Russell reaps rewards as Flyers tame Lynx
THERE is one less undefeated side in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) for season 2023/24, after Mercedes Russell led the Southside Flyers to a thrilling two-point win over Perth Lynx. Coming into the game, the Lynx were sitting nicely at the top of the table with a record of three wins and zero losses. […]
Southside flies late to fire back at Townsville
IN a grand final rematch between two teams looking to maintain momentum after respective Round 1 wins, the Southside Flyers got revenge on the Townsville Fire for last season’s WNBL Grand Final result. Trailing for the majority of the match, the Flyers came up with some clutch plays late in the game to claim an […]
WNBL Team Preview – Southside Flyers
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is getting extremely close to commencing its 2023/24 season, with the opener set to take place on November 1. Last season, there was plenty of excitement as locals and imports alike fired for each of the eight teams, with a plethora of highlights gathering plenty of attention to one […]
Ones to watch: NBL1 South Grand Finals
THE NBL1 Grand Finals are taking place over the country at the moment, as the best sides attempt to pass the final hurdle en route to the ultimate goal. The North competition has wrapped things up with the Ipswich Force taking out the men’s competition, while the Northside Wizards were crowned champions of the Women’s […]
WNBL team wrap: Southside Flyers
THE WNBL has wrapped up for another year, and there was plenty of excitement across the course of the 2023 season. It was a different looking landscape as the campaign rolled on, with contenders rising and falling in a tense finish to the home and away fixture. Ultimately, the strongest side in the Townsville Fire […]
Townsville triumph as Fire claim title
THE TOWNSVILLE Fire are the champions for the 2022/23 WNBL season, after defeating the Southside Flyers in two games in the Grand Final Series, which concluded on Wednesday night, with the former claiming an 82-69 win. The Fire came into the match with a 1-0 lead in the series, with an opportunity to end it […]
Mitchell posts mammoth score in opening loss
THE SEMI FINALS have begun in the WNBL, with the Southside Flyers holding off a Tiffany Mitchell scoring masterclass to down the Melbourne Boomers and take game one of the series. In the first of a maximum three matches between the two sides, the Flyers produced a balanced offensive performance en route to an 84-76 […]
Semi-Finals start with old-fashioned rivalry
THE WNBL semi-finals have arrived, and there are just four teams left in contention to take out the ultimate prize and hold up the championship trophy in the coming weeks. With two matchups set to determine who books a place in the Grand Final series, which will follow the same format as the semi’s and […]
Borlase bursts out of the gates with dominant debut
ONE of the biggest positives in an exciting opening round of the WNBL for season 2022/23 was the debut of 18-year-old Isobel Borlase for the Adelaide Lightning. While her side fell by eight points to the Flyers in their opening clash, largely due to some blistering three-point shooting from Southside, Borlase was a standout in […]
WNBL Player Stats – Round 1: Townsville starts with a bang
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) has returned for another season, with the competition set for its closest season ever. With a strong mix of local talent and imports, there are a lot of individuals to keep an eye on over the course of the season, as the league continues to grow in quality and […]
