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 […]
Four first-time young guns included in Opals Squad
ANNOUNCED on Monday morning, Basketball Australia extended their list of Australian Opal players in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Asia Cup Qualifiers and Asia Cup. As the FIBA Qualification period fast approaches (November 8-16), it is still hazy whether the qualifiers for the Asia Cup will go ahead, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Originally […]
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 […]
WNBL Free Agency: Ebzery re-signs for another year, Lynx/Fire trade shakes up FA period
FRIDAY was a busy time for the Western Australia-based Perth Lynx, as they made a couple of moves during what was an entertaining end to the second week of Free Agency talks, the latter being a trade with the Townsville Fire. However, prior to the trade, the Lynx made sure to lock up one of […]
WNBL Free Agency: Nicholson to join Fire and George back in Boom Town
SINCE Tuesday afternoon, the WNBL has had its hands full with big moves in its second week of the Free Agency period. Former Defensive Player of the Year (2018/19) in Lauren Nicholson has joined what is starting to look like a serious contender in the Townsville Fire, while former Perth Lynx star, Sami Whitcomb, is […]
WNBL Free Agency: Heal and Tupaea become first to switch teams
TALENTED teenager Shyla Heal became the first Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) player to switch allegiances for the 2021 WNBL season. Amongst a high number of re-signings for the University of Canberra Capitals – six players re-signed to the reigning premiers – Heal moved from Bendigo Spirit to the Sunshine State to take a chance […]
Young guns in the WNBL: Zitina Aokuso
IN the pool of up and coming young talent rising through the WNBL ranks, Townsville Fire’s Zitina Aokuso sits at the top in terms of her dominance and ability to impose herself on the basketball court. The 21-year-old, who is making her way towards the tail end of recovering from a devastating anterior cruciate ligament […]
2019/20 WNBL season review: Townsville Fire
IT was a relatively disappointing season for Townsville Fire who only notched up five wins for the year despite being competitive and coming close in a couple of encounters. With a host of players leaving the club over the off-season, it gave the Fire a chance to uncover some gems with a couple of youngsters […]
