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Another extraordinary round has just been concluded and again we’re looking to answer some questions. Are we looking at the possibility of an Adelaide vs Sydney Grand Final? Are Dandenong the team travelling under the radar the most? Will Bendigo even survive the season (more on this later)? Bendigo vs Bulleen 25 points from Rachel Jarry has helped Bulleen overcome a brave Kristi Harrower inspired Bendigo by 8 points in a Wednesday night thriller at Bendigo Stadium. After leading 19-...
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This week is a special preview with it appearing a couple of days earlier than usual. This is due to the frustrating occurrence of a Wednesday night game this week and while I could just ignore the game and preview as normal, it would be very unprofessional. We have a Victorian derby and some massive matches which will directly impact on the battle for the top 5 and the big match of the round is 3rd vs 5th (more on that later) Wednesday night: Bendigo vs Bulleen @ Bendigo Stadium ...
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Round 9 contains some real blockbuster matches where the credentials of several teams will be examined. A couple of teams (Bendigo and Canberra) will be under pressure to get good results to stick with the battle for 5th while the likes of Logan, Townsville and Dandenong will be looking for that crucial edge over Bendigo and Canberra.Let’s look at the matches and see if we can predict possible upsets.Friday night: Bulleen vs Sydney @ The Veneto Club (Replayed on ABC1 at 1pm on Saturday December...
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Another extraordinary round has left us all with numerous questions. Are Townsville on the verge of a fadeout? Who will win the wooden spoon battle between the AIS and West Coast? Are Bendigo not as good as I thought? Could Adelaide be the title fancies this season? All those and more are to be answered in the coming weeks.AIS vs TOWNSVILLEIt’s finally happened! After 9 straight losses, the AIS have caused the biggest upset of the WNBL season with a shock 68-67 win over a stunned Townsville....
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If Round 7 was a cracker, then this round could be considered an interesting one. We have another battle between the top 2 which has the potential to be huge and also the Victorian Derby between Dandenong and Bendigo. It’s a quieter round with only 5 games though so by the end we should start to get an indication of how the battle for 5th with pan out with all of Bendigo, Logan and Dandenong in action.Friday night: AIS vs TOWNSVILLE @ AIS TRAINING HALLThis unfortunately has the potential to...
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What an astonishing round this turned out to be. We had the impressive comeback, the mandatory thrashing and we now don’t have an undefeated team left following the astonishing upset that no-one saw coming. It was a round that left everyone talking and suddenly there’s a real log jam in the ladder as a result. Sydney vs Logan An extraordinary nigaht has seen Logan inflict Sydney’s first loss of the season with a narrow 74-72 win. Sydney held the lead for the first half before...
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A third of the way through the WNBL Season and such is the domination of the top 4, they are the only teams in the league to hold winning records. This weekend we have the ACT Derby played in Albury and some vital matches for teams in the middle of the ladder not to mention the thrilling Sunday game of 4th vs 3rd. With all that in mind, let’s look at the weekend’s games Friday night: Sydney vs Logan @ SUSACLogan are newly fresh having come off a Round 6 bye while Sydney have continued their...
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Round 6 was a collector’s item for the WNBL. The two winless teams played each other while the two undefeated sides also squared off. The matches in between were for the most part classics and we even had an overtime thriller down at Bulleen. Even more astonishing, I managed to tip all 6 winners for the round which shows that I can get really lucky on tipping With all that in mind, let’s have a look at the results AIS vs WEST COAST This game actually promised to be close as it was the two...
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This round has the potential to be the best round of WNBL action this season. We have the two undefeated teams (Sydney and Townsville) squaring off and also the two winless teams (AIS and West Coast) squaring off. There’s also some huge matches in terms of ladder position and the second installment of Bulleen vs Dandenong to round off a massive round of basketball. Friday night: AIS vs West Coast @ AIS Training Hall This match promises to be a scrappy one between the two worst teams in the...
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It was another extraordinary round in the WNBL and my tipping again resembled a train wreck as tipping upsets just doesn’t seem to work and in future I should tip based on ladder positions. All games were decided quite comfortably so it wasn’t a round for thrillers but otherwise we still have Sydney and Townsville unbeaten while West Coast and AIS are winless.AIS VS LOGANThe opening match of the round expected a blowout however for a quarter; the game was actually tight with Logan leading by...
