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QBL Playoffs XXIV- 'Power won't take no for an answer'
Rockhampton Cyclones v Gladstone Power, Fri 7th Aug @ 8pm (Hegvold Stadium)-
This stand alone Friday night Quarter Final will be a cracker. The Cyclones managed to scrape through their Round 15 double-header with 2 wins to secure the rights to host this game and they’ll need all the advantages they can get. The last time these two teams met it was all the Power as they cruised to a 93-75 win in Round 12. The Power combo of Natalie Hurst and Jessica Bibby are on-top of 5 of the 8 stat awards this year which is a real domination from a team that went 2 and 16 in ’08.
The Cyclones have adapted well to the loss of Abby Bishop with Haynes (pictured above) and Rush in-form, but this void is not something that can be easily filled. The Power showed their true colours on Sunday on the Gold Coast where everything they touched turned to gold including an impressive 6 of 8 three’s from Hurst. The Power will have a good following at Hegvold Stadium and are hungry to put Gladstone on the map as a basketball town. Not a bad way to close out the 2009 season – 6 seconds to go, 2pts down and the Townsville Heat’s Chris Cedar (pictured above) drains a long three-point bomb to put the team up by 1pt before the full time hooter sounds. The Heat walk away with a 102-101 win and finish the year at 6th place on the ladder. Unfortunately the team will not progress to the QBL playoffs in ’09 but this win over the Meteors is a very positive way to end the year.
The QBL playoffs are upon us. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2009 QBL PLAYOFF'S SCHEDULE. The number of teams remaining in the competition has halved and now that we are at the business end expect the unexpected.
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