In a major signing coup for the Townsville Flames and the QBL, former WNBL superstar and championship winning Fire captain Rachael McCully has been lured out of retirement to pull of the Flames jersey in 2017. A veteran of 324 WNBL games and two-time WNBL defensive player of the year, McCully will bring a wealth…
GRAND FINAL GAME PREVIEWS WOMEN Friday 26 – Sunday 28 August Rockhampton Cyclones v Mackay Meteorettes The continued dominance of the northern pool will be on display again this weekend, with the overall top two teams throughout the season once again coming from Central and Northern Queensland. Both teams posted dominant semi-final wins and are…
SEMI FINAL GAME PREVIEWS WOMEN Saturday 20 August Mackay Meteorettes v Gold Coast Rollers Although both the Meteorettes and the Rollers both posted big wins, it is fair to say that these two sides had very different games which got them through to the semi-finals. The Meteorettes were too much for the Flames, and trounced…
Congratulations to Brady Walmsley, Townsville Flames and Jamie Pearlman, Cairns Marlins for taking out the Coach of the Month honours for the last regular season round of QBL 2016! Men: Jamie Pearlman – Cairns Marlins Entering the final weeks of the QBL season, the Marlins were 4-5 and looked unlikely to secure a postseason position,…
WOMEN QUARTER FINAL 1 Saturday 13th Aug – 7:00pm, Candle Stick Park, Mackay. Mackay Meteorettes v Townsville Fire Throughout the season when Mackay and Townsville faced off it was Mackay who came out on top, proving too much for the Flames with 33 point wins in both clashes. Each game it has come down to…