WATCH: Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans

05 Sep 2026

The Brisbane Bullets and the Cairns Taipans face off on the Sunshine Coast.

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NBL.com.au

It's a Queensland rivalry renewed on the Sunshine Coast, as the Brisbane Bullets take on the Cairns Taipans in their final pre-season hit-out.

Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans
Saturday, September 12 - 6:30pm AEST
University of Sunshine Coast

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Depth charts

Brisbane

Head coach: Will Weaver

Contracted: Tyrell Harrison, Jacob Holt, Sam McDaniel, Taine Murray, Mitch Norton
‍Incoming: Rio Bruton (South Adelaide - NBL1 Central), Josh Duach (Goldfields Giants - NBL1 West), Nate Hinton (Memphis Hustle - NBA G League), Max Mackinnon (LSU - NCAA), Lat Mayen (Perth Wildcats), Billy McRae (Warwick Senators), Harry Rouhliadeff (University of Hawaii - NCAA), Arnas Velička (Neptunas - Lithuania), Will Weaver (Head Coach), Jaylin Williams (Stockton Kings - NBA G League), Archie Woodhill (Tasmania JackJumpers)
‍Departed: Jensen Bradtke (Melbourne United), Callum Dalton, Tristan Devers (University of Washington - NCAA), Alex Ducas (BC Balkan Botevgrad - Bulgaria), Javon Freeman-Liberty, Hunter Maldonado (Kaohsiung Aquas - Taiwan), Dakota Mathias (Tasmania JackJumpers), Darryl McDonald (Head Coach), Lamar Patterson (Illawarra Hawks), Casey Prather, Jack Purchase, Tohi Smith-Milner, Terry Taylor
‍Free Agents: -

Potential depth chart:
PG: Velička (IP) / Norton / Duach (DP)
SG: Mackinnon / Murray* / Bruton (DP)
SF: Hinton (IP) / McDaniel* / McRae (DP)
PF: Williams (IP) / Mayen / Rouhliadeff
C: Harrison / Holt / Woodhill (NRP)

Cairns

‍Head coach: Adam Forde

Contracted: Kyrin Galloway, Jack McVeigh, Lloyd McVeigh, Reyne Smith
‍Incoming: Jonah Bolden (Illawarra Hawks), Jaylon Brown (Petkim Spor - Turkey), Walter Brown (UNLV - NCAA), Shaun Bruce (Sydney Kings), Sunday Dech (Perth Wildcats), Jaylin Galloway (Sydney Kings), Malique Lewis (South East Melbourne Phoenix), Brody Nunn (Tasmania JackJumpers), Luke Paul (Centre of Excellence - Next Star), Keanu Pinder (Akita Northern Happinets - B League), Kobe Williamson (Tasmania JackJumpers), Luca Yates (Illawarra Hawks)
‍Departed: Kyle Adnam (Illawarra Hawks), Andrew Andrews (Tezenis Verona - Italy), Alex Higgins-Titsha (Perth Wildcats), Marcus Lee (Shinshu Brave Warriors -Japan), Mawot Mag, Jed Richardson (Tasmania JackJumpers), Sam Waardenburg (Melbourne United)
‍Free Agents: Lachlan Barker, Kian Dennis, Mojave King, Admiral Schofield, Kody Stattmann

Potential depth chart:
PG: J.Brown (IP) / Paul (NS)* / Bruce / Nunn (DP)
SG: J.Galloway* / Smith / L.McVeigh (DP)
SF: Lewis (IP) / Dech / W.Brown
PF: J.McVeigh / K.Galloway* / Williamson (NRP)
C: Pinder / Bolden / Yates (DP)

* Injured