
Opals vs Tall Ferns, 15 Aug 2015
Not all that much of a worry IMO considering hardly any of those players will be in Rio.
It worked out well really. Plenty of young players have been gaining exposure to the Opals program, which will be valuable in the future, but we still had enough experienced players in the team to get past NZ.
With Mitchell, Phillips, Allen, Taylor, O'Hea, Bishop, Jackson, Francis, Tolo & Cambage all unavailable for this series, I think the real Opals team is still in reasonable shape for the time being.
And still another full WNBL season to come, for younger players with a taste of Opals ball to build on their games. So there is plenty of time left for players on the fringe to make their cases.

Burton is no offensive threat whatsoever. We can't have a player that only plays one end of the floor and she can be soft on the boards down the defensive end.
Lavey has played better than most people expect but getting 32 minutes? Give Tess Madgen 32 minutes and see what she does. Give Ebzery 32 minutes.
On the whole I don't think the offence looks good at all. Not many baskets scored off the offence. Bit of a worry.
