Well done, Bendigo. Finally getting a W.

Boomers went 1/21 on 3-pointers. That's not a typo.

They played hard and deserved that one. Basically broke even on the boards, which is great effort.
Congrats Spirit.

Why do we need these imports, surely our Aussie girls have enough talent, crazy what the cost is fir them yet teams won't pay good money for our home grown players, no wonder so many give the game away

Bendigo with no imports at all, ok two Opals guards, but that’s it, and Boomers with two imports, and three Opals, and key players in the Opals at that

Can’t wait to see Molloy go

who writes the post game reviews on the wnbl website? once again all about the great boomers

^ Good call. That is weirdly Boomers-oriented.

Hmm, ok, so it seems that the WNBL website news section is mostly just a hub linking to articles written by each team, and that one is a Boomers article not a WNBL article. So that explains the bias.

Odd that the Spirit haven't published their own article about their first win in 600+ days, or for that matter published any news article at all since Nov 23rd.
Another reminder I guess of the disparity in resources between the teams in the WNBL.

The WNBL has announced that the scheduled game between the UC Capitals and the Sydney Flames on Sunday 12 December has been cancelled due to a positive COVID-19 case.
A member of the UC Caps club (who has since tested positive) attended a full team training session on Tuesday morning, under ACT Government Health rules, all players and coaches in attendance are deemed close contacts and have been tested and are currently undergoing a 7-day isolation period. The positive person will be required to undertake 14 days of isolation.
As a precaution, the Sydney Flames players will also undergo testing.
WNBL will work with both teams to reschedule the game to a later date in the season.

Interesting to watch Lightning v Townsville game at Port Adelaide(on Abc tv)
Seems their old home and 36ers old home, Titanium Stadium is sold or being sold.

Aokuso and Billings double doubles
Aaalana Smith played terribly and became a good game when she fouled out, Adelaide got going.

That camera angle they used today was terrible.

I just happened to see this on the WNBL website

WNBL RULE CHANGE
The WNBL has reviewed a long-standing policy relating to braids and ponytails and has made the decision to remove it, effective immediately.

The policy was:

Braids:
If a player (male or female) has their hair braided, and it swings free from their head when the head is moved, it may cause harm to another player if struck by the braid. Due to injury that may be caused, players are not permitted on the court with free braids in their hair.
Plaited Ponytails
Players with plaited ponytails must roll the plait into a bun or remove the plait and play with a loose ponytail. (as long as the ponytail does not hide the player's number).


The policy has been deemed discriminatory and inconsistent with Basketball Australia’s Diversity & Inclusion framework by the WNBL Commission.
It is also not enforced in either the WNBL, other leading professional women’s leagues around the world or international competitions such as the Olympics and World Cup.
To this end, the WNBL Commission has removed the policy, effective immediately.
Basketball Australia makes an unreserved apology for any anguish and pain that was caused by this rule.

Luuuc

Jordair Jett says Hi to that rule.

Thankfully that rule no longer prohibits him from playing in the WNBL, but alas at 30 years of age the change might be too late for him to make the transition.

Boomers took a knee during the anthem in yesterdays game in response to the change Luuuc

Yeah, I just caught up. So the rule change was prompted by Tiffany Mitchell:
TM Instagram Link


Basketball Australia apologises as WNBL player cites 'racial discrimination' over braid rule
Article Link

Aokuso and Billings double doubles.
A simple statement, but, you should have seen them.
They are doubles. Look so much alike.

Terrible news for Stephanie Watts (and the Flames). ACL tear during a training session.

I'm sorry but that rule changing because Mitchell whinged is ridiculous. The braid rule was purely for safety, it's crazy that everything turns into some racial debate now. If you've ever been whipped by a braid while you're playing you'll understand why it was a rule in the first place.

The lucky folk of Ballarat are going to see more of the Perth Lynx than Perth is

The Perth Lynx will be based in Ballarat for the month of January, training at Selkirk Stadium where there will be opportunities to meet the players and attend training sessions. The festival will see all WNBL teams venture to Ballarat for games.