2017–18 Townsville Fire season

2017–18 Townsville Fire season
Head Coach Claudia Brassard
Captain Suzy Batkovic
Venue Townsville RSL Stadium
Results
Record 14–7
Ladder 3rd
Leaders
Points TBD
Rebounds TBD
Assists TBD

The 2017–18 Townsville Fire season is the 17th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Roster

2017–18 Townsville Fire roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
SG 1 United States Mincy, Laurin 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SG 3 Australia Goodchild, Miela 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PG 6 Australia Donnelly, Mikhaela 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
SG 7 Australia Andrews, Haylee 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
C 8 Australia Batkovic, Suzy (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 10 Australia Murray, Mia 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
PF 14 Australia Garbin, Darcee 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 15 Australia Aokuso, Zitina 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 21 Australia Whittle, Marena  1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PG 22 Australia Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PF 23 Australia George, Cayla 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SG 24 United States Wiese, Sydney 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PG 32 New Zealand Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 21 December 2017

Standings

# WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Perth Lynx15671.421
2 Sydney Uni Flames14766.621
3 Townsville Fire14766.621
4 Melbourne Boomers12957.121
5 Adelaide Lightning111052.321
6 Canberra Capitals71433.321
7 Dandenong Rangers71433.321
8 Bendigo Spirit41719.121

Results

Pre-season

Regular season

Finals

Semi Finals

Grand Final

Signings

Returning

Player Signed Contract
Micaela Cocks March 2016 existing 2-year contract[1]
Mia Murray March 25, 2017 1-year contract[2]
Suzy Batkovic April 11, 2017 1-year contract[3]
Kelly Wilson May 12, 2017 1-year contract[4]
Darcee Garbin June 29, 2017 3-year contract[5]
Haylee Andrews June 30, 2017 1-year development player contract[6]

Incoming

Player Signed Contract
Cayla George May 7, 2017 1-year contract[7]
Marena Whittle May 25, 2017 1-year contract[8]
Zitina Aokuso May 29, 2017 1-year contract[9]
Sydney Wiese June 1, 2017 1-year contract[10]
Miela Goodchild June 30, 2017 1-year development player contract[6]
Laurin Mincy August 3, 2017 1-year contract[11]
Mikhaela Donnelly September 3, 2017 1-year contract[12]

Awards

In-season

Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Cayla George Round 1 [13]
Suzy Batkovic Rounds: 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11
Micaela Cocks Round 7
Darcee Garbin Round 12
Player of the Week Cayla George Round 1 [14][15]
Suzy Batkovic Round 4

References

  1. ↑ "Cocks signs on for two more seasons". wnbl.com.au.
  2. ↑ "Murray returns for title tilt". wnbl.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Batkovic returns to the Fire". wnbl.com.au.
  4. ↑ "Kelly Wilson re-signs with Townsville Fire". townsvillebulletin.com.au.
  5. ↑ "GARBIN SIGNS THREE-YEAR EXTENSION WITH FIRE". wnbl.com.au.
  6. 1 2 "Fire sign rising stars". wnbl.com.au.
  7. ↑ "Cayla George signs with Townsville Fire". townsvillebulletin.com.au.
  8. ↑ "WHITTLE LINKS WITH THE FIRE". wnbl.com.au.
  9. ↑ "YOUNG GUN TO THRILL THE 'VILLE". wnbl.com.au.
  10. ↑ "Sydney headed Down Under". wnbl.com.au.
  11. ↑ "WNBA DRAFTEE JOINS THE FIRE". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  12. ↑ "DONNELLY TO MAKE WNBL RETURN IN TOWNSVILLE". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  13. ↑ "ROUND 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  14. ↑ "ROUND 1 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- CAYLA GEORGE". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  15. ↑ "ROUND 4 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- SUZY BATKOVIC". wnbl.com.au.
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