QSL Women’s Round 6 preview: Top of the table clash to light up weekend
A TOP of the table Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s clash between Logan Thunder and Brisbane Capitals is our match of Round 6. In a weekend that features just five games – Gold Coast Rollers and USC Rip City have the bye – the undefeated Thunder and the 5-1 Capitals appear to be two of […]
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 […]
Classic Contest: 1986 NBL Grand Final, Game 3
EVERYONE knows of the 1986 National Basketball League (NBL) Grand Final, but in case you are one of the few who do not, here is some context. The Adelaide 36ers dominated all season with 24 wins and two losses while the Brisbane Bullets finished with a 17 and nine win-loss ratio. When the two sides […]
QSL Men’s Round 6 preview: Phoenix Teal look to Roar against RedCity
SUNSHINE Coast Phoenix Teal will host the top of the table RedCity Roar in a top four clash anticipated to be match of the round. Whilst the fifth against second match between Ipswich Force and Southern Districts Spartans is expected to provide plenty of highlights, all eyes will be on the Phoenix Teal-Roar clash to […]
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 […]
QSL stats update: Round 5
AFTER five rounds of the Queensland State League (QSL) there are a couple of new faces that join the ranks in terms to top performers as Draft Central casts an eye over the standouts in each major area for both the Men’s and Women’s leagues. USC Rip City representative Maddison Rocci has been in scintillating […]
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 […]
Classic Contest: 1991 NBL Grand Final Game 2
Although there is no National Basketball League (NBL) at the moment, fans can still get their basketball fix with Draft Central’s Classic Contest series. In today’s piece, we look back at the 1991 NBL Grand Final, Game 2 to be exact, where the Eastside Melbourne Spectres fought for their season against the Perth Wildcats, as […]
QSL Women’s Round 5 wrap: Ipswich forces its way to seventh as Roar wins thriller against USC
REDCITY Roar have won an 11-point thriller over fellow mid-table side USC Rip City, while Ipswich Force have jumped to seventh with a vital win over last placed Toowoomba Mountaineers. In other results, the top four sides all collected wins to sit a win clear of the fifth and sixth placed Roar and Rip City. […]
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 […]
QSL Men’s Round 5 wrap: Force leapfrog Mountaineers as top four continue strong form
IPSWICH Force was able to jump up into the top five with a big win over Toowoomba Mountaineers, as the top four sides enjoyed victories in Round 5 of the Queensland State League (QSL) Men’s competition. Brisbane Capitals (92) defeated North Gold Coast Seahawks (57) The Capitals handed the winless Seahawks a sixth straight defeat […]
WNBL Free Agency Update: Lynx and Spirit
TO round out Draft Central’s WNBL Free Agency updates, we look at the team out west and the team out back, as the Perth Lynx and the Bendigo Spirit prepare for what will hopefully be bounce back seasons, after each of the sides missed out on postseason action in WNBL20. PERTH LYNX The Perth-based side […]
