WNBL Team Watch: Southside Flyers
OUR Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) team watch series comes to an end with the reigning premiers in the Southside Flyers. The Flyers were the most dominant team of the 2020 season (by a fair margin too) and will be looking to claim elusive back-to-back championships. Unfortunately, there are seven other teams looking to prevent […]
WNBL20 Season Review – Southside Flyers
IT was nothing but heartbreak for Cheryl Chambers and her Southside Flyers at the start of 2020. But after an even harder year that saw a WNBL season like no other, the Flyers can feel nothing but pure elation after they overcame the Townsville Fire to finally be crowned WNBL champions following six weeks of […]
Southside hand Townsville third loss, Fire’s Nicholson leaves with nose injury
GOOD things eventually come to an end and in this instance, it was the Townsville Fire’s three-game winning streak at the mercy of the Southside Flyers, going down to the heavy-handed championship favourites 70-94, while being substantially undermanned. A scrappy start from both sides led to a low scoring opening few minutes, but two quick […]
Townsville above .500 again, knock off Spirit thanks to third quarter swing
IN the space of about five minutes, the Townsville Fire flipped the script in yesterday’s clash against the Bendigo Spirit, outscoring them by 17 points in the third quarter to ride home their third win of the season 91-81. Meanwhile the Spirit are still searching for the required recipe to win their first game of […]
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 – Southside Flyers
THE Southside Flyers went into the start of last season as heavy favourites, which became an accurate prediction walking away with 17 victories from the home and away season. In their inaugural season since being rebranded, Southside quickly cemented themselves as the team to beat. As the two-game sweep by the Canberra Capitals to the […]
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 […]
