Draft Central’s 2019/20 WNBL Top 10 Players: #7 – Stephanie Talbot
WHEN former WNBL Rookie of the Year and Opal Steph Talbot made the move back to the Adelaide Lightning after more than five seasons, head coach Chris Lucas had the recipe for a championship run. Beginning the season 3-1, the Lightning were starting to prove their mettle and with this, Talbot started to establish her […]
Draft Central’s Top 10 2019/20 WNBL memorable moments: #3 – Nicole Seekamp’s 20-assist game
WITH no basketball on for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we look at the brighter side of the sport that brought plenty of memories throughout the 2019/20 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season. Over the next couple of weeks we will countdown Draft Central‘s Top 10 memorable moments from the season. Some […]
2019/20 WNBL season review: Melbourne Boomers
IT was a solid season for the Melbourne Boomers who made it all the way to finals, but fell at the last hurdle against a rampaging University of Canberra (UC) Capitals. While they were strong at home winning seven out of 10 games, their ability to win on the road made them a formidable outfit […]
2019/20 WNBL season review: Adelaide Lightning
LED by veteran coach Chris Lucas, Adelaide Lightning fell agonisingly short of the big dance, going down by three points to the Southside Flyers in both semi-finals. The Lightning made their case well and truly known in season 2019/20 with some hard fought wins to set them up for a finals berth, but in the […]
WNBL Semi-final 2 review: Flyers snatch three point victory to move through to grand final
THE Southside Flyers are the first side through to the 2020 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final with the winner from the battle between Melbourne Boomers and UC Capitals set to meet them. Adelaide Lightning (79) defeated Southside Flyers (82) IN their inaugural season, the Southside Flyers have made it through to their first […]
2019/20 WNBL preview: Semi-finals – Flyers a win away from grand final as Lightning look to even series
GAME 2 of the semi-finals between Adelaide Lightning and Southside Flyers will help decide which team progresses through to the next stage of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) finals. Adelaide Lightning v. Southside Flyers After a disappointing three-point loss, Adelaide Lightning play host to an in-form Flyers outfit that will be looking to inflict […]
WNBL Semi-final 1 review: Southside escapes slow start to run out three-point winners in Dandenong
MINOR premiers, Southside Flyers are a win away from a 2019/20 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final place after downing Adelaide Lightning by three points at Dandenong Stadium last night. Given Southside’s strength at its home court and Adelaide’s less-than-ideal road record, the Flyers were heavily fancied to move through to the season decider […]
2019/20 WNBL preview: Semi-finals – Southside Flyers looking to continue home dominance against Lightning
THE finals battle between the Southside Flyers and Adelaide Lightning is set to tip off tonight with both sides vying to get their finals campaign off to a hot start. It is the first of three games and given their recent form should make for a cracking match-up between the two teams. The Southside Flyers […]
2019/20 WNBL Team of the Week: Round 16
ALL eight Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) teams are represented in our Draft Central WNBL Team of the Week for Round 16, with Melbourne Boomers and Adelaide Lightning recording two players each in our 10-player team, while the other six sides had one representative each. Adelaide’s damaging duo of Stephanie Talbot and Brianna Turner again […]
WNBL Round 16 review: Capitals secure second with final round win
THE University of Canberra (UC) Capitals were able to stand up when it counted and secure second spot ahead of the Melbourne Boomers – the Capitals’ opponents in the upcoming 2019/20 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) finals series. The other spots were already locked in prior to the final round, with Southside Flyers earning the […]