2020 Townsville Fire season
The 2020 Townsville Fire season is the 20th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
| 2020–21 Townsville Fire season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Shannon Seebohm |
| Venue | Townsville Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–4 |
| Ladder | 2nd |
| Finals | TBD |
| Leaders | |
James Cook University remain as the Fire's naming rights partner after signing a three-year extension in September 2019.[1] The Fire announced a different leadership team for this season, with Kate Gaze, Mia Murray, Lauren Nicholson & Nadeen Payne acting as a leadership group rather than a captaincy.[2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season.[3] The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this seasons scheduling has been condensed. The six-week season will see Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 56-game regular season fixture, plus a four game final series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final). Each team will contest 14 games starting on 12 November, with the grand final scheduled for 20 December.[4]
Roster
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Standings
| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 11 | 2 | 83.3 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Townsville Fire | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | Canberra Capitals | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 4 | Melbourne Boomers | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 5 | 8 | 38.4 | 13 | ||||
| 6 | Adelaide Lightning | 5 | 8 | 38.4 | 13 | ||||
| 7 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 9 | 30.7 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | Bendigo Spirit | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 13 | ||||
Results
Regular season
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 11 |
Perth | 73–48 | Nicholson (16) | Payne (12) | Reid (3) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 1–0 |
| 2 | November 15 |
Canberra | 67–78 | Nicholson (19) | McSpadden (6) | Heal (4) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 1–1 |
| 3 | November 17 |
Sydney | 81–78 | Nicholson (17) | Aokuso, McKay (7) | Heal (6) | Townsville Stadium | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 19 |
Southside | 89–101 | Nicholson (21) | Aokuso (8) | Heal (4) | Townsville Stadium | 2–2 |
| 5 | November 21 |
Bendigo | 91–81 | Heal (22) | McKay (14) | McKay (5) | Townsville Stadium | 3–2 |
| 6 | November 22 |
Melbourne | 87–75 | Nicholson (24) | Payne (6) | Nicholson (6) | Townsville Stadium | 4–2 |
| 7 | November 24 |
Bendigo | 99–51 | McKay, Payne (18) | McKay, Payne (8) | Reid (8) | Townsville Stadium | 5–2 |
| 8 | November 28 |
Southside | 70–94 | Heal (17) | Payne (6) | Heal, Murray, Woods (3) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 5–3 |
| 9 | November 29 |
Sydney | 73–59 | Aokuso (16) | Aokuso (10) | Heal (6) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 6–3 |
| 10 | December 4 |
Perth | 75–84 | Nicholson (28) | Payne (12) | Gaze (5) | Townsville Stadium | 6–4 |
| 11 | December 6 |
Canberra | 84–71 | Heal (27) | Heal, Payne (8) | Heal (3) | Townsville Stadium | 7–4 |
| 12 | December 11 |
Adelaide | 95–66 | Nicholson (21) | Heal, McKay, Payne (7) | Payne (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 8–4 |
| 13 | December 13 |
Melbourne | 70–64 | Nicholson (23) | Aokuso, Payne (7) | Gaze (5) | Townsville Stadium | 9–4 |
Finals
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi Final | December 16 |
Southside | Townsville Stadium |
References
- "JCU EXTEND NAME RIGHTS OF TOWNSVILLE FIRE FOR A FURTHER 3 SEASONS". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "FIRE UNVEIL LEADERSHIP GROUP". Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- Elkerton, Matthew; Charles, Caitlan (22 September 2020). "Townsville launches bid to host bubble for upcoming WNBL season". TownsvilleBulletin.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
A council report has detailed a proposal to host, and be central to, the 2020/21 WNBL season within a coronavirus 'bubble'. It's understood the WNBL has plans to host the games wholly within North Queensland, taking advantage of state government grants funding.
- "QUEENSLAND SET TO HOST 2020 CHEMIST WAREHOUSE WNBL SEASON". wnbl.basketball. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.