2024 WNBL Finals
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| Dates | 28 February – 13 March | |||||||||
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| Season | 2023–24 | |||||||||
| Teams | 4 | |||||||||
| MVP | Mercedes Russell (STH) | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Townsville Fire Melbourne Boomers | |||||||||
| Matches played | 8 | |||||||||
| Attendance | 16,389 (2,049 per match) | |||||||||
| All statistics correct as of 17 March 2024. | ||||||||||
The 2024 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2023–24 season.[1] The Townsville Fire were the defending champions,[2] but were defeated by Perth in the Semi-Finals.[3] The WNBL Finals schedule was confirmed 25 February 2024,[4] followed by the Grand Finals series schedule announced 6 March 2024.[5]
Finals appearances
- The Townsville Fire qualified for Finals for the second consecutive season and were back-to-back minor premiers.
- The Southside Flyers qualified for Finals for the second consecutive season.
- The Melbourne Boomers qualified for Finals for the seventh consecutive season, which is the longest active run of WNBL Finals appearances.
- The Perth Lynx qualified for Finals for the third consecutive season.
- The Sydney Flames missed Finals for the sixth consecutive season.
- The Bendigo Spirit missed Finals for the ninth consecutive season, currently the longest break between Finals appearances in the WNBL.
- The Adelaide Lightning missed Finals for the second consecutive season.
- The Canberra Capitals missed Finals for the second consecutive season.
Notable occurrences
Standings
| # | 2023–24 WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Townsville Fire | 14 | 7 | 66.6 | 21 | ||||
| 2 | Southside Flyers | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | Melbourne Boomers | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | ||||
| 4 | Perth Lynx | 11 | 10 | 52.3 | 21 | ||||
| 5 | Sydney Flames | 11 | 10 | 52.3 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Bendigo Spirit | 11 | 10 | 52.3 | 21 | ||||
| 7 | Adelaide Lightning | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 | ||||
| 8 | Canberra Capitals | 4 | 17 | 19.0 | 21 | ||||
Bracket
| Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Townsville Fire | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Perth Lynx | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Perth Lynx | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Southside Flyers | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Boomers | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Southside Flyers | 2 | |||||||
