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The Mackay Meteorettes have made one of their most high-profile signings in the clubâs history.
Australian Opals player Cayla George will suit up for the 2021 NBL1 North season, with the 31 year old to use the NBL1 competition in Mackay as a pivotal preparation platform for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.
The 193cm forward-centre is no stranger to the international court, having represented Australia at the 2014 and 2018 FIBA World Cups where she collected bronze and silver medals respectively.
George also competed in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the 2018 Commonwealth Games, taking home gold at the latter.
She was a member of Townsville Fire teams that won WNBL championships in 2015, 2016 and 2018 and most recently played with the Melbourne Boomers, where she averaged 14.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest.
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The Southside Flyers defeated the Townsville Fire 99-82 in the 2020 WNBL Grand Final, earning their first WNBL Championship since 2012, when the club was known as the Dandenong Rangers.
Leilani Mitchell came up big for the Flyers. With 31 points on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, five assists and four rebounds, Mitchell earned Grand Final MVP honors.
Liz Cambage, limited by early foul trouble, contributed 14 points and five rebounds for Southside.
Lauren Nicholson led Townsville with 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists, in defeat.
The Grand Final victory capped an impressive season for the Flyers, who went a WNBL-best 11-2 during a regular season that was played from Nov. 11 to Dec. 13 before besting the Fire in the semifinal round of the playoffs.
Southside Flyers and Townsville Fire ready for WNBL grand final showdown
By Megan Hustwaite
SatSaturday 19
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.
Key points:
The season has been played exclusively in Queensland due to the coronavirus pandemic
Townsville made the grand final after finishing last the previous season
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Watch as the Townsville Fire take on the Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL Preliminary Finals at the Townsville Entertainment Centre. Townsville guard Kate Gaze does not believe the Fire have an over-reliance on their superstar duo, rather the rest of the side need to find consistency in the execution of their roles. The home town outfit will have to navigate their way to the WNBL grand final the hard way, when they face the Melbourne Boomers tonight for the right the challenge the Southside Flyers. Against the minor premiers on Wednesday night, Townsville aces Lauren Nicholson and Shyla Heal set about rebuilding after a poor first quarter across the court.