Flyers produce epic comeback in grand final rematch
IN the last match of Round 4 before the Christmas break, Southside Flyers hosted Townsville Fire. The match was always going to epic, with both teams meeting for the first time this season. Just 12 months earlier, they faced off in the 2020 WNBL Grand Final in the Queensland hub. The defending champions Flyers were […]
Maley’s Spirit not enough to contain Sykes’ Capitals
THE UC Capitals bounced back from their loss to Adelaide Lightning by defeating Bendigo Spirit 100-88, despite an outstanding performance from Anneli Maley. It did not take long for the Spirit to get on the board in the first term after Leilani Mitchell’s layup went in. The Capitals didn’t take long to respond when Brittany […]
Melbourne puts out Sydney Uni’s Flame
THE Melbourne Boomers continued their strong start of the season, accounting for the Sydney Uni Flames and heading into Christmas off the back of a four-match winning streak. In what was a tight contest, the Boomers got up, 83-77. FIRST QUARTER: Melbourne were on the board within the first ten seconds when Tess Madgen shot […]
Comeback Kings do it again to squash JackJumpers
THE final Round 3 match of the National Basketball League (NBL) saw the Tasmania JackJumpers travel to Qudos Bank Arena to take on the Sydney Kings on Wednesday night. The JackJumpers entered the match as the underdogs, given they have one just the one match this season, while the Kings have kicked off their campaign […]
Boomers post big win to crush Spirit
THE third round of the Women’s National Basketball League continued on Sunday night, with the Melbourne Boomers travelling to Bendigo Stadium to take on the Spirit. The two sides faced off in round 2, with the Spirit causing quite the boilover to claim a five-point win, their first in over a season. The Boomers worked […]
Bullets hand Hawks first loss
THE National Basketball League (NBL) produced their third round of action over the weekend, with plenty for fans to enjoy and experts to analyse. It appeared to be the week of surprising results, with a number of the competition’s top sides on the receiving end of some shock upsets. One of these included the Illawarra […]
Lightning cruise home to big win
THE weekend saw another round of action in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) with some cracking contests around the competition keeping fans of the sport entertained. Sunday saw a double-header with the first match of the day seeing the Adelaide Lightning travel to take on the University of Canberra Capitals at the National Convention […]
United finish Round 3 in style over Breakers
IT was another exciting and entertaining Sunday of National Basketball League (NBL) games with another triple header. With Melbourne United and the New Zealand Breakers kicking off game one of the triple header, this game meant a lot to both teams. In the end, United proved far too strong and ran away with the 23-point […]
Townsville out Fire the Flames to remain undefeated
THE Townsville Fire remain the only undefeated side so far this WNBL season, after they defeated the Sydney Uni Flames by 19 points, 75-56. In the first term, Townsville had the first shot and missed. But, a turnover from Sydney caused by a bad pass able to redeem that and get on the scoreboard. It […]
Taipans prove too good for 36ers
THIS past weekend has seen some excellent action from the third round of the National Basketball League (NBL). There were some thrilling contests, but also some strong team performances across the courts. In the second of two Saturday night games, the Adelaide 36ers travelled to the Cairns Convention Centre to take on the Cairns Taipans […]
