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2009 WNBL Finals

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2009 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 1
Bulleen Boomers Cheryl Chambers 0
Dates25 February – 13 March 2009
MVPNatalie Hurst (Canberra)
Preliminary finalBulleen def. Townsville,
79–68
← 2008 WNBL finals 2010 →

The 2009 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2008–09 season.[1] The Adelaide Lightning were the defending champions but were defeated by Townsville in the Semi-finals. The Canberra Capitals won their sixth WNBL championship with a 61–58 win over the Bulleen Boomers.[2]

Standings

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# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Canberra Capitals 19 3 86.36 22
2 Bulleen Boomers 17 5 77.27 22
3 Townsville Fire 16 6 72.73 22
4 Adelaide Lightning 15 7 68.18 22
5 Bendigo Spirit 14 8 63.64 22
6 Sydney Uni Flames 9 13 40.91 22
7 Dandenong Rangers 7 15 31.82 22
8 Logan Thunder 7 15 31.82 22
9 Perth Lynx 4 18 18.18 22
10 Australian Institute of Sport 2 20 9.09 22

Bracket

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Elimination final

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(4) Adelaide Lightning vs. (5) Bendigo Spirit

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25 February 2009
Adelaide Lightning 81–73 Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 20–23, 22–11, 19–21
Pts: Duke 19
Rebs: Francis, Gahan 9
Asts: Francis, Gahan 4
Pts: Harrower 22
Rebs: King 8
Asts: Harrower 7

Semi-finals

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(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers

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(3) Townsville Fire vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning

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28 February 2009
Townsville Fire 91–78 Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 18–14, 21–26, 23–25
Pts: Cox 24
Rebs: Cox 9
Asts: Flanagan 4
Pts: Foley 24
Rebs: Foley, Gahan 5
Asts: Duke, Gahan 4
Sea FM Stadium, Townsville, Queensland[5]

Preliminary final

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(2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Townsville Fire

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6 March 2009
Bulleen Boomers 79–68 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 24–14, 19–18, 20–18
Pts: Glaubitz 31
Rebs: Carr, Hibbert 9
Asts: Milner 5
Pts: Cox 17
Rebs: Crouse 11
Asts: Lewis 3

Grand Final

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(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers

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13 March 2009
5:30 PM (AEDT)
Canberra Capitals 61–58 Bulleen Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 19–17, 16–10, 13–16
Pts: Cosier 13
Rebs: Bishop 14
Asts: Abrams 4
Pts: Hibbert, Penaluna 14
Rebs: Hibbert 8
Asts: Milner 7

Rosters

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References

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  1. ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ "AUS - Canberra Capitals win the 2008/09 ADF WNBL Grand Final". fiba.basketball.
  3. ^ "Lightning triumphs over Spirit in WNBL". ABC News. abc.net.au. 25 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Capitals move into WNBL grand final". ABC News. abc.net.au. 27 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Dominant Fire through to WNBL prelim". ABC News. abc.net.au. 28 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Boomers set up Capitals meeting". ABC News. abc.net.au. 6 March 2009.
  7. ^ "Capitals crowned WNBL champions in a thriller". ABC News. abc.net.au. 13 March 2009.