Agree Norwood had 5 kids and they played 99% of court time tonight and Sturt ran a team game and were full of run at the end.

Well done Sturt

It's under 12's for crying out loud they should be playing for the fun of it, and you parents that get on here and point score are a disgrace, the ivory tower at sturt is going to fall shortly and I will be driving the wrecking ball!!

I am just glad all this hype is over!

......it'll never be over........

Ha ha love the self reply jack!

yeeh har my dvd is on the way

An additional grade in U12 is proposed for next season. The Super-Duper Premier League will sit above the Division 1 state league.

Rather than play for fitness, fun, enjoyment and cheap plastic trophies, any club participating in the SDPL will be required to nominate a cattle or sheep station which will go into the prize pool.

Part of the nomination fee will also contribute to a team of physios who will offer free ego massages to parents on the sidelines during games.

NORWOOD have been the best team all year end of story.
they might have won a grandfinel but so have NORWOOD and the avrage shows norwood are better then sturt.

DA man,

You are only as good as your last game.

Does Geelongs last 2 Grand Finals wins make them better than Collingwood? Not anymore!

One team has imporved more than the other, and have proven that they are "now" better. That is the way sport goes.

I think that people are highlighting this more because of Norwoods recruiting policy, whilst claiming development, more than anything else.

Da Man.. Average out the classics medal and you will have the best team...

its just a pitty that sturt ane not the best in the state. Oh thats right you dont like to mention that. season record norwood v sturt, Norwood 7 sturt 1. Norwood summer GF, State champs and runner up in GF, only lost 1 game at the classics, thats not bad. Sturt runner up at classics winner of winter GF. Not quite as good as record. Sturt were the better team on the night, not for the year, Anyone who thinks differently need to leave thier dream World!!!!!!!!

Reality you can say what you like but minor round games mean nothing. Medal games are what count - is that the reason for the coach basically only running five players!

Now back to the facts that count: State comp medals-Sturt 1 Norwood 1. To Australian wide comp where the best play (classics) medals- Sturt 1 - Norwood 0.

So in all reality the facts that matter show that Sturt is #1 and Nowood #2. To all other eight clubs out there-lock up your bigger players as in my opinion Norwood will need to develop in this area or the gap will get wider and wider

Ha this is funny..it's under 12's! Whatever happened to playing for enjoyment and fun? Fantastic stuff.

Apparently three of Norwood players held a press conference after the loss and said they are "taking their talents to West Beach".

Congratulations to the Norwood Div 2 boys for winning the grand final, great teamwork. There always has to be a second place, well done Sturt for a good game. No one should be giving anyone a hard time. They are kids and play for enjoyment as well as striving for a good and challenging game and to improve their skills. The adults should be supporting the boys, as after all they are children and look up to us to set a good example, win or lose.

I love it how this site is run by sturt just like all bball. As soon as the balance is broken and a different than sturt win a div 1 comp, everyone starts calling them poachers. I dont think they realise that norwood 12 boys have 1 player from north and 2 from west that came together. The rest we raised ourselves. Sturt poach in every age group and no one on here complains. You guys are all sad. Grow up!

I love it how this site is run by sturt just like all bball. As soon as the balance is broken and a different than sturt win a div 1 comp, everyone starts calling them poachers. I dont think they realise that norwood 12 boys have 1 player from north and 2 from west that came together. The rest we raised ourselves. Sturt poach in every age group and no one on here complains. You guys are all sad. Grow up!

Fact Man,certainly not sturt 1#, norwood 2#. These teams met 8 times this year. Norwood 7 wins, sturt 1 win. Sturt may have one the winter gf, but norwood still state champs 2010! and also summer gf winners. You say that minor round games dont matter, I think not. They show who is cosistantly the best team all year. Apart from the winter grand final what else did sturt come first in?? No prizes for 2nd place. If your development is so good then what happened to the dream team, U14 div1 boys???????

Was a great game on friday night. The winner was always going to be the team who played best on the night. This was sturt. They shot very well and didnt miss much for the whole night. This was the main differance between the teams, norwood hurried things and put up alot of bad shots. Both teams have great respect for each other and its been a great year for both clubs. Pity some of the idiots on this site cant yourselves. Looking forward to the same battles next season. Congratulations to the sturt boys see you in under 14'S

anon, only 2 ex north players in div 1 and 2 west. and really who cares, its not like they went out and recruited anyway. As for not remembering, they were the team to beat all year and state champs! its a shame you cant admit they are a good team. Nobody remebers 2nd place, history records winners. summer grad final NORWOOD, state champs NORWOOD, winter grand final STURT, classics MELBOURNE TIGERS. SO I suppose only grand final games count, not semi's ect. If you dont win there you dont even make the grand final. Nice to be able to chose which games you would like to remember.

anon, only 2 ex north players in div 1 and 2 west. and really who cares, its not like they went out and recruited anyway. As for not remembering, they were the team to beat all year and state champs! its a shame you cant admit they are a good team. Nobody remebers 2nd place, history records winners. summer grad final NORWOOD, state champs NORWOOD, winter grand final STURT, classics MELBOURNE TIGERS. SO I suppose only grand final games count, not semi's ect. If you dont win there you dont even make the grand final. Nice to be able to chose which games you would like to remember.

there is nothing left to say about woodville, they didnt make the grand final.As for gracious, you have got to be kidding! I remember winners for the year, not medals. all grand final are inportant to the kids, they not only play for enjoyment, but I dont know any who play to be runners up.IMO sturt didnt have the dominance they have had in provous years, they wern't the best overall this season, but had the last laugh. Sturt boys were too good for norwood on the night. They played great and finally won. A great victory for the boys. Well done.

if anything apart from it being pulled for talking about 10 and 11 year olds. Norwood should ask it to be pulled cause it is a bad image for their club.

I shake my head and can not believe the parents in all of this they should be throughly proud of their kids and totally and utterly ashamed of their actions.

I think its funny that the Norwood parents can't get it through their heads that other teams have improved more than their little Johnny.

And that people actually have nothing against the kids, that we all think that they are good players.

But to claim that a kid is the 'best in the country" is a joke. Especially when nobody has seen every kid from WA, Queensland or even Tassie. And before the ignorant Nowrood parents laugh about Tassie players, go check out Hugh Greenwood, maybe the best kid in his age group in the country who is a Tassie kid.

What people are also laughing at is the lack of class shown by these parents with regards to opposition teams and development. Having the best kids at the start of the season doesn't count for much. And if you look at the season itself, both Sturt and Woodville improved more than the Norwood team. If this continues over time, within 2 years, they might not even by in the top 3 teams.

We all look forward to the blame game being played as this continues over time, and for more dumb comments about how this kid and that kid are the G.O.A.T when really they haven't done anything other than 1 meaningful win at State Champs.

triton12 the lack of development in all these post are at norwood not the other way around. I have not read a post attcking the development regarding any club, except for norwood. As for lack of class I dont think any Norwood person started this thread. You are no better than anyone else on this forum. I think you will find that the laughs you can hear are the ones in your head. As for the best kid in the country, dont know where that comes from but I am sure you haven't seen them all either. You genralise all norwood parents, you must know them all do you? As for wich teams improved, I think they all have, but according to you it is only 2 clubs that have improved. Its coments like yours that inflame the situation. So I hope you fell better that you posted all that CRAP and you can get on with your meaningful life.

Actually not only one player is from north they had 4 and 2 from west that equals a team they couldn't home grow themselves so like it or not they did poach n still didn't win the grand final!!

2 players come in under 12s first year then 2 in under 12s second year from north well done to the shooting clinic organizers and 36ers camp employees for that transition and 2 from west which happen to be closely associated to the above mentioned.

Hey everyone on here who is taking this way to seriously, maybe we can have a sturt v norwood rematch at the dome and have the 36ers play as a curtain raiser.
Than all the kids who play can hang around and sign autographs and pose for photos with people.

It will all be sorted by U18's - would like to revisit this post when these kids are in 18's and see who is still playing and who is playing Div 1

Last time there was this much talk about U12 was two years ago when Woodville knocked off Sturt in Div 2. Woodville was coached by a chap called Ray Pearce who had apparently been told by Woodville that his services were not required for next season. Woodville came from 3rd to snare the title.
Looks like a couple of parents must of had some sherberts to celebrate the win and created the post - have a look at the site history and have a laugh at what was said. Makes this year's mudfest look ordinary.

Sadly though, of the Woodies boys who played in Ray's team I don't think many are still playing

"Woodville Under 12 Div2 Defeated Sturt Div 2"

My favourite reply being:

The SA Film Corporation may be investigating a movie deal based on the game, directed by Scott Hicks, photography by Dean Semmler.

Key Roles to be filled by prominant South Aussies:

Shaun Micalleff and Francis Greenslade are down as the umpires, Alexander Downer is slated as playing the Sturt coach and Jimmy Barnes the Woodville coach. Christopher Pyne is being approached as the Sturt water boy.

Lleyton Hewitt may feature in a non-talking role as the annoying parent with Bec Cartright in the stands as well.

Both Kevin Rudd and Mike Rann have already signed up for cameo appearances as the kids who mop the floor.

Nathan Roberts is geared up (or un-geared up) for a half time streak (contract signed up for $50) with Boti Nagy considering the role of the first aider when Nathan knocks himself out after slipping up on a water spill that Mike Rann missed (where's Karlene).

The acerbic courtside announcer is to be none other than the pride of Woodville High School himself, Peter Goers.

Should be a hit on You-tube.

I forgot to mention the boys. As consensus seems to be that Sturt are evil, the Sturt boys will b played by orcs and the Woodville boys by hobbits.

Filmed at Athol Park (but made to look like the Dome), the scores are tied up in the dying seconds of the game when an orc rips off the arms of a hobbit in an arm hack.

First aider Boti Nagy rushes to the poor lad's side, and when the camera pans onto him he stares down the lens "you know what the difference is between this lad and the NBL salary cap? They're both 'armless" BOOM BOOM

The umpires Shaun Micalleff and Francis Greenslade were reminiscing about their glory days in Adelaide University Footlights ("Supoena hard day's night" eh boys) and missed the hack, but quickly summon the floor moppers. Rudd has disappeared to China (after appearing on Rove) and Rann, upon seeing work to be done, sends in backup mopper Kevin Foley to clean the court and quickly organises a trip to Japan.

With 2 seconds on the clock and all tied up, the fat kid who has sat on the bench all year and not played gets to the court and is thrown the ball. He throws the ball from his backcourt for a swish (thank you Andrew Webber for playing the stunt man)

Meanwhile, as the Toorak tractors file out of the gates, in the carpark a dejected homeless man on a park bench finds a dollar dropped in the grass "I'm rich again!" As the camera pans in, the face of Eddie is revealed (refer changingplaces/coming to America)

Waaaayyyyyy too much time on your hands Jack! :)