Reid ramps things up on the big stage
COMING INTO Wednesday night’s game with a chance to take home the 2022/23 WNBL championship, the Townsville Fire needed someone to take the match by the scruff of the neck, and that person was experienced guard Steph Reid. In the second of a best of three series, the Southside Flyers were fighting to keep their […]
Townsville triumph as Fire claim title
THE TOWNSVILLE Fire are the champions for the 2022/23 WNBL season, after defeating the Southside Flyers in two games in the Grand Final Series, which concluded on Wednesday night, with the former claiming an 82-69 win. The Fire came into the match with a 1-0 lead in the series, with an opportunity to end it […]
PODCAST | Got Next Episode 20
A bit of a milestone for Got Next, with this episode marking the podcast’s 20th of its maiden season, and there is plenty to celebrate. Guest Host Peter Williams and Basketball Analyst Liam Badkin are back to dissect a thrilling finish to the NBL Championship Series, while also preview the upcoming second game in the […]
Do-or-die for Flyers as Fire look to win it all
GAME TWO of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL)’s Grand Final series is set to take place on Wednesday night, with the Southside Flyers looking to keep their season alive with a win over the Townsville Fire. The Fire currently have the advantage, having taken a 1-0 series lead with an emphatic victory in the […]
Heal hammers Flyers as Fire take game one
ONE OF the biggest player movements of the last 12 months has paid off, with Shyla Heal leading the Townsville Fire producing a dominant game one win over the Southside Flyers in the WNBL Grand Final series. After both sides got wins in their respective semi-final outings, the Fire benefited from the extra rest that […]
Blicavs fires early to lead Flyers to big dance
IN A thrilling decider to the last remaining WNBL semi-final series, the Southside Flyers have booked a spot in the grand final after downing the Melbourne Boomers by one-point at State Basketball Centre on Wednesday night. After the Boomers hit back in game two and forced a deciding match, the Flyers held on in dramatic […]
PODCAST | Got Next Episode 19
After an unexpected hiatus, the Got Next Podcast is back in your life with a blockbuster episode to restart proceedings. Headlined by the fifth and deciding game in the NBL Championship Series, Host Michael Alvaro and Analyst Liam Badkin preview one of the biggest matches in recent memory, as well as the WNBL semi-finals. Check […]
MVP marvelous as Boomers force decider
SATURDAY night’s action in the WNBL saw the league’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) deliver a performance that lived up to the honour, as the Melbourne Boomers kept their season alive with a 19-point win over the Southside Flyers. In the second match of the best of three series, the Boomers needed to atone for an […]
It was always burning since the world’s been turning; Fire advance to GF
THE LADDER leaders have got the job done in the semi-finals of the WNBL, with Townsville Fire defeating Perth Lynx in two games to lock in a spot in the Grand Final series. After taking game one last week, the Fire had the chance to earn some time off before the deciding series by taking […]
Star guard helps Townsville light the Fire
GAME ONE of the second WNBL semi-final was taken by the Townsville Fire, as they defeated the Perth Lynx by 13 points at Townsville Entertainment Centre on Thursday night. Despite the Lynx starting strong with Sami Whitcomb registering the first five points of the match, Townsville stormed back into the match. The Fire did a […]
