Revealed: The US import about to heat up the Fire in 2025
A top-level player is about to step off a plane from the United States to add some extra firepower to the Townsville Fire’s line-up. Find out who she is.
Womens Basketball
Froling fights through physicality as United’s scoring crisis deepens
Another poor scoring performance has Geelong United’s first WNBL season teetering on the brink amid a horror fortnight on the road, but one player continues to put her body on the line for her team.
The mid-season verdict on Geelong United’s first WNBL season
Geelong United has officially hit the halfway mark of its maiden WNBL campaign. We take a look at what’s gone right, what’s gone wrong, the best and worst performances and where to from here.
A WNBL rookie’s whirlwind: VCE, champs and a Flyers debut season
Southside’s Manuela Puoch is barely 18, and already living her dream. But while her friends were at parties on the weekend, the WNBL rookie was managing studies, national championships and preparing for her debut season.
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How Tatum, Mahomes, can fuel Brondello’s WNBA global push
Sandy Brondello is content where she is: trying to give the WNBA the biggest spotlight she can, and she’s joined by NBA and NFL champions in chasing global domination.
Not enough: NBL’s plan to tap AFL, NRL on Indigenous stars
The NBL has admitted there aren’t enough Indigenous players in the league and has vowed to grow the number, with a plan to tap the AFL and NRL for help.
‘Fortnite kept me sane’: Aussie basketball star’s rehab secret
Young Sydney Flame Shaneice Swain relocated to Sydney and then quickly got struck down with injury. Now she reveals what kept her going through a ‘very challenging’ period of her career.
‘We don’t care’: United unfazed by threat of veteran WNBL line-up
Days after a historic first WNBL win, Geelong United face their next big test against a “stacked side” coach Chris Lucas is firmly betting will be top four this summer.
Inside Geelong United’s historic first WNBL win
Geelong United found the perfect response to its round 1 rout with a statement first win in the WNBL, as guard Gemma Potter reveals the words which helped sparked the turnaround.
Froling and Maley foul out in fiery WNBL contest in Perth
Townsville has claimed victory in a physical battle in Perth as captains of both teams fouled out. Catch up on the game and read why Perth coach Ryan Petrik said his team was “beaten up.”
Geelong United seek response but another omission bites
Geelong United faced a major learning curve in their WNBL debut but there is little time to dwell as the reigning champs await. But in a major blow, they’ll be down another player.
Cole calls cap as Maley plays down massive WNBL rivalry
Perth star Anneli Maley is passing the Lynx’s WNBL season-opening grand final rematch with Southside as ‘just another game,’ but Flyers’ star Bec Cole isn’t so sure.
‘Really positive signs’: Gaze lauds imports as Fire dominate in round 1
Shannon Seebohm could be the best recruiter the WNBL has ever seen, steering his side to an emphatic 84-58 round 1 victory. Find out what impressed club legend Kate Gaze the most.
‘What’s happening?’: From Boomers’ bust to new horizons in Geelong
Keely Froling led Melbourne to a WNBL semi-final series last summer. Now, she’ll front up for the league’s newest team when the season tips off on Wednesday.
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