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Jenny Whittle, Rockhampton Hogs Breath Café Cyclones
In only took 30 minutes for Jenny Whittle to make her mark in the Cyclones Round 11 clash with the Suns on Friday night.  In doing so, Whittle collects the Player of the Week Award for the second time 2007.  She quickly worked her way in double-figures, finishing up with 27pts, 21rbs, 1asts, 3b/s and a steal, with very impressive percentages- 62% from the field with 10 of 16, 100% from outside the arc with 2 of 2, and 83% from the line with 5 of 6.  A well rounded effort that is multiplied when considering it was achieved in 30 minutes of court time.  Other individual efforts worth noting in Round 11 include, Eriza Parsons of the Mountaineers with 14pts, 29rbs, 2asts and 7stls as the team continues to charge up the ladder; Rohanee Cox of the Flames managed 27pts, 13rbs, 7asts and 6stls in only 27minutes against the Wizards; Jade Kennedy with 28pts, 17rbs, 4asts and 3stls for the Dolphins to dispose of the Wizards; and Maree Simspon of the Meteorettes working hard to collect 20pts, 16rbs, 3asts and 7stls.

Men - Rockets V Suns

       Rockets (112)                  def             Caboolture (84)

Bullock (30) Tragardh (25)               Martin (27) Williams (18)

The Suns arrived to give the home team a scare in the first quarter.  The professionalism of Bullock, Tragardh and Richardson proved too much and they raced away with the game.

Women - Cyclones V Suns

           Cyclones (86)                           Def                   Caboolture (68)

Whittle (27) Este-Shehu (19)                                Brushe (22) Williams (17)

Whittle with 27pts, 21rbs to continue the rise of the Cyclones.  The team a certainty for the finals, staring down the barrel of a showdown with Mackay or Cairns.  The Suns fought hard but lacked consistency.

ROUND 4-
Cameron Tragardh, Rockhampton Stadium Nightclub Rockets
After sustaining an ankle injury that had him on the sidelines for the first few weeks of the competition, Cameron Tragardh staged a ‘no-holes barred’ assault on the QABL over the weekend to take out the Player of the Week Award for his entrance into the QABL for 2007.  Lining up against Ipswich Force on Friday night, Tragardh led his team with 21pts, 11rbs, 1ast and 3stls.   He bagged 20 of these points within the first quarter at 62%- a well-polished achievement.  After hitting the road up the range to Toowoomba for game two of a triple-header, Tragardh’s rampage continued with 32pts, 7rbs and 3asts, increasing his success rate slightly to 66%.  Just when you thought that he’d be all said and done, he arrived tired to face the Wizards on Sunday, and nearly clawed his way into a triple-double (32pts, 11rbs and 7asts).  This effort is nothing short of outstanding with Tragardh instantly proving a real asset to the Rockets for 07.  Three other real highlights from Round 4 include, Tragardh’s team mate Jeff Gloger with a triple-header total of 71pts, 33rbs, 19ats and 6stls to push his team to 5 and 0; Aaron Grabau of the Marlins also on a triple-header, flying home with 72pts, 25rbs, 8asts and 6stls helping his team to remain untouched at 5 and 0; and Michael Kingma of the Power flying the flag high with 34pts and 20rbs in the face of a tough Marlins team. 

Jenny Whittle, Rockhampton Hogs Breath Café Cyclones

 After recently announcing her retirement from the Australian Opals, Jenny Whittle seems to be focusing her attention on her new team, the Rockhampton Cyclones.  The team faced the Mackay Meteorettes on Saturday night, who are a well built squad sitting very competitively in the League at 5 and 3.  Whittle was a standout in this game from tip-off, with 27 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists to help the team take a 88-71 victory.  She achieved this in 34 minutes of court time at 52% from the field, and at an average of 16.8 points per game after 10 games in ’07, Whittle is a deserved winner of the Player of the Week Award in Round 8.  Other big number crunchers in Round 8 include, Rohanee Cox of the Townville Flames who put away 34pts, 13rbs, 4asts and 2stls in 27 minutes in a one-sided affair with Gladstone (120-22); Jade Kennedy of the Cairns Dolphins (29pts, 19rbs, 4asts) who were given an early run by Gladstone but pulled away easy winners (119-75); Erica Parsons of the Toowoomba Mountaineers with two ‘double-doubles’ - 14pts, 18rbs, 4asts, 5stls in game 1, followed by 13pts, 14rbs, 2asts, 3stls in game 2; and finally Julie Stringer of the Maroochydore Clippers hit 21pts, 14rbs, 2asts, 5stls to defeat the Mountaineers 57-46.