2009 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 1
Bulleen Boomers Cheryl Chambers 0
Dates25 February – 13 March 2009
MVPNatalie Hurst (Canberra)
Preliminary FinalBulleen def. Townsville,
79–68
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The 2009 WNBL Finals was 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]

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
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

Elimination finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1Canberra Capitals60Canberra Capitals61
2Bulleen Boomers52Bulleen Boomers58
Bulleen Boomers79
Townsville Fire68
3Townsville Fire91
4Adelaide Lightning78
4Adelaide Lightning81
5Bendigo Spirit73

Elimination final

(4) Adelaide Lightning vs. (5) Bendigo Spirit

25 February 2009
Adelaide Lightning 81–73 Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 20–23, 22–11, 19–21
Pts: Duke 19
Rebs: Francis, Gahan 9
Asts: Francis, Gahan 4		 Pts: Harrower 22
Rebs: King 8
Asts: Harrower 7

Semi-finals

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

27 February 2009
Canberra Capitals 60–52 Bulleen Boomers
Pts: Bishop, Tolo 14
Rebs: Bishop, Hurst 11
Asts: Abrams 7		 Pts: Carr 10
Rebs: Hibbert, Milner 6
Asts: Hibbert 4

(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
Rebs: Cox 9
Asts: Flanagan 4		 Pts: Foley 24
Rebs: Foley, Gahan 5
Asts: Duke, Gahan 4
Sea FM Stadium, Townsville, Queensland[5]

Preliminary final

(2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Townsville Fire

6 March 2009
Bulleen Boomers 79–68 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 24–14, 19–18, 20–18
Pts: Glaubitz 31
Rebs: Carr, Hibbert 9
Asts: Milner 5		 Pts: Cox 17
Rebs: Crouse 11
Asts: Lewis 3

Grand Final

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

13 March 2009
5:30 PM (AEDT)
Canberra Capitals 61–58 Bulleen Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 19–17, 16–10, 13–16
Pts: Cosier 13
Rebs: Bishop 14
Asts: Abrams 4		 Pts: Hibbert, Penaluna 14
Rebs: Hibbert 8
Asts: Milner 7

Rosters

References

  1. ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ "AUS - Canberra Capitals win the 2008/09 ADF WNBL Grand Final". fiba.basketball.
  3. ^ "Lightning triumphs over Spirit in WNBL". ABC News. abc.net.au. 25 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Capitals move into WNBL grand final". ABC News. abc.net.au. 27 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Dominant Fire through to WNBL prelim". ABC News. abc.net.au. 28 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Boomers set up Capitals meeting". ABC News. abc.net.au. 6 March 2009.
  7. ^ "Capitals crowned WNBL champions in a thriller". ABC News. abc.net.au. 13 March 2009.
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