The 2003 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 11th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 7 March through to 13 April 2003.
VIS Vipers won the tournament for the first time after defeating QLD Scorchers 4–3 in penalties, after the final finished as a 3–3 draw. Canberra Strikers finished in third place after defeating WA Diamonds 4–3 in the third and fourth place playoff.
Participating teams
Competition format
The 2003 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.
The first four rounds of the pool stage comprised two-legged fixtures between states. As a result, matches in rounds five to seven of the pool stage were worth double points, due to the single-leg format.
Point allocation
Every match in the 2003 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.
Results
Preliminary round
Source:
Clearing HouseRules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Fixtures
7 March 2003 18:00 (ACST)
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8 March 2003 13:00 (ACDT)
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8 March 2003 15:00 (AEDT)
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8 March 2003 17:00 (AWST)
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8 March 2003 20:00 (ACST)
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9 March 2003 13:00 (AEDT)
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9 March 2003 13:00 (ACDT)
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9 March 2003 15:00 (AWST)
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14 March 2003 18:00 (AWST)
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15 March 2003 13:00 (AEDT)
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15 March 2003 13:30 (AEDT)
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15 March 2003 16:00 (AEST)
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15 March 2003 18:00 (AWST)
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16 March 2003 11:30 (AEDT)
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16 March 2003 13:00 (AEDT)
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16 March 2003 14:00 (AEST)
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22 March 2003 13:00 (AEDT)
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22 March 2003 13:00 (AEDT)
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22 March 2003 14:00 (AEDT)
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22 March 2003 16:00 (AEST)
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23 March 2003 11:30 (AEDT)
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23 March 2003 12:30 (AEDT)
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23 March 2003 13:00 (AEDT)
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23 March 2003 13:00 (AEST)
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28 March 2003 19:30 (ACST)
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29 March 2003 15:00 (AEDT)
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29 March 2003 16:00 (AEDT)
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29 March 2003 18:00 (ACDT)
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29 March 2003 19:30 (ACST)
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30 March 2003 14:00 (AEST)
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30 March 2003 14:00 (ACST)
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30 March 2003 14:30 (AEST)
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7 April 2003 12:00 (AEST)
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7 April 2003 14:00 (AEST)
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7 April 2003 18:00 (AEST)
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7 April 2003 20:00 (AEST)
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8 April 2003 14:00 (AEST)
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8 April 2003 16:00 (AEST)
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8 April 2003 18:00 (AEST)
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8 April 2003 20:00 (AEST)
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10 April 2003 10:00 (AEST)
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10 April 2003 12:00 (AEST)
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10 April 2003 14:00 (AEST)
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10 April 2003 16:00 (AEST)
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
12 April 2003 08:30 (AEST)
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12 April 2003 10:30 (AEST)
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Seventh and eighth place
13 April 2003 08:30 (AEST)
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Fifth and sixth place
13 April 2003 10:30 (AEST)
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
12 April 2003 12:30 (AEST)
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12 April 2003 14:30 (AEST)
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Third and fourth place
13 April 2003 12:30 (AEST)
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Final
13 April 2003 14:30 (AEST)
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Awards
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
There were 221 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.
17 goals
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Hockey Australia
References
External links