Weipa wizard works his magic for state side

THE Weipa wizard, Enrico Miller, showed his potential for Queensland at the School Sports Australia AFL Championships in Darwin this month.

The Western Cape College student, representing Queensland, hit the scoreboard in a win over Australian Capital Territory. The Queenslanders fared well at the event but went down to Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

■ CAIRNS’ James Mitchell played arguably the game of his QBL life to try and keep his Rockhampton Rockets in the finals.

The former Marlin, playing in the QBL semi-final against Mackay, dropped 29 points on 12-19 shooting, as well as eight rebounds, nine assists, five steals and two blocks in a gallant effort.

The Rockets led early on as they went into quarter-time with a five-point advantage before they were overrun by the powerful Mackay Meteors side.

■ TAIPANS pair Cameron Gliddon and Mitch McCarron did the green and gold proud at the FIBA Asia Cup.

The Aussies took home the gold and the Snakes duo put up great numbers.

On debut, McCarron was a standout, averaging almost 10 points a night in just 19 minutes on the floor.

The athletic shooting guard also grabbed four rebounds a game as well as shooting at 62 per cent from the field. Meanwhile, despite missing one game with a foot concern, Snakes skipper Gliddon was his consistent self.

The 28-year-old contributed six points, three rebounds and just over an assist a game.

■ THEIR senior side are not going the best but the Gold Coast Suns will play finals in the NEAFL in 2017.

The Suns will play an elimination final against the Northern Territory Thunder this Saturday afternoon at Metricon Stadium.

The Suns dropped their final home-and-away game of the season to the Sydney Swans with Far North products Timakoi Bowie, Damien Burke, Daniel Charlesworth, Jack Bowes and Jacob Heron in their squad.

The handful of Cairns juniors will play a big part in their finals campaign.