2025-26 NBL Season + Off-season news

[DOC]

Need a miracle win in Melbourne by Cairns to restore our buffer

[DOC]

Cairns lead by 4 at the half.

McVeigh unloads to the half time interview.

“I’ve come here to win. Some of my teammates have not come to play”.

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Big game against Sydney
Physical start

[Gozu]

H/T

Kings 59
Sixers 46

[Jim05]

Never really in it. Such a disappointing performance again

[Gozu]

Final

Kings 106
Sixers 101

[Gozu]

Round 18 results:

Melbourne 98 (Walker 17, Delany 15, Doyle 14, Goulding 13) def Brisbane 66 (Holt 23, Maldonado 11)

SE Melbourne 123 (Clark 24, Iwundu 23, Sobey 19, Hunter 17, Foxwell 11, Brown 10) def NZ Breakers 116 (Mennenga 28, Jackson-Cartwright 26, Brockington 15, Te Rangi 14, Lopez 11)

Sydney 105 (Davis 40, Soares 16, Noi 14, Craig 12) def Tasmania 94 (Johnson 23, Bannan 18, Marshall 16, Hamilton 15, Ayre 10)

Perth 106 (Pepper 25, Doolittle 19, Windler 15, Lual-Acuil 12, Henshall 10) def Cairns 69 (McVeigh 34)

Adelaide 112 (Cotton 33, Jenkins 24, Cameron 17, Cheatham 12, Vasiljevic 10) def NZ Breakers 110 (OT) (Brockington 21, Jackson-Cartwright 21, Lopez 21, Mennenga 20, Darling 12, Te Rangi 11)

SE Melbourne 118 (Glover 22, Iwundu 21, Clark 19, Foxwell 13, Brown 10) def Cairns 91 (McVeigh 21, Andrews 20, Galloway 17, Barker 11, King 10)

Illawarra 101 (McGee 23, Peterson 19, Froling 16, Hickey 15, Grida 12) def Tasmania 91 (Bannan 26, Johnson 21, Drmic 13, Ayre 12)

Sydney 106 (Craig 26, Davis 20, Galloway 16, Soares 12, Noi 11, Maluach 10) def Adelaide 101 (Jenkins 20, Cotton 17, Humphries 17, Vasiljevic 17, Cameron 14)

Melbourne 74 (Doyle 24, Edwards 18, Delany 11) def Perth 73 (Lual-Acuil 24, Doolittle 19, Henshall 14)

Illawarra 113 (Harvey 22, McGee 18, Hickey 17, Peterson 15, Froling 14, Grida 13, Blanchfield 10) def Brisbane 75 (Maldonado 20, Murray 14, Norton 12, Taylor 10)

[Gozu]

H/T

Sixers 52
Bullets 46

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Should win and win easy if they’re fair dinkum

[Spargo]

Bullets - scum

[amber_fluid]

We use to have bigger melees in u/9 footy

[Gozu]

Final

Sixers 107
Bullets 74

[mighty_tiger_79]

Gee whizz, 36ers beating up on cellar dwellers...

[amber_fluid]

Even though an away win by 30 points is a good effort if we play like that against the top sides we ain’t winning too many
Need to tighten up our defence big time

[Brodlach]

Only scored heavily when half the Bullets team was ejected


What, if any, does Rako get?

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Only scored heavily when half the Bullets team was ejected


What, if any, does Rako get?

I like the niggle he brings but you can’t do that shit anymore
He’ll get a couple for his part as it wasn’t a good look for the NBL

[Gozu]

A number of players and coaches from last night's incident have been referred to the GRP.

The NBL GRP has received requests for review by the NBL Head of Referees in relation to the following players and coaches, following last night’s on-court incident (Q4, 3:02 remaining):

Adelaide (ADL)
Nick Rakocevic
Zylan Cheatham
Assistant Coach Kerry Williams

Brisbane (BNE)
Alex Ducas
Casey Prather
Hunter Maldonado
Sam McDaniel
Taine Murray
Terry Taylor
Assistant Coach Patrick Ewing Jr.

https://www.nbl.com.au/news/game-review ... v-adelaide

[DOC]

Think Rakocevic gets a few.

Called him stupid the last time but that now seems t9 be an understatement.

[mal]

Bullets - scum

BB- At last showed some fight

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=br ... ORM=WRVORC

[Booney]

Former Adelaide 36ers superstar Montrezl Harrell has broken his silence and declared his intent to return to the NBL next season while opening up on his dramatic departure from the Australian league this season.

It follows a turbulent and controversial off-season for the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year, who was signed – then released – by the 36ers in the lead-up to NBL26 — a period dominated by questions about his future in Australian basketball.

Speaking to foxsports.com.au in a revealing interview, the unapologetic big man reflected on his journey, the scrutiny that followed him, and what comes next as he eyes a return to the league that reignited his love for the game.

And through every twist and turn, Harrell insists his motivation has never wavered.

“I have unfinished business and I want to win an NBL Championship,” Harrell told Fox Sports Australia.

When Harrell arrived in the NBL as an injury replacement for the Adelaide 36ers in NBL25, the league wasn’t just gaining another import — it was welcoming a personality and presence that immediately shifted the temperature.

From his first outing, Harrell’s energy, emotion and relentless physicality injected life into the competition and helped elevate the NBL’s profile on the global stage.

Full story below

https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball ... 616c92aae5