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]
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Dates | 25 February – 13 March 2009 | |||||||||
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MVP | Natalie Hurst (Canberra) | |||||||||
Preliminary Final | Bulleen def. Townsville, 79–68 | |||||||||
Standings
# | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
1 | Canberra Capitals | 19 | 3 | 86.36 | 22 | |
2 | Bulleen Boomers | 17 | 5 | 77.27 | 22 | |
3 | Townsville Fire | 16 | 6 | 72.73 | 22 | |
4 | Adelaide Lightning | 15 | 7 | 68.18 | 22 | |
5 | Bendigo Spirit | 14 | 8 | 63.64 | 22 | |
6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 9 | 13 | 40.91 | 22 | |
7 | Dandenong Rangers | 7 | 15 | 31.82 | 22 | |
8 | Logan Thunder | 7 | 15 | 31.82 | 22 | |
9 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 18 | 18.18 | 22 | |
10 | Australian Institute of Sport | 2 | 20 | 9.09 | 22 |
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
Semi Finals
(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers
(3) Townsville Fire vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning
28 February, 2009 |
Townsville Fire | 91–78 | Adelaide Lightning |
Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 18–14, 21–26, 23–25 | ||
Pts: Cox 24 | Pts: Foley 24 |
Sea FM Stadium, Townsville, Queensland |
Preliminary Final
Grand Final
(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers
Rosters
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References
- "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.
- "AUS - Canberra Capitals win the 2008/09 ADF WNBL Grand Final". fiba.basketball.
- "Lightning triumphs over Spirit in WNBL". abc.net.au.
- "Capitals move into WNBL grand final". abc.net.au.
- "Dominant Fire through to WNBL prelim". abc.net.au.
- "Boomers set up Capitals meeting". abc.net.au.
- "Capitals crowned WNBL champions in a thriller". abc.net.au.
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