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

Head Coach: Danielle Cranston

  1. Antonia Cortesi
  2. Greer Findlay
  3. Hannah Findlay
  4. Isabella Gill
  5. Leah Hodges
  6. Julia King (C)
  7. Ella Leighton
  8. Victoria Methven
  9. Grace O'Hanlon (GK)
  10. Deanna Ritchie
  11. Phoebe Steele
  12. Sharnae Taylor
  13. Zoe Teikamata
  14. Jamee Webber
  15. Katherine Winter
  16. Ruby Baker
  17. Jayda Pawhau (GK)
  18. Lucy Russ
Northern Tridents

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

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

Head Coach: Chris Leslie

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

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
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. 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'
Webster 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'
Webster 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
Willocks 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 Webster 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'
Webster 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 Webster
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)

Goalscorers

There have been 71 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 5.07 goals per match (as of 1 December 2024).

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey New Zealand

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