List of 2024–25 WNBL season transactions

This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and throughout the 2024-25 WNBL season.[1]

Front office movements

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Head coach changes

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Off-season
Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Hire date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.
May 22 Southside Flyers   Cheryl Chambers Resigned June 5   Kristi Harrower Melbourne Boomers assistant coach (2022–2024) [2][3]
June 14 Canberra Capitals   Kristen Veal Resigned June 14   Paul Goriss Canberra Capitals assistant coach (2023–24) [4]

Player movement

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Free agency

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Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
  Courtney Woods February 28 Townsville Fire [5]
  Jaz Shelley June 5 Geelong United Nebraska Cornhuskers (USA) [6]
  Emma Clarke June 14 Sydney Flames [7]
  Saffron Shiels Townsville Fire [8]
  Keely Froling June 18 Geelong United Melbourne Boomers [9]
  Sarah Elsworthy June 24 Geelong United Geelong United (VIC) [10]
  Marianna Tolo June 26 Bendigo Spirit Uni Girona CB (ESP) [11]
  Jade Melbourne July 2 Canberra Capitals [12]
  Alex Fowler Townsville Fire Canberra Capitals [13]
  Casey Samuels July 4 Bendigo Spirit [14]
  Lauren Cox Townsville Fire Virtus Bologna (ITA) [15]
  Anneli Maley July 5 Perth Lynx [16]
  Nyadiew Puoch July 9 Canberra Capitals Southside Flyers [17]
  Elissa Brett Geelong United Michigan Wolverines (USA) [18]
  Ashlee Hannan July 10 Bendigo Spirit Perth Lynx [19]
  Celeste Taylor July 11 Sydney Flames Ohio State Buckeyes (USA) [20]
  Lucy Cochrane Townsville Fire Portland Pilots (USA) [21]
  Gemma Potter July 12 Geelong United Canberra Capitals [22]
  Alicia Froling Townsville Fire Bendigo Spirit [23]
  Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard July 16 Perth Lynx [24]
  Jacy Sheldon July 17 Townsville Fire Ohio State Buckeyes (USA) [25]
  Sherrie Calleia July 19 Sydney Flames Melbourne Boomers [26]
  Amy Atwell July 22 Perth Lynx [27]
  Mikaela Ruef July 23 Sydney Flames Townsville Fire [28]
  Ella Tofaeono Canberra Capitals Townsville Fire [29]
  Lauren Mansfield July 23 Townsville Fire Adelaide Lightning [30]
  DiDi Richards July 25 Sydney Flames [31]
  Teige Morrell July 28 Perth Lynx [32]
  Hannah Hank July 30 Geelong United Brisbane Capitals (QLD) [33]
  Abbey Ellis Townsville Fire Purdue Boilermakers (USA) [34]
  Nyaduoth Lok August 1 Townsville Fire George Washington Revolutionaries (USA) [35]
  Monique Conti August 6 Geelong United Melbourne Boomers [36]
  Bonnie Deas August 14 Sydney Flames Centre of Excellence (ACT) [37]
  Stephanie Gorman August 16 Perth Lynx [38]
  Maddison Rocci August 17 Southside Flyers [39]
  Miela Goodchild August 20 Perth Lynx [40]
  Stephanie Talbot August 23 Adelaide Lightning [41]
  Isobel Borlase August 26 Adelaide Lightning [42]
  Isabelle Bourne August 27 Adelaide Lightning [43]
  Kelly Wilson August 29 Bendigo Spirit [44]
  Haley Jones Geelong United Atlanta Dream (USA) [45]
  Madison Freer August 30 Adelaide Lightning Forestville Eagles (SA) [46]
  Majella Carey Townsville Fire [47]
  Jessica McDowell-White Townsville Fire
  Japreece Dean August 31 Adelaide Lightning Hainaut Saint-Amand (FRA) [48]
  Carley Ernst Southside Flyers [49]
  Haylee Andrews September 3 Adelaide Lightning Sunshine Coast Phoenix (QLD) [50]
  Chantel Horvat Canberra Capitals CB Jairis (ESP) [51]
  Dallas Loughridge Southside Flyers [52]
  Georgia Pineau September 5 Adelaide Lightning Rockingham Flames (WA) [53]
  Ella Gordon September 6 Adelaide Lightning Bendigo Spirit [54]
  Opal Bird Bendigo Spirit Centre of Excellence (ACT) [55]
  Tera Reed Southside Flyers Melbourne Boomers [56]
  Isabella Brancatisano September 9 Sydney Flames Mount Gambier Pioneers (SA) [57]
  Indiah Bowyer September 10 Canberra Capitals Townsville Fire [58]
  Taylor Mole Geelong United Adelaide Lightning [59]
  Daniel Raber September 11 Geelong United Elitzur Ramla (ISR) [60]
  Manuela Puoch Southside Flyers Dandenong Rangers (VIC) [61]
  Monique Bobongie September 12 Canberra Capitals Centre of Excellence (ACT) [62]
  Lynetta Kizer Geelong United CB Islas Canarias (ESP) [63]
  Brianna Turner September 13 Adelaide Lightning [64]
  Yemiyah Morris Sydney Flames Elitzur Ramla (ISR) [65]
  Sami Whitcomb September 14 Bendigo Spirit Townsville Fire [66]
  Alice Kunek September 16 Southside Flyers Townsville Fire [67]
  Katie Deeble September 17 Canberra Capitals Wake Forest Demon Deacons (USA) [68]
  Meg Jefferson September 19 Canberra Capitals Hills Hornets (NSW) [69]
  Charli Collier September 24 Canberra Capitals Heilongjiang Dragons (CHN) [70]
  Naz Hillmon October 3 Southside Flyers Melbourne Boomers [71]
  Veronica Burton October 9 Bendigo Spirit AZS UMCS Lublin (POL) [72]
  Mikayla Vaughn October 10 Southside Flyers AZS Poznań (POL) [73]
  Zia Cooke October 17 Townsville Fire Los Angeles Sparks (USA) [74]
  Carla Pitman October 18 Sydney Flames [75]
  Piper Anderson October 22 Sydney Flames Sydney Comets (NSW) [76]
  Caitlyn Martin Sydney Flames Norths Bears (NSW)
  Tayah Burrows October 24 Southside Flyers Luleå Basket (SWE) [77]
  Claudea Waihape-Andrews October 29 Canberra Capitals [78]
  Nikki Worner Canberra Capitals Canberra Nationals (ACT)

Outgoing movement

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Going overseas

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Player Date signed Former team New team Ref
  Isla Juffermans November 9 Sydney Flames Louisville Cardinals (USA) [79]
  Stephanie Reid May 10 Townsville Fire Sopron Basket (HUN) [80][81]
  Zitina Aokuso May 11 Townsville Fire OGM Ormanspor (TUR) [82][83]
  Esra McGoldrick May 13 Bendigo Spirit Mainland Pouākai (NZL) [84]
  Mehryn Kraker June 10 Bendigo Spirit Luleå Basket (SWE) [85]
  Alexandra Sharp July 2 Canberra Capitals CB Estudiantes (ESP) [86]
  McKenna Dale July 19 Bendigo Spirit Tauranga Whai (NZL) [87]
  Lara McSpadden July 25 Sydney Flames Tauranga Whai (NZL) [88]
  Jasmine Dickey July 30 Southside Flyers Keflavík (ISL) [89]
  Tahlia Tupaea August 1 Canberra Capitals Northern Kāhu (NZL) [90]
  Jade Kirisome August 7 Canberra Capitals Tauranga Whai (NZL) [91]
  Penina Davidson August 13 Melbourne Boomers Northern Kāhu (NZL) [92]
  Chloe Forster August 15 Perth Lynx Northern Kāhu (NZL) [93]
  Cassandra Brown Townsville Fire Mainland Pouākai (NZL) [94]
  Lilly Rotunno August 21 Melbourne Boomers Northern Kāhu (NZL) [95]
  Ahlise Hurst Sydney Flames Southern Hoiho (NZL) [96]
  Paige Bradley August 22 Sydney Flames Southern Hoiho (NZL) [97]
  Amanda Zahui B. August 31 Townsville Fire CCC Polkowice (POL) [98]
  Emily Potter September 8 Perth Lynx ŽKK Crvena zvezda (SRB) [99]
  Louise Brown September 12 Southside Flyers Tokomanawa Queens (NZL) [100]

Retirement

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Name Date Team(s) played (years) Notes Ref.
  Tess Madgen September 3 Australian Institute of Sport (2008–2010)
Bendigo Spirit (2010–2012)
Bulleen / Melbourne Boomers (2012–2016, 2020–2023)
Townsville Fire (2018–2020)
Sydney Flames (2023–24)
WNBL Champion (2023)
2x All-WNBL Team (2015, 2020)
Also played overseas in Poland and the United States.
Represented Australia national team across 13 years.
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See also

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References

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