WBBL09

[LukeParkerno1]

Houston might have a problem

Both LA teams losing will be good

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Should have gone in

Good atmosphere in here

Presentations taking an age to start however
Have they lost the trophy?

 

[NYRB]

Not being proactive with the bat was worse never ceases to amaze me how poor teams are chasing low targets. Even Grace was terrible tonight. You have a low target use the powerplay and get 40 of them not crab along and you’ve made no dent in the Required rate with Wellington not even bowling any of those 4

Grace Harris' strength has been hitting runs in that powerplay. I dont understand the logic of meandering in that first 10 overs chasing a lowish target.

i think the intent wasnt there.

Anyway im sure the city of Adelaide will be absolutely partying a premiership tonight. Going to be some wild scenes!

 

[NYRB]

Amanda Wellington is the Player of the Match .

 

[cats_09]

Also feel like they went away from what worked and that was taking the surge a lot earlier. It was the latest they took a surge all tournament

They should have taken it when Kerr & Knott were in, especially as both Harris sisters were already back in the sheds - not sure JJ and others coming in were going to hit the ball cleaner than those two had been

 

[Moonwatcher]

Always knew batting first was the right call.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Good atmosphere in here

Presentations taking an age to start however
Have they lost the trophy?

Modi needs time to shake hands with the players

 

[cats_09]

Amanda Wellington is the Player of the Match .

I would have gone with McGrath - 38 off 34, and 2 for 16

 

[Moonwatcher]

Strikers had 1 player in the team of the tournament

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Grace Harris' strength has been hitting runs in that powerplay. I dont understand the logic of meandering in that first 10 overs chasing a lowish target.

i think the intent wasnt there.

Anyway im sure the city of Adelaide will be absolutely partying a premiership tonight. Going to be some wild scenes!

Whole top order played very timid which was unusual. Just utterly zero intent and it costs you

 

[010203]

On the plus side, the Heat will remain the only team to win 2 WBBL titles in the same calendar year.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

They should have taken it when Kerr & Knott were in, especially as both Harris sisters were already back in the sheds - not sure JJ and others coming in were going to hit the ball cleaner than those two had been

Exactly Knott doesn’t need more than a few balls. Then you have Harris to slog if need be and a wicket falls.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I would have gone with McGrath - 38 off 34, and 2 for 16

Very surprised it wasn’t McGrath but either one is fine. Just feel without McGrath they barely make 100, and her two wickets Du Preez and Laura Harris first ball were instrumental

 

[Zacs_Magic_Tooth]

Bizarre run chase. Really didn’t need to take many risks to win that with a couple to spare. A few terrible shots, a few with no intent at all. A real mixed bag of mediocre

 

[Moonwatcher]

Bizarre run chase. Really didn’t need to take many risks to win that with a couple to spare. A few terrible shots, a few with no intent at all. A real mixed bag of mediocre

Teams are cautious chasing small totals which allows the defending team to take the game deep.

 

[Moonwatcher]

On the plus side, the Heat will remain the only team to win 2 WBBL titles in the same calendar year.

Did it go from a January competition to a December competition?

 

[ams4crows]

Always good when it comes down to the final ball, Crowd was pretty good in the end. 12,300 odd

 

[010203]

In another era, the Heat coach would be tempted to shut all the doors, have a very, very silent changeroom for a good hour or so and then tell the players well done on butchering a WBBL title. That wouldn't work in this day and age but for the players who played tonight, this is a title that they allowed to slip from their grasp, just like the Broncos did in the NRL grand final.

 

[010203]

Did it go from a January competition to a December competition?

The fist few seasons ran from December to January but the last 5 were stand alone from October to early December. The Heat won the 2018-19 title on Australia Day 2019 and then won tournament played from October to December of 2019.

 

[Zacs_Magic_Tooth]

In another era, the Heat coach would be tempted to shut all the doors, have a very, very silent changeroom for a good hour or so and then tell the players well done on butchering a WBBL title. That wouldn't work in this day and age but for the players who played tonight, this is a title that they allowed to slip from their grasp, just like the Broncos did in the NRL grand final.

A fair bit of the blame for the way that innings unfolded rests on Noffke. I think they all butchered it together, which is nice

 

[Moonwatcher]

Harris gave two chances in her first 15 runs. That's a poor outing with the bat.

 

[NYRB]

In another era, the Heat coach would be tempted to shut all the doors, have a very, very silent changeroom for a good hour or so and then tell the players well done on butchering a WBBL title. That wouldn't work in this day and age but for the players who played tonight, this is a title that they allowed to slip from their grasp, just like the Broncos did in the NRL grand final.

Had similar parallels to the BBL men’s final between Stars and Renegades a few years back.

 

[010203]

Had similar parallels to the BBL men’s final between Stars and Renegades a few years back.

Now, that one was hilarious!

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

How's the form on Laura Harris , tries to slog across the line first ball , gets bowled , walks off smiling
Like oh well shit happens

 

[010203]

Two South Africans (Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp) but no Aussies (I know of anyway) have won 3 WBBL titles.