2021/22 WNBL Stats Corner: Fire v Lightning
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) resumed its ninth round of action on Friday night, with the Adelaide Lightning travelling north to take on the Townsville Fire at Townsville Stadium. The home side had a tough task ahead of them, given Adelaide’s form this season has seen them sit atop the standings. However, the Fire […]
2021/22 WNBL Team of the Week: Round 8
IN our Round 8 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Team of the Week, Perth Lynx had three players, whilst Townsville Fire and Bendigo Spirit had two. Here is our Team of the Week from the most recent week of action. Point Guard: Lauren Nicholson (Townsville) Lauren Nicholson had two stellar games on the weekend, earning […]
Fire too good for Boomers in thriller
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) continued to entertain fans over the weekend, with Saturday night holding the clash between the Melbourne Boomers and the Townsville Fire at Melbourne Sports Centre – Parkville. It was an anticipated matchup given the two sides have performed well to start the season, and the game certainly lived up […]
Fire record gutsy win in Bendigo
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) continued on Friday night, with the Bendigo Spirit playing host to the Townsville Fire at Bendigo Stadium. Both sides had enjoyed indifferent starts to their 2021/22 campaigns, with the Fire holding two wins heading into this clash, while the Spirit had obtained just one themselves. COVID had wreaked a […]
WNBL 2021/22: Early Ladder Look
AS is the case with the rest of the world’s sporting competitions, the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) has been suffering COVID related interruptions over the last few weeks. A shortage of players has caused a number of games to be shuffled around, with Round 6 entirely postponed. However, there has still been some serious […]
Lightning looking to hold top spot
THE sixth round of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is just around the corner, with fans of the competition eager to see what lies in store for the upcoming week. Last round saw sides such as the Capitals finish the year in style, while others found themselves with plenty of work to do moving […]
UC Caps finish New Year’s Eve in style over Fire
FOR two teams that were looking to end the 2021 year in style and finish on top of the ladder at the end of the round, the match between Townsville Fire and UC Capitals was predicted to be a beauty. Both teams had an identical record heading into the New Year’s Eve clash at 2-1. […]
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 […]
WNBL Round 4: Can the Fire finally ignite against Flyers?
THREE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) clashes tip off in Round 4 of the competition over the next two days in what should be some fascinating action. We take a look at the clashes between the Sydney Uni Flames and Melbourne Boomers, UC Capitals and Bendigo Spirit, and Southside Flyers and Townsville Fire. Since their […]
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 […]
