The 2020 Townsville Fire season was the 20th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
| 2020–21 Townsville Fire season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Shannon Seebohm |
| Venue | Townsville Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–4 |
| Ladder | 2nd |
| Finals | Grand Final (defeated by Southside, 82–99) |
| Leaders | |
| Points | Nicholson (18.9) |
| Rebounds | Payne (6.3) |
| Assists | Heal (3.4) |
James Cook University remain as the Fire's naming rights partner after signing a three-year extension in September 2019.[1] The Fire announced a different leadership team for this season, with Kate Gaze, Mia Murray, Lauren Nicholson & Nadeen Payne acting as a leadership group rather than a captaincy.[2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season.[3] The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this seasons scheduling has been condensed. The six-week season will see Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 56-game regular season fixture, plus a four game final series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final).[4]
Roster edit
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Standings edit
| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 11 | 2 | 84.6 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Townsville Fire | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | Canberra Capitals | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 4 | Melbourne Boomers | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 13 | ||||
| 6 | Adelaide Lightning | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 13 | ||||
| 7 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | Bendigo Spirit | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 13 | ||||
Results edit
Regular season edit
Finals edit
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | December 16 |
Southside | 93–106 | Heal, Nicholson (30) | Aokuso (6) | Heal (7) | Townsville Stadium | 0–1 |
| PF | December 18 |
Melbourne | 65–62 | Heal (28) | McKay, Nicholson (8) | Payne (4) | Townsville Stadium | 1–1 |
| GF | December 20 |
Southside | 82–99 | Nicholson (20) | Heal, McKay, Nicholson (7) |
Nicholson (4) | Townsville Stadium | 1–2 |
References edit
- ^ "JCU EXTEND NAME RIGHTS OF TOWNSVILLE FIRE FOR A FURTHER 3 SEASONS". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "FIRE UNVEIL LEADERSHIP GROUP". Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Elkerton, Matthew; Charles, Caitlan (22 September 2020). "Townsville launches bid to host bubble for upcoming WNBL season". TownsvilleBulletin.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
A council report has detailed a proposal to host, and be central to, the 2020/21 WNBL season within a coronavirus 'bubble'. It's understood the WNBL has plans to host the games wholly within North Queensland, taking advantage of state government grants funding.
- ^ "QUEENSLAND SET TO HOST 2020 CHEMIST WAREHOUSE WNBL SEASON". wnbl.basketball. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.