# 2019–20 Townsville Fire season

The 2019–20 Townsville Fire season is the 19th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
James Cook University remain as the Fire's naming rights partner after signing a three-year extension in September 2019. 2019–20 will be the Fire's first season under new head coach, Shannon Seebohm, who overtook the role from Claudia Brassard after she spent three seasons in the position.

## 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 | September 28 | Sydney | 58–77 | – | – | – | Townsville Stadium | 0–1 |
| 2 | September 29 | Sydney | 87–93 | – | – | – | Townsville Stadium | 0–2 |

### Regular season

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
| 1 | October 12 | @ Southside | 72–81 | Carleton (20) | Carleton, Madgen, Garbin (7) | Madgen, Vanloo (4) | Dandenong Stadium | 0–1 |
| 2 | October 18 | Adelaide | 68–86 | Bishop (24) | Garbin (10) | Madgen (4) | Townsville Stadium | 0–2 |
| 3 | October 20 | @ Canberra | 65–67 | Carleton (14) | Bishop (13) | Vanloo (5) | National Convention Centre | 0–3 |
| 4 | October 27 | Melbourne | 71–80 | Bishop (20) | Bishop, Garbin, Madgen (6) | Madgen (5) | Townsville Stadium | 0–4 |
| 5 | November 2 | @ Perth | 93–88 (OT) | Bishop (31) | Bishop (11) | Cocks, Madgen (5) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 1–4 |
| 6 | November 7 | @ Sydney | 73–82 | Garbin (19) | Garbin (7) | Bishop (7) | Brydens Stadium | 1–5 |
| 7 | November 23 | Southside | 59–91 | Bishop (20) | Bishop (8) | Cocks, Garbin (3) | Townsville Stadium | 1–6 |
| 8 | November 30 | @ Canberra | 78–87 | Bishop (23) | Carleton (7) | Madgen (6) | National Convention Centre | 1–7 |
| 9 | December 8 | Bendigo | 94–80 | Garbin (27) | Carleton, Garbin (7) | Vanloo (9) | Townsville Stadium | 2–7 |
| 10 | December 13 | @ Southside | 62–81 | Garbin (28) | Bishop, Madgen (6) | Vanloo (8) | Dandenong Stadium | 2–8 |
| 11 | December 15 | Sydney | 61–57 | Garbin, Madgen (15) | Carleton (13) | Bishop, Cocks (4) | Townsville Stadium | 3–8 |
| 12 | December 21 | Perth | 77–82 | Bishop (18) | Bishop (16) | Vanloo (7) | Townsville Stadium | 3–9 |
| 13 | December 27 | @ Melbourne | 61–77 | Bishop (19) | Garbin (7) | Madgen (4) | State Basketball Centre | 3–10 |
| 14 | December 28 | @ Bendigo | 78–79 | Carleton (19) | Carleton (12) | Vanloo (9) | Bendigo Stadium | 3–11 |
| 15 | January 3 | Adelaide | 61–87 | Garbin (21) | Garbin (7) | Madgen (5) | Townsville Stadium | 3–12 |
| 16 | January 10 | Canberra | 102–69 | Madgen (26) | Carleton (11) | Vanloo (10) | Townsville Stadium | 4–12 |
| 17 | January 12 | @ Sydney | 83–76 | Garbin (18) | Garbin (9) | Vanloo (6) | Brydens Stadium | 5–12 |
| 18 | January 17 | @ Adelaide | 60–77 | Madgen (19) | Garbin (10) | Madgen (4) | Titanium Security Arena | 5–13 |
| 19 | January 19 | @ Perth | 62–95 | Garbin (19) | Carleton (12) | Carleton, Gaze, Vanloo (3) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 5–14 |
| 20 | January 25 | Melbourne | 68–79 | Carleton (16) | Boag, Garbin (7) | Vanloo (8) | Townsville Stadium | 5–15 |
| 21 | February 1 | Bendigo | 69–89 | Boag (22) | Boag (15) | Vanloo (7) | Townsville Stadium | 5–16 |

## Awards
### In-season

| Award | Recipient | Round(s) |
| Player of the Week | Bridget Carleton | Round 13 |
| Team of the Week | Abby Bishop | Rounds 2 & 4 |
| Team of the Week | Micaela Cocks | Round 4 |
| Team of the Week | Darcee Garbin | Rounds 8 & 9 |
| Team of the Week | Bridget Carleton | Round 13 |
| Team of the Week | Julie Vanloo | Round 13 |

### Club Awards

| Award | Recipient | Date |
| Most Valuable Player | Darcee Garbin | 5 February 2020 |
| Players' Player | Micaela Cocks | 5 February 2020 |
| Coaches Award | Micaela Cocks | 5 February 2020 |
| Club Person of the Year | Kate Gaze | 5 February 2020 |
| Commitment to Excellence Award | Tess Madgen | 5 February 2020 |