2019–20 Townsville Fire season

2019–20 Townsville Fire season
Head CoachShannon Seebohm
CaptainMicaela Cocks
VenueTownsville Stadium
Results
Record5–16
Ladder8th
FinalsDid not qualify
Leaders
PointsBishop (15.9)
ReboundsBishop (7.6)
AssistsVanloo (4.4)
< 2018–192020–21 >

The 2019–20 Townsville Fire season is the 19th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[1]

James Cook University remain as the Fire's naming rights partner after signing a three-year extension in September 2019.[2] 2019–20 will be the Fire's first season under new head coach, Shannon Seebohm, who overtook the role from Claudia Brassard after she spent three seasons in the position.[3][4]

Roster

2019–20 Townsville Fire roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
F4AustraliaYoung, Hannah1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F9AustraliaMadgen, Tess1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F/C10AustraliaBishop, Abby1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
G11AustraliaGaze, Kate1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G12AustraliaEbzery, Alison1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F14AustraliaGarbin, Darcee1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C15AustraliaAokuso, Zitina Injured1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G21CanadaCarleton, Bridget1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F22AustraliaBoag, Christina1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G32New ZealandCocks, Micaela (C)1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
G35BelgiumVanloo, Julie1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Shannon Seebohm
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Luke Brennan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: 11 October 2019

Standings

#WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1Southside Flyers17480.921
2Canberra Capitals15671.421
3Melbourne Boomers15671.421
4Adelaide Lightning12957.121
5Perth Lynx81338.021
6Sydney Uni Flames71433.321
7Bendigo Spirit51623.821
8Townsville Fire51623.821

Results

Pre-season

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
1September
28		Sydney58–77–––Townsville Stadium0–1
2September
29		Sydney87–93–––Townsville Stadium0–2

Regular season

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
1October
12		@ Southside72–81Carleton (20)Carleton, Madgen,
Garbin (7)		Madgen, Vanloo (4)Dandenong Stadium0–1
2October
18		Adelaide68–86Bishop (24)Garbin (10)Madgen (4)Townsville Stadium0–2
3October
20		@ Canberra65–67Carleton (14)Bishop (13)Vanloo (5)National Convention Centre0–3
4October
27		Melbourne71–80Bishop (20)Bishop, Garbin,
Madgen (6)		Madgen (5)Townsville Stadium0–4
5November
2		@ Perth93–88
(OT) 		Bishop (31)Bishop (11)Cocks, Madgen (5)Bendat Basketball Centre1–4
6November
7		@ Sydney73–82Garbin (19)Garbin (7)Bishop (7)Brydens Stadium1–5
7November
23		Southside59–91Bishop (20)Bishop (8)Cocks, Garbin (3)Townsville Stadium1–6
8November
30		@ Canberra78–87Bishop (23)Carleton (7)Madgen (6)National Convention Centre1–7
9December
8		Bendigo94–80Garbin (27)Carleton, Garbin (7)Vanloo (9)Townsville Stadium2–7
10December
13		@ Southside62–81Garbin (28)Bishop, Madgen (6)Vanloo (8)Dandenong Stadium2–8
11December
15		Sydney61–57Garbin, Madgen (15)Carleton (13)Bishop, Cocks (4)Townsville Stadium3–8
12December
21		Perth77–82Bishop (18)Bishop (16)Vanloo (7)Townsville Stadium3–9
13December
27		@ Melbourne61–77Bishop (19)Garbin (7)Madgen (4)State Basketball Centre3–10
14December
28		@ Bendigo78–79Carleton (19)Carleton (12)Vanloo (9)Bendigo Stadium3–11
15January
3		Adelaide61–87Garbin (21)Garbin (7)Madgen (5)Townsville Stadium3–12
16January
10		Canberra102–69Madgen (26)Carleton (11)Vanloo (10)Townsville Stadium4–12
17January
12		@ Sydney83–76Garbin (18)Garbin (9)Vanloo (6)Brydens Stadium5–12
18January
17		@ Adelaide60–77Madgen (19)Garbin (10)Madgen (4)Titanium Security Arena5–13
19January
19		@ Perth62–95Garbin (19)Carleton (12)Carleton, Gaze,
Vanloo (3)		Bendat Basketball Centre5–14
20January
25		Melbourne68–79Carleton (16)Boag, Garbin (7)Vanloo (8)Townsville Stadium5–15
21February
1		Bendigo69–89Boag (22)Boag (15)Vanloo (7)Townsville Stadium5–16

Awards

In-season

AwardRecipientRound(s)Ref.
Player of the WeekBridget CarletonRound 13[5]
Team of the WeekAbby BishopRounds 2 & 4
Micaela CocksRound 4
Darcee GarbinRounds 8 & 9
Bridget CarletonRound 13
Julie VanlooRound 13

Club Awards

AwardRecipientDateRef.
Most Valuable PlayerDarcee Garbin5 February 2020[6]
Players' PlayerMicaela Cocks[7]
Coaches AwardMicaela Cocks[8]
Club Person of the YearKate Gaze[9]
Commitment to Excellence AwardTess Madgen[10]

References

  1. ^ "THE 2019/20 SCHEDULE HAS ARRIVED". Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ "JCU EXTEND NAME RIGHTS OF TOWNSVILLE FIRE FOR A FURTHER 3 SEASONS". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ "BRASSARD STEPS DOWN FROM THE FIRE". Townsville Fire. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ "THE TOWNSVILLE FIRE'S NEW ERA HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED WITH THE SIGNING OF NEW HEAD COACH". Townsville Fire. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "#WNBL20 Rd 13 Player of the Week". facebook.com.
  6. ^ "JCU Townsville Fire on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022.[user-generated source]
  7. ^ "JCU Townsville Fire on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022.[user-generated source]
  8. ^ "JCU Townsville Fire on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022.[user-generated source]
  9. ^ https://www.facebook.com/townsvillefire/photos/pb.162286343832192.-2207520000../2844085705652229/ [user-generated source]
  10. ^ "JCU Townsville Fire on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022.[user-generated source]
  • Townsville Fire Official website
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