2012 WNBL Finals

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

The 2012 WNBL Finals was 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.

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

	Elimination Final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	Adelaide Lightning	70								Bulleen Boomers		70
						2	Bulleen Boomers	73								Dandenong Rangers		94
											Adelaide Lightning		78
											Dandenong Rangers		91
						3	Dandenong Rangers	77
						4	Townsville Fire	66
	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 21Rebs:Foley 9Asts:Flanagan 9		Pts:Denson 18Rebs:King, Snell 8Asts: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 23Rebs:Batkovic 7Asts:Batkovic, Bishop, Lewis 3		Pts:Cambage 29Rebs:Jarry 10Asts: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 24Rebs:Phillips 14Asts:MacLeod 8		Pts:Payne 18Rebs:Dowdell 9Asts: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 34Rebs:Screen 8Asts:Batkovic, Bishop 4		Pts:O'Hea 28Rebs:Phillips 14Asts: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 22Rebs:Cambage 14		Pts:MacLeod 22Rebs:Phillips, O'Hea 7Asts:MacLeod 9

State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, VictoriaAttendance: 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. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-03-07.