The 2005

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was the 13th edition women's

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tournament. The tournament was held between 25 February – 10 April 2005. QLD Scorchers won the tournament for the second time after defeating

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finished in third place after defeating Adelaide Suns 4–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.

Participating teams

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* Territory Pearls * QLD Scorchers * Adelaide Suns *

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* Azuma Vipers *

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consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches. Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage. The first four rounds of the pool stage comprised two-legged fixtures based on

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scores to determine point allocation.

Point allocation

In the event of a draw, a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point. If a shootout occurred in both instances of a two-legged fixture, a bonus point was awarded to the winner of each shoot-out.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool

Fixtures

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Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

=Crossover

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=Seventh and eighth place

=Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

=Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

=Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

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2005 in Australian women's field hockey Sports competitions in Canberra