The 2019 Women's Premier Hockey League was the 4th edition of the Premier Hockey League, the annual tournament in women's field hockey championship of South Africa.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Johannesburg | ||
| City | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 18 July 2019–4 August 2019 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue | Randburg Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Madikwe Rangers | ||
| Runner-up | Wineland Wings | ||
| Third place | Orange River Rafters | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
| Goals scored | 75 (3.95 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Sylvia van Jaarsveldt (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | Lisa-Marie Deetlefs | ||
| Best young player | Bianca Wood | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Mmatshepo Modipane | ||
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Competition format
editFormat
editThe 2019 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.
During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.
Point allocation
editMatch points were distributed as follows:
- 4 points: win by 3+ goals
- 3 points: win and shoot-out win
- 1 point: shoot-out loss
- 0 points: loss
Participating teams
editEach squad consists of 20 players, made up of 7 marquee players as determined by SA Hockey’s team, with a further 3 players into their 20 from the "new generation" pool featuring the country’s most exciting young talent. Coaches were forced to release between 4 and 8 players from the 2018 squads ahead of the draft.[2]
Blyde River Bunters
Head Coach: Marcelle Keet
- Phumelela Mbande
- Shindre-Lee Simmons
- Celia Evans
- Lauren Nina
- Courtney du Preez
- Izelle Verster
- Nicolene Terblanche
- Elmien Marais
- Kaylim Bowers
- Lelethu Ndakisa
- Nicole Kemp
- Marizen Marais
- Gracious Mpe
- Cloé de Souza
- Charmorne Theron
- Sarah Bingham
- Meeghan Klomp
- Hannah Shirley
- Jessica de Bruyn-Smith
- Miecke Flemming
- Thando Mtalana
Madikwe Rangers
Head Coach: Sandile Bosman
- Caitlin Grant
- Mmatshepo Modipane
- Nomnikelo Veto
- Isabella da Rocha
- Claire Gibbings
- Tamlyn Kock
- Mikkela le Roux
- Kiara Fitzhenry
- Courtney Abrahams
- Ashleigh Datnow
- Kristen Paton
- Londeka Dlamini
- Hildah Dikhudu
- Toni Marks
- Kirsty Adams
- Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
- Antoinette Louw (field hockey)
- Amoré de Wet
- Mandisa Sigudla
- Hannah Pearce
- Andrea Leader
- Martiné de Bruin
Namaqualand Daisies
Orange River Rafters
Head Coach: Shaun Hulley
- Carienke Jacobs
- Cheree Greyvenstein
- Chane Hartel
- Laylaa Davids
- Zeena Martin
- Amy Etherington
- Jacolene McLaren
- Donna Small
- Charné Maddocks
- Casey-Jean Botha
- Zimkhitha Weston
- Sulette Damons
- Ongeziwe Mali
- Dirkie Chamberlain
- Christa Ramasimong
- Natalie Esteves
- Simone Gouws
- Luche Klaasen
- Francisca Darkoh
- Zimasa Dunywa
- Nicole Walraven
St. Lucia Lakers
Head Coach: Tarrin Ramsden
Wineland Wings
Head Coach: Ryan Pillay
- Sisipho Magwaza
- Michelle Dykman
- Robyn Johnson
- Nompilo Thenjwayo
- Angela Welham
- Badrunnisaa Halliday
- Tarryn Glasby
- Jessica Lardant
- Pretty Morema
- Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
- Marguerite van Wyk
- Aimee-Leigh Pote
- Dunell van Taak
- Legae Mentoor
- Jade Mayne
- Cailynn den Bakker
- Christine Seggie
- Maikemisetso Marokoane
- Thando Chithi
- Tiffany Jones
- Stephanie Botha
- Zimisele Shange
- Candice Manuel
Results
editPool stage
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Wineland Wings | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 12 | Semi-Final |
| 2 | –– Madikwe Rangers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | –– Orange River Rafters | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | –– Namaqualand Daisies | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | –– Blyde River Bunters | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | –– St. Lucia Lakers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 |
Source: SA Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Matches
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Classification stage
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| 3 August 2019 | ||||||
| Madikwe Rangers (p.s.o.) | 3 (4) | |||||
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| Orange River Rafters | 3 (3) | |||||
| Madikwe Rangers (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
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| Wineland Wings | 1 (2) | |||||
| Wineland Wings | 4 | |||||
| Namaqualand Daisies | 3 | |||||
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| 4 August 2019 | ||||||
| Orange River Rafters | 4 | |||||
| Namaqualand Daisies | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third place game
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Final
editAwards
edit| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer | Young Player of the tournament |
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| Lisa-Marie Deetlefs (Rangers) | Mmatshepo Modipane (Rangers) | Sylvia van Jaarsveldt (Wings) | Bianca Wood (Daisies) |
Final ranking
edit| Rank | Team |
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 | Madikwe Rangers |
 | Wineland Wings |
 | Orange River Rafters |
| 4 | Namaqualand Daisies |
| 5 | Blyde River Bunters |
| 6 | St. Lucia Lakers |
Goalscorers
editThere have been 75 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 3.95 goals per match.
6 goals
- Sylvia van Jaarsveldt (Wineland Wings)
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Dirkie Chamberlain (Orange River Rafters)
- Lisa-Marie Deetlefs (Madikwe Rangers)
- Lilian du Plessis (St. Lucia Lakers)
- Jean-Leigh du Toit (Namaqualand Daisies)
- Celia Evans (Blyde River Bunters)
- Tarryn Glasby (Wineland Wings)
- Nomnikelo Veto (Madikwe Rangers)
- Zimkhitha Weston (Orange River Rafters)
2 goals
- Megan Anderson (St. Lucia Lakers)
- Stephanie Baxter (St. Lucia Lakers)
- Stephanie Botha (Wineland Wings)
- Ashleigh Datnow (Madikwe Rangers)
- Sare Laubscher (Namaqualand Daisies)
- Antoinette Louw (Madikwe Rangers)
- Ongeziwe Mali (Orange River Rafters)
- Jade Mayne (Wineland Wings)
- Kristen Paton (Madikwe Rangers)
- Thati Segaole (Namaqualand Daisies)
1 goal
- Quanita Bobbs (St. Lucia Lakers)
- Miecke Flemming (Blyde River Bunters)
- Tegan Fourie (St. Lucia Lakers)
- Simoné Gouws (Orange River Rafters)
- Tamlyn Kock (Madikwe Rangers)
- Jessica Lardant (Wineland Wings)
- Charné Maddocks (Orange River Rafters)
- Toni Marks (Madikwe Rangers)
- Polly Mashau (St. Lucia Lakers)
- Refilwe Ralikontsane (St. Lucia Lakers)
- Donna Small (Orange River Rafters)
- Izelle Verster (Blyde River Bunters)
Source: SAHA
References
edit- ↑ Zall, Nicholas (18 August 2019). "Hockey finals blitz". Randburg Sun. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "THE CTM PHL for 2019 ready to go after draft completed – Premiere Hockey League (PHL) – South Africa". Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ↑ van Schalkwyk, Annette (7 August 2019). "GALLERY: Worthy champions after best of battles in PHL". Comaro Chronicle. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions – South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.