dingo
Years ago
NBL Rosters taking shape
nbl is on the up with and1 and network 10 on boards not to mention some great signings for the teams. Is worthington coming back to the league anyone know? also what about guys like demos, vanderjagt, corletto, molitor etc getting contracts? anyway here are the rosters with my thoughts on each team:
blaze:
rickert davison
petrie garlepp
import hoare
harvey goulding
gibson cadee
*very versatile roster that goes 10 deep. world class shooters, some quality big men. final import swingman will be the key, otherwise this team is legit. endless ball carrying options and should be able to put 100+ points on anyone any night. some quality defenders also. any news on harveys injury recovery?
wildcats:
knight trueman
redhage wagstaff
weigh tovey
lisch williamson
martin robbins
*kept most of the roster together whilst upgrading at the centre spot. not sure about tovey and trueman however. this team will be around the mark though i doubt they will go back to back.
tigers:
nevill burston
tragardh walker
greer lewis?
import ??
devendorf ??
*talented interesting roster that will be very hard to match up on. some quality big men along with devendorf who is a legit star at the point. will depend on their future signings and if they gel together but this team can make some noise if they want to.
breakers:
?? Pledger
Vukona Boucher
Abercrombie ??
Penney Webster
Bruton Henare
*Vukona is a great addition to the franchise however they look undersized and with an ageing bruton, cant see how this team can get to the post season. Also question marks over superstar kirk penney with interest overseas. Need some big import signings, will lemanis last the season?
hawks:
Forman Behrendorff
Davidson Jackson
Gruber Coenraad
Saville Campbell
Import Martin
*Kept their team together mainly though forman is a massive downgrade on cameron tragardh as they will soon learn. also shouldve kept mckee as they wont find anyone better who is in their price range. will win games though playoffs unlikely.
kings:
khazzouh Knight
McCullogh Janev
Import Dann
?? ??????
Cooper Martin
*seems to be a team of nbl rejects so far minus khazzouh. need some big name showman type players at the 2 and 3 spots if they want good crowds and wins on the board. hope to see them be successful though will struggle to get off the bottom atm.
crocs:
Schenscher Allen
Hinder Blanchfield
Crawford Williamson
Cedar C.Cedar
Import ??
*solid roster coming along here. seems to be a less athletic/talented version of the blaze. not sure why theyd release the league mvp and i think it may well come back to bite them. can finish anywhere from 3-8 on ladder.
taipans:
Loughton ??
Crosswhite Boodnikoff
Rhycart Grabau
Import ??
Jones Williams
*cant expect much more from a low budget team. loughton is ok but cant see where their points will come from. fresh imports are a necessity here and maybe a vanderjagt type to shore up their bigs?
36ers:
Johnson Dowdell
Ballinger Hill
Holmes Herbert
Import Ng
Import Carter?
*i do like they players signed to date on this team though the team does lack depth and could come unstuck if injury came to a key player. needs some decent imports if they want in on that final 4. hope they get carter as he could be a real x-factor of the bench as he proved for the dragons in that famous gf series.
