2008 WNBL Finals

The 2008 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2007–08 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions but were defeated by Dandenong in the Semi-finals. The Adelaide Lightning won their fifth WNBL championship with a 92–82 win over the Sydney Uni Flames.[2]

2008 WNBL Finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Adelaide Lightning	Vicki Valk	1
Sydney Uni Flames	Karen Dalton	0

Dates

23 February – 8 March 2008

MVP

Renae Camino (Adelaide)

Preliminary Final

Adelaide def. Dandenong,
74–64

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Adelaide Lightning	21	3	87.5	24
2	Sydney Uni Flames	17	7	70.83	24
3	Canberra Capitals	17	7	70.83	24
4	Dandenong Rangers	12	12	50	24
5	Bulleen Boomers	11	13	45.83	24

6	Townsville Fire	10	14	41.67	24
7	Bendigo Spirit	10	14	41.67	24
8	Christchurch Sirens	9	15	37.5	24
9	AIS	8	16	33.33	24
10	Perth Lynx	5	19	20.83	24

Bracket


	Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final



	Adelaide Lightning		71								Sydney Uni Flames		82

	Sydney Uni Flames		90								Adelaide Lightning		92

						Adelaide Lightning		74

						Dandenong Rangers		64

	Canberra Capitals		54

	Dandenong Rangers		60

Semi-finals

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames

23 February 2008

Adelaide Lightning	71–90	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 20–19, 21–31, 18–23
Pts: Camino 20 Rebs: Camino 10 Asts: Phillips 5		Pts: Porter, Poto 17 Rebs: Poto 8 Asts: Veal 7

Distinctive Homes Dome, Adelaide, South Australia

(3) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

22 February 2008

Canberra Capitals	54–60	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 17–10, 9–20, 12–22
Pts: Bishop 15 Rebs: Beatty 10 Asts: Bevilaqua 4		Pts: Ryan 18 Rebs: Brogan 7 Asts: Three tied 2

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Preliminary final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

1 March 2008

Adelaide Lightning	74–64	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 21–19, 22–19, 10–14
Pts: Camino 24 Rebs: Woosnam 12 Asts: Woosnam 9		Pts: Brogan 18 Rebs: Brogan 11 Asts: McInerny 5

Distinctive Homes Dome, Adelaide, South Australia

Grand Final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames

8 March 2008

Sydney Uni Flames	82–92	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 19–10, 17–24, 30–28
Pts: Porter 23 Rebs: Musselwhite 9 Asts: Poto 6		Pts: Camino 32 Rebs: Camino, Whittle 9 Asts: Foley 6

Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, New South Wales

Rosters

2007–08 Sydney Uni Flames roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.
F	4		Shiels, Kiera	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F	5		Rice, Molly	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
G	6		Poto, Alicia	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
G	8		Afeaki, Eva	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
G	11		Dombkins, Mikaela	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
F	12		Smith, Melissa	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
C	13		Herrick, Rachel	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
F	14		Porter, Natalie (C)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F	15		Musselwhite, Michelle	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
G	23		Lorenzini, Erin	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
G	32		Veal, Kristen	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Head coach

Karen Dalton

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Development player
(I) Import player
Injured

2007–08 Adelaide Lightning roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.
G	5		Mahony, Jessica	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
G	6		King, Lauren	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F	7		Duke, Rebecca	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G	8		Camino, Renae	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
F	9		Woosnam, Samantha (C)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G	11		Marino, Angela	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
C	12		Whittle, Jenny	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
G	13		Phillips, Erin	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
F	21		Gahan, Tracy	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G	24		Foley, Jess	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Head coach

Vicki Valk

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Development player
(I) Import player
Injured

References

"MEDIA GUIDE – WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
"Rampant Adelaide score grand final triumph". abc.net.au.

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