QSL Women’s Round 8 preview: Wizards to roll into town against Gold Coast
A MID-TABLE clash between Gold Coast Rollers and Northside Wizards is set to be the match of the round in the Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s competition. Both sides are delicately poised at four wins from seven matches and as close to the top handful of teams as they are from the bottom handful of […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Bendigo Spirit – Demi Skinner
AMONGST a handful of impressive rookie seasons, many people fail to recognise just how extraordinary Demi Skinner’s first campaign with the Bendigo Spirit actually was up against WNBL-calibre competition for the first time in her career. The first signing of the Free Agency period across the entire competition for next season, Bendigo knew early on […]
Classic Contest: Andrew Gaze 600th Game
NO name is more prestigious, more honoured or more protected in the National Basketball League’s (NBL) great history, than the outstanding Andrew Gaze. If you have been a fan of Draft Central’s running Classic Contest series, then you would be aware that we think very highly of the Australian superstar. When you are the league’s […]
QSL Men’s Round 8 preview: Top of the table clash tips off Sunday
A TOP of the table clash between Brisbane Capitals and RedCity Roar is the Queensland State League (QSL) match of Round 8 with the undefeated Roar travelling to take on the Capitals at Auchenflower Stadium. It is one of a number of ladder-defining clashes, with the third placed Southern Districts Spartans hosting the fifth placed […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Bendigo Spirit – Alicia Froling
A PLAYER born and raised in the far-north tropics of Townsville; Alicia Froling got her first taste of Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) in her hometown amongst the Fire’s roster from 2011 to 2014. She now looks to make her return to the League after five years of NCAA basketball in the States and one […]
QSL Women’s statistics: Who are the sharp shooters?
THIS week’s Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s stat piece hones in on the sharp shooters across the league, taking into account their accuracy whether it be from two-point range or from deep. It is no surprise that Maddison Rocci leads all comers when it comes to field goals with 95 made for the season and […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Bendigo Spirit – Tessa Lavey
WHILE few familiar faces will return to Bendigo’s side next season, coach Tracy York and her staff have managed to hold on to one of their cornerstone pieces from last year in Tessa Lavey and will look for another productive campaign from the national-level guard. Spending over four seasons away from the Spirit serving time […]
NBL Classic Contest: Blood Game
EVER heard of the ‘Blood Game’? It was a forgotten classic crested in the rich history of the National Basketball League (NBL), with epic level game play mixed and a historic ending. Fortunately Draft Central have you covered with their rewind of the 1999 meeting between the war-torn Melbourne Tigers and the rising Victorian Titans. […]
QSL Women’s Round 7 wrap: Ruef picks up 32 rebounds as big guns fire in round of thrashings and thrillers
SOME massive individual efforts from the likes of Mikaela Ruef (Logan Thunder), Ashleigh Karaitiana (RedCity Roar) and Maddison Rocci (USC Rip City) dominated the headlines for Round 7 of the Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s competition. USC Rip City (63) defeated Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal (55) In the standalone game on Friday night, USC Rip […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Bendigo Spirit – Amelia Todhunter
TO kick off Bendigo’s player spotlight series, Draft Central looks at the Spirit’s newest addition to their leadership group in 32-year-old and Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Champion Amelia Todhunter. The Albury-born country superstar will once again head to the bush, announcing in mid-July that she would be joining Tracy York’s side for WNBL21. Todhunter, […]
QSL Men’s Round 7 wrap: Spartans pile on points, as Roar shows depth
REDCITY Roar showed their depth on the weekend in the absence of Harry Froling, whilst Southern Districts Spartans powered their way to a massive 127 points in a big win, wrapping up Round 7 of the Queensland State League (QSL) Men’s competition. USC Rip City (80) defeated by Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal (100) Sunshine Coast […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Canberra Capitals – Marianna Tolo
TO complete Draft Central’s Player Spotlights on the University of Canberra Capitals this week, we focus on the second half of the side’s backbone in four-time Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) champion and former Defensive Player of the Year, Marianna Tolo. The club announced on the second day of Free Agency that they re-signed their […]
