Hoops

Winter Season Finals

probably showing my age. MB used to have teams, got folded into Eastern Mavs apparently. But 'back in the day' we made the trip twice a week for U18 & div1 game & Forestville was our 'home court' so every game was away.

I think they are referring to the Eastern Magpies

Are Murray Bridge 'soft' by not demanding any home games?

Consider the Murray Bridge teams who dont have home games...... ever! Every match is 1 to 2 hours travel time and no home court advantage. They are just happy to play.

"closer for fellow club members" - I assume we are talking Norwood?

"It isn't a BSA stadium and paying to hire other venues when they have their own available doesn't make much sense."

Try telling that to a team who are disadvantaged by playing a "home" game against another team

I know it's finals, but why (in the U18 Boys Div 1) did Norwood host Sturt at Pasadena?

Were Sturt "rubbed in the dirt"

Wow! That wasn't even close! 24 points...pfft.

SP33, maybe the point of JUNIOR competition is not winning at any cost, maybe it is developing future players with good work ethics and commitment to the teams they play for. If you lose the 'not so talented' players who put in the commitment but dont get court time, eventually you dont have a team. remember a team of champions does not make a champion team!

Not the PPS (pushy parent syndrome) coming into play again!!
From what I see on Hoops regularly is that the coaches who don't have a good team, or make the finals, are under the gun. Here it apears that team which has made finals is under the PPS pressure, --just what a team needs leading into finals.

My mail is that some parents need to sit down and support the coach through the finals period. If not happy at end of season, then think about a change.

We all know Div 1 is the one the JDOs talk about, but what about Division 2:

While ladder positions in Div 1 are pretty firm, in a couple of grades in Div 2, it's down to the last round.

U12B: Norwood; Forestville; Sturt 1; Sturt 2
U14B: Sturt 2, Norw Blu; South; Norw Red --- Sturt 1, North

Teams 4,5 & 6 are all on same points. North have a home game to Norwood Red at Mars (WTF?) and this will be crucial.

U16B: Sturt 2; Sturt 1; For Gold; For Blue --- Norwood

Teams 4 and 5 on same points. For Blue play Sturt 2 and Norwood play South

U18B: For Gold; Sturt 1; Sturt 2; Norwood
U12G: For Blue; For Gold; West; Sturt
U14G: For Blue; Sturt 2; For Gold; Mavs --- Norwood

Mavs have a tight game against West, Norwood against South

U16G: Nor Red; Sturt 1; For Gold; Tigers --- Sturt 2

Tigers need to beat, or draw, against Centrals, Sturt 2 vs For Blue

U18G: Tigers, Nor Blue; North Red; Sturt 1

Once again, well done to all teams who have made finals.

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