{"id":27361,"date":"2022-01-27T12:53:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T02:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/basketball\/?p=27361"},"modified":"2022-01-27T12:53:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T02:53:36","slug":"2022-wnbl-round-9-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/basketball\/2022-wnbl-round-9-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 WNBL: Round 9 preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IT is time for another round of catchup in the Women&#8217;s National Basketball League (WNBL), as the competition tries to get its season back on track after quite a bit of Covid chaos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There has already been one game so far this round, <a href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/basketball\/flames-break-winless-drought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with Sydney Uni finally getting a win on the board against the Bendigo Spirit. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Touch wood, there are still another seven matches to be played this weekend, so let us see what fans have in store to look forward to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-southside-flyers-vs-perth-lynxjanuary-27-at-7pmdandenong-stadium\">Southside Flyers vs Perth Lynx<br>January 27 at 7pm<br>Dandenong Stadium<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After a very Covid interrupted month for the Flyers, they will be desperately hoping to get their season back on track tonight and get their third win of the season on the board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lynx, on the other hand, are on a bit of a good run at the moment. Despite being away from home, they have won four out of their last five matches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last time these two sides met, it was only 15 days ago. It was a tight affair as the Lynx got the chocolates by only four points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UC Capitals vs Sydney Uni Flames<br>January 28 at 6pm<br>National Convention Centre, Canberra <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After two straight losses to the Lynx, the Capitals got back on the winners list last start against Bendigo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Flames, on the other hand, finally got on the winners list when they beat Bendigo only two nights ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These two sides last played back in December, and it was the Capitals who got the win by only three points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Townsville Fire vs Adelaide Lightning<br>January 28 at 7:30pm<br>Townsville Entertainment Centre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Townsville are on a two match winning streak and will certainly be looking to continue that run tomorrow night at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adelaide on the other hand are having a great season. They are top of the table and have only had one loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Townsville are the only side to have beaten Adelaide so far this season, when they beat them by 11 points back in December.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perth Lynx vs Bendigo Spirit<br>January 29 at 5pm<br>Ballarat Sports Event Centre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be both sides&#8217; second match of the round so fitness will be key. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bendigo in particular will be desperately hungry for a win in this one since they&#8217;ve only registered one win so far this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>History is on Perth&#8217;s side though. Despite having not played each other since December 2020, Perth have won the last five encounters between the two sides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sydney Uni Flames vs Southside Flyers<br>January 30 at 12:30pm<br>Qudos Bank Arena<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be Sydney Uni&#8217;s third match this round, so will certainly be hoping injuries have been kind to them by the time this match rolls around. Meanwhile, this will be the Flyers&#8217; second match of the round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These two haven&#8217;t played each other since December 2020, but it is the Flyers who won the last three encounters between the two sides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adelaide Lightning vs UC Capitals<br>January 30 at 2pm<br>The Lights Community and Sports Centre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These two sides will be backing up for their second match of the round, so they will certainly be hoping the injury\/Covid count will be low for their respective sides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When these two sides met back in December, it was the Lightning who got the chocolates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Townsville Fire vs Melbourne Boomers<br>January 30 at 4:30pm<br>Townsville Entertainment Centre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday we will finally see the Boomers back on court, while it&#8217;ll be Townsville&#8217;s second match of the round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last time these two sides met was only less then a week ago. 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