Page 17 - BWA Annual Report 2023

PERTH LYNX
Samantha Macpherson Operations Manager
THE 2023/24 WNBL SEASON WAS A TALE OF TWO HALVES FOR THE PERTH LYNX
Jumping out of the blocks and racing to an 8-3 start to the season and making it to Christmas sitting in second place on the ladder. A cruel injury to star import Aari McDonald strongly impacted the Lynx performance in the second half of the year only winning one of the remaining eight games. Strong performances and the return of McDonald for the last two games of the season returned wins in these do or die games and the team’s strong start allowed them to qualify for finals.
The finals provided stand out performance after stand out performance for the Perth Lynx. The Grand Final Series went down to the wire and requiring a game three decider against the Southside Flyers. While the Lynx fell short at the final hurdle it was an exciting season which proves this young group has an exciting future.
The season was punctuated with some fantastic individual performances. Aari McDonald finished the season with 20.7 ppg and Amy Atwell reaching 18.8ppg which led them both being named in the All-WNBL second team. Captain Anneli Maley was also back to close to her best averaging 12.2 rebounds per game.
The Perth Lynx was once again led by Head Coach Ryan Petrik and his assistants Bradley Robbins and Natalie Burton and could not have had the season of success without a huge group of hardworking volunteers.
We can’t thank our fans, members and supporters enough for the continual support that they have shown across season 2023/24, a season punctuated by a sell out crowd at Bendat Basketball Stadium, we couldn’t do it without you.
THE TEAM
PERTH LYNX SEASON AWARDS
MVP - Aari McDonald Runner Up MVP - Amy Atwell Rookie of the Year - Stephanie Gorman Lynx on the Rise - Miela Goodhild Placing - 4th
Perth Lynx Players
#1 Miela Goodchild
#2 Stephanie Gorman
#3 Aari McDonald
#5 Ashlee Hannan
#6 Chloe Forster
#8 Alexandra Ciabattoni
#10 Emily Potter
#12 Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard #24 Anneli Maley
#25 Amy Atwell
Development Players
#7 Teige Morrell #9 Sarah Allen #15 Grace Foster #34 Amy Jacobs Training Players Kyana Weir
Coaches
Ryan Petrik - Head Coach
Brad Robbins - Assistant Coach Nat Burton - Assistant Coach
MAJOR PARTNERS
SEASON PARTNERS
PLAYER PARTNERS