Anonymous
Years ago

Dowdell Signs with Bearcats

Great news for West Adelaide with Sixer Jeff Dowdell signing for the upcoming ABL season.



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Moses Guthrie  
Years ago

Typical same rubbish as previous years with Sturt becoming the 36ers' backup team. Sturty Sixers rumours to start up again. Same old story ..... oh hang on, he didn't sign with Sturt? LOL. Still waiting for someone to sign with the Western Magic .....

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Jack Toft  
Years ago

Moses, didn't anyone tell you about Julius signing with WM?

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Moses Guthrie  
Years ago

Julius? Surely you don't mean Julius Winfield II?

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Moses Guthrie  
Years ago

..... as in Erving (that may have been a bit cryptic). Cat turned 60 this year!

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interested  
Years ago

who else has moved clubs or left the league so far within the mens ABL or which teams have signed 6ers, interstate or overseas guys ?
Gazzo is going to sunny Qld and Gerlach is travelling but havent heard much else .....

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Dowdell will tear up in the abl

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zz  
Years ago

West will need to sign as many players they can get after loosing Bond Molitor Kurtis Davidson and Crusher. not doubt Dowdell will need some support yes he will rip it up in the ABL.. but can West's bank account support big name players ( maybe raise junior fees lol ) or find a big sponsor

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Anonymous  
Years ago



Dont worry about them zz.

Phillips apparently returning between college seasons.

I am sure a couple of other pieces will fall into place now as well on the back of this signing.

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lickity split  
Years ago

But they are going to need more than just Dowdell to compete. Anyway do people think he will make THAT much of a difference?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

At the very least Dowdell will cover the loss of Molitor.

They need a guard and a small forward if they want to stay at the top though.

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hustle  
Years ago

Has Davidson officially hung up the boots?

That along with the loss of Bond will have a huge impact in the backcourt for West.

Perhaps some other Sixer targets in mind?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

they should do what the SANFL do with the sixer players from interstate, mini draft from bottom to top, even out the competition a bit

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bang  
Years ago

belly will get an american, you watch.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Bond is no great loss

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Anonymous  
Years ago

With Dowdell getting paid between $5000 - $7000 to play for them it wont leave much for anyone else ..... So where do the cats get all thier mpmey from?

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anon  
Years ago

Bearcats have added support now of magic which be a good revenue stream - good on magic.
Your support is very welcome.

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anon  
Years ago

Anonymous - perhaps a guard and 3 man from down far south may be going to bearcat land .... watch this space

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Why are West not looking at thier juniors (under23's) instead of looking every where else first

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Anonymous  
Years ago

maybe their under 23's aren't that good perhaps?

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bang  
Years ago

their under 23s have so far lost to north by 40. And centrals by 36. They don't seem to have the next crop of abl players coming through that group.

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Mimas 19  
Years ago

But after recruiting a new team for next season over the top of their juniors, you will hear the Bearcats scream when they go off to play at other clubs.

PLus, who would want to go and play in the same team as Blake Truslove anyway?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I would rather Blake in my team before some of the soft ....s going around, at least he will look after his team mates ....

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I would rather Blake in my team before some of the soft ....s going around, at least he will look after his team mates ....

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Mimas 19, you idiot. Which juniors are good enough to even be considered for seniors?

When so many players go from one season then you have to recruit.

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bang  
Years ago

under 23s are hardly juniors, plenty of clubs will start these guys in abl obviously just not west. Hell most clubs will start 2.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Yes after losing molly, davo , bond ,phillips .and cruser it will leave a big hole in the team but West will stand tall and will still have a good team next season ... Rember they have the coach of the year coaching them (lol) ...... And give the u/23s a go they will improve just given time, once the boys gel there are some good players in that team.....

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bang  
Years ago

just heard braithwaite from southern to west??

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Mimas 19  
Years ago

Well Sturt started 3 U20 players last year.

And both Bond and Spehr have left because of the way they have been treated.

So yeah, keep on believing that juniors shouldnt get a go.

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lickity split  
Years ago

Southern just got a lot worse, if its possible!

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hydra26  
Years ago

Mimas19, how can you say Bond and Spehr didn't get a go?

Spehr actually got an ABL game when he was first year u18, which is very very rare. Left for Sturt not for opportunity in ABL but to have a good U18 season to push for the AIS.

Bond started for half the year in a top 2 ABL team and played third most minutes in the GF. Not bad considering the two guys who played the most minutes were Molitor and Davidson. With Davidson retiring, there was a massive opportunity for him to step up in that role, but he chose play for North instead.

Last season, West started three club juniors who have played since Under 12s (Kurtis (20), Molitor (21), Spud (23)) and their sixth man was Bond (19). A few years ago, they also started FOUR 21 or under (Spud, Craddock, Phillips and Molitor).


Unfortunately, there is not a lot of promise in the current U23 West squad. They have lost their best four players to other clubs (Bond and Spehr), college (Kurtis) or football (Molitor). Not a lot left after that to compete at ABL level, which is relfeted in their results.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Maybe the west coach should not be pimping players to other sports

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Mimas 19  
Years ago

hydra 26,

Ill give your answer a try.

For starters, a different coach gave Spehr a game. Not the current coach.

The year after Spehr got a couple of games. West recruited Ryan Kersten and Brad Davison. So realistically, Spehr may not have gotten anymore court time until next season had both continued along with Spud,Craddock, Pearce and Bond etc. So really Spehr left cause he wanted opportunity, rather than being recruited over in an already tough guard spot.

And Bond was starting until he told to the coach that he was still looking to go to college. Then suddenly went to the bench. And could never get a answer for why, nor any help as an individual. Dont you think it speaks volumes, that given he knew he would be getting greater opportunity, that he still chose to leave?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

West coach didnt "pimp" Molitor to football. Molitor wanted to give it a crack after being approached by the bloods.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Braithwaite no great loss, he has already been replaced by someone a hell of a lot better who isnt playing for the cash either

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Anonymous  
Years ago

no big loss, Braithwaite only led their scoring for the last few years, and was the only real consistent player the Tigers have had. Good luck to the Tigers if they have gotten someone better. Any names??

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Also he's only been a Tiger since he was 8 years old.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Who this new player? Is it a junior coming up the ranks for Southern?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Everyone needs a change at some point in time...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Easy to score if you don't pass the ball or play defence!!

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Deimos 66  
Years ago

Kersten and Davidson played in separate years, they weren't recruited together nor were they ever in the same team. After Davidson was forced into NBL retirement, he decided to move from ABL coach to player and Kersten moved to North.

Pretty sure Bond didn't start because there were better players in the team in his position. Kurtis had made his college intentions known during the season and he wasn't benched.

Spehr leaving West for Sturt for less playing time competiton? Ng, Ng, Maynard, Daly, Bauer is a tough rotation to break into...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Deimos 66
you have no idea Kurtis was given a hard time but there was no one to replace him with so he still got court time

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Deimos 66 is right on the money.

Anon above, you are obviously a relative of Bond?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Wrong but I do know Kurtis and all you need to do is ask him...................

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anon  
Years ago

anonymous ... if its so easy toscore in abl who do you play for ? you must be leading scorer in league by sounds of it !
question for you - if Braithwaite didnt score for Tigers last yearwho would of ? think you'll find he wil flourish in a system that has genuine bigs ad other perimeter dangers, unlike at tigerland where there bigs are 3 men in any other team !
Think the quesion should b asked as to why he hs left ...why would you continually want to play at a club tht puts no resources or effort into trying to win - think you'll find others following suit if things dont change down south !

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Anonymous  
Years ago

hopefully the tigers have a youth policy for the next few years and unload all the dead wood thats been playing in the past, coach has gone, that was a good start

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anon  
Years ago

Think you'll find coach walked .... club was willing to reappoint !
if they wait for their juniors o come through they willhave a lean 10 years - not a whol lot there !

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Anonymous  
Years ago

RE:Pretty sure Bond didn't start because there were better players in the team in his position.

Better players look at the grand final says it all...... I was at that game and seen it for myself.

players move and players stay in every club so good luck to them. One club doesnt want them someone else will.

Anyway go back to the reason this post started up.

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Anon  
Years ago


Don't know how a player's departure from West over two years ago is relevant here, especially since Spehr left (and remains) on good terms with everyone at West and certainly did not leave for reasons of bad feeling or frustrated ABL aspirations - at 17 years of age, ridiculous. As I hear it, he turned down ABL opps in 2009 because of Year 12 studies. Please use someone else to bolster the argument!

Bond has made a decision to go to North. Other players are moving too! That's basketball, par for the course, get over it and MOVE ON.

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