There was so much to like about so much of what the Perth Redbacks achieved in 2021 leading to a memorable awards night with Makailah Dyer and Louis Timms taking out the top honours. It was a historic year for basketball in Western Australia with the first ever NBL1 West season taking place with the …
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The Perth Redbacks women might have lost in the preliminary final on Saturday night but it’s a season they deserve to be proud of just for reaching that point. The Redbacks women were looking to take a leap forward in 2021 having missed the SBL playoffs in 2019 and the West Coast Classic final four …
The Perth Redbacks produced the best first 10 quarters imaginable to put themselves within striking distance of the NBL1 West Men’s Grand Final on Saturday night, but it wasn’t quite to be. It had been an up and down ride for the Redbacks men throughout the regular season and this was summed up by them …
Last Saturday night the Perth Redbacks men delivered the type of finals performance that could be built upon for something special. This weekend is their chance to back that up. The Redbacks saved their best performance of the NBL1 West season for a cut-throat elimination final on the road to the Warwick Senators last Saturday …
The Perth Redbacks women are confident of rewarding themselves for earning a home final and the club as a whole for their support in Friday night’s semi-final match up with the Cockburn Cougars. The Redbacks put together a strong regular season to see them finish in third position in the standings of the NBL1 West …
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Friday night couldn’t have gone much more against the script for the Perth Redbacks women but their final season ladder position had earned them a finals double chance and now they will look to make the most of it this coming weekend. The women Redbacks had done a tremendous job to finish the regular season …
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The Perth Redbacks produced their best all-round performance of the NBL1 West Men’s Division season on Saturday night and the timing was perfect as it booked them a place in the second week of the playoffs. It had been a rollercoaster ride throughout the regular season for the Redbacks both in terms of performance and …
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The Weekly WABL Wrap is proudly sponsored by Woods Insurance Brokers. Congrats to all our WABL players, coaches, managers and parents for bringing great energy to Round 17 of the 2021 WABL season. Here’s the wrap up of how all our teams went including comments from coaches: U12 Champs Girls – Josh Wallace (sponsored by Welsh Real Estate) …
The regular season didn’t quite end how the Perth Redbacks men hoped, but they have reset, refocused and are now ready to win four games in a row to make it an inaugural NBL1 West season to savour. The Redbacks men might have lost three of their past four matches over the past two weeks …
The Perth Redbacks women put in a lot of hard work during the NBL1 West regular season to earn a finals double chance, but they now go into Friday’s clash with the Joondalup Wolves hoping it’s not required. The Redbacks finished the NBL1 West Women’s Division season with an 11-7 record to end up in …
The Perth Redbacks returned to the NBL1 West Men’s Division winner’s list on Saturday despite the absence of a host of key players to take that momentum with them into a do-or-die playoff clash this Saturday night. The Redbacks men were coming off a tough couple of losses to the Mandurah Magic and Lakeside Lightning …
The Perth Redbacks women secured their finals double chance and a top-four finish with a strong showing to beat the also playoff-bound Cockburn Cougars at Belmont Oasis on Friday night. The Redbacks needed a win on Friday night in the last game of the regular season to secure themselves a top four finish in the …
The Perth Redbacks men and women will both be determined to deliver strong performances at Belmont Oasis this Friday night as they gear up for the finals in the NBL1 West season. Top four finishes for both Redbacks women’s and men’s teams in the NBL1 West competition became more of a challenge following last Friday …
One of the most heart-warming stories of this NBL1 West season has been the successful return to the basketball court of Raya Thompson who is finding her way at the Perth Redbacks after a horror run of knee injuries threatened her career. Thompson grew up in Bunbury and was among a host of exciting young …
The absence of valuable starters Joel Wagner and Zac Gattorna didn’t help as the Perth Redbacks suffered two tough losses in Round 17 of the NBL1 West Men’s Division ahead of two more final round matchups before the finals. The Redbacks faced two significant challenges in Round 17 firstly at home to the Mandurah Magic …
The Perth Redbacks women came up short against the Mandurah Magic on Friday night but coach Craig Allen is anticipating a strong response in their final regular-season game a week later. The Redbacks women came into Round 17 of the NBL1 West competition on a three-game winning streak and were full of motivation to try …
Both Perth Redbacks teams have a chance to finish in the top four going into the finals of the NBL1 West competition, but they do need to keep winning with just two rounds remaining. The penultimate round of the 2021 NBL1 West season sees the Perth Redbacks men’s and women’s teams take on the Mandurah …
Perth Redbacks men’s coach CJ Jackson was happy enough with the response to what still could be a crucial loss in Geraldton two weeks ago with him now approaching every game this NBL1 West as a must-win affair. The Redbacks were the hottest team in the NBL1 West Men’s Division a couple of weeks back …
With two rounds of the regular season remaining, Redbacks women’s coach Craig Allen is happy to be in a position where his team is fighting for a top four spot and looking forward to what the next month and potentially longer holds. On the back of two victories in Round 16 of the NBL1 West …
The Perth Redbacks women strengthened their push for a top-four finish this NBL1 West season on the back of two strong wins inside 24 hours in Round 16 against the Kalamunda Eastern Suns. The Redbacks and Eastern Suns locked horns twice in Round 16 of the NBL1 West Women’s Division season and it was two …
The Perth Redbacks men bounced back well from their heartbreaking loss in Geraldton with two strong wins against the Kalamunda Eastern Suns in Round 16 of the NBL1 West season. The Redbacks lost on the buzzer in Geraldton to the Buccs the previous Saturday night so they weren’t in the mood to mess around in …
