2019 WNBL Finals

The 2019 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2018–19 season.[1] The Townsville Fire were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for the finals series.

2019 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Canberra Capitals Paul Goriss 2 Adelaide Lightning Chris Lucas 1
Dates	25 January – February 2019
MVP	Kelsey Griffin (CAN)
Preliminary Final	Canberra def. Perth, 2–0 Adelaide def. Melbourne, 2–0

Standings

#	WNBL Championship ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Canberra Capitals	16	5	76.1	21
2	Melbourne Boomers	15	6	71.4	21
3	Adelaide Lightning	13	8	61.9	21
4	Perth Lynx	13	8	61.9	21
5	Dandenong Rangers	9	12	42.8	21
6	Townsville Fire	9	12	42.8	21
7	Bendigo Spirit	7	14	33.3	21
8	Sydney Uni Flames	2	19	9.5	21

Bracket

	Semifinals					Grand Final
	1	Canberra Capitals	2
	4	Perth Lynx	0
						1	Canberra Capitals	2
						3	Adelaide Lightning	1
	3	Adelaide Lightning	2
	2	Melbourne Boomers	0

Semi Finals

(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Perth Lynx

25 January, 2019 7:00 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	95–76	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 10–27, 34–13, 23–20
Pts: Nurse 31 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Griffin, Mitchell, Wilson 7		Pts: McPhee 25 Rebs: McPhee 8 Asts: Farnworth 4

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 2,212 Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly

31 January, 2019 6:30 PM (AWST)

Boxscore

Perth Lynx	75–91	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 12–28, 23–17, 17–32
Pts: Ebzery, Schwagmeyer 17 Rebs: McPhee 19 Asts: Allen, Ebzery 4		Pts: Nurse 27 Rebs: Griffin 13 Asts: Wilson 12
Canberra win series, 2–0

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Attendance: 1,155 Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly

(2) Melbourne Boomers vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning

27 January, 2019 5:00 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	60–76	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 20–24, 13–21, 12–20
Pts: Magbegor 14 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Allen 5		Pts: Seekamp 18 Rebs: Alexander 11 Asts: Seekamp 6

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 2,213 Referees: Daniel Battye, Sarah Carey, Guy Richards

31 January, 2019 7:00 PM (ACDT)

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	100–92	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 22–26, 29–21, 24–23
Pts: Coffey 30 Rebs: Alexander, Coffey 9 Asts: Seekamp 12		Pts: Allen 29 Rebs: George 9 Asts: Allen 6
Adelaide win series, 2–0

Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 1,017 Referees: Daniel Battye, Sarah Carey, Guy Richards

Grand Final

(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning

9 February 2019 5:30PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	88–67	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 30–13, 20–18, 20–11
Pts: Nurse 23 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Mitchell 8		Pts: Nicholson 21 Rebs: Coffey 11 Asts: Seekamp 8

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 4,120 Referees: Sarah Carey, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly

13 February 2019 6:30PM (ACDT)

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	74–73	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–21, 18–12, 19–17
Pts: Seekamp 19 Rebs: Alexander 11 Asts: Seekamp 5		Pts: Griffin 24 Rebs: Griffin 23 Asts: Mitchell 9

Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 3,702 Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly

16 February 2019 5:00PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	93–73	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 24–21, 25–17, 19–11
Pts: Griffin 29 Rebs: Griffin 15 Asts: Mitchell 6		Pts: Planeta 15 Rebs: Alexander 7 Asts: Coffey, Nicholson 3
Canberra win series, 2–1

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 4,817 Referees: Daniel Battye, Craig Copes, Jason Kelly

Rosters

2018–19 Canberra Capitals roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. F 2 Young, Hannah 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 5 Mitchell, Leilani 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) C 7 Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) G 8 Cubillo, Abby 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) G 9 Rocci, Maddison 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) G 11 Nurse, Kia 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) C 12 Tolo, Marianna (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 21 Froling, Keely 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 22 Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 23 Griffin, Kelsey (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 25 Loader, Eliza-Jane 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) F 41 McLaren, Kaili 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Head coach Paul Goriss Assistant coach(es) Phil Brown Carly Wilson Bec Goddard Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 9 February 2019

2018–19 Adelaide Lightning roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 1 Nicholson, Lauren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G/F 3 Taia, Ashley 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) G 5 Clydesdale, Aimie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 6 Blicavs, Stephanie (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) F/C 8 Brook, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 9 Pirini, Mikayla 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) F 11 Davidson, Penina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G 12 Coffey, Nia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 22 Porter, Ruby 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 35 Seekamp, Nicole (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 40 Alexander, Kayla 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) F 42 Planeta, Colleen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Head coach Chris Lucas Assistant coach(es) Jason Chainey Marcus Wong Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 9 February 2019

References

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