Isaac
Years ago
Townsville win WNBL championship, Batkovic MVP
BATKOVIC MASTERCLASS CLINCHES TOWNSVILLE'S THIRD TITLE IN FOUR YEARSFull story
The JCU Townsville Fire have earned their third Championship in four years following a 70-57 Game 3 victory over the Deakin Melbourne Boomers in the 2017/18 Grand Final series.
As was the case throughout the campaign, the Fire were led by Suzy Batkovic, who capped one of the greatest individual WNBL seasons of all time with a game-winning performance.
Having already claimed the season MVP, Batkovic was not going to be denied the 2017/18 Championship as she tallied a double-double before half-time while going on to record 28 points on 11-23 shooting, 13 rebounds and three assists.
That performance guided Townsville to the trophy and their captain then won a richly deserved Rachael Sporn Grand Final MVP award for her efforts through all three games.
Amazing that the Fire built a dynasty out of Townsville while the Crocs fizzled out. How much of that comes down to the recruitment of Batkovic?
Also, you can probably measure the dominance of Batkovic (presence, ability, etc) by what she's still achieving as a 37 year old when many peers have retired or diminished.
