{"id":711540,"date":"2026-06-03T01:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/711540\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T01:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:23:12","slug":"full-force-rollers-confirmed-for-world-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/711540\/","title":{"rendered":"Full force Rollers confirmed for World challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ford Rollers have confirmed a 16-player roster for\u00a0Rollers vs World\u202fseries<\/a>\u00a0at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a rare opportunity to compete against\u202fworld-class\u202fcompetition\u202fon home soil, the Rollers will host Spain, Italy and Japan, with the tournament arriving\u202fat a pivotal time for a group that\u00a0Head Coach Brad Ness\u00a0believes is continuing to raise the bar, both individually and collectively.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019ve liked most about this group is their commitment to not just becoming world-class, but striving to become the world\u2019s best,\u201d Ness said.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey understand that reaching the podium\u202fisn\u2019t\u202fabout individuals.\u202fIt\u2019s\u202fabout pushing each other every day and growing together as a collective group.\u201d\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

That mindset has helped build what Ness describes as the deepest Rollers squad the program has\u202fseen in a long time, with competition for places intensifying as the road to Ottawa enters its final stages.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ness confirmed the series would carry added significance for those vying for a place in the final\u202fWorld Championship team.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been very clear with the group that this year there is no traditional selection camp\u00a0–\u00a0it\u2019s a selection year,\u201d he said.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coaches have been\u202fmonitoring\u202fplayers all around the world over the past six to eight months and every athlete has had opportunities to press their case for\u202fselection.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond\u202fselection, the tournament will also play a valuable role in player development and the program\u2019s long-term planning.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tournament is hugely important for the group,\u201d Ness said.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many of the younger players and those on the fringe of the team, it\u202fprovides\u202fan opportunity to gain international experience and continue pressing their case for\u202fselection.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also gives the coaching staff the chance to trial different combinations and see what this group is capable of as we build towards LA28\u202fand beyond.\u201d\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Australian<\/p>\n

Jordan Bartley\u00a0
\nEithen Leard\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lachlin Dalton\u00a0
\nBen Moncrieff\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kane Downie\u00a0
\nFrank Pinder\u00a0<\/p>\n

Steven Elliott\u00a0
\nTom O\u2019Neill-Thorne<\/p>\n

Phil Evans\u00a0
\nFrank Pinder\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jake Kavanagh\u00a0
\nLuke Pople\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tomas Klein\u00a0
\nJeremy Tyndall\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tristan Knowles\u00a0
\nSam White\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rollers vs World starts for Australia\u2019s men against Japan on\u00a0Friday, 5 June at 8:00am, AEST<\/a>. Attendance is free and non-ticketed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Every game\u00a0will be\u00a0streamed\u202fLIVE\u202fvia\u202fBasketball Australia YouTube,<\/a>\u202fdelivered in partnership with the\u202fWheelchair Basketball Australia<\/a>\u202f(WBA).\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ford Rollers have confirmed a 16-player roster for\u00a0Rollers vs World\u202fseries\u00a0at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.\u202f\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44,83],"class_list":["post-711540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news","tag-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}