Great to see Perth and Sydney on SBS.

Are SEN doing a preview show like last year?

Going to be a mixed season IMHO, some teams recruited very well and some haven't.
Luuuc - do you know who is suiting up for tonight's game for Canberra? I have read recently they may be missing up to 4 players for tonight. Tough ask for the to win on the road against the Flames in Sydney.

Definitely not as strong as last season in terms of lineups are concerned, but nonetheless should be a good season! I'm tipping a Boomers-Fire GF again, but Boomers to get up this time around.

Canberra when fully loaded will be great to watch, only question on them would be whether they can come together chemistry wise when so many of their players are coming off of such large layoffs.

I feel for Bendigo - not sure if their constant lack of star power is a location thing, while Bendigo is a nice place it's not really in the same ball park in terms of things to do as the other team's locations. Could also be a budget issue which wouldnt surprise me either.

I'm going with a final ladder along the lines of
Melbourne
Townsville
Canberra
Adelaide
Dandenong
Perth
Sydney
Bendigo

Luuuc - do you know who is suiting up for tonight's game for Canberra?

Griffin has been in full training a couple weeks now. Nurse just landed 3-days ago and could be on reduced minutes. Not sure what we should expect from McLaren as a temp. Could be a breakout season for Scherf but lookout too if Sydney's Wilson and Tupaea take the next step. I've tipped Flames, narrowly.

Caps off to a bright start.
Mitchell not listed. Starters are really going to log some minutes.

Flames-Caps Boxscore

Kia Nurse is going to run rings around this league if this game is any indication.

Both teams won 2 quarters. Pretty much a draw tonight.

Stat-wise, Scherf 22 points (8/11) in 22 minutes (up against Bunton, who had a good one herself with 27 & 7) is the one that jumps out at me.

What is it with Melbourne?
They extend Molloy's contract and he hasn’t delivered a championship.
So they bring 3 Opals so they can win the flag.
The board must know something that we all don’t.
We’ll see how many players "develop" this year
I’m tipping zero!

"Pretty much a draw"

Weird way to look at a game where Caps won by 19 and Flames were never in it.

Nurse will be a strong MVP candidate - 3 days off plane and delivers a game like that - will only get better. Said it weeks ago Caps will go close to winning it (at full strength).

Caps
Melb
Adel
Towns

Yeah can't look at quarter won as a metric for how close the game was. Clearly wasn't and both teams emptied their benches late.

Bring on Perth v Sydney on tv!

Erm, Perth v Adelaide lol.

Farnworth, Ebzery, McPhee, Taylor, Steindl starting five for Perth.

Looks really undersized.

Perth are going to struggle this season with that line-up.

Seriously though, what it is with music at NBL and WNBL games?! Turn it off and down! Play some, but at the right time and NOT all the time.

Adelaide just far too good. Coffey with another impressive debut for an import. McPhee was one of Perth's best too.

Lightning had too much cohesion and played like they've been together far more than Perth have. Shooters kept getting their shots (Coffey, Planeta, Nicholson) all over the court and even Seekamp looked good as a makeshift PG facilitating. They're easily making finals if they keep this up.

I understand that Stewart has a plan but the Perth roster construction is just full of ball handlers and high usage players. Today they mainly played with 3 guards, 2 forward lineups. I don't know how it's going to work, like why is Farnworth throwing up so many shots. Ebzery and Taylor looked very rusty. Hopefully things click. Mansfield-Ebzery-Mcaphee-Taylor-Standish is a good starting five when they can all get on the court. Schwagmeyer the perfect 6th, scoring option from the bench.

Has been pretty clear all along that this team was too small, so no surprises there.
It's the D that disappointed me. Hopefully it's a chemistry thing that can improve, because there were holes left open everywhere all game.

Yeah can't look at quarter won as a metric for how close the game was.

We go to the basketball game to?
Watch basketball, not get blown out by LOUD $&@&$&" music. What is it with these court announcers

It didn't come off as sarcastic, Luuc but gland you're not going senile;)

Yes, their defence was shocking, gave up so many fast breaks.

Loco, but not yet senile thankfully.

We go to the basketball game to?
Watch basketball, not get blown out by LOUD $&@&$&" music. What is it with these court announcers

The disparity between the top 3 and the bottom 3 should not be so vast in an 8 team competition.

With brisbane team coming and only maybe 5 wnbl level college players coming back home. Hard to see where the players will come from.
We have very little quality youth replacing the veterans atm.

Yeah I'd like to think there's enough quality for at least one new team, should be two. 1-2 fringe players getting a solid starting position can only help development.

Favourites for the spoon outrunning favourites for the title at the moment. Dat disparity

LMAO at 'G Cayla' on the scoresheet

Half time Molloy is doing a great job.
How many Opals does it take to win a flag.
More than 4

This is fun ... Spirit serving it right up to the Boomers

You need 5 Opals to win a flag

Great start to the season by Bendigo. Proving us all wrong. Be a good season if they turn into a surprise packet throughout.

No it wouldn't. I was counting on them to prevent us finishing last!! :p

Heh, it's good for the competition itself, perhaps not the other bottom dwellers. Long way to go yet. Still have to see how Dandy go against Townsville

Hard to fathom why they continue to recruit Molloy and they always do it at the start of the season not the end or after like every other coaching position is done

They have the potential to be a successful club , they certainly run the best home game days but they seriously need to move him on

I'd have to agree with the last couple of post. Why does Melbourne re appoint Molloy at the start of the season.
He has coached the most number of seasons and produced ZERO.
Hasn’t developed anyone into a better player.
Get rid him.

There must be a reason why players leave Melbourne.
I've heard he hasn’t a clue how to get the best out of his players.
Doesn’t know how to talk to them.

What a win by Dandenong!

Bec Cole slotting in just nicely.

Almost glad there's no tipping comp this year. Huge upsets last two games. Lavey with 3 threes, 5 assists no turnovers, could be on the bounceback. Cole and Jarry look huge gets to replace Cummings and Blicavs still has to fit into the team.

You're right Luuc, I'd start getting nervous if I was Andy Stewart.

Team of the Week? Lots of players could be in it. My guess:

Cole-Whittle-Nurse-Coffey-Bunton

Jarry came up big when it mattered.

Blicavs won't be back this season if rumours are correct , hence why the American import Laney was brought in late

TotW was Tobin over Bunton or Scherf but the others were right. Put money on Nurse for MVP if you can get good odds. Amazing having a player of her calibre here.

Look what Cole does now that she has left that control freak Molloy.
He doesn't know how to talk to his players.
You only have see where Garrick is now, its all down to him.
Kunek left and wow, what a year she had.

Been coaching for 20 years and has zero.

That axe is getting a serious grinding today huh