2020 Southside Flyers season
| 2020–21 Southside Flyers season | |||
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| Head Coach | Cheryl Chambers | ||
| Captain | Jenna O'Hea | ||
| Venue | Dandenong Stadium | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 11–2 | ||
| Ladder | 1st | ||
| Finals | WNBL Champions (defeated Townsville, 99–82) | ||
| Leaders | |||
| Points | Cambage (23.5) | ||
| Rebounds | Cambage (8.7) | ||
| Assists | Mitchell (6.7) | ||
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The 2020 Southside Flyers season is the 29th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). With a grand final win over the Townsville Fire, the Flyers took home their fourth championship title. This win marked their first title since rebranding.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season.[1] 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 52-game regular season fixture, plus a four game final series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final).[2]
Roster
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Standings
| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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| 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
Regular season
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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| 1 | November 12 | Bendigo | 102–60 | Cambage (19) | Sa Blicavs (12) | St Blicavs (5) | Townsville Stadium | 1–0 |
| 2 | November 14 | Melbourne | 72–89 | Cambage (24) | Cambage (19) | Mitchell (7) | Townsville Stadium | 1–1 |
| 3 | November 15 | Sydney | 99–72 | Cole (27) | Sa Blicavs (9) | Mitchell, O'Hea (8) | Townsville Stadium | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 19 | Townsville | 101–89 | Cambage (31) | Cambage (13) | Mitchell (8) | Townsville Stadium | 3–1 |
| 5 | November 21 | Perth | 117–71 | Cambage (21) | Cambage (7) | Cole (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–1 |
| 6 | November 23 | Canberra | 72–95 | Cambage (26) | Sa Blicavs (7) | Cole (6) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–2 |
| 7 | November 25 | Perth | 102–62 | Cambage (23) | Cambage (8) | Cole, O'Hea (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 5–2 |
| 8 | November 28 | Townsville | 94–70 | Cambage (26) | Cambage (9) | Mitchell (9) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 6–2 |
| 9 | November 29 | Adelaide | 110–79 | Cambage (25) | Sa Blicavs (9) | Mitchell (10) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 7–2 |
| 10 | December 2 | Adelaide | 111–72 | Cambage (29) | Sa Blicavs (10) | Mitchell (7) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 8–2 |
| 11 | December 6 | Melbourne | 94–79 | Cambage (35) | Sa Blicavs, Cambage (7) | Mitchell (11) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 9–2 |
| 12 | December 10 | Sydney | 81–77 | Cambage (24) | Sa Blicavs (8) | Clydesdale, Cole, Mitchell (5) | Townsville Stadium | 10–2 |
| 13 | December 13 | Canberra | 101–82 | Cole (23) | Cambage (12) | Mitchell (9) | Townsville Stadium | 11–2 |
Finals
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location |
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| Semi Final | December 16 | Townsville | 106–93 | Cambage (31) | Cambage (18) | Mitchell (10) | Townsville Stadium |
| Grand Final | December 20 | Townsville | 99–82 | Mitchell (31) | Cambage (8) | Mitchell (5) | Townsville Stadium |
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Southside Flyers Official website
