Tournament: | 2006 Women's Australian Hockey League |
Country: | Australia |
Venues: | 8 |
Cities: | 8 |
Teams: | 8 |
Dates: | 7 April – 14 May |
Champions: | WA Diamonds |
Count: | 3 |
Second: | QLD Scorchers |
Third: | Canberra Strikers |
Matches: | 52 |
Goals: | 227 |
Top Scorer: | Emily Halliday |
Top Scorer Goals: | 13 |
Best Player: | Peta Gallagher |
Previous Year: | 2005 |
Previous Tournament: | 2005 Women's Australian Hockey League |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Next Tournament: | 2007 Women's Australian Hockey League |
The 2006 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 14th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 7 April – 14 May 2006.[1]
WA Diamonds won the tournament for the third time after defeating QLD Scorchers 4–2 in the final. Canberra Strikers finished in third place after defeating NSW Arrows 2–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
The 2006 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 based on aggregate scores to determine point allocation.
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