2013 WNBL Finals

The 2013 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2012–13 season.[1] The Dandenong Rangers were the defending champions but were defeated in the preliminary final by Townsville.

2013 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 1 Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 0
Dates	23 February – 10 March 2013
MVP	Kelsey Griffin (Bendigo)
Preliminary Final	Townsville def. Dandenong, 1–0

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Bendigo Spirit	21	3	87.5	24
2	Dandenong Rangers	19	5	79.2	24
3	Adelaide Lightning	18	6	75.0	24
4	Townsville Fire	13	11	54.2	24
5	Bulleen Boomers	10	14	41.7	24
6	Logan Thunder	8	16	33.3	24
7	Sydney Uni Flames	8	16	33.3	24
8	Canberra Capitals	7	17	29.2	24
9	West Coast Waves	4	20	16.7	24

Bracket

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
1	Bendigo Spirit	78
2	Dandenong Rangers	71
					Dandenong Rangers		64			Bendigo Spirit	71
					Townsville Fire		78			Townsville Fire	57
3	Adelaide Lightning	53
4	Townsville Fire	60		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

Semi Finals

(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (2) Dandenong Rangers

23 February, 2013

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	78–71	Dandenong Rangers
Pts: K. Wilson 21 Rebs: Griffin 14 Asts: Harrower 9		Pts: O'Hea 23 Rebs: O'Hea 12 Asts: O'Hea 7

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria

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

23 February, 2013

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	53–60	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 16–16, 14–15, 12–15
Pts: Batkovic 15 Rebs: Hill 8 Asts: Batkovic, Marino 3		Pts: Flanagan 17 Rebs: Adair 9 Asts: Cocks, Foley 4

Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia

Preliminary Final

(2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Townsville Fire

3 March, 2013

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	64–78	Townsville Fire
Pts: Cumming 11 Rebs: O'Hea 9 Asts: MacLeod, O'Hea 3		Pts: Cocks 20 Rebs: Adair 12 Asts: Foley 4

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria

Grand Final

(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (4) Townsville Fire

10 March, 2013

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	71–57	Townsville Fire
Pts: Griffin, Richards 20 Rebs: Griffin 11 Asts: Harrower, K. Wilson 5		Pts: Adair, Foley 11 Rebs: Adair 10 Asts: Cocks 3

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria

Rosters

2012–13 Bendigo Spirit roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 5 Wilson, Andrea 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G 6 Perera, Chantella 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) G 7 Camino, Renae 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G/F 8 Munro, Hayley 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 9 Garrick, Madeleine 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 10 Harrower, Kristi (C) 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) F 14 Aubry, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 20 Richards, Gabrielle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 22 Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 23 Griffin, Kelsey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 24 Chalmers, Jane 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) C 33 Herrick, Rachel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Head coach Bernie Harrower Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2012–13 Townsville Fire roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. C 1 Adair, Jessica 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 5 Flanagan, Rachael (C) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) G/F 6 Bowen, Kelly 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) F 8 Thompson, Olivia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 10 Newley, Mia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 12 Standish, Kayla 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 14 Romeo, Nicole 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) F 22 Gallagher, Cherie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 24 Foley, Jess 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) G 32 Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Head coach Chris Lucas Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.