The 2019–20 Southside Flyers season is the 28th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). 2019–20 will be their first season as the Southside Flyers, concluding 27 seasons as the Dandenong Rangers.
Roster
Standings
Results
Pre-season Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 August 31 NBL1 All-Stars 89–50 Rowe (19) Maley (19) Cole, Reid (3) Frankston Stadium 1–0 2 October 3 Bendigo 56–73 Clydesdale (13) Maley (14) Cole (5) Dandenong Stadium 1–1 3 October 5 @ Melbourne 70–66 Clydesdale, Cole (19) Russell (12) Clydesdale, Cole (3) State Basketball Centre 2–1
Regular season Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 October 12 Townsville 81–72 Mitchell (21) O'Hea (8) Cole (6) Dandenong Stadium 1–0 2 October 17 Perth 97–93 (OT) O'Hea (19) Russell (15) Mitchell (10) Dandenong Stadium 2–0 3 October 19 @ Sydney 85–72 O'Hea (22) Russell (11) Mitchell (10) Brydens Stadium 3–0 4 October 26 Bendigo 85–77 Blicavs (23) Russell (11) Mitchell (7) Traralgon Sports Stadium 4–0 5 November 3 Bendigo 93–80 Cole (23) Russell (15) Mitchell (6) Dandenong Stadium 5–0 6 November 4 @ Melbourne 81–74 Russell (19) Russell (11) Cole (6) State Basketball Centre 6–0 7 November 7 Canberra 72–91 Mitchell (23) Blicavs (6) Mitchell, O'Hea (3) Dandenong Stadium 6–1 8 November 23 @ Townsville 91–59 O'Hea (21) Blicavs (13) Mitchell (8) Townsville Stadium 7–1 9 November 30 @ Perth 82–68 Cole (21) Blicavs (8) Mitchell (7) Bendat Basketball Centre 8–1 10 December 1 @ Adelaide 91–85 Russell (24) Russell (14) Cole (8) Titanium Security Arena 9–1 11 December 7 Melbourne 89–82 O'Hea (22) Blicavs (10) O'Hea (6) Dandenong Stadium 10–1 12 December 13 Townsville 81–62 O'Hea (17) Blicavs, Russell (8) Mitchell (6) Dandenong Stadium 11–1 13 December 15 @ Canberra 70–65 Cole (21) Russell (10) Clydesdale, O'Hea (3) National Convention Centre 12–1 14 December 21 Sydney 79–86 Blicavs (23) Blicavs (9) Mitchell (8) Dandenong Stadium 12–2 15 January 3 @ Perth 90–75 Cole (30) Russell (11) Cole (4) Bendat Basketball Centre 13–2 16 January 5 @ Adelaide 93–104 Russell (28) Russell (10) Mitchell (8) Titanium Security Arena 13–3 17 January 12 @ Melbourne 75–73 (OT) Mitchell (21) Russell (11) Cole (6) State Basketball Centre 14–3 18 January 18 @ Bendigo 91–76 Cole (22) Russell (12) Mitchell (6) Bendigo Stadium 15–3 19 January 19 Canberra 74–98 Russell (18) Russell (10) Mitchell (5) Dandenong Stadium 15–4 20 January 25 Adelaide 81–69 Cole (28) Blicavs (9) Cole (5) Dandenong Stadium 16–4 21 February 1 Sydney 78–61 Blicavs (18) Blicavs (8) Blicavs (6) Dandenong Stadium 17–4
Finals
Semi-finals Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series 1 February 18 Adelaide 68–65 Russell (20) Russell (19) Cole, Mitchell (4) Dandenong Stadium 1–0 2 February 22 @ Adelaide 82–79 Cole (19) Cole (10) Mitchell (9) Titanium Security Arena 2–0
Grand Final Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series 1 March 1 Canberra 80–82 Cole (23) Russell (9) Cole (7) Dandenong Stadium 0–1 2 March 4 @ Canberra 68–71 Cole (23) Russell (13) Cole, O'Hea (3) AIS Arena 0–2
Awards
In-season Award Recipient Round(s) Ref. Player of the Week Jenna O'Hea Round 2 Mercedes Russell Round 7 Rebecca Cole Round 15 Sara Blicavs Round 16 Team of the Week Leilani Mitchell Rounds 1, 7 & 13 Jenna O'Hea Rounds 2, 6 & 8 Sara Blicavs Rounds 3 & 16 Rebecca Cole Rounds 4, 12 & 15 Mercedes Russell Rounds 4, 7, 9 & 12
Post-season Award Recipient Date Ref. Defensive Player of the Year Mercedes Russell17 February 2020 All-WNBL First Team Leilani Mitchell Jenna O'Hea All-WNBL Second Team Rebecca Cole Mercedes Russell
Club Awards Award Recipient Date Ref. Most Valuable Player Leilani Mitchell11 March 2020 X-Factor Award Mercedes Russell Val Ryan Players Player Award Aimie Clydesdale
References
External links Southside Flyers Official website