2024 Women's Premier Hockey League

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2024 Women's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates2 November – 7 December
Teams 4
Venue(s)9 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Central Falcons (2nd title)
Runner-up Northern Tridents
Third place Southern Alpiners
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored71 (5.07 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kelsey Smith (CF) (8 goals)
← 2020 (previous)(next) 2025 →

The 2024 Women's Premier Hockey League is the upcoming second season of New Zealand's national league. The tournament will be held across nine cities of New Zealand, culminating with finals at the North Harbour Hockey Centre in Auckland. Competition will commence on 2 November, culminating with finals matches on 7 December. [1] [2]

Contents

Following a four-year hiatus, the league will return under new private ownership. [3]

Competition format

Format

The 2024 Premier Hockey League will follow the same format of the inaugural season. Teams will play in a double round-robin format during the Pool Stage, followed by two Classification Matches. Following the results of the Pool Stage, the top two ranked teams will contest the final, while the bottom two ranked teams will play off for third place.

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows:

Participating teams

The four teams competing in the league come from the various regions of New Zealand. [4]

Central Falcons

Head Coach: Verity Sharland

  1. Julia Gluyas (GK)
  2. Saasha Marsters (GK)
  3. Riana Pho
  4. Rebecca Baker
  5. Kelsey Smith
  6. Felicity Reidy
  7. Emma Rainey
  8. Emily Gaddum
  9. Michaela Curtis
  10. Amy Bunny
  11. Rileigh Knapp
  12. Anna Crowley
  13. Jodie Kent
  14. Megan Gibson (C)
  15. Kaitlin Cotter
  16. Olivia Shannon
  17. Hannah Donald
  18. Emma Findlay
  19. Amy Robinson
  20. Anna Willocks
  21. Stephanie Dickins (C)
  22. Hope Ralph
  23. Aniwaka Haumaha
Hauraki Mavericks

Head Coach: Danielle Cranston

  1. Brodie Cochrane (GK)
  2. Jayda Pawhau (GK)
  3. Murphy Phillips
  4. Katherine Winter
  5. Antonia Cortesi
  6. Deanna Ritchie
  7. Sharnae Taylor
  8. Ella Leighton
  9. Leah Hodges
  10. Ruby Baker
  11. Jamee Webber
  12. Zoe Teikamata
  13. Lucy Russ
  14. Julia King (C)
  15. Rocío González
  16. Isabella Gill
  17. Greer Findlay
  18. Samantha Child
  19. Hannah Findlay
  20. Phoebe Steele
  21. Victoria Methven
Northern Tridents

Head Coach: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Hurtz

  1. Madeline Harris
  2. Sophie Hildesley
  3. Petrea Neal
  4. Saffron Cribb
  5. Breana Catley
  6. Kaea Elliott
  7. Emilie Logan
  8. Holly Hilton-Jones
  9. Tyla Goodsell-Matthews
  10. Holly Pearson
  11. Paige Blake
  12. Ella Hyatt-Brown (C)
  13. Charlie Wills
  14. Ruby Worrall
  15. Emilie Gordon
  16. Claudia Hanham
  17. Elizabeth Norman
  18. Georgina Shotter
  19. Philippa Norman
  20. Brooke Roberts (GK)
  21. Madeleine Forbes (GK)
Southern Alpiners

Head Coach: Chris Leslie

  1. Kirsten Nation (GK)
  2. Jessica Anderson
  3. Emilia Surridge
  4. Jaimee Eades
  5. Rosanna Bedford
  6. Tessa Jopp (C)
  7. Aleisha Davis
  8. Isabella Story
  9. Jenna-Rae McIntyre
  10. Brittany Wang
  11. Ruby Roberts
  12. Isabella Ambrosius
  13. Annabelle Schneideman
  14. Arabella Sheild (C)
  15. Amelia Calder
  16. Sophie Nation
  17. Tessa Reid
  18. Cara Morrison
  19. Anneka Calder
  20. Pippa Croft (GK)

Venues

Auckland
Lloyd Elsmore Park
National Hockey Centre
Christchurch
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
Dunedin
Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre
Hamilton
St Paul's Collegiate School
Mount Maunganui
Tauranga Hockey Association
Napier
Park Island Recreation Ground
Palmerston North
Massey University Hockey Turf
Wellington
National Hockey Stadium

Results

All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWWDLDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Central Falcons 641012111+1018Advanced to Final
2 Northern Tridents 620221812+610
3 Hauraki Mavericks 620131018−89
4 Southern Alpiners 61203917−88
Source: Premier Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

2 November 2024
16:00
Northern Tridents 6–0 Hauraki Mavericks
Blake Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Norman Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Hildesley Field hockey ball.svg 57', 57'
Neal Field hockey ball.svg 59', 59'		 Report
Lloyd Elsmore Park, Auckland
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
3 November 2024
11:00
Southern Alpiners 0–3 Central Falcons
Report Smith Field hockey ball.svg 8', 9'
Curtis Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre, Dunedin
Umpires:
Lani Nichol (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
9 November 2024
14:00
Central Falcons 5–5 Northern Tridents
Willocks Field hockey ball.svg 18', 28'
Curtis Field hockey ball.svg 28', 28'
Shannon Field hockey ball.svg 43'		 Report Pearson Field hockey ball.svg 2', 2', 56', 56'
Neal Field hockey ball.svg 54'
Penalties
Willocks Field hockey penmiss.svg
Shannon Field hockey pengoal.svg
Pho Field hockey pengoal.svg
Gibson Field hockey penmiss.svg
Rainey Field hockey penmiss.svg		2–1Field hockey pengoal.svg Catley
Field hockey penmiss.svg Harris
Field hockey penmiss.svg Hildesley
Field hockey penmiss.svg Pearson
Field hockey penmiss.svg Blake
Park Island Recreation Ground, Napier
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
10 November 2024
13:00
Southern Alpiners 1–1 Hauraki Mavericks
Story Field hockey ball.svg 2' Report Gill Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Penalties
Surridge Field hockey penmiss.svg
McIntyre Field hockey pengoal.svg
Wang Field hockey pengoal.svg
Jopp Field hockey penmiss.svg
Ambrosius Field hockey pengoal.svg		3–1Field hockey pengoal.svg Gill
Field hockey penmiss.svg Cortesi
Field hockey penmiss.svg Winter
Field hockey penmiss.svg Leighton
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
16 November 2024
14:00
Central Falcons 6–2 Southern Alpiners
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 2', 2', 29', 30'
Shannon Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Cotter Field hockey ball.svg 25'		 Report Calder Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Reid Field hockey ball.svg 18'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
17 November 2024
13:00
Hauraki Mavericks 3–2 Northern Tridents
Findlay Field hockey ball.svg 18', 18'
King Field hockey ball.svg 19'		 Report Neal Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Pearson Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Tauranga Hockey Association, Mount Maunganui
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
23 November 2024
16:00
Northern Tridents 0–1 Central Falcons
Report Shannon Field hockey ball.svg 5'
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
23 November 2024
16:30
Hauraki Mavericks 2–3 Southern Alpiners
Taylor Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Russ Field hockey ball.svg 58'		 Report McIntyre Field hockey ball.svg 29', 29'
Calder Field hockey ball.svg 60'
St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
24 November 2024
15:00
Northern Tridents 4–2 Southern Alpiners
Catley Field hockey ball.svg 20', 20'
Neal Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Hildesley Field hockey ball.svg 55'		 Report Surridge Field hockey ball.svg 23'
McIntyre Field hockey ball.svg 37'
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
24 November 2024
15:30
Hauraki Mavericks 0–3 Central Falcons
Report Shannon Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Willocks Field hockey ball.svg 45', 45'
St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
30 November 2024
16:00
Central Falcons 3–4 Hauraki Mavericks
Cotter Field hockey ball.svg 34', 53'
Curtis Field hockey ball.svg 49'		 Report Baker Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Gill Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Russ Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Leighton Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Massey University Hockey Turf, Palmerston North
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
1 December 2024
13:00
Southern Alpiners 1–1 Northern Tridents
Wang Field hockey ball.svg 12' Report Norman Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Penalties
McIntyre Field hockey pengoal.svg
Reid Field hockey pengoal.svg
Wang Field hockey pengoal.svg
Ambrosius Field hockey penmiss.svg
Davis Field hockey pengoal.svg		4–3Field hockey pengoal.svg Catley
Field hockey pengoal.svg Hildesley
Field hockey pengoal.svg Pearson
Field hockey penmiss.svg Neal
Field hockey penmiss.svg Hilton-Jones
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

7 December 2024
13:15
Hauraki Mavericks 1–6 Southern Alpiners
Teikamata Field hockey ball.svg 21' Report McIntyre Field hockey ball.svg 2', 2', 31'
Wang Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Ambrosius Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Roberts Field hockey ball.svg 34'
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Lani Nichol (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

Final

7 December 2024
17:15
Central Falcons 5–1 Northern Tridents
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 11', 11'
Willocks Field hockey ball.svg 33', 33'
Kent Field hockey ball.svg 50'		 Report Blake Field hockey ball.svg 58'
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Final standings

PosTeamPldWWDLDLGFGAGDPts
Gold medal icon.svg Central Falcons 751012612+1422
Silver medal icon.svg Northern Tridents 720231917+210
Bronze medal icon.svg Southern Alpiners 722031518−312
4 Hauraki Mavericks 720141124−139
Source: Hockey New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 71 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 5.07 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey New Zealand

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