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AJC u16 2017 VIC squads

If only people in this country were just as concerned with their children's academics rather than a game that should be played for fun... smh

631480 - this is a someone whose child was mistreated in the U18 State Team a couple of years ago by a then Assistant Coach but who now gets to do the same to a younger group of girls in the U16's. Pretty simple. Cycle will continue to repeat itself unless stopped

Is that a prediction? Or can you time travel?

Is this just two people whose daughter got cut having a circular conversation?

Lets hope sense prevails here. Time for someone to move on out and let everyone see some fresh faces. U18 and that selection panel is a definite no

Last year

2016
Ellis (Bulleen)
Scanlon (Bulleen)
Lopes (Knox)
Babic (Dandenong)
Newton (Diamond Valley)
Potter (Bulleen)
Edmanson (Hawthorn)
Hollingsworth (Knox)
Anstey (Dandenong)
Locandro (Bulleen)

U16 Victoria Metropolitan Women’s Team
Head Coach Samantha Thornton
Assistant Coach Zoe Carr
Assistant Coach Alan McAughtry
Selector Rob Baldwin
Team Manager TBA
Mentor Allison Tranquil

Always u18s next year.

631413 she wont get the chance back to rep Vic top age, it was taken away by politics.
631406 you can take away the Dandy assistant coach which is why there was no dandy kids picked from an undefeated team, again politics, he was replaced by a Bulleen/DValley coach again, not to forget the current assistant and his mum because they are mates with the coach.

Tritonn 49 - Not sure if you are out of line here and poaching TB. One kid with alot of character. Cant see her going anywhere.

VIC METRO women

STAFF

Head Coach: Samantha Thornton(Bulleen)

Assistant Coach: Simon Hickey(Diamond Valley)

Assistant Coach: John White(Dandenong)

Team Manager: Monique Seeger

Development Coach/Selector: Jacqui O’Neill(Diamond Valley)

Mentor: Peter Buckle(Hawthorn)

Message to TB - Tarni B from Bulleen. Come and play for us. Not sure who couldn't do with the quickest defensive and offensive player in the competition. Elite handles and footwork. Right coach = right environment. You will hear from us.

Never mind the teams - what a way to announce them! Great work Basketball Vic media - slick

^^^^it is correct

"There were at least another 3 bulleen or ex bulleen coaches involved in selection including the current Bulleen assistant coach.""

I am not sure that this is correct?
There was one selector there from Frankston
There was a slew of coaches from many clubs who where there to facilitate sessions, not involved with selecting though.

I'd fancy my chances with the 5 reserves and a pick of 5 new players.

""State coach = bulleen coach = 5 kids inc 2 non starters
State Ast Coach = DValley coach = 2 kids
State Selector = DValley 14 coach whose asst is last years bulleen 2nds coach
State Selector last year to this head coach knox 16 coach 3 girls in one is daughter.
There were at least another 3 bulleen or ex bulleen coaches involved in selection including the current Bulleen assistant coach.""

and this ^ is the reason why coaches should not be chosen from the same age groups as the ages they will oversee at state level, and their must be at least two selectors involved that are neutral to all clubs.
Nepotism at its best

#631074 i think that's the point, all the pressure is now on this group because of what appears to be self interest, i hope they win but everyone is watching

I don't think it matters who vic choose.
Sa m and qld Sth look much deeper.

Camp lists.

Girls sa metro
Abby Brenton
Amy Cotton
Grace Facchini
Madison Freer
Rebekah Frisby-Smith
Matilda Gilfillan-Silk
Margot Hall
Chloe Hodges
Holly Hughes
Lucy Knight
Tamika Lindsay
Brooke Lounder
Hanna Mawdsley
Scarlett Miles
Hannah Prenzler
Teja Ranger
Kelsey Rees
Olivia Renshaw
Mikayla tatarelli
Jordana Vidmar
Chloe Webley


Girls Qld south
Mary Barnett Keresoma, Logan Basketball

Lisa Barnett Keresoma, Logan Basketball

Danielle Bayes, Southern Districts Basketball

Keeley Belford, Southern Districts Basketball

Ashleigh Blake, Sunshine Coast Phoenix

Jorja Bolton, Ipswich Basketball

Jessica Boundy, Seahawks Gc

Charlotte Boyd, Seahawks Gc

Shaylee Coulter-Faamafu, Brisbane Basketball

Katie Deeble, Seahawks Gc

Grace Ellis, Ipswich Basketball

Jasmine Fleming, Brisbane Basketball

Esther Fleming, University Of Sunshine Coast

Audrey Fuller Brisbane Basketball

Makayla Greensill, Gold Coast Basketball

Karissa Grigg, South West Metro Basketball

Charlotte Hegvold, Ipswich Basketball

Grace Hermansson, Seahawks Gc

Phoebe Hinz, Toowoomba Basketball

Haven Hohipa-Wilson, Logan Basketball

Amy Hosking, South West Metro Basketball

Lorna Josiah, Southern Districts Basketball

Kirstyn Lunniss, Southern Districts Basketball

Catherine Macgregor, Ipswich Basketball

Chynelle Marama, South West Metro Basketball

Sarah Millar, Southern Districts Basketball

Neferatali Notoa, Ipswich Basketball

Alice O’driscoll, Northside Wizards Basketball

Janique O’riley, Southern Districts Basketball

Ella Paleaae-Cook, Southern Districts Basketball

Alexus Pepe, Logan Basketball

Tayla Sleaford, Seahawks Gc

Lylah Spring, Logan Basketball

Emilee Tahata, South West Metro Basketball

Neve Tratt, Southern Districts Basketball

Georgia Voyle, Logan Basketball

Charli Wellwood, Gold Coast Basketball

Arielle Williams-Mackey, Logan Basketball

Georgia Woolley, Brisbane Basketball

Molly Buckley, Brisbane Basketball

Coaches want to win so they are not going to leave out "the best player in the comp", even if they have an exceptionally bad attitude.

TB?

The guard that missed out from Bulleen is a gun who was the main part of their successful year two years ago and is seen by many as the best player in the comp.

Including reserves..

6 bulleen-1 reserve
3 Knox
3 DV-1 reserve

2 Dandenong-2 reserve
1 Nunawading-1 reserve

Anon, the bulleen group from u14 did lose a game to knox who now have 2 starters at Dandenong; also quite a few changes from then to now.
State coach = bulleen coach = 5 kids inc 2 non starters
State Ast Coach = DValley coach = 2 kids
State Selector = DValley 14 coach whose asst is last years bulleen 2nds coach
State Selector last year to this head coach knox 16 coach 3 girls in one is daughter.
There were at least another 3 bulleen or ex bulleen coaches involved in selection including the current Bulleen assistant coach.
They are not the three best sides by a stretch Dandy undefeated in VC have played Bulleen in both GF's this year and Nuna only lost to Dandy and beat DValley Aust Day QF.
Dandy Coach pulls out of being State Asst = no girls in
Do the math, if the coach wins with the group then she is a bloody good coach, be great if a non VC coach selected and coached the state teams

definately not who I expected when they announced vic metro womens.
Looking forward to seeing how they go.

So by your theory the 5-6 player at this "strong club" is stronger than the single best player at the other 17 VC clubs??

Vic

Who says there has to be an even spread? Happens once in a while when one club is very strong in that particular age group.
'Sorry, you clearly deserve your spot, but we have too many players from your team already, so we are picking someone from a team that several places below your team on the ladder, we can't look fishy'

This might be the year vic metro doesnt do so well.
U18s and u16s.

That U14 Bulleen team didnt lose all year from memory...epic group!

Great job girls selectors from 17 teams in VC (excluding country teams) we pick our team from 3 clubs. Nothing fishy here

knox 3
Bulleen 5
DV 2

Will be interesting to see how bulleen 16 girls go against interstate teams

First time in a while where vic teams won't tower over there opponents.

Will be another great tournament.

Congratulations mum and dad

not so sure the metro teams will breeze through the tournament this time round.

Nsw metro go pretty deep in the boys and so too sa m and qld Sth in the girls.

Have been around this group of young women and men extensively over the past six months. Thoroughly pleased for all that have made the teams. Like all groups there are some surprising selections and omissions, but these kids can all seriously play. They (both groups) will be tough to beat!

BASKETBALL legend Jan Stirling says Adelaide Lightning must overcome concerns about special treatment.
Stirling, who coached the Lightning to four championships and had been included on a shortlist of potential replacements for outgoing coach Steve Breheny, said she could not return unless every player was treated equally.

"I don't expect to be approached because the values that I bring, and the values that need to be instilled in the Lightning program, would be in conflict with the owner," Stirling said.

"You need to have all of the players on the same page otherwise the program loses its integrity. And all the feedback I've been given is that isn't the case."

The Sunday Mail understands from other sources that perceptions of preferential treatment have caused huge division at the Lightning since Vince Marino became owner in 2006. This is suggested by many former team insiders as a key reason for the Lightning's disastrous 3-19 season.

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While clearly a highly-skilled player - possibly the Lightning's best - the Sunday Mail understands a number of people associated with the club believe Marino has been treated differently regarding fitness and her on-court role.

The problems have existed since former coach Chris Lucas was sacked just two games into the 2007-08 season after a conflict with Marino over Angela's place in the starting line-up.

They persisted during Vicki Valk's three-year reign and continued to haunt the group during their abysmal 2010-11 season.

Since winning the 2008 championship the Lightning has gone from a competition powerhouse to near cellar-dweller and from the preferred destination of any SA-born player to one that is constantly overlooked by locally-produced talent.

Stirling believes the turn of events may be a result of player disunity and coaches feeling disempowered.

"Vince has certainly put his hand in his pocket and is a passionate supporter of women's basketball in South Australia," Stirling said.

"But until the issues with the playing group, including Angela, are addressed they won't be a successful group.

"She's certainly a wonderful player, there's no doubt about that . . . the issue is because there's different guidelines."

Stirling said the Lightning needed to investigate why SA's top junior basketballers were choosing to play for interstate WNBL clubs.

The current playing group also needed to start treating their positions on the team as a privilege, rather than a right.

Team captain Marino, who averaged 15.2 points and 4.3 assists per game and was voted the team's MVP, is understood to be still searching for a state league team to play for during the off-season, having been ruled out by North Adelaide, South Adelaide, West Adelaide and her junior club, Sturt.

Sturt and West are coached by Lucas and Valk respectively, while North is coached by Tania Dhu, who was an assistant under Valk at the Lightning.

Breheny, who is remaining at the club as operations manager, declined to comment.

Vince Marino did not return phone calls
Truth has come out. Pity its 3 years late!