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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
F
4
Young, Hannah
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F
9
Madgen, Tess
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F/C
10
Bishop, Abby
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
G
11
Gaze, Kate
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G
12
Ebzery, Alison
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F
14
Garbin, Darcee
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C
15
Aokuso, Zitina
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G
21
Carleton, Bridget
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F
22
Boag, Christina
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G
32
Cocks, Micaela (C)
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
G
35
Vanloo, Julie
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Development player(I) Import player Injured
Updated: 11 October 2019
Standings
Results
Pre-season
Regular season
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
1
October 12
@ Southside
72–81
Carleton (20)
Carleton , Madgen ,Garbin (7)
Madgen , Vanloo (4)
Dandenong Stadium
0–1
2
October 18
Adelaide
68–86
Bishop (24)
Garbin (10)
Madgen (4)
Townsville Stadium
0–2
3
October 20
@ Canberra
65–67
Carleton (14)
Bishop (13)
Vanloo (5)
National Convention Centre
0–3
4
October 27
Melbourne
71–80
Bishop (20)
Bishop , Garbin ,Madgen (6)
Madgen (5)
Townsville Stadium
0–4
5
November 2
@ Perth
93–88 (OT)
Bishop (31)
Bishop (11)
Cocks , Madgen (5)
Bendat Basketball Centre
1–4
6
November 7
@ Sydney
73–82
Garbin (19)
Garbin (7)
Bishop (7)
Brydens Stadium
1–5
7
November 23
Southside
59–91
Bishop (20)
Bishop (8)
Cocks , Garbin (3)
Townsville Stadium
1–6
8
November 30
@ Canberra
78–87
Bishop (23)
Carleton (7)
Madgen (6)
National Convention Centre
1–7
9
December 8
Bendigo
94–80
Garbin (27)
Carleton , Garbin (7)
Vanloo (9)
Townsville Stadium
2–7
10
December 13
@ Southside
62–81
Garbin (28)
Bishop , Madgen (6)
Vanloo (8)
Dandenong Stadium
2–8
11
December 15
Sydney
61–57
Garbin , Madgen (15)
Carleton (13)
Bishop , Cocks (4)
Townsville Stadium
3–8
12
December 21
Perth
77–82
Bishop (18)
Bishop (16)
Vanloo (7)
Townsville Stadium
3–9
13
December 27
@ Melbourne
61–77
Bishop (19)
Garbin (7)
Madgen (4)
State Basketball Centre
3–10
14
December 28
@ Bendigo
78–79
Carleton (19)
Carleton (12)
Vanloo (9)
Bendigo Stadium
3–11
15
January 3
Adelaide
61–87
Garbin (21)
Garbin (7)
Madgen (5)
Townsville Stadium
3–12
16
January 10
Canberra
102–69
Madgen (26)
Carleton (11)
Vanloo (10)
Townsville Stadium
4–12
17
January 12
@ Sydney
83–76
Garbin (18)
Garbin (9)
Vanloo (6)
Brydens Stadium
5–12
18
January 17
@ Adelaide
60–77
Madgen (19)
Garbin (10)
Madgen (4)
Titanium Security Arena
5–13
19
January 19
@ Perth
62–95
Garbin (19)
Carleton (12)
Carleton , Gaze ,Vanloo (3)
Bendat Basketball Centre
5–14
20
January 25
Melbourne
68–79
Carleton (16)
Boag , Garbin (7)
Vanloo (8)
Townsville Stadium
5–15
21
February 1
Bendigo
69–89
Boag (22)
Boag (15)
Vanloo (7)
Townsville Stadium
5–16
Awards
In-season
Club Awards
References
External links
Franchise Arenas Personnel
Owner
Townsville Fire Limited
Chair
Michelle Morton
Head coach
Shannon Seebohm
Retired numbers Seasons WNBL Championships
Current teams Defunct teams Associated Related Others