| Tournament: | 2003 Women's Australian Hockey League |
| Country: | Australia |
| Venues: | 11 |
| Cities: | 11 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Dates: | 7 March – 13 April |
| Champions: | VIS Vipers |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | QLD Scorchers |
| Third: | Canberra Strikers |
| Matches: | 52 |
| Goals: | 221 |
| Top Scorer: | Katrina Powell |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 17 |
| Best Player: | Carmel Bakurski |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2002 Women's Australian Hockey League |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Next Tournament: | 2004 Women's Australian Hockey League |
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.[1]
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.[2] [3]
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.
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