2005 WNBL Finals

2005 WNBL finals

Team Coach Wins Dandenong Rangers Gary Fox 1 Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 0
Dates	4 – 19 February 2005
MVP	Jacinta Hamilton (Dandenong)
Preliminary final	Sydney def. Bulleen 79–71

The 2005 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2004–05 season.^[1] The Dandenong Rangers were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, defeating the Sydney Uni Flames 52–47.^[2]

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Dandenong Rangers	19	2	90.0	21
2	Bulleen Boomers	16	5	76.0	21
3	Sydney Uni Flames	16	5	76.0	21
4	Adelaide Lightning	13	8	62.0	21
5	Canberra Capitals	9	12	43.0	21
6	Townsville Fire	7	14	33.0	21
7	AIS	3	18	14.0	21
8	Perth Lynx	1	20	5.00	21

Finals

	Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
	Dandenong Rangers		63								Dandenong Rangers		52
	Bulleen Boomers		59								Sydney Uni Flames		47
						Bulleen Boomers		71
						Sydney Uni Flames		79
	Sydney Uni Flames		94
	Adelaide Lightning		93

Semi-finals

(1) Dandenong Rangers vs. (2) Bulleen Boomers

5 February 2005

[3]

Dandenong Rangers	63–59	Bulleen Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 10–15, 16–19, 12–15
Pts: Richards 16 Rebs: McInerny 10 Asts: Wilson 3		Pts: Cavanagh, Grima 12 Rebs: Grima 12 Asts: Cavanagh 5

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria[4]

(3) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning

4 February 2005

[5]

Sydney Uni Flames	94–93 (OT)	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 22–24, 18–19, 11–15, Overtime: 17–16
Pts: Snell 40 Rebs: Afeaki 8 Asts: Snell 5		Pts: Phillips 40 Rebs: Summerton 7 Asts: Phillips 5

Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre, Sydney, New South Wales[6]

Preliminary final

(2) Bulleen Boomers vs. (3) Sydney Uni Flames

12 February 2005

[7]

Bulleen Boomers	71–79	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 23–16, 9–19, 11–27
Pts: Davis 17 Rebs: Cavanagh, Grima 8 Asts: Hibbert 4		Pts: Snell 22 Rebs: Musselwhite 9 Asts: Five players 2

The Veneto Club, Melbourne, Victoria[8]

Grand Final

(1) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Sydney Uni Flames

19 February 2005

[9]

Dandenong Rangers	52–47	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–16, 11–11, 13–15
Pts: Hamilton 23 Rebs: McInerny 14 Asts: Hamilton, Wilson 2		Pts: Fallon 14 Rebs: Fallon 8 Asts: Hennessy 3

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria

Rosters

2004–05 Dandenong Rangers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Ryan, Caitlin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 5 Wilson, Carly 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 6 Ranford, Deanne 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) F/C 7 Douglas, Allie 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) G 8 Richards, Samantha 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 9 McInerny, Emily 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) G 11 Bibby, Jessica 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) G/F 12 Downie, Alison 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) F/C 14 Randall, Emma 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 15 Hamilton, Jacinta 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Head coach Gary Fox Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2004–05 Sydney Uni Flames roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Gilbert, Adrianne 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) G 5 Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 6 MacKinnon, Rebecca F/C 7 Hoare, Tammy 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) G 8 Afeaki, Eva 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) F 9 Fallon, Trisha 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G/F 10 Snell, Belinda (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 11 Hennessy, Briana 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 12 Fitzgerald, Lauren G 15 Musselwhite, Michelle 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Head coach Karen Dalton Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. "Flame-resistant Rangers take WNBL crown". ABC News. abc.net.au. 19 February 2005.
3. WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Rangers v Boomers 5-2-05 Archived June 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Rangers through to WNBL final". ABC News. abc.net.au. 5 February 2005.
5. WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Flames v Lightning 4-2-05 Archived June 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Uni kills Adelaide's finals hopes". ABC News. abc.net.au. 4 February 2005.
7. WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Boomers v Flames 12-2-05 Archived June 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
8. "Bulleen's WNBL hopes go up in Flames". ABC News. abc.net.au. 12 February 2005.
9. WNBL.com.au Box Scores - Rangers v Flames 19-2-05 Archived June 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine