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Classics Update - U12/14/16 teams to watch?

I can't get over how many threads end up being all about everyone vs Sturt!

Time to build a bridge methinks...

1 saucer of milk to anon 570 please, extra sour

Actually, Melbourne Girls do offer a Tiny Tigers training programme for kids before they start playing for the Tigers. Boys and girls can start training from around 5 years of age. I have 2 daughters that are doing exactly that and learning a lot while having a great time with fantastic coaches. They have been offered the opportunity to play domestic with the other Tiny Tigers but are already playing domestic somewhere else.

To add on
Melb girls do have a junior program before under 12s and the boys, they need their own stadium so they can develop a junior program! Can anyone help them find one!!!

Valid points but can any rep club claim the development of juniors prior to under 12. Certainly the club we play domestic with does little to develop any kids. You are either lucky and get someone who knows basketball and can teach the kids how to play or you get an enthusiastic parent who tries their best. Either way the real development at rep level does not start prior to under 12s. Thus for those that choose to start at Melbourne good luck.

As for the ugly parents. Anon is so right they only get ugglier and yes many do think it is their right to have their kids be super stars. Let the kids play and have fun, life is far too short!

Agree with the last post to some extent. Melbourne does not boast their own junior competition and hence do not have a real development program. All their players essentially come from everywhere else. However for players to flock to them, they must be doing something right that other associations where this players come from originally are not able to retain them.

Selectors will never get it right becasue selection requires making choices and these will never be unanimous. Whilst I think nepatism does exist in all aspects of sport, I am not sure replacing anyone with someone else will reduce this!

Under 14 boys is Melbourne 1 versus Melbourne 2 for the grand final.

Melb 1 beat Sturt by over 30 points whilst their second team took out Geelong!

Melbourne must be doing something right to have 12, 14 and 16 boys all in the final - and a guaranteed win in 14 boys.

Dandenong (will win by a mile) u/18 girls knocked out of classic by melbourne
Semis: Knox vs Norwood
Bulleen vs Melbourne

Under 16 Boys looks very different to all of the predictons. No SA teams at all in top 4. Instead Bulleen, Melbourne, Keilor and Manly!

And then there were 4!!!
14 Boys results
Semis to be
Melbourne 1 v Sturt
Melbourne v Geelong

Top 8 in 14s boys decided
Eastern and Sturt from SA
Hills Hornets from NSW
5 Vic teams Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2, Geelong, Blackburn and Sandringham

After tomorrow there will only be one SA team battling out the semis given Sturt and Eastern face each other in the qualifying final. Hills Hornets play Melbourne 1 and will have to play well if there is going to be another state challenge the Vics

14 Boys
The prediction for Forestville to do well will not eventuate. Just beaten by Melb 1 team by 60+ points.

Diamond Valley went down to Sandringham and Know down to Blackburn.

Sturt look to be the only SA team which can compete with the Vics although they are have not played the tougher teams yet!

Bulleen record looks good apart from last week result against Knox going down by 24.They may have had players out that week though....Aus squad ?...not sure...

Hydra whats your tip as a country mile?..and who will they beat in final?

Sturt's ugly cousin?

That's a big call, I mean how many six fingered banjo players do you see at Wayville?

Thats a way but what about the players you leave in the 2 team.A lot of these players are alredy dissapointed about not being in the first team and would feel no need to help anyone.I personally would rather play in the team im in ,than make up numbers for another team

The effect of promotin g players then dis advantages 3 other teams.Knox currently have 4 U/16 Boys teams all are playing tournaments this weekend.If Players were promoted is it fair to the other teams?

Without knowing the full story, it certainly is disappointing that Knox withdrew, as traditionally they are one fo the stronger teams.

Knox also have exceptional depth, and surely one would think they would have promoted a few players to gain experience in playing at the Classic at the very least instead of withdrawing.

Can anyone tell me about the 12 and 14 boys. I have heard enough about the 16s

U/18 Girls will be vic dominated...No Sturt? My tip Dandenong (State team) to beat Knox or Bulleen (timms influence immense)

14 Boys - Melbourne, Geelong, Diamond Valley, Sturt will all be up there.

Looking at results, Sturt are clearly the stand outs in the 14 boys.

Really. How did they go at the Eltham/Dandenong tournament. I think Sturt finished in the top 8 but did not know if any other SA team did well at that age group?

I believe some games were cacelled at Port Adelaide on Wednesday night due to a small fire. It started above umpires room but none were affected. No disturbance to any more games.