2009 WNBL Finals

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]

2009 WNBL Finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Canberra Capitals	Carrie Graf	1
Bulleen Boomers	Cheryl Chambers	0

Dates

25 February – 13 March 2009

MVP

Natalie Hurst (Canberra)

Preliminary Final

Bulleen def. Townsville,
79–68

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 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

(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

Distinctive Homes Dome, Adelaide, South Australia[3]

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

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory[4]
Attendance: 2,250

(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

The Veneto Club, Melbourne, Victoria[6]

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

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory[7]
Attendance: 5,000

Rosters

2008–09 Canberra Capitals roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.
G	4		Jansen, Lauren	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G	5		Perera, Chantella	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
G	7		Hurst, Natalie	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
G	9		Dalgleish, Michaela	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
F	10		Bishop, Abby	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G	11		Bibby, Jessica	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
F/C	12		Tolo, Marianna	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G	13		Abrams, Kellie (C)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
F	14		Sinclair, Peta	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
F	21		Bowley, Hannah	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C	25		Beatty, Tracey	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
C	30		Cosier, Michelle	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)

Head coach

Carrie Graf

Legend

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

2008–09 Bulleen Boomers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.
G	4		Milner, Sharin	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G	6		Glaubitz, Desiree (C)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
G	9		Reid, Kylie	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
F	11		Carr, Zoe	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
F	14		Dawson, Lucy	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
G	15		Cann, Tenille	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
C	21		Penaluna, Elyse	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G	22		Pardon, Lisa	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G	40		Hibbert, Katrina	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
F	41		Crosswhite, Anna	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Head coach

Cheryl Chambers

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 27 March 2020.
"AUS - Canberra Capitals win the 2008/09 ADF WNBL Grand Final". fiba.basketball.
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