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 […]
Big V Women’s Round 1 preview: Gulls, Warriors enter top flight
TWO new sides will enter the Big V Women’s competition, with Round 1 of the Championship Division kicking off over the weekend. Eight teams will compete in this year’s top flight, with Chelsea Gulls and Pakenham Warriors determined to have an impact when they take to the court on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Though last […]
Flyers find spark in comeback over Flames
A Sunday afternoon of a triple header of Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) hoops saw the Sydney Uni Flames host the defending champions, Southside Flyers at Qudos Bank Arena. The Flames were coming off a tough 32-point loss to the UC Caps earlier in the round, whilst the Flyers wanted to come into the game […]
Lynx pounce on Flyers to continue winning run
PERTH Lynx continued their good run of form last night, beating theSouthside Flyers to extend their winning run to three in a row thanks to an 85-78 victory. The first quarter was a very tight affair. Both sides went toe to toes and the margin never got out to more than four points. At the […]
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 Team Watch: Southside Flyers
OUR Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) team watch series comes to an end with the reigning premiers in the Southside Flyers. The Flyers were the most dominant team of the 2020 season (by a fair margin too) and will be looking to claim elusive back-to-back championships. Unfortunately, there are seven other teams looking to prevent […]
2021 Big V Women’s: Round 19
IT was a big return to the Big V Women’s competition after three weeks off, with the 10 teams recommencing hostilities last weekend. Three of the five games were decided by double-figure points. Casey (68) defeated by McKinnon (76) McKinnon Cougars added some distance on its rivals in an eight-point victory over Casey Cavaliers. The […]
2021 Big V Women’s: Round 16
ROUND 16 of Big V Women’s saw some exciting matchups across the round with one game decided by less than five points, and the rest playing host to a couple of blowouts. Hawthorn (63) defeated Whittlesea (61) It was a tight encounter between Hawthorn Magic and Whittlesea with the Magic just scraping over the line […]
2021 Big V Women’s: Round 15
ROUND 15 of the Big V Women’s saw a couple of surprise results with Sunbury handed their second loss of the season while Bulleen prevailed in a tight one. Unfortunately Whittlesea failed to notch up their first win for the season, handed a hefty loss. Southern Peninsula (64) defeated Hawthorn (61) It was a close […]
2021 Big V Women’s: Round 14
THE Big V Women’s returned this week after a couple of weeks off due to the COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria and it did not disappoint. There were a couple of big results as Sunbury and Bulleen continued their winning ways. Southern Peninsula (52) defeated by Keilor (66) Keilor Thunder picked up where they left off […]
