QSL Women’s Round 7 wrap: Ruef picks up 32 rebounds as big guns fire in round of thrashings and thrillers
SOME massive individual efforts from the likes of Mikaela Ruef (Logan Thunder), Ashleigh Karaitiana (RedCity Roar) and Maddison Rocci (USC Rip City) dominated the headlines for Round 7 of the Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s competition. USC Rip City (63) defeated Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal (55) In the standalone game on Friday night, USC Rip […]
QSL Women’s Round 7 preview: Capitals to roll into Gold Coast for top four clash
A TOP four clash between third placed Brisbane Capitals and fourth placed Gold Coast Rollers is our match of the round for the Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s Round 7. In a round where there are some lob-sided contests, the top four clash looms as the match to watch, with both sides having had just […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Canberra Capitals – Maddison Rocci
QUICKLY becoming one of the Women’s National Basketball League’s (WNBL) most prominent guards, Maddison Rocci earned her stripes last season and now looks to develop even further with the Capitals in WNBL21, as she once again eyes up a starting five spot. Rocci was one of the six members to be re-signed during Canberra’s signing […]
QSL Women’s Round 6 preview: Top of the table clash to light up weekend
A TOP of the table Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s clash between Logan Thunder and Brisbane Capitals is our match of Round 6. In a weekend that features just five games – Gold Coast Rollers and USC Rip City have the bye – the undefeated Thunder and the 5-1 Capitals appear to be two of […]
QSL stats update: Round 5
AFTER five rounds of the Queensland State League (QSL) there are a couple of new faces that join the ranks in terms to top performers as Draft Central casts an eye over the standouts in each major area for both the Men’s and Women’s leagues. USC Rip City representative Maddison Rocci has been in scintillating […]
QSL Women’s Round 5 wrap: Ipswich forces its way to seventh as Roar wins thriller against USC
REDCITY Roar have won an 11-point thriller over fellow mid-table side USC Rip City, while Ipswich Force have jumped to seventh with a vital win over last placed Toowoomba Mountaineers. In other results, the top four sides all collected wins to sit a win clear of the fifth and sixth placed Roar and Rip City. […]
QSL Women’s Round 5 preview: Rip City travel to Red City in ladder-defining game
USC Rip City will hit the road to face RedCity Roar in our Round 5 Queensland State League (QSL) match of the round this weekend. The Roar sit in eighth with two wins from four games, but a game in hand prior to their clash with the 3-2 fifth placed USC Rip City. A win […]
QSL Women’s Round 4 wrap: Logan Thunders to two big wins as Brisbane Capitalise in one-point thriller
LOGAN Thunder showed no mercy during back-to-back wins totalling 88 points on the weekend, defeating bottom three sides Ipswich Force and South West Metro Pirates in Round 4 of the Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s competition. Meanwhile Brisbane Capitals edged ahead with a 4-1 record thanks to a nail-biting one-point win over Northside Wizards, while […]
QSL Women’s Round 3 wrap: Thunder sole undefeated side as top teams stumble
LOGAN Thunder became the sole undefeated side in the Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s competition after their second straight win from three rounds. The Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal, Southern District Spartans and Brisbane Capitals all lost their first games of the seasons over the weekend. USC Rip City (70) defeated Brisbane Capitals (58) USC Rip […]
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 […]
