2017 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

The 2017 Women's Premier Hockey League was the second edition of South Africa's national league. The tournament was held in Johannesburg at the Randburg Astro. The tournament started on 25 November and culminated on 12 December 2017.[2]

2017 Women's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityJohannesburg
Dates25 November – 12 December
Teams6
Venue(s)Randburg Astro
Final positions
Champions ––  Orange River Rafters (1st title)
Runner-up ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Third place ––  Blyde River Bunters
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored52 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Sulette Damons
 ––  Tiffany Jones (4 goals)
Best player ––  Kristen Paton
Best young player ––  Ongeziwe Mali[1]
Best goalkeeper ––  Nicole La Fleur[1]
2016 (previous) (next) 2018

The Orange River Rafters won the tournament for the first time, defeating the St. Lucia Lakers 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished as a 0–0 draw.[3][4]

Competition format

Format

The 2017 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.

During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows:

  • 4 points: win by 3+ goals
  • 3 points: win and shoot-out win
  • 1 point: shoot-out loss
  • 0 points: loss

Participating teams

The following teams competed for the title:

Results

Pool stage

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  Blyde River Bunters 5 3 1 0 1 7 5 +2 12 Semi-finals
2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers 5 2 1 1 1 11 8 +3 11
3  ––  Namaqualand Daisies 5 2 1 1 1 7 7 0 10
4  ––  Orange River Rafters 5 2 0 0 3 11 12 1 7
5  ––  Madikwe Rangers 5 0 2 1 2 3 5 2 7
6  ––  Wineland Wings 5 1 0 2 2 8 10 2 5
Source: South African Hockey Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

25 November 2017
10:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  0–0  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Report
Penalties
Southgate
Gouws
Fourie
Paton
C. Botha
1–2 Smith
Verster
Terblanche
Esteves
M. Marais
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
25 November 2017
14:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  4–1  ––  Orange River Rafters
T. Jones  8'
Wood  15'
Baleni  59'
Mashau  60'
Report Mahlangu  35'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

26 November 2017
08:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  1–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Du Plessis  38' Report Rhodes  19'
Penalties
Deetlefs
Du Plessis
Coston
2–0 Johnson
Glasby
Malan
Sivertsen
Umpires:
Claire Cowan (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
26 November 2017
12:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  3–4  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Small  41'
Louw  51'
Mallett  59'
Report Fourie  22'
Adams  26'
Mali  45'
Paton  59'
Umpires:
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)
26 November 2017
16:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  3–1  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Segaole  15', 29'
Luüs  55'
Report T. Jones  19'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)

2 December 2017
08:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  3–1  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Botes  38'
Reed  48', 58'
Report Pearce  45'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
2 December 2017
12:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  1–2  ––  Orange River Rafters
Van Jaarsveldt  23' Report Damons  3', 23'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
2 December 2017
16:00
Wineland Wings  ––  1–3  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Davids  2' Report Evans  9'
Esteves  39', 46'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)

3 December 2017
10:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  2–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Maddocks  49'
S. Botha  60'
Report McNulty  58'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
3 December 2017
14:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  1–0  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Evans  50' Report
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

9 December 2017
10:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  1–1  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Anderson  24' Report De Jager  35'
Penalties
Botes
S. Jones
Reed
Shuker
1–3 Coston
Du Plessis
Van Jaarsveldt
Da Rocha
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
9 December 2017
14:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  2–3  ––  Wineland Wings
Klaasen  23'
Chamberlain  41'
Report Richards  6'
Mayne  15'
Glasby  59'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)

10 December 2017
08:00
Wineland Wings  ––  2–2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Glasby  2'
Malan  28'
Report Christie  45'
T. Jones  46'
Penalties
Richards
Glasby
Malan
Johnson
Mayne
1–2 Botes
S. Jones
Bobbs
Hubach
Baxter
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
10 December 2017
12:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  0–3  ––  Orange River Rafters
Report Damons  6'
Scheepers  11'
Hartel  53'
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
10 December 2017
16:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  0–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Report
Penalties
Coston
Du Plessis
Van Jaarsveldt
Da Rocha
1–3 Gouws
Bartsch
Pearce
Paton
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Classification round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 December 2017
 
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters0
 
12 December 2017
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters2
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters (pen.)0 (3)
 
11 December 2017
 
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers0 (2)
 
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers2
 
 
 ––  Namaqualand Daisies0
 
Third place
 
 
12 December 2017
 
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters1
 
 
 ––  Namaqualand Daisies0

Semi-finals

11 December 2017
12:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  2–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Botes  6'
T. Jones  37'
Report
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)

11 December 2017
16:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  0–2  ––  Orange River Rafters
Report Small  36'
Damons  48'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Third and fourth place

12 December 2017
13:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  1–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Verster  45' Report
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

Final

12 December 2017
17:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  0–0  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Report
Penalties
Greaves
Small
Chamberlain
Damons
Scheepers
——
Chamberlain
Small
3–2 Reed
S. Jones
T. Jones
Bobbs
Baxter
——
Reed
S. Jones
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer(s) Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
 ––  Kristen Paton 2 Players (see list below)  ––  Nicole la Fleur  ––  Ongeziwe Mali

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
 ––  Orange River Rafters 7 3 1 0 3 13 12 +1 13 Gold Medal
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers 7 3 1 2 1 13 8 +5 15 Silver Medal
 ––  Blyde River Bunters 7 4 1 0 2 8 7 +1 15 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Namaqualand Daisies 7 2 1 1 3 7 10 3 10
5  ––  Madikwe Rangers 5 0 2 1 2 3 5 2 7
6  ––  Wineland Wings 5 1 0 2 2 8 10 2 5

Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  •  ––  Anél Luüs
  •  ––  Izelle Verster
  •  ––  Louise de Jager
  •  ––  Lilian du Plessis
  •  ––  Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
  •  ––  Kirsty Adams
  •  ––  Stephanie Botha
  •  ––  Teagan Fourie
  •  ––  Charné Maddocks
  •  ––  Ongeziwe Mali
  •  ––  Kristen Paton
  •  ––  Hannah Pearce
  •  ––  Dirkie Chamberlain
  •  ––  Chané Hartel
  •  ––  Luche Klaasen
  •  ––  Marié Louw
  •  ––  Lerato Mahlangu
  •  ––  Taryn Mallett
  •  ––  Jackie Scheepers
  •  ––  Megan Anderson
  •  ––  Ayanga Baleni
  •  ––  Erin Christie
  •  ––  Pollert Mashau
  •  ––  Bianca Wood
  •  ––  Illse Davids
  •  ––  Liné Malan
  •  ––  Jade Mayne
  •  ––  Catherine McNulty
  •  ––  Danielle Rhodes
  •  ––  Kaila Richards

References

  1. "National coach hails quality of Premier Hockey League - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. "PHL Women 2017". saha.altiusrt.com. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. "Rafters, Cavemen crowned 2017 PHL champions". iol.co.za. Independent Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. "Orange River Rafters crowned PHL champions". ofm.co.za. OFM. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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