WNBL Finals

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The WNBL Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

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SeasonChampionsRunners-UpFormatResult Finals MVP Ref.
TeamCoachTeamCoach
1981 St Kilda SaintsBill Palmer North Adelaide Rockets Kay McFarlaneSingle game77–58
1982 St Kilda Saints(2)Bill Palmer Bankstown Bruins Robbie Cadee 63–56
1983 Nunawading Spectres Tom Maher St Kilda SaintsBill Palmer70–46
1984 Nunawading Spectres (2) Tom Maher West Adelaide Bearcats Ted Powell78–65
1985 Coburg Cougars Noarlunga Tigers Jim Madigan73–71 Karin Maar
1986 Nunawading Spectres (3) Tom Maher Australian Institute of Sport Adrian Hurley 62–51 Shelley Gorman
1987 Nunawading Spectres (4) Tom Maher Coburg Cougars67–59 Tracey Browning
1988 Nunawading Spectres (5) Tom Maher North Adelaide Rockets Kay McFarlane71–43 Shelley Gorman (2)
1989 Nunawading Spectres (6) Tom Maher Hobart IslandersDanny Adams80–69 Samantha Thornton
1990 North Adelaide Rockets Mark MolitorHobart IslandersDanny Adams72–57 Donna Brown
1991 Hobart IslandersJim Pappas Nunawading Spectres Lori Chizik67–64 Robyn Maher
1992 Perth Breakers Tom Maher Dandenong Rangers Alex Palazzolo58–54 Tanya Fisher
1993 Sydney Flames Carrie Graf Perth Breakers Guy Molloy 65–64 Annie Burgess
1994 Adelaide Lightning Jan Stirling Melbourne TigersRay Tomlinson84–77 Rachael Sporn
1995 Adelaide Lightning (2) Jan Stirling Melbourne TigersRay Tomlinson50–43 Rachael Sporn (2)
1996 Adelaide Lightning (3) Jan Stirling Sydney Flames Carrie Graf 80–65 Michelle Brogan
1997 Sydney Flames (2)Bill Tomlinson Adelaide Lightning Jan Stirling 61–56 Trisha Fallon
1998 Adelaide Lightning (4) Jan Stirling Sydney Flames Murray Wardle67–56 Jo Hill
1998–99 Australian Institute of Sport Phil Brown Perth Breakers Murray Treseder88–79 Kristen Veal
1999–00 Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf Adelaide Lightning Jan Stirling 67–50 Kristen Veal (2)
2000–01 Sydney Panthers (3) Karen Dalton Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 67–50 Annie Burgess (2)
2001–02 Canberra Capitals (2) Carrie Graf Sydney Panthers Karen Dalton 75–69 Lauren Jackson
2002–03 Canberra Capitals (3) Tom Maher Sydney Panthers Karen Dalton 69–67 Lauren Jackson (2)
2003–04 Dandenong Rangers Gary Fox Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 63–53 Emily McInerny [1]
2004–05 Dandenong Rangers (2)Gary Fox Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 52–47 Jacinta Hamilton [2]
2005–06 Canberra Capitals (4) Carrie Graf Dandenong Rangers Gary Fox68–55 Lauren Jackson (3) [3]
2006–07 Canberra Capitals (5) Carrie Graf Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 73–59 Tracey Beatty
2007–08 Adelaide Lightning (5) Vicki Valk Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 92–82 Renae Camino
2008–09 Canberra Capitals (6) Carrie Graf Bulleen Boomers Cheryl Chambers 61–58 Natalie Hurst [4]
2009–10 Canberra Capitals (7) Carrie Graf Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher 75–70 Lauren Jackson (4) [5]
2010–11 Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 103–78 Sharin Milner [6]
2011–12 Dandenong Rangers (3)Mark Wright Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher 94–70 Kathleen MacLeod [7]
2012–13 Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 71–57 Kelsey Griffin
2013–14 Bendigo Spirit (2)Bernie Harrower Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 94–83 Kelsey Griffin (2) [8]
2014–15 Townsville Fire Chris Lucas Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 75–65 Mia Newley [9]
2015–16 Townsville Fire (2)Chris Lucas Perth Lynx Andy Stewart Best-of-three 2–0 Micaela Cocks [10]
2016–17 Sydney Uni Flames (4) Cheryl Chambers Dandenong Rangers Larissa Anderson 2–0 Leilani Mitchell [11]
2017–18 Townsville Fire (3) Claudia Brassard Melbourne Boomers Guy Molloy 2–1 Suzy Batkovic [12]
2018–19 Canberra Capitals (8) Paul Goriss Adelaide Lightning Chris Lucas 2–1 Kelsey Griffin (3) [13]
2019–20 Canberra Capitals (9) Paul Goriss Southside Flyers Cheryl Chambers 2–0 Olivia Époupa [14]
2020 Southside Flyers (4) Cheryl Chambers Townsville Fire Shannon Seebohm Single game 99–82 Leilani Mitchell (2) [15]
2021–22 Melbourne Boomers (2) Guy Molloy Perth Lynx Ryan Petrik Best-of-three 2–1 Lindsay Allen [16]

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