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TONIGHT marks the
meeting of arguably the
longest running South
East Queensland Bas-
ketball club rivalry in the
QBL; and it’s great for the
sport. Prior to our Round
5 outing against Southern
Districts, the last time our
teams met in an official
game was over 11 years
ago. It is great to welcome
back to NAB Stadium our
cross-town neighbours for
a contest across the SBL
and QBL, which continues
to forge this long-standing
competition.
Both our QBL teams are
fresh off the back of the
Central Queensland road
trip, with both The Wesley
Lady Capitals and The Hu-
dor Men’s Capitals teams
splitting the road trip with
wins in Mackay followed
by close fought contests in
Rockhampton. The home
stretch to the playoffs is red
hot with teams looking to
secure their spot in the new
QBL finals format.
Round 14 sees The Wes-
ley Lady Capitals (6th, 8-6
record) take on top of the ta-
ble Southern Districts Spar-
tans (1st, 15-0 record). Last
time both teams met was on
May 27 in Round 5 action.
On that occasion, Brisbane
fell short in a 59 – 70 loss.
The Spartans shot an im-
pressive 39% from behind
the arch and out rebounded
the Capitals 43 – 33. For the
Caps, 14 missed opportu-
nities at the free throw line
was a telling factor down
the stretch. Top perform-
ers for the Capitals were
Heidi Freeburn (14pts, 4rbs
& 2asts); Victoria Aldred
(12pts, 4rbs); and Team
Captain Amy Lewis (9pts,
4rbs, 3asts & 3stls).
The Hudor Men’s Capitals
(2nd, 11-3 record) take on
Southern Districts Spartans
(8th, 7-8 record). The last
time these two teams met
resulted in a 99 – 86 victory
to the Capitals. The Capi-
tals shot an impressive 67%
(24-36) from inside the arch
in that game. Top perform-
ers for the Capitals were
Aaron Anderson (24pts,
3asts); Princeton Onwas
(22pts, 9rbs); and Dusty Ry-
chart (13pts, 19rbs).
In addition to our QBL
Teams playing tonight, both
our Women’s (3rd, 8-3) and
Men’s (3rd, 10-3) SBL teams
take on the Southern Dis-
tricts Spartans. With this
the last game, both teams
look to cement their finals
placings and prepare for
the SBL playoffs commence
August 5th.
#ourteamourtownourtime
#capsnation
#QBL17
Trevor Lidstone
General Manager
Brisbane Basketball Inc.