The 2019 Women's Sultana Bran Hockey One was the inaugural women's edition of Hockey Australia's national league, Hockey One. The tournament was held across 7 states and territories of Australia. The tournament started on 29 September and culminated on 16 November 2019.
The grand final of the tournament was hosted by HC Melbourne, as the top ranked team to qualify for the final.
Brisbane Blaze won the tournament after defeating HC Melbourne 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. Adelaide Fire finished in bronze position, following results from the pool stage.
Competition format Format The 2019 Hockey One will follow a similar format to that of the final edition of the Australian Hockey 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 play each other once in either a home or a way fixture. The top four ranked teams will then qualify for the Classification Round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting a grand final. Team 1 will host Team 4, while Team 2 will host Team 3. Of the two victorious teams, the higher ranked team from the pool stage will host the grand final.
Rules In addition to FIH sanctioned rules, Hockey Australia is implementing the following rules for Hockey One:
When a field goal or penalty stroke is scored the same athlete will have an automatic one-on-one shootout with the goalkeeper for an extra goal. Outright winner: There will be no drawn games. In the event of a draw, teams will contest a penalty shoot-out to determine a winner.
Point allocation Match points will be distributed as follows:
5 points: win 3 points: shoot-out win 2 points: shoot-out loss 0 points: loss
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.
Head Coach: Melody Cooper
Linzi Appleyard Brooklyn Buchecker Jane Claxton Emma de Broughe Holly Evans (C) Rachel McCann Emily Grist Sarah Harrison Amy Hunt Euleena MacLachlan Karri McMahon Gabrielle Nance Harriet Shand Michaela Spano Leah Welstead Gemma McCaw Leah Butt Kate Denning Amy Hammond (GK) Ashlee Wells (GK)
Head Coach: Nikki Taylor
Savannah Fitzpatrick Madison Fitzpatrick Layla Eleison Ashlea Fey Ambrosia Malone Morgan Gallagher Jodie Kenny (C) Jordyn Holzberger Jesse Reid Madeline James Ashlyn McBurnie Kendra Fitzpatrick Rebecca Greiner Meg Pearce Hannah Astbury (GK) Dayle Dolkens Morgan Mathison Aleisha Neumann Renee Taylor Britt Wilkinson Ruby Harris Claire Colwill Georgia Hillas Emily Witheyman-Crump (GK)
Head Coach: Ian Rutledge
Mikayla Evans Brooke Peris Jessica Smith Naomi Evans Samantha Economos Rebecca Lee Sophie Gaughan Aleisha Price Edwina Bone (C) Yui Ishibashi Shihori Oikawa Beckie Middleton Olivia Martin Anna Flanagan Taylor Thomson Kalindi Commerford Tina Taseska Meredith Bone Sakiyo Asano (GK) Talei Forrest (GK)
Head Coach: Tim Strapp
Sophie Taylor Aisling Utri Nicola Hammond Kristina Bates Claire Messent (C) Kary Chau Olivia Colasurdo Lily Brazel Laura Desmet Takara Haines Carly James Laura Barden Hayley Padget Florine van Grimbergen Madeleine Ratcliffe Samantha Snow Hannah Gravenall Rachael Lynch (GK) Nikki Bosman (GK) Amy Lawton
Head Coach: Katrina Powell
Sarah Johnston Emily Chalker Jessica Parr (GK) Grace Stewart Greta Hayes Mikaela Patterson Kaitlin Nobbs Emma Spinks Jessica Watterson Georgina Morgan Morgan Blamey Maddison Smith Alice Arnott Kate Jenner (C) Abigail Wilson Mariah Williams Renee Robinson Casey Sablowski Courtney Schonell Jocelyn Bartram (GK)
Head Coach: Edward Welch
Phillipa Morgan Candyce Peacock Jemma Buckley (C) Jacqui Day Penny Squibb Georgia Wilson Shanea Tonkin Rachel Frusher Liné Malan Roos Broek Caitilin Pascov Karri Somerville Annie Gibbs Renee Rockliff Aleisha Power (GK) Caitlin Cooper (GK) Jade Vanderzwan Jolie Sertorio Agueda Moroni Chloe Pendlebury
Head Coach: Luke Doerner
Sarah McCambridge Amelia Spence (C) Hannah Richardson Nicole Geeves Molly Haas Jean Flanagan Madeleine Hinton Holly Bonde (GK) Emily Donovan Laura Spandler Isabelle Sharman Samantha Lawrence Phillida Bridley Jessica Chesterman Sophie Rockefeller Esmee Broekhuizen Kateřina Laciná Lauren Canning Ruby-Rose Gibson-Haywood (GK) Caashia Karringten
Venues Sydney Melbourne Perth Sydney Olympic Park State Netball and Hockey Centre Perth Hockey Stadium Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 6,000 Adelaide State Hockey Centre Capacity: 4,000 Brisbane Queensland State Hockey Centre Capacity: 1,000 Canberra National Hockey Centre Hobart Tasmanian Hockey Centre
Results Pool stage
Matches
Classification stage
Semi-finals
Grand final
Awards Top Goalscorer(s)Player of the LeaguePlayer of the Final 4 Players (see list below) Shihori Oikawa Ambrosia Malone
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links 2019 Sultana Bran Women's Hockey One League at Hockey Australia