2024 Women's Hockey One Explained

Tournament:2024 Women's
Liberty Hockey One
Venues:9 (in 9 host cities)
Teams:7
Dates:11 October – 1 December
Champions: Perth Thundersticks
Count:1
Second: Brisbane Blaze
Third: NSW Pride
Matches:25
Goals:145
Top Scorer: Lexie Pickering
Top Scorer Goals:13
Best Player: Gitte Michels
Previous Year:2023
Previous Tournament:2023 Women's Hockey One
Next Year:2025
Next Tournament:2025 Women's Hockey One

The 2024 Women's Liberty Hockey One was the fourth season of Hockey Australia's national league, Hockey One. The tournament was held across 7 states and territories of Australia. Competition commenced on 11 October, and culminated with a finals weekend in Hobart, from 30 November to 1 December.[1] [2] [3]

Competition format

Format

The 2024 Hockey One season followed the same format as the previous seasons of the league. Teams will play a series of home and away matches during the Pool Stage, which will be followed by a Classification Round.

During the pool stage, teams played each other once in either a home or a way fixture. The top four ranked teams qualified for the classification round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting the final and losers the third place match.

Rules

In addition to FIH sanctioned rules, Hockey Australia is implementing the following rules for Hockey One:

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows:

Participating teams

The seven teams competing in the league come from Australia's states and territories, with the Northern Territory being the only team absent.[4]

Head Coach: Mark Victory

  1. Bridget Laurance (GK)
  2. Ella du Preez
  3. Sherilyn Cass
  4. Teyjah Abell
  5. Holly Evans
  6. Chloe Holland
  7. Linzi Appleyard
  8. Michaela Spano
  9. Britney de Silva
  10. Tyler Pedley
  11. Lucy Sharman
  12. Eliza White
  13. Harriet Shand (C)
  14. Annalise Abbott
  15. Beatriz Monger-Molowny
  16. Casey Crowley
  17. Julia van den Heuvel
  18. Puck de Beijer
  19. Amy Hammond (GK)
  20. Zara Pelham
  21. Margot van Geffen
  22. Shona McCallin
  23. Gabriella Mitreska
  24. Rosario Villagra
  25. Rachel van der Ploeg

Head Coach: Nikki Taylor

  1. Savannah Fitzpatrick
  2. Ambrosia Malone
  3. Kendra Fitzpatrick
  4. Claire Colwill
  5. Morgan Gallagher (C)
  6. Camryn Mathison
  7. Hannah Cullum-Sanders
  8. Dayle Dolkens
  9. Casey Dolkens
  10. Madison Fitzpatrick
  11. Morgan Mathison
  12. Jade Smith
  13. Karissa van der Wath
  14. Stephanie Kershaw
  15. Jade Reid
  16. Keeley Walker
  17. Andie Griffin
  18. Madeline Kenny
  19. Rhiannon Baxter
  20. Jamie-Lee Surha
  21. Renee Taylor
  22. Britt Wilkinson
  23. Kyra Livermore
  24. Emily Witheyman-Crump (GK)
  25. Jordan Bliss (GK)

Head Coach: Matthew Cook

  1. Mikayla Evans
  2. Giselle Ansley
  3. Grace Balsdon
  4. Emma Baxter
  5. Claudia Johnston
  6. Emma Davidsmeyer
  7. Naomi Evans (C)
  8. Elena Rayer
  9. Georgina West
  10. Aleisha Price
  11. Edwina Bone
  12. Imogen Dorsett
  13. Georgina Smithers
  14. Olivia Martin
  15. Lucy Nash
  16. Philippa Mannix
    1. Mikaela Patterson Taquira McGrath
  17. Sarah White
  18. Lauren Yee
  19. Caitriona Bailey-Price
  20. Madeline Dooley
  21. Gabrielle Millan (GK)
  22. Sarah Steinhardt (GK)
  23. Kayley Boye (GK)

Head Coach: Daniel Mitchell

  1. Sophie Taylor
  2. Aisling Utri
    1. Kary Chau
    2. Kristina Bates
  3. Josie Lawton
  4. Ciara Utri
  5. Hannah Cotter
  6. Alannah Hibbard
  7. Emily Hamilton-Smith
  8. Rene Hunter (GK)
  9. Charlotte Stapenhorst
  10. Laura Barden
  11. Olivia Downes
  12. Gracie Geddis
  13. Zara Geddis
  14. Josie Erbsland
  15. Dacia Koelmeyer
  16. Zali Ward
  17. Emma Leighton (GK)
  18. Charlotte Hodgson
  19. Hannah Gravenall (C)
  20. Rachael Lynch (C, GK)
  21. Samantha Love
  22. Bianca Zurrer
  23. Evie Stansby

Head Coach: Scott Barker

  1. Alice Arnott
  2. Chloe Holmes
  3. Kendelle Tait
  4. Chelsea Holmes
  5. Ella Carr
  6. Grace Stewart
  7. Makayla Jones
  8. Amalia Patterson
  9. Hannah French
  10. Emma Scriven
  11. Greta Hayes
  12. Miri Maroney
  13. Emmalee Croker
  14. Alana Kavanagh
  15. Estelle Hughes
  16. Lucinda Preeo
  17. Jocelyn Bartram (GK)
  18. Maddison Smith
  19. Lily Neilson
  20. Zoe Newman (GK)
  21. Abigail Wilson
  22. Mariah Williams (C)
  23. Emma Spinks
  24. Meike van Haeringen
  25. Grace Young

Head Coach: Philip Hulbert

  1. Phillipa Morgan (C)
  2. Kayla O'Sullivan
  3. Neasa Flynn
  4. Elyssa Melville
  5. Courtney Schonell
  6. Lexie Pickering
  7. Penny Squibb
  8. Georgina Dowd
  9. Georgia Hiskins
  10. Jesse Reid
  11. Liné Malan
  12. Caitlyn Templeman
  13. Elizabeth Duguid (GK)
  14. Bellé Ramshaw
  15. Madison Naish
  16. Annie Gibbs
  17. Kaitlin Nobbs
  18. Aleisha Power (GK)
  19. Karri Somerville
  20. Saysha Pillay
  21. Jolie Sertorio
  22. Eva Drummond
  23. Georgia Wilson
  24. Candyce Peacock
  1. Sarah McCambridge (C)
  2. Jemma Kenworthy
  3. Fiona Crackles
  4. Maddison Brooks
  5. Taylor Brooks
  6. Josie Crowden
  7. Lily Bushby
  8. Ruby Harris
  9. Holly Hunt
  10. Louisa Jacobson
  11. Romani Kenworthy
    1. Meah Leary Phillida Bridley
  12. Gitte Michels
  13. Lucy Cooper
  14. Madison Clark
  15. Nellie Paynter
  16. Kacee Pointing
  17. Sarah Robertson
    1. Beth Dobbie Millie Smith
  18. Lauren Canning
  19. Holly Gilbar
  20. Evelyn Dalton (GK)

Venues

MelbournePerthAdelaide
Melbourne Sports CentrePerth Hockey StadiumMATE Stadium
Capacity

8,000

Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 4,000
Brisbane
Queensland State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 1,000
Canberra
National Hockey Centre
Goulburn
Goulburn Hockey Complex
HobartNarellanNewcastle
Tasmanian Hockey CentreMacarthur Regional Hockey ComplexNewcastle International Hockey Centre

Results

Preliminary round

Fixtures

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Classification round

Semi-finals

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Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Road to Hobart Begins! The 2024 H1 Schedule . . hockeyone.com.au . 6 June 2019 . 11 June 2024 .
  2. Web site: Tigers legends can bow out in style after Hobart snares Hockey One finals . . themercury.com.au . 7 June 2024 . 11 June 2024 .
  3. Web site: Hobart To Host 2024 Hockey One League Finals . . miragenews.com . 6 June 2024 . 11 June 2024 .
  4. Web site: NEW LEAGUE AND TV DEAL FOR HOCKEY . . thewomensgame.com.au . 11 June 2024 .