Anonymous
Years ago
The CABL Champion North Adelaide Rockets will take on this years Adelaide 36ers Academy at 4pm this Saturday the 24th of November at the "Launch Pad", Hillcrest Stadium.
BBQ, Canteen and bar facilities available on the day.
gold coin donation for entry
Come and support this years 36ers Academy team and see North in their first full squad hit out of the year.
Squad
Years ago
Luke Mapunda (North)
Leif Burdon (North)
Sam Whittleson (North)
Tom Cioffi (Norwood)
Peter Hoban (Forestville)
Chris Molitor (West)
Anthony Spadavecchia (West)
Rory Craddock (West)
Marcus Ng (Sturt)
Andrew Braham (Sturt)
Thomas McKenzie (South)
Jeremy Read (South)
Shane Boal (Southern)
Phil Brown (Southern)
Daniel Lalic (Southern)
Brad Bungey (Eastern)
Zane Reeves (Centrals)
Chris Clausen (Centrals)
sounds like a good game, the best ABL team Vs the best young talent in South Australia.
Any Tips....Accademy by 10
Cat 15
Years ago
Marcus Ng and Chris Molitor to become NBL players!! I'm looking forward to watching them play together.
Panther
Years ago
The Academy team should belt the Rockets realistically, no Rychart, no rockets....
Plus who will they have from last year's grand final team playing on Saturday? No Rychart, Hambour, Zorich, Burdon (unlikely) so that leaves, Rowe, Mapunda, Leif Burdon, Kies, Collins and Whittleson depending on which team he suits for.
Pirate Comedian
Years ago
Disagree with no Rychart no Rockets, dont forget the big contributors across the floor in the Grand Final, but do agree that the Academy should win.
If they suit the team they have been using in the summer season then it will be one sided.
One would think Eze Burdon would play, surely Smyth would want him to get some game time under his belt since he has sat for all bar 10 mins of the year.
Hopefully him and Zorich will play and make it good to watch.
Tom Rowe was selected in the original Academy squad but declined the offer.
They had 6 in total invited
Mapunda
Whittleston
L Burdon
who all accepted it
plus
Rowe
Zorich
Kies
who turned it down
I believe Mapunda, Burdon and Whittleston will be playing for the Rockets this weekend.
Basket 35
Years ago
Actually, they only had four total invited originally:
Kies
Rowe
Zorich
L.Burdon
Those first three delcined, and Whittleson was selected in their place. Mapunda was originally selected as a Woodville player but has since moved back to North which is why no current Warrior players are involved this year.
36ers Academy
Years ago
The 36ers Academy defeated the North Adelaide Rockets 80 to 61.
Both teams had key players missing but a quality affair ensued nonetheless with the 36ers Academy paced by 19 points from Zane Reeves.
Reeves was a constant thorn in the Rockets side from both inside and outside and was ably supported by Shane Boal (17 points), Chris Molitor (16), Brad Bungey and Phil Brown (10 each).
Particularly pleasing for the 36ers Academy was its defensive endeavour with young gun Andrew Braham a first half standout.
The Rockets were led by solid performances by Leif Burdon (14 points) and Tom Rowe (16).
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