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Stats for U18 Nationals???

Who's the other 5?

There's another 5 in the team, not just Evans

she will play in the post. As 4-5.
Apart from Evans a 5, Baldwin a 4, the rest are 1, 2, 3s.

Keating plays a 3 or 4, Evans plays a 5 completely different positions ...

how tall is Keating, will she start over Evans?
I'm surprised tsantarlis wasn't chosen.

^ yes have to agree, the overall standard of that grand final was way down on some years, not a lot of standout moments, but a hard fought contest purely because they traded baskets for most of the game, when they could actually hit the basket.

Wow that girls grand final was a stinker. It was close, but awful, awful game. A mile off the standard of last year:

The loss of Krause cost them.

How good was Robertson for vic metro.

2 grand final thrillers

None of the 02 bigs (Evans, Keating, tsantarlis) are as good as a Hollingsworth, Anstey or locandro at this stage so the front court is unlikely to,change in 2018.

It's all in the backcourt.

A link perhaps?

Refer to 21.09 post

Babic

Who are some 02 players to keep an eye on?

Locandro travelled to east coast dnp
Basic didn't go well in 16s wild shots.

Well if a team losers by 40 like vic metro.
Doesn't it say something about the defense

Locandro travelled to east coast dnp

Bad attitudes at try outs put a line through quite a few who could have made it on talent.

2018 there's a lot better than that.
Let's hope no selectors agenda and we have wise heads.

2018 maybe.

Poa/Ellis
Lopes/Jenkins
Potter/Babic
Hollingsworth/Edmanson
Anstey/Locandro

Maybe a few changes.

Babic can shoot it for sure. Not a great defender or ball handler though.
None of the reserves would have made any significant difference.
Kelly, Babic, King-Hawea, Lovelace or Tanner.

How was locandro injured if she's been playing scw?
Didn't make camps?

Babic r u kidding?

Locandro injured not considered Ellis not a team player but a good player.

Should have picked Babic. She was a reserve and a scorer.

Has everything to do with selection make poor choices,your behind the 8 ball.
Then of course the team is more vulnerable.
Of course there are great players outside Vic.

kobe was reserve and pretty Similar to Ayres. Better inside, worse outside.
I thought locandro would have helped in the post butnshe wasn't even a reserve. Nor energiser bunny Ellis.

Nothing to do with selection, they were simply outplayed by a better team, it's happened before and it will happen again, gone are the days of Vic metro being the best, they need to realise that other teams can and will beat them.

Watching a lot of the high performance players has me thinking they can play, but their basketball IQ is low and it really stands out.
When the opposition can play zone it means there're not worried about your shooting ability.

Watching a lot of the high performance players has me thinking they can play, but their basketball IQ is low and it really stands out.

One player stands out in u18s over the rest not a guard or shooter, but overlooked.
I will name her Kobe!

Thornton was u16s
Flynn u18s

The u16s last year were well selected and well coached, isn't it the same coach?

The two best guards were not selected and the two best shooters were not selected.
It was the pride of one selector to have all his girls in.
Check Facebook photos.
The best way is to have a panel of independent experienced coaches at a high level, and not ones with an agenda!!

I agree, this years u16 selection was well off.
See what happens I guess.

#633544 same thing has happened with the Metro u16s selection and they will get the same result if not worse.

Selection needs to be put into the hands of people who are not associated with that age group and at least it will be then be seen to be non biased

Who should have been in then?

U18 vic metro girls were badly chosen no shooters and no guards.
Waiting for disaster to happen, especially when selectors have their own agenda leaving the head coach stranded.
Let's hope next year they choose more wisely!!

An expected reply. One day if you are unfortunate to have a brain injury and have to endure people calling you that mame while you completely understand what people are saying but cannot respond due to your failed body, then and maybe then you will understand. It is not PC, just what good human beings understand out of respect for those less fortunate. And this site needs to show respect to those not able to fight for themselves, just as juniors are portected from being named on this site. Expecting more comments back bit this is my last response. I hope the moderator has respect as well...

Complaining about the word retarded is retarded. How many more words are going to be banned by these PC looneys?

Competition stats are updated now, as of today. Enjoy.

Moderator please delete Boti Faker due to his insensitive slurs using words that are offensive to people of disabilities. Appalling language and inferences.

Boti, it didn't pop up until day 3!

It only became available last night after round 2.

If you can't find the competition stat leaders for the 2017 U18 Men/Women Nationals, then you are dead set retarded. Consider finding an alternate career to keyboard warrior because you are an absolute failure at it.

I think the $2500 is for total cost of player attending the champs.

So over $2000 would be for airfares, accommodation, food, bus hire /travel at the games, uniforms, cost of traveling coaches managers etc. Probably less than $200 per player would be for the actual competition entry fee.

That said the sporting pulse website, live sates etc is shocking and needs fixing at all levels, not just nationals, but state leagues and local leagues etc.

So expensive, are state bodies taking cream off the top?

Junior sport that for some will lead to college scholarships and possible career and education opportunitites. Players will be being scouted for various opportunities and pathways. They work hard and so do their parents to pay for this expensive sport and time put in as well. Beside its all about professionalism and expectations comparative to the same sport around the world. Don't belittle those just asking for what is appropriate at this National level and in the past been available. This new platform has lot of issues even at a local level. It is not user friendly and don't get me started on the registration and password issues as a parent. It needs an account format for starters for each family/player. The list is long so keep complaining people until some action is taken or a competitor catches on and offers a better service.

Very poor again from the sports Peak body

Wow in that case for $2.5K there should be working live stats etc.