Jack Toft
Years ago

ABA Prelim Finals

Women:
Eagles - Sturt @ Wayville Waterworld
Every team needs a shocker game in a season and last week the Eagles threw bricks at a ring covered with clingwrap. Sturt on the other hand were on the back foot at the start, yet showed true spirit in coming from behind to snatch victory from the Tigeresses, who have been valiant all season.
Wayville has been a house of pain all year, but the torturer became the tortured last week. Sturt were the only team who beat Eagles at Wayville during the minor round and would be bouyed by this fact going into this game. Sturt are a talented side and I don't think they have really played to their full potential all season. The Eagles need to dig deep and have practiced their shooting this week, or else face the humiliation of being a Minor Premier not playing in a grand final.
On the assumption last week was an abhoration, Eagles to win this one and go through in possibly unconvincing style. However, if Sturt girls play like they did, anything is possible. They would be wanting to make it a double header.
Whoever wins, please give the Westie girls in the stands a wave.

Men:
West – Norwood @ Port Misery
At the bruisefest last week, the highlight for everyone, except West, was the way Jacob Holmes exploded like a zit on a teenager's back in the fourth quarter. His last shot on goal was a pearler and we'll see a lot of juniors trying that this week. West have done well this season and like the Eaglettes face the horror of two strikes and you’re out.
Norwood played a ripper last week to keep their fairytale alive. Coops with 4 blocks was just like a flyswatter - how handy would he be at BBQs?
West’s story this season has been dominated by the "Adventures of Bradley the Big Bad Bearcat", and on Saturday night, master cartoonist Rupert Sapwell strolls into the Port to draw possibly the final cartoon of this children’s adventure book.
It should be a great game with some crusty old demons against some young cubs, but I think the crucial matchup is on the bench. Paul Bell has done well this season and taken his team to a minor premiership, but like I said last week, Sapwell is pretty cunning and knows a trick or two. This game will be won not on skill on court, but the cunning plays each coach uses. The big Roo should end up being the smiling assassin.
I think momentum is with Norwood at the moment and they book the second spot in the GF to setup the fairytale ending. We all know who to call if there are any frisbees in trees, or rafters.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Eagles women by 15pts (if they take the cling wrap off the rings)

west men by 6pts ( if they play as a team and not self glory)

Lets see who can pick the closest winning margin?

Another good write up Jack

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Techfoul17  
Years ago

Sturt women by 5
West Men by 8

both games are going to rough!

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Juror 12  
Years ago

Eagles by 9
Flames by 13

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Doctor Toft - I do so love your posts! Bit of a rip, a nip and a tuck. Beautiful stuff

Paul Bell HAS done a fantastic job with West– good coaching effort Paul for getting West back from the dark ages. (Hope you didn't get any of those "red" hot emails on Saturday night mate, if so ignore– the Holmes onslaught was just surreal).

And to all you regular Gohards who don’t self-promote on Hoops - the Davo, Molitor, Spud and Phillips brigade, well done you guys for a solid, tough and consistent season. It’ll be a dogfight on Saturday night, but best of luck you cats. (Oh that’s right, you may not need luck, you have 007 Man in a Crisis on board! Hee hee)

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I would have to agree with the above post well done belly and all the boys on the team, you did a lot better than the coach did two years ago with almost the same roster,Davo did well last year aswell as a first time abl coach and probly had some input this year.Belly coach of the year YES great job now its time to go one step further west by lots .....

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annon  
Years ago

BSA should sign you up for next year in the Hang Time booklet

Great work all of 2010 Jack

Legend !!!!!!!!!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

flames will send the cats out in straight sets!

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rocket  
Years ago

It would be nice if BSA promoted the local State league as well as Jack Toft does....

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Anonymous  
Years ago

If I remember rightly didn't West finish top once before over the last 5 years and go out in straight sets?

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Wam Soosnam  
Years ago

'It would be nice if BSA promoted the local State league as well as Jack Toft does....'

Yet somehow they think they will promote the youth league, in there own statements to the clubs!!

I hear that the write-ups were ready early , but its not a priority to BSA, to get them out when the write ups are current and we all may be interested in them.

its like eating cold toast.....

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I'll be there  
Years ago

heart says sturt - brain says eagles.

will sturt make amends for last years shocker against eagles in GF??????

eagles by 20

mens will be a good game - Norwood know what to do, West will coem out fighting.

west by 2 in OT

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callisto 17  
Years ago

And Boti can't even get the correct game times in the paper.

Hope some people dont turn up for a 630 start and sit around in the rain for half an hour waiting for the game to start.

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Harry Hopeless  
Years ago

Why spoil a good story with the truth!

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Dazzman  
Years ago

Does anyone know what time tonights Mens Final starts?
Cheers

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Anonymous  
Years ago

7 pm at the port

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Great game at the Port. West led all the way except for about 15 seconds in the fourth quarter when a Flames three put them in front with a few minutes to go. Momentum was with the Flames at that stage and it looked like West would be beatan by another outstanding individual second half effort (Webber with some big threes). But the Bearcats regrouped behind Davo and Molitor and some all round teamwork on both ends. Davidson with a big three with a minute to go put the Bearcats up by seven and he sealed it form the stripe. Great atmosphere there tonight.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Molitor had a great game best ive seen him all year well done to west good team effort

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The Cat's Claw  
Years ago

I hear bearcats have a double header

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SSTomatin  
Years ago

here are some Stats from the mens game
BEARCATS
Score 87
3 pointers @39%
CMolitor:26 points,7rebounds,3 pointers@71%
BDavidson:22 points,9 rebounds,5 assists
BTruslove:15 points,7 rebounds,fouled off

NORWOD
Score 79
3 pointers @27%
DCooper:21 points,9 rebounds,3 blocks
AWebber: 21 points,5 assists,3 pointers@33%
Thompson,grantham,matthews all foul benched

So it seems West had more shooters,accurate,Mr Cooper didnt want to contribute outside the ring but Mr Webber did try and couldnt convert.

The last question is how did Spud get one in the guts and the attacker missed getting a Unsportsmanlike? Both sides wrestled with some spectacular falls and some scrambles of play with some 4 or 5 repossesions.

The audience was like 400-500 people.

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Jack Toft  
Years ago

Bad news for Norwood. No fairytale this season. Bradley the Big Bad Bearcat has one chapter left to write.

If Paul Bell isn't red hot favourite for Coach of the Year, then something is wrong!

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oih  
Years ago

Krause did his knee in warm ups!!!

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Years ago

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