2019 Women's Ford National Hockey League

2019 Women's
Ford National Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Tauranga
Dates	14–22 September
Teams	8
Venue	Tauranga Hockey Association
Final positions
Champions	––  North Harbour (5th title)
Runner-up	––  Northland
Third place	––  Canterbury
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	103 (3.68 per match)
Top scorer	––  Gemma McCaw (8 goals)
Best player	––  Stephanie Dickins
← 2018 (previous)

The 2019 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 21st and final edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Tauranga, New Zealand, between 14 and 22 September. ^{[1] [2]}

North Harbour won the title for the fifth time, equalling the record for most wins previously set by Auckland. The team defeated Northland 2–0 in the final. ^[3] Canterbury finished in third place after defeating Central 2–1. ^[4]

In 2020, the tournament will be replaced by the Premier Hockey League. ^[5]

Participating teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:

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

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	––  Canterbury	3	2	0	0	1	7	4	+3	8	Advanced to Medal Round
2	––  North Harbour	3	2	0	0	1	7	4	+3	8
3	––  Auckland	3	2	0	0	1	7	6	+1	8
4	––  Southern	3	0	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: Hockey NZ

14 September 2019 12:30 North Harbour  ––  2–1  ––  Southern Polovnikoff  16' Gomes  46' Report Duncan  51' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)

14 September 2019 14:30 Auckland  ––  3–2  ––  Canterbury Lench  27' Ritchie  47', 58' Report Willis  14' Tinning  51' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

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15 September 2019 11:45 North Harbour  ––  1–2  ––  Canterbury Robinson  55' Report Wium  24' Cox  34' Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

15 September 2019 13:45 Auckland  ––  3–0  ––  Southern Doar  4', 49' Lench  36' Report Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

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16 September 2019 13:30 North Harbour  ––  4–1  ––  Auckland Sanguinetti  12' Robinson  23' Dickins  25' Polovnikoff  34' Report Tynan  23' Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

16 September 2019 15:30 Canterbury  ––  3–0  ––  Southern Wium  13', 13', 14' Report Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	––  Northland	3	1	1	1	0	8	5	+3	7	Advanced to Medal Round
2	––  Central	3	1	1	1	0	5	4	+1	7
3	––  Midlands	3	1	1	1	0	5	4	+1	7
4	––  Capital	3	0	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: Hockey NZ

14 September 2019 16:30 Central  ––  2–2  ––  Northland Ralph  21' Norman  47' Report Michelsen  48' Neal  56' Penalties Ralph Shannon Curtis Norman Rainey —— Ralph Curtis Rainey 4–5 Taseska Evans Crum Gunson Michelsen —— Gunson Evans Michelsen Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

14 September 2019 18:30 Midlands  ––  1–0  ––  Capital Morton  36' Report Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

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15 September 2019 15:45 Midlands  ––  3–3  ––  Northland McCaw  20', 59' Brill  47' Report Evans  16' Michelsen  19' Tugaga  28' Penalties Davey Moroni McCaw Gloyn 2–0 Taseska Evans Crum Michelsen Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

15 September 2019 17:45 Central  ––  2–1  ––  Capital Willocks  17' Cotter  34' Report MacAdre  6' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)

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16 September 2019 17:30 Capital  ––  0–3  ––  Northland Report Hager  9' Gunson  46', 56' Umpires: Lani Jackman (AUS) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

16 September 2019 19:30 Central  ––  1–1  ––  Midlands Cotter  2' Report Tanner  21' Penalties Ralph Shannon Curtis Norman 3–2 Tanner Moroni McCaw Gloyn Brill Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

Second round

Pool C (Medal Round)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	––  North Harbour	3	2	0	0	1	4	2	+2	8
2	––  Northland	3	2	0	0	1	7	6	+1	8
3	––  Canterbury	3	2	0	0	1	5	5	0	8
4	––  Central	3	0	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 September 2019. Source: Hockey NZ

18 September 2019 15:30 Northland  ––  1–3  ––  North Harbour Taseska  60' Report Robinson  45' Goad  49' Pearce  60' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

18 September 2019 15:45 Canterbury  ––  2–1  ––  Central Wium  9' Wang  51' Report Curtis  44' Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

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19 September 2019 15:30 North Harbour  ––  1–0  ––  Central Dickins  50' Report Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

19 September 2019 15:45 Canterbury  ––  2–4  ––  Northland Wang  11', 52' Report Michelsen  16' Neal  37', 42' Pilmer  60' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)

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21 September 2019 12:00 Canterbury  ––  1–0  ––  North Harbour Cocks  18' Report Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

21 September 2019 12:15 Northland  ––  2–1  ––  Central Pilmer  3' Michelsen  38' Report Ralph  25' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)

Pool D (Classification Round)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	––  Midlands	3	3	0	0	0	17	0	+17	12
2	––  Auckland	3	2	0	0	1	6	9	−3	8
3	––  Capital	3	1	0	0	2	5	7	−2	4
4	––  Southern	3	0	0	0	3	2	14	−12	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 September 2019. Source: Hockey NZ

18 September 2019 13:30 Auckland  ––  3–2  ––  Capital Lench  8' White  28' Thompson  56' Report MacAdre  30' Hudson  44' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)

18 September 2019 13:45 Midlands  ––  8–0  ––  Southern Gloyn  4' Charlton  15' Robinson  30+', 31' Moroni  34', 45' Davey  50' McCaw  60' Report Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

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19 September 2019 13:30 Southern  ––  0–3  ––  Capital Report Hull  34' MacAdre  44' Karringten  59' Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

19 September 2019 13:45 Auckland  ––  0–5  ––  Midlands Report McCaw  13', 17', 35', 41' Charlton  15' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

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21 September 2019 08:00 Midlands  ––  4–0  ––  Capital Gloyn  2', 49' Moroni  3' McCaw  60' Report Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

21 September 2019 14:15 Auckland  ––  3–2  ––  Southern King  34' Thompson  42' Ritchie  59' Report Eddie  26' Duncan  50' Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

Classification

Seventh and eighth place

22 September 2019 08:00 Capital  ––  3–1  ––  Southern Hull  4' Reidy  11', 23' Report Turner  21' Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

Fifth and sixth place

22 September 2019 10:15 Midlands  ––  3–2  ––  Auckland Moroni  6' Brill  43', 57' Report Thompson  19' Tynan  26' Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

Third and fourth place

22 September 2019 10:00 Canterbury  ––  2–1  ––  Central Shirley  30' Wang  54' Report Whitelock  60' Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

Final

22 September 2019 14:00 North Harbour  ––  2–0  ––  Northland Dickins  4', 10' Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Final Result
	––  North Harbour	7	5	0	0	2	13	6	+7	20	Gold Medal
	––  Northland	7	3	1	1	2	15	13	+2	15	Silver Medal
	––  Canterbury	7	5	0	0	2	14	10	+4	20	Bronze Medal
4	––  Central	7	1	1	1	4	8	11	−3	7
5	––  Midlands	7	5	1	1	0	25	6	+19	23
6	––  Auckland	7	4	0	0	3	15	18	−3	16
7	––  Capital	7	2	0	0	5	9	14	−5	8
8	––  Southern	7	0	0	0	7	4	25	−21	0

Source: Hockey NZ

Goalscorers

There were 103 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 3.68 goals per match.

8 goals

•  ––  Gemma McCaw

5 goals

•  ––  Emily Wium

4 goals

•  ––  Brittany Wang
•  ––  Agueda Moroni
•  ––  Stacey Michelsen
•  ––  Stephanie Dickins

3 goals

•  ––  Tyler Lench
•  ––  Deanna Ritchie
•  ––  Elizabeth Thompson
•  ––  Estelle MacAdre
•  ––  Natasha Brill
•  ––  Shiloh Gloyn
•  ––  Brooke Neal
•  ––  Tori Robinson

2 goals

•  ––  Madison Doar
•  ––  Rose Tynan
•  ––  Megan Hull
•  ––  Felicity Reidy
•  ––  Kaitlin Cotter
•  ––  Hope Ralph
•  ––  Samantha Charlton
•  ––  Amy Robinson
•  ––  Elizabeth Gunson
•  ––  Jess Pilmer
•  ––  Samantha Polovnikoff
•  ––  Ellie Duncan

1 goal

•  ––  Julia King
•  ––  Tayla White
•  ––  Sophie Cocks
•  ––  Hayley Cox
•  ––  Lydia Shirley
•  ––  Catherine Tinning
•  ––  Margot Willis
•  ––  Anahira Hudson
•  ––  Caashia Karringten
•  ––  Michaela Curtis
•  ––  Pippa Norman
•  ––  Kayla Whitelock
•  ––  Anna Willocks
•  ––  Tarryn Davey
•  ––  Georgia Morton
•  ––  Kim Tanner
•  ––  Naomi Evans
•  ––  Teegan Hager
•  ––  Tina Taseska
•  ––  Samaria Tugaga
•  ––  Erin Goad
•  ––  Julia Gomes Fantasia
•  ––  Kirsten Pearce
•  ––  Lucía Sanguinetti
•  ––  Brooke Eddie
•  ––  Lucy Turner

Source: Hockey NZ

References

1. "Welcome to the 2019 Ford NHL Tournament". tgahockey.co.nz. Tauranga Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
2. "Ford National Hockey League". hockeynz.co.nz. Hockey New Zealand . Retrieved 14 September 2019.
3. "Tiger Turf North Harbour reign supreme at 21st Ford NHL". nelsonhockey.org.nz. Nelson Hockey . Retrieved 20 March 2021.
4. "2019 Ford National Hockey League Women". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand . Retrieved 20 March 2021.
5. "New Zealand Hockey overhauls national league and cuts regional teams for 2020". stuff.co.nz. stuff . Retrieved 14 September 2019.