2013 WNBL Finals

The 2013 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2012–13 season.^[1] The Dandenong Rangers were the defending champions but were defeated in the preliminary final by Townsville.

2013 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 1 Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 0
Dates	23 February – 10 March 2013
MVP	Kelsey Griffin (Bendigo)
Preliminary final	Townsville def. Dandenong, 1–0
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Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Bendigo Spirit	21	3	87.5	24
2	Dandenong Rangers	19	5	79.2	24
3	Adelaide Lightning	18	6	75.0	24
4	Townsville Fire	13	11	54.2	24
5	Bulleen Boomers	10	14	41.7	24
6	Logan Thunder	8	16	33.3	24
7	Sydney Uni Flames	8	16	33.3	24
8	Canberra Capitals	7	17	29.2	24
9	West Coast Waves	4	20	16.7	24

Bracket

	Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
	Bendigo Spirit		78								Bendigo Spirit		71
	Dandenong Rangers		71								Townsville Fire		57
						Dandenong Rangers		64
						Townsville Fire		78
	Adelaide Lightning		53
	Townsville Fire		60

Semi-finals

(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (2) Dandenong Rangers

23 February 2013

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	78–71	Dandenong Rangers
Pts: K. Wilson 21 Rebs: Griffin 14 Asts: Harrower 9		Pts: O'Hea 23 Rebs: O'Hea 12 Asts: O'Hea 7

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria

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

23 February 2013

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	53–60	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 16–16, 14–15, 12–15
Pts: Batkovic 15 Rebs: Hill 8 Asts: Batkovic, Marino 3		Pts: Flanagan 17 Rebs: Adair 9 Asts: Cocks, Foley 4

Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, South Australia

Preliminary final

(2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Townsville Fire

3 March 2013

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	64–78	Townsville Fire
Pts: Cumming 11 Rebs: O'Hea 9 Asts: MacLeod, O'Hea 3		Pts: Cocks 20 Rebs: Adair 12 Asts: Foley 4

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria

Grand Final

(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (4) Townsville Fire

10 March 2013

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	71–57	Townsville Fire
Pts: Griffin, Richards 20 Rebs: Griffin 11 Asts: Harrower, K. Wilson 5		Pts: Adair, Foley 11 Rebs: Adair 10 Asts: Cocks 3

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria Attendance: 2,800

Rosters

2012–13 Bendigo Spirit roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 5 Wilson, Andrea 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G 6 Perera, Chantella 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) G 7 Camino, Renae 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G/F 8 Munro, Hayley 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 9 Garrick, Madeleine 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 10 Harrower, Kristi (C) 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) F 14 Aubry, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 20 Richards, Gabrielle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 22 Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 23 Griffin, Kelsey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 24 Chalmers, Jane 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) C 33 Herrick, Rachel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Head coach Bernie Harrower Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2012–13 Townsville Fire roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. C 1 Adair, Jessica 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 5 Flanagan, Rachael (C) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) G/F 6 Bowen, Kelly 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) F 8 Thompson, Olivia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 10 Newley, Mia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 12 Standish, Kayla 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 14 Romeo, Nicole 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) F 22 Gallagher, Cherie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 24 Foley, Jess 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) G 32 Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Head coach Chris Lucas Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-02-24.