# 2019–20 Southside Flyers season

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.

## Standings

| # | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GP |
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 17 | 4 | 80.9 | 21 |
| 2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 |
| 3 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 |
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 |
| 5 | Perth Lynx | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 |
| 6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 |
| 7 | Bendigo Spirit | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 |
| 8 | Townsville Fire | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 |

## 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) |
| Player of the Week | Jenna O'Hea | Round 2 |
| Player of the Week | Mercedes Russell | Round 7 |
| Player of the Week | Rebecca Cole | Round 15 |
| Player of the Week | Sara Blicavs | Round 16 |
| Team of the Week | Leilani Mitchell | Rounds 1, 7 & 13 |
| Team of the Week | Jenna O'Hea | Rounds 2, 6 & 8 |
| Team of the Week | Sara Blicavs | Rounds 3 & 16 |
| Team of the Week | Rebecca Cole | Rounds 4, 12 & 15 |
| Team of the Week | Mercedes Russell | Rounds 4, 7, 9 & 12 |

### Post-season

| Award | Recipient | Date |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Mercedes Russell | 17 February 2020 |
| All-WNBL First Team | Leilani Mitchell | 17 February 2020 |
| All-WNBL First Team | Jenna O'Hea | 17 February 2020 |
| All-WNBL Second Team | Rebecca Cole | 17 February 2020 |
| All-WNBL Second Team | Mercedes Russell | 17 February 2020 |

### Club Awards

| Award | Recipient | Date |
| Most Valuable Player | Leilani Mitchell | 11 March 2020 |
| X-Factor Award | Mercedes Russell | 11 March 2020 |
| Val Ryan Players Player Award | Aimie Clydesdale | 11 March 2020 |