Bearing in mind that you cant mention names...here is my list

(Name omitted), (Name omitted) and (Name omitted) from Sturt, maybe (Name omitted) could get in!

(Name omitted), (Name omitted), (Name omitted) and (Name omitted) from Forestville, with (Name omitted) being unlucky to miss out.

(Name omitted) from Norwood

(Name omitted) from North

(Name omitted)&(Name omitted)from Woodville

Thoughts?

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Anonymous
Years ago

Are there 5 girls from Forestville left?!

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Anonymous
Years ago

No, I think it will be:

(Name omitted) for sure, (Name omitted), (Name omitted) and (Name omitted) from Sturt, and maybe (Name omitted)

(Name omitted) for sure from Forestville

(Name omitted) from Mavericks

(Name omitted) from North

(Name omitted) from Southern Tigers and possibly (Name Omitted)

(Name omitted)for sure from Woodville

and possibly(Name ommitted) from Norwood

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Gen X Chromosome
Years ago

I think (name omitted) shoulda got in before (name omitted)!

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Name omitted
Years ago

Yeah look I agree on (Name omitted) but I think (Name omitted) will be lucky to make it.

Lets face it (Name omitted)has been clearly out playing (Name omitted)in their last 2 matches. If (Name omitted) makes it then I don't think the best possible team has been chosen.

(Name omitted),(Name omitted) & (Name omitted)are all outside chances, I guess, but I will stick with my original line up with (Name omitted)from Sturt possibly the only other one who will surprise us all.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Why isnt the squads up on Basketball SA website

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revhead
Years ago

I've heard this Tuesday is the day for announcement of teams.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Very athletic, talented bottom age girl, name ommitted, very unlucky not to have made the cut. Next year.....!!!

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Anon
Years ago

where has the team been announced??

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well well well
Years ago

cant make a decision, takes 2 weeks after the say they will pick it to pick it.

still dont tell the players till next weekend!!

be full of sturt players as usual

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Anonymous
Years ago

a very talent, athletic bottom age player would be in the team

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anonie
Years ago

Except that there is good depth, talent and experience in the side, and in that case you would probably take top over bottom. There has to be a cut off point.

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Anonymous
Years ago

U would take a first year who has ability and athleticism over and above a second year with the same ability

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Anonymous
Years ago

Agree with you there 236393

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Anonymous
Years ago

Why does SA Metro take so long to name a team? Im sure there are some parents out there would like to book plane tickets & accommodation sooner rather than later, Vic Metro have named theirs a few weeks ago, SA Country named their teams last month.

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big guy
Years ago

"Agree with you there 236393."

No I don't.

Its not only about the ability, and athleticism. Its also about the possible group dynamics .

By far the greatest challenge is getting the players to play TOGETHER. The extra maturity at U/16 level of a players 12 months older should hold much greater weight than it currently does with SA teams.

Bottom age players(picked for that reason, given other criteria above) continually fail to impress in the second year.

We saw last years 18's implode with a poor group dynamic, even though they were on par with the talent from previous groups.
Will all the bottom agers who made the 16 team last year make it this year?
Time will tell, but if not, was that a good investment last year ?

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Anonymous
Years ago

Whatever big guy!

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Anonymous
Years ago

Was last year a good investment - big buy get real - last year the u/16 girls came 2nd when they were tipped to come some between 7th and 11th. Coming 2nd sounds like a pretty good investment to me.

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Anonymous
Years ago

The dominance of Sturt in this age group should be reflected in having the whole starting group in the team?
This group beaten at club level by eastern by 10pts.
Perhaps all clubs need to do dribble drive or they wont get in?
Under whelmed by the lack of knowledge of the better qualities in players ( Not Picked) around in this age group.
If the coaches were coaching in the age group they would be aware of some of the issues they could have avoided. Good Luck.

Sturt 5
Forestville 2
Woodville 1
Eastern 1
Southern 1

Norwood 0

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Anonymous
Years ago

Maybe they should let the asst coaches pick the team because they are considerably more capable than the coach of doing so.
Quality players from a lot of clubs are overlooked and will continue to be while sturt runs SASI and as for looking for qualities in players, IMO, that's the last thing they look for.

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236748
Years ago

Sorry...North 0 as well.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Anon, most of Eastern are country kids so playing for SA country you dickhead. Sounds like the right ratio to me.

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Goofy
Years ago

Yeah, those Sturt coaches have no clue.

Winning as many State Champs as the rest of the State combined shows they can't do anything right.

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Moose 64
Years ago

Exactly , if they cant beat eastern( Sa Country) how will they beat other states?

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Anonymous
Years ago

Have Sturt girls beaten Mavs this season?

Mavs have 5 girls in either u16 country or metro team.
Sturt 5 in metro.
Third on the ladder Forestville have 3 girls in either country or metro.
Fourth on the ladder Norwood have 1 country rep
Fifth - North - any country rep?
Sixth - Woodville - have 1 metro
Seventh - Southern - 1 metro
Eighth - South - nil
Ninth - West - nil

So the majority of country and metro reps come from the top 2 or 3 teams

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Secret Sabres
Years ago

Twice,

First game of the season. And Easter.

They haven't played with both teams having all their players yet as far as I'm aware.

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Anonymous
Years ago

metro have 7 of the 10 named who attended last year as bottom age, not sure that has ever happened before 5 from metro, 1 from country now metro and 1 from NT now metro

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bbnut
Years ago

Still think country girls may have the edge even with top PG now with metro, Country starting 5 is very strong, Metro depth appears stronger, it will be interesting how this plays out, guards may be Countries only weakness at the end of the week, I beleive both sides could suprise, lets see. Vic metro going for 10 straight, cant let that happen, they have made some unusual ommissions.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Top PG was clearly already with metro and played as bottom age last year and was very impressive in the GF in Perth - she's a tough little team player.

Country were also full of talent last year - its not a PG they need - - they have that already - they need cohesion and teamwork. Not the 'me, myself and I'.

Come on Country - you have the talent.

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Hoops

U/16 girls state metro team (SA)

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