
Even without the legendary Lauren Jackson, the Southside Flyers remain genuine WNBL title contenders, as shown by their hard-fought 75-69 win over Bendigo Spirit at Geelong Arena.
Jackson, the Flyers' 41-year-old captain and the greatest basketballer Australia has produced, suffered a season-ending achilles tear in her tribute game, which Southside lost by a point to the Sydney Flames at John Cain Arena a week ago.