How to watch the Blitz: Cairns v Perth

02 Sep 2026

The Cairns Taipans face off against the Perth Wildcats at Red Energy Arena in Bendigo

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Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats
Wednesday, September 2 - 5:30pm AEST
Red Energy Arena, Bendigo

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Depth charts

Cairns

Head coach: Adam Forde

Contracted: Kyrin Galloway, Jack McVeigh, Lloyd McVeigh, Reyne Smith
‍Incoming: Jonah Bolden (Illawarra Hawks), Jaylon Brown (Petkim Spor - Turkey), Walter Brown (UNLV - NCAA), Shaun Bruce (Sydney Kings), Sunday Dech (Perth Wildcats), Jaylin Galloway (Sydney Kings), Malique Lewis (South East Melbourne Phoenix), Brody Nunn (Tasmania JackJumpers), Luke Paul (Centre of Excellence - Next Star), Keanu Pinder (Akita Northern Happinets - B League), Luca Yates (Illawarra Hawks)
‍Departed: Kyle Adnam (Illawarra Hawks), Andrew Andrews (Tezenis Verona - Italy), Alex Higgins-Titsha (Perth Wildcats), Marcus Lee (Shinshu Brave Warriors -Japan), Mawot Mag, Jed Richardson (Tasmania JackJumpers), Sam Waardenburg (Melbourne United)
‍Free Agents: Lachlan Barker, Kian Dennis, Mojave King, Admiral Schofield, Kody Stattmann

Potential depth chart:
PG: J.Brown (IP) / Paul (NS)* / Bruce / Nunn (DP)
SG: J.Galloway* / Smith / L.McVeigh (DP)
SF: Lewis (IP) / Dech / W.Brown
PF: J.McVeigh / K.Galloway
C: Pinder / Bolden / Yates (DP)

Perth

‍Head coach: John Rillie

Contracted: Cameron Huefner, Kristian Doolittle, Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Elijah Pepper, Jaron Rillie, Jesse Wagstaff, Dylan Windler
‍Incoming: Angus Brandt (Veltex Shizuoka - Japan), Anthony Dell'Orso (University of Arizona - NCAA), Alex Higgins-Titsha (Cairns Taipans), Tana Kopa (Keilor Thunder - NBL1 South), Marley Sam (Eastern Suns - NBL1 West), Jimmy Whitt (Gold Coast Rollers - NBL1 North)
‍Departed: Sunday Dech (Cairns Taipans), David Duke Jr. (Pallacanestro Varese - Italy), Thomas Gerovich, Ben Henshall (Ole Miss - NCAA), Noa Kouakou-Heugue, Lat Mayen (Brisbane Bullets), David Okwera (BC Balkan Botevgrad - Bulgaria), Dontae Russo-Nance (Pepperdine - NCAA)
‍Free Agents: -

Potential depth chart:
PG: / Rillie / Sam (DP) / Whitt (NRP)
SG: Pepper / Dell'Orso / Kopa (DP)
SF: Windler (IP) / Huefner
PF: Doolittle (IP) / Higgins-Titsha / Wagstaff
C: Lual-Acuil Jr. / Brandt