2019 Women's Ford National Hockey League

2019 Women's
Ford National Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityTauranga
Dates14–22 September
Teams8
Venue(s)Tauranga Hockey Association
Final positions
Champions ––  North Harbour (5th title)
Runner-up ––  Northland
Third place ––  Canterbury
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored103 (3.68 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  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 14–22 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:

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 field hockey ball 16'
Gomes field hockey ball 46' 		Report Duncan field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
14 September 2019
14:30
Auckland  ––  3–2  ––  Canterbury
Lench field hockey ball 27'
Ritchie field hockey ball 47', 58' 		Report Willis field hockey ball 14'
Tinning field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
15 September 2019
11:45
North Harbour  ––  1–2  ––  Canterbury
Robinson field hockey ball 55' Report Wium field hockey ball 24'
Cox field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
15 September 2019
13:45
Auckland  ––  3–0  ––  Southern
Doar field hockey ball 4', 49'
Lench field hockey ball 36' 		Report
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
16 September 2019
13:30
North Harbour  ––  4–1  ––  Auckland
Sanguinetti field hockey ball 12'
Robinson field hockey ball 23'
Dickins field hockey ball 25'
Polovnikoff field hockey ball 34' 		Report Tynan field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
16 September 2019
15:30
Canterbury  ––  3–0  ––  Southern
Wium field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 21'
Norman field hockey ball 47' 		Report Michelsen field hockey ball 48'
Neal field hockey ball 56'
Penalties
Ralph Penalty shoot-out scored
Shannon Penalty shoot-out missed
Curtis Penalty shoot-out missed
Norman Penalty shoot-out missed
Rainey Penalty shoot-out scored
——
Ralph Penalty shoot-out scored
Curtis Penalty shoot-out scored
Rainey Penalty shoot-out missed 		4–5 Penalty shoot-out missed Taseska
Penalty shoot-out scored Evans
Penalty shoot-out missed Crum
Penalty shoot-out scored Gunson
Penalty shoot-out missed Michelsen
——
Penalty shoot-out scored Gunson
Penalty shoot-out scored Evans
Penalty shoot-out scored Michelsen
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
14 September 2019
18:30
Midlands  ––  1–0  ––  Capital
Morton field hockey ball 36' Report
Umpires:
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
15 September 2019
15:45
Midlands  ––  3–3  ––  Northland
McCaw field hockey ball 20', 59'
Brill field hockey ball 47' 		Report Evans field hockey ball 16'
Michelsen field hockey ball 19'
Tugaga field hockey ball 28'
Penalties
Davey Penalty shoot-out scored
Moroni Penalty shoot-out scored
McCaw Penalty shoot-out missed
Gloyn Penalty shoot-out missed 		2–0 Penalty shoot-out missed Taseska
Penalty shoot-out missed Evans
Penalty shoot-out missed Crum
Penalty shoot-out missed Michelsen
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
15 September 2019
17:45
Central  ––  2–1  ––  Capital
Willocks field hockey ball 17'
Cotter field hockey ball 34' 		Report MacAdre field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
16 September 2019
17:30
Capital  ––  0–3  ––  Northland
Report Hager field hockey ball 9'
Gunson field hockey ball 46', 56'
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (AUS)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
16 September 2019
19:30
Central  ––  1–1  ––  Midlands
Cotter field hockey ball 2' Report Tanner field hockey ball 21'
Penalties
Ralph Penalty shoot-out scored
Shannon Penalty shoot-out scored
Curtis Penalty shoot-out scored
Norman Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out missed Tanner
Penalty shoot-out scored Moroni
Penalty shoot-out missed McCaw
Penalty shoot-out scored Gloyn
Penalty shoot-out missed 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 field hockey ball 60' Report Robinson field hockey ball 45'
Goad field hockey ball 49'
Pearce field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
18 September 2019
15:45
Canterbury  ––  2–1  ––  Central
Wium field hockey ball 9'
Wang field hockey ball 51' 		Report Curtis field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
19 September 2019
15:30
North Harbour  ––  1–0  ––  Central
Dickins field hockey ball 50' Report
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
19 September 2019
15:45
Canterbury  ––  2–4  ––  Northland
Wang field hockey ball 11', 52' Report Michelsen field hockey ball 16'
Neal field hockey ball 37', 42'
Pilmer field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
21 September 2019
12:00
Canterbury  ––  1–0  ––  North Harbour
Cocks field hockey ball 18' Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
21 September 2019
12:15
Northland  ––  2–1  ––  Central
Pilmer field hockey ball 3'
Michelsen field hockey ball 38' 		Report Ralph field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 8'
White field hockey ball 28'
Thompson field hockey ball 56' 		Report MacAdre field hockey ball 30'
Hudson field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
18 September 2019
13:45
Midlands  ––  8–0  ––  Southern
Gloyn field hockey ball 4'
Charlton field hockey ball 15'
Robinson field hockey ball 30+', 31'
Moroni field hockey ball 34', 45'
Davey field hockey ball 50'
McCaw field hockey ball 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
19 September 2019
13:30
Southern  ––  0–3  ––  Capital
Report Hull field hockey ball 34'
MacAdre field hockey ball 44'
Karringten field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
19 September 2019
13:45
Auckland  ––  0–5  ––  Midlands
Report McCaw field hockey ball 13', 17', 35', 41'
Charlton field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
21 September 2019
08:00
Midlands  ––  4–0  ––  Capital
Gloyn field hockey ball 2', 49'
Moroni field hockey ball 3'
McCaw field hockey ball 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
21 September 2019
14:15
Auckland  ––  3–2  ––  Southern
King field hockey ball 34'
Thompson field hockey ball 42'
Ritchie field hockey ball 59' 		Report Eddie field hockey ball 26'
Duncan field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)

Classification

Seventh and eighth place

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

Fifth and sixth place

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

Third and fourth place

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

Final

22 September 2019
14:00
North Harbour  ––  2–0  ––  Northland
Dickins field hockey ball 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  ––  North Harbour 7 5 0 0 2 13 6 +7 20 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  ––  Northland 7 3 1 1 2 15 13 +2 15 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  ––  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

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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.