I saw Tom Daly at the Hawks scrimmage last week. He wasn't impressive at all. He wasn't bad but other fringe NBL players far outplayed him.. Like Shaun Gleeson, Jarrad Weeks & a couple of young unknown guns (one being just 17, unknown & declined AIS offer).

Adelaide is the only place for Gibson. Perth, Sydney, Melbourne & Cairns have all their back courts signed. Woolpert (Tsv) wants an import PG, so does Gordie (Wol). NZ is still an outside chance but if i was a betting man, i'd say it's Adelaide or bust.

Petrie is a little different. NZ & Wollongong are also in the hunt for him.

Schenscher (9) / Petrie (8)
Johnson (8) /
Weigh (7) / Creek (4)
Gibson (10) /
Cadee (5) Crosswell (6)

We sign them both and that leaves us with 13 points to fill out the roster. An import and a college returnee maybe?

Import + Iti or Import + Alex Opacic (who was rumoured to have committed to the Blaze before they went into VA)

I havent seen a whole heap of Petrie, but I have been really impressed from what i have seen....in saying that, is he going to be content playing off the bench? I was always under the assumption he was easily a starting quality player.

Why would Woolongong prefer to get an import guard over a proven Australian guard?

Might have someone in mind? Or want more of a scorer?

Gordie prefers to find the hidden gems. IE - Ervin, McKee, Grizzard etc.

I'm sure it also comes down to budget as well.

I wouldn't think the sixers could afford any imports if we sign Gibson and Petrie, you would think it would take import money to get them here.

I wouldn't mind the line up of

Schenscher/Opacic
Johnson/Petrie
Weigh/Creek
Gibson/Goulding and if not Ng
Cadee/Crosswell

All Australian line up

In saying that, Gordie leaves for the States late this week. He may not be able to find the right player & come back and sign Gibson if he's a still a FA late in the off-season.

Big Sexy - I'd love your line up. All Australian, but enough points still in the bank to bring in an import if a long term injury occurs to one of your starters.

Gibbo has a pretty high asking price! (might head to Europe depending on the GF situation)

Great off season by the 6er's we had a red hot crack a Trigger (he verbally was over the line) except for being closer to family in QLD) we had a big grack at Newley & are having a crack at Gibbo.

must say the owners have realy showen alot of faith in Marty to get the job done. If we land Gibbo he will have the first 7-8 rounds to show he can coach otherwise...good bye!

I agree with Tiger Watcher, good on the 6ers for giving it their best shot at recruiting... Obviously not working on as strict a budget as some other teams, and I think the last anon would be about right in what they could afford if both Petrie and Gibson were signed, as bringing Big Red back wouldn't have come cheap, neither would be keeping DJ or luring away Weigh... Cadee under normal circumstances would have been a bit of a price, I think, but surely he would have gone for some security over a high price tag at the time? I think any rumours of Newley coming back to the NBL is just wogwash, despite not being able to afford him if any other quality players were signed... I admire the relentless positive attitudes of 6ers fans though ;)

I hate to say it, but if the 6ers manage to get both Gibbo and Peach, anything less than top 3/4 will be a failure... Would have a lot of chemistry to work out I think, but talent-wise, HUGE moves being made...

It would also be nice if we could keep most of the unit together for more than 2 years. I've gotten tired of seeing new faces every season who are either gone the next or the year after that.

Sure, it's the nature of the beast, but I just don't seem as interested in the personnal as I did in the past, perhaps thats the nostalgia talking, but probably more to do with the lack of on court success.

Those aren't rumours about Newley, more about how realistic a chance it is. The reality is that he is out of contract so teams would have to offer him something just in case he didn't get an offer in Europe after the Olympics.

I do get a bit sick of the Newley stuff every offseason. The guy is on $800k a year overseas, why on earth would he come back to the NBL for $150k-$200k?

boti did directly quote marty as saying they expect newls to head back in a cpl of years when he is 30.

You know what I hate more than people going on about Newley coming back to the 36ers...


People that always say 'he is on $800k a year..blah blah blah, why would he come back'

Money isn't everything and people need to realise he may not even get a Euro contract after the Olympics.

"Maybe not for $800k but there are a million leagues in Europe and plenty of those would offer him more than what an NBL team can."


1. $800k is the upper level of Euro salaries. Most of the other million leagues you speak of, dont pay anywhere near this.

2. He can go play in one of those millions of other leagues, but I hope he doesn't expect to be paid on time. I hope he doesn't expect to be taken care of he for example he blew his knee out.

I recall Martin Cattalini complaining of the frantic training and playing schedule and how even minor niggles don't get an opportunity to resolve between games and had to consider whether he would go back or not. I think those on the big $$ probably earn it. Hopefully the environemnt both on and off the court here is more attractive and may compensate for the drop in pay?

As much as I'd love Newley back here for the Sixers, it's not going to happen until at least 2016. Milk it for what it's worth. If he stays for as long as he can in ANY country in Europe, he will Never need to work again. Not even dodgy investments that ex pro athletes need to keep some income rolling in. Newley can sit on his pile of interest and will probably the Sixers in 6 years, run it at a massive loss and buy us some championships ( just like big Luke in Perth )

Wishfull thinking;)

I think I read Newley just signed a 2 year deal?

Adelaide have also expressed an interest in Petrie and Goulding, as well as livewire guard Daniel Dillon, who had been waiting in the wings to be signed by the Blaze.

That was Newley just then on the radio .
Hoping to have a good Olympics , then get into Houston camp.

^Anon, that's what second rounds picks are for, especially those in the 50-60 range that are used on international players. They're small investments for the future, that you one day hope will turn into an asset of some sort.

Realistically though, I don't see Newley getting his NBA shot until he fixes his jumpshot. He needs to be able to hit the three-ball at a much better clip to make it to that level.

Sixers wont get Newley or Gibson both want big salary,get Petrie or Martin Iti or this youngster from tassie that radford is talking about,dont want to get another helliwell or dench or a 7ft waste of space.Hope Sixers use the trail match to tryout players to see what they can get etc.Hope Clarke searches for two quality imports for Sixers,like to see Simpson back if he fails NBA.Use the China trip to trail imports like they did ,when they got Farley.