dingo
Years ago
16 nbl roster spots left!
Looking at the rosters to date there are still some decent uncontracted names about. with most of these jobs going to imports where does this leave guys like corletto, o'hea, demos, vanderjagt and a few others? also will it be a 32 game season given the extra team?
blaze:
rickert davison
petrie garlepp
import hoare
harvey goulding
gibson cadee
*very versatile roster that goes 10 deep (also good mix of youth and experience). world class shooters, some quality big men. final import swingman will be the key, otherwise this team is legit. endless ball carrying options and should be able to put big points on anyone any night not to mention one of the best coaches going round. a few injury prone players probably the no.1 concern here.
wildcats:
knight trueman
redhage wagstaff
weigh tovey
lisch williamson
martin robbins
*kept most of the roster together whilst upgrading at the centre spot. not sure about tovey and trueman however. this team will be around the mark come march. may not have cap room to grab that 2nd import mid season this time round though.
tigers:
nevill helliwell
burston walker
tragardh greer
devendorf lewis
Import ?????
*talented interesting roster that will be very hard to match up on. some quality big men along with devendorf who is a legit star. will depend on their future signings and if they gel together but this team can make some noise if they want to. can see a few guys here struggling for minutes though which may effect chemistry?
breakers:
?? Pledger
Vukona Boucher
Abercrombie ??
Penney Webster
Bruton Henare
*Vukona is a great addition to the franchise however they look undersized and with an ageing bruton, cant see how this team can get to the post season. Also question marks over superstar kirk penney with interest overseas. Need some big import signings, will lemanis last the season? intangibles make it hard to say where this team will end up.
hawks:
Forman Behrendorff
Davidson Jackson
Gruber Coenraad
Saville Campbell
Import Martin
*Kept their team together mainly though forman is a massive downgrade on cam "trigger" tragardh as they will soon learn. also shouldve kept mckee as they wont find anyone better who is in that price range. will win games though playoffs unlikely.
kings:
Khazzouh B.Knight
McCullogh Janev
Import Dann
?? ??????
Cooper Martin
*seems to be a team of nbl rejects so far minus khazzouh. need some big name showman type players at the 2 and 3 spots if they want good crowds and wins on the board. hope to see them be successful though will struggle to get off the bottom atm. lol at them considering scott mcgregor as a signing.
crocs:
Schenscher Allen
Hinder Blanchfield
Crawford Williamson
Cedar C.Cedar
Import ??
*solid roster coming along here though not sure why theyd release the league mvp and i think it may well come back to bite them. can finish anywhere from 3-8 on ladder.
taipans:
Loughton ??
Crosswhite Boodnikoff
Rhycart Grabau
Import ??
Jones Williams
*cant expect much more from a low budget team. loughton is ok but cant see where their points will come from. fresh imports are a necessity here and maybe a vanderjagt type to shore up their bigs? a legit shooter @ the 2 spot a necessity.
36ers:
Johnson Dowdell
Ballinger Hill
Holmes Herbert
Import Ng
Import Carter
*i do like they players signed to date on this team though the team does lack depth and could come unstuck if injury came to a key player. needs some decent imports if they want in on that final 4. Carter could see extended minutes as a real x-factor off the bench as he proved for the dragons in that famous gf series. i rate johnson balls herbert ng carter, not so sure on the others. team lacks aggression etc, good coach may help that.
ladder prediction:
wildcats
blaze
tigers
crocs
hawks
36ers
breakers
taipans
kings
Any word on local signings and imports?
