Fire force way into Grand Final after game three victory
IN A tense third and final game in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) semi-finals, the Townsville Fire booked their spot into the decider after defeating the Southside Melbourne Flyers by 10 points. After the Fire won game one in dominant fashion, the Flyers returned serve with a big victory to force game three in […]
Flyers secure last WNBL finals spot
SOUTHSIDE Melbourne Flyers are officially heading to the post-season after knocking off fifth-placed UC Capitals by seven points at AIS Arena last night. Though the home side was up and about early to lead by six points at the first change, Southside flew home to win the remaining three quarters and get up, 82-75 in […]
Southside destroys Geelong’s Venom in WNBL shellacking
IT WAS as one-sided of a match as fans have seen this year, with Southside Melbourne Flyers coming away 42-point victors over Geelong Venom at the State Basketball Centre yesterday. In a dominant performance, the Flyers piled on a whopping 78-34 to the final break, before heavy rotations ensured the Venom had a chance to […]
Flyers level in fourth after extinguishing Flames
SOUTHSIDE Melbourne Flyers have turned a middling WNBL season around, having won three of their past four games after slumping to six losses in seven games prior to that. The most recent success came last night at Qudos Bank Arena as part of a double-header with the NBL Kings-Bullets match where the Flyers won a […]
Opals stars help Flyers shake off Lightning
A PAIR of Australian Opals were the difference in Southside Melbourne Flyers’ 13-point win over Adelaide Lightning, kicking away to a nice 85-72 victory after a tight first three quarters. Flyers co-captains Cayla George and Maddison Rocci – who were announced in the national squad to head to Turkey earlier this month – dug deep […]
Lynx produce stunning comeback win over Flyers
DESPITE trailing by 16 points late in the third quarter, the Perth Lynx clawed their way to victory in a stirring win over the Southside Flyers in the fourth round of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend. It was a dramatic result, with the Flyers leading for basically the entirety of the […]
Flyers put out the Fire to end Townsville’s perfect run
IN A true statement to the remainder of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), the Southside Flyers put an end to the Townsville Fire‘s unbeaten run to start the 2025/26 season, claiming a six-point triumph. The Flyers hosted the Fire at the VIC State Basketball Centre, faced with a tall order as Townsville had started […]
Capitals’ cracking first quarter downs Flyers
A RED-HOT start to their first match of the 2025/26 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) helped the UC Capitals to their opening win of the fixture, defeating the Southside Flyers by nine points in Round 1. In front of over 4000 fans at John Cain Arena on Saturday afternoon, Sara Blicavs starred in her first […]
Puoch shows promise in preseason outing
EMERGING talent Manuela Puoch put forth an encouraging performance off the bench for the Southside Flyers in their Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) preseason win over the Perth Lynx over the weekend. The 2025/26 WNBL season gets underway in mid-October, and a massive batch of preseason outings took place over the weekend, all being held […]
Shelly stars as Geelong gets past Flyers
ANOTHER round of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) kicked off on Wednesday night, and the first match saw Geelong United claim a six-point win over the Southside Flyers at State Basketball Centre. Both sides came into the clash with four wins on the season to date, and each side needed a victory to remain […]
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| Rank | Player | Position | Height | G | GS | FG% | FT% | 3P% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | EFF |
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| 1 |  Rebecca Cole | Guard | 178cm | 16 | 16 | 42.424 | 90.244 | 47.436 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 16.9 | 233 |
| 2 | Sara Blicavs | Forward | 188cm | 11 | 11 | 45.890 | 77.419 | 34.211 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 15.5 | 162 |
| 3 | Abby Bishop | Forward | 189cm | 8 | 8 | 40.206 | 95.455 | 29.630 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 142 |
| 4 | Maddison Rocci | Guard | 169cm | 16 | 16 | 38.857 | 79.032 | 30.882 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 202 |
| 5 | Jenna O’Hea | Forward-Guard | 187cm | 14 | 10 | 41.935 | 94.737 | 33.871 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 195 |
| 6 | Kristy Wallace | Guard | 180cm | 15 | 1 | 38.136 | 74.074 | 32.143 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 117 |
| 7 | Emilee Whittle-Harmon | Forward | 188cm | 13 | 6 | 56.757 | 61.290 | 0.000 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 119 |
| 8 | Aimie Rocci | Guard | 176cm | 15 | 13 | 44.565 | 100.000 | 35.897 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 139 |
| 9 | Chelsea D’Angelo | Guard | 175cm | 3 | 0 | 33.333 | 0.000 | 25.000 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15 |
| 10 | Kate Gaze | Guard | 173cm | 17 | 1 | 29.310 | 0.000 | 30.303 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 17 |
| 11 | Rachel Jarry | Forward | 185cm | 12 | 3 | 13.514 | 95.000 | 0.000 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 33 |
| 12 | Saraid Taylor | Forward | 183cm | 4 | 0 | 33.333 | 0.000 | 50.000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 13 | Taylah Simmons | Forward-Guard | 185cm | 7 | 0 | 50.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 14 | Rebecca Pizzey | Forward | 190cm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 15 | Taylah Gilliam | Guard | 173cm | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -3 |
| Date | Game | Time/Results | Court | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Adelaide vs Southside | SA State Basketball Centre | Recap | ||
 UC Capitals vs Southside | Ais Arena | Recap | ||
| Southside vs Adelaide | State Basketball Centre | Recap | ||
 Southside vs Perth | State Basketball Centre | Recap | ||
 Townsville vs Southside | Townsville Stadium | Recap | ||
| Southside vs Adelaide | Rac Arena | Recap | ||
| Southside vs Townsville | 84 - 90 | State Basketball Centre | Recap | |
 Bendigo vs Southside | 98 - 88 | Red Energy Arena | Recap | |
 Southside vs Venom | 94 - 52 | State Basketball Centre | Recap | |
 Sydney vs Southside | 94 - 113 | Qudos Bank Arena | Recap |
Townsville takes title after insane game two
TOWNSVILLE Fire have won the 2025/26 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) championship, after defeating the Perth Lynx by three points in game two of the Grand Final series on Sunday afternoon in a classic contest. The Fire got the win in game one on Thursday night, and with the series heading to Perth High Performance […]
Fire burn Lynx to take game one at home
THE 2025/26 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final series began last night, and it was Townsville Fire who took a 1-0 lead by defeating Perth Lynx by nine points in the opener up north. The Fire hosted the Lynx at the Townsville Entertainment Centre on Thursday night, kicking off an anticipated decider. The two […]
Fire, Lynx set to kick off blockbuster Grand Final series
THE WOMEN’S National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final series begins tonight, with the Townsville Fire set to host the Perth Lynx at the Townsville Entertainment Centre for a massive game one of the decisive series. The Fire and the Lynx are the final two teams standing following an entertaining 2025/26 season, and will undoubtedly deliver […]
Fire force way into Grand Final after game three victory
IN A tense third and final game in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) semi-finals, the Townsville Fire booked their spot into the decider after defeating the Southside Melbourne Flyers by 10 points. After the Fire won game one in dominant fashion, the Flyers returned serve with a big victory to force game three in […]
Perth powers to decider after defeating reigning champions
IN A statement performance in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) semi-finals, the Perth Lynx advanced to the Grand Final for the third time in the past five years, defeating the Bendigo Spirit in game two last week. The Spirit came into the clash with their backs against the wall, and the reigning champions needed […]
Borlase the benchmark in MVP season
ONE OF the brightest basketball talents in Australia has brought home the top Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) honour, with Isobel Borlase claiming the Suzy Batkovic Medal as the competition’s most outstanding player on Monday night. At just 21 years of age, the Bendigo Spirit young gun took home her first ever WNBL MVP award […]
Goriss vents at “ridiculous” foul inconsistencies
A FRUSTRATED Paul Goriss took the time to air his grievances with the “lack of consistency” around foul calls, particularly for his star big and captain, Zitina Aokuso in the wake of his UC Capital side’s elimination for the WNBL 2025/26 finals race. Needing a victory against Southside Melbourne Flyers to keep their hopes alive, […]
Flyers secure last WNBL finals spot
SOUTHSIDE Melbourne Flyers are officially heading to the post-season after knocking off fifth-placed UC Capitals by seven points at AIS Arena last night. Though the home side was up and about early to lead by six points at the first change, Southside flew home to win the remaining three quarters and get up, 82-75 in […]
Perth pips Spirit at home in HoopsFest encounter
IN FRONT of their home fans, the Perth Lynx were able to make HoopsFest a winner out west, claiming a thrilling four-point win over the Bendigo Spirit in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) on Thursday night. The Lynx kicked off the HoopsFest round of play at RAC Arena on Thursday, with both the NBL […]
Another upset as Venom strike against Fire
IT APPEARS to be the week of boilovers in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), with the Geelong Venom recorded one of the most impressive road victories of the season when they defeated the Townsville Fire by 17 points. The Venom travelled up north on Tuesday night to take on the championship fancies on their […]
Fire force way into Grand Final after game three victory
IN A tense third and final game in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) semi-finals, the Townsville Fire booked their spot into the decider after defeating the Southside Melbourne Flyers by 10 points. After the Fire won game one in dominant fashion, the Flyers returned serve with a big victory to force game three in […]
Flyers secure last WNBL finals spot
SOUTHSIDE Melbourne Flyers are officially heading to the post-season after knocking off fifth-placed UC Capitals by seven points at AIS Arena last night. Though the home side was up and about early to lead by six points at the first change, Southside flew home to win the remaining three quarters and get up, 82-75 in […]
Southside destroys Geelong’s Venom in WNBL shellacking
IT WAS as one-sided of a match as fans have seen this year, with Southside Melbourne Flyers coming away 42-point victors over Geelong Venom at the State Basketball Centre yesterday. In a dominant performance, the Flyers piled on a whopping 78-34 to the final break, before heavy rotations ensured the Venom had a chance to […]
Flyers level in fourth after extinguishing Flames
SOUTHSIDE Melbourne Flyers have turned a middling WNBL season around, having won three of their past four games after slumping to six losses in seven games prior to that. The most recent success came last night at Qudos Bank Arena as part of a double-header with the NBL Kings-Bullets match where the Flyers won a […]
Opals stars help Flyers shake off Lightning
A PAIR of Australian Opals were the difference in Southside Melbourne Flyers’ 13-point win over Adelaide Lightning, kicking away to a nice 85-72 victory after a tight first three quarters. Flyers co-captains Cayla George and Maddison Rocci – who were announced in the national squad to head to Turkey earlier this month – dug deep […]
Lynx produce stunning comeback win over Flyers
DESPITE trailing by 16 points late in the third quarter, the Perth Lynx clawed their way to victory in a stirring win over the Southside Flyers in the fourth round of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend. It was a dramatic result, with the Flyers leading for basically the entirety of the […]
Flyers put out the Fire to end Townsville’s perfect run
IN A true statement to the remainder of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), the Southside Flyers put an end to the Townsville Fire‘s unbeaten run to start the 2025/26 season, claiming a six-point triumph. The Flyers hosted the Fire at the VIC State Basketball Centre, faced with a tall order as Townsville had started […]
Capitals’ cracking first quarter downs Flyers
A RED-HOT start to their first match of the 2025/26 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) helped the UC Capitals to their opening win of the fixture, defeating the Southside Flyers by nine points in Round 1. In front of over 4000 fans at John Cain Arena on Saturday afternoon, Sara Blicavs starred in her first […]
Puoch shows promise in preseason outing
EMERGING talent Manuela Puoch put forth an encouraging performance off the bench for the Southside Flyers in their Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) preseason win over the Perth Lynx over the weekend. The 2025/26 WNBL season gets underway in mid-October, and a massive batch of preseason outings took place over the weekend, all being held […]
