| Team: | Southside Flyers |
| End Year: | 2020 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Coach: | Cheryl Chambers |
| Record: | 17–4 |
| Ladder: | 1st |
| Finals: | Grand Final (defeated by Canberra, 0–2) |
| Points: | Cole (17.3) |
| Rebounds: | Russell (9.8) |
| Assists: | Mitchell (5.2) |
The 2019–20 Southside Flyers season is the 28th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[1] 2019–20 will be their first season as the Southside Flyers, concluding 27 seasons as the Dandenong Rangers.[2]
| 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 | 56–73 | Clydesdale (13) | Maley (14) | Cole (5) | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | October 5 | 70–66 | Clydesdale, Cole (19) | Russell (12) | Clydesdale, Cole (3) | 2–1 |
| 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) | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | October 17 | Perth | 97–93 (OT) | O'Hea (19) | Russell (15) | Mitchell (10) | 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) | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | November 3 | Bendigo | 93–80 | Cole (23) | Russell (15) | Mitchell (6) | 5–0 | ||
| 6 | November 4 | @ Melbourne | 81–74 | Russell (19) | Russell (11) | Cole (6) | 6–0 | ||
| 7 | November 7 | Canberra | 72–91 | Mitchell (23) | Blicavs (6) | Mitchell, O'Hea (3) | 6–1 | ||
| 8 | November 23 | @ Townsville | 91–59 | O'Hea (21) | Blicavs (13) | Mitchell (8) | 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) | 9–1 | ||
| 11 | December 7 | Melbourne | 89–82 | O'Hea (22) | Blicavs (10) | O'Hea (6) | 10–1 | ||
| 12 | December 13 | Townsville | 81–62 | O'Hea (17) | Blicavs, Russell (8) | Mitchell (6) | 11–1 | ||
| 13 | December 15 | @ Canberra | 70–65 | Cole (21) | Russell (10) | Clydesdale, O'Hea (3) | 12–1 | ||
| 14 | December 21 | Sydney | 79–86 | Blicavs (23) | Blicavs (9) | Mitchell (8) | 12–2 | ||
| 15 | January 3 | @ Perth | 90–75 | Cole (30) | Russell (11) | Cole (4) | 13–2 | ||
| 16 | January 5 | @ Adelaide | 93–104 | Russell (28) | Russell (10) | Mitchell (8) | 13–3 | ||
| 17 | January 12 | @ Melbourne | 75–73 (OT) | Mitchell (21) | Russell (11) | Cole (6) | 14–3 | ||
| 18 | January 18 | @ Bendigo | 91–76 | Cole (22) | Russell (12) | Mitchell (6) | 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) | 16–4 | ||
| 21 | February 1 | Sydney | 78–61 | Blicavs (18) | Blicavs (8) | Blicavs (6) | 17–4 |
| 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) | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | February 22 | @ Adelaide | 82–79 | Cole (19) | Cole (10) | Mitchell (9) | 2–0 |
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Series | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 1 | Canberra | 80–82 | Cole (23) | Russell (9) | Cole (7) | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | March 4 | @ Canberra | 68–71 | Cole (23) | Russell (13) | Cole, O'Hea (3) | 0–2 |
| Award | Recipient | Round(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | Jenna O'Hea | Round 2 | [3] |
| Mercedes Russell | Round 7 | [4] | |
| Round 15 | [5] | ||
| Sara Blicavs | Round 16 | [6] | |
| Team of the Week | Leilani Mitchell | Rounds 1, 7 & 13 | |
| Jenna O'Hea | Rounds 2, 6 & 8 | ||
| Sara Blicavs | Rounds 3 & 16 | ||
| Rounds 4, 12 & 15 | |||
| Mercedes Russell | Rounds 4, 7, 9 & 12 |
| Award | Recipient | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive Player of the Year | Mercedes Russell | 17 February 2020 | [7] |
| All-WNBL First Team | Leilani Mitchell | ||
| Jenna O'Hea | |||
| All-WNBL Second Team | |||
| Mercedes Russell |
| Award | Recipient | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Leilani Mitchell | 11 March 2020 | [8] |
| X-Factor Award | Mercedes Russell | ||
| Val Ryan Players Player Award | Aimie Clydesdale |