Pinder in good form but that was a three step dunk, which is pretty good for this season as I've seen four steps

Entertaining first quarter

Cats going to have to improve defensively if they want to make FF.

GF ^^^

Sarr is up and about today. Great to see.

Sarr is so long, his game is nba where defence isn't the primary objective.

Refs that horrible forde used a challenge early to prove that are putrid and make shit . Also mike Kelly is thrown because of putrid refs

Usher has improved immensely, at both ends.

Armstrong also improved a lot as well.

Don't say that Dunkman, you'll Jinx him and he'll lose us the game lol.

Good game so far, feel like the defence from both sides has been decent aside from a few lapses. Just some high level offence being played.

This walking into airborne shooters thing that Tai is doing lately is horrible. And not remotely subtle.

Entertaining game, cats aren't winning many finals games allowing 57 at the half.

Sorry MaxM, but he was woeful and is doing well.

Waardenburg has been much better playing as a straight out centre, not the four spot.

Forde's subs have become so irrational its no wonder his players look short of confidence.

When you make excuses for players rather than hold them accountable this is what you end up with.

Surely that have a better option than forde

They just don't look like happy families up there. It’s a very hard place to coach with not as much money to spend as others.

Kuol fouled out again, even Damo saying he's got keep his hands out. Cairns are hanging in tough here, game on.

Did they hand Hogg at a bargain last year? Integral to the team and strange they let him go

If I'm an nba scout I’m not liking what Klintman is showing, defence is a dirty word and can’t chuck it in the ocean. Rubstavicious much better player.

Time for Kuol and Mayen to move on next season. Too many PF

Cairns bench vibe about as vibrant as a neglected public toilet.

Going to be a fun flight home

cats aren't winning many finals games allowing 57 at the half.

Is the Mccall experiment finally over? Something must have gone terribly wrong lately for him

Yeah really confused about McCall and his minutes last two games, was having his best season up until then

@ Luuuc, cats 2nd half was far better defensively, and the last five minutes the cats pulled away. I'm reasonably confident that united or JJs are not going to let you score 57 in a half and put good points on the boards.

Overall cats very good, the have players have improved throughout the season. McCall has been very selfish this season. Again Cairns got some reasonable players but lack depth, also some of their players have not that smart basketball wise.

Cats scored 100 on Tassie both games they've played this season, and from memory had 50+ on Melb at half time in the two games that went to overtime...

Pinder was angrily pointing towards either the Cairns bench or Craig O'dizzle the West Aust reporter a couple seats down. Did it a couple of times wonder what the kerfuffle was about!?

Tiny Pinder was found guilty on another rape charge and O'dizzle reported the story in the west yesterday. Not sure if there were any inaccuracies in the column but he's just doing his job. My initial thought was some trash talk from the Cairns bench but KP seemed fine toward them after the game

Seemed strange that a sports reporter was writing about it though.

Just to clarify he pleaded guilty to several charges and is awaiting sentencing. He is a sports figure so its not so unusual that he would report on the story

O'D asked Rillie how KP was going given "his dad was in court this week" in a presser last couple days. Did O'D refer to KP in the article at all? Obviously linking the 2 together in the media was going to happen at some stage and O'D is certainly the guy for that job.

I haven't read the entire article its behind a pay wall if anyone here can help? Its a tough situation for Keanu kudos to him he's still been playing really well

O'D asked Rillie how KP was going given "his dad was in court this week" in a presser last couple days. Did O'D refer to KP in the article at all?