2025–26 WNBL season

2025–26 WNBL season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration18 October 2025 – 1 March 2026
Teams8
TV partner(s)9Now
ESPN
Disney+
Regular season
Top seedTownsville Fire
Season MVPIsobel Borlase (BEN)
Top scorerIsobel Borlase (BEN)
Finals
ChampionsTownsville Fire
  Runners-upPerth Lynx
Finals MVPCourtney Woods (TSV)

The 2025–26 WNBL season is the 46th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981.[1] The Bendigo Spirit were the defending champions[2], but were defeated in the Semi Finals. The Townsville Fire won their fifth championship title after defeating Perth, 2–0 in the Grand Final series.[3]

This marks the first season since a change in league ownership in April 2025, after Basketball Australia sold the league to a new consortium co-managed by the National Basketball League.[4][5] The league released a new logo and brand to mark this new era for the league.[6] Several clubs also launched new club logos, including a name change for the newly branded Geelong Venom.[7]

In June 2025, the season schedule was confirmed to feature a 92-game regular season with clubs playing an increased 23 games over 17 rounds.[8] The Finals Series will again feature best-of-three Semi-Finals’ & Championship series. In September 2025, the WNBL signed a two-year broadcast deal which sees all regular season & Finals games live and free on 9Now for the fourth consecutive season, plus majority of games broadcast on ESPN. Every game will also be available for streaming via ESPN on Disney+[9][10] This season sees the WNBL's broadcast expand to additional games on 9Go! and ESPN2, with additional paid coverage via Kayo, Foxtel and Fetch.

Player movement

Ladder

# 2025–26 WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Townsville Fire 19 4 118.3 23
2 Perth Lynx 18 5 113.2 23
3 Bendigo Spirit 16 7 106.3 23
4 Southside Melbourne Flyers 11 12 101.2 23
5 Canberra Capitals 9 14 92.4 23
6 Geelong Venom 7 16 94.4 23
7 Adelaide Lightning 6 17 89.9 23
8 Sydney Flames 6 17 88.7 23

Regular season

Round 1

18 October 2025 Southside Melbourne Flyers 71–80 Canberra Capitals John Cain Arena, Melbourne
2:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 22–24, 18–18, 15–14
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN Pts: Reed 22
Rebs: Bourne 9
Asts: Rocci 7 		Box Score Pts: Blicavs 19
Rebs: Blicavs, Morrell 9
Asts: Melbourne 8 		Attendance: 4,342
18 October 2025 Geelong Venom 77–85 Sydney Flames Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 8–22, 22–16, 25–21
9Now, ESPN 2 Pts: Holmes 20
Rebs: Holmes 11
Asts: Rotunno 8 		Box Score Pts: Nicholson 27
Rebs: Froling 12
Asts: Cann, Froling 7
19 October 2025 Bendigo Spirit 66–74 Townsville Fire Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
12:30 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 15–21, 19–10, 13–20
9Now, 9Go! Pts: Borlase 17
Rebs: Borlase, Tolo 8
Asts: Wehrung 5 		Box Score Pts: Ellis 31
Rebs: Ellis, Fowler 10
Asts: Ellis 4 		Attendance: 1,269
19 October 2025 Adelaide Lightning 72–75 Perth Lynx SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:00 PM (ACDT) Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 24–18, 18–13, 21–18
9Now, ESPN Pts: Feagin 16
Rebs: Talbot 10
Asts: Talbot 8 		Box Score Pts: Ciabattoni 23
Rebs: Maley 15
Asts: Turner 6 		Attendance: 1,964

Round 2

24 October 2025 Sydney Flames 76–81 Southside Melbourne Flyers State Sports Centre, Sydney
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 15–21, 16–19, 17–19
9Now, ESPN Pts: Nicholson 17
Rebs: Froling, Thompson 9
Asts: Nicholson 4 		Box Score Pts: George 19
Rebs: George 11
Asts: Andrews 7 		Attendance: 1,407
25 October 2025 Geelong Venom 110–76 Adelaide Lightning Geelong Arena, Geelong
3:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 32–13, 32–22, 30–16
9Now, ESPN 2 Pts: Holmes 33
Rebs: Three players 6
Asts: Potter, Shelley 5 		Box Score Pts: Loughridge 18
Rebs: Robati, Talbot 5
Asts: Talbot 6 		Attendance: 1,236
25 October 2025 Canberra Capitals 70–105 Townsville Fire AIS Arena, Canberra
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 12–26, 25–21, 12–30
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN 2 Pts: Sissoko 20
Rebs: Sissoko 8
Asts: Melbourne 6 		Box Score Pts: Horvat 20
Rebs: Horvat, Froling 9
Asts: Woods 14 		Attendance: 3,166
26 October 2025 Perth Lynx 73–67 Sydney Flames Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
3:30 PM (AWST) Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 18–20, 14–16, 25–9
9Now, ESPN Pts: Atwell 24
Rebs: Maley 17
Asts: Ciabattoni 4 		Box Score Pts: Nicholson 25
Rebs: Thompson 12
Asts: Cann 9 		Attendance: 2,115
28 October 2025 Bendigo Spirit 62–55 Geelong Venom Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 22–12, 9–12, 13–13
9Now, ESPN Pts: Borlase 20
Rebs: Tolo 9
Asts: Borlase 3 		Box Score Pts: Holmes 30
Rebs: Holmes 12
Asts: Shelley 5 		Attendance: 1,685

Round 3

31 October 2025 Southside Melbourne Flyers 89–83 Townsville Fire State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 17–24, 21–14, 32–31
9Now, ESPN Pts: George 26
Rebs: George 12
Asts: Rocci 5 		Box Score Pts: Woods 23
Rebs: Froling 10
Asts: Woods 9 		Attendance: 2,762
1 November 2025 Adelaide Lightning 73–65 Canberra Capitals SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
2:30 PM (ACDT) Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 19–19, 17–10, 15–15
9Now, ESPN Pts: Feagin 19
Rebs: Feagin 10
Asts: Talbot 4 		Box Score Pts: Morrell 15
Rebs: Sissoko 9
Asts: Melbourne 9 		Attendance: 1,806
1 November 2025 Geelong Venom 76–77 Perth Lynx Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 22–20, 20–18, 19–19
9Now, ESPN 2 Pts: Holmes 22
Rebs: Holmes 16
Asts: Three players 3 		Box Score Pts: Maley 15
Rebs: Turner 16
Asts: Ciabattoni, Atwell 3 		Attendance: 1,280
2 November 2025 Bendigo Spirit 88–75 Sydney Flames Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
12:30 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–18, 30–21, 18–18
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN Pts: Borlase 26
Rebs: Griffin 14
Asts: McConnell 6 		Box Score Pts: Nicholson 27
Rebs: Époupa 9
Asts: Cann, Morgan 4 		Attendance: 846
4 November 2025 Perth Lynx 70–79 Townsville Fire Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
6:00 PM (AWST) Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 26–18, 7–18, 20–17
9Now, ESPN Pts: Maley 21
Rebs: Maley 14
Asts: Turner 5 		Box Score Pts: Sowah 26
Rebs: Cox 12
Asts: Woods 9 		Attendance: 1,621

Round 4

6 November 2025 Sydney Flames 73–64 Canberra Capitals State Sports Centre, Sydney
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 14–12, 21–12, 21-26
9Now, ESPN Pts: Swain, Thompson 19
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: Époupa 5 		Box Score Pts: Blicavs 18
Rebs: Morrell 10
Asts: Melbourne 6 		Attendance: 1,467
7 November 2025 Geelong Venom 61–86 Townsville Fire Geelong Arena, Geelong
5:30 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 15-25, 12-20, 24–17, 10-24
9Now, ESPN Pts: Holmes 24
Rebs: Holmes 8
Asts: Shelley 8 		Box Score Pts: Sowah 20
Rebs: Froling 13
Asts: Woods 6 		Attendance: 1,110
8 November 2025 Bendigo Spirit 73–71 Canberra Capitals Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 16-19, 11-21, 18–13
9Now, ESPN Pts: Borlase 25
Rebs: Griffin 16
Asts: Pollerd 4 		Box Score Pts: Sissoko 19
Rebs: Munger 7
Asts: Melbourne 4 		Attendance: 1,122
9 November 2025 Adelaide Lightning 88–71 Sydney Flames SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
12:00 PM (ACDT) Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 22–19, 28–10, 14-28
9Now, ESPN Pts: Sundell 20
Rebs: Feagin 9
Asts: Loughridge 6 		Box Score Pts: Swain 16
Rebs: Thompson 7
Asts: Three players 3 		Attendance: 1,726
9 November 2025 Perth Lynx 79–76 Southside Melbourne Flyers Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
3:30 PM (AWST) Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 21–20, 13-24, 27–10
9Now, ESPN Pts: Maley 22
Rebs: Maley 13
Asts: Wilson 4 		Box Score Pts: Bourne 22
Rebs: George 14
Asts: Rocci 10 		Attendance: 1,146
11 November 2025 Geelong Venom 88–69 Perth Lynx Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 23-25, 15-19, 26–14, 24–11
9Now, ESPN Pts: Holmes 22
Rebs: Holmes 12
Asts: Rotunno 10 		Box Score Pts: Atwell 22
Rebs: Morris, Turner 7
Asts: Wilson 6 		Attendance: 815

Round 5

14 November 2025 Geelong Venom 66–54 Southside Melbourne Flyers Geelong Arena, Geelong
5:30 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 14–9, 15–17, 17–7
9Now, ESPN 2 Pts: Holmes 20
Rebs: Sharp 11
Asts: Rotunno, Shelley 4 		Box Score Pts: Bourne 21
Rebs: George 16
Asts: Rocci 5 		Attendance: 1,264
15 November 2025 Canberra Capitals 96–56 Sydney Flames AIS Arena, Canberra
3:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 34–10, 21–16, 25–9, 16–21
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN Pts: Blicavs 17
Rebs: Morrell 10
Asts: Melbourne 7 		Box Score Pts: Thompson 19
Rebs: Swain 6
Asts: Nicholson, Swain 5 		Attendance: 3,168
15 November 2025 Townsville Fire 103–69 Adelaide Lightning Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST) Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 21–21, 31–15, 25–11
9Now, ESPN 2 Pts: Sowah, Woods 19
Rebs: Froling 8
Asts: Fowler, Woods 6 		Box Score Pts: Loughridge 26
Rebs: Feagin 6
Asts: Loughridge 6 		Attendance: 2,971
16 November 2025 Perth Lynx 79–64 Bendigo Spirit Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
3:30 PM (AWST) Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 17–16, 28–15, 13–14
9Now, ESPN Pts: Atwell 21
Rebs: Maley 16
Asts: Wilson 10 		Box Score Pts: Borlase 16
Rebs: Griffin 9
Asts: McConnell, Tolo 3 		Attendance: 907
18 November 2025 Adelaide Lightning 74–82 Bendigo Spirit SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:30 PM (ACDT) Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 17–20, 15–22, 23–15
9Now, ESPN Pts: Feagin 22
Rebs: Robati 6
Asts: Talbot 6 		Box Score Pts: Borlase 24
Rebs: Griffin 12
Asts: Borlase 5 		Attendance: 1,326

Round 6

21 November 2025 Adelaide Lightning 99–93(OT) Geelong Venom SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:30 PM (ACDT) Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 25–22, 13–21, 19–17, Overtime: 15–9
9Now, ESPN 2 Pts: Talbot 32
Rebs: Robati, Talbot 9
Asts: Feagin 11 		Box Score Pts: Shelley 24
Rebs: Holmes 9
Asts: Shelley 6 		Attendance: 1,656
22 November 2025 Southside Melbourne Flyers 93–76 Sydney Flames State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
3:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 23–20, 19–16, 23–19
9Now, ESPN Pts: Bourne 26
Rebs: Peters 8
Asts: George 5 		Box Score Pts: Thompson 22
Rebs: McSpadden 7
Asts: Swain 7 		Attendance: 1,867
22 November 2025 Townsville Fire 101–61 Canberra Capitals Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST) Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 31–13, 23–13, 21–17
9Now, ESPN 2 Pts: Woods 18
Rebs: Cox 10
Asts: Woods 5 		Box Score Pts: Clark 10
Rebs: Sissoko 8
Asts: Brancatisano 4 		Attendance: 2,903
23 November 2025 Bendigo Spirit 87–58 Perth Lynx Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, Traralgon
12:30 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 21–13, 23–10, 27–15
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN Pts: Borlase 26
Rebs: Griffin 11
Asts: Borlase, McConnell 5 		Box Score Pts: Wilson 16
Rebs: Maley 11
Asts: Wilson 5 		Attendance: 559
25 November 2025 Adelaide Lightning 64–90 Townsville Fire SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
7:00 PM (ACDT) Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 17–21, 9–22, 19–21
9Now, ESPN Pts: Feagin 18
Rebs: Robati 6
Asts: Talbot 5 		Box Score Pts: Froling 22
Rebs: Froling 11
Asts: Woods 7 		Attendance: 1,444

Round 7

26 November 2025 Sydney Flames 97–94(OT) Geelong Venom State Sports Centre, Sydney
7:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 24–24, 22–19, 20–19, Overtime: 16–13
9Now, ESPN Pts: Froling 24
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: Swain 6 		Box Score Pts: Holmes 28
Rebs: Holmes 10
Asts: Shelley 4 		Attendance: 956
28 November 2025 Sydney Flames 64–80 Bendigo Spirit State Sports Centre, Sydney
7:30 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 19–16, 24–13, 8–25
9Now, ESPN Pts: Thompson 14
Rebs: Thompson 10
Asts: Cann 4 		Box Score Pts: Three players 21
Rebs: McConnell 13
Asts: McConnell 6 		Attendance: 1,086
29 November 2025 Canberra Capitals 67–91 Perth Lynx AIS Arena, Canberra
5:00 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–20, 21–27, 10–21
9Now, ESPN Pts: Munger 12
Rebs: Melbourne 6
Asts: Clark 4 		Box Score Pts: Atwell, Han 22
Rebs: Maley 12
Asts: Maley 4 		Attendance: 3,015
29 November 2025 Townsville Fire 84–63 Southside Melbourne Flyers Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST) Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–16, 18–15, 27–14
9Now, ESPN Pts: Sowah 20
Rebs: Froling 11
Asts: Woods 7 		Box Score Pts: Bourne 28
Rebs: George 13
Asts: Rocci 7 		Attendance: 3,217
30 November 2025 Bendigo Spirit 71–65 Adelaide Lightning Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
12:30 PM (AEDT) Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–27, 19–11, 9–8
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN Pts: Borlase 27
Rebs: Griffin 8
Asts: Three players 2 		Box Score Pts: Feagin 26
Rebs: Talbot 11
Asts: Feagin, Loughridge 4 		Attendance: 1,241

Round 8

5 December 2025 Bendigo Spirit vs. Geelong Venom Ballarat Sports Events Centre, Ballarat
5:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
5 December 2025 Perth Lynx vs. Southside Melbourne Flyers Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
6:30 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN
6 December 2025 Townsville Fire vs. Sydney Flames Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST)
9Now, ESPN
7 December 2025 Geelong Venom vs. Canberra Capitals Geelong Arena, Geelong
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN
7 December 2025 Southside Melbourne Flyers vs. Bendigo Spirit State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
6:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
9 December 2025 Canberra Capitals vs. Adelaide Lightning AIS Arena, Canberra
7:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN

Round 9

12 December 2025 Canberra Capitals vs. Southside Melbourne Flyers AIS Arena, Canberra
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
13 December 2025 Geelong Venom vs. Bendigo Spirit Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
14 December 2025 Sydney Flames vs. Adelaide Lightning State Sports Centre, Sydney
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
14 December 2025 Townsville Fire vs. Perth Lynx Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
5:30 PM (AEST)
9Now, ESPN
16 December 2025 Southside Melbourne Flyers vs. Geelong Venom State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN

Round 10

19 December 2025 Bendigo Spirit vs. Adelaide Lightning Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
5:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
20 December 2025 Sydney Flames vs. Townsville Fire State Sports Centre, Sydney
3:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
20 December 2025 Canberra Capitals vs. Geelong Venom AIS Arena, Canberra
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
21 December 2025 Southside Melbourne Flyers vs. Bendigo Spirit State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
21 December 2025 Adelaide Lightning vs. Perth Lynx SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:00 PM (ACDT)
9Now, ESPN
23 December 2025 Townsville Fire vs. Sydney Flames Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST)
9Now, ESPN
23 December 2025 Perth Lynx vs. Canberra Capitals Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
6:00 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN

Round 11

27 December 2025 Canberra Capitals vs. Sydney Flames AIS Arena, Canberra
5:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
28 December 2025 Southside Melbourne Flyers vs. Adelaide Lightning State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN
28 December 2025 Perth Lynx vs. Geelong Venom Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
3:30 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN
30 December 2025 Sydney Flames vs. Southside Melbourne Flyers Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
5:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
31 December 2025 Townsville Fire vs. Bendigo Spirit Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:30 PM (AEST)
9Now, ESPN 2

Round 12

2 January 2026 Perth Lynx vs. Adelaide Lightning Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
2:30 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN 2
3 January 2026 Southside Melbourne Flyers vs. Geelong Venom State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
4 January 2026 Canberra Capitals vs. Perth Lynx AIS Arena, Canberra
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, 9Go!
4 January 2026 Adelaide Lightning vs. Townsville Fire SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:00 PM (ACDT)
9Now, ESPN
5 January 2026 Sydney Flames vs. Bendigo Spirit Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
5:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
6 January 2026 Townsville Fire vs. Geelong Venom Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST)
9Now, ESPN

Round 13

9 January 2026 Geelong Venom vs. Townsville Fire Geelong Arena, Geelong
5:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN 2
9 January 2026 Bendigo Spirit vs. Southside Melbourne Flyers Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
7:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN 2
10 January 2026 Sydney Flames vs. Canberra Capitals State Sports Centre, Sydney
3:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN 2
10 January 2026 Perth Lynx vs. Adelaide Lightning Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
4:00 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN 2
11 January 2026 Southside Melbourne Flyers vs. Townsville Fire Parkville Stadium, Melbourne
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, 9 Go!
13 January 2026 Adelaide Lightning vs. Sydney Flames SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:30 PM (ACDT)
9Now, ESPN

Round 14

15 January 2026 Perth Lynx vs. Bendigo Spirit Perth Arena, Perth
4:00 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN
16 January 2026 Geelong Venom vs. Sydney Flames Perth Arena, Perth
4:00 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN
17 January 2026 Southside Melbourne Flyers vs. Adelaide Lightning Perth Arena, Perth
1:30 PM (AWST)
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN 2
18 January 2026 Townsville Fire vs. Canberra Capitals Perth Arena, Perth
2:00 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN
20 January 2026 Adelaide Lightning vs. Canberra Capitals SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:30 PM (ACDT)
9Now, ESPN
20 January 2026 Perth Lynx vs. Townsville Fire Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
6:00 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN

Round 15

23 January 2026 Bendigo Spirit vs. Canberra Capitals Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
7:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
24 January 2026 Geelong Venom vs. Adelaide Lightning Geelong Arena, Geelong
3:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
24 January 2026 Townsville Fire vs. Southside Melbourne Flyers Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST)
9Now, ESPN
25 January 2026 Sydney Flames vs. Perth Lynx Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
12:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
25 January 2026 Canberra Capitals vs. Bendigo Spirit AIS Arena, Canberra
6:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
27 January 2026 Southside Melbourne Flyers vs. Perth Lynx State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN

Round 16

30 January 2026 Geelong Venom vs. Bendigo Spirit Geelong Arena, Geelong
5:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN 2
31 January 2026 Southside Melbourne Flyers vs. Adelaide Lightning State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
3:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
31 January 2026 Townsville Fire vs. Canberra Capitals Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST)
9Now, ESPN
1 February 2026 Sydney Flames vs. Geelong Venom State Sports Centre, Sydney
12:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
1 February 2026 Bendigo Spirit vs. Perth Lynx Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
6:30 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
3 February 2026 Canberra Capitals vs. Southside Melbourne Flyers AIS Arena, Canberra
7:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN

Round 17

7 February 2026 Canberra Capitals vs. Geelong Venom AIS Arena, Canberra
3:00 PM (AEDT)
9Now, ESPN
7 February 2026 Perth Lynx vs. Sydney Flames Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
4:00 PM (AWST)
9Now, ESPN
8 February 2026 Adelaide Lightning vs. Southside Melbourne Flyers SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
12:00 PM (ACDT)
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN
8 February 2026 Townsville Fire vs. Bendigo Spirit Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
5:30 PM (AEST)
9Now, ESPN

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Statistic
Points per game Isobel Borlase (BEN) 22.8 PPG
Rebounds per game Anneli Maley (PER) 14.2 RPG
Assists per game Maddison Rocci (SMF) 6.8 APG
Steals per game Jaz Shelley (GEE) 2.5 SPG
Blocks per game Han Xu (PER) 2.0 BPG

Individual game highs

Category Player Statistic
Points Isobel Borlase (BEN) 42
Rebounds Anneli Maley (PER) 22
Assists Courtney Woods (TSV) 14
Steals Multiple players 6
Blocks Lauren Cox (TSV) 7

Awards

Postseason Awards

Award[11] Winner Position Team
Most Valuable Player[12] Isobel Borlase Guard Bendigo Spirit
Grand Final MVP Courtney Woods Guard Townsville Fire
Defensive Player of the Year Han Xu Center Perth Lynx
Sixth Woman of the Year Lucy Olsen Forward Townsville Fire
Breakout Player of the Year Dallas Loughridge Guard Adelaide Lightning
Coach of the Year Kennedy Kereama Coach Bendigo Spirit
Leading Scorer Award Isobel Borlase Guard Bendigo Spirit
Leading Rebounder Award Anneli Maley Forward Perth Lynx
Golden Hands Award Courtney Woods Guard Townsville Fire
Community Award Nyaduoth Lok Guard Southside Melbourne Flyers
Fans MVP Award Anneli Maley Forward Perth Lynx
Referee of the Year Daniel Battye Referee
All-WNBL First Team Alex Wilson Guard Perth Lynx
Courtney Woods Guard Townsville Fire
Isobel Borlase Guard Bendigo Spirit
Mackenzie Holmes Forward Geelong Venom
Anneli Maley Forward Perth Lynx
All-WNBL Second Team Alex Ciabattoni Guard Perth Lynx
Miela Sowah Guard Townsville Fire
Kelsey Griffin Forward Bendigo Spirit
Cayla George Forward Southside Melbourne Flyers
Han Xu Center Perth Lynx

Finals

Main article: 2026 WNBL Finals
Semi Finals Grand Final
      
1  Townsville Fire 2
4  Southside Melbourne Flyers 1
1  Townsville Fire 2
2  Perth Lynx 0
3  Bendigo Spirit 0
2  Perth Lynx 2

Team captains and coaches

Main article: List of 2025–26 WNBL team rosters
Team[13] Captain Coach
Adelaide Lightning Stephanie Talbot Aja Parham-Ammar[a]
Bendigo Spirit Kelsey Griffin Kennedy Kereama
Canberra Capitals Jade Melbourne Paul Goriss
Geelong Venom[16] Alexandra Sharp / Jazmin Shelley (co) Chris Lucas
Perth Lynx[17] Amy Atwell / Anneli Maley (co) Ryan Petrik
Southside Melbourne Flyers Cayla George / Maddison Rocci (co) Kristi Harrower
Sydney Flames Lauren Nicholson Renae Garlepp[b]
Townsville Fire[20] Alicia Froling / Courtney Woods (co) Shannon Seebohm
  1. ^ Appointed interim Head Coach for 2025–26, after Kerryn Mitchell was dismissed.[14][15]
  2. ^ Appointed as interim Head Coach for 2025–26 after Guy Molloy stepped down.[18][19]

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