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Too cool for classics (I don't know).

Gee, what makes you think they're not from Westies cat?

BKATZ FOR EVA!!!!!!!


Yaahhhhh !!!!

You are so Kool that you are like ice! I don't think you realise how kool you are. You must be like the totally koolest kat here!

Why read an mystery/spy/action novel when you can just read a junior thread on Hoops.

Great review Anon 8545.
Do you work with your hands because you are a Tool.
If you delved a bit more, perhaps you would have found out why West put a much "depleted team on the court.
Not looking for excuses but your Tool had a sharp edge

Good point 851
Many kids 'cop it' from parents (both their own and other) which only increases pressure.
We all know that by U18 there are influences such as "opposite sex" (for majority), cars, bars and parties, but the other factor may well be that they are becoming independent and are sick of being told by parents what they are doing wrong, so 'rebel' by quitting the great game??

Were the North girls so good because Corey had them 3 years ago?
Where are the faithful followers now?

Looks like U14 Stuart are out of Classics this year.
I real shame as were showing some real great signs over the weekend - undefeated until the last couple of games for third, yes congratulation South - a very improved side indeed.

As a previous post said - many factors result in a bad loss and one of the major problems with Sturt have been there injuries - great players that should be resting and still played and had one tall that didn't play at all.

Can happen to any team at any time? Looking forward to injury free games and seeing the boys greatly improve in the coming weeks.

Rock,

This forum isnt about who wins or loses........



This forum is about who has a beef with someone/something that has upset them.

Most of these posters are kids or parents (mostly of losing teams)

i do miss going down to bball haha

@Jack - Yeah, I'm not biting.

@PlaymakerMo It seems Forestville have choked big time. It's disappointing not to see any Blue v Gold GF's. How can this happen?

Nice to see a South Adelaide team get a flag. Toby Lockwood seems to have U14 Boys State stitched up like a drum - going for three in a row next year. Has he had an offer from the Dark Side yet?

@Jack - "I think it's a bit of a forgone conclusion that Forestville will dominate the girls in both the State and reserves. There will be pockets of resistance in the state, but there could be a few Gold v Blue finals in the reserves."

2/4 for Forestville's state girls, and neither win was a 'forgone conclusion'. Granted, at the start of summer Forestville would've been expecting to at least make the GF for U12-18G. No Blue vs Gold finals in the reserves either.

Winners:

U12B State - Sturt
U12B Reserve - South Adelaide

U14B State - Centrals
U14B Reserve - Sturt

U16B State - Sturt
U16B Reserve - Sturt

U12G State - Forestville
U12G Reserve - Sturt

U14G State - Forestville
U14G Reserve - Forestville

U16G State - Sturt
U16G Reserve - Sturt

U18s - TBD

In the State Group SF's

U12B: Sturt-Mavs; Lions-Tigers
U14B: Sturt-Mavs; Lions-Panthers
U16B: Sturt-Tigers; Lions-West
U18B: Sturt-West; Eagles-Norwood

U12G: Eagles-Mavs; Sturt-Tigers
U14G: Eagles-Sturt; Norwood-Mavs
U16G: Eagles-Mavs; Norwood-Sturt
U18G: Eagles-Mavs; Norwood-North

Well done to all those teams.
Sturt in 7/8
Mavs in 6/8
Eagles in 5/8
Norwood in 4/8
Lions in 3/8
Tigers in 3/8

... sorry mate.....

Sturt will need to work out another way to win. Ever tried sharks with lasers?

Ingles13, there are too many missed calls because refs do get intimidated.

To make it easy for the refs, the trick is simple. Ball carrier is bringing the ball out of the backcourt, and the Sturt guard is doing the right thing slowing them down and jabbing their hand in every so often. The help comes over and usually moving FAST. Now, the ball carrier could make contact with their guard, but a flop could give some doubt and a dumb ref could call a charge. Therefore, the ball carrier needs to make sure the contact is made with the help guard instead. They have no excuse and their momentum means that they are unable to set themselves in a stationary position. A blocking foul should be the call.

673, Sturt have no reason not be represented in all grand finals and if they do not have a team in all GFs they should consider that a failure. Their style of play is very effective in ensuring wins.

Defensively, they always place great pressure on the ball carrier in the back court. They actively try to steal the ball by reaching in. A smart opposition coach should be able to exploit this and get a reaching foul every time and aim get their team to the FT line by halfway through the quarter. If an opposing coach can't get Sturt into foul trouble they're not really trying. (unfortunately a lot a refs don't call reaching fouls against Sturt so you really need to overplay the reach to stand any chance of getting a fair call)

Defensively, Sturt hate ball penetrations into their key. Tommy Waterhouse won't give odds on getting fouled. They also hate opposition fast breaks so expect the grab, but once again, it needs to be overplayed as grabbing from behind should be an unsportsmanlike foul in some cases.

Offensively, Sturt usually have a very good transition game and move the ball from one end to another quickly. Their static offences are pretty simple, but usually rely on getting an extra pass off to the weak side after the help D has made an error.

Next time punters are at a stadium, just watch the magic of Sturt play.

OK, so I have lit the fuse, let's wait for the anons to slag me off!

I think it's a bit of a forgone conclusion that Forestville will dominate the girls in both the State and reserves. There will be pockets of resistance in the state, but there could be a few Gold v Blue finals in the reserves. Having said that, there is always one or two teams who have a blinder and surprise everyone. The rankings are generally on the money, but there are always a couple of teams where people say WTF? Getting a first game win is always the key to success.

The boys State is always exciting and a bit more even. Sturt should take out 12, 16, 18, with Centrals taking the 14's. I think each GF will see a mix of clubs represented. The boys Reserve could see a lot of Sturt 1 v Sturt 2 GF's based on the depth at the club. Once again, there should be a lot of different clubs at the SF level. Norwood boys are the dark horses for me, but there are still a lot of good individual teams in the boys and all they need is a lucky break to be right up there.

Good luck to all teams playing. Play well, play hard, play fair.