Opals vs Tall Ferns - Oceania Qualifiers

The Jayco Australian Opals team to play New Zealand August 15 & 17:

Suzy Batkovic (JCU Townsville Fire);
Sara Blicavs (Jayco Dandenong Rangers);
Natalie Burton (Perth Lynx);
Katie-Rae Ebzery (Brydens Sydney Uni Flames);
Laura Hodges (Bourges - France);
Rachel Jarry (SEQ Basketball);
Alice Kunek (Deakin Melbourne Boomers);
Tessa Lavey (Perth Lynx);
Tess Madgen (Deakin Melbourne Boomers);
Stephanie Talbot (University of Canberra Capitals);
Belinda Snell (Bendigo Spirit);
Kelly Wilson (Bendigo Spirit).

http://www.basketball.net.au/jayco-australian-opals-team-named-fiba-oceania-championships/

No real surprises there IMO.
Penaluna, Clydesdale & Garrick miss out, from the squad that played Japan.

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Anonymous
Years ago

This is so bloody bs.
Enough with burton already!
Penaluna is so much better.....

Lineup:
Lavey/Wilson
Madgen/ebzery/snell
Talbot/jarry/kunek
Hodges/blicavs
Batkovic/burton

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Dunkin' Dan
Years ago

Not that I am sticking up for the Burton selection, but they're very different types of players.
Once the squad of 16 was set and then Cambage was ruled out, Burton was always going to make the cut.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Penaluna is a pf/c.
Burton is a pf/c.

yes.. Different players.
1 can play both ends, the other cannot.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Burton would make a great netball player...
She should switch codes.

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Anonymous
Years ago

And the three that missed out were the ones who. Aren't saw the crt during the Japan series which was supposed to give joyce the opportunity to play all of them to see who deserved a final berth......... 30 mins plus a game againt 5mins..... Of course that gave a good view.

Have to wonder if Cambage issue had a hidden agenda all along , as cambage exclusion would give the red light for Burton really.

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Anonymous
Years ago

It started to rot from the top..hidden agendas..pay backs.

Why in the earth BA gave women's basketball to BJ in the first place ??? someone who can't be employed in men's, someone who had done nothing for women before.

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Camel 31
Years ago

Cambage has done the right thing...She's done the wrong thing. Well, she's done the wrong thing, but now she has apologised, she's done the right thing..............Lavey would not be suspended...

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Anon
Years ago

Probably not the right thread, but what has happened to Erin Phillips? Was a picture on her instagram of her having an operation?

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Anonymous
Years ago

wow... we really are sucking at producing quality pg's at the moment.

Mitchell looks to be the number 1 on form.
Phillips injured.
Madgen who is an sg cut from Phoenix.
Cole injured.
Lavey... Well.. Time will tell. See how she goes at the Lynx.

And no one else apart from a few college kids.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Cambage has done the right thing...She's done the wrong thing. Well, she's done the wrong thing, but now she has apologised, she's done the right thing..............Lavey would not be suspended...

Lol so right

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Anonymous
Years ago

Cambage has done the right thing...She's done the wrong thing. Well, she's done the wrong thing, but now she has apologised, she's done the right thing..............Lavey would not be suspended...

lol your probably right re lavey but still think BA have it right re Cambage

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Camel 31
Years ago

should have selectors rather than coach picking favorites and leaving out class

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Anonymous
Years ago

Bj took a team without Liz and a team who were no fancied and won Bronze at last years worlds. Maybe all of you arm chair coaches should hrow up

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Anonymous
Years ago

we were missing Jackson and cambage to injury at worlds. We were always going to win a medal without them..
In future tournaments it won't be so easy with other countries developing talent much faster.

The real test is when rio is done and these girls will most likely end their international careers.

Phillips
Mitchell
Snell
Taylor
Hodges
Jackson
Batkovic

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Dunkin' Dan
Years ago

Yeah, it's the end of an era for sure, so ideally we would have a coach who was focussed very much on introducing young talent into the Opals program, right?

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Anonymous
Years ago

"lol your probably right re lavey but still think BA have it right re Cambage"

Unless of course they change their mind like they did with mills

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Anonymous
Years ago

^the didnt "change" their minds, they were left with no option, Oapls have "options" which they have already chosen in Burton.

If Opals don't win this series is that them out for the next Worlds?

Rio is a whole different thing, and hopefully BA will insist they take the strongest team which will include those currently not playing in this oceanic series, so with Taylor, OHea, Philips, Mitchell, Tolo, Cambage, Jackson?(still think she's done) Bishop, Francis, Madgen back on the list it will be interesting to see who is eventually included, (that's if they want to play under BJ) but you can guarantee Lavey and Burton will still be top of the list

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Anonymous
Years ago

ah say one thing do an other would be a change of mind. Do you stand for something or not ?
cannot have the cake and eat it to

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Anonymous
Years ago

Who says they dont like playing for BJ. You folks are amazinhg get off the coaches back and just support the team grrrrr

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Camel 31
Years ago

Yeah, but the wnbl's best player cain't get in......

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