2007 WNBL Finals

2007 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 1
Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 0
Dates2 – 17 February 2007
MVPTracey Beatty (Canberra)
Preliminary finalCanberra def. Adelaide,
82–74
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The 2007 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2006–07 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, defeating the Sydney Uni Flames 73–59.[2] The 2007 Championship would be Canberra's fifth overall title.

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Sydney Uni Flames 16 5 76.2 21
2 Canberra Capitals 15 6 71.4 21
3 Adelaide Lightning 15 6 71.4 21
4 Dandenong Rangers 12 9 57.1 21
5 Bulleen Boomers 12 9 57.1 21
6 Townsville Fire 10 11 47.6 21
7 Perth Lynx 3 18 14.3 21
8 AIS 1 20 4.8 21

Bracket

Semi-finals

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

2 February 2007
Report
Sydney Uni Flames 74–65 Canberra Capitals
Pts: Porter 19
Rebs: Fallon, Porter 8
Asts: Three tied 3
Pts: Beatty 14
Rebs: Loffhagen 12
Asts: Abrams 7
Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre, Sydney, New South Wales

(3) Adelaide Lightning vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

2 February 2007
Report
Adelaide Lightning 66–61 Dandenong Rangers
Pts: Foley 21
Rebs: Rasmussen 14
Asts: Rasmussen 6
Pts: O'Hea 28
Rebs: O'Hea 6
Asts: MacLeod 4

Preliminary final

(2) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning

10 February 2007
Report
Canberra Capitals 82–74 Adelaide Lightning
Pts: Bibby 23
Rebs: Abrams, Bishop 6
Asts: Bevilaqua 4
Pts: Gahan 20
Rebs: Gahan 10
Asts: King 3

Grand Final

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

17 February 2007
Report
Sydney Uni Flames 59–73 Canberra Capitals
Pts: Porter 15
Rebs: Musselwhite 7
Asts: Poto 3
Pts: Hurst 15
Rebs: Beatty 12
Asts: Bevilaqua 4
Penrith Sports Stadium, Penrith, New South Wales

Rosters

2006–07 Sydney Uni Flames roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 6 Australia Poto, Alicia 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
G 8 Australia Afeaki, Eva 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 9 Australia Fallon, Trisha 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 11 Australia Dombkins, Mikaela 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 12 Australia Smith, Melissa 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 13 Australia Herrick, Rachel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 14 Australia Porter, Natalie (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 15 Australia Musselwhite, Michelle 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
F 22 Australia Woodyard, Georgia 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 32 Australia Veal, Kristen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Vlad Alava
  • Australia Darren Allie
  • Australia Michael Haynes

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured


2006–07 Canberra Capitals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 7 Australia Hurst, Natalie 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
F 9 Australia Sinclair, Peta 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
F/C 10 Australia Bishop, Abby 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 12 Australia Dalgleish, Michaela 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 13 Australia Abrams, Kellie (C) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 11 Australia Bibby, Jessica 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 22 New Zealand Loffhagen, Donna 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 25 Australia Beatty, Tracey 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 32 Australia Gwyther, Kylie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 44 Australia Bevilaqua, Tully 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Sandy Tomley

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

References

  1. ^ "MEDIA GUIDE – WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Capitals clinch WNBL title". ABC News. abc.net.au. 17 February 2007.
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