Rotunno rips through Lynx as Geelong gets Perth
TUESDAY night saw a hefty upset in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), as the Geelong Venom stunned the second-placed Perth Lynx on the back of a commanding performance from emerging talent Lily Rotunno. The Venom hosted the Lynx at Geelong Arena in the final match of Round 4 of the 2025/26 season, and were […]
Flames’ first half denies newly named Venom dream start
IT WAS business as usual for Sydney Flames who returned from Geelong with an eight-point victory over the Venom to kick off their WNBL 2025/26 season in style. The night was about about the newly named Venom – who opted to change from Geelong United – and while they kept in touch with a second […]
Third quarter explosion leads Lynx to win
NEEDING a win to keep the surging Townsville Fire at bay, the Perth Lynx used a season high 39-point quarter in the third term to propel them to a 22-point victory over the Sydney Flames at Quay Centre on Saturday. Perth led early, winning the first two quarters of play by a combined four points. […]
Lynx make it three from three with another winning weekend
THE PERTH Lynx made it three wins on the trot over the weekend as they enacted their revenge on the Bendigo Spirit, handing them their first loss of the season. The Spirit, 9-0 through the opening seven rounds of the year, faced the Lynx in a top-of-the-table clash just two weeks ago and came out […]
Lynx make it two on the trot in terrific weekend
IT WAS a wild weekend in Perth that saw four wins in four games for the Western Australian sides. Things kicked off on Wednesday with the Perth Lynx hosting the Townsville Fire and it was all Lynx in this one as the home team led from start to finish. Though Alicia Froling proved tough to […]
Wildcats and Lynx looking for crucial wins
REIGNING MVP Bryce Cotton is set to return on Friday night as the Perth Wildcats tackle the SEM Phoenix at RAC Arena. Perth’s superstar has missed the last five games after suffering a fractured rib in the Round 5 loss to New Zealand. Cotton said that the injury changed the way he was living day-to-day, […]
Western teams have winning weekend
WESTERN Australian basketball enjoyed two wins from three games over the weekend with the Perth Wildcats splitting results – a victory against the league leading Illawarra Hawks and a defeat to the SEM Phoenix in the NBL, whilst the Perth Lynx opened their season with a win over the Southside Flyers in the WNBL. Kicking […]
Maley maintains Lynx can overcome final hurdle
AS THE Perth Lynx look to dismiss the horrors of falling three points short of their second WNBL championship, captain Anneli Maley is under no illusion that it will be an easy path back to the Grand Final series. Speaking to Rookie Me Central, the 26-year-old Maley noted how even the competition is and that […]
Second quarter Lynx blitz crushes Bendigo’s Spirit
A REMARKABLE second quarter performance from Perth Lynx ultimately set up what would be a nail-biting four-point win over Bendigo Spirit. In what was highly anticipated as a much-watch game, the Lynx put up 34 points to 12 in 10 minutes of pure bliss for the visiting fans, and built an 18-point lead in the […]
Warwick’s weapons lead Senators to National title
THE Warwick Senators have stormed their way to the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s National Championship, after remaining unbeaten over the course of the weekend and emerging eight-point winners in the title game against the Ringwood Hawks at State Basketball Centre on Sunday. The success of the Senators means both the men’s and women’s champions […]
