ackroyd Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Julena Phillips (NZL)

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3 September 2016 12:00 Canterbury  ––  4–2  ––  Capital Leigh  6' Reid  19', 29' Eden  21' Report Eastman  23' Van Woerkom  36' Marist Hockey Club, Christchurch Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

3 September 2016 13:00 Central  ––  1–5  ––  Midlands Curtis  42' Report Kernaghan  21' Tanner  36', 60' FitzSimons  47' Hepi  50' Park Island Hockey Stadium, Napier Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

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4 September 2016 12:00 North Harbour  ––  2–0  ––  Northland Dickins  33' Hyatt-Brown  34' Report North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)

4 September 2016 12:00 Capital  ––  3–3  ––  Central Procter  16' Van Woerkom  25' Linton  41' Report McNaughtan  11' Robinson  20', 38' Penalties Reidy Mossman Roberts 3–0 Robinson Waddell Curtis National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)

4 September 2016 13:00 Midlands  ––  1–1  ––  Auckland Palmer  24' Report Wetherall  40' Penalties Hepi Gilbert FitzSimons Jaques 3–1 McDonnell Jones Inglis King Hickling Park, Taupō Umpires: Julena Phillips (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

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10 September 2016 14:00 Northland  ––  0–3  ––  Auckland Report Wetherall  33' McDonnell  53' Simpson  60' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)

10 September 2016 16:00 Midlands  ––  Forfeit 0–3  ––  North Harbour Report Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

10 September 2016 18:00 Canterbury  ––  1–1  ––  Central Storey  57' Report Curtis  55' Penalties McCann Reid Storey 0–3 P. Norman Curtis Lench Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)

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11 September 2016 13:30 Auckland  ––  5–1  ––  Capital Thompson  6', 26' Burnett  9', 33' Jones  10' Report Procter  60' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

11 September 2016 15:30 Northland  ––  0–4  ––  Canterbury Report Hill  28' McCann  42' Kiddle  46' Bird  60' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

11 September 2016 17:30 North Harbour  ––  2–1  ––  Central Dickins  37' Judge  40' Report Curtis  16' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)

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13 September 2016 14:00 North Harbour  ––  0–1  ––  Canterbury Report Hill  14' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)

13 September 2016 16:00 Midlands  ––  4–0  ––  Capital Kernaghan  29', 56' Robinson  42', 57' Report Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)

13 September 2016 18:00 Central  ––  2–3  ––  Northland Curtis  17' P. Norman  34' Report Polovnikoff  15', 22' N. McLean  18' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)

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14 September 2016 13:30 Auckland  ––  1–2  ––  Canterbury Harrison  54' Report MacKechnie  25' Maguire  52' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

14 September 2016 15:30 Northland  ––  0–8  ––  Midlands Report Robinson  5', 14', 60' Jaques  10', 11', 35' Turner  30' FitzSimons  49' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)

14 September 2016 17:30 Capital  ––  0–1  ––  North Harbour Report Hyatt-Brown  14' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

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16 September 2016 10:00 Canterbury  ––  3–2  ––  Midlands MacKechnie  33' Hill  51' Eden  55' Report Tanner  2' Gilbert  29' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)

16 September 2016 10:30 Central  ––  1–6  ––  Auckland Lench  17' Report Harrison  6', 34' Doar  8', 53' King  25' Simpson  39' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

14 September 2016 12:00 Capital  ––  3–2  ––  Northland Reidy  25' Roberts  51' Procter  54' Report Eaton  21' Douglas  43' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

17 September 2016 09:15 Capital  ––  1–1  ––  Northland Eastman  59' Report Polovnikoff  1' Penalties Reidy McFetridge Edwards Eastman Van Woerkom 3–2 Pilmer McLean Barnes Eaton Millington Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)

Third and fourth place

17 September 2016 09:30 Auckland  ––  1–2  ––  Midlands Ritchie  9' Report Turner  13' McCleery  55' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

Final

17 September 2016 17:00 Canterbury  ––  3–2  ––  North Harbour Merry  11' Leigh  21' Storey  30' Report Elliot  27' Dickins  46' Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	––  Canterbury	7	6	0	1	0	18	8	+10	25	Gold Medal
	––  North Harbour	7	4	0	1	2	11	6	+5	17	Silver Medal
	––  Midlands	7	4	1	0	2	22	9	+13	18	Bronze Medal
4	––  Auckland	7	3	1	1	2	18	8	+10	15
5	––  Capital	7	1	2	0	4	10	20	−10	8
6	––  Northland	7	1	0	1	5	6	23	−17	5
7	––  Central	6	0	1	1	4	9	20	−11	3

Source: Hockey New Zealand

Statistics

There were 91 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.79 goals per match.

5 goals

•  ––  Amy Robinson

4 goals

•  ––  Michaela Curtis

3 goals

•  ––  Samantha Harrison
•  ––  Hannah Hill
•  ––  Caitlin Procter
•  ––  Alia Jaques
•  ––  Kate Kernaghan
•  ––  Kimberley Tanner
•  ––  Samantha Polovnikoff
•  ––  Stephanie Dickins

2 goals

•  ––  Fiona Burnett
•  ––  Madison Doar
•  ––  Nicola McDonnell
•  ––  Anna Wetherall
•  ––  Melissa Simpson
•  ––  Elizabeth Thompson
•  ––  Jacqueline Eden
•  ––  Joie Leigh
•  ––  Anna MacKechnie
•  ––  Cassandra Reid
•  ––  Jennifer Storey
•  ––  Charlotte Eastman
•  ––  Katherine van Woerkom
•  ––  Tori Robinson
•  ––  Natasha FitzSimons
•  ––  Lauren Turner
•  ––  Ella Hyatt-Brown

1 goal

•  ––  Danielle Jones
•  ––  Julia King
•  ––  Deanna Ritchie
•  ––  Libby Bird
•  ––  Bridget Kiddle
•  ––  Emily Maguire
•  ––  Rachel McCann
•  ––  Olivia Merry
•  ––  Kelsey Linton
•  ––  Felicity Reidy
•  ––  Aniwaka Roberts
•  ––  Tyler Lench
•  ––  Annie McNaughtan
•  ––  Pippa Norman
•  ––  Susannah Gilbert
•  ––  Oriwa Hepi
•  ––  Ellie McCleery
•  ––  Arnica Palmer
•  ––  Laura Douglas
•  ––  Kelsey Eaton
•  ––  Neve McLean
•  ––  Stephanie Elliot
•  ––  Annie Judge
•  ––  Courtney Winterbottom

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References

1. "Midlands, Canterbury take out Ford NHL titles". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey . Retrieved 17 March 2021.
2. "Midlands Men and Canterbury Women take out Ford NHL titles". The New Zealand Herald . New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 17 March 2021.
3. "2016 National Hockey League Women". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand . Retrieved 17 March 2021.

External links

• Official website