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Womens ABL Re-cap and Predictions
Sturt Playing great basketball all season may be slipping a bit near the end but still should be favourites to win the grand final over West. As long as Monique Bowley is on this team they will be a threat. Prediction 1st
West Plagued by injuries throughout the season but have the bigs and smalls to be legitimate contenders. Cherie Smith for the finals? This team will be in the mix come the end of August Prediction 2nd
Southern All the talent needed, and with Beatty playing at her best (my pick for the Halls) they could play with the best in the league any given night I don't however think that they have the mental game to finish the season without a slight implosion Prediction 3rd
North Jo Hill has been the best thing to happen to North this season not by playing well but by giving teams a 'phillips like' focus that has allowed the other team members to step up and play some good ball. Not good enough to get too deep into August though Prediction 4th
Forestville for a team that has seen many grand finals of late it is a shame that the consistency has not been there for this group. Too many games with 7 or 8 players in the team has probably disrupted the flow and ability of the team. Losing Screeny was a huge loss for the Eagles and it is that loss that will hurt the finals chances the most. Prediction 5th
Norwood In true Norwood fashion they have yelled and complained the loudest and gotten away with the most. (Salary Cap restrictions don't apply to flying a player from interstate? That's a dangerous precedent Jenny Clarke). That being said Brendan has done a pretty good job with the girls he has on the team. The group is not quite strong enough the get it done however Prediction 6th
Eastern With no imports or really big name players (Cayla Francis doesn't count playing 2+ games) the Mavs have done an okay job. However unrest and Ego may have gotten the best of the Mav's women and hurt their chances to finish with a finals spot. That being said they are a legitimate 3 player from a truly competitive side Prediction 7th
South Say what you want about the loss of players the south women have underachieved this season, losses to Woodville and Central Districts have added to the Panthers Woes this season. Like the Mavs the panthers are 1 player from being truly competitive a double double post player would turn the team around Prediction 8th
Woodville Maybe the poorest recruiting effort in the league this season brought Vanessa Michael to the Warriors, The team as a whole is probably showing the best improvement by a team throughout the season with some close games with some good sides. Not quite enough sadly Prediction 9th
Centrals Say what you want about the Lions but 2 wins in a season for this team is an outstanding effort. The Addition of Jae Conn and Louise McClean has helped the Lions to some very good games (and wins). They are still 2 players from being the team the Lions want to watch however. Prediction 10th
