NBL x NBL1 Player Watch

NBL1 North was back to a full schedule this weekend, paving the way for the NBL’s Most Improved Player Sam Froling to make a huge debut for Townsville. 

The Illawarra star notched up a whopping 36 points and 24 rebounds in the Heat’s three-point win over Cairns, facing off against fellow NBL guns Mirko Djeric (22 points and six assists) and Majok Deng (27 points and six rebounds). 

Froling’s Hawks teammate Emmett Naar also made his NBL1 debut over the weekend, collecting 14 points and three assists for the Ballarat Miners in their NAIDOC Week win over Knox. 

Teams across the country welcomed back a host of Melbourne United Championship players, with Mitch McCarron suiting up for Northside, Sam McDaniel pulling on the Sandringham singlet, Mason Peatling playing for Knox and Shea Ili suiting up for Geelong. 

He may not have played a game for Melbourne United yet, but new addition Zac Triplett showed how much of an impact he could have in NBL22, producing 36 points and 11 rebounds in a nail-biting overtime loss for the Melbourne Tigers. 

In NBL1 West, Perth Wildcats’ Tom Jervis pulled on the Rockingham singlet for the first time this year, notching up exactly 11 points and six rebounds in the Flames’ clashes with Willetton and Geraldton. 

Fans can catch every NBL player in NBL1 live and free by heading to NBL1.com.au and the NBL App on game nights, while following NBL1 on social media will give fans access to all the latest news and highlights. 

 

NBL1 CENTRAL 

Alex Mudronja (free agent/ South Adelaide Panthers)- 20 points, 11 rebounds and five assists v West Adelaide 

Jack McVeigh (Tasmania JackJumpers/ North Adelaide Rockets)- 33 points, seven rebounds, three assists v Sturt 

Owen Hulland (Adelaide 36ers/ South Adelaide Panthers)- 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists v West Adelaide 

Sunday Dech (Adelaide 36ers/ North Adelaide Rockets)- 10 points, seven rebounds and eight assists v Sturt 

 

NBL1 NORTH 

Brendan Teys (Adelaide 36ers/ South West Metro Pirates)- 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists v Gold Coast & 13 points, five rebounds and six assists v Ipswich 

Callum Dalton (Brisbane Bullets/ Gold Coast Rollers)- 25 points and 15 rebounds v South West Metro 

Harry Froling (Brisbane Bullets/ Mackay Meteors)- 15 points and 17 rebounds v Brisbane, 17 points and 18 rebounds v Southern Districts & six points, 13 rebounds and five assists v Northside 

Jamaal Robateau (Brisbane Bullets/ Sunshine Coast Phoenix)- 12 points, five rebounds and six assists v Logan 

Jason Cadee (Brisbane Bullets/ Gold Coast Rollers)- 23 points, six rebounds and nine assists v South West Metro 

Isaac White (Illawarra Hawks/ Ipswich Force)- 24 points, 10 rebounds and four assists v South West Metro 

Lamar Patterson (Brisbane Bullets/ Southern Districts Spartans)- nine points and three rebounds v Mackay 

Majok Deng (Cairns Taipans/ Cairns Marlins)- 27 points and six rebounds v Townsville 

Matthew Hodgson (Brisbane Bullets/ Ipswich Force)- 26 points, 20 rebounds v South West Metro 

Mirko Djeric (Cairns Taipans/ Cairns Marlins)- 22 points and six assists v Townsville 

Mitch McCarron (Melbourne United/ Northside Wizards)- 10 points, five rebounds and seven assists v Mackay 

Sam Froling (Illawarra Hawks/ Townsville Heat)- 36 points and 24 rebounds v Cairns 

Shaun Bruce (Sydney Kings/ Logan Thunder)- 13 points and seven assists v USC & seven points, six assists v Sunshine Coast 

Tanner Krebs (Brisbane Bullets/ University of Sunshine Coast Rip City)- 13 points and seven rebounds v Logan & 19 points and six rebounds v USC 

Will McDowell-White (New Zealand Breakers/ Red City Roar)- 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists v USC 

 

NBL1 SOUTH 

Adam Gibson (South East Melbourne Phoenix/ Knox Raiders)- five points and three assists v Ballarat & six points v Hobart 

C.J. Asuncion-Byrd (Melbourne United/ Ringwood Hawks)- 26 points and seven rebounds v Kilsyth 

Dan Trist (New Zealand Breakers/ Frankston Blues)- 15 points and 10 rebounds v Diamond Valley & 16 points and 11 rebounds v Kilsyth 

Daniel Dillon (Adelaide 36ers/ Waverley Falcons)- 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists v Sandringham 

Deng Deng (Illawarra Hawks/ Kilsyth Cobras)- 22 points and eight rebounds v Ringwood & 25 points and eight rebounds v Frankston 

Dexter Kernich-Drew (Sydney Kings/ Waverley Falcons)- 14 points, six rebounds and five assists v Sandringham 

Dillon Stith (Melbourne United/ Frankston Blues)- 24 points and 11 rebounds v Diamond Valley & 25 points and 11 rebounds v Kilsyth 

Emmett Naar (Illawarra Hawks/ Ballarat Miners)- 14 points and three assists v Knox 

George Blagojevic (Cairns Taipans/ Geelong Supercats)- 19 points, 17 rebounds and four assists v Mount Gambier 

Jack Purchase (Adelaide 36ers/ Hobart Chargers)- 24 points and five rebounds v Nunawading & 20 points and 10 rebounds v Albury Wodonga & 11 points and seven rebounds v Knox 

Lochlan Hutchison (Sydney Kings/ Albury Wodonga Bandits)- 11 points and three rebounds v Diamond Valley & 19 points and four rebounds v Hobart 

Mason Peatling (Melbourne United/ Knox Raiders)- 11 points and seven rebounds v Ballarat & 16 points v Hobart 

Mike Karena (South East Melbourne Phoenix/ North West Thunder)- 25 points and 10 rebounds v Dandenong & nine points v Melbourne 

Reuben Te Rangi (South East Melbourne Phoenix/ Knox Raiders)- 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists v Ballarat & nine points and eight rebounds v Hobart 

Sam Short (Melbourne United/ Ballarat Miners)- nine points and six assists v Knox 

Sam McDaniel (Melbourne United/ Sandringham Sabres)- 18 points and five rebounds v Waverley & 24 points and 12 rebounds v Mount Gambier 

Shea Ili (Melbourne United/ Geelong Supercats)- 21 points, six rebounds and four assists v Mount Gambier 

Tad Dufelmeier (Cairns Taipans/ Hobart Chargers)- 22 points, six rebounds and five assists v Nunawading & 21 points and four rebounds v Albury Wodonga & 15 points, nine rebounds and nine assists v Knox 

Tristan Forsyth (South East Melbourne Phoenix/ Waverley Falcons)- 21 points and four rebounds v Sandringham 

Wani Swaka Lo Buluk (Sydney Kings/ Albury Wodonga Bandits)- 11 points and eight rebounds v Diamond Valley & 22 points and five rebounds v Hobart 

Venky Jois (Cairns Taipans/ Dandenong Rangers)- 21 points and 15 rebounds v Eltham & 19 points and 12 rebounds v NW Thunder 

Zac Triplett (Melbourne United/ Melbourne Tigers)- 36 points and 11 rebounds v NW Thunder 

 

NBL1 WEST 

Andrew Ferguson (Perth Wildcats/ Perry Lakes Hawks)- 18 points and 17 rebounds v East Perth & 25 points and eight rebounds v Geraldton 

Tom Jervis (Perth Wildcats/ Rockingham Flames)- 11 points and six rebounds v Willetton & 11 points and six rebounds v Geraldton 

Scott Machado (Cairns Taipans/ Mandurah Magic)- 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists v South West & 26 points five rebounds and eight assists v Joondalup