2011 WNBL Finals

2011 WNBL Finals
Dates	23 February – 13 March 2011
MVP	Sharin Milner (Bulleen)
Preliminary final	Canberra def. Bendigo,; 83–78

The 2011 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2010–11 season.^[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Bulleen Boomers.^[2]

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Bulleen Boomers	19	3	86.4	22
2	Canberra Capitals	18	4	81.8	22
3	Bendigo Spirit	15	7	68.2	22
4	Dandenong Rangers	12	10	54.5	22
5	Logan Thunder	12	10	54.5	22

6	Sydney Uni Flames	10	12	45.5	22
7	Townsville Fire	10	12	45.5	22
8	West Coast Waves	8	14	36.4	22
9	Adelaide Lightning	3	19	13.6	22
10	AIS	3	19	13.6	22

Bracket


Elimination final			Semifinals			Preliminary final		Grand final



			1	Bulleen Boomers	71			Bulleen Boomers	103

			2	Canberra Capitals	67			Canberra Capitals	78

						Canberra Capitals	83

						Bendigo Spirit	78

			3	Bendigo Spirit	74

			5	Logan Thunder	53

4	Dandenong Rangers	73

5	Logan Thunder	83

Elimination final

(4) Dandenong Rangers vs. (5) Logan Thunder

23 February 2011

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	73–83	Logan Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 22–22, 15–22, 13–22
Pts: MacLeod 24 Rebs: Cumming 8 Asts: MacLeod 7		Pts: Camino 21 Rebs: Francis, Veal 11 Asts: Veal 8

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria^[3]

Semi-finals

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

26 February 2011

Boxscore

Bulleen Boomers	71–67	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 17–12, 19–19, 23–21
Pts: Cambage 29 Rebs: Zavecz 10 Asts: Cambage 2		Pts: Bibby 22 Rebs: Bowley 8 Asts: Hunt, Wilson 4

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Victoria^[4]

(3) Bendigo Spirit vs. (5) Logan Thunder

27 February 2011

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	74–53	Logan Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 17–14, 18–12, 25–11
Pts: Madgen 23 Rebs: Richards 13 Asts: Harrower 8		Pts: Camino 14 Rebs: Graham, Veal 5 Asts: Veal 4

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria^[5]

Preliminary final

(2) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Bendigo Spirit

5 March 2011

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	83–78	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 16-20, 19–18, 22–22
Pts: Wilson 21 Rebs: Tolo 9 Asts: Lacey 4		Pts: Harrower 26 Rebs: Richards 13 Asts: Harrower 3

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory^[6]

Grand Final

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

13 March 2011

Boxscore

Bulleen Boomers	103–78	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 27–21, 23-19, 24–23
Pts: Milner 27 Rebs: Penaluna 14 Asts: Milner 5		Pts: Batkovic 28 Rebs: Cosier, Wilson 9 Asts: Batkovic, Hunt, Romeo 2

State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Victoria^[7]

Rosters

2010–11 Bulleen Boomers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
G	4	Milner, Sharin (C)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
F	5	Kunek, Alice	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G	6	Glaubitz, Desiree (C)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
C	7	Hammonds, Shelley	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C	8	Cambage, Liz	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G	9	Reid, Kylie	1.73 m (5 ft 8 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)
G	14	Todhunter, Amelia	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
C	21	Penaluna, Elyse	1.93 m (6 ft 4 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

2010–11 Canberra Capitals roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
G	4	Lacey, Alison	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
F	5	Dalgleish, Michaela	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
G	8	Wilson, Carly	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
C	9	Batkovic, Suzy	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
G	10	Hunt, Nicole	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
G	11	Bibby, Jessica (C)	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
F/C	12	Tolo, Marianna	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G	14	Romeo, Nicole	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
F	20	Haynes, Rebecca	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F	21	Bowley, Hannah	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G	30	Cosier, Michelle	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
C	41	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

^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "BULLEEN DEFEAT CANBERRA TO CLAIM FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP". australia.basketball. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "Thunder rally to eliminate Rangers". ABC News. abc.net.au. 23 February 2011.
^ "Boomers lock up home final". ABC News. abc.net.au. 26 February 2011.
^ "Spirit silence Thunder in second semi". ABC News. abc.net.au. 27 February 2011.
^ "Caps, Boomers in another WNBL decider". ABC News. abc.net.au. 5 March 2011.
^ "Milner fires Boomers to maiden title". ABC News. abc.net.au. 13 March 2011.

[1] "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[2] "BULLEEN DEFEAT CANBERRA TO CLAIM FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP". australia.basketball. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[3] "Thunder rally to eliminate Rangers". ABC News. abc.net.au. 23 February 2011.

[4] "Boomers lock up home final". ABC News. abc.net.au. 26 February 2011.

[5] "Spirit silence Thunder in second semi". ABC News. abc.net.au. 27 February 2011.

[6] "Caps, Boomers in another WNBL decider". ABC News. abc.net.au. 5 March 2011.

[7] "Milner fires Boomers to maiden title". ABC News. abc.net.au. 13 March 2011.

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