2022 WNBL Finals

2022 WNBL finals

Team Coach Wins Melbourne Boomers Guy Molloy 2 Perth Lynx Ryan Petrik 1
Dates	24 March – 9 April 2022
MVP	Lindsay Allen (MEL)
Semifinalists	Melbourne def. Adelaide, 2–0 Perth def. Canberra, 1–0

The 2022 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2021–22 season.[1] The Southside Flyers were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for the finals series. The WNBL Finals schedule was announced 10 March 2022.[2] The Melbourne Boomers won their second championship, defeating Perth in the Grand Final series, 2–1.[3]

Standings

#	WNBL Championship ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Melbourne Boomers	12	5	70.5	17
2	Perth Lynx	11	5	68.7	16
3	Canberra Capitals	11	6	64.7	17
4	Adelaide Lightning	10	7	58.8	17
5	Bendigo Spirit	7	9	43.7	16
6	Townsville Fire	7	10	41.1	17
7	Southside Flyers	5	12	29.4	17
8	Sydney Uni Flames	4	13	23.5	17

Bracket

	Semi Finals					Grand Final
	1	Melbourne Boomers	2
	4	Adelaide Lightning	0
						1	Melbourne Boomers	2
						2	Perth Lynx	1
	3	Canberra Capitals	0
	2	Perth Lynx	1

Semi-finals

(1) Melbourne Boomers vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning

24 March 2022 7:00 PM (AEDT)

Box Score

Melbourne Boomers	95–64	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 19–21, 30–12, 33–5
Pts: Allen 24 Rebs: George 8 Asts: George 8		Pts: Smith 17 Rebs: Talbot 10 Asts: Talbot 6

Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 1,423 Referees: Madison Crowley-Long, Calia Hanks, Jack Taylor

26 March 2022 4:30 PM (ACDT)

Box Score

Adelaide Lightning	49–61	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 9–17, 14–14, 10–18
Pts: Smith 24 Rebs: Talbot 12 Asts: Talbot 8		Pts: Allen 15 Rebs: Magbegor 12 Asts: Madgen 4
Melbourne win series, 2–0

The Lights Community and Sports Centre, Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 505 Referees: Haylee Cole, Byron Geddes, Guy Richards

(2) Perth Lynx vs. (3) Canberra Capitals

24 March 2022 6:30 PM (AWST)

Box Score

Perth Lynx	91–77	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 29–18, 18–16, 21–20
Pts: Whitcomb 20 Rebs: Whitcomb 11 Asts: Young 5		Pts: Smart 18 Rebs: Griffin 11 Asts: Wilson 6
Perth win series, 1–0^[a]

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Attendance: 879 Referees: Craig Copes, Elliot Green, Daniel Troy

Notes

• ^a Perth-Canberra semi-final was not able to be played as a best-of-three series due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Canberra team. After Game 2 in Canberra was cancelled, it was initially postponed to a best-of-two series determined by points spread.[4] However the rescheduled Game 2 in Perth was also cancelled after Canberra were unable to field a team.[5] Perth advanced to the Grand Final with a 1–0 series win.[6]

Grand Final

(1) Melbourne Boomers vs. (2) Perth Lynx

2 April 2022 5:00 PM (AEDT)

Box Score

Melbourne Boomers	71–98	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 14–33, 18–16, 21–22
Pts: Mitchell 17 Rebs: Madgen 8 Asts: Madgen 5		Pts: Garbin 25 Rebs: Scherf 12 Asts: Whitcomb 6

Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 1,206 Referees: Haylee Cole, Madison Crowley-Long, Tayla Flint

6 April 2022 7:00 PM (AWST)

Box Score

Perth Lynx	75–76	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 11–17, 17–17, 19–17
Pts: Mabrey 30 Rebs: Sharp 12 Asts: Young 3		Pts: Allen 29 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Madgen 7

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Guy Richards, Travis Stewart, Jack Taylor

9 April 2022 5:00 PM (AEST)

Box Score

Melbourne Boomers	84–66	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–17, 20–9, 15–24
Pts: George, Magbegor 17 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Allen 7		Pts: Young 18 Rebs: Whitcomb 6 Asts: Garbin 4

Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 2,523 Referees: Daniel Battye, Elliot Green, James Griguol

Rosters

2021–22 Melbourne Boomers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 6 Brewster, Rachel 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F 7 Brown, Lou 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 8 Scanlon, Lily 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 9 Madgen, Tess 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 10 Wright, Izzy 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F 11 Ernst, Carley 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 12 Davidson, Penina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) F 13 Magbegor, Ezi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 15 Allen, Lindsay 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) F/C 22 George, Cayla (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) G 25 Mitchell, Tiffany 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Head coach Guy Molloy Assistant coach(es) Larissa Anderson Paul Flynn Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 7 April 2022

2021–22 Perth Lynx roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 0 Young, Jackie 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 3 Mabrey, Marina 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F/C 5 Garbin, Darcee (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 7 Clarke, Emma 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G/F 8 Ciabattoni, Alex 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 9 Sharp, Alexandra 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) C 11 Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F/C 12 Clinch Hoycard, Mackenzie 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) F/C 20 Isenbarger, Ashleigh 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 22 Burrows, Tayah 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) G 31 Gandini, Emma 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) G 32 Whitcomb, Sami 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Head coach Ryan Petrik Assistant coach(es) Natalie Burton Brad Robbins Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 7 April 2022

References

1. WNBL official website
2. "WNBL FINALS STRUCTURE RELEASED". wnbl.basketball.
3. "Melbourne Boomers are the WNBL 2021/22 Champions". wnbl.basketball.
4. "POSTPONED: UC Capitals v Perth Lynx Semi-Final Game 2". wnbl.basketball.
5. "UC CAPITALS OPT OUT OF SEMI-FINALS TO PRIORITISE PLAYER WELFARE". wnbl.basketball.
6. "PERTH THROUGH TO WNBL GRAND FINAL". wnbl.basketball.