Sports Entertainment Group have promised to reduce their 25 per cent stake in Melbourne United to buy the Perth Wildcats, but that move won’t happen before Friday’s handover.
Craig O'Donoghue
Melbourne United are champions of the NBL for 2021 after sweeping the Perth Wildcats with an 81-76 victory in game three of the grand final series.
Sports Entertainment Group has issued a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange confirming it is in negotiations with the Perth Wildcats to purchase the club from owner Jack Bendat.
Craig O’Donoghue
It was the most unlikely shot of the game, but the one that had the biggest impact on changing the grand final.
Melbourne United aren’t worried about starting the NBL grand final series with back-to-back games in Perth, with coach Dean Vickerman saying a raucous pro-Wildcats crowd will only motivate his players.
The Perth Wildcats have ended Melbourne United’s unbeaten NBL run as Bryce Cotton shows his class when it matters.
Early championship favourites Melbourne United started slowly before blowing the Adelaide 36ers away 89-65 in a lopsided NBL season opener.
Steve Barrett
United CEO: “We don’t know how the virus got in. The furthest Mitch had been from his house was Coles and Jo hadn’t left his house.”
Goulding weighed up his options as a free agent but the 31-year-old Tasmanian’s affection for his adopted city proved a key driver in his decision to re-sign.
NBL free agency has started with a bang with plenty of movement and Australian young gun Jack White joins Melbourne United for the next three seasons.
Anna Harrington and Josh Garlepp
Could the Red Army’s most hated player be the Perth Wildcats’ offensive saviour?
Josh Garlepp
Perth Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson has hit out at Melbourne United supporters after they directed an abusive tirade at his players following Wednesday night’s 77-67 loss at Melbourne Arena.
Melbourne United will enter today’s game against the Perth Wildcats at RAC Arena without three of their best players after captain Chris Goulding withdrew with an ankle injury.
Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton believes the momentum built during the team’s surge to the finals played a huge role in lifting them into this week’s NBL grand final against Melbourne United.
It was the match-up that everyone was hoping for, and United’s 90-76 win over the Sydney Kings on Sunday has given the NBL a grand final series to get excited about.
Darren Snowdon
The Perth Wildcats have claimed top seed for the play-offs despite being jumped 81-70 in an overtime loss against Melbourne United in the final game of the season.
A game-high 27 points from Bryce Cotton and 18 points and 14 rebounds from Nick Kay allowed the Wildcats to hold off a fast-finishing United on Sunday afternoon at RAC Arena.
The memory of last month’s 17-point thrashing from Melbourne United is at the forefront of every Perth Wildcats’ player’s mind as they prepare for today’s game at RAC Arena.
The Perth Wildcats outlasted Melbourne United in one of the games of the season, with centre Angus Brandt setting a record on the boards for the NBL’s most successful club.
Once a cult figure on Fremantle’s list, the former ruckman turned NBL champion is about to add another chapter to his career.
Melbourne United couldn’t get it done on the road as Adelaide caught fire in a 110-95 win on Sunday.
Wildcats championship star Casey Prather, now with Melbourne United, will return from a dislocated elbow against his old side on Friday afternoon.
Melbourne United’s top-scoring import Casey Prather could be sidelined for up to three months.
Melissa Woods
Perth wanted to re-sign their dual club MVP. When it didn’t happen, they moved on.
Bridget Lacy
