The Capitals scrambled to find a venue to host their finals match against Perth Lynx after COVID-19 struck the side on Sunday.

The club confirmed the WNBL initially gave the go ahead to host the April 6 fixture at Tuggeranong Stadium. Before it changed its mind, stating that since only two games from three could be played, the higher placed side - Perth - would get the fixture.

All of the side is in quarantine, with eight players and one of their children testing positive. The Capitals withdrew from finals on Tuesday, once the game was moved to WA Basketball Centre, on player welfare grounds.

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The WNBL was operating against an April 14 deadline to complete the two finals series, and a three-game grand final series as well before the date.

Capitals coach Paul Goriss said the WNBL wanted them to board a flight on Monday, despite some players likely to be stuck in quarantine until Tuesday, and expected to play on Wednesday some 3000km away in Perth.

He said player welfare was not paramount in the venue decision, and it seemed other parties had their say given the amount of times the WNBL changed its mind.

"[Perth] wanted it and they changed it because they were the higher placed finishing team, they finished second, we finished third, and so some of the rationale I think is ludicrous and disappointing," he said.

"It leads to a little bit of I think of who's going to jump up and down the most, make the most noise that we bow down to.

"They [made] a decision not based on the welfare, and what's best for a fair and equitable final series. So I truly believe this would not happen if it was AFL, NBL, NRL or any other sport. You wouldn't just take a final series off a team and give it to another team.

"We were pushed into a corner and forced to make a decision by the league. That wasn't the right outcome for us to finish the season.

"Athletes and coaches work extremely hard and sacrifice a lot to plan a final series and to be out this way is just frustrating, disappointing, there's a lot of a lot of emotions attached to it."

Another casualty of the situation was the $30,000 the ACT government forked out to conduct upgrades at the venue to allow the games to be played at Tuggeranong Stadium.

The Capitals also forked out money of their own to ensure the final could be played and met necessary requirements.

The government has opted for a glass is half full vision, with a spokesperson confirming the government would not seek reimbursement from Basketball Australia for the $30,000 despite the fixture being canned.

"It was disappointing the semi-final match was unable to go ahead as planned, the health and safety of Canberrans remains a priority of the ACT Government as we continue to minimise the spread of COVID-19," they said.

"Additionally, the monies were already spent on the stadium upgrades in readiness to host the WNBL semi-finals game on Sunday and the community will now benefit from upgrades, such as improved lighting, in the facility."