Southside flies late to fire back at Townsville
IN a grand final rematch between two teams looking to maintain momentum after respective Round 1 wins, the Southside Flyers got revenge on the Townsville Fire for last season’s WNBL Grand Final result. Trailing for the majority of the match, the Flyers came up with some clutch plays late in the game to claim an […]
WNBL | Team Preview – Townsville Fire
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is getting extremely close to commencing its 2023/24 season, with the opener set to take place on November 1. Last season, there was plenty of excitement as locals and imports alike fired for each of the eight teams, with a plethora of highlights gathering plenty of attention to one […]
PREVIEW | 2023 NBL1 Women’s National Championship
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 National Championships are set to kick off this weekend in Joondalup over in Western Australia, with the best sides in the country locking horns for the ultimate prize. The winners of each of the five NBL1 competitions around Australia will go head to head in a weekend tournament, that will […]
Star keeps Wizards out of the Woods in clinching win
THE Northside Wizards have claimed the 2023 NBL1 North Women’s championship, after star Courtney Woods led the team in game two of the grand final series against the Rockhampton Cyclones on the weekend. The Wizards faced off against Rockhampton for the second time in as many days as the deciding series rolled on. Northside delivered […]
Cadee carves out another trophy in sensational season
ONE of Australia’s premier guards has delivered another terrific individual feat to his storied career, with Jason Cadee taking home the NBL1 North Men’s MVP award after an outstanding individual campaign. Cadee returned to the reigning champions in the Gold Coast Rollers, having taken out the Grand Final MVP award in 2022. He took things […]
Townsville set to Fire again with huge free agency
AFTER winning it all last season in the WNBL, the Townsville Fire look fully prepared to defend their title in the upcoming season after signing some big names over the recent free agency period. The Fire took home the chocolates after a strong finals campaign, but were always going to be facing tougher competition after […]
Cyclones cause a storm in Northside upset
ROCKHAMPTON Cyclones caused the upset of the season by defeating the previously unbeaten Northside Wizards in an NBL1 North Women’s classic on Friday night. Having to overcome the home crowd support and the heavy Northside favouritism, the Cyclones took a huge step towards playing finals this season with the nail-biting 83-82 win at Northside Indoor […]
Northside out of the Woods as Wizards topple Thunder
THE NORTHSIDE Wizards have had the perfect start to the NBL1 North Women’s competition for the 2023 season, claiming two wins on the weekend to go 3-0. The Wizards set the tone for the weekend with a commanding win over the Logan Thunder first up, emerging 27-point winners at Northside Indoor Sports Stadium on Saturday […]
Perth looking to topple Townsville in second semi
THE WNBL semi finals continue on Thursday night, with the ladder-leading Townsville Fire set to face off against the Perth Lynx for a spot in the Grand Final series. Things kicked off on Wednesday night with a clash between the Southside Flyers and the Melbourne Boomers in entertaining fashion, and the star power across the […]
WNBL finalists decided as Fire crush Spirit
IT took just one match in Round 16 of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) to determine the fourth placed side in this year’s finals series. Needing to upset the top team, Bendigo Spirit had one last roll of the dice against Townsville Fire, with the victory needing to be accompanied by back-to-back losses to […]
