2020 Townsville Fire season
| 2020–21 Townsville Fire season | |||
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| 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) | ||
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The 2020 Townsville Fire season was the 20th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 11 | Perth | 73–48 | Nicholson (16) | Payne (12) | Reid (3) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 1–0 |
| 2 | November 15 | Canberra | 67–78 | Nicholson (19) | McSpadden (6) | Heal (4) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 1–1 |
| 3 | November 17 | Sydney | 81–78 | Nicholson (17) | Aokuso, McKay (7) | Heal (6) | Townsville Stadium | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 19 | Southside | 89–101 | Nicholson (21) | Aokuso (8) | Heal (4) | Townsville Stadium | 2–2 |
| 5 | November 21 | Bendigo | 91–81 | Heal (22) | McKay (14) | McKay (5) | Townsville Stadium | 3–2 |
| 6 | November 22 | Melbourne | 87–75 | Nicholson (24) | Payne (6) | Nicholson (6) | Townsville Stadium | 4–2 |
| 7 | November 24 | Bendigo | 99–51 | McKay, Payne (18) | McKay, Payne (8) | Reid (8) | Townsville Stadium | 5–2 |
| 8 | November 28 | Southside | 70–94 | Heal (17) | Payne (6) | Heal, Murray, Woods (3) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 5–3 |
| 9 | November 29 | Sydney | 73–59 | Aokuso (16) | Aokuso (10) | Heal (6) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 6–3 |
| 10 | December 4 | Perth | 75–84 | Nicholson (28) | Payne (12) | Gaze (5) | Townsville Stadium | 6–4 |
| 11 | December 6 | Canberra | 84–71 | Heal (27) | Heal, Payne (8) | Heal (3) | Townsville Stadium | 7–4 |
| 12 | December 11 | Adelaide | 95–66 | Nicholson (21) | Heal, McKay, Payne (7) | Payne (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 8–4 |
| 13 | December 13 | Melbourne | 70–64 | Nicholson (23) | Aokuso, Payne (7) | Gaze (5) | Townsville Stadium | 9–4 |
Finals
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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| 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
- ^ "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.
External links
- Townsville Fire Official website
