Fast Break 'The Off-Season’

Perth Lynx & newest member of the Perry Lakes Hawks Emma Clarke joins me over the phone this week from Ballarat, Victoria. We spoke about the border closures over here in WA and they have left the Lynx stranded and unknown on when they will be able to return home. Emma will return back to her junior club in 2022, shes a hawk again and we spoke on the upcoming NBL1 season. Emma has also spent time in the states at college and returned home early due to COVID, Clarke is a dynamic forward who can spread the floor with her length, her shooting and can defend many positions, a big future ahead for her.

This is the last recorded episode of 2021! A big year for our show but most importantly the NBL1 West, on the show we had our co-host Max Wilson who has spent years around the Joondalup/Wanneroo are and is a Wolves historian. Our guest who has spent time as a player and assistant coach at Redbacks and most recently had a great stint as an assistant with the Joondalup Wolves. He is now the new Head Coach of the Eastern Suns womens division, Tim Rendulic is an exciting coach and we will see how he can adapt from first mate to captain of the ship.

On this episode co-founder of Aussie Prospects and assistant coach of the Goldfields Giants Ash McCormick joined me in the Edge Entertainment studios, we discussed his role with the Giants in the NBL1 West in 2021 and we spoke about the Aussie Prospects which is something very close to his heart.

Perth Lynx and Rockingham Flames own Tayah Burrows came through to chat her career so far through basketball, the troubles she faced during the dreaded Covid pandemic and her future here in the NBL1 West. Tayah is a young player also a SBL champion with the flames, but with many years under her belt in the SBL/NBL1 West and still has so much more to accomplish and will be around for years to come.

On this episode Matt Leary from the Perry Lakes Hawks stopped by for another session of 'The Off-Season'. Matt is coming off a stellar 2021 season for the Hawks who went on to win the inaugural NBL1 West Championship. we talked about how he felt during the finals run and the feeling of winning his first championship, this guy is someone the league is watching to make a big jump next season in 2022.

Newest signing for the Eastern Suns, Tom Atkinson joined me in the Edge Entertainment Australia studios. We had a great chat about his first years playing basketball, his time in the SBL and now looking back on the inaugural NBL1 West season with the Goldfields Giants. Tom is definitely a player to watch this coming 2022 season as he showed he was a top rebounder and can score the ball in multiple ways. If there was a 6th Man Of The Year trophy, this guy would be taking it home

Perth Redbacks import Mak Dyer came to the Edge Entertainment Australia studios. We had a great conversation about her basketball career and how Perth has been her new home during a tough period, as we all know that thing called Covid-19 has changed the way we all live. Mak has been a top guard in the SBL/NBL1 West since she first arrived and has lots more to accomplish in her career.

On the first episode of Fast Break 'The Off-Season' our guest is Jorjah Smith from the Rockingham Flames. We talked through her whole career leading up to last years decision to come back home to Perth to be apart of the inaugural NBL1 West season.