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This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2022–23 WNBL season.[1]

Front office movements

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Head coach changes

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Off-season
Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Hire date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.
November 19, 2021 Melbourne Boomers Australia Guy Molloy Contract expired May 11 Australia Chris Lucas Adelaide Lightning head coach (2016–2022) [2][3]
April 5 Bendigo Spirit Australia Tracy York Resigned May 24 New Zealand Kennedy Kereama Canberra Capitals assistant coach (2021–2022) [4][5]
April 9 Canberra Capitals Australia Paul Goriss Resigned April 26 Australia Kristen Veal Centre for Excellence head coach (2018–2022) [6][7]
May 11 Adelaide Lightning Australia Chris Lucas Contract expired May 25 Australia Natalie Hurst Adelaide Lightning assistant coach (2020–2022) [8]

Player movement

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Free agency

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Player Date signed Former team New team Ref
Australia Lauren Nicholson March 22 Townsville Fire [9]
Australia Courtney Woods April 29 [10]
New Zealand Kalani Purcell Sydney Flames [11]
Australia Keely Froling April 30 [12]
Australia Zitina Aokuso May 2 Townsville Fire [13]
Australia Tahlia Tupaea May 5 Canberra Capitals [14]
United States Brittany Smart May 19 [15]
Australia Tiana Mangakahia May 25 Dynamo Moscow (RUS) Sydney Flames [16]
Australia Emma Clarke May 26 Perth Lynx [17]
Australia Tayah Burrows May 31 Perth Lynx [18]
Australia Lauren Scherf June 3 [19]
Australia Amy Atwell June 4 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (USA) Perth Lynx [20]
Australia Jessie Edwards June 8 Cockburn Cougars (WA) [21]
Australia Alex Bunton June 9 Canberra Capitals [22]
United States Mikaela Ruef Canberra Capitals Townsville Fire [23]
Australia Alexandra Sharp June 10 Perth Lynx [24]
Australia Sami Whitcomb June 11 [25]
United States Hannah Sjerven June 8 South Dakota Coyotes (USA) Sydney Flames [26]
Australia Lauren Mansfield June 23 Sydney Flames Adelaide Lightning [27]
Australia Kelsey Griffin June 24 Canberra Capitals Bendigo Spirit [28]
Australia Brooke Basham June 28 Adelaide Lightning [29]
United Kingdom Karlie Samuelson June 29 CB Avenida (ESP) Townsville Fire [30]
Australia Stephanie Talbot July 1 Adelaide Lightning [31]
United States Jocelyn Willoughby New York Liberty (USA) Sydney Flames [32]
Australia Morgan Yaeger July 12 Sydney Flames Townsville Fire [33]
Australia Alex Wilson July 15 Bendigo Spirit [34]
Australia Vanessa Panousis Sutherland Sharks (NSW) Sydney Flames [35]
Australia Marena Whittle July 19 Adelaide Lightning [36]
Australia Emilee Whittle-Harmon July 21 Southside Flyers Canberra Capitals [37]
United States Tianna Hawkins July 25 Atlanta Dream (USA) Townsville Fire [38]
Australia Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard July 27 Perth Lynx [39]
Australia Rebecca Pizzey July 28 Sydney Flames Canberra Capitals [40]
Australia Rachel Brewster July 29 Melbourne Boomers [41]
Australia Louise Brown
Australia Sophie Burrows
New Zealand Penina Davidson
Australia Cayla George
New Zealand Lauryn Hippolite
Australia Tess Madgen
United States Tiffany Mitchell
Australia Mia Murray Townsville Fire Melbourne Boomers
Australia Kristy Wallace Southside Flyers
Australia Lily Scanlon Melbourne Boomers
Australia Emma Gandini Perth Lynx [42]
Australia Chloe Bibby August 2 Maryland Terrapins (USA) Perth Lynx [43]
Australia Indiah Bowyer August 3 Logan Thunder (QLD) Sydney Flames [44]
Australia Lilly Rotunno Gold Coast Rollers (QLD)
United States Robbi Ryan August 4 Grindavík (ISL) Perth Lynx [45]
Australia Abby Cubillo August 9 Canberra Capitals Adelaide Lightning [46]
Australia Rebecca Cole August 16 Southside Flyers [47]
Australia Sara Blicavs August 18 [48]
United States Dekeiya Cohen Hapoel Rishon LeZion (ISR) Canberra Capitals [49]
Australia Madelyn Allen Southern Districts Spartans (QLD) Sydney Flames [50]
Australia Maddison Rocci August 23 Southside Flyers [51]
Australia Lauren Jackson August 24 Albury Wodonga Bandits (NSW) Southside Flyers [52]
Australia Abigail Wehrung August 25 Adelaide Lightning Bendigo Spirit [53]
Australia Sherrie Calleia Sydney Flames Canberra Capitals [54]
Australia Abby Bishop August 26 Southside Flyers [55]
New Zealand Krystal Leger-Walker Washington State Cougars (USA) Townsville Fire [56]
Australia Megan McKay August 29 Bendigo Spirit [57]
Australia Aimie Rocci Southside Flyers [58]
United States Rae Burrell August 30 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (USA) Canberra Capitals [59]
Australia Alicia Froling August 31 Bendigo Spirit [60]
Australia Tessa Lavey September 5 [61]
Australia Carley Ernst September 7 Melbourne Boomers Southside Flyers [62]
Australia Nyadiew Puoch September 8 Centre of Excellence (ACT) [63]
Australia Dallas Loughridge September 9 [64]
Australia Aliza Fabbro September 16 Townsville Fire [65]
Australia Tia Hay Ipswich Force (QLD) Townsville Fire
Australia Nes'eya Parker-Williams Joondalup Wolves (WA)
Australia Chloe Forster September 20 Warwick Senators (WA) Perth Lynx [66]
Australia Desiree Kelley Willetton Tigers (WA)
Australia Sophia Locandro September 21 UC Irvine Anteaters (USA) Bendigo Spirit [67]
Australia Cassidy McLean Bendigo Spirit
Australia Isobel Borlase September 27 Adelaide Lightning [68]
Australia Piper Dunlop Bendigo Spirit [69]
Australia Kelly Wilson September 30 Canberra Capitals Bendigo Spirit [70]
Australia Elizabeth Tonks October 4 Canberra Nationals (ACT) Canberra Capitals [71]
United States Jacinta Monroe October 5 Flammes Carolo Basket (FRA) Adelaide Lightning [72]
Australia Ruby Vlahov October 11 Perry Lakes Hawks (WA) Perth Lynx [73]
United States Olivia Nelson-Ododa October 12 Los Angeles Sparks (USA) Melbourne Boomers [74]
Australia Abby Solway October 13 Canberra Capitals [75]
Australia Chloe Tugliach Canberra Nationals (ACT) Perth Lynx
United States Kayla Thornton October 24 Reyer Venezia (ITA) Southside Flyers [76]
Australia Dyani Anaviev October 26 Bendigo Spirit [77]
Sweden Ida Andersson Sunbury Jets (VIC) Bendigo Spirit
Australia Aneta Bandilovska Keilor Thunder (VIC)
Australia Erin Condron Bendigo Braves (VIC)
Australia Emma Mahady Sydney Flames
Australia Ruby Porter Nebraska Cornhuskers (USA)
Australia Micah Simpson Launceston Tornadoes (TAS)
Australia Holly Griffiths November 2 Bulleen Boomers (VIC) Southside Flyers [78]
Australia Lana Hollingsworth Santa Clara Broncos (USA)
Australia Georgia Pineau Bendigo Spirit
Australia Stephanie Bairstow November 11 South West Metro Pirates (QLD) Sydney Flames [79]
Australia Miela Goodchild November 20 Duke Blue Devils (USA) Melbourne Boomers [80]
Australia Monique Conti November 28 Casey Cavaliers (VIC) Southside Flyers [81]
United States Nicole Monger November 30 CB Aridane (ESP) Canberra Capitals [82]
Australia Kate Gaze December 6 Southside Flyers Townsville Fire [83]
United States Alison Schwagmeyer-Belger December 9 ŽKK Crvena zvezda (SRB) Canberra Capitals [84]
Australia Taylor Ortlepp January 28 Adelaide Lightning Melbourne Boomers [85]

Released

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Player Date signed Team Reason Ref
Australia Gemma Potter November 5 Canberra Capitals ACL injury [86]
Australia Lily Scanlon November 9 Melbourne Boomers Achilles injury [87]
New Zealand Kalani Purcell November 11 Sydney Flames Personal reasons [79]
United States Dekeiya Cohen November 28 Canberra Capitals Personal decision [88]
Australia Dallas Loughridge Southside Flyers Knee injury [81]
Australia Stephanie Bairstow December 1 Sydney Flames Coach's decision [89]
United States Kierstan Bell December 29 Adelaide Lightning Personal decision [90]

Outgoing movement

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Going overseas

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Player Date signed Former team New team Ref
Australia Katie Deeble November 11 Sydney Flames Wake Forest Demon Deacons (USA) [91]
Australia Tess Heal November 21 Melbourne Boomers Santa Clara Broncos (USA) [92]
United States Sug Sutton April 2 Townsville Fire Poznań (POL) [93]
Australia Ezi Magbegor May 7 Melbourne Boomers Sopron Basket (HUN) [94][95]
United States Brittney Sykes Canberra Capitals Sopron Basket (HUN) [94]
United States Marina Mabrey June 10 Perth Lynx PF Schio (ITA) [96]
Australia Darcee Garbin June 12 Perth Lynx DVTK Miskolc (HUN) [97][98]
Australia Alanna Smith June 21 Adelaide Lightning Gorzów Wielkopolski (POL) [99]
Australia Madeleine Garrick June 22 Bendigo Spirit Geas Basket (ITA) [100]
United States Jackie Young July 14 Perth Lynx Hatayspor (TUR) [101]
United States Kylee Shook July 22 Adelaide Lightning Olympiacos (GRE) [102]
United States Kiana Williams July 28 Adelaide Lightning Cekk Cegléd (HUN) [103]
United States Monique Billings September 1 Townsville Fire Al-Fuheis (JOR) [104]
Australia Chyra Evans August 11 Sydney Flames Michigan Wolverines (USA) [105]
United States Lindsay Allen August 23 Melbourne Boomers Gorzów Wielkopolski (POL) [106]

Retirement

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Name Date Team(s) played (years) Notes Ref.
Australia Jenna O'Hea March 8 Australian Institute of Sport (2003–2005)
Dandenong Rangers (2005–2007, 2011–2014)
Bendigo Spirit (2007–08)
Bulleen / Melbourne Boomers (2009–2011, 2017–2019)
Southside Flyers (2019–2022)
 3x WNBL Champion (2011, 2012, 2020)
6x All-WNBL First Team (2010–2014, 2020)
Also played overseas in the WNBA & France.
Represented Australia national team over 11 years. 		[107]
Australia Izzy Wright May 25 Logan Thunder (2012–13)
Perth Lynx (2015–16)
Melbourne Boomers (2020–2022)
WNBL Champion (2022) [108]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 Player Movements". wnbl.basketball. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  2. ^ "COACH MOLLOY HEADING TO NZ AT END OF WNBL 21/22". November 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Strong steady hand to lead WNBL Champions". Sydney Uni Flames. May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tracy York to finish season and farewell Spirit". April 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bendigo Spirit appoint Kennedy Kereama as coach as team enters new era". May 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "UC Capitals farewell Head Coach Paul Goriss". April 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kristen Veal the new UC Capitals Head Coach". April 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Nat Hurst named as Adelaide Lightning Head Coach". May 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "I wouldnt play for any other team in the WNBL". April 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "STEPH REID AND MIA MURRAY RETURN". Townsville Fire. April 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "Kalani Purcell back with Flames for next season". April 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "'I'm really excited to be back': Froling re-signs for Flames". April 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Z to remain at FIRE". May 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Tahlia Tupaea commits to the UC Capitals". May 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "The UC Capitals re-sign Brittany Smart". May 19, 2022.
  16. ^ "Tiana Mangakahia signs two-year deal with the Flames". May 25, 2022.
  17. ^ "Emma Clarke signs two-year deal with the Flames". May 26, 2022.
  18. ^ "BURROWS ELEVATED TO MAIN ROSTER". May 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "SCHERF STAYING IN PERTH". June 3, 2022.
  20. ^ "AMY ATWELL ADDS A SPARK TO THE PERTH LYNX ROSTER". June 4, 2022.
  21. ^ "JESSIE EDWARDS BACK FOR PERTH". June 8, 2022.
  22. ^ "Alex Bunton back with the UC Capitals". June 9, 2022.
  23. ^ "Ruef heading to Fire". June 8, 2022.
  24. ^ "SHARP SIGNS ON". June 10, 2022.
  25. ^ "WHITCOMB READY FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE". June 11, 2022.
  26. ^ "Hannah Sjerven signs as import with Sydney Flames". June 17, 2022.
  27. ^ "ADELAIDE LIGHTNING SIGN SHOOTING GUARD LAUREN MANSFIELD". June 23, 2022.
  28. ^ "Kelsey Griffin back to where it all began with Bendigo Spirit". June 24, 2022.
  29. ^ "SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT PLAYER BROOKE BASHAM SIGNS ONE YEAR CONTRACT". June 28, 2022.
  30. ^ "FIRE SIGN INTERNATIONAL TALENT: KARLIE SAMUELSON". June 17, 2022.
  31. ^ "CAPTAIN STEPH TALBOT LOOKING FORWARD TO LEADING A TALENT-FILLED TEAM THIS 2022/2023 SEASON". July 1, 2022.
  32. ^ "New York Liberty star Jocelyn Willoughby signs with Sydney Flames". July 1, 2022.
  33. ^ "FIRE SIGN YOUNG TALENT MORGAN YAEGER". July 12, 2022.
  34. ^ "WNBL: Commonwealth Games representative Wilson returning to Bendigo Spirit". July 15, 2022.
  35. ^ "Sydney's own Vanessa Panousis rejoins the Flames". July 15, 2022.
  36. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES 3X3 SQUAD MEMBER MARENA WHITTLE COMMITS TO THE LIGHTNING FOR THE UPCOMING 2022/2023 SEASON". July 19, 2022.
  37. ^ "Emilee Whittle-Harmon joins the UC Capitals". July 21, 2022.
  38. ^ "FIRE WELCOME WNBA CHAMPION TIANNA HAWKINS". July 25, 2022.
  39. ^ "MAC IS BACK". July 27, 2022.
  40. ^ "UC Capitals sign Rebecca Pizzey". July 28, 2022.
  41. ^ "Boomers 2022/23 WNBL roster unveiled". July 29, 2022.
  42. ^ "GANDINI ELEVATED TO MAIN ROSTER". July 29, 2022.
  43. ^ "CHLOE BIBBY SIGNS FOR THE PERTH LYNX". August 2, 2022.
  44. ^ "Young stars join Flames, DP trials to start". August 3, 2022.
  45. ^ "WELCOME ROBBI RYAN". August 4, 2022.
  46. ^ "ADELAIDE LIGHTNING SIGN GUARD ABBY CUBILLO". August 9, 2022.
  47. ^ "Fan Favourite Ready for a New Season". August 16, 2022.
  48. ^ "An Opal continuing with the Flyers". August 18, 2022.
  49. ^ "UC Capitals welcome Dekeiya Cohen as first import for the season". August 18, 2022.
  50. ^ "Flames sign Allen to complete roster". August 18, 2022.
  51. ^ "ROCCI SET FOR A SECOND SEASON WITH THE FLYERS". August 23, 2022.
  52. ^ "LAUREN JACKSON JOINS SOUTHSIDE FLYERS". August 24, 2022.
  53. ^ "Abbey Wehrung Returns to Spirit". August 25, 2022.
  54. ^ "UC Capitals add Sherrie Calleia to Roster". August 25, 2022.
  55. ^ "ABBY BISHOP BACK FOR A BIG SEASON". August 26, 2022.
  56. ^ "FIRE SIGN KIWI TALENT KRYSTAL LEGER WALKER". August 26, 2022.
  57. ^ "Megan McKay Re-signs with Spirit". August 29, 2022.
  58. ^ "THE QUIET ACHIEVER AIMIE ROCCI STICKING WITH THE FLYERS". August 29, 2022.
  59. ^ "UC Capitals sign WNBA Rookie Rae Burrell". August 30, 2022.
  60. ^ "Alicia Froling Returns to Bendigo". August 31, 2022.
  61. ^ "TESSA LAVEY RE-SIGNS WITH BENDIGO". September 5, 2022.
  62. ^ "WNBL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER JOINS THE FLYERS". September 7, 2022.
  63. ^ "LOCAL GEM JOINS THE FLYERS". September 8, 2022.
  64. ^ "ANOTHER GEM JOINS THE FLYERS". September 8, 2022.
  65. ^ "Fire announce Development Players". September 16, 2022.
  66. ^ "FORSTER AND KELLEY JOIN THE LYNX AS DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS". September 20, 2022.
  67. ^ "Bendigo adds experience and youth to the roster". September 21, 2022.
  68. ^ "ADELAIDE LIGHTNING SIGN SPORTING ROYALTY ISOBEL BORLASE". September 27, 2022.
  69. ^ "Piper Dunlop Re-Signs with the Spirit". September 27, 2022.
  70. ^ "Kelly Wilson is coming home". September 30, 2022.
  71. ^ "Kelly Wilson is coming home". October 4, 2022.
  72. ^ "ADELAIDE LIGHTNING ANNOUNCE EXPERIENCED IMPORT, JACINTA 'JAY' MONROE". October 5, 2022.
  73. ^ "Perth Lynx (@perthlynx) on Instagram". October 11, 2022.
  74. ^ "Deakin Melbourne Boomers (@melbourneboomers) on Instagram". October 12, 2022.
  75. ^ "UC Capitals announce signing of two Development Players". October 13, 2022.
  76. ^ "WNBA STARTING FIVE PLAYER JOINS THE FLYERS". October 24, 2022.
  77. ^ "Development and Training Players Confirmed". October 26, 2022.
  78. ^ "MORE EXCITING YOUNG PLAYERS JOIN THE FLYERS SQUAD". November 2, 2022.
  79. ^ a b "Purcell withdraws from Flames' WNBL23 squad". wnbl.basketball. November 11, 2022.
  80. ^ "Grill'd Post-Game Report Round 4". December 3, 2022.
  81. ^ a b "FLYERS WELCOME BACK CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER". November 28, 2022.
  82. ^ "U.S Import Nicole Munger signs on with the UC Capitals". November 30, 2022.
  83. ^ "A Familiar Face Joins the JCU Fire". December 6, 2022.
  84. ^ "Alison Schwagmeyer-Belger joins the UC Capitals". December 9, 2022.
  85. ^ "Taylor Ortlepp Joins Boomers". January 28, 2023.
  86. ^ "Gemma Potter suffers season ending injury". wnbl.basketball. November 5, 2022.
  87. ^ "Lily Scanlon Injury Update". wnbl.basketball. November 9, 2022.
  88. ^ "U.S Import to leave club and head home". wnbl.basketball. November 28, 2022.
  89. ^ "Sydney Flames on Twitter". twitter.com. December 1, 2022.
  90. ^ "Kierstan Bell to return home". wnbl.basketball. December 29, 2022.
  91. ^ "Deacs Ink Deeble and Owen on National Signing Day". godeacs.com. November 11, 2021.
  92. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Three NLIs". santaclarabroncos.com. November 21, 2021.
  93. ^ "Wicemistrzyni Świata w Enei AZS Poitechnika Poznań". azs.poznan.pl (in Polish). April 2, 2022.
  94. ^ a b "Nincs itt mese! - Emlékezetes este, kerethirdetéssel". wb-sopron.com (in Hungarian). May 7, 2022.
  95. ^ "Ezi Magbegor and Lindsay Allen moving to Europe next season". wnbl.basketball. May 14, 2022.
  96. ^ "Serie A1 femminile, Marina Mabrey è una nuova giocatrice del Famila Wuber Schio". vicenzatoday.it (in Italian). June 10, 2022.
  97. ^ "Darcee Garbin a DVTK - Hun-Therm játékosa". dvtk.eu (in Hungarian). June 12, 2022.
  98. ^ "GARBIN GOING TO EXPLORE EUROPEAN DREAM". wnbl.basketball. June 14, 2022.
  99. ^ "Gorzowskie koszykarki mają nową koleżankę. To świetna Australijka Alanna Smith". gazetalubuska.pl (in Polish). June 21, 2022.
  100. ^ "A1 UFFICIALE – Bruschi San Giovanni Valdarno piazza il colpo Garrick". vicenzatoday.it (in Italian). June 22, 2022.
  101. ^ "Hatay Women Basketball on Facebook". facebook.com/hataywomenbasketball/. July 14, 2022.
  102. ^ "Kylee Shook (ex Adelaide) agreed terms with Olympiacos". vicenzatoday.it. July 22, 2022.
  103. ^ "Vbw Cekk Cegléd, Cekk SE on Facebook". facebook.com/hataywomenbasketball/. July 28, 2022.
  104. ^ "Billings to join Fuhais for Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship". jordannews.jo. September 1, 2022.
  105. ^ "Newcastle Falcons young gun Chyra Evans wants to take her game to another level with the NCAA powerhouse University of Michigan: Basketball". newcastleherald.com.au. August 11, 2022.
  106. ^ "Z taką rozgrywającą można śmiało celować w medale. Lindsay Allen w AZS AJP Gorzów". gorzowwielkopolski.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). August 23, 2022.
  107. ^ "Jenna O'HEA Announces Her Retirement". wnbl.basketball. March 8, 2022.
  108. ^ "Melbourne Boomers WNBL". May 25, 2022.
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