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9-638: The following is the SA Suns team roster for the 2018 AHL : Head coaches: Mark Dedman Source: Since the founding of the Women's Australian Hockey League , the SA Suns have competed under five different names. At the 2011 AHL , the SA Suns won the Australian Hockey League for the second time. This was the first time the SA Suns had won in 16 years, defeating the NSW Arrows 1–0 in

18-423: A capacity of about 4,000 with 330 permanent seats. The stadium was used for the 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy . 2018 Women%27s Australian Hockey League The 2018 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The 2018 edition of the tournament was held between 6 – 28 October, and featured a new format from previous editions. The finals phase of

27-402: A five-minute Power Play to use at the end of either the second or fourth quarters, when teams are reduced to nine players each and where that team’s goals are worth double. The allocation of Power Plays will be decided by the team which wins a pre-game coin toss. For example, if the coin toss winner elects to take their Power Play at end of the fourth quarter, the opposition must use at theirs at

36-487: The 2018 edition will include a very different format. Instead of the tournament being held at a single venue, the teams will play at least one home and away match during the pool stage, before converging on a singular venue for the Classification Round . The teams will be divided into two Pool A and Pool B, both consisting of four teams, with each team playing each other once. The teams will then progress to

45-590: The 2018 tournament was held in the Queensland city of the Gold Coast , from the 25 – 28 October. NSW Arrows won the tournament for the tenth time, after defeating the QLD Scorchers 7–6 in the gold medal match. Canberra Strikers won the bronze medal after defeating VIC Vipers 2–0 in a penalty shoot-out following a 4–4 draw. Unlike previous editions of the Women's Australian Hockey League ,

54-496: The Classification round, with each team playing a qualifying match, before progressing to either the fifth to eighth place playoffs, or the first to fourth place playoffs. As well as a new format, the 2018 AHL brought in new rule innovations from standard international hockey. When a field goal is scored the same athlete will have an automatic one-on-one shootout with the goalkeeper for an extra goal. Each team possesses

63-470: The end of the second quarter. In the second and fourth quarters, the clock is initially set for 10 minutes, then re-set for a further five minutes for the Power Play. Play will re-commence with a centre pass taken by the team in possession of the Power Play. All matches must have an outright result so drawn matches will be decided in a penalty shoot-out. Match points will be as follows: · 5 points for

72-632: The final. The SA Suns lineup included Hockeyroo members Holly Evans , Bianca Greenshields , Georgie Parker and Elise Stacy. The team was also aided by New Zealand imports Melody Cooper , Clarissa Eshuis and Kayla Sharland . The team was coached by former Kookaburra , Craig Victory . The team concluded the tournament with 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, scoring 29 goals and conceding 14. The SA Suns won their maiden Australian Hockey League title in 1995. The team included 1992 Olympians and Hockeyroo members, Juliet Haslam OAM, Kate Allen OAM and Alison Peek OAM. 1984 Olympian Tricia Heberle

81-708: Was head coach of the team. The following table shows the SA Suns' final placings at the AHL since its founding. Notable players who have played for the SA Suns include: Previous Head Coaches of the SA Suns have been: The team's home stadium is the State Hockey Centre (South Australia) (also known as the Pines Stadium) which is located north of the Adelaide CBD in Gepps Cross. The stadium has

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