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) |
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]
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Updated: 8 November 2020 |
# | 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 |
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 |
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.