Southside Flyers and Townsville Fire ready for WNBL grand final showdown
By Megan Hustwaite
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DecDecember 2020 at 7:16pm
Liz Cambage has been influential for the Southside Flyers, guiding them to a grand final berth.
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After 50-something games in six weeks across three north Queensland cities, it all comes down to this the WNBL Grand Final between the Southside Flyers, spearheaded by Liz Cambage, and a Townsville Fire team led by teen sensation Shyla Heal.
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The season has been played exclusively in Queensland due to the coronavirus pandemic
Townsville made the grand final after finishing last the previous season
I think the youth is probably part of it, but we ve got some really good veterans as well and we ve got some great leadership in our playing group, Seebohm said. Our players, just their commitment to our culture has been outstanding and I think that s a big part of the reason why we ve been able to hang tough in some of those games and pick up some wins people thought we wouldn t get and put us in the position we are now. We re not looking at the second chance to be honest with you, but I think it s something for our team to proud of we ve been able to get us into second spot.
Adelaide Lightning s Steph Talbot edges Australian teammate Liz Cambage for WNBL MVP award
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Opals representative Steph Talbot (left) led the Lightning by example in 2020.
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Adelaide Lightning captain Steph Talbot has defied a mid-tournament team quarantine to pip her Opals teammate Liz Cambage for WNBL MVP honours.
Key points:
Talbot tallied 73 votes across a revised 13-game season to finish ahead of Cambage (67) and Lauren Nicholson (65)
The Fire s Shyla Heal won youth player of the year
Fire coach Shannon Seebohm was named coach of the year
Talbot also won defensive player of the year and was named in the All-WNBL First Team at a ceremony in Townsville on Monday.