2009 WNBL Finals

The 2009 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2008–09 season.[1] The Adelaide Lightning were the defending champions but were defeated by Townsville in the Semi Finals. The Canberra Capitals won their sixth WNBL championship with a 61–58 win over the Bulleen Boomers.[2]

2009 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 1
Bulleen Boomers Cheryl Chambers 0
Dates25 February – 13 March 2009
MVPNatalie Hurst (Canberra)
Preliminary FinalBulleen def. Townsville,
79–68

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Canberra Capitals19386.3622
2 Bulleen Boomers17577.2722
3 Townsville Fire16672.7322
4 Adelaide Lightning15768.1822
5 Bendigo Spirit14863.6422
6 Sydney Uni Flames91340.9122
7 Dandenong Rangers71531.8222
8 Logan Thunder71531.8222
9 Perth Lynx41818.1822
10 Australian Institute of Sport2209.0922

Bracket

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
1 Canberra Capitals 60
2 Bulleen Boomers 52
Bulleen Boomers 79 Canberra Capitals 61
Townsville Fire 68 Bulleen Boomers 58
3 Townsville Fire 91
4 Adelaide Lightning 78 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances
  Elimination Final
             
  4. Adelaide Lightning 81  
  5. Bendigo Spirit 73

Elimination Final

(4) Adelaide Lightning vs. (5) Bendigo Spirit

25 February, 2009
Adelaide Lightning 8173 Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 20–23, 22–11, 19–21
Pts: Duke 19
Rebs: Francis, Gahan 9
Asts: Francis, Gahan 4
Pts: Harrower 22
Rebs: King 8
Asts: Harrower 7

Semi Finals

(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers

27 February, 2009
Canberra Capitals 6052 Bulleen Boomers
Pts: Bishop, Tolo 14
Rebs: Bishop, Hurst 11
Asts: Abrams 7
Pts: Carr 10
Rebs: Hibbert, Milner 6
Asts: Hibbert 4

(3) Townsville Fire vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning

28 February, 2009
Townsville Fire 9178 Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 18–14, 21–26, 23–25
Pts: Cox 24
Rebs: Cox 9
Asts: Flanagan 4
Pts: Foley 24
Rebs: Foley, Gahan 5
Asts: Duke, Gahan 4
Sea FM Stadium, Townsville, Queensland[5]

Preliminary Final

(2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Townsville Fire

6 March, 2009
Bulleen Boomers 7968 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 24–14, 19–18, 20–18
Pts: Glaubitz 31
Rebs: Carr, Hibbert 9
Asts: Milner 5
Pts: Cox 17
Rebs: Crouse 11
Asts: Lewis 3

Grand Final

(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers

13 March, 2009
5:30 PM (AEDT)
Canberra Capitals 6158 Bulleen Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 19–17, 16–10, 13–16
Pts: Cosier 13
Rebs: Bishop 14
Asts: Abrams 4
Pts: Hibbert, Penaluna 14
Rebs: Hibbert 8
Asts: Milner 7

Rosters

References

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