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TEAMS TOWNSVILLE FIRE
8 Suzy Batkovic ( c) — centre 22 Kelly Wilson — point guard 23 Cayla George — power forward 10 Mia Murray — shooting guard 1 Laurin Mincy — small forward Reserves: 6 Mikhaela Donnelly, 14 Darcee Garbin, 32 Mikaela Cocks, 24 Sydney Wiese, 15 Zitina Aokuso
MELBOURNE BOOMERS
8 Elizabeth Cambage — centre 11 Jenna O’Hea ( c) — point guard 32 Kalani Purcell — power forward 3 Brittany Smart — shooting guard 23 Maddie Garrick — small forward Reserves: 2 Louella Tomlinson, 4 Rebecca Cole, 15 Ashleigh Grant, 14 Monique Conti
KEY STATS PER GAME
Leading pointscorers: Suzy Batkovic ( Fire) — 20.13, Elizabeth Cambage ( Boomers) — 23.43 Leading rebounders: Suzy Batkovic ( Fire) — 10.35, Elizabeth Cambage ( Boomers) — 10.57 Leading assists: Kelly Wilson ( Fire) — 4.86, Jenna O’Hea ( Boomers) — 4.61
MEETINGS THIS SEASON
October 7 at Melbourne: Fire 63 ( C George 17pts, 21 rebs; ) bt Boomers 54 ( E Cambage 15 pts, J O’Hea 10 pts, 10 rebs, three assts). October 29 at Townsville: Fire 65 ( S Batkovic 26 pts, K Wilson 16 pts) bt Boomers 57 ( B Smart 16 pts, E Cambage 2 pts). November 23 at Townsville: Fire 73 ( D Garbin 18 pts, nine rebs, four assts; S Batkovic 17 pts, 17 rebs) bt Boomers 66 ( J O’Hea 13 pts, seven rebs, five assts; L Tomlinson 12 pts)
KEYS TO VICTORY Shut down Cambage:
It’s brutally obvious, but there’s no doubt keeping the league’s leading pointscorer and rebounder quiet will go a long way toward the Fire securing a third title in four years. In fivetime MVP Suzy Batkovic and Cayla George, the Fire have the talls to make life tough for her. Lean on big game experience: Six Fire players have won WNBL championships, so the big stage shouldn’t faze them. Boomers spearheads Elizabeth Cambage and Jenna O’Hea guided Melbourne to its sole title in 2010- 11 during the club’s Bulleen days, and have been lured back this year in an effort to reach the promised land again.