2007 WNBL Finals

2007 WNBL finals

Team Coach Wins Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 1 Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 0
Dates	2 – 17 February 2007
MVP	Tracey Beatty (Canberra)
Preliminary final	Canberra def. Adelaide, 82–74

The 2007 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2006–07 season. The Canberra Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, defeating the Sydney Uni Flames 73–59. The 2007 Championship would be Canberra's fifth overall title.

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Sydney Uni Flames	16	5	76.2	21
2	Canberra Capitals	15	6	71.4	21
3	Adelaide Lightning	15	6	71.4	21
4	Dandenong Rangers	12	9	57.1	21
5	Bulleen Boomers	12	9	57.1	21
6	Townsville Fire	10	11	47.6	21
7	Perth Lynx	3	18	14.3	21
8	AIS	1	20	4.8	21

Bracket

	Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
	Sydney Uni Flames		74								Sydney Uni Flames		59
	Canberra Capitals		65								Canberra Capitals		73
						Canberra Capitals		82
						Adelaide Lightning		74
	Adelaide Lightning		66
	Dandenong Rangers		61

Semi-finals

(1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (2) Canberra Capitals

2 February 2007

Report

Sydney Uni Flames	74–65	Canberra Capitals
Pts: Porter 19 Rebs: Fallon, Porter 8 Asts: Three tied 3		Pts: Beatty 14 Rebs: Loffhagen 12 Asts: Abrams 7

Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre, Sydney, New South Wales

(3) Adelaide Lightning vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

2 February 2007

Report

Adelaide Lightning	66–61	Dandenong Rangers
Pts: Foley 21 Rebs: Rasmussen 14 Asts: Rasmussen 6		Pts: O'Hea 28 Rebs: O'Hea 6 Asts: MacLeod 4

Distinctive Homes Dome, Adelaide, South Australia

Preliminary final

(2) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning

10 February 2007

Report

Canberra Capitals	82–74	Adelaide Lightning
Pts: Bibby 23 Rebs: Abrams, Bishop 6 Asts: Bevilaqua 4		Pts: Gahan 20 Rebs: Gahan 10 Asts: King 3

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Grand Final

(1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (2) Canberra Capitals

17 February 2007

Report

Sydney Uni Flames	59–73	Canberra Capitals
Pts: Porter 15 Rebs: Musselwhite 7 Asts: Poto 3		Pts: Hurst 15 Rebs: Beatty 12 Asts: Bevilaqua 4

Penrith Sports Stadium, Penrith, New South Wales

Rosters

2006–07 Sydney Uni Flames roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 6 Poto, Alicia 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) G 8 Afeaki, Eva 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) F 9 Fallon, Trisha 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G 11 Dombkins, Mikaela 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) F 12 Smith, Melissa 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) C 13 Herrick, Rachel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) F 14 Porter, Natalie (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G/F 15 Musselwhite, Michelle 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) F 22 Woodyard, Georgia 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 32 Veal, Kristen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Head coach Karen Dalton Assistant coach(es) Vlad Alava Darren Allie Michael Haynes Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2006–07 Canberra Capitals roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 7 Hurst, Natalie 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) F 9 Sinclair, Peta 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 10 Bishop, Abby 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G 12 Dalgleish, Michaela 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) G 13 Abrams, Kellie (C) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 11 Bibby, Jessica 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) F 22 Loffhagen, Donna 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) C 25 Beatty, Tracey 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) F 32 Gwyther, Kylie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 44 Bevilaqua, Tully 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	Head coach Carrie Graf Assistant coach(es) Sandy Tomley Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured