Brondello cuts Kristy Wallace and Maddi Rocci as Toronto\u2019s Aussie roster hopes take a brutal hit<\/p>\n
Opals head coach Sandy Brondello<\/a> removed any doubt that being an Australian trying to make the Toronto Tempo<\/a>\u2019s roster in its first season in the WNBA<\/a> would not be an advantage.<\/p>\n Tempo head coach Brondello, 57, who is putting together Toronto\u2019s inaugural squad ahead of next week\u2019s 2026 season, cut Queenslander Kristy Wallace<\/a> and Victorian Maddi Rocci <\/a>just a day after the expansion franchise played its first-ever game.<\/p>\n Maddi Rocci \u2013\u00a0Toronto Tempo vs Connecticut Sun (April 30, 2026)<\/p>\n Minutes: 13:55 \u2502 Points: 11 \u2502 FG: 2-6 \u2502 3PT: 0-0 \u2502 FT: 7-7 \u2502 Rebounds: 2 \u2502 Assists: 3 \u2502 Steals: 1 \u2502 TO: 3 \u2502 +\/-: -13<\/p>\n Kristy Wallace \u2013\u00a0Toronto Tempo vs Connecticut Sun (April 30, 2026)<\/p>\n Minutes: 16:31 \u2502 Points: 5 \u2502 FG: 1-4 \u2502 3PT: 1-3 \u2502 FT: 2-4 \u2502 Rebounds: 2 \u2502 Assists: 3 \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 TO: 1 \u2502 +\/-: -5<\/p>\n Both players were on training camp contracts. Wallace was selected by Brondello in the 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft after sitting out the 2025 WNBA season. The 30-year-old won bronze at the 2024 Olympic Games and 2022 World Cup \u2026 under Brondello.<\/p>\n Australians Saffron Shiels and Charlise Dunn<\/a> remain on the Tempo squad, both drafted by Brondello last month.<\/p>\n Brondello was appointed new head coach of WNBA<\/a> expansion franchise on November 5, 2025, only a month after departing ways with the Liberty.<\/p>\n 2024 WNBA champions New York<\/a> didn’t renew Brondello’s contract after the Liberty were knocked out of the 2025 play-offs by Sami Whitcomb<\/a>‘s Phoenix Mercury.<\/p>\n Wallace and Rocci are two of the three Australians<\/a> waived this week.<\/p>\n Australian forward Amelia Hassett<\/a>, who was selected with the 35th overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks<\/a>, was waived on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. <\/p>\n The 190cm Albury forward played at Kentucky, starting 67 games across two seasons while emerging as a stretch forward with perimeter shooting and rebounding presence.<\/p>\n Hassett played 11:30 minutes against Nigeria last Sunday and scored three points to go with three boards.<\/p>\n Amelia Hassett \u2013 Los Angeles Sparks vs Nigeria (Sunday, April 26, 2026)<\/p>\n Minutes: 11:30 \u2502 Points: 3 \u2502 FG: 1-2 \u2502 3PT: 1-2 \u2502 FT: 0-0 \u2502 Rebounds: 3 \u2502 Assists: 0 \u2502 Steals: 1 \u2502 TO: 0 \u2502 +\/-: -6<\/p>\n \n 2026 base salaries. Active total excludes waived players and auto-calculates from visible confirmed salary rows only. Currency toggle available. TBD = no confirmed figure.\n <\/p>\n Toronto Tempo<\/p>\n Basic Facts<\/p>\n