Eastern Suns

GET BEHIND BRENDAN | Supporting Sportscare

Our Club Chaplain, Brendan Jacques, has made an incredibly positive impact on the Eastern Suns community, providing support, encouragement and a listening ear to people across our club.

On Saturday, 10 October, Brendan will be taking on the Swan River Bridges Loop, aiming to walk at least 10km (knees permitting! 😅) to raise funds for Sportscare.

Sportscare helps place chaplains like Brendan into sporting clubs and communities across WA, and Brendan would love to see a future where every NBL1 club has access to a chaplain.

SUPPORT BRENDAN & DONATE HERE: https://sportscare10.com.au/brendan-jacques

We know firsthand just how valuable Brendan has been to the Suns. Alongside chaplains already supporting clubs including Warwick, Lakeside and Mandurah, these incredible people provide another layer of care and connection within our basketball communities.

We’d love to see more clubs benefit from having someone like Brendan in their corner. 💛🖤

Please join us in getting behind Brendan, supporting his walk and helping Sportscare continue to grow its impact across WA sport.

👏 Good luck, Brendan — the entire Suns family is behind you!

🏀 WABL FINALS | ROUND 1 RESULTS ☀️

The 2026 WABL Finals are underway! 🔥

A huge weekend of basketball from our Eastern Suns teams as they hit the court for the opening round of finals.

Congratulations to the teams who have booked their place in the next round of the finals, and a massive thank you to all our players, coaches, families and supporters who got behind the Suns across the weekend. 🧡

Check out all the results from Week 1 👇

SUMMIT ELITE ACADEMY

Bridging the gap between WABL & NBL1
🎯 Invite Only for 20 Athletes
🏆 A genuine high performance pathway
🔥 Develop. Compete. Fire Up.

More information at https://www.sunsbasketball.com.au/suns-summit-academy/

GOOD LUCK, SUNS! 🏀

Wishing all our Eastern Suns teams the very best as they take the court for WABL Finals this Sunday! 🔥

You’ve put in the work all season — now it’s time to compete, enjoy the moment and represent the Suns with pride. 🧡

To our players, coaches, team managers, referees and families — good luck and enjoy finals basketball!

Let’s go Suns! ☀️🏀

Happy Birthday Jemma🎉
Wishing you all the best!
Jemma is proudly sponsored by Slater-Gartrell Sports

🔥 WABL FINALS ARE HERE! 🔥

The regular season is done and now it’s time for WABL Finals basketball! 🏀☀️

Our Eastern Suns teams are ready to hit the court this weekend with their seasons on the line as the race for the championship begins.

Check out this weekend’s Finals Fixtures and get behind our Suns as they look to keep their 2026 campaigns rolling! 💪

🧡 Bring the noise. Wear your Suns colours. Support our teams.

WE’RE HIRING | NBL1 WOMEN’S HEAD COACH

We’re looking for a driven, experienced and passionate coach to lead our NBL1 Women’s program.

An exciting opportunity to lead, develop and shape the future of our program both on and off the court. See more at https://www.sportspeople.com.au/jobs/89124-nbl1-womens-head-coach-eastern-suns-kdba

📩 Apply now: [email protected]
📅 Applications close: 6 September 2026

The Eastern Suns would like to say a huge thank you to Marcus Bardill for his time, commitment and contribution as part of our NBL1 coaching staff. We are incredibly grateful for the time and energy he has devoted to the club and the women’s program.

Marcus has played an important role within our program, bringing knowledge, energy and genuine care for our players and helping contribute to the culture we are continuing to build.

With his contract now coming to an end, both parties have agreed to move on. We wish Marcus all the very best for the next chapter and thank him for everything he has contributed to our Club.

Sacrifice

There is no I in team.

Most of you would have heard of this saying and it is true that there is no letter I in the word TEAM.

There are however generally collectively 10 or more I’s in a team.

Everyone who plays has been at some level the best player of a team, generally when playing in a domestic comp. As your skill level progresses and you get into higher level competitions – WABL, NBL1 etc., that may not always be the case though. There may just be someone better than you in that team. You may even be the least talented in the team.

For teams to be successful, it requires players to sometimes accept lesser roles in order for that team to be as successful as it can be. That can be a tough adjustment if you have been the best player on a team for a long time. Frustration with a lesser role can lead to team cohesion not being at its best which then leads to teams maybe performing not as well as they could. This year I have seen firsthand players struggle with this but have managed to get through without causing the sort of disharmony that can sabotage a team’s season.

If you have found yourself having trouble accepting a lesser role this season, I would encourage you to speak to someone, preferably your coach about the way you have felt to ensure that going forward, everyone is speaking from the same playbook.

For those teams that have made finals, I wish you all the best as you all work together to advance as far as you can and who knows, maybe even win the grand final.

If you find yourself having trouble expressing how you have felt and need to talk, feel free to contact me at [email protected] or you can DM me via Facebook, Messenger or Instagram. I’m more than happy to have chat if you need it.

Find Your Joy and Go Suns!

WABL Milestones ☀️🏀

Congratulations to our WABL Milestone players this past Sunday!

50 Games:
Andrej Glogovac - U12 Boys 4

100 Games:
Callum Hedditch - U16 Boys 2

200 Games:
Charlotte Herbert - U18 Girls 1
Georgina Appleby - U18 Girls 1

300 Games:
Skye Thomas - U21 Girls 1

GO SUNS!

🏀 WABL WRAP – ROUND 16 🏀

That’s a wrap on the 2026 WABL regular season! ☀️

Round 16 saw our Suns squads take the court for one final weekend of regular-season action, capping off a fantastic year of development, competition and plenty of memorable moments across the program.

👏 A huge congratulations to all our players, coaches, team managers, officials, volunteers and families for their efforts throughout the season.

🔥 For our teams heading into finals, the job isn’t done yet!

Catch up on all the results and highlights from the final round in this week’s WABL Wrap.

📰 https://www.sunsbasketball.com.au/wabl-wrap-week-16-2/