NBL1 Women’s finals review: Week 1 and 2
FOUR teams remain in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition after the first two weeks of finals were squeezed into a weekend. Kilsyth Cobras’ upset over minor premiers Bendigo Braves was the biggest talking point of the weekend, while Ringwood Hawks went out in straight sets. It means Nunawading Spectres now take on Kilsyth, […]
NBL1 Women’s finals preview: Qualifying and Elimination finals
AFTER a week off due to Australian Opals commitments at the national side’s training camp in Phoenix, Arizona, the best Australian players return to their respective sides to try and win their National Basketball League (NBL)1 sides a title. Just eight teams remain with the form lines very different for some sides as the most […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 15 review: Braves make a statement as Cobras secure fourth
THE final round of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition is done and dusted, with the top eight locked up ahead of the start of finals in a fortnight. Bendigo Braves sent a message to the rest of the competition with a comprehensive 30-point win over second placed Geelong Supercats to lock up the […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 10 review: Sabres, Eagles wreak havoc on top eight sides
GEELONG Supercats, Bendigo Braves and Kilsyth Cobras’ winning runs continued as Dandenong Rangers’ poor form stretched another week in a big round of National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s action. In the shocks of the round, bottom two sides Southern Sabres and Diamond Valley Eagles both picked up their third and second wins respectively to move […]
NBL1 mid-season review: Knox Raiders
IN the mid-season break, Basketball Draft Central takes a look at each National Basketball League (NBL)1 team in both the men’s and women’s competition and will analyse how they have performed to date, some of their top performers, and the run home to see if they can make finals. Today we analyse the Knox Raiders, […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 9 review: Supercats juggernaut continues to purr as four of top five extend winning streaks
THE remarkable run for Geelong Supercats, Bendigo Braves, Knox Raiders and Kilsyth Cobras continued in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 women’s competition over the weekend, with the respective sides extending their winning streaks to 11, five, five and seven games respectively. The most impressive of all winning streaks was the Supercats, who made it into […]
NBL1 Women’s preview: Round 9
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition tips off with Round 9 tonight when eleventh placed Hobart Huskies have the tough ask of upsetting the red-hot ladder leaders, Geelong Supercats. With the Supercats having won 11 of a possible 12 games, and are on a nine-game winning streak, it will take more than home court […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 7 review: Supercats make it eight on the trot
GEELONG Supercats have made it eight consecutive wins in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition after downing the in-form Melbourne Tigers, and Diamond Valley Eagles in Round 7. Against the Tigers, the Supercats were able to control the game for three quarters to lead by 19 points at the final break, before Melbourne scored […]
NBL1 Women’s round three recap: Raiders produce two big wins as Rangers and Braves go four from four
A THRILLING one-point game to open the round and some impressive performances by Dandenong Rangers and Bendigo Braves have seen the sides remain undefeated at the top of the table with four wins from as many games, while Ringwood Hawks also sit undefeated after the Hawks’ third consecutive win on Sunday. There are still two […]
NBL1 Women’s round one recap: Competition even after first weekend
THE even state of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition was evident on the weekend, with no side collecting two wins across the first weekend of action. While eight sides remain undefeated from their one match, of the five sides that played at least two games, no team was able to capitalise on multiple […]