personally I don't think SHC have the depth or height to do well over there. Pedare's team last year were much stringer IMO and still got smashed over there!

stronger** even LOL

the trinity college team that won state two years ago, with players such as
chris clausen
rob cameron
brett collins
jacob templeton


they made championship division and still got thumped over at nationals.

has a south australia team ever done well over in the championship division?

not won champ div - but we have been mid range

I think the day really shows that more care and thought needs to be put into making the draws and finals format. I don't mean to take anything away from Sacred Heart, who on the day were clearly the best team. But when you look at their competition you do wonder...they were not challenged at all during the day. Cabra came close, close being 20 points.
Based on Wednesday's results, Trinity are the third best team in the state, Pedare 4th, Brighton 5th and Aberfoyle Park 6th - that is where it gets ridiculous. None of those teams should have been at the finals day. SHC and Cabra beat them easily, with perhaps the exception of the Cabra-Trinity match. Aberfoyle Park were there because they beat Pasadena...that's it...close to every school in the Saturday morning competition would also beat Pasadena, and Ab Park for that matter.
Schools like Unley, Mercedes, Westminster - they should have been there. These three teams would have wiped the floor with our 3rd-6th ranked teams, with ease.
Yes, the draw is what it is. But it needs to be changed - don't forget the winner of this is the team to represent the State at nationals in the highest division. Did wednesday's comp really determine that? The above schools should have been there with SHC and Cabra, which would have been a cracking day of games, and would have produced the team in the best position to play in the championship division. Thoughts? and think about it objectively - not just another load of crap like - 'get over it you didn't make it' - when the reward is as big as it is (representing SA at nationals) - there has to be a better way of determining the finals teams. A ladder of the Saturday morning comp, with the top four going through, or if schools were to send in a team list when they nominate, and have someone who knows basketball look at teams, work out how good they are by div 1 representation, and then do a seeding format.
There has to be a better way of doing it, the competition feels cheapened by the careless way in which it is programmed.

trinity were a one man team. but were still good and pedare who yes probably shouldn't have been there were with in 4 points of SHC with two minutes to go and when a certain SHC point gaurd was stripped and somehow a foul was found. He then went on to hit a 3 to make it a 7 point game. Pedare really weren't that far off beating SHC so to completely talk down teams that have earned there spot is a bit unfair. And in the end you have to beat the best to be the best so wether you were there or not theoreticly SHC would still have won.

Sacred Heart fell asleep in the 2nd half of the Pedare game... but the game was never really in doubt. They were cruising.

Hey guys arnt you forgetting that Averfoyle Park nearlly won Knockout lasy yr they finished 2nd by like 3 points, so thats why they got easy draw to beat pasadean( who are a specialist basketball school)
and thumped them 79 to 40 the game was infact pasadenas way leading by 7 at the first brake but not before Hubs star player hit 5 3's to seel the match and some lovely work by the yr 10s who also playe dint eh team

But guys theres no douby SHC is the bst good game guys

yeah, last year..not this year? aberfoyle park were rubbish on wednesday. and they got an easy draw because they entered in 'pool a' but dont play through ISSA on the saturday morning so only had to play one game...thats why they drew pasadena. they may be a bball school, but they are still very average.
not talking down teams, just calling it as it should be, shc cruised all day against far weaker opposition

ummm

i think the draws are pretty ridiculous, it doesnt matter who sacret heart have to beat. we are talking about the inconsistancy of the draws...teams having to win ONE game against a shitty school whereas a top team like unley have to go through by knocking off mercedes and sacred heart,both away, and both quality opponents.

This here proves it - on saturday morning, unley smashed the 'third best' school in the state trinity by 20-odd, without 3 KEY players...thats a pretty big 'upset' for a team ranked 10th...???...???

bahahahaha unley ranked 10th..nice ring to it if you ask me

I reckon you might have another thing coming if you think Sacred Heart will 'struggle' in Geelong. They have played 22 games this year for 21 wins and a draw. Everyone thought they would struggle against Unley, they beat them. Everyone thought they would struggle against Bulleen in the Marist Championship, they beat them. It is time to start giving these boys some respect. They are a damn good side.

I've seen nearly ever High School play this year and would have to say that St. Micks were clearly one of the better teams...

Yes, I'd say format for establishing the SA state champion school needs a re-jig!

Now on the Unley v Trinity game... Its been reported to us that the game was umpired a little unevenly ;-) if you know what I mean... foul count 4 to 20 or there abouts...with some clearly biased calls.... Maybe squaring up for the SHC game?

Nah, they came 5th... probably would have competed with the best had they not lost their point guard to injury weeks before the competition.

yes collage scout..saint micks were amazing on saturday when an undermaned unley side destroyed them...unley keep proving the draws need to be changed. im not involved with unley..just feel pretty sorry for them because they were the best side this year and hahahaha...haha..they are 'officially' ranked 10th...haah...thats a disgrace...

No Unley weren't the best. They lost. Sacred Heart have played 23 games this year and have not dropped a single one. Can't argue with that statistic.

First of all, I am extrememly dissapointed seeing people directly point to the umpires. Yes they were shocking, but bad enough to crown a team champions on bad calls alone? I think not, so congratulations to the boys from Sacred Heart and goodluck in Geelong.

However, I would just like to voice my own opinion on the Unley v Sacred Heart Saga...

With all due respect to Sacred Heart who are an impressive side, I think Unley still had the best team this year. Yes they were beaten by Sacred Heart, but I happened to catch the game, and Unley were far from their best (to say the least). Their turnovers were atrocious and very careless, their defence was terrible (letting in too many easy baskets), their shooters didn't shoot well, they just had an all-out atrocious game and from where I was watching, it wasn't due to amazing defence or brilliant execution from SHC. Unley were simply off their game and for what reason I don't know. Pressure? Intimidation? All I know is that against all other sides this year they looked good enough to do some damage in Championship at the end of the year because EVERY player on that team always did their job. whether it be hitting threes, making passes, getting rebounds etc.

Point to the Mercedes game for example, a thirty-point trashing where Unley looked like a team that were all in sync with eachother. It honestly was BEAUTIFUL to watch Unley dismantle a heavy favourite with sheer talent. The champion Sacred Heart team beat this Mercedes team by I think 2 points. That doesn't add up, especially since Keegan Brooksby was still at the top of his game, dropping 30 in both contest.

Another major issue no one has mentioned is the fact Unley were playing without their best player Daly, (who played vs Mercedes and was instrumental. With him on the court, Mercedes could not press. He didn't even score over ten but ran absolutely everything to perfection and used the ball amazingly well.) Daly would've limited the turnovers to an absolute minimum. And in a game decided by one possession that would be at least a 15 point difference in itself. That's what they lacked in that game, a cool head, and a true point guard, one as good as Daly who also has the ability to guard Harvey.

My point is, without Unley's best player, the worst game of basketball I've ever seen them play, they were only beaten by one (Could've tied but I guess we will never know). A rematch with both sides at full strenght would be a one-sided affair in Unley's favour in my humble opinion.

If anyone chooses to respond to this or offer their opinion please dont do so as a pride member of either school bashing the other. Or see it from a bias perspective. Because if it's one thing I'm tired off it's seeing people bag eachother or sound arrogant in their post about their school.

Sacred Heart don't beat schools by 30 because there is no need to. Every single year Unley are the side that thrashes everyone but struggles when they come up against the better schools. Every year. Who cares about a 30, 40, 50 point win, SHC just get the job done every week. Full Unley side vs full SHC side, I think the boys from Somerton Park win by 10.

give it a rest champ... this is a public forum and the dude was just givin his opinion on what he thought would happen if they played again. what would sacred heart have to gain out of it anyway? seems stupid to me. they will be able to find far better sides to practise against than some overrated school ranked 10th in SA

LOL NO BALLA, please go back into ur hole

Guys seriously, stop bitching about what could have happened...
I dont think you understand what being the best is..its winning when it counts.

If Port beat Geelong in the GF this year, it will mean they are the best in the AFL at that time and ultimately for the year, the fact that Geelong had a great record throughout the year is irrelevant, if they don't win when it counts, in the finals.

Yes unley may have been unlucky to get SHC in the first round, bad refs missing players blah blah blach, THEY DIDNT WIN SO GET OVER IT!