2012 WNBL Finals

The 2012 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2011–12 season.[1] The Bulleen Boomers were the defending champions but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Dandenong Rangers.

2012 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Dandenong Rangers Mark Wright 1 Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher 0
Dates	22 February – 11 March 2012
MVP	Kathleen MacLeod (Dandenong)
Preliminary Final	Dandenong def. Adelaide, 91–78

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Adelaide Lightning	18	4	81.8	22
2	Bulleen Boomers	15	7	68.2	22
3	Dandenong Rangers	14	8	63.4	22
4	Townsville Fire	13	9	59.0	22
5	Sydney Uni Flames	13	9	59.0	22
6	Bendigo Spirit	12	10	54.5	22
7	Logan Thunder	12	10	54.5	22
8	Canberra Capitals	9	13	40.9	22
9	West Coast Waves	2	20	9.0	22
10	AIS	2	20	9.0	22

Bracket

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
1	Adelaide Lightning	70
2	Bulleen Boomers	73
					Adelaide Lightning		78			Bulleen Boomers	70
					Dandenong Rangers		91			Dandenong Rangers	94
3	Dandenong Rangers	77
4	Townsville Fire	66		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

	Elimination Final
	4.	Townsville Fire	85
	5.	Sydney Uni Flames	78

Elimination Final

(4) Townsville Fire vs. (5) Sydney Uni Flames

22 February, 2012

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	85–78	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 23–25, 16–20, 16–11
Pts: Foley 21 Rebs: Foley 9 Asts: Flanagan 9		Pts: Denson 18 Rebs: King, Snell 8 Asts: Poto 5

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

Semi Finals

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers

25 February, 2012

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	71–73	Bulleen Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 11–13, 20–17, 21–18
Pts: Bishop 23 Rebs: Batkovic 7 Asts: Batkovic, Bishop, Lewis 3		Pts: Cambage 29 Rebs: Jarry 10 Asts: Leedham 3

Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia

(3) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Townsville Fire

26 February, 2012

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	77–66	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 15–17, 18–25, 25–8
Pts: O'Hea 24 Rebs: Phillips 14 Asts: MacLeod 8		Pts: Payne 18 Rebs: Dowdell 9 Asts: Cocks 4

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria

Preliminary Final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (3) Dandenong Rangers

4 March, 2012

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	78–91	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 19–15, 19–23, 18–33
Pts: Batkovic 34 Rebs: Screen 8 Asts: Batkovic, Bishop 4		Pts: O'Hea 28 Rebs: Phillips 14 Asts: O'Hea 8

Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia

Grand Final

(2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Dandenong Rangers

11 March, 2012

Bulleen Boomers	70–94	Dandenong Rangers
Pts: Cambage 22 Rebs: Cambage 14		Pts: MacLeod 22 Rebs: Phillips, O'Hea 7 Asts: MacLeod 9

State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 3,500

Rosters

2011–12 Bulleen Boomers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Todhunter, Amelia 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) G 6 Richards, Samantha 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) C 8 Cambage, Liz 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) G 9 Harrington, Kerryn 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) F 10 Kunek, Alice 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) F 11 Roberts, Tayla 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) F 12 Jarry, Rachel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 13 Perera, Chantella 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) F 15 Pearce, Lauren 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) G/F 23 Leedham, Johannah 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G/F 33 Probst, Faith 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Head coach Tom Maher Assistant coach(es) Michele Timms Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2011–12 Dandenong Rangers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G/F 4 O'Hea, Jenna 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 5 Clydesdale, Aimie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G/F 6 Woosnam, Sam 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) F 7 Cunningham, Tegan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) G 8 Cumming, Stephanie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) F 9 Terdich, Hope 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) G 11 Papavs, Clare 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F 12 Downie, Alison 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) C 22 Tomlinson, Louella 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) C 25 Phillips, Krista 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) G 44 MacLeod, Kathleen (C) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) F 51 Wilkins, Brittany 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Head coach Mark Wright Assistant coach(es) Andrew Sherwell Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.