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 – University of Canberra Capitals
A NUMBER of teams throughout the WNBL have made major signings to upgrade their squads, but the two-time defending champion University of Canberra Capitals have done the opposite, with the exception of replacing imports and filling up the secondary unit. There is a reason that Capitals’ head coach Paul Goriss has kept most of his […]
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 – Sydney Uni Flames – Lauren Scherf
AFTER eight weeks of in-depth analysis on the five core players for each WNBL side in preparation for the new season, we conclude Draft Central‘s Spotlight series focusing on the Sydney Uni Flames center, Lauren Scherf, as she gears up for what will be her eighth season in the League at just 24 years of […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Sydney Uni Flames – Natalie Burton
AN abundance of knowledge and influence follows Nat Burton wherever she plays, and fortunately for the Sydney Uni Flames, it follows her to the four-time championship franchise. Having played at a competitive level consistently since 2006, Burton has put her game on display in virtually every level of basketball imaginable, therefore bringing an avalanche of […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Sydney Uni Flames – Anneli Maley
IN compiling their new-look WNBL21 squad, the Sydney Uni Flames have looked at bringing some more energy and flair to the side with the signing of former Southside Flyers forward Anneli Maley, who is looking to make a visible splash in the WNBL pond this season. Announced as a part of a dual-signing with the […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Southside Flyers – Bec Cole
THE Player Spotlight shines bright today on another one of the Southside Flyers’ backcourt members, as Draft Central looks at Australian Opal and 3×3 superstar Bec Cole, with the 28-year-old preparing for another impressive campaign with the Flyers. Following her impressive individual run during the 2018/19 WNBL season, where Cole concluded her season second in […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Adelaide Lightning – Steph Talbot
AFTER what was an excellent WNBL20 season for the off-guard/forward Stephanie Talbot, which culminated in an All-WNBL Second Team selection and finishing fifth amongst rebounders throughout the competition, the 26-year-old is ready to compete in her second straight season as a member of the Adelaide Lightning with the WNBL set to commence November 12. A […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Melbourne Boomers – Cayla George
DRAFT Central concludes its Player Spotlight series on the Melbourne Boomers focusing on their leader and other co-captain in 31-year-old Cayla George, who embodies the rock-solid core group that coach Guy Molloy had the pleasure of coaching last season. With George returning to Melbourne for her third straight season and fifteenth campaign throughout her illustrious […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Melbourne Boomers – Kalani Purcell
GIVEN that the head coach of the Melbourne Boomers, Guy Molloy, is now also the head coach of the New Zealand Tall Ferns national team, the re-signing of the Tall-Ferns captain Kalani Purcell seemed inevitable. Committed to the club, Purcell suits up for her fourth campaign with the purple and gold and will settle for […]
