How to watch & talking points: Brisbane v SE Melbourne

Saturday, October 18, 2025

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Two in-form teams, Brisbane and South East Melbourne, clash during the NBL26 Indigenous Round.

Brisbane Bullets v South East Melbourne
Saturday, October 25, 5.30pm AEDT
Brisbane Entertainment Centre

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Talking points

The winning feeling
‍Both teams will come into this game on a big high, with the Bullets coming back from a 24-point deficit to stun New Zealand and the Phoenix dismantling the Kings.

The Bullets have found themselves in big holes their recent games, but to their credit have found a way to fight back in both. On the flip side, Josh King has his men just humming along and getting it done.‍

Prather unstoppable
Casey Prather has picked up where he left off from last season, putting together arguably the best start to NBL26 of any player not named Bryce Cotton.

It doesn’t matter how he’s filling it up, but Prather has been virtually unstoppable and at times playing a lone hand in helping Brisbane put points on the board.

What they're saying

Bullets coach Stu Lash on his team's resiliency:‍
“This is the fight I’ve been talking about all year.

“I loved the response from our group coming out from half-time, being able to weather the storm and show resiliency. It was a big-time performance.

“To hold the Breakers to 26 points in the second half is really impressive and I could go down the line and highlight the contribution of every single one of our players.”

‍Phoenix coach Josh King on in-form guard Nathan Sobey:
"I've said it at least one time publicly this year, Sobey is one of the most underrated guards in the league.

"He just keeps proving that he's getting better with age, each night out on the floor."