CABL Grand Finals Preview

Women's Grand Final Preview

Sturt Sabres:  15 wins, 3 losses (128.08%) - Ranked 2nd in 2014 Regular Season.

North Adelaide Rockets: 13 wins, 5 losses (124.45%) - Ranked 3rd in 2014 Regular Season

HEAD TO HEAD

Round 3, 2014: Sturt Sabres (45) lost to North Adelaide Rockets (71) by 26 points at Pasadena Stadium

Round 12, 2014: North Adelaide Rockets (60) lost to Sturt Sabres (77) by 17 points at Hillcrest Stadium

Qualifying Final, 2014: Sturt Sabres (57) def. North Adelaide Rockets (52) by 5 points at Pasadena Stadium

2014 FINALS RECORD

Sturt Sabres:

Qualifying Final - def. North Adelaide (57-52) by 5 points at Pasadena Stadium

Semi Final - def. Norwood Flames (65-67) by 2 points at Mars Stadium

North Adelaide Rockets:

Qualifying Final - lost to Sturt Sabres (57-52) by 5 points at Pasadena Stadium

Semi Final - def. South Adelaide Panthers (80-63) by 17 points at Hillcrest Stadium

Preliminary Final - def. Norwood Flames (72-81) by 9 points at Mars Stadium

Men's Grand Final Preview

Woodville Warriors:  14 wins, 4 losses (124.64%) - Ranked 1st in 2014 Regular Season.

West Adelaide Bearcats: 11 wins, 7 losses (109.31%) - Ranked 4th in 2014 Regular Season

HEAD TO HEAD

Round 5, 2014: West Adelaide Bearcats (70) def. Woodville Warriors (60) by 10 points at Port Adelaide

Round 14, 2014: Woodville Warriors (80) def. West Adelaide Bearcats (60) by 20 points at St. Clair Stadium

2014 FINALS RECORD

Woodville Warriors: 

Semi Final - def. Norwood Flames (86-72) by 16 points at St. Clair Stadium

West Adelaide Bearcats:

Elimination Final - def. Forestville Eagles (77-72) by 5 points at Port Adelaide

Semi Final - def. Central Districts Lions (76-91) by 15 points at Starplex Stadium

Preliminary Final - def. Norwood Flames (67-80) by 13 points at Mars Stadium

CABL Preliminary Finals

MEN: The Flames put out as West charge into Grand Final

The West Adelaide Bearcats have pulled off a stunning finals charge, coming from fourth place and knocking off Forestville, Central Districts, and now Norwood, to make the 2014 Grand Final.

The Bearcats defeated the Flames at Mars on Saturday night by 13 points in a remarkable comeback display, winning 80-67.

After a very low scoring first quarter, Norwood took the reins with a 6-point lead at the first break. The intensity and pressure was high as both sides found it tough to shake of the nerves and truly get into the game.

A quick 8-2 run extended the Flame’s early lead out to 11 points at the start of the second quarter, but West hung on in there, only allowing Norwood to have a 4-point lead at half time (31-27). Andrew Webber accumulated 11 first half points for Norwood, while Tristan Braithwaite was doing his part for West with 10 points.

Though Norwood had the momentum at the main break, it was the Bearcats who came out and turned the tables in astonishing fashion, recording a 14-point turnaround in the third quarter. Their 15-29 quarter, led by Blake Truslove under the basket, saw the Flames fall apart and lose their superiority which they had shown greatly all game. With a quarter to go, West Adelaide led by 10 points (56-46).

However it wasn’t going to be easy to knock over Norwood, as they charged back into the match. Norwood reduced the game to a 5 point margin with 5 minutes to go, rightfully making it anybody’s game for the taking. But with a Grand Final spot on the table, the Bearcats didn’t let anything stop them, stepping up once again and essentially running away with the game.

West Adelaide managed a game-high lead of 14 points in the late stages of the game before the final buzzer ended a horror night for the home side; securing West a 13 point victory, as well as a ticket to the 2014 Grand Final.

Braithwaite finished with 21 points for the Bearcats, alongside Truslove’s huge effort of 18 points and 15 rebounds. Jason Dawson also had an effective night, ending with 14 points, 9 boards and 6 assists. Andrew Webber was top scorer for the Flames with 16 points, while teammate Matthew Lycett was impressive, notching up 11 points with 17 rebounds.

West Adelaide will take on the awaiting Woodville Warriors (who defeated Norwood in the Semi Finals to proceed) in the CABL Grand Final, which will be held at the Adelaide Arena on Saturday 30^th of August at 8.15pm.

Austral Sports Turns Two!

Yes time really fly... because Austral Sports has turned two! Today is August 20th and we are celebrating our 2nd birthday.

On August 20th 2012, Austral was first launched as a graphical aid for 'The Final Word' Sports Blog, however since then - in a very rapid 24 months - we have grown into a largely developed production company!

As you can see in the picture alongside, we have accomplished some pretty amazing things in just our second year of production! Since this time last year, we have produced THREE large sporting coverages, officially launched our brand new blog website, produced a major preview of the 2013-14 Ashes Series, AND launched our newly redeveloped production design format.

We have had a large amount of success in the past year, and as of the past 6 months, Austral Sports has never had an audience as large. Things are looking up for Austral Sports, and we are even more excited to continue bringing you your sport, like you've never seen it!

In 2013, we wrote an article to commemorate our first year in production. You can read that article here.

You can also read the original release which officialised the launch of Austral Sports Media here!

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AHS Exchange Interviews

Austral Sports have caught up with two of Adelaide High School's most respected participant's in the upcoming sporting exchanges; Max Allison and Cathy Rowe.

Max is Adelaide High School's Head Prefect for 2014 and will be competing over in Melbourne against Melbourne High. We caught up with him to speak about the Melbourne Exchange:

Cathy is one of Adelaide High School's Prefect's for 2014 and will be heavily involved in the upcoming Mac.Rob Exchange, and we caught up with her to speak about her involvement:

Austral Sports will be covering the entire Adelaide-Mac.Rob Girls Exchange from August 10-13.