2010 WNBL Finals

The 2010 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2009–10 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title with a 75–70 win over the Bulleen Boomers in the Grand Final.[2]

2010 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 1 Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher 0
Dates	17 February – 6 March 2010
MVP	Lauren Jackson (Canberra)
Preliminary Final	Canberra def. Sydney, 61–56

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Bulleen Boomers	21	1	95.5	22
2	Sydney Uni Flames	17	5	77.3	22
3	Canberra Capitals	16	6	72.7	22
4	Townsville Fire	14	8	63.6	22
5	Bendigo Spirit	13	9	59.1	22
6	Adelaide Lightning	13	9	59.1	22
7	Dandenong Rangers	7	15	31.8	22
8	Logan Thunder	6	16	27.3	22
9	Perth Lynx	2	20	9.1	22
10	Australian Institute of Sport	1	21	4.5	22

Bracket

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
1	Bulleen Boomers	72
2	Sydney Uni Flames	55
					Sydney Uni Flames		56			Bulleen Boomers	70
					Canberra Capitals		61			Canberra Capitals	75
3	Canberra Capitals	70
4	Townsville Fire	39		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

	Elimination Final
	4.	Townsville Fire	84
	5.	Bendigo Spirit	73

Elimination Final

(4) Townsville Fire vs. (5) Bendigo Spirit

17 February, 2010

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	84–73	Bendigo Spirit
Pts: Flanagan 21 Rebs: Smith 16 Asts: Cox 4		Pts: Harrower 23 Rebs: Finnigan 6 Asts: Harrower 5

NPA Stadium, Townsville, Queensland[3]

Semi Finals

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

20 February, 2010

Boxscore

Bulleen Boomers	72–55	Sydney Uni Flames
Pts: O'Hea 20 Rebs: Cambage 12 Asts: Milner 5		Pts: Porter 22 Rebs: Porter 10 Asts: Afeaki 5

Knox Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria[4]

(3) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Townsville Fire

21 February, 2010

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	70–39	Townsville Fire
Pts: Bishop 20 Rebs: Bishop 16 Asts: Wilson 6		Pts: Flanagan 9 Rebs: Smith 5 Asts: Cox 2

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory[5]

Preliminary Final

(2) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (3) Canberra Capitals

27 February, 2010

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	56–61	Canberra Capitals
Pts: Smith 20 Rebs: Dombkins 10 Asts: Afeaki 3		Pts: Hurst 18 Rebs: Jackson 18 Asts: Abrams 6

State Sports Centre, Sydney, New South Wales[6]

Grand Final

(1) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Canberra Capitals

6 March, 2010

Boxscore

Bulleen Boomers	70–75	Canberra Capitals
Pts: O'Hea 26 Rebs: Cambage 11 Asts: O'Hea 5		Pts: Hurst 21 Rebs: Jackson 13 Asts: Hurst 3

State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Victoria

Rosters

2009–10 Bulleen Boomers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Milner, Sharin (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 6 Glaubitz, Desiree (C) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) C 8 Cambage, Liz 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) G 9 Reid, Kylie 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G 10 Jeffers, Lauren 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) G/F 11 O'Hea, Jenna 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) F 12 Jarry, Rachel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) F 15 Pearce, Lauren 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) C 21 Penaluna, Elyse 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 22 Pardon, Lisa 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G/F 33 Zavecz, Hanna 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) F 41 Crosswhite, Anna 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Head coach Tom Maher Assistant coach(es) Michele Timms Gary Fox Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2009–10 Canberra Capitals roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 5 Perera, Chantella 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) G 7 Hurst, Natalie 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) G 8 Wilson, Carly 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) G 9 Romeo, Nicole 1.66 m (5 ft 5 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 Rose, Katie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F/C 15 Jackson, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 21 Bowley, Hannah 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) C 25 Beatty, Tracey 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Head coach Carrie Graf Assistant coach(es) Chris Lucas Sandy Tomley Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.
2. "Caps take WNBL championship". abc.net.au.
3. "Fire end Spirit's season". abc.net.au.
4. "Boomers march into decider". abc.net.au.
5. "Capitals snuff out Fire". abc.net.au.
6. "Capitals reach WNBL grand final". abc.net.au.