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WNBL Round 5

Two WNBL Round 5 games have been put up on YouTube

Flames vs Canberra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TlEwMI1rAE

Rangers vs Boomers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbkx3pTbgxE

Another note on that Canberra-Adelaide game ... Carrie Graf mentioned LJ possibly returning to action in that game for a few minutes.

.. but yeah, good chance for Canberra to break the drought.

There have been quite a few winless WNBL seasons, and not just by the AIS either.
eg. the previous incarnation of the Perth Lynx managed it :/

Thanks for your thoughts.
I'm not trying to knock the Lynx at all. Far from it. It's been 15 years since there's been a Perth team with a realistic chance of post-season action. It's a welcome change believe me!

I like the team and the style of game they play. Not the most solid, but certainly entertaining to watch, and it suits the players we have.
If I had to guess I'd say we will likely miss out on the top 4, but there's no shame in that in a league where 1 through 7 are all pretty good teams.

Mijovic ... yeah ... her paint allergy makes your suggestion ok, but as much as she loves a 3 she's shooting them at a bricktacular 27% so far, and because she's our only other tall when Nat or Louella need a rest or get in foul trouble, she probably needs to stay on the bench while they're on.
Her + Edmondson make a dangerous duo off the bench, but on any given night flip a coin to see which team they'll be most dangerous to.

I'm not as sold on the Lynx.
We have a solid if unspectacular starting five, but very little off the bench.

Yes, you saw it right.

They're a very good team but on paper I never thought they looked quite as dominant as last season's version.
Loving the Flames. Looks like Swords' minutes quite restricted by foul trouble yet they still found a way. 9 boards in 20 min for Boag, after 10 in 16 on Friday.

Relieved to see the Lynx get away with the road win in Adelaide. Definitely was not taking that one for granted.

Tough round for the up-and-down Boomers. This weekend was the down version.

Very happy to see Bec Allen return to the court :)
My equal favourite SEQ thing right now is Lauren Mansfield. She's killing it this season. Get her into the Opals mix if she keeps this up. Leading the league in assists with 6.4 per game to go with 15.7 ppg @ 45% and 4.4 boards.

Difference between Dandy and Melbourne ended up being the stupid tall ref who was inconsistent all game and gave a number of soft fouls down the stretch that kept sending Dandy to the foul line. Foul shots were 32-13 or something close. Can't have refs influencing outcomes of games. Having said that Dandy were leading most of the game and prob deserved to take out the game

Yes, MUCH better than nothing.

But I agree that it shouldn't be all that hard for clubs to produce something shareable. They are still required to video all their home games anyway, right? It doesn't need to be NBA-level production quality.

I miss the ABC coverage - makes it hard to make judgement on any other team other than your own.

Approaching half time, Swords has 17 & 9, Canberra have 14 & 11

Syd-Can game 8-8. Abby Bishop picks up her 3rd personal foul. Syd-Can game now 25-8

I reckon this format works well for now. With games not being viewable other than in person there's not all that much we can say about each one unfortunately.


Some good games this round.
You'd expect Sydney to win tonight. Sportsbet sure do! $1.05 vs $8.00
Rest of the round looks much more competitive.

My fingers are crossed for Bec Allen to return to action and come through it unscathed. Wonder if they will play it safe and only play her in one game of their road double.