The 2006 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2005–06 season. ^[1] The Dandenong Rangers were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Canberra Capitals, 68–55. ^[2]

Standings

Bracket

Semi-finals

(1) Dandenong Rangers vs. (2) Adelaide Fellas

(3) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Bulleen Boomers

Preliminary final

(2) Adelaide Fellas vs. (3) Canberra Capitals

Grand Final

(1) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Canberra Capitals

Rosters

2005–06 Dandenong Rangers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Ryan, Caitlin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 5 Wilson, Carly (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 7 MacLeod, Kathleen 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 8 Richards, Samantha 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 9 McInerny, Emily (C) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) G/F 10 O'Hea, Jenna 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 11 Bibby, Jessica 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) G/F 12 Downie, Alison 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) F/C 14 Randall, Emma 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 15 Hamilton, Jacinta 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Head coach Gary Fox Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2005–06 Canberra Capitals roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 5 Marino, Angela 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) G 7 Hurst, Natalie 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) F 8 Sharp, Eleanor 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) C 10 Whittle, Jenny 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) G 13 Abrams, Kellie 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) F 14 Cooper, Nerrida 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) F/C 15 Jackson, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) C 25 Beatty, Tracey 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) F 32 Gwyther, Kylie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 44 Bevilaqua, Tully 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Head coach Carrie Graf Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References