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PostPosted: 08/10/23 8:21 am    ::: WNBL (Australia) 23/24 Season Reply Reply with quote
Key Dates
* Nov 1 - Start of Regular Season (21 games per team = 84 total)
* Feb 24 - End of Regular Season
* Feb 28 - Semi Finals (Best of 3)
* Mar 10-16 - Grand Finals (Best of 3)


Basket Case 2023 Offseason Tracker


Import* & WNBA-related signings:

Adelaide: Steph Talbot, Jocelyn Willoughby*, Brianna Turner*
Bendigo: Kelsey Griffin, Ruth Davis (formerly Hamblin)*
Canberra: Jade Melbourne, Monica Okoye*, Nicole Munger*
Melbourne: Kristy Wallace, Jordin Canada*, Naz Hillmon*
Perth: Anneli Maley, Amy Atwell, Aari McDonald*, Emily Potter*
Southside: Mercedes Russell*, Jasmine Dickey*
Sydney: Cayla George, Shaneice Swain, Didi Richards*, Paige Bradley*
Townsville: Mikaela Ruef, Sami Whitcomb, Cassandra Brown*

[Edit] Tianna Hawkins won't be joining Townsville due to injury Sad



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PostPosted: 11/04/23 2:16 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
The season technically started on Wednesday, but it's not officially another WNBL season until Sami hits an end-of-quarter buzzer-beater.
So now we're underway.

https://twitter.com/wildes_hayley/status/1720689599859900509



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PostPosted: 11/04/23 7:54 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Way to go Sami!!!!
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PostPosted: 11/04/23 9:22 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
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jmvcity wrote:
I hope they’re keeping an eye on Didi Richards’ performance overseas.

She's playing in Australia this season, for the Sydney Flames. Season starts in 10 days. (you may have already known that) So I'll be keeping a close eye on her performance too.

My thoughts after game 1: ok, her shooting form is still busted



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PostPosted: 12/20/23 8:42 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Interesting collaboration: WNBL games to be shown on the WNBA app

https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/wnbl-games-to-be-shown-on-wnba-app/

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To celebrate World Basketball Day, the WNBL today announced that League games and content will, for the first time, be shown on the WNBA App. This means the WNBL is now available in over 100 countries cementing it as one of the world’s premier leagues.

The WNBA App will deliver all remaining games over the final three months of the WNBL regular season, plus all Finals – meaning more than 50 WNBL games will be shown between November 2023 and March 2024. Additional short form content will also be made available.

There are a host of WNBA players playing in the WNBL this season, with American athletes Jordin Canada, Mercedes Russell, Brianna Turner, Jocelyn Willoughby, Aari McDonald, Naz Hillmon, and Amanda Zahui B, and Australian athletes Jade Melbourne, Sami Whitcomb, Kristy Wallace and 2023 WNBA Championship winner, Cayla George.



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PostPosted: 12/21/23 8:26 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
I can’t find any games on the W App. What am I missing?



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PostPosted: 12/21/23 6:55 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
scullyfu wrote:
I can’t find any games on the W App. What am I missing?

The Capitals-Lightning game from last night is there to rewatch, but that appears to be it so far. As far as I can see they haven't added anything to the schedule either on the regular League Pass online portal or the app.



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PostPosted: 02/25/24 3:09 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Very fun end to the regular season with so many permutations possible on the standings. It took until the final game to determine that Townsville would finish #1, and Perth would scrape into the playoffs thanks to their head-to-head record against Sydney & Bendigo. Aari McDonald returned from injury just in time for Perth.




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PostPosted: 02/25/24 3:24 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
The Seattle Storm’s Sami Whitcomb and Mercedes Russell lead their WNBL teams to top seeds



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PostPosted: 02/25/24 5:04 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
WNBL Award Winners (all finalists listed, winners in bold)

MVP
Isobel Borlase (Adelaide)
Jordin Canada (Melbourne)
Jade Melbourne (Canberra)
Lauren Nicholson (Sydney)
Sami Whitcomb (Townsville)

All-Star 1st Team
Jordin Canada (Melbourne)
Jade Melbourne (Canberra)
Lauren Nicholson (Sydney)
Isobel Borlase (Adelaide)
Mercedes Russell (Southside)

All-Star 2nd Team
Sami Whitcomb (Townsville)
Naz Hillmon (Melbourne)
Amy Atwell (Perth)
Aari McDonald (Perth)
Didi Richards (Sydney)

Defensive Player of the Year
Jordin Canada (Melbourne)
Lauren Nicholson (Sydney)
Steph Reid (Townsville)
Mercedes Russell (Southside)
Brianna Turner (Adelaide)

Sixth Woman of the Year
Emma Clarke (Sydney)
Alicia Froling (Bendigo)
Leilani Mitchell (Southside)
Tera Reed (Melbourne)
Abbey Wehrung (Bendigo)

Breakout Player
Amy Atwell (Perth)
Issy Bourne (Adelaide)
Monique Conti (Melbourne)
Alex Sharp (Canberra)
Courtney Woods (Townsville)

Fan MVP
Jordin Canada (Melbourne)
Monique Conti (Melbourne)
Lauren Jackson (Southside)
Jade Melbourne (Canberra)
Lauren Nicholson (Sydney)

Community Award
Alex Bunton (Canberra)
Sherrie Calleia (Melbourne)
Lara McSpaden (Sydney)
Chloe Tugliach (Canberra)
Courtney Woods (Townsville)

Coach of the Year
Chris Lucas (Melbourne)
Guy Molloy (Sydney)
Shannon Seebohm (Townsville)



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PostPosted: 03/03/24 9:28 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
First team into the Grand Final series is the


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Game 1:
Townsville 87 (Whitcomb 24p 7r 3a 3s, Woods 15p 4a, Kunek 15p, Aokuso 13p 10r 4a, Reid 8p 5a, Zahui B 5p 4r, Brown 4p, Ruef 3p)
Perth 88 (McDonald 26p 9a, Atwell 24p 5r, Potter 14p 10r, Maley 8p 9r 4a, Goodchild 7p, Gorman 6p, Clinch Hoycard 3p 4r)
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Game 2:
Perth 108 (McDonald 27p 11a, Atwell 27p 4r, Potter 19p 13r, Maley 15p 11r 7a, Ciabattoni 12p, Goodchild 4p, Clinch Hoycard 4p)
Townsville 102 (Whitcomb 24p 3a, Woods 22p 4r, Reid 19p 5r 7a, Ruef 12p 9r 3a 3s, Zahui B 10p 4r, Aokuso 6p, Brown 5p, Kunek 4p)
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The other series - Southside vs Melbourne - will be decided in game 3 on Wednesday



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PostPosted: 03/04/24 8:24 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Sami loses to her old team Sad
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PostPosted: 03/05/24 1:18 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Emily Potter outplaying Zahui B! Go Utes!
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PostPosted: 03/05/24 5:38 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Coyotes wrote:
Emily Potter outplaying Zahui B! Go Utes!

(Hour-long) interview of Emily Potter on Youtube or Spotify

When she has stayed out of foul trouble (which was rare in the first half of the season, but she is getting the hang of things now) she has been pretty effective for this team. McDonald & Atwell have got most of the attention, but Maley & Potter have been key to this unexpected Perth title run.



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PostPosted: 03/06/24 5:52 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Lauren Jackson with an insane game at 42 years old to get the Flyers to the finals. She played like the 2010 MVP Shocked Laughing Very Happy

Here is the link to the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTaN346oHl8



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PostPosted: 03/06/24 7:08 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
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Lauren Jackson with an insane game at 42 years old to get the Flyers to the finals. She played like the 2010 MVP Shocked Laughing Very Happy

Here is the link to the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTaN346oHl8


That was really something.
Brondello is gonna be on the phone asking her if she'd like to reconsider Paris after that.


Game 1:
Southside 90 (Jackson 20p 4r, Mitchell 18p 5a, Dickey 16p 4s, M.Rocci 15p 8r, Russell 6p 8r 5a, Ernst 6p 8r, Cole 5p 4a, Puoch 4p)
Melbourne 86 (Froling 23p 7r, Conti 16p, Canada 15p 11a, A.Rocci 11p, Reed 11p, Hillmon 8p 7r, Blicavs 2p 6r)
Boxscore
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Game 2:
Melbourne 88 (Hillmon 22p 9r, Canada 21p 5r 5a 3s, Reed 12p 4a, Froling 12p, A.Rocci 11p, Wallace 6p 5r, Conti 4p 9r)
Southside 67 (Jackson 21p 6r, Russell 15p 6r, Ernst 11p, M.Rocci 7p 4r 6a, Mitchell 4p 6a, Cole 4p 4a, Puoch 3p, Dickey 2p)
Boxscore
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Game 3:
Southside 93 (Jackson 38p 11r, Russell 17p 9r 4a, Cole 11p 4a, Mitchell 10p 5a, Dickey 8p 6r, M.Rocci 5p 4r 6a, Ernst 4p)
Melbourne 77 (Canada 18p 6r 7a, Hillmon 17p 8r, Conti 12p 3s, Froling 12p, Wallace 8p, A.Rocci 6p, Reed 4p)
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Southside moves into the best-of-3 grand final series, where they have home court advantage vs Perth.



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PostPosted: 03/06/24 7:22 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
I know she's only 19, but disappointing to see Puoch pretty much fall out of Southside's rotation after getting plenty of minutes earlier in the season.



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PostPosted: 03/06/24 8:25 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Oh Lauren. The nostalgia of it. I will forever be grateful watching her on TV playing for Seattle Storm and won titles. One of my favorite players ever (her and Birdy). One of the goats. Even with her age, it's nice to see her still hooping.



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PostPosted: 03/09/24 6:08 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Game 1 of the Grand Final series tips off at the relatively US-friendly time of 11:30pm Eastern tonight, in case anyone here is interested.
Perth Lynx @ Southside Flyers



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Amy 🔥🔥🔥 Atwell 🔥🔥🔥🔥 with 7 threes at half time



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PostPosted: 03/10/24 1:50 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Grand Final Game 1:
Southside 79 (Jackson 21p 6r 3b, Ernst 13p, Russell 12p 8r 3b, Rocci 8p 9r 5a, Cole 8p 5a, Dickey 6p 5r, Puoch 6p, Mitchell 3p 6a)
Perth 101 (Atwell 30p 4r, McDonald 15p 5r 10a, Maley 15p 8r 6a, Ciabattoni 12p, Gorman 9p, Goodchild 8p, Clinch Hoycard 6p, Potter 1p 10r)
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PostPosted: 03/12/24 8:17 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Next game not so Pacific time friendly at 3:30 a.m. Thurs. looks like...hmm...

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PostPosted: 03/13/24 2:06 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
threadkiller1201 wrote:
Next game not so Pacific time friendly at 3:30 a.m. Thurs. looks like...hmm...

Go LJ!!

Correct. 3:30am Pacific / 6:30am Eastern on Thursday morning.

Go LJ's opponents!!



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PostPosted: 03/14/24 9:03 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
😨😭😭 Brutal last 35 seconds of the game for Perth (Anneli Maley in particular), capped off by Mercedes Russell hitting a fadeaway baseline buzzer-beater to win it and send the series back to Melbourne for a game 3 decider. 


Grand Final Game 2:
Perth 95 (McDonald 26p 8a, Potter 16p 6r, Ciabattoni 16p 3s, Goodchild 14p, Atwell 9p, Clinch Hoycard 7p 6r, Maley 5p 17r)
Southside 97 (Dickey 19p, Russell 18p 17r, Cole 18p, Rocci 14p 6a, Ernst 14p, Mitchell 9p 5a, Jackson 5p 9r 4a)
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Game 3 is Sunday 1:30pm Melbourne time
= Saturday night @ 10:30pm US Eastern / 7:30m Pacific



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PostPosted: 03/14/24 9:30 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Luuuc wrote:
😨😭😭 Brutal last 35 seconds of the game for Perth (Anneli Maley in particular), capped off by Mercedes Russell hitting a fadeaway baseline buzzer-beater to win it and send the series back to Melbourne for a game 3 decider

After what looked like a pretty glaring travel from Mitchell before getting the ball to her, too. Last I checked you're not allowed to take a couple of steps, toss the ball up in the air, then go after it and tap it again to a teammate.



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