The Darwin Salties have claimed their first National Wheelchair Basketball League title, just three years into their existence. Tom O’Neill-Thorne emerged the hero, sinking a three pointer with 4 seconds remaining on the clock to break a 64-all deadlock and the hearts of the hometown fans...
Wheelchair Basketball Australia is pleased to announce an exclusive agreement with Kayo Freebies to stream the 2024 WBA Finals. The National Wheelchair Basketball League and Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League Finals are on the 10th and 11th August at Shellharbour City Stadium in NSW. The Preliminary Finals...
The stage is set for the NWBL and WNWBL Finals with Darwin claiming top spot on the ladder and Manly securing a finals berth in their inaugural season. Darwin backed up their pre-season favouritism by finishing first as they defeated the Red Dust Heelers in all...
The top three teams took on the bottom three in Round 6 of the NWBL and while there weren’t any unexpected results, there are still plenty of questions around how the finals will look going into the last round. Perth have completed their regular season finishing...
Round three of the WNWBL was turned on its head just two days out from its commencement with news the Sydney Blues would not be able to field a team due illness that had gone through the club. The Blues were forced to forfeit their...
The Manly Wheel Eagles are within reach of a finals berth in their inaugural season following three quality wins over the Southern Districts Spartans. “The games felt much closer than what the scoreboard reflected,” said Manly coach Rohan Foy. Just four points separated the teams going into...
A 56-point haul from Amber Merritt was the cherry on top of a very sweet weekend for the Perth Wheelcats. Perth won all three games against the Sydney Uni Flames and continued their unbeaten start to 2024. Merritt’s season high haul on Saturday night followed a 30-point,...
The Perth Wheelcats have bounced back from their losses to Darwin, taking two wins on the home court of the Wollongong Roller Hawks. The two sides fought out three hotly contested games with the Roller Hawks taking a 68-59 win in game one with Shawn Russell...
The Salties have solidified their NWBL title aspirations with three wins over ladder leaders the Wheelcats at home in Darwin. Game 1 went down to the wire with the Salties coming away with a 70-66 win aided by four players in double figures while for the...
The success of any sporting team, especially one competing in a national competition, doesn’t happen overnight. Just arriving at the start line can take years of planning, and even longer visualising. It’s why the Darwin Salties can’t wait to play in front of their home crowd this...