Men

at end of minor season
Men
West
Woodville
Forestville
Sturt
Eastern
Centrals
North
Norwood
Southern
South

Women
Forestville
North
Sturt
West
Southern
Norwood
Eastern
Centrals
South
Woodville

Isn't Eastern a bit low there?

Bungey, Trebilocock

Davis, Madgen, Hill?

What about Norwood with Coops and Sap?

potential starters:

southern: clarke, goodenough, gerlach, alexander, bowley

north: zorich, burdon, hambour, rowe, groves

sturt: bauer, ng, forman, gower, dodman

woodville: wilson, mapunda, birmingham, puddifoot, rees

norwood: cooper, sapwell, krause, eley, webber

west: pearce, philips, evans, bell, crothers

south: kosmider, scanlon, thur, baylis, pilkington

central: watson, wilkey, vandenberg, hammond, clayton

eastern: davis, madgen, hill, bungey, trebilcock (holmes??)

forestville: sullivan, sutton, dix, gange, ??????

Ive just had a stab in the dark, hence why i said potential.

Apologies to anyone ive forgot.

Dont think South Men will make the finals though they will battle hard
my tip would be

Forestville
West
Woodville
Sturt
Centrals
Mavs

and the girls

Forestville
West
North
Mavs
Sturt

After that it does not matter too much

Isn't Steve Pilkington playing in England?

At end of minor season
Men

Forestville
Sturt
Woodville
Eastern
West
North
Centrals
South
Norwood
Southern

Women

Forestville
West
North
Eastern
Sturt
Southern
Centrals
South
Norwood
Woodville

I know Pilks has some hops and he will probably still grab 15 rebounds a game despite being O.S

Finkemeyer might be going to North. Is Kent still there?

Holmes will be concentrating on preparation for the Commonwealth Games, so not sure if he'll play at all.

Cooper may be off to NZ for part of the ABA season.

I think Sturt will be competitive. They have Shepherd who could well start ahead of Potsie and Hackendorf who was starting consistently last year, both possibly off the bench.

Sturt and West are playing a trial game before the season starts. Should be interesting to see how it all goes.

surely Arnold before most (besides Dix) in that eagles line up....big factor this year

One reason


AMANDA!!!

Takes more then 1 player at this level. I do think Amanda is a good player but she needs more around her.

At least I was game to make a prediction

i factored eastern down in the men because i don't believe holmes will play

west to be the big improvers

the men's comp looks to be the closest it has been in many a year

BRING IT ON
with the women two many star plays in too few teams makes for a lop sided comp

Anon for the women you forgot West. Sam back in and the new girl from NSW country i think, Leslie Greiger, Cherie Smith, plus the girls from last year as in Seward, Iren, Lampshed, Jane, Truslove etc. Theu will be in the top 2. Sorry to the girls if I spelled your name wrong.

I agree Hankie
however I think Forestville will be just as strong with out Screen. They still have Lindsay and Randford who will play bigger roles with screen not hogging the ball as much

I do agree with you on Forestville fresh. Think you maybe a bit harsh on Sceeny there but yes Lindsay and Randford wiil step up and dont forget Duke also a very good player. Plus the other players from last year will step up as well and dont forget Newbold is also a good player.

would graves start in front of reggie for centrals

sorry i meant infront of hammond

Hell no, Reg would be there best player I would have thought???

yea, id drop hammond from the starting 5

Also Eastern are playing Sturt on saturday. Should be good. Eastern apparently don't have Madgen and Hill playing.

WOMEN:
Forestville
North
Sturt
Southern
West
Norwood
Eastern
Centrals
South
Woodville

Southern Reserves beat Eastern by 4 on the weekend - i don't know who Eastern were missing, but Southern reserves was:
Fricker
Peddle
Hodges
Warnes
Nolan
Markham
Graham
and maybe two others i've forgotten.

IMO - Can't see Eastern finishing above Southern with Beatty and Cooper in the side...?

Maycock and Holmes played on tuesday but pickles housemate that is a bit harsh on them as over the Blitz weekend they come 4th just behind Southern and were 10 up before losing by 12 in that game.

Where's Mark Nash this winter?

Norwood men beat Mavs by 30 odd in a scrimage last night. With Coops playing. Although Mavs were missing there coach and a couple starters!

Norwood men beat Mavs by 30 odd in a scrimage last night. With Coops playing. Although Mavs were missing there coach and a couple starters!

Norwood men still won't make the finals. they are the same every year. good in summer but when everyone is at full srtength they are terrible.

Mr Hankie - I was there too, but you probably already know that. ;)

So it was a shortened game and Eastern lost by 12 - doesn't that mean that Southern would win a fully-timed (ie - ABA) game???

IMO, Eastern was good to start with, but faded at the end.

Pickles Housemate,
Look forward to having a few ales with you at the games!
Hope your brother comes out for a few as well

no probs.

Brothers always up for a few. :)

Nah, I don't know who you are but that doesn't matter. All I was saying was Eastern does have some good players playing for them and Teams will have to watch out for them. As for Southern well with there team yes they should beat Eastern this year. :)

Why are people picking West in the Men so high up the ladder? Haven't added any new players and they only scraped into the finals last year through other results falling their way?
And also Centrals??? Didn't even make the finals last year!

Panther,
I think you will find the selections made so far are probably based a lot on the blitz which gives no indication of actual ABA form for a few reasons:
1. No team had their full side playing.
2. 2 x 12 minute halves with the clock running - enough said.
3. Coaches/teams keeping their cards close to their chest
4. Two or three teams didn't play

Besides, as we saw last year most people were way off with their selections anyway with South, Woodville, Eastern and West all picked to do poorly yet all finished top six while the more fancied North, Norwood, Centrals struggled.

There are many interesting selections above. I think the mens draw will finish something along the lines of:

1. Forestville
2. Woodville
3. Eastern
4. Centrals
5. Southern
6. Sturt
7. South
8. North
9. Norwood
10. West

Sturt to miss the finals for the first time in a long time. Eastern will be strong, Richard Hill has proven he is a great coach and with Hill, Bungey, Madgen, Trebil, Davis and potentially Holmes - look out.

Didn't South beat Southern yesterday in the men so how can you place them higher than South? Sturt will still be up there along with North and West. Eastern are my pick.

Men

Eastern
Sturt
Forestville
Centrals
West

Woodville
Norwood
Centrals
North
Southern
South

With Forestville beating the Mavs in one of the more star studded grand finals the central ABL has ever seen!

I didn't know cenrals were good enough to field two teams this year double cheeseburger?? anything you know that others should?? i suppose that's what happens when you post crap like that, something will back fire..might have to make that cheeseburger a triple.

In the know - yes i believe you are correct however it's likely that niether team presented their full roster.

I am interested to hear your view on West. How do you figure they will be "up there"?