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]
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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 edit
# | 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 edit
Elimination final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Canberra Capitals | 60 | Canberra Capitals | 61 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Bulleen Boomers | 52 | Bulleen Boomers | 58 | ||||||||||||||
Bulleen Boomers | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
Townsville Fire | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Townsville Fire | 91 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Adelaide Lightning | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Adelaide Lightning | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Bendigo Spirit | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
Elimination final edit
(4) Adelaide Lightning vs. (5) Bendigo Spirit edit
Semi-finals edit
(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers edit
27 February 2009
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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 edit
Preliminary final edit
(2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Townsville Fire edit
Grand Final edit
(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers edit
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 edit
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References edit
- ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "AUS - Canberra Capitals win the 2008/09 ADF WNBL Grand Final". fiba.basketball.
- ^ "Lightning triumphs over Spirit in WNBL". ABC News. abc.net.au. 25 February 2009.
- ^ "Capitals move into WNBL grand final". ABC News. abc.net.au. 27 February 2009.
- ^ "Dominant Fire through to WNBL prelim". ABC News. abc.net.au. 28 February 2009.
- ^ "Boomers set up Capitals meeting". ABC News. abc.net.au. 6 March 2009.
- ^ "Capitals crowned WNBL champions in a thriller". ABC News. abc.net.au. 13 March 2009.