Yes!! if they score more points than Townsville. I tell you who won't win today and that is Bendigo!

its obvious there are so many more M C P's visiting this site, than intelligent ones.

hope lightning win, but don't think they have the game to beat Townsville. definately need another guard.

good luck girls!

Girls down 15-4 early... shooting 7% from the field.

Come on girls!

29-13 at quarter time..

down 47-27 at half time.. not looking good

Put some pride in you bloody uniform !!
Hehe.

down 15 with 6:34 to go... gotta atleast finish competitively..

Season over.
We will see Foley, Gahan, Woosnam and Duke back next year ??

lightning lose by 13

91-78

Foley had 24, Mia Newley 16 and Woosnam 15 for Adelaide...

Rohanee Cox had 24 for the Fire

Lighting lead in the assists 12-11.

Adelaide couldnt make the most of the 22 townsville turnovers.

Adelaide got absolutely smacked on the boards 41-19.

Adelaide shot 42% for the field to Townsvilles 55%.

Disappointing end to the season for the lightning....

On another note will this be Sam Woosnam's last game for the lightning? Should she have finished on a high last season?

Good third quarter from Foley, and they had a go at it in the third qtr. Otherwise never in it, with such a poor start. Cox, game MVP , didn't let us get in front, when we were having a run at it.

lol....teams for sale...

That is a strange assessment of a player that has not hit the court for weeks.

How would anybody but the coaches know that she is not up to it?

Maybe some time on the court would have been some insurance in the case of an injury??

All that is needed is to bring the ball up the floor and pass it to the talent laden team, she would not need to score. then play tough defense on the opposition PG!!!

I agree lots of players could have done that role, but that was not a role devised in this team, hence they lost marino , they had no back up.

I don't see that as Williams fault '227507 '.

Lightning recruited her not the other way around, so the blame falls not with the player imo.

if the rumours are true about Romeo not coping with a reduced role as a NCAA D1 freshman then you can bet that she will be in the squad next year. (Maybe a bit of a push for Simon Prichard to take over the coaching job as well... maybe)

Were there better options for PG from local stocks? I think the discussion at the time was about there being few stand-out alternatives?

It could occur that there is no lightning if they ( Marino's) pull out.
The association would not be able to fund it!!

They will not change coach 3 times in 18 months.

I'm still shaking my head about Angela Marino's behaviour at the end of the Bendigo final. I realise she was injured but if she could play on without an injury break, why did she need to burst into tears and leave the court as the siren sounded and not shake hands with her opponents? Surely she could have held on for the short time required to show some respect to her opposition. Every time I convince myself everyone should give the girl a go and just let her play, something else happens....

Fan - I totally agree. Was at that game and could not believe the performance she put on. Managed to play on for long enough and then surely could have spent the two mins on court to thank the fans and the crowd and then leave but NO she had to go and wlak off before the final siren ensuring she got full attention.
If it was that injured she should not have played on Saturday. She choose to say she was fit so that it not an excuse for her crap performance against the Fire.
Also if you watch the footage at the end of that game everyone else huddled up and she was stomping away from the group again.
Maybe no team without her families money but you wouldnt call them a team with her in it anyway.

It's funny how the knives come out after a loss

"let it be" they were never going to get to the GF. too many injuries etc.

need to do some serious recruiting for next season.

focus should be on bringing Abby Bishop to Adelaide, whatever the cost.

The sad fact ppl is that women's sport in a country this size and population base isnt going to be profitable. And even though I have no time for the Marino's and they have no time for me, I on more than one occasion told them it isnt profitable, they I think have learnt it the hard way. And will they retain ownership once Angela isnt playing I think would be doubtful, because tough econmic time's are coming even for the like's of the Marino's.

I dont think Women's basketball cant continue but they need to be realistic about where they sit in the sport market and then work according to that. Dont over-price the athletes and make teams/clubs unstainable, dont compete with the European season as you may then get some stars looking for a bit of a run during some time and home and that will help the league, and then finally attract sponsors on reasonable deals where they get some benefits (i.e. in to local basketball community) but are not promised and are not expecting national recognition. The men's league needs to do the same and stop trying to compete with the football codes or overseas basketball leagues.
If all of this happens the sport can survive in the Australian market at the level it should, if not it will die as it continues to overpay what is viable.