# 2007 Australian Club Championships

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 end of the tournament, the Cairns Marlins were crowned as the best male basketball club in Australia and the Townsville Flames were crowned women's champions.

## 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.
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.

## Participants

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

### 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 |
* Cairns, Queensland
* 18 August 6:00 p.m.
| Sutherland Sharks | 98–87 | Rockhampton Rockets |
| Pts: C. Tovey 22 | | Pts: P. Bullock 25 |
* Sutherland, New South Wales
* 18 August 7:30 p.m.
| Geelong Supercats | 120–91 | North Adelaide Rockets |
| Pts: S. Myers 32 | | Pts: E. Burdon 21 |
* Geelong, Victoria
* 18 August 7:30 p.m.
| Dandenong Rangers | 100–70 | Bendigo Braves |
| Pts: V. Inglima 27 | | Pts: C. Rigby 19 |
* Dandenong, Victoria

### Quarter-finals – women

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

### Semi-finals – men

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

### Semi-finals – women

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

### Grand Finals

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

## 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 |