2018 Women's Ford National Hockey League

The 2018 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 20th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Wellington, New Zealand between 9–23 September.

2018 Women's
Ford National Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityWellington
Dates9–23 September
Teams8
Venue(s)National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions ––  North Harbour (4th title)
Runner-up ––  Central
Third place ––  Midlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored115 (3.59 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Kaitlin Cotter
 ––  Kirsten Pearce (7 goals)
← 2017 (previous) (next) 2019 →

North Harbour won the title for the 4th time, defeating Central 2–0 in the final.[1][2] Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 1–0 over Auckland.[3]

Participating Teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:

Results

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  North Harbour 7 4 1 1 1 17 4 +13 19 Advanced to Final
2  ––  Central 7 3 2 0 2 14 7 +7 16
3  ––  Midlands 7 3 2 0 2 13 9 +4 16 Advanced to Third Place Match
4  ––  Auckland 7 3 0 3 1 15 13 +2 15
5  ––  Canterbury 7 2 2 3 0 18 8 +10 15
6  ––  Capital 7 2 1 2 2 11 14 −3 12
7  ––  Northland 7 1 2 1 3 12 17 −5 9
8  ––  Southern 7 0 0 0 7 4 32 −28 0
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures
9 September 2018
14:00
Northland  ––  0–4  ––  North Harbour
Report Winterbottom  8'
Tice  27'
Pearce  34', 41'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
9 September 2018
14:00
Auckland  ––  1–1  ––  Midlands
Smith  50' Report Davey  15'
Penalties
Tuilotolava
Lench
Inglis
Steele 		2–4 Lukin
Davey
Scharf
Jaques
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
9 September 2018
14:00
Central  ––  4–0  ––  Capital
Cotter  1', 3', 56'
Shannon  44'		 Report
Umpires:
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
Amber Church (NZL)
9 September 2018
14:00
Canterbury  ––  9–1  ––  Southern
Wium  12', 26', 42', 48'
MacLachlan  13'
Willis  27'
Fremaux  37'
Butt  53'
Cox  57'		 Report Shirley  47'
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Karen Bennett (NZL)
15 September 2018
10:30
Northland  ––  4–0  ––  Southern
Alexander  40', 56'
Cooper  43'
Smith  52'		 Report
Umpires:
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
15 September 2018
12:30
Capital  ––  2–2  ––  Canterbury
Simmonds  19'
Smith  37'		 Report Butt  34', 46'
Penalties
MacAdre
Simmonds
Eastman 		0–3 Fremaux
Willis
Tinning
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
15 September 2018
14:30
Central  ––  1–2  ––  Midlands
Cotter  26' Report FitzSimons  8'
Morton  11'
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
15 September 2018
16:00
North Harbour  ––  4–1  ––  Auckland
Pearson  18'
Pearce  44', 45', 48'		 Report Doar  23'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
16 September 2018
10:30
Canterbury  ––  2–2  ––  Northland
Willis  44'
Grant  60'		 Report Taseska  3'
Smith  58'
Penalties
Fremaux
Willis
Tinning
Grant
Wium
——
Fremaux 		3–4 McDonnell
Taseska
Heywood
Gunson
Jones
——
Gunson
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
16 September 2018
12:15
Southern  ––  0–1  ––  Central
Report Ralph  51'
Umpires:
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
16 September 2018
14:30
Auckland  ––  2–2  ––  Capital
Ghalesha  30'
Lench  33'		 Report Cooper  21'
MacAdre  43'
Penalties
Tuilotolava
Willis
Lench 		1–4 Reidy
Van Woerkom
Hull
MacAdre
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
16 September 2018
16:15
Midlands  ––  0–3  ––  North Harbour
Report Pearson  39', 44'
Pearce  45'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
17 September 2018
13:00
Northland  ––  2–3  ––  Auckland
McDonnell  47', 50' Report Steele  18'
Lench  31'
Dowe  60'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
17 September 2018
15:00
North Harbour  ––  0–0  ––  Central
Report
Penalties
Elliot
Pearce
Webster
Tice
Pearson
——
Webster
Elliot 		2–3 Ralph
Shannon
Norman
Rainey
Crowley
——
Norman
Rainey
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
17 September 2018
17:00
Midlands  ––  0–2  ––  Canterbury
Report Cox  38'
Anderson  60'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
17 September 2018
19:00
Southern  ––  1–3  ––  Capital
McNaughtan  41' Report McLean  19'
Seeley  56'
Simmonds  60'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
19 September 2018
13:00
Southern  ––  0–5  ––  Midlands
Report Jaques  19', 59'
Morton  30'
Robinson  41', 59'
Umpires:
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
19 September 2018
15:15
Capital  ––  2–2  ––  Northland
McLean  18'
Hull  24'		 Report Taseska  129'
Gunson  60+'
Penalties
Reidy
Van Woerkom
MacAdre
Hull
Smith 		1–2 Heywood
Taseska
Doar
McDonnell
Gunson
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
19 September 2018
17:15
Auckland  ––  3–2  ––  Central
Ritchie  18'
Doar  24'
Ghalesha  58'		 Report Cotter  35', 36'
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
19 September 2018
19:15
North Harbour  ––  0–0  ––  Canterbury
Report
Penalties
Elliot
Hyatt-Brown
Webster
Dickins
Winterbottom 		4–3 Willis
Wium
Tinning
MacLachlan
Grant
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Amber Church (NZL)
20 September 2018
13:15
Midlands  ––  2–2  ––  Northland
Morton  51'
Davies  55'		 Report Laybourn  6'
Alexander  15'
Penalties
Davey
Lukin
Keddell
Jaques
Scharf 		2–1 Gunson
McDonnell
Jones
Doar
Taseska
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
20 September 2018
15:15
Auckland  ––  4–1  ––  Southern
Ritchie  6', 24', 34'
Steele  57'		 Report Jopp  31'
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
20 September 2018
17:15
Central  ––  2–2  ––  Canterbury
Damons  2'
Ralph  14'		 Report Wium  12'
Fremaux  60'
Penalties
Ralph
Shannon
Norman
Rainey 		2–0 Willis
Wium
Tinning
MacLachlan
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
20 September 2018
19:15
Capital  ––  2–0  ––  North Harbour
MacAdre  11'
Eastman  57'		 Report
Umpires:
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
22 September 2018
10:00
Northland  ––  0–4  ––  Central
Report Norman  5'
Walraven  19'
Cotter  36'
Shannon  57'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
22 September 2018
12:00
Canterbury  ––  1–1  ––  Auckland
Butt  26' Report Smith  43'
Penalties
Fremaux
Wium
Tinning
Willis 		3–2 Tuilotolava
Ghalesha
Ritchie
Steele
Dowe
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
22 September 2018
14:15
Midlands  ––  3–0  ––  Capital
Morton  13'
Tanner  17'
FitzSimons  29'		 Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
22 September 2018
16:15
North Harbour  ––  6–1  ––  Southern
Hyatt-Brown  4'
Dickins  36', 58'
Pearson  39'
Webster  45'
Winterbottom  57'		 Report Carey  32'
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

Seventh and eighth place
23 September 2018
09:15
Northland  ––  2–1  ––  Southern
Doar  15'
Jones  43'		 Report Peyroux  32'
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)

Fifth and sixth place
23 September 2018
09:30
Canterbury  ––  3–2  ––  Capital
Fremaux  5'
MacLachlan  36'
Willis  45'		 Report Reidy  18'
Eastman  53'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

Third and fourth place
23 September 2018
09:45
Midlands  ––  1–0  ––  Auckland
Scharf  13' Report
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)

Final
23 September 2018
13:45
North Harbour  ––  2–0  ––  Central
Winterbottom  26'
Pearce  42'		 Report
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Statistics

Final Standings
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 ––  North Harbour 8 5 1 1 1 19 4 +15 23 Gold Medal
 ––  Central 8 3 2 0 3 14 9 +5 16 Silver Medal
 ––  Midlands 8 4 2 0 2 14 9 +5 20 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Auckland 8 3 0 3 2 15 14 +1 15
5  ––  Canterbury 8 3 2 3 0 21 10 +11 19
6  ––  Capital 8 2 1 2 3 13 17 −4 12
7  ––  Northland 8 2 2 1 3 14 18 −4 13
8  ––  Southern 8 0 0 0 8 5 34 −29 0
Source: Hockey New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 115 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.59 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

  •  ––  Emily Wium

4 goals

  •  ––  Deanna Ritchie
  •  ––  Leah Butt
  •  ––  Georgia Morton
  •  ––  Holly Pearson

3 goals

  •  ––  Sian Fremaux
  •  ––  Margot Willis
  •  ––  Anna Alexander
  •  ––  Courtney Winterbottom

2 goals

  •  ––  Katie Doar
  •  ––  Tyler Lench
  •  ––  Ghalesha Singh
  •  ––  Belinda Smith
  •  ––  Phoebe Steele
  •  ––  Hayley Cox
  •  ––  Euleena MacLachlan
  •  ––  Charlotte Eastman
  •  ––  Estelle MacAdre
  •  ––  Maddison McLean
  •  ––  Madeleine Simmonds
  •  ––  Hope Ralph
  •  ––  Olivia Shannon
  •  ––  Natasha FitzSimons
  •  ––  Alia Jaques
  •  ––  Amy Robinson
  •  ––  Nicola McDonnell
  •  ––  Gabrielle Smith
  •  ––  Tina Taseska
  •  ––  Stephanie Dickins

1 goal

References
  1. "North Harbour women, Capital men win National Hockey League titles". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. "North Harbour women and Capital men Capture Ford NHL Titles". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "2018 Ford National Hockey League Women". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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