Mansfield’s first quarter sets the tone, Flames fan Spirit 100-63
THE Bendigo Spirit have once again suffered a debilitating outcome, going down 63-100 against a red-hot Sydney Uni Flames outfit in Saturday’s opener, who exploded out of the gates with a 34-point first quarter. Neither team made any alterations to their Starting Fives, with Bendigo lining up Tessa Lavey, Ameilia Todhunter, Mary Goulding, Alicia Froling […]
Madgen makes a Booming return, Melbourne knock off Flames in Thursday opener
WITH the mission being to win a championship for the first time since 2011, the Melbourne Boomers are on the right track to start their WNBL20 campaign, with a 15-point victory over the Sydney Uni Flames, 85-70. A 14-point score difference in the second and third quarters proved to be the difference in the end, […]
WNBL20 Team Preview – Melbourne Boomers
FOR a team that has not won a WNBL championship in almost a decade, the Melbourne Boomers have an abundance of momentum, as the league gets ready to compete in a season that will be characterised as a sprint to the finish – something the Boomers’ roster are well equipped to do. Boomers head coach […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Melbourne Boomers – Maddie Garrick
THE fifth side we now look at for Draft Central’s Player Spotlight series is last season’s semi-finalists, the Melbourne Boomers, who after bowing out in a hard-fought series to the eventual champions, the University of Canberra Capitals, will look to go one step further next season in WNBL21. Kicking off the Boomers’ core five for […]
WNBL Free Agency Update: Boomers and Capitals
WITH Australian basketball set to hopefully commence in the coming months, Draft Central revisits the Women’s National Basketball League’s (WNBL) Free Agency movements. We begin with two of last season’s top offences. Firstly, the third placed Melbourne Boomers who exited in last season’s semi-finals, then followed by two-time defending champion University of Canberra Capitals. MELBOURNE […]
Young Guns in the WNBL – Paige Price
IN what has been a busy few weeks in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Free Agency period, the Bendigo Spirit have made their intentions known for next season with numerous signings over the last couple of months. According to Spirit General Manager Ben Harvey back in late-June, Bendigo will be focused on adhering to […]
WNBL Free Agency: Week 3 Update
THE WNBL has had a very traffic-heavy third week in the league’s Free Agency Period, as five of the competition’s eight sides made roster updates, whilst the Adelaide Lightning announced earlier today that they will disclose their second (possibly third) signing this upcoming Monday. Going through each team alphabetically, Draft Central outlines how the third […]
WNBL Free Agency: Nicholson to join Fire and George back in Boom Town
SINCE Tuesday afternoon, the WNBL has had its hands full with big moves in its second week of the Free Agency period. Former Defensive Player of the Year (2018/19) in Lauren Nicholson has joined what is starting to look like a serious contender in the Townsville Fire, while former Perth Lynx star, Sami Whitcomb, is […]
WNBL Free Agency: Madgen back to Melbourne, Bendigo contract details
WEEK 2 of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Free Agency period has kick-started with a bang, as it was announced Monday morning that former Melbourne Boomers captain, Tess Madgen, is set to return to her former club for the WNBL 2020/21 season. Furthermore, Draft Central can confirm the contract details of the Bendigo’s signees […]
WNBL Free Agency: Garrick re-signs as McLean joins Spirit
MELBOURNE Boomers have re-signed Maddie Garrick as Bendigo Spirit announced a new recruit in the two moves over the past 24 hours in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Free Agency Period. The two moves followed from a big first few days of Free Agency which saw a number of players re-signed and a couple […]
