Townsville Fire

The Townsville Fire are a professional female basketball team competing in the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). They are the only female professional sporting team of any discipline in the northern half of Australia. The team was established for the 2001/2002 WNBL season by Townsville Basketball Inc. After running successfully for many seasons, the team folded at the end of the 2010/11 season.

In the off season a new not-for-profit, community owned entity was formed to resurrect the Fire & they returned to the league in the following season (2011/12). Since that time the Townsville Fire has gained enormous support in the community for women's sport. The fan base has quadrupled to be the highest in the league. The media exposure has increased dramatically and the operating budget has tripled. This team has shown itself to be a force to be reckoned with on & off the court. The Townsville Fire achieved Finals contention in 2011/12, the Grand Finals in 2012/13 and are tipped to perhaps take out Townsville's first Grand Final Championship in 2013/14.

Roster

15 October 2011 Canberra Capitals v Townsville Fire home opener at AIS Arena in Canberra. Capitals lost.

Townsville Fire roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 1.5 !G 4 AUS ! Dalgleish, Kirby 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 1.5 !G 5 AUS ! Flanagan, Rachael (C) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 1.5 !G 6 AUS ! Haughton, Jillian 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 4.0 !F 10 AUS ! Newley, Mia 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 5.5 !F/C 12 AUS ! Payne, Nadeen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 1.5 !G 14 AUS ! Romeo, Nicole 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 6.0 !C 22 AUS ! Manou, Ellie 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 2.5 !G/F 24 AUS ! Foley, Jessica 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 1.5 !G 32 NZL ! Cocks, Micaela 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 6.0 !C 42 USA ! Dowdell, Shanavia (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 4.0 !F 43 NZL ! Lockwood, Casey 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 1.5 !G 44 AUS ! Mercer, Rebecca 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Head coach Chris Lucas Assistant coach(es) Mark Alabakov Claudia Brassard Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 14/01/2012

Previous coaching staff

Board of Directors

External links

• Official Townsville Fire site