bin ▁format , ▁followed ▁by ▁classification ▁matches . ▁▁ ▁Teams ▁from ▁all ▁ 8 ▁states ▁and ▁territ ories ▁competed ▁against ▁one ▁another ▁throughout ▁the ▁pool ▁stage . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁pool ▁stage , ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁ranked ▁teams ▁progress ed ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁while ▁the ▁bottom ▁four ▁teams ▁continued ▁to ▁the ▁classification ▁stage . ▁ ▁Point ▁Al location ▁All ▁matches ▁had ▁an ▁out right ▁result , ▁meaning ▁drawn ▁matches ▁were ▁be ▁decided ▁in ▁either ▁golden ▁goal ▁extra ▁time , ▁or ▁a ▁penalty ▁shoot - out . ▁Match ▁points ▁were ▁be ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁· ▁ 3 ▁points ▁for ▁a ▁win ▁· ▁ 1 ▁points ▁to ▁each ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁draw ▁· ▁ 1 ▁point ▁will ▁be ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁shoot - out ▁· ▁ 0 ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁los er ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁Round ▁ ▁Pool ▁Match es ▁ ▁Classification ▁Round ▁ ▁Fif th ▁to ▁e ighth ▁place ▁classification ▁ ▁C ros so ver ▁ ▁Se vent h ▁and ▁e ighth ▁place ▁ ▁Fif th ▁and ▁sixth ▁place ▁ ▁First ▁to ▁fourth ▁place ▁classification ▁ ▁Sem i - final s ▁ ▁Third ▁and ▁fourth ▁place ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁Final ▁Stand ings ▁ ▁Go als cor ers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Australian ▁women ' s ▁field ▁hockey <0x0A> </s> ▁Jakob ▁Lin ck h ▁( 1 7 8 6