How to watch the Tip Off: Townsville v Perth

Townsville Fire v Perth Lynx
Thursday, September 17 - 7:00pm AEST
Murray Sporting Complex, Townsville

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How to watch

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How to follow

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What they said

Townsville Fire's Courtney Woods:

"Any time we play Perth, it's an intense game and I'm sure the pre-season won't make that any different.

"Their roster's been shuffled around a little bit so they look a little bit different, but I feel like whenever Ryan [Petrik] is the head coach of a team, they're going to have a good season.

"I feel like they might be trying different stuff, and we'll probably try some different stuff too.

"Both teams will hopefully just be looking to make it a productive game in the pre-season."

Read more >> Rivalry renewed: Fire expecting "intense" Lynx fixture

Perth Lynx's Alex Ciabattoni:

"It [Townsville] is the toughest stadium in the League to play in, and the fans are always huge here.

"Anytime you can get a win here just feels great.

"We know they're going to be loud, so it is just about trying to play through that and not let the crowd swing our momentum.

"[Sometimes] they hit one big shot, and it feels like you're down 30 [points].

"It's tough, but with the experience we have, we should be okay. It'll be a great learning curve [for our group]."

Read more >> Lynx prepare for 'toughest environment in the League'

Depth charts

Townsville

Head Coach: Shannon Seebohm

Roster: Cheyenne Bobongie, Emma Clarke, Abbey Ellis, Chloe Forster, Alexandra Fowler, Alicia Froling, Marie Gülich, Lauren Jensen, Miela Sowah, Bree Stephens, Catelyn Van Es, Courtney Woods

Potential depth chart:
PG: Ellis / Bobongie
SG: Sowah / Jensen
SF: Woods / Forster / Stephens
PF: Fowler / Clarke / Van Es
C: Froling / Gülich

Perth

Head Coach: Ryan Petrik

Roster: Georgia Amoore, Samantha Ashby*, Alex Ciabattoni, Steph Gorman, Chloe Hodges*, Teonni Key, Anneli Maley, Teige Morrell, Haley Peters

Potential depth chart:
PG: Amoore / Ashby
SG: Ciabattoni / Gorman
SF: Peters / Hodges
PF: Maley
C: Key / Morrell

Out of action

Townsville

Emma Clarke - Knee - TBC
Miela Sowah - WNBA - Not with team
Alex Fowler - Rest - Following World Cup
Marie Gülich - Rest - Following World Cup

Perth

Anneli Maley - WNBA - Not with team
Teonni Key - WNBA - Not with team
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