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WNBL Round 3

Yes, fibula stress fracture. At least a month apparently.

Is Ott injured as well?

LOL @ Cambage. Not surprised really, the sloth is too lazy to even train properly.

A bit of fun from the Boomers-Lynx game

What?

This shorter season may end up with a few teams having bench players playing finals at the rate the injury list is growing
Coaches need to start using their bench players when ever the opportunity rises if they want to last this short intense season, it's getting brutal

This shorter season may end up with a few teams having bench players playing finals at the rate the injury list is growing
Coaches need to start using their bench players when ever the opportunity rises if they want to last this short intense season, it's getting brutal

Both Hamblin & Laney out of that game with injuries in Q2.

Another obvious detriment about the shortened season is players who do get a 2+ month injury can mean season over.

Ouch. That's no standard calf injury if it's an 8-weeker.
As a side issue, if rehab does take that long, that would give her only 2 rounds of action before the playoffs start. I hope the games-played criteria for a player to qualify for playoffs has some common sense built into them so that Jenna would still be eligible in this scenario.

The schedule this season is a killer for anyone who cops an injury.
Might be survival of the fittest rather than which team is best by the time we get to the playoffs.
(That is why I was so surprised to see players like Griffin, Laney & Payne subbing back into the game in the dying minutes on Thursday night, especially when they had another game this round!)
Limiting risk and managing fatigue is something the coaches need to be very conscious of. The WNBL has never had a schedule like this before.

I believe Guy said in the post game press conference that Ott has a stress fracture in her fibula and could be out for a month or so.

Burton will be back up 2,3,4 man with Kalka & Tomlinson returning from a broken finger to fill the remaining spots for the up coming games.

How bad is O’hea injury ?

Will be interesting to see Boomers next weekend when they take on two top teams in Sydney and Townsville both in away games..
Who will replace OHea, Ott, Duever ?

Yeah, fantastic battle to watch, both sides were switched on. With Lynx ahead 7 & 5 down the stretch they had about five shots in a row that did everything but drop - felt just one of those would have broken the Boomers. Courtney's shoulder on ice after the game and didn't do warm down. Couple of late plays didn't seem like her usual self?

Thought Pederson was fantastic on the Fire bigs in the earlier game and really set the tone.

"Not too impressed with the Spanish Import, hopefully she will adjust to the more physical game played here over the next few games"

yeah debut game and all she did was play efficient have the best +- of anyone in the game and lead her team to there first win. must improve hey.

Very proud of the Lynx for getting that close in OT on the road, even without O'Hea in the game. 19 steals is amazing ... 6 apiece for Sami & Courtney. Still couldn't make up for the rebounding discrepancy though. Liz with 22 in 28 minutes.

Wish I could have seen that one :(

Cambage is certainly no role model that's for sure, her two techs and ejection from the first game of the season was kept quiet by the Boomer media band, even when they got the win as it was an away game, guaranteed her antics at tonight's game will again be swept under the carpet.

They will miss OHeas leadership on the crt that's for sure .

Wasn't the best game between Rangers and Fire that's for sure, neither team really played that well, it was really only Mijovic that kept Rangers ticking over. Not too impressed with the Spanish Import, hopefully she will adjust to the more physical game played here over the next few games, and having Lavey as starting PG brings little, Toddhunter looked like she wasn't moving well at all. Suzy took till the 3rd to warm up and actually play, Fire looked tired and grumpy.

Ranger have to back it up tomorrow in Canberra, less than a 24hr turn around, is the league wanting more injuries, Anderson didn't use her bench at all, so be interesting to see if they pull up ok , otherwise Caos will run over the top of them.

O'Hea out for 8 weeks?....if true not good news for boomers, she was just getting going really. This short season sucks!!

Does anyone know if the Capitals have any injuries this week?

Lightning gets up in OT.
Nice way for Chris Lucas to return to head coaching duties!

They managed to make a lot of talent look pretty average today, yeah.
Credit to the Rangers though. Must-win game for them and they maintained the upper hand all game.

Meanwhile the Lightning just blew 15 point lead on the 4th and it has gone to OT. Wonder if Bendigo will rue putting their starters back into the game in garbage time on Thursday night.

Sydney Wiesse the huge WNBA pick up better show something soon but to be honest there is not enough basketballs in the Ville between Suzy & Cayla launching all their shots. I have very little confidence in Fire Head Coach to blend all their talent successfully together.

The WNBL was full of it. Clubs are allowed as long as the production is prohibitively expensive and it is streamed on a platform no one uses.

Exactly the same situation as the NBL before all the games were on TV.

Every game was filmed for club and league purposes, but streaming was not allowed due to Fox being sole rights holders, etc. Later on they did come to a compromise and the first streaming service was that rivusTV pile of crap.

You'd hope so at that level yeah

I'm so pleased I was at a wedding and missed what sounds like yet another live scores fail. They had the whole layout and everything working just right a couple of seasons ago- 10+ plus, plain & simple to read, lines of play-by-play on my screen,etc.

Very fun game in Perth. Shame Bendigo couldn't keep it close, because I'd love to have seen what score we could have amassed without so much garbage time.

As far as I am aware they have always had to film the games and submit them to the league.

So the league (or individual teams) film their games but don't stream them??

Yeh nothing showing up for me Melbs fan. Believe Flames are leading 17-5

Is the Livestats for Townsille v Sydney farked?

Seems they are ensuring players that won't cost them much

Looks like they are going young next year with M.Conti, A.Grant & D’Angleo already signed.
Hopefully they will be able sign a few big name players so help them.
Was Jenna O’hea a two year deal?

All good till they get injured, then they become a liability to which ever sport is left holding the contract I suppose .

Lynx looking down the barrel of a 0-5 start if we can't pull off a 36+ point turnaround tomorrow night.
(Not much basis to predict that we will, but I do think it's possible)

Holly Grima Illness

Was watching the SANFL game of the week football on ABC yesterday and the commentator said that Holly Grima (brother of Alex and Todd who play for Glenelg) had to retire from playing basketball because of an illness.

Does anyone know anything about this?

Sounded very strange?