How to watch the Blitz: Melbourne v Illawarra

05 Sep 2026

Melbourne United face the Illawarra Hawks on the final day of the CODE Sports NBL Blitz.

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NBL.com.au

Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks
Sunday, September 6 - 2:30pm AEST
Red Energy Arena, Bendigo

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Depth charts

Melbourne

Head coach: Jacob Chance

Contracted: Kyle Bowen, Christian D'Angelo, Chris Goulding, Shea Ili, Fabijan Krslovic, Malith Machar, Tom Wilson
‍Incoming: Cole Anthony, Jensen Bradtke, Joe Ingles, Sean Macdonald, Harry Neilson, Josh Oduro, Luke Travers, Sam Waardenburg
‍Departed: Campbell Blogg, Dash Daniel, Milton Doyle, Jesse Edwards, Finn Delany, Tom Koppen, Tanner Krebs, Henry Sewell, Tyson Walker

Potential depth chart:
PG: Anthony (IP) / Ili / Macdonald (NRP)*
SG: Goulding / Wilson / D'Angelo (DP)
SF: Travers / Ingles / Machar
PF: Waardenburg / Bowen / Bradtke (DP)
C: Oduro (IP) / Krslovic / Neilson (DP)

Illawarrra

‍Head coach: Justin Tatum

Contracted: Todd Blanchfield, Sam Froling, Dan Grida, Tyler Harvey, Will Hickey, Johny Narkle, Mason Peatling, Wani Swaka Lo Buluk
‍Incoming: Kyle Adnam (Cairns Taipans), Darius Days (TNT Tropang 5G - Philippines), Amarco Doyle (Cairns Marlins - NBL1 North), Milton Doyle (Melbourne United), Fletcher Macdonald (Illawarra Hawks - NBL1 East), Kelan Martin (UCAM Murcia - Spain), Brodie McGregor (Gold Coast Rollers - NBL1 North), Lamar Patterson (Brisbane Bullets)
‍Departed: Jackson Ball (Wisconsin - NCAA), Jonah Bolden (Cairns Taipans), Harry Froling (Tachikawa Dice - Japan), Kobe McDowell-White (Chattanooga - NCAA), QJ Peterson (Bordo BK - Turkey), Luca Yates (Cairns Taipans)
‍Free Agents: Jonah Antonio, Biwali Bayles, JaVale McGee

Potential depth chart:
PG: M.Doyle (IP) / Hickey / Adnam (NRP)
SG: Harvey / Narkle
SF: Swaka Lo Buluk / Grida / Blanchfield / Patterson (IP/NRP)
PF: Martin (IP) / Days (IP) / A.Doyle (DP) / McGregor (DP)
C: Froling / Peatling / Macdonald (DP)