Hoops

ABL ins and outs

Good recon Dazza,
sounds like he is a handy player and with a nickname like Ox sounds pretty strong around the boards.

I was expecting Norwood/Eagles to be MOTR, but now match of the round would be the Morris/Prince head to head.

I have heard whisper that as well. The game this weekend against the Southern Tigers could be the clash of the imports.

Could be match of the round up there at Gawler

No cuts at Forestville , just strong marketing of the game .Get on their new web site and look at the promotion of the game .
Juniors everywhere , local talent on show and over 350 people each week expected to turn out to games .
We have local talent like Sutton , Hoban , Wise Harvey, Sully to burn in Men's , plus Kermond Bow (x 2) ,Minear, Duncan and Fergus in Women's , so it looks like a great local program .
Get out a see what they have to offer, including good evening meals , Mascot of the day , full bar and canteen facilities .
You may even see some old faces during the year at one of the "themed" nights" during the home games.
All looking good at Eagles Nest

Just throwing out the hook Dazza to see what I can reel in

I don't know what it is about South, Woodville and Mavs, but I can't seem to get fired up about them.

Forestville probably 3rd. I do think Hoban will be the key to that team. The time with the Sixers this year will see him as a deeper, well rounded player.

North without Zorich and Reardon are still pretty deep so they will be right up there. Top 4 for them. The Burdman is a freak so if he fires up in the tin shed - watch out!

Southern with the import will win matches, but one man does not make a team. They will win the big matches, so all they need to do is get into the finals and watch out.

I reckon Centrals will be the smokey for the season. There are some juniors in the team with nothing to lose and all to prove. They will upset teams who go in too confidently against them. They were unlucky last season and were the team with the most losses within 5 points. If they work on winning pressure games, then they will make the finals.

I know Norwood were in the GF last year and thanks to "Lloyd", every junior in SA now thinks they have a chance in the back court with 2 secs on the clock, but from what I saw last year they were strong defensively (Cooper), but lacked offensive power. If you take away their main defensive weapon they must ensure their offense is up with a team like North's to be a real threat. I think that although Coops gets back for his offense, he does too many things off play and around the key and will be sorely missed.

West are a team who will flourish under Brad Davidson. I would expect them to take the crown of the best defensive team in the league this season and can imagine Brad giving them plenty of pre-season fitness work at the Port. Gotta love those Semaphore sandunes!
Rhino needs to step up and dominate in that team if he is serious about playing NBL. With Brad as a mentor he will be a much better player come September.
West around 4th IMO.

Sturt with Jacob and the Ninja will be hard to stop. If they aren't in the GF then I will be suprised.

I'll get the ball rolling to get discussion started ... I'm sure I am wrong, so let me hear it

GF (Men): Sturty Sixers over Southern
GF (Women): North over Norwood Lightning Flames

Table: (Men)
1. Sturty Sixers
2. North
3. Southern
4. West
5. Forestville
6. Norwood
7. Centrals
8. South
9. Woodville
10. Mavs

And Predictions for the crown?