Why are Sydney still not playing?

Thu 19 January 630pm (at Brydens) Sydney Uni Flames v Adelaide Lightning

Why are Sydney still not playing?

OK, after hunting around this is my updated best guess about round 8
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Wed 7:30pm - Perth vs Canberra (in Ballarat) [Kayo Freebies]

Thu 6:30pm - Sydney vs Adelaide [Kayo]

Fri 5:00pm - Bendigo vs Townsville [Kayo]
Fri 7:30pm - Canberra vs Southside (in Ballarat) [Kayo]

Sat 5:00pm - Melbourne vs Townsville [Kayo]

Sun 1:00pm - Canberra vs Bendigo [Kayo]
Sun 3:30pm - Sydney vs Perth [Kayo Freebies]

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probably because the scheduling is so fluid at present

I get that it is fluid and that cancellations & changes are going to happen, but right now as far as I can piece together there is a schedule in place for the 7 game above to be played this round. The teams & venues are aware of the schedule and that's what they are planning around until told otherwise.

So you'd think the league might be a little bit better at telling fans about these games. I assume that they still want us to tune in.
With all the chopping and changing, good communication becomes even more important now. They're doing a poor job atm. If ratings are down lately it's no secret why.

OK, looks like even after my do-over I still didn't catch everything.
WNBL have blessed us with an update!
The weekend will now see us with these 4 games...


Sat 5:00pm - Melbourne vs Townsville [ABC & Foxtel]

Sun 1:00pm - Canberra vs Bendigo [Kayo]
Sun 3:30pm - Sydney vs Perth [Kayo Freebies]
Sun 5:30pm - Adelaide vs Southside [Kayo]


... rather than the 3 games I had listed previously.
And note that Boomers-Fire will be on ABC/Foxtel on Saturday.

Yes she is.
But everyone else out there in red has been superbly composed - none more so than Alex Ciabattoni.
That 3rd quarter was outstanding from the Lynx.

What wasn't good for the Caps was their scouting IMO. Leaving Garbin & Isenbarger wide open so often. Much appreciated though.

A lot of A-grade performances from Perth players including a couple off the bench, which was big. Could easily have run out of puff with that being game #4 since last Wednesday.
First minutes of the season for Burrows was nice to see as well.

Very even team win. So much better than Monday night's mess.

Mitchell's baby joy, WNBL career with Bendigo Spirit on hold
Olympian Leilani Mitchell has called time on her season with the Bendigo Spirit. Mitchell has more important things than basketball to focus on - she is 20 weeks pregnant with the second child for her ...

so will that be good for the team or? Imagine if the club had some money to replace her

Ouch.
Mitchell + Lavey was a pretty handy backcourt pairing, but Mitchell gone and Lavey now splitting duties with AFLW. Far from ideal.

Get that the season has been severely impacted by COVID, but some clear, regular comms from BA/league would not go astray.

Another season, another shambles.

Do BA do anything well?

Yikes. Judging only by the boxscore it's ugly scenes at Brydens Stadium this evening.
17-32 is the score at half time, with Sydney shooting 5/37 so far for a FG% of 13.5 (Heal & Mansfield both 1/10)

^ Yes indeed she is.


Tonight's Canberra-Southside match is postponed until round 11 due to Covid protocols.

Everyone's concerned about the Eagles and Dockers, who are currently at home and completely unaffected, but what becomes of the Lynx from here? I assume they're not all earning quit-your-day-job money?

Aokuso going good. Subbed out, of course, faark..

Aokuso is bloody hopeless. One of the most frustrating and overrated players ever.

What exactly does "Covid protocols" mean? Does it mean someone in the team has Covid, or are they a close contact awaiting results or...?

There cant be too many Southside players left to get it surely, its been through the entire side

Aokuso 13 points in 15 minutes, just then, in front of Opals Coach who is at this game.

Awesome win by the undermanned and fatigued Fire.
Take a bow!

That was so good. Seebohm is one talented coach, able to bring out the best in all his players.

Every immense comeback has an equal and opposite immense choke.

Sydney Uni Flames
PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT
American guard Shaquita Snow has joined the Flames and will suit up for the first time today against Perth. Welcome to the Hoops Capital Shaquita! #FlameOn

Man ... Flames gave us a hell of a scare today. They pretty much deserved to win that, but just got a little tight down the stretch while the Lynx held their nerve. Young was absolutely clutch in the final minutes, Mabrey huge all game, and Scherf handy missing a double double by 1 board.

Shout out to Mansfield who was already playing well but took it up another notch today against a pretty good backcourt.