Pretty nice first couple of signings! They clearly mean business when it comes to putting a competitive lineup on the floor.

Nice! First 2 both WNBA players, neither will want to play in a losing team, both are great competitors.

Yeah lol totally shitty WNBL player lol who would want another Opal in their team anyway lol

Who cares how or why they got her, shows they mean business which is good for the WNBL! And Heal doesn't pay for the players out of his own pocket lol, so his financial situation is irrelevant i would have thought?

Interesting that she is leaving the Boomers though, would have thought they would have secured her again, but then again maybe they are not fussed with her departure?

Kunek to the Boomers.

Jarry has been contracted and hasn't played for the Boomers for 2 seasons due to injury. Big ask for a low budget club to take another risk on a player who represents a large amount of their budget.

Jarry WAS under contract as there was no release but SEQ contracted her in free agency so who cares. SEQ has a big budgetbso I suspect that they offered Jarry a lot more than the Boomers could afford to spend on one player.

Seems that they are only going with 1 import, Gee I hope its a Big! Someone that can play on Francis or Batgirl. I cant think of any Aussie bigs that could take on that role except maybe Tolo, I haven't heard what she will be doing.

Perhaps after a no doubt tough season in the WNBA she'll be in the mood for a well earned summer down under in her home state.
It's a nice thought.

Jarry hasn't played enough games for me to be convinced that she can see out a season on a low budget team. SEQ will need some depth around Phillips and Jarry to become competitive against the better teams.

If the injury concern over Jarry was overly serious I don't think a WNBA team would bother with a continuing contract? It was a knee, they take time to recover.
I keep thinking Jarry is older than she is, hasn't even reached peak age for female players yet.
I hope she is a long term franchise player for the SEQLD Sharks? Magic? Stars?

All of that, and we don't know if she can really play. Will be interesting to find out one day.

Kunek will stay with Rangers id imagine now that Anderson is coach

Strong word is that Brisbane have $440,000 to go after players and they are throwing huge money to entice players up north. Interesting that the league in their wisdom would allow such a large budget so Brisbane can stack their team given where Adelaide and Bendigo sit, Melbourne with half that budget along with West Coast.

No one begrudges players for going after cash but sometimes the cash isn't all it is cracked up to be. Just ask previous Dandenong Rangers players.

Bec Allen as well

Yes!

Money isn't everything. You still need to be able to get them to play effectively as a team which Chris Lucas managed to do this year with a high priced roster. mark Wright could never do it and he's gone. Carrie Graf hasn't seemed to manage it without Lauren on the floor. Bernie Harrower won two championships with a high value roster but the club is paying for the spend now.

Guy Molloy gets a low budget team playing well. It comes down to the coach at the end of the day. Let's see if Heal is good enough.

Hope the money is worth it for all the players that get sucked in and sell their souls for the dollar. Welcome to the bleach blonde Mark Wright 2.0

(Heal) also confirmed SEQ would be chasing a US import centre then fill the rest of their roster with young and emerging talents with several players from Queensland on his list.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketball/south-east-queensland-sign-australian-opals-star-rebecca-allen-20150401-1mckou.html

any chance gretel tippett ever make a return to basketball ? - a team in this area may be a good fit for her ?

wnbl plays during anz championships off season as well ?????

Can see someone like Steph Bairstow being called up, maybe Sarah Graham back to Brisbane as well and possibly Nat Taylor and Mikhela Donnelly.

yes ! forgot about her - a queenslander as well - is she still hooping ?

"Chris Lucas managed to do this year with a high priced roster. mark Wright could never do it and he's gone."

Without debating who's better, I believe those two coaches are tied at 1-1, are they not?

Payne is just coming back from major injury , will be playing for Northside in the QBL starting next month.
Throw her in as well ....

Yes Payne is a Queenslander and is back from injury, will play in QBL for Northside. Fingers Crossed SEQ basketball grab her. Queenslander.

#523394 Wright won that grand final because Tom Maher choked. Poorly coached last quarter. Just saying.