NBL1 South Women’s team summary: Launceston Tornadoes
IN light of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the National Basketball League (NBL)1 South Conference has been cancelled this year. As such, while Draft Central intended to do a preview on all teams leading up to the delayed start, it will instead be a team summary from last season and what they might look to improve on […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 15 review: Braves make a statement as Cobras secure fourth
THE final round of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition is done and dusted, with the top eight locked up ahead of the start of finals in a fortnight. Bendigo Braves sent a message to the rest of the competition with a comprehensive 30-point win over second placed Geelong Supercats to lock up the […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 13 review: Bendigo Braves make it nine in a row
THE Geelong Supercats cleaned up their first game of the NBL (National Basketball League)1 for Round 13, against the Ballarat Rush – defeating the home side 82-70. The game opened very much in Geelong’s favour (19-10) but took a turn in the second and third with Ballarat snaring consecutive 23-point terms, compared to 19 and […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 10 review: Sabres, Eagles wreak havoc on top eight sides
GEELONG Supercats, Bendigo Braves and Kilsyth Cobras’ winning runs continued as Dandenong Rangers’ poor form stretched another week in a big round of National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s action. In the shocks of the round, bottom two sides Southern Sabres and Diamond Valley Eagles both picked up their third and second wins respectively to move […]
NBL1 mid-season review: North West Thunder / Launceston Tornadoes
IN the mid-season break, Basketball Draft Central takes a look at each National Basketball League (NBL)1 team in both the men’s and women’s competition and will analyse how they have performed to date, some of their top performers, and the run home to see if they can make finals. Today we analyse the North West […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 8 review: CoE, Rush surge with big wins
IT was a weekend to remember for the struggling Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Ballarat Rush, while one to forget for Launceston Tornadoes. The CoE played three games across the round, and having not won a game in 11 starts, were desperate to get on the board. They did just that not once, […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 7 review: Supercats make it eight on the trot
GEELONG Supercats have made it eight consecutive wins in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition after downing the in-form Melbourne Tigers, and Diamond Valley Eagles in Round 7. Against the Tigers, the Supercats were able to control the game for three quarters to lead by 19 points at the final break, before Melbourne scored […]
NBL1 round six review: Supercats steal top spot with big weekend
AN Olympian debut for the Melbourne Tigers was just what the doctor ordered as the Tigers strung together two wins on the trot to push their season record into the positive with 5-4 from nine games. Jenna O’Hea‘s introduction to the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition was positive, as the Tigers knocked off Diamond Valley […]
NBL1 Women’s round five recap: Reid sinks 50 as Blues blow Tornadoes away
A National Basketball League (NBL)1 individual points record game to Steph Reid has led her Frankston Blues to a massive 47-point victory over Launceston Tornadoes to highlight Round 5 of the competition. Reid’s 50 points were made all the more remarkable, shooting at 76 per cent from the field, including seven of a possible eight […]
NBL1 Women’s round three recap: Raiders produce two big wins as Rangers and Braves go four from four
A THRILLING one-point game to open the round and some impressive performances by Dandenong Rangers and Bendigo Braves have seen the sides remain undefeated at the top of the table with four wins from as many games, while Ringwood Hawks also sit undefeated after the Hawks’ third consecutive win on Sunday. There are still two […]
