Jade Melbourne

Under the circumstances as they played out, I think reaching the quarterfinals was a terrific result for that group of players, given the circumstances.

Because if you take out Semmy, you take out Alana, you take out Jade, you take out Izzy, that's four of your starters.

Now, if you do that with any other national team, except the USA, but any other team other than the USA, if they make the quarterfinals, they're going to be pretty pleased with themselves.

So I think we've got to say, okay, we did well.

That's just the way it is.

So, yeah, she had a great tournament.

What have we got to do? We've got to figure out the point guard situation because Jade Melbourne is, I don't think, a pass first point guard.

I think it's slightly go with me first point guard.

Also, Alana Smith, another injured player.

Also, Jade Melbourne.

So Coach Sandy Brondello down bad.

three of your essential players.

As we said, Alana Smith went down in game one.

Jade Melbourne set out with illness.

And devastatingly, I think you were about to touch on it, poor old Ezzie tore her ACL with four minutes to play in that game against Italy.

So missed the quarterfinals.

Australia comes into this game like down two of their starters and injuries just piled up.

Jade Melbourne was on the bench, but she also wasn't available to play.

So three starters down, two of them to injury.

I believe Melbourne was... sick feeling unwell not not able to play regardless of that it was an Australia team down a lot of people and they faced a Spain team that was absolutely prepared absolutely delivered they were just executing at such a high level their ball was falling early on I believe they made seven out of their nine three-point shots their first nine three-point shots to start this game and When those two things meet each other, it's very hard because once the gap gets that big and Spain scored a lot of points early in the game, Australia just, you just don't have where to go find solutions to come back in a game like this one.

What happens on this game is.

Jade Melbourne, she, I believe she was under the weather and she played just three minutes.

That was my understanding at least.

And Ezi Magbagor, she got hurt on her knee and I don't know if she'll be able to play tomorrow.

I think it will be very tough for Australia to match up.

And in the guards department, I was already winning towards Spain guards with Ayanna Martin being one of the better guards in this tournament.

If Jade Melbourne is still under the weather, is still not 100% to play, I would win even further towards Spain.

towards Spain, even after the superb game from Isabel Barvaze today.