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2024–25 WNBL season
League	Women's National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	30 October 2024 – 8 March 2025
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	ESPN 9Go! 9Now
Regular season
Finals
WNBL seasons
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 WNBL season is the 45th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981.^[1] The Southside Flyers are the defending champions.^[2]

Cygnett remains as the WNBL's naming rights partner for this season, after signing a three-year deal in September 2022.^[3] In August 2024, the season structure was confirmed to again feature an 84-game regular season, with a best-of-three Semi-Final & Grand Final series' to follow.^[4] All games were confirmed to again be broadcast via 9Now and ESPN, for the third consecutive season.^[5] This season will see the WNBL's return to free-to-air television for the first time since 2019, with the addition of one game broadcast weekly on 9Go!.

Player movement

Ladder

#	2024–25 WNBL Championship ladder
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Bendigo Spirit	6	0	100.0	6
2	Perth Lynx	3	1	75.0	4
3	Townsville Fire	3	2	60.0	5
4	Geelong United	2	3	40.0	5

5	Southside Flyers	2	3	40.0	5
6	Canberra Capitals	2	4	33.3	6
7	Sydney Flames	1	3	25.0	4
8	Adelaide Lightning	1	4	20.0	5

Regular season

Round 1

30 October 2024	Geelong United	58–84	Townsville Fire	Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 17–24, 9–23, 15–13
ESPN	Pts: Froling 15 Rebs: Froling, Jones 7 Asts: Jones 4	Box Score	Pts: Froling 17 Rebs: Froling 9 Asts: Three players 4	Attendance: 1,006

2 November 2024	Bendigo Spirit	84–70	Adelaide Lightning	Red Energy Arena, Bendigo
7:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 20–22, 17–18, 19–7
9Now	Pts: Whitcomb 27 Rebs: Tolo 14 Asts: Burton, Wilson 7	Box Score	Pts: Dean 23 Rebs: Turner 17 Asts: Dean 4	Attendance: 619

2 November 2024	Perth Lynx	94–79	Southside Flyers	Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth
7:00 PM (AWST)	Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 26–18, 29–12, 8–22
9Now	Pts: Maley 22 Rebs: Maley 12 Asts: Wilson 8	Box Score	Pts: Kunek 22 Rebs: Kunek 11 Asts: Rocci 8	Attendance: 812

3 November 2024	Sydney Flames	102–85	Canberra Capitals	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
2:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 35–21, 24–23, 22–18, 21–23
9Go!	Pts: Ruef 25 Rebs: George 11 Asts: Swain 9	Box Score	Pts: Munger 24 Rebs: Melbourne 6 Asts: Melbourne 4	Attendance: 3,457

Round 2

6 November 2024	Perth Lynx	80–84	Townsville Fire	Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth
6:30 PM (AWST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 25–25, 17–16, 17–17
ESPN	Pts: Sowah 21 Rebs: Amihere, Maley 5 Asts: Ciabattoni 6	Box Score	Pts: Froling, Woods 25 Rebs: Froling 10 Asts: Mansfield 7	Attendance: 582

7 November 2024	Geelong United	90–87	Southside Flyers	Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 24–27, 16–18, 20–18
9Now	Pts: Jones 19 Rebs: Froling 14 Asts: Four players 3	Box Score	Pts: Hillmon 27 Rebs: Hillmon 10 Asts: Cole 9	Attendance: 650

8 November 2024	Canberra Capitals	76–99	Bendigo Spirit	AIS Arena, Canberra
6:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 19–25, 14–25, 21–21
9Now	Pts: Melbourne 21 Rebs: Collier 11 Asts: Bobongie, Melbourne 3	Box Score	Pts: Whitcomb 25 Rebs: Tolo 8 Asts: Whitcomb 9	Attendance: 4,128

9 November 2024	Southside Flyers	83–75	Sydney Flames	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
5:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 24–13, 22–19, 16–17
9Now	Pts: Cole 24 Rebs: Cole 10 Asts: Rocci 4	Box Score	Pts: George 22 Rebs: George 14 Asts: Ruef 6	Attendance: 1,627

9 November 2024	Adelaide Lightning	78–92	Perth Lynx	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:30 PM (ACDT)	Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 18–28, 18–18, 14–21
9Now	Pts: Borlase 24 Rebs: Turner 11 Asts: Basham 5	Box Score	Pts: Maley 18 Rebs: Maley 12 Asts: Wilson 6

10 November 2024	Bendigo Spirit	95–78	Geelong United	Red Energy Arena, Bendigo
12:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 26–14, 22–23, 16–27
9Go!	Pts: Whitcomb 28 Rebs: Tolo, Whitcomb 7 Asts: Burton, Wilson 5	Box Score	Pts: Froling 26 Rebs: Froling 13 Asts: Jones, Shelley 4	Attendance: 542

Round 3

13 November 2024	Sydney Flames	71–90	Bendigo Spirit	Quaycentre, Sydney
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 18–27, 17–19, 18–15
ESPN	Pts: Swain 25 Rebs: Morris 9 Asts: George 5	Box Score	Pts: Whitcomb 23 Rebs: Tolo 8 Asts: Whitcomb 5	Attendance: 985

14 November 2024	Canberra Capitals	90–92	Perth Lynx	AIS Arena, Canberra
6:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 26–20, 21–21, 18–24
9Now	Pts: Melbourne, Puoch 20 Rebs: Collier 12 Asts: Melbourne 8	Box Score	Pts: Amihere 24 Rebs: Amihere, Maley 10 Asts: Ciabattoni 5	Attendance: 1,412

16 November 2024	Geelong United	72–660(OT)	Adelaide Lightning	Geelong Arena, Geelong
6:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 19–17, 15–22, 17–7, Overtime: 8–2
9Now	Pts: Froling 19 Rebs: Froling, Jones 13 Asts: Three players 4	Box Score	Pts: Borlase 17 Rebs: Turner 13 Asts: Three players 3	Attendance: 1,075

16 November 2024	Townsville Fire	76–84	Bendigo Spirit	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
7:30 PM (AEST)	Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 22–15, 20–21, 14–20
9Now	Pts: Cooke 18 Rebs: Cox 13 Asts: Three players 3	Box Score	Pts: Whitcomb 30 Rebs: Wehrung, Whitcomb 6 Asts: Whitcomb 7	Attendance: 2,389

17 November 2024	Southside Flyers	98–77	Canberra Capitals	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
12:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 23–17, 26–19, 25–19
9Go!	Pts: Hillmon 24 Rebs: Cole 11 Asts: Rocci 6	Box Score	Pts: Horvat 18 Rebs: Four players 7 Asts: Melbourne 9	Attendance: 1,755

Round 4

20 November 2024	Adelaide Lightning	78–54	Sydney Flames	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
6:30 PM (ACDT)	Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 18–12, 16–17, 24–14
ESPN	Pts: Dean 20 Rebs: Turner 10 Asts: Talbot 6	Box Score	Pts: Ruef 14 Rebs: Ruef 12 Asts: Three players 3	Attendance: 610

21 November 2024	Canberra Capitals	81–80	Townsville Fire	AIS Arena, Canberra
6:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 30–28, 23–15, 16–17
9Now	Pts: Melbourne 20 Rebs: Horvat 7 Asts: Melbourne 7	Box Score	Pts: Cooke 22 Rebs: Froling, Woods 9 Asts: Ellis 7	Attendance: 1,294

23 November 2024	Geelong United	60–73	Canberra Capitals	Geelong Arena, Geelong
5:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 15–16, 14–21, 9–15
9Now	Pts: Jones 16 Rebs: Froling 9 Asts: Shelley 8	Box Score	Pts: Melbourne 18 Rebs: Horvat 13 Asts: Melbourne 4	Attendance: 1,042

23 November 2024	Townsville Fire	53–47	Adelaide Lightning	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
7:00 PM (AEST)	Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 11–22, 16–2, 17–5
9Now	Pts: Woods 16 Rebs: Fowler 8 Asts: Cooke, Woods 3	Box Score	Pts: Basham, Dean 9 Rebs: Turner 12 Asts: Borlase 5	Attendance: 2,301

23 November 2024	Perth Lynx	84–78	Sydney Flames	Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth
7:30 PM (AWST)	Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 24–25, 21–10, 20–14
9Now	Pts: Amihere 28 Rebs: Maley 10 Asts: Amihere, Sowah 4	Box Score	Pts: Swain 26 Rebs: George, Ruef 16 Asts: Ruef 8	Attendance: 892

24 November 2024	Bendigo Spirit	79–71	Southside Flyers	Selkirk Stadium, Ballarat
12:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 11–24, 24–20, 28–9
9Go!	Pts: Burton 20 Rebs: Tolo 11 Asts: Burton 7	Box Score	Pts: Cole 18 Rebs: Hillmon 8 Asts: Cole 5	Attendance: 426

Round 5

27 November 2024	Perth Lynx	vs.	Townsville Fire	Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth
6:30 PM (AWST)
ESPN

29 November 2024	Adelaide Lightning	vs.	Townsville Fire	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:00 PM (ACDT)
9Now

30 November 2024	Sydney Flames	vs.	Geelong United	Quaycentre, Sydney
5:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

30 November 2024	Bendigo Spirit	vs.	Canberra Capitals	Red Energy Arena, Bendigo
7:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

1 December 2024	Southside Flyers	vs.	Perth Lynx	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Go!

Round 6

4 December 2024	Canberra Capitals	vs.	Southside Flyers	AIS Arena, Canberra
7:00 PM (AEDT)
ESPN

5 December 2024	Perth Lynx	vs.	Bendigo Spirit	Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth
7:30 PM (AWST)
9Now

6 December 2024	Southside Flyers	vs.	Adelaide Lightning	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

7 December 2024	Sydney Flames	vs.	Perth Lynx	Quaycentre, Sydney
7:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

8 December 2024	Geelong United	vs.	Adelaide Lightning	Geelong Arena, Geelong
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Go!

Round 7

11 December 2024	Southside Flyers	vs.	Geelong United	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
7:00 PM (AEDT)
ESPN

12 December 2024	Perth Lynx	vs.	Canberra Capitals	Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth
7:00 PM (AWST)
9Now

14 December 2024	Bendigo Spirit	vs.	Townsville Fire	Red Energy Arena, Bendigo
5:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

14 December 2024	Geelong United	vs.	Sydney Flames	Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:30 PM (AWST)
9Now

15 December 2024	Adelaide Lightning	vs.	Canberra Capitals	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
12:00 PM (ACDT)
9Go!

Round 8

18 December 2024	Townsville Fire	vs.	Sydney Flames	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
7:00 PM (AEST)
ESPN

19 December 2024	Bendigo Spirit	vs.	Perth Lynx	Red Energy Arena, Bendigo
6:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

20 December 2024	Adelaide Lightning	vs.	Southside Flyers	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:30 PM (ACDT)
9Now

21 December 2024	Townsville Fire	vs.	Canberra Capitals	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
7:00 PM (AEST)
9Now

22 December 2024	Sydney Flames	vs.	Adelaide Lightning	Quaycentre, Sydney
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Go!

22 December 2024	Southside Flyers	vs.	Bendigo Spirit	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
3:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

23 December 2024	Perth Lynx	vs.	Geelong United	HBF Stadium, Perth
7:30 PM (AWST)
9Now

Round 9

27 December 2024	Adelaide Lightning	vs.	Bendigo Spirit	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:00 PM (ACDT)
ESPN

29 December 2024	Canberra Capitals	vs.	Perth Lynx	AIS Arena, Canberra
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Go!

29 December 2024	Townsville Fire	vs.	Geelong United	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
2:30 PM (AEST)
9Now

30 December 2024	Sydney Flames	vs.	Southside Flyers	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
5:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

31 December 2024	Townsville Fire	vs.	Bendigo Spirit	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
7:00 PM (AEST)
9Now

Round 10

2 January 2025	Sydney Flames	vs.	Bendigo Spirit	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
5:00 PM (AEDT)
ESPN

3 January 2025	Adelaide Lightning	vs.	Canberra Capitals	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:00 PM (ACDT)
9Now

4 January 2025	Southside Flyers	vs.	Townsville Fire	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
5:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

5 January 2025	Canberra Capitals	vs.	Geelong United	AIS Arena, Canberra
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Go!

5 January 2025	Perth Lynx	vs.	Adelaide Lightning	HBF Stadium, Perth
6:30 PM (AWST)
9Now

Round 11

8 January 2025	Southside Flyers	vs.	Geelong United	TBC, Melbourne
7:00 PM (AEDT)
ESPN

9 January 2025	Canberra Capitals	vs.	Sydney Flames	AIS Arena, Canberra
6:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

11 January 2025	Canberra Capitals	vs.	Adelaide Lightning	AIS Arena, Canberra
3:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

11 January 2025	Townsville Fire	vs.	Southside Flyers	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
7:00 PM (AEST)
9Now

12 January 2025	Geelong United	vs.	Perth Lynx	Geelong Arena, Geelong
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Go!

12 January 2025	Bendigo Spirit	vs.	Sydney Flames	Mildura Sporting Precinct, Mildura
3:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

Round 12

15 January 2025	Bendigo Spirit	vs.	Perth Lynx	Red Energy Arena, Bendigo
7:00 PM (AEDT)
ESPN

16 January 2025	Adelaide Lightning	vs.	Townsville Fire	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:00 PM (ACDT)
9Now

17 January 2025	Geelong United	vs.	Sydney Flames	Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

18 January 2025	Townsville Fire	vs.	Canberra Capitals	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
7:00 PM (AEST)
9Now

18 January 2025	Perth Lynx	vs.	Southside Flyers	HBF Stadium, Perth
7:30 PM (AWST)
9Now

19 January 2025	Sydney Flames	vs.	Adelaide Lightning	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
12:00 PM (AEDT)
9Go!

19 January 2025	Bendigo Spirit	vs.	Geelong United	TBC
4:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

Round 13

22 January 2025	Southside Flyers	vs.	Adelaide Lightning	TBC
7:00 PM (AEDT)
ESPN

23 January 2025	Townsville Fire	vs.	Sydney Flames	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
7:00 PM (AEST)
9Now

24 January 2025	Bendigo Spirit	vs.	Adelaide Lightning	Red Energy Arena, Bendigo
6:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

25 January 2025	Canberra Capitals	vs.	Southside Flyers	AIS Arena, Canberra
3:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

25 January 2025	Sydney Flames	vs.	Perth Lynx	Quaycentre, Sydney
5:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

25 January 2025	Townsville Fire	vs.	Geelong United	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
7:00 PM (AEST)
9Now

Round 14

29 January 2025	Geelong United	vs.	Bendigo Spirit	Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT)
ESPN

30 January 2025	Canberra Capitals	vs.	Sydney Flames	AIS Arena, Canberra
6:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

31 January 2025	Southside Flyers	vs.	Townsville Fire	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now

1 February 2025	Geelong United	vs.	Canberra Capitals	Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

1 February 2025	Adelaide Lightning	vs.	Perth Lynx	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
7:30 PM (ACDT)
9Now

2 February 2025	Bendigo Spirit	vs.	Southside Flyers	Red Energy Arena, Bendigo
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Go!

Round 15

12 February 2025	Sydney Flames	vs.	Townsville Fire	Quaycentre, Sydney
7:00 PM (AEDT)
ESPN

14 February 2025	Perth Lynx	vs.	Geelong United	Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth
7:00 PM (AWST)
9Now

15 February 2025	Canberra Capitals	vs.	Bendigo Spirit	AIS Arena, Canberra
3:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

15 February 2025	Sydney Flames	vs.	Southside Flyers	Quaycentre, Sydney
5:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now

16 February 2025	Adelaide Lightning	vs.	Geelong United	Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
12:00 PM (ACDT)
9Now

16 February 2025	Townsville Fire	vs.	Perth Lynx	Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
2:00 PM (AEST)
9Go!

Finals

	Semi Finals					Grand Final

	1

	4



	3

	2

Awards

Player of the Round

Round #	Player	Ref.
Round 1	Mikaela Ruef (SYD)	^[6]
Round 2	Sami Whitcomb (BEN)	^[7]
Round 3	Sami Whitcomb (BEN) (2)	^[8]
Round 4	Jade Melbourne (CBR)	^[9]
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15

Team of the Week

Round #	Team					Ref.
Round 1	Sami Whitcomb (BEN)	Alice Kunek (STH)	Anneli Maley (PER)	Mikaela Ruef (SYD)	Cayla George (SYD)	^[10]
Round 2	Rebecca Cole (STH)	Sami Whitcomb (BEN) (2)	Keely Froling (GEE)	Alicia Froling (TSV)	Cayla George (SYD) (2)	^[11]
Round 3	Jade Melbourne (CBR)	Sami Whitcomb (BEN) (3)	Keely Froling (GEE) (2)	Naz Hillmon (STH)	Laeticia Amihere (PER)	^[12]
Round 4	Jade Melbourne (CBR) (2)	Japreece Dean (ADL)	Veronica Burton (BEN)	Mikaela Ruef (SYD) (2)	Laeticia Amihere (PER) (2)	^[13]
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15

Postseason Awards

Award	Winner	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player
Grand Final MVP
Defensive Player of the Year
Sixth Woman of the Year
Breakout Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Leading Scorer Award
Leading Rebounder Award
Golden Hands Award
Cygnett Community Award
All-WNBL First Team




All-WNBL Second Team

Team captains and coaches

Team^[14]	Captain	Coach
Adelaide Lightning	Stephanie Talbot	Natalie Hurst
Bendigo Spirit	Kelsey Griffin	Kennedy Kereama
Canberra Capitals	Jade Melbourne	Paul Goriss
Geelong United	Keely Froling	Chris Lucas
Perth Lynx^[15]	Amy Atwell / Anneli Maley (co)	Ryan Petrik
Southside Flyers	Rebecca Cole	Kristi Harrower
Sydney Flames^[16]	Cayla George	Guy Molloy
Townsville Fire^[17]	Alicia Froling, Lauren Mansfield, Courtney Woods (group)	Shannon Seebohm

References

^ "Home | WNBL". WNBL.
^ "WNBL24 Southside Flyers Cygnett WNBL Champions". wnbl.basketball.
^ "WNBL ANNOUNCE NAMING RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP WITH CYGNETT". wnbl.basketball.
^ "WNBL 24/25 Key Dates". wnbl.basketball.
^ "WNBL GETS READY TO GO". wnbl.basketball.
^ "The WNBL". instagram.com.
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^ "Perth Lynx Instagram". instagram.com. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "Flames announce George as WNBL25 captain". wnbl.basketball. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "Townsville Fire Announce Leadership Group for 2024/25 Season". wnbl.basketball. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

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