2017–18 Townsville Fire season

2017–18 Townsville Fire season
Head CoachClaudia Brassard
CaptainSuzy Batkovic
VenueTownsville RSL Stadium
Results
Record14–7
Ladder3rd
FinalsWNBL Champions
(defeated Melbourne, 2–1)
Leaders
PointsBatkovic (20.5)
ReboundsBatkovic (10.4)
AssistsWilson (4.5)
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The 2017–18 Townsville Fire season is the 17th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Roster

2017–18 Townsville Fire roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
SG 1 United States Mincy, Laurin 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SG 3 Australia Goodchild, Miela 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PG 6 Australia Donnelly, Mikhaela 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
SG 7 Australia Andrews, Haylee 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
C 8 Australia Batkovic, Suzy (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 10 Australia Murray, Mia 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
PF 14 Australia Garbin, Darcee 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 15 Australia Aokuso, Zitina 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 21 Australia Whittle, Marena Injured 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PG 22 Australia Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PF 23 Australia George, Cayla 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SG 24 United States Wiese, Sydney 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PG 32 New Zealand Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: 21 December 2017

Standings

# WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Perth Lynx 15 6 71.4 21
2 Sydney Uni Flames 14 7 66.6 21
3 Townsville Fire 14 7 66.6 21
4 Melbourne Boomers 12 9 57.1 21
5 Adelaide Lightning 11 10 52.3 21
6 Canberra Capitals 7 14 33.3 21
7 Dandenong Rangers 7 14 33.3 21
8 Bendigo Spirit 4 17 19.1 21

Results

Pre-season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 September
14 		Invitational Team 81–80 – – – Townsville RSL Stadium 1–0
2 September
22 		Perth 83–82 Murray (18) Garbin (10) – Burdekin Basketball Association 2–0
3 September
23 		Perth 88–76 Murray (14) Garbin, Murray (7) Wilson (7) Burdekin Basketball Association 3–0

Regular season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
7 		@ Melbourne 63–54 George (17) George (22) Mincy (4) State Basketball Centre 1–0
2 October
13 		Canberra 76–65 Batkovic (20) Batkovic (12) Batkovic, Donnelly (4) Townsville RSL Stadium 2–0
3 October
19 		Sydney 63–66 Batkovic (22) George (16) Wilson (4) Townsville RSL Stadium 2–1
4 October
21 		@ Dandenong 71–86 Batkovic (23) Batkovic (10) Batkovic (6) Dandenong Stadium 2–2
5 October
27 		@ Canberra 83–68 Batkovic (27) Batkovic (11) Wilson (6) National Convention Centre 3–2
6 October
29 		Melbourne 64–57 Batkovic (26) George (10) George (3) Townsville RSL Stadium 4–2
7 November
2 		@ Perth 68–87 Batkovic (24) George (10) Wilson (5) Bendat Basketball Centre 4–3
8 November
5 		Adelaide 84–42 Batkovic (20) George (11) Wilson (10) Townsville RSL Stadium 5–3
9 November
11 		Bendigo 94–59 Batkovic (18) George (11) Wilson (7) Townsville RSL Stadium 6–3
10 November
18 		@ Adelaide 101–78 Batkovic (23) Batkovic (14) Wilson (12) Titanium Security Arena 7–3
11 November
23 		Melbourne 73–66 Garbin (18) Batkovic (17) Garbin (4) Townsville RSL Stadium 8–3
12 November
26 		Perth 79–84 Mincy (16) Batkovic (12) Wilson (6) State Basketball Centre 8–4
13 November
29 		@ Dandenong 59–78 Batkovic (19) Batkovic (9) Wilson (5) Dandenong Stadium 8–5
14 December
2 		@ Sydney 88–85 Batkovic (26) Batkovic (11) Donnelly (7) Brydens Stadium 9–5
15 December
7 		Adelaide 74–89 Batkovic (25) Batkovic (13) Mincy (5) Townsville RSL Stadium 9–6
16 December
9 		@ Bendigo 99–62 Wiese (29) George (12) Mincy, Wiese (5) Bendigo Stadium 10–6
17 December
16 		Dandenong 83–71 Batkovic (25) George (8) Wilson (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 11–6
18 December
21 		@ Canberra 99–66 Garbin (23) George (11) Wiese (6) National Convention Centre 12–6
19 December
23 		Bendigo 120–62 Garbin (30) Batkovic, George (13) Wilson (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 13–6
20 December
29 		@ Sydney 81–107 Garbin (20) Garbin (11) Cocks, Donnelly (4) Brydens Stadium 13–7
21 December
31 		Perth 83–51 Batkovic (31) Batkovic (13) Wilson (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 14–7

Finals

Semi-finals

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 January
4 		Sydney 78–49 Batkovic (19) Batkovic (16) Mincy (4) Townsville RSL Stadium 1–0
2 January
6 		@ Sydney 68–65 Batkovic, Wiese (14) Batkovic (10) Wilson (5) Brydens Stadium 2–0

Grand Final

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 January
13 		Melbourne 69–64 Batkovic (16) Batkovic (15) Donnelly, Mincy,
Wilson (4) 		Townsville RSL Stadium 1–0
2 January
18 		@ Melbourne 57–58 Batkovic (23) Batkovic (9) Wilson (5) State Basketball Centre 1–1
3 January
21 		Melbourne 70–57 Batkovic (28) Batkovic, George (13) Batkovic, George,
Wilson (3) 		Townsville RSL Stadium 2–1

Signings

Returning

Player Signed Contract
Micaela Cocks March 2016 existing 2-year contract[1]
Mia Murray 25 March 2017 1-year contract[2]
Suzy Batkovic 11 April 2017 1-year contract[3]
Kelly Wilson 12 May 2017 1-year contract[4]
Darcee Garbin 29 June 2017 3-year contract[5]
Haylee Andrews 30 June 2017 1-year development player contract[6]

Incoming

Player Signed Contract
Cayla George 7 May 2017 1-year contract[7]
Marena Whittle 25 May 2017 1-year contract[8]
Zitina Aokuso 29 May 2017 1-year contract[9]
Sydney Wiese 1 June 2017 1-year contract[10]
Miela Goodchild 30 June 2017 1-year development player contract[6]
Laurin Mincy 3 August 2017 1-year contract[11]
Mikhaela Donnelly 3 September 2017 1-year contract[12]

Awards

In-season

Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Cayla George Round 1 [13]
Suzy Batkovic Rounds: 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11
Micaela Cocks Round 7
Darcee Garbin Round 12
Player of the Week Cayla George Round 1 [14][15]
Suzy Batkovic Round 4

References

  1. ^ "Cocks signs on for two more seasons". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Murray returns for title tilt". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Batkovic returns to the Fire". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ Thompson, Michael (12 May 2017). "Kelly Wilson re-signs with Townsville Fire". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. ^ "GARBIN SIGNS THREE-YEAR EXTENSION WITH FIRE". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Fire sign rising stars". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (8 May 2017). "Cayla George signs with Townsville Fire". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  8. ^ "WHITTLE LINKS WITH THE FIRE". wnbl.com.au.
  9. ^ "YOUNG GUN TO THRILL THE 'VILLE". wnbl.com.au.
  10. ^ "Sydney headed Down Under". wnbl.com.au.[dead link]
  11. ^ "WNBA DRAFTEE JOINS THE FIRE". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  12. ^ "DONNELLY TO MAKE WNBL RETURN IN TOWNSVILLE". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  13. ^ "ROUND 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  14. ^ "ROUND 1 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- CAYLA GEORGE". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  15. ^ "ROUND 4 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- SUZY BATKOVIC". wnbl.com.au.

External links

  • Townsville Fire Official website
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