Duke, Marino, Francis and Newley will be the only ones there next year.
Foley and Gahan will play in Europe.
Trudy Holland will come into the 10, and i think Nikita Martin wants out of her contract in Sydney so she may suit up for Adelaide as well.

Foley wont leave adelaide

Nikita hasn't been happy anywhere so might be best passing on that option

When will an official free agents list be released?

I totally agree. i do not understand how she is in the squad. she went from playing absolutely no minutes for west adelaide in aba to making the lightening squad. im guessing sam has used her power to make it possible for her. there are so many other girls out there who deserve it more than she does.

I think its beyond doubt that West and Norwood have done well out of the Lightning. Nothing to startling in that and its the way basketball works in this country as the sport is soooo small. You scratch my back and i'll scratch yours. Talent is of secondary importance because if you put enough effort into players they can do a serviceable job.
In women's basketball in particular I'd expect to see our ranking slide over the next decade.

to everyone whose saying trudy doesn't deserve her place, you obviously don't know the girl and haven't watched her through all the years she's played.
1. she's incredibly hard-working. not only will she push herself, she'll push her teammates as well.
2. She's probably faster and fitter than half the point guards out there.
3. Can play any position on the court if need be, (maybe not point but ohwell)
4. Has NO attitude AT all! it would be nice to see more players like her take the court.
She's has the talent, the dedication and the right attitude that's needed to have a real chance at this level.
perhaps west do have a lot of players in the strike squad, that's not merely because of Sam. it's because they are actually talented.

Got to get rid of Williams. No point in having her there. they are not game to put her on court because she is a liabilty so why bother having her there

What about Niki Martin?..i think she is a better all round player than Trudy..could play point better, has a much better shot, inside key and from the arch. She is hard working, has no attitude problems and has plenty more experience than Trudy. I dont see what all this fuss about trudy is.

Don't know what the fuss is about! So Trudy plays a game or 2 with the Lightning. Good to see that you don't have to have gone to SASI or the AIS to get a chance. Give her a go... she may make it or not, but at least she will get a go. Would be nice to see more young players getting a go rather than some old ducks!!

What about Valk suiting up as she'd get the same time as whoever comes in to play the point because that's the way the team has to go.
On old ducks in previous post, have to agree that Lightning are conservative in selections and maybe should look at the success of Logan teen Graham.
Too much hoopla about experience across the WNBL and not enough adventurous discovery in a staid and boring comp.

I think you all need to get a life and leave all these poor girls alone. They go out, give their best and that is all that anyone can ask for. Everyone has different ideas about who should be in or out of the team however, none of you actually have any say in the end decision. Find something else to talk about, instead of picking on these girls.