2019–20 Townsville Fire season
2019–20 Townsville Fire season | |||
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Head Coach | Shannon Seebohm | ||
Captain | Micaela Cocks | ||
Venue | Townsville Stadium | ||
Results | |||
Record | 5–16 | ||
Ladder | 8th | ||
Finals | Did not qualify | ||
Leaders | |||
Points | Bishop (15.9) | ||
Rebounds | Bishop (7.6) | ||
Assists | Vanloo (4.4) | ||
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The 2019–20 Townsville Fire season is the 19th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[1]
James Cook University remain as the Fire's naming rights partner after signing a three-year extension in September 2019.[2] 2019–20 will be the Fire's first season under new head coach, Shannon Seebohm, who overtook the role from Claudia Brassard after she spent three seasons in the position.[3][4]
Roster
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Standings
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
1 | Southside Flyers | 17 | 4 | 80.9 | 21 | ||||
2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
3 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
4 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | ||||
5 | Perth Lynx | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 | ||||
6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
7 | Bendigo Spirit | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 | ||||
8 | Townsville Fire | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 |
Results
Pre-season
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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1 | September 28 | Sydney | 58–77 | – | – | – | Townsville Stadium | 0–1 |
2 | September 29 | Sydney | 87–93 | – | – | – | Townsville Stadium | 0–2 |
Regular season
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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1 | October 12 | @ Southside | 72–81 | Carleton (20) | Carleton, Madgen, Garbin (7) | Madgen, Vanloo (4) | Dandenong Stadium | 0–1 |
2 | October 18 | Adelaide | 68–86 | Bishop (24) | Garbin (10) | Madgen (4) | Townsville Stadium | 0–2 |
3 | October 20 | @ Canberra | 65–67 | Carleton (14) | Bishop (13) | Vanloo (5) | National Convention Centre | 0–3 |
4 | October 27 | Melbourne | 71–80 | Bishop (20) | Bishop, Garbin, Madgen (6) | Madgen (5) | Townsville Stadium | 0–4 |
5 | November 2 | @ Perth | 93–88 (OT) | Bishop (31) | Bishop (11) | Cocks, Madgen (5) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 1–4 |
6 | November 7 | @ Sydney | 73–82 | Garbin (19) | Garbin (7) | Bishop (7) | Brydens Stadium | 1–5 |
7 | November 23 | Southside | 59–91 | Bishop (20) | Bishop (8) | Cocks, Garbin (3) | Townsville Stadium | 1–6 |
8 | November 30 | @ Canberra | 78–87 | Bishop (23) | Carleton (7) | Madgen (6) | National Convention Centre | 1–7 |
9 | December 8 | Bendigo | 94–80 | Garbin (27) | Carleton, Garbin (7) | Vanloo (9) | Townsville Stadium | 2–7 |
10 | December 13 | @ Southside | 62–81 | Garbin (28) | Bishop, Madgen (6) | Vanloo (8) | Dandenong Stadium | 2–8 |
11 | December 15 | Sydney | 61–57 | Garbin, Madgen (15) | Carleton (13) | Bishop, Cocks (4) | Townsville Stadium | 3–8 |
12 | December 21 | Perth | 77–82 | Bishop (18) | Bishop (16) | Vanloo (7) | Townsville Stadium | 3–9 |
13 | December 27 | @ Melbourne | 61–77 | Bishop (19) | Garbin (7) | Madgen (4) | State Basketball Centre | 3–10 |
14 | December 28 | @ Bendigo | 78–79 | Carleton (19) | Carleton (12) | Vanloo (9) | Bendigo Stadium | 3–11 |
15 | January 3 | Adelaide | 61–87 | Garbin (21) | Garbin (7) | Madgen (5) | Townsville Stadium | 3–12 |
16 | January 10 | Canberra | 102–69 | Madgen (26) | Carleton (11) | Vanloo (10) | Townsville Stadium | 4–12 |
17 | January 12 | @ Sydney | 83–76 | Garbin (18) | Garbin (9) | Vanloo (6) | Brydens Stadium | 5–12 |
18 | January 17 | @ Adelaide | 60–77 | Madgen (19) | Garbin (10) | Madgen (4) | Titanium Security Arena | 5–13 |
19 | January 19 | @ Perth | 62–95 | Garbin (19) | Carleton (12) | Carleton, Gaze, Vanloo (3) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 5–14 |
20 | January 25 | Melbourne | 68–79 | Carleton (16) | Boag, Garbin (7) | Vanloo (8) | Townsville Stadium | 5–15 |
21 | February 1 | Bendigo | 69–89 | Boag (22) | Boag (15) | Vanloo (7) | Townsville Stadium | 5–16 |
Awards
In-season
Award | Recipient | Round(s) | Ref. |
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Player of the Week | Bridget Carleton | Round 13 | [5] |
Team of the Week | Abby Bishop | Rounds 2 & 4 | |
Micaela Cocks | Round 4 | ||
Darcee Garbin | Rounds 8 & 9 | ||
Bridget Carleton | Round 13 | ||
Julie Vanloo | Round 13 |
Club Awards
Award | Recipient | Date | Ref. |
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Most Valuable Player | Darcee Garbin | 5 February 2020 | [6] |
Players' Player | Micaela Cocks | [7] | |
Coaches Award | Micaela Cocks | [8] | |
Club Person of the Year | Kate Gaze | [9] | |
Commitment to Excellence Award | Tess Madgen | [10] |
References
- ^ "THE 2019/20 SCHEDULE HAS ARRIVED". Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "JCU EXTEND NAME RIGHTS OF TOWNSVILLE FIRE FOR A FURTHER 3 SEASONS". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "BRASSARD STEPS DOWN FROM THE FIRE". Townsville Fire. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "THE TOWNSVILLE FIRE'S NEW ERA HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED WITH THE SIGNING OF NEW HEAD COACH". Townsville Fire. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "#WNBL20 Rd 13 Player of the Week". facebook.com.
- ^ "JCU Townsville Fire on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ "JCU Townsville Fire on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ "JCU Townsville Fire on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/townsvillefire/photos/pb.162286343832192.-2207520000../2844085705652229/ [user-generated source]
- ^ "JCU Townsville Fire on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022.[user-generated source]
External links
- Townsville Fire Official website