is that you libertine?

flames burnt your prediction last year. (terrible pun intended)

From what i have heard in the last week or so, ABA rosters are yet to be finalised in many cases (both Men & Women). It's a little early to be making any title predictions with at least a couple of serious changes yet to come...

Watch this space.

the question was asked bout the mens. well, what about the womens???

Don't forget the sabres.

Southern should rocket (excuse the pun) up the table.

Over in the West, Finch has vowed not to cut his hair for the whole season, and grow a porn moustache.

This may or may not have a bearing on the success of the team, but should be entertaining nonetheless.

Sturt and West women will be around the mark.

West to win it for the women, Sturt for the men.

Men.

1. Sturt
2. Eastern
3. Woodville
4. Forestville

Women

1. Forestville
2. Sturt
3. West
4. Southern

you would have to go woodville again, an extremly young championship team last year and now they will step up even more this season

Sorry I forgot North in the women, Slot them ahead of West, just.

Don't rate Sturt that high in the womens...

Who have west got???

Southern NEED to finish no worse than 4th.

No Dunky, I am actually in Europe right now have been for the past 7 weeks....hoping to catch a EuroBasket game tomorrow night (in Milan).

NEED to finish no worse than 4th? I would agree, especially with the amount of recruiting Southern have done this year. Just more pressure on the coach.

There is no pressure on the Southern's women coach. They have finish around the bottom of the table for the last few years. All he has done is brought some players back to the club. A few years ago a lot of senior players went to South. Some have returned and some have joined them. People keep saying what about the players that are there. Well they have had there time and if goodenough will make it. Question what would have happen to these players if no one had left? The answer is the good would have made it the rest would not have. This is from what i have read on here. It seems to me all he has done is made Southern women into a true ABA team where players have to fight for there spots and work hard. I'm sure the other bottom clubs would love to do the same. Get over it for god sake! Get back on the subject and stop trying to turn evey topic into a Southern womens topic. Its getting BLODY BORING.

I disagree BA. When a cleanout occurs, there is always pressure, unless the cleanout includes all young kids and this is used as a rebuilding process. Agreed though that they are getting back a lot of players that left a few years ago.

A lot of the players returning to Southern womens team (from South)are not returning to play for the Club - they are keen to play for Noel and would have gone to whatever club he was associated with. In turn, these players recommended him to others who were keen to return to playing or change clubs.

The girls have a very healthy respect for him as a mentor, coach and leader. Noel should receive all the accolades for a strong team this year.

Why is the Forestville mens coach still trying to poach players from the Southern team. Disrespecting other teams programs at this time of the year is a disgrace. Maybe u should try actually developing some young Forestville players instead of throwing money around to try and poach other teams players.

Ok I will bite. Who are they trying to get from Southern?

Last time i checked F/Ville have approached every 4/5-man from every club u/10's and up.
Southerns bigs were approached by many clubs, maybe they thought they could give them the ball this season??
Having said that good to see the Bigs have stayed loyal to there club, should be an interesting time in Tiger town this year...

besides the coach, who are you checking out?