2007 Australian Club Championships

2007 Australian Club Championships
Tournament details
Host Melbourne, Victoria
Arena Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Dates 17–26 August
Final positions
Champions M: Cairns Marlins
W: Townsville Flames
Runners-up M: Dandenong Rangers
W: Hume City Broncos
Awards and statistics

The 2007 Australian Club Championships (ACC) brought together the best men's and women's basketball teams from the Waratah League, South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL), Central Australian Basketball League (CABL) and Big V competitions for their shot at national glory, with the event held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

By the tournament's conclusion, the Cairns Marlins were crowned as the best male basketball club in Australia and the Townsville Flames were crowned women's champions.[1]

Tournament overview

The Cairns Marlins defeated the Dandenong Rangers 110–98 in the men's Grand Final. Nothing could split the sides in the first half but the Rangers, who finished runners-up for the second year in a row, could not contain the offensive strength of the Marlins, who had five players score 16 points or more. Cairns Taipans National Basketball League stars Aaron Grabau and Gary Boodnikoff netted 24 points and 23 points respectively to lead the Marlins with Grabau going on to be named Grand Final MVP. Future Australian Boomer Nathan Jawai also chipped in with a 21-point, 13-rebound double-double and proved to be the difference in the decisive third quarter.[1][2]

In the women's final, the Townsville Flames defeated the Hume City Broncos, 92–49. Australian Opal Rohanee Cox was outstanding for Townsville, netting a game-high 30 points while Townsville Fire Women's National Basketball League guard Celeste Heilbronn added 21 points and 9 rebounds in support. The Broncos were missing Opal Sharin Milner and Under 21 World Championship silver medalist Elyse Penaluna through injury and couldn't match the offensive power of the Flames.[1]

Participants

To qualify for the event, teams had to be crowned Champion of their respective Leagues. There were also a number of wildcard entries.[3]

League champions

League Men Women
Big V Dandenong Rangers Hume City Broncos
CABL North Adelaide Rockets West Adelaide Bearcats
QABL Cairns Marlins Townsville Flames
SEABL Bendigo Braves (South) & Geelong Supercats (East) Bendigo Braves
Waratah Sutherland Sharks Hornsby Spiders

Wildcards

League Men Women
Big V Waverley Falcons
CABL Norwood Flames
QABL Rockhampton Rockets
SEABL Ballarat Miners
Waratah Sydney Comets

Results

Quarter-finals – men

17 August
7:30 p.m.
Cairns Marlins 110–95 Sydney Comets
Pts: N. Jawai 24 Pts: S. Whitehead 28
18 August
6:00 p.m.
Sutherland Sharks 98–87 Rockhampton Rockets
Pts: C. Tovey 22 Pts: P. Bullock 25
18 August
7:30 p.m.
Geelong Supercats 120–91 North Adelaide Rockets
Pts: S. Myers 32 Pts: E. Burdon 21
18 August
7:30 p.m.
Dandenong Rangers 100–70 Bendigo Braves
Pts: V. Inglima 27 Pts: C. Rigby 19

Quarter-finals – women

18 August
7:00 p.m.
Townsville Flames 95–62 Hornsby Spiders
Pts: R. Cox 30 Pts: M. Musselwhite 35
18 August
7:00 p.m.
Hume City Broncos 83–52 Norwood Flames
Pts: E. Penaluna 28 Pts: N. Romeo 16
18 August
7:30 p.m.
Ballarat Miners 70–59 West Adelaide Bearcats
Pts: K. Ashby 23 Pts: K. Shierlaw 14
19 August
2:00 p.m.
Bendigo Braves 82–61 Waverley Falcons
Pts: A. Walsh 20 Pts: C. Egan 24

Semi-finals – men

25 August
Dandenong Rangers 99–84 Sutherland Sharks
Pts: V. Inglima 35 Pts: B. Henricks 25
25 August
Cairns Marlins 123–91 Geelong Supercats
Pts: A. Grabau 24 Pts: J. Medved 27

Semi-finals – women

25 August
Townsville Flames 77–54 Ballarat Miners
Pts: R. Cox 31 Pts: C. Allgood 14
25 August
Hume City Broncos 78–71 Bendigo Braves
Pts: K. Burbridge 21 Pts: K. Harrower 21

Grand Finals

26 August
Cairns Marlins 110–98 Dandenong Rangers
Pts: A. Grabau 24 Pts: B. Hobba 20
26 August
Townsville Flames 92–49 Hume City Broncos
Pts: R. Cox 30 Pts: N. Pedro 11

All-Star Five

Men

Name Team
Aaron Grabau (Grand Final MVP) Cairns Marlins
Nathan Jawai Cairns Marlins
Scott Cook Cairns Marlins
Ash Cannan Dandenong Rangers
Brent Hobba Dandenong Rangers

Women

Name Team
Rachael Flanagan Townsville Flames
Rohanee Cox (Grand Final MVP) Townsville Flames
Kristi Harrower Bendigo Braves
Kellie Burbridge Hume City Broncos
Naomi Pedro Hume City Broncos

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Basketball Australia 2007 Annual Report – Australian Club Championships" (PDF). SportingPulse.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Marlins celebrate national title win". ABC.net.au. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Basketball Australia 2007 Annual Report – Australian Club Championships Scoreboard" (PDF). SportingPulse.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

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