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2019 WNBL finals
TeamCoachWins
Canberra Capitals Paul Goriss 2
Adelaide Lightning Chris Lucas 1
Dates25 January – February 2019
MVPKelsey Griffin (CAN)
Preliminary finalCanberra def. Perth, 2–0
Adelaide def. Melbourne, 2–0
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The 2019 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2018–19 season. The Townsville Fire were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for the finals series.

Standings

# WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Canberra Capitals 16 5 76.1 21
2 Melbourne Boomers 15 6 71.4 21
3 Adelaide Lightning 13 8 61.9 21
4 Perth Lynx 13 8 61.9 21
5 Dandenong Rangers 9 12 42.8 21
6 Townsville Fire 9 12 42.8 21
7 Bendigo Spirit 7 14 33.3 21
8 Sydney Uni Flames 2 19 9.5 21

Bracket

Semifinals Grand Final
      
1  Canberra Capitals 2
4  Perth Lynx 0
1  Canberra Capitals 2
3  Adelaide Lightning 1
3  Adelaide Lightning 2
2  Melbourne Boomers 0

Semi-finals

(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Perth Lynx

25 January 2019
7:00 PM (AEDT)
Boxscore
Canberra Capitals 95–76 Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 10–27, 34–13, 23–20
Pts: Nurse 31
Rebs: Griffin 12
Asts: Griffin, Mitchell, Wilson 7		 Pts: McPhee 25
Rebs: McPhee 8
Asts: Farnworth 4
AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 2,212
Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly
31 January 2019
6:30 PM (AWST)
Boxscore
Perth Lynx 75–91 Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 12–28, 23–17, 17–32
Pts: Ebzery, Schwagmeyer 17
Rebs: McPhee 19
Asts: Allen, Ebzery 4		 Pts: Nurse 27
Rebs: Griffin 13
Asts: Wilson 12
Canberra win series, 2–0
Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia
Attendance: 1,155
Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly

(2) Melbourne Boomers vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning

27 January 2019
5:00 PM (AEDT)
Boxscore
Melbourne Boomers 60–76 Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 20–24, 13–21, 12–20
Pts: Magbegor 14
Rebs: George 12
Asts: Allen 5		 Pts: Seekamp 18
Rebs: Alexander 11
Asts: Seekamp 6
State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 2,213
Referees: Daniel Battye, Sarah Carey, Guy Richards
31 January 2019
7:00 PM (ACDT)
Boxscore
Adelaide Lightning 100–92 Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 22–26, 29–21, 24–23
Pts: Coffey 30
Rebs: Alexander, Coffey 9
Asts: Seekamp 12		 Pts: Allen 29
Rebs: George 9
Asts: Allen 6
Adelaide win series, 2–0
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 1,017
Referees: Daniel Battye, Sarah Carey, Guy Richards

Grand Final

(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning

9 February 2019
5:30PM (AEDT)
Boxscore
Canberra Capitals 88–67 Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 30–13, 20–18, 20–11
Pts: Nurse 23
Rebs: Griffin 12
Asts: Mitchell 8		 Pts: Nicholson 21
Rebs: Coffey 11
Asts: Seekamp 8
AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 4,120
Referees: Sarah Carey, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly
13 February 2019
6:30PM (ACDT)
Boxscore
Adelaide Lightning 74–73 Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–21, 18–12, 19–17
Pts: Seekamp 19
Rebs: Alexander 11
Asts: Seekamp 5		 Pts: Griffin 24
Rebs: Griffin 23
Asts: Mitchell 9
Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia
Attendance: 3,702
Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly
16 February 2019
5:00PM (AEDT)
Boxscore
Canberra Capitals 93–73 Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 24–21, 25–17, 19–11
Pts: Griffin 29
Rebs: Griffin 15
Asts: Mitchell 6		 Pts: Planeta 15
Rebs: Alexander 7
Asts: Coffey, Nicholson 3
Canberra win series, 2–1
AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 4,817
Referees: Daniel Battye, Craig Copes, Jason Kelly

Rosters

2018–19 Canberra Capitals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
F 2 Australia Young, Hannah 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 5 Australia Mitchell, Leilani 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
C 7 Australia Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 8 Australia Cubillo, Abby 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
G 9 Australia Rocci, Maddison 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
G 11 Canada Nurse, Kia 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
C 12 Australia Tolo, Marianna (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 21 Australia Froling, Keely 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 22 Australia Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 23 Australia Griffin, Kelsey (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 25 Australia Loader, Eliza-Jane 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
F 41 United States McLaren, Kaili 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 February 2019
2018–19 Adelaide Lightning roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 1 Australia Nicholson, Lauren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F 3 Australia Taia, Ashley 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 5 Australia Clydesdale, Aimie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 6 Australia Blicavs, Stephanie (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F/C 8 Australia Brook, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 9 Australia Pirini, Mikayla 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 11 New Zealand Davidson, Penina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 12 United States Coffey, Nia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 22 Australia Porter, Ruby 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 35 Australia Seekamp, Nicole (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
C 40 Canada Alexander, Kayla 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 42 United States Planeta, Colleen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 February 2019

References

  1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
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