WATCH: Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers

10 Sep 2026

Melbourne United host the New Zealand Breakers in their last NBL27 pre-season hit-out.

By

NBL.com.au

Melbourne and New Zealand face their final pre-season tests ahead of the Hungry Jack's NBL27 Season, this Thursday at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers
Thursday, September 10 - 6:30pm AEST
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre

Get tickets

Tickets are available via the Melbourne United website.

>> CLICK HERE TO GET TICKETS

How to watch

Watch live and free via NBL.com.au and the NBL App.

How to follow

Live scores, stats and game highlights are available via the free NBL App and NBL.com.au.

>> VISIT GAME CENTRE

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 (Milwaukee Bucks), Jensen Bradtke (Brisbane Bullets), Jacob Chance (Head Coach), Joe Ingles (Minnesota Timberwolves - NBA), Sean Macdonald (Tasmania JackJumpers), Harry Neilson (Sandringham Sabres - NBL1 South), Josh Oduro (New Orleans Pelicans - NBA), Luke Travers (Cleveland Cavaliers - NBA), Sam Waardenburg (Cairns Taipans)
‍Departed: Campbell Blogg (UNC Bears - NCAA), Dash Daniels (South East Melbourne Phoenix), Milton Doyle (Illawarra Hawks), Jesse Edwards, ,Finn Delany (Ibaraki Robots - B.LEAGUE), Tom Koppens (Cal State Bakersfield - NCAA), Tanner Krebs (South East Melbourne Phoenix), Henry Sewell (Portland - NCAA), Dean Vickerman (Head Coach), Tyson Walker (JL Bourg - France)
‍Free Agents: Nicholas Tata

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)

New Zealand

‍Head coach: Gordon Herbert

Contracted: Tukaha Cooper, Carlin Davison, Parker Jackson-Cartwright, Izayah Le'Afa, Sam Mennenga, Reuben Te Rangi
‍Incoming: Charles Bediako (Alabama - NCAA), Aubrey Chunga (Wellington Saints - NZNBL), Kazlo Evans Jr. (Manawatu Jets - NZNBL), Gordon Herbert (Head Coach), Josiah-Jordan James (Hapoel Jerusalem - Israel), Preston Le Gassick (Palm Beach Atlantic University - NCAA DII), Kouat Noi (Sydney Kings), Anzac Rissetto (Phoenix Hagen - Germany), Kael Robinson (Northern Kentucky - NCAA), Dejan Vasiljevic (Adelaide 36ers)
‍Departed: Jack Andrew (Wolga Shonan - Japan), Sean Bairstow (Sheffield Sharks - United Kingdom), Izaiah Brockington (Tezenis Verona - Italy),Karim Lopez (Memphis Grizzlies - NBA), Petteri Koponen (Head Coach), Tai Webster (Limoges - France)
‍Free Agents: Robert Baker, Taylor Britt, Max Darling, Liam Judd, Rob Loe, Alex McNaught

Potential depth chart:
PG: Jackson-Cartwright (IP) / Le Gassick / Evans Jr. (DP)
SG: Vasiljevic / Le'Afa / Cooper (DP)
SF: James (IP) / Davison / Te Rangi / Chunga (DP)
PF: Mennenga / Noi / Robinson (DP)
C: Bediako (IP) / Rissetto