The 2024 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2023–24 season.[1] The Townsville Fire were the defending champions,[2] but were defeated by Perth in the Semi-Finals.[3] The WNBL Finals schedule was confirmed 25 February 2024,[4] followed by the Grand Finals series schedule announced 6 March 2024.[5]

2024 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Southside Flyers Cheryl Chambers 2
Perth Lynx Ryan Petrik 1
Dates28 February – 13 March
Season2023–24
Teams4
MVPMercedes Russell (STH)
SemifinalistsTownsville Fire
Melbourne Boomers
Matches played8
Attendance16,389 (2,049 per match)
All statistics correct as of 17 March 2024.
← 2023 WNBL finals

Overview

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Finals appearances

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  • The Townsville Fire qualified for Finals for the second consecutive season and were back-to-back minor premiers.
  • The Southside Flyers qualified for Finals for the second consecutive season.
  • The Melbourne Boomers qualified for Finals for the seventh consecutive season, which is the longest active run of WNBL Finals appearances.
  • The Perth Lynx qualified for Finals for the third consecutive season.
  • The Sydney Flames missed Finals for the sixth consecutive season.
  • The Bendigo Spirit missed Finals for the ninth consecutive season, currently the longest break between Finals appearances in the WNBL.
  • The Adelaide Lightning missed Finals for the second consecutive season.
  • The Canberra Capitals missed Finals for the second consecutive season.

Notable occurrences

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  • The same four teams that qualified for Finals in 2023, again qualified for the 2024 Finals. This marked the first occurrence of back-to-back appearances of the exact same teams since 20012002.

Standings

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# 2023–24 WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Townsville Fire 14 7 66.6 21
2 Southside Flyers 13 8 61.9 21
3 Melbourne Boomers 12 9 57.1 21
4 Perth Lynx 11 10 52.3 21
5 Sydney Flames 11 10 52.3 21
6 Bendigo Spirit 11 10 52.3 21
7 Adelaide Lightning 8 13 38.0 21
8 Canberra Capitals 4 17 19.0 21

Bracket

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Semi Finals Grand Final
      
1  Townsville Fire 0
4  Perth Lynx 2
4  Perth Lynx 1
2  Southside Flyers 2
3  Melbourne Boomers 1
2  Southside Flyers 2

Semi-Finals

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(1) Townsville Fire vs. (4) Perth Lynx

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29 February 2024
6:00 PM (AEST)
Townsville Fire 87–88 Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 24–19, 14–27, 22–17
Pts: Whitcomb 24
Rebs: Aokuso 10
Asts: Reid 5
Pts: McDonald 26
Rebs: Potter 10
Asts: McDonald 9
Townsville Entertainment Centre,Townsville, Queensland
Attendance: 2,341
Referees: Scott Beker, Tayla Flint, Elliot Green
3 March 2024
12:30 PM (AWST)
Perth Lynx 108–102 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 28–21, 23–24, 29–34
Pts: Atwell, McDonald 27
Rebs: Potter 13
Asts: McDonald 11
Pts: Whitcomb 24
Rebs: Ruef 9
Asts: Reid 7
Perth win series, 2–0 [6]
Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia
Attendance: 1,275
Referees: Joshua Durand, Brad Henshaw, Jack Taylor

(2) Southside Flyers vs. (3) Melbourne Boomers

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28 February 2024
7:00 PM (AEDT)
Southside Flyers 90–86 Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 25–26, 26–14, 20–25
Pts: Jackson 20
Rebs: Three players 8
Asts: Mitchell, Russell 5
Pts: Froling 23
Rebs: Froling, Hillmon 7
Asts: Canada 11
Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 890
Referees: Calia Hanks, Travis Stewart, Jack Taylor
2 March 2024
7:00 PM (AEDT)
Melbourne Boomers 88–67 Southside Flyers
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 21–17, 27–23, 26–15
Pts: Hillmon 22
Rebs: Conti, Hillmon 9
Asts: Canada 5
Pts: Jackson 21
Rebs: Jackson, Russell 6
Asts: Mitchell, Rocci 6
Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 2,892
Referees: James Boyer, Madison Crowley-Long, Jacqui Dover
6 March 2024
7:00 PM (AEDT)
Southside Flyers 93–77 Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 25–21, 27–17, 19–19
Pts: Jackson 38
Rebs: Jackson 11
Asts: Rocci 6
Pts: Canada 18
Rebs: Hillmon 8
Asts: Canada 7
Southside win series, 2–1 [7]
Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 1,896
Referees: Calia Hanks, Travis Stewart, Jack Taylor

Grand Final

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(2) Southside Flyers vs. (4) Perth Lynx

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10 March 2024
3:30 PM (AEDT)
Southside Flyers 79–101 Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 21–34, 16–22, 26–19
Pts: Jackson 21
Rebs: Rocci 9
Asts: Mitchell 6
Pts: Atwell 30
Rebs: Potter 10
Asts: McDonald 10
Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 2,356
Referees: Scott Beker, Calia Hanks, Jack Taylor
14 March 2024
6:30 PM (AWST)
Perth Lynx 95–97 Southside Flyers
Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 18–27, 28–23, 24–19
Pts: McDonald 26
Rebs: Maley 17
Asts: McDonald 8
Pts: Dickey 19
Rebs: Russell 17
Asts: Rocci 6
Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia
Attendance: 1,753
Referees: Scott Beker, Tayla Flint, Jack Taylor
17 March 2024
1:30 PM (AEDT)
Southside Flyers 115–81 Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 24–12, 33–26, 30–16
Pts: Dickey 19
Rebs: Russell 13
Asts: Mitchell 6
Pts: Atwell 22
Rebs: Maley 6
Asts: McDonald 3
Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria
Attendance: 2,986
Referees: Scott Beker, Tayla Flint, Jack Taylor

Rosters

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References

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  1. ^ WNBL official website
  2. ^ "Townsville Fire defeat Southside Flyers to claim WNBL championship in Melbourne". abc.net.au.
  3. ^ "LYNX DIG DEEP AT HOME TO ADVANCE TO GRAND FINAL". wnbl.basketball.
  4. ^ "Finals WNBL". wnbl.basketball.
  5. ^ "WNBL24 GRAND FINAL SERIES SET". wnbl.basketball.
  6. ^ "WNBL24 SEMI FINALS GM2 RECAP Lynx V Fire". wnbl.basketball.
  7. ^ "WNBL24 SEMI FINALS GM3 RECAP Flyers V Boomers". wnbl.basketball.