2005 WNBL Finals

The 2005 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2004–05 season.[1] The Dandenong Rangers were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, defeating the Sydney Uni Flames 52–47.[2]

2005 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Dandenong Rangers Gary Fox 1 Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 0
Dates	2 – 19 February 2005
MVP	Jacinta Hamilton (Dandenong)
Preliminary Final	Sydney def. Bulleen 79–71

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Dandenong Rangers	19	2	90.0	21
2	Bulleen Boomers	16	5	76.0	21
3	Sydney Uni Flames	16	5	76.0	21
4	Adelaide Lightning	13	8	62.0	21
5	Canberra Capitals	9	12	43.0	21
6	Townsville Fire	7	14	33.0	21
7	AIS	3	18	14.0	21
8	Perth Lynx	1	20	5.00	21

Finals

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
1	Dandenong Rangers	63
2	Bulleen Boomers	59
					Bulleen Boomers		71			Dandenong Rangers	52
					Sydney Uni Flames		79			Sydney Uni Flames	47
3	Sydney Uni Flames	94
4	Adelaide Lightning	93		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

Semi Finals

(1) Dandenong Rangers vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers

2 February, 2005

[3]

Dandenong Rangers	63–59	Bulleen Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 10–15, 16–19, 12–15
Pts: Richards 16 Rebs: McInerny 10 Asts: Wilson 3		Pts: Cavanagh, Grima 12 Rebs: Grima 12 Asts: Cavanagh 5

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria[4]

(3) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning

4 February, 2005

[5]

Sydney Uni Flames	94–93 (OT)	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 22–24, 18–19, 11–15, Overtime: 17–16
Pts: Snell 40 Rebs: Afeaki 8 Asts: Snell 5		Pts: Phillips 40 Rebs: Summerton 7 Asts: Phillips 5

Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre, Sydney, New South Wales[6]

Preliminary Final

(2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Sydney Uni Flames

12 February, 2005

[7]

Bulleen Boomers	71–79	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 23–16, 9–19, 11–27
Pts: Davis 17 Rebs: Cavanagh, Grima 8 Asts: Hibbert 4		Pts: Snell 22 Rebs: Musselwhite 9 Asts: Five players 2

The Veneto Club, Melbourne, Victoria[8]

Grand Final

(1) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Sydney Uni Flames

19 February, 2005

[9]

Dandenong Rangers	52–47	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–16, 11–11, 13–15
Pts: Hamilton 23 Rebs: McInerny 14 Asts: Hamilton, Wilson 2		Pts: Fallon 14 Rebs: Fallon 8 Asts: Hennessy 3

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria

Rosters

2004–05 Dandenong Rangers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Ryan, Caitlin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 5 Wilson, Carly 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 6 Ranford, Deanne 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) F/C 7 Douglas, Allie 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) G 8 Richards, Samantha 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 9 McInerny, Emily 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) G 11 Bibby, Jessica 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) G/F 12 Downie, Alison 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) F/C 14 Randall, Emma 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 15 Hamilton, Jacinta 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Head coach Gary Fox Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2004–05 Sydney Uni Flames roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Gilbert, Adrianne 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) G 5 Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 6 MacKinnon, Rebecca F/C 7 Hoare, Tammy 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) G 8 Afeaki, Eva 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) F 9 Fallon, Trisha 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G/F 10 Snell, Belinda (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 11 Hennessy, Briana 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 12 Fitzgerald, Lauren G 15 Musselwhite, Michelle 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Head coach Karen Dalton Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.
2. "Flame-resistant Rangers take WNBL crown". abc.net.au.
3. WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Rangers v Boomers 2-2-05 Archived June 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Rangers through to WNBL final". abc.net.au.
5. WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Flames v Lightning 4-2-05 Archived June 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Uni kills Adelaide's finals hopes". abc.net.au.
7. WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Boomers v Flames 12-2-05 Archived June 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
8. "Bulleen's WNBL hopes go up in Flames". abc.net.au.
9. WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Rangers v Flames 19-2-05 Archived June 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine