The 2018 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 20th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Wellington, New Zealand between 9–23 September.
North Harbour won the title for the 4th time, defeating Central 2–0 in the final.[1][2] Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 1–0 over Auckland.[3]
Participating teams
The following eight teams competed for the title:
Results
Preliminary round
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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WD
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LD
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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1
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–– North Harbour
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7
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4
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1
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1
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1
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17
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4
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+13
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19
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Advanced to Final
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2
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–– Central
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7
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3
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2
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0
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2
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14
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7
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+7
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16
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3
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–– Midlands
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7
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3
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2
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0
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2
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13
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9
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+4
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16
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Advanced to Third-place match
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4
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–– Auckland
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7
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3
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0
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3
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1
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15
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13
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+2
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15
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5
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–– Canterbury
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7
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2
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2
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3
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0
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18
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8
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+10
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15
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6
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–– Capital
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7
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2
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1
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2
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2
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11
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14
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−3
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12
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7
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–– Northland
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7
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1
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2
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1
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3
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12
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17
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−5
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9
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8
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–– Southern
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7
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0
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0
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0
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7
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4
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32
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−28
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0
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Source:
Hockey New ZealandRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Fixtures
Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
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Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)
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Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)
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Canterbury ––
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9–1
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–– Southern
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Wium 12', 26', 42', 48' MacLachlan 13' Willis 27' Fremaux 37' Butt 53' Cox 57'
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Report
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Shirley 47'
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Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
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Umpires: Rachel Murphy (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
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Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
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Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
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Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
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Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)
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Umpires: Rachel Murphy (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)
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Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
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Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
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Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
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Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
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Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
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Southern ––
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1–3
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–– Capital
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McNaughtan 41'
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Report
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McLean 19' Seeley 56' Simmonds 60'
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Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)
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Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
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Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)
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Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
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Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)
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Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)
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Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
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Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)
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Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
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Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
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Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)
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Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
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Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)
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Classification round
Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
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Fifth and sixth place
Canterbury ––
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3–2
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–– Capital
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Fremaux 5' MacLachlan 36' Willis 45'
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Report
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Reidy 18' Eastman 53'
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Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
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Third and fourth place
Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
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Final
Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
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Statistics
Final standings
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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WD
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LD
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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–– North Harbour
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8
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5
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1
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1
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1
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19
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4
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+15
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23
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Gold Medal
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–– Central
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8
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3
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2
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0
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3
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14
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9
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+5
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16
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Silver Medal
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–– Midlands
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8
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4
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2
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0
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2
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14
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9
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+5
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20
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Bronze Medal
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4
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–– Auckland
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8
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3
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0
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3
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2
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15
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14
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+1
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15
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5
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–– Canterbury
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8
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3
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2
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3
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0
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21
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10
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+11
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19
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6
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–– Capital
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8
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2
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1
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2
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3
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13
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17
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−4
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12
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7
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–– Northland
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8
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2
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2
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1
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3
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14
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18
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−4
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13
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8
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–– Southern
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8
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0
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0
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0
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8
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5
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34
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−29
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0
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Goalscorers
There were 115 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.59 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- –– Sian Fremaux
- –– Margot Willis
- –– Anna Alexander
- –– Courtney Winterbottom
2 goals
1 goal
References
External links