2011 WNBL Finals

The 2011 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2010–11 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Bulleen Boomers. [2]

2011 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher 1 Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 0
Dates	23 February – 13 March 2011
MVP	Sharin Milner (Bulleen)
Preliminary Final	Canberra def. Bendigo, 83–78

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Bulleen Boomers	19	3	86.4	22
2	Canberra Capitals	18	4	81.8	22
3	Bendigo Spirit	15	7	68.2	22
4	Dandenong Rangers	12	10	54.5	22
5	Logan Thunder	12	10	54.5	22
6	Sydney Uni Flames	10	12	45.5	22
7	Townsville Fire	10	12	45.5	22
8	West Coast Waves	8	14	36.4	22
9	Adelaide Lightning	3	19	13.6	22
10	AIS	3	19	13.6	22

Bracket

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
1	Bulleen Boomers	71
2	Canberra Capitals	67
					Canberra Capitals		83			Bulleen Boomers	103
					Bendigo Spirit		78			Canberra Capitals	78
3	Bendigo Spirit	74
4	Logan Thunder	53		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

	Elimination Final
	4.	Dandenong Rangers	73
	5.	Logan Thunder	83

Elimination Final

(4) Dandenong Rangers vs. (5) Logan Thunder

23 February, 2011

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	73–83	Logan Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 22–22, 15–22, 13–22
Pts: MacLeod 24 Rebs: Cumming 8 Asts: MacLeod 7		Pts: Camino 21 Rebs: Francis, Veal 11 Asts: Veal 8

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria[3]

Semi Finals

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

26 February, 2011

Boxscore

Bulleen Boomers	71–67	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 17–12, 19–19, 23–21
Pts: Cambage 29 Rebs: Zavecz 10 Asts: Cambage 2		Pts: Bibby 22 Rebs: Bowley 8 Asts: Hunt, Wilson 4

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Victoria[4]

(3) Bendigo Spirit vs. (5) Logan Thunder

27 February, 2011

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	74–53	Logan Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 17–14, 18–12, 25–11
Pts: Madgen 23 Rebs: Richards 13 Asts: Harrower 8		Pts: Camino 14 Rebs: Graham, Veal 5 Asts: Veal 4

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria[5]

Preliminary Final

(2) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Bendigo Spirit

5 March, 2011

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	83–78	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 16-20, 19–18, 22–22
Pts: Wilson 21 Rebs: Tolo 9 Asts: Lacey 4		Pts: Harrower 26 Rebs: Richards 13 Asts: Harrower 3

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory[6]

Grand Final

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

13 March, 2011

Boxscore

Bulleen Boomers	103–78	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 27–21, 23-19, 24–23
Pts: Milner 27 Rebs: Penaluna 14 Asts: Milner 5		Pts: Batkovic 28 Rebs: Cosier, Wilson 9 Asts: Batkovic, Hunt, Romeo 2

State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Victoria[7]

Rosters

2010–11 Bulleen Boomers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Milner, Sharin (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) F 5 Kunek, Alice 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) G 6 Glaubitz, Desiree (C) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) C 7 Hammonds, Shelley 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) C 8 Cambage, Liz 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) G 9 Reid, Kylie 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G/F 11 O'Hea, Jenna 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) F 12 Jarry, Rachel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 14 Todhunter, Amelia 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) C 21 Penaluna, Elyse 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G/F 33 Zavecz, Hanna 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) F 41 Crosswhite, Anna 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Head coach Tom Maher Assistant coach(es) Michele Timms Gary Fox Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2010–11 Canberra Capitals roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Lacey, Alison 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) F 5 Dalgleish, Michaela 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) G 8 Wilson, Carly 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) C 9 Batkovic, Suzy 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) G 10 Hunt, Nicole 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) G 11 Bibby, Jessica (C) 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) F/C 12 Tolo, Marianna 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) G 14 Romeo, Nicole 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) F 20 Haynes, Rebecca 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) F 21 Bowley, Hannah 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 30 Cosier, Michelle 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 41 Beatty, Tracey 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Head coach Carrie Graf Assistant coach(es) Chris Lucas Sandy Tomley Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.
2. "BULLEEN DEFEAT CANBERRA TO CLAIM FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP". australia.basketball.
3. "Thunder rally to eliminate Rangers". abc.net.au.
4. "Boomers lock up home final". abc.net.au.
5. "Spirit silence Thunder in second semi". abc.net.au.
6. "Caps, Boomers in another WNBL decider". abc.net.au.
7. "Milner fires Boomers to maiden title". abc.net.au.