WNBL season starts with new Tasmania Jewels team and returning stars

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 02:02 · Archive

The Women's National Basketball League begins its new season on Thursday with the addition of a ninth team, the Tasmania Jewels.

The WNBL's new season tips off on Thursday, marking a new era for the league as a ninth team, the Tasmania Jewels, is added and star players return. The Jewels will play their first game against the Geelong Venom in front of a sold-out crowd in Hobart. Notable returners include Bec Cole, the two-time championship winner who spent the past year recovering from foot surgery, and Darcee Garbin, a two-time champion returning after giving birth to her first child in December.

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• Dawn of new WNBL era as stars return, Jewels add polishThe WNBL's new season tips off on Thursday, and it will mark a new era for the league as a ninth team is added, players return, and full-circle moments occur.Perth Now · 14 Oct, 01:48
• Dawn of new WNBL era as stars return, Jewels add polishThe WNBL's new season tips off on Thursday, and it will mark a new era for the league as a ninth team is added, players return, and full-circle moments occur.The West Australian · 14 Oct, 01:48

In this story: Tasmania Jewels · Geelong Venom · Bec Cole · Darcee Garbin · Southside Melbourne Flyers · Hobart

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