2020 WNBL season preview – Part 1: Bottom four sides looking to force their way into finals.
IN the first of our two-part Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season preview, we take a look at the four teams that missed out on finals last season and where they might land. Both the Townsville Fire and Sydney Uni Flames have made some exciting changes to their line-ups, whilst Bendigo Spirit has remained relatively […]
WNBL20 Team Preview – Sydney Uni Flames
THE WNBL standings following Round 21 of the 2019/20 campaign suggested two clusters of teams – the top four and the bottom four. Unfortunately for the Sydney Uni Flames, they found themselves fighting to stay off the bottom of the ladder, as the side finished with a home and away record of 7-14, finishing sixth […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Sydney Uni Flames – Lauren Scherf
AFTER eight weeks of in-depth analysis on the five core players for each WNBL side in preparation for the new season, we conclude Draft Central‘s Spotlight series focusing on the Sydney Uni Flames center, Lauren Scherf, as she gears up for what will be her eighth season in the League at just 24 years of […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Sydney Uni Flames – Natalie Burton
AN abundance of knowledge and influence follows Nat Burton wherever she plays, and fortunately for the Sydney Uni Flames, it follows her to the four-time championship franchise. Having played at a competitive level consistently since 2006, Burton has put her game on display in virtually every level of basketball imaginable, therefore bringing an avalanche of […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Sydney Uni Flames – Anneli Maley
IN compiling their new-look WNBL21 squad, the Sydney Uni Flames have looked at bringing some more energy and flair to the side with the signing of former Southside Flyers forward Anneli Maley, who is looking to make a visible splash in the WNBL pond this season. Announced as a part of a dual-signing with the […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Sydney Uni Flames – Alison Schwagmeyer
IT seems that the Perth Lynx had something about their players that the Sydney Uni Flames really liked, as the Flames’ administration poached yet another one of their core individuals after Lauren Mansfield, this time in the form of Alison Schwagmeyer. Earning the prestigious title of WNBL Sixth Woman of the Year in 2019/20, Schwagmeyer […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Sydney Uni Flames – Lauren Mansfield
KICKING off the final week of this season’s WNBL Player Spotlights, Draft Central focuses in on a Sydney Uni Flames group that is looking to make a little more noise this time round, after what was a relatively quiet WNBL20 campaign, finishing with a win-loss record of 7-14. The first face we look at in […]
WNBL Free Agency Update: Fire and Flames
CONTINUING with Draft Central’s updates on the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL)’s Free Agency movements, we now look to two sides that will be looking to heat up and have bounce back seasons in 2021. First up is a Townsville Fire franchise that has had possibly the busiest offseason throughout the eight teams of the […]
WNBL Free Agency: Schwagmeyer heads east as clubs sign developing stars
A PERTH Lynx talent heads east, and some college young guns return to their home states to bolster the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) with the Free Agency Period continuing over the past week where we update you since the last update. Of the eight teams, seven made changes with only reigning premiers, University of […]
WNBL Free Agency: Week 3 Update
THE WNBL has had a very traffic-heavy third week in the league’s Free Agency Period, as five of the competition’s eight sides made roster updates, whilst the Adelaide Lightning announced earlier today that they will disclose their second (possibly third) signing this upcoming Monday. Going through each team alphabetically, Draft Central outlines how the third […]
