Podcast: WNBA star and Australian Opal Tully Bevilaqua

In this instalment of the Siren podcast, Kasey Symons speaks to WNBA star and Australian Opal Tully Bevilaqua about her new project with Lauren Jackson. Full transcript: Alison Smirnoff   Welcome to another Siren Sport podcast. On this episode, our resident baller and Siren co-founder Kasey Symons chats to former Australian Opal and 2004 WNBA championship …

Amber Merritt on Tokyo 2021, Leadership and Mental Health

Kasey Symons chats with Paralympian and Australian Glider Amber Merritt from hotel quarantine as COVID-19 continues to disrupt athlete’s preparations for the Tokyo Games. As we keep working to adjust to sport with no fans, for some athletes, it might not make too much a difference.  “Honestly, my parents in London, they were amazing, but …

2020 WNBL Season Review

The 2020 WNBL Season was nothing short of incredible in the most challenging of years. Hayley Wildes reviews this most extraordinary of seasons for us. It has been a year like none other and the same can be said about the 2020 WNBL season.  When the announcement came that there would be a rapid-fire six-week …

Cayla George: how Australia’s female basketballers are taking a stand

Melbourne Boomer and Australian Opal Cayla George is an enthusiastic and valuable member of Australian basketball, working to create much-needed positive change for Indigenous girls. For those who know, have followed, or are a fan of Cayla George, the following will come as no surprise. Cayla George has a lot of energy. A lot. When …