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The Australia Women's National Basketball Team (nicknamed The Opals) is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women, beating Russia 91–74. The Opals became the first non-American team since Brazil in 1994 to become world champions with their victory over the Russians.
The team's captain and star player is centre Lauren Jackson, a perennial WNBA All-Star team member.
Women's basketball was introduced as an Olympic sport at Montreal in 1976.
1984 Los Angeles Roster
Jenny Cheesman (Capt), Robyn Maher, Bronwyn Marshall, Patricia Cockrem, Donna Quinn, Patricia Mickan, Julie Nykiel, Kathy Foster, Marina Moffa, Karen Dalton, Wendy Laidlaw, Sue Geh, Brendan Flynn (Head Coach), Kay McFarlane (Assistant Coach), Lorraine Landon (Manager), Eddie Crouch (Referee).
1988 Seoul Roster
Wait there, stop
You know I didn't mean it
I'm not really sure I'm not really sure
What they've all been talking
Theo Theo, get yourself together
We all make mistakes
We not really sure we not really sure
What they've all been singing
Oh Theo, what seems to be the problem
I really can't get a grip on yourself
Oh Theo, what seems to be the problem
I really can't get a grip on yourself
Theo where could she go
Theo where could she go
Theo where could she go...
It's been 4 days now
I can't believe it but I miss you
I'm not really sure I'm not really sure
Theo Theo, get yourself together
We all make mistakes
We not really sure we not really sure
How to act, or to behave
Oh Theo, what seems to be the problem
I really can't get a grip on yourself
Oh Theo, what seems to be the problem
I really can't get a grip on yourself
Theo where could she go
Theo where could she go
Theo where could she go...
You start you start oh you start running (x8)