Talbot inspires Lightning in overtime thriller to open WNBL season
A STEPH Talbot inspired Adelaide Lightning outfit has upset reigning premiers University of Canberra Capitals in an overtime thriller last night. The opening match of the season did not disappoint with both teams neck-and-neck for the most part in a momentum swinging second half before the Lightning could secure the victory, 85-73. The Capitals went […]
2020 WNBL Round 1 weekday preview: Mackay and Townsville hubs tip-off as all eight teams commence
IN 2020 the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is a little different compared to usual, with the rounds stretching over more days with extra games. At Draft Central, we will preview the weekday games, followed by the weekend games separately to ensure the permutations in the second half of the round are as accurate as […]
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 – Townsville Fire
TO begin Draft Central’s team previews before the 2020 season kicks off next Wednesday, we look at a Townsville Fire squad raring to explode out of the gates following a less than impressive campaign the previous season. Fire head coach, Shannon Seebohm has made several key changes to his line-up in preparation for the upcoming condensed […]
WNBL Player Spotlight: Townsville Fire – Zitina Aokuso
IN terms of the biggest and most anticipated returns to the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) next season, the re-arrival of 21-year-old Zitina Aokuso is up there across the league, with the 193cm-tall center set to take the league by storm after recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) related injury. Townsville Fire head coach […]
WNBL Player Spotlight: Townsville Fire – Nadeen Payne
FILLING Townsville’s power forward position is someone that has probably spent the most time out of all her teammates in the tropical Queensland city. Nadeen Payne, who was born in Townsville, will return to the Fire for the first time since the 2011/12 season after almost nine years away from the Sunshine State. Following her […]
WNBL Player Spotlight: Townsville Fire – Mia Murray
IN a team that will have a substantially different look compared to last season, the Townsville Fire are welcoming back a familiar and reliable face in Mia Murray. A member of Townsville’s glory days and helping the Fire win back-to-back titles during the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons under former head coach Chris Lucas, Murray would […]
WNBL Player Spotlight: Townsville Fire – Lauren Nicholson
BACK in October last year, Lauren Nicholson said in an interview with the WNBL, “A massive thing for me is having an impact straight away, being more aggressive out on the court,” Nicholson said. “That’s something I want to bring from start to finish when I’m on the floor.” Nicholson now has the chance to […]
WNBL Player Spotlight: Townsville Fire – Shyla Heal
FOR Townsville Fire head coach Shannon Seebohm, the challenge of acquiring new faces for next season’s squad would need to start somewhere, and that somewhere was country Victoria. Rising through the ranks of Tracy York’s side down in Bendigo, Shyla Heal was the immediate selection for Seebohm to initiate his team’s formation, and it was […]
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 […]
