Norwoods loss of many ABL players between seasons.

Dougie and Bayliss are doing a one for one trade so that Forestville and South can both become even more skilled in the martial art "Foul Fu"

Hi dee ho peolple I hear that Centrals are after just about everyone there can talk to. Even the blind man in rundle mall not safe.

Escort reds, VB, joints....

Where do i sign

Are you from woodville? otherwise prepare to ride the pine..... with your smokes and vb....

Hankie ... Any Names or is this just Rumours ...

yes rachelle is moving to south.

Centrals have needed to sign new players for years now ... and have turned up nothing .. Any resons why this year would be any diffrent ... Is there any word on what could be offerd ??

I think it would be great if the centrals Ladies could sign some players that would make them more competive.. It could only make the whole league a more even comp ... Simular to the Closeness of the mens comp this year..

There must be more then this. Can antone spill the beans.

Anonymous #52042 that would be highly unlikely based on the fact that if his friends can't contact him Andy might be having a bit of trouble getting Luke to return his calls too...

It seems he is holed up in box-canyon somewhere...

Luke Hoban is very much a required player down at tiger land, and i know the club is doing evrything possible to ensure hobo is suiting up soon in summer season. he wont be leaving.

matt davies talkin to SOUTHERN?????

2 more of the South womens team have applied for transfers.
Anyone who saw some of the action at their table in the late hours of the Halls/Woollacott would understand why.
Some very close players in the team and a few left shaking their heads.

Would be great to see Centrals Women do well and at last be cometitive. They have a great new coach so good luck to them

what sort of shennanigans were goin on at the wollacot at the south ladies table!!

hmm

So where are these 2 players going? Or is it just crap?

another 2 players to Southern - with the talented new names they have ready to suit up they are shaping up as genuine top 4 contenders

I think Hobo filled the captains role after MC went down with knee so leaving from being the acting captain based on 04 season and academy sessions to eagles would be a big slap in the tigers face, after the year he had in 05 he owes the team....

Southern women has some new players for sure.

Southern have 6 new players who would all make the starting 5 at most clubs ;
Tracey Beatty (Braithwaite), Colleen Kaesler,
2 names ready to return to South but given the "testy times" there have decided to venture to Southern - Michelle Traener & Liv Warne.
Final clearances have not been given for the other 2 as yet but suffice to say they are friends with the above (NOT from South) and Southern will be looking for a top 4 finish this year.

South said there would not be any fallout from the coach change - they have effectively lost 4 excellent players - so far - rumour has it one more may be heading North.

It will be good to have another club in the finals mix but I hope Southern reward their loyal players and still give them some court time, not just replace them with the new names.

Rumoured Norwood changes could leave a pretty big hole at Norwood

Arnold to Forrestville
Thompson to Forrestville
Krause to West

Schaftenaar, Januske and Lomman all retired.

Hey Lommax, we're going to miss your punches you used to throw in games, I'm sure Reesy is too!!!!

Well we will miss your eye gauges northerner.

Well said "in the know" !!

I heard centrals lost a couple of players from mens only lower end of the team i think... don't know if they were important or not.

So far Forestville (according to rumours) have recruited Scott Arnold, Dan Thonpson, Nick Hambour, Adam Benson. Are the putting together an all star squad or something? Lucky there's no budget restrictions...

Had confirmation that he was again retiring!

Surprising that Thompson is going to Forestville, thought he might head to West to be with his buddy Danny Phillips.

That's where you're wrong Mo'Bags. West are putting together an all 3 point shooting team, hence Krause was lured to the black and red. Phillips and Krause are going for an all time record for 3PA's next season.

As an aside - Benson --> Eastern not the Eagles.

Ha, does that mean Belly and Crusher are still in the team ;) They can get the O boards and pass it out to the 3.

Phillips doesnt need any help in breaking the 3PA record.

Benson played in summer game for Eastern last night. Looks like we have found our new point guard.

Eagles have not picked up any new recruits. Some good juniors comming through some of whom played summer season game last night.

With all the changes from the Flames, have they any new players?

It's really all to early to tell. Everyone will just have to wait and see who shows up where.

Brad Hill?

Is Joel Goodenough playing?

When does the new ABL season start?

March next yr!

$100 a game? That's only around $15/turnover.

Well its hotting up in here init!

There will be more than Kaesler and Braithwaite lining up down at Tigerland, but can anyone give some goss - get off your fences and start naming names!

If Southern are getting some previous juniors back into the ABL team, Narelle Lindsay would have to get a guernsey...?

We like sitting on fenses it gives us a thrill. hahaha
Wait to the season starts and then we will find out who is playing for who.

All of you idiots talking about money in the ABL league is worthless - the $ they get is peanuts anyway .

Everyone knows Norwood needs to improve, but trying to assign performance based on financial rewards is ridiculous, Webber is a first/second year player, he is not playing for the money.

The Norwood team will not be bottom this year as they have learned a lot from the quality teams they played last season.

My tip is Centrals or Tigers to be spooners this season.

Ps Have some balls and stop posting under anonymous all the time , so we can pick one anon from another .

First of all - tool , it is grandeur. Besides, all i said was that Centrals and Southern will be below Norwood this year. Both those teams under-achieved for various reasons too.

Second of all, i was not saying dont pay the kid, i was saying that in a league like the ABL i DO NOT think that MONEY is the reason guys like Webber play the game. You CANNOT (in this state) live very well on $ earned playing basketball. So saying "pay him" to come off the bench at another club is totally off point.

Thirdly , S-a-l-a-r-y Cap (i said it slowly so you can understand it)
Do you know what that is ?

I'd like to know what ABL teams pay their "bench" .

I be Ivor Lotsakrappe from Ukraine. I com to Australia next week. I playa basketball ok and look for a profeshio (Sorry I cannot do a gud English) club to playa for next yeer.

I donta pass or catcha too gud but that doznt matter coz u no pay me. Do u know a club where I canna fit in

Thanka u

Ivor

Mr Skyhook (u hav funny name in Australia),

I thinka i fit in gud at yor club. Do i need to spell gud too playa for u?

LOL . tool .

Mr Skyhook,

Sorry me not tool, me liddle player about 185cm. My job is bounce ball up court, spin around like Russian ballet dancer and passa the ball to the tools who score.

Are you after liddle playa or a tool?

What youngsters do the Flames have coming through and who are the dead wood that have been replaced????

There were no shining lights in the norwood season last year. If you think A webber had a good season last year you are kidding yourself. It is the PG job to run the team not try and do everything yourself. Webber needs to understand that to make his team better he needs to take that chip off his shoulder and do more of the team things. And dont say he averaged 6 assists a game Im talking about passing the ball around to keep the offence flowing instead of going outside the offence to create for yourself.

If the Flames had a decent PG last year they would have done alot better. There was no dead wood at Norwood we the oldest player being 27 I think. Once again the talent was there and the PG should have done better.

There are very few youngsters coming through at Norwood. Lean times ahead unless they recruit well.

I also heard that Jason williams may be returning to the central conference with the flames to fill the void at the PG position?

Ivor ,


Meet Peter :

http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/Peter_Okoye.html


You remind me of him ! lol

Norman,

They had two guys on the team with NBL experience, two guys that played college ball, another who has won championships with both sturt and norwood, an ex NBL player coaching them and your blaming the 20 year old point guard for them finishing bottom?

Im sorry but they had more than enough dead wood to start a fire!

Im not blaming anyone Im saying that if they had a decent PG they would have done alot better.

Webber is not good enough to be playing major minutes in any ABL team yet so its not his fault that the team had no one else to play PG.

This is like watching a soapie. Some funny stuff!

Mr Skyhook,

I am reading stuff you pointed me too. I a liddle mixed up as I have all my teeth and my girlfriend she keep telling me I no black man. I tell her so wat if I cant jump. So i sorry to say I now not com to Australia, I go to NZ. I think more chances for me there with brakers.

Gud luk for next yeer. I hope you find tool player you want.

Ivor Lotsakrappe

Ha Ha some very funny posts here

Anonymous (#59930) and (#60032) identify yourself so we can all laugh at you together......

Anonymous (#59527) some people may be happy Scott has left the club but I know most of his team mates will miss him.

Rob Eley, Christian Bell and Andrew Webber were not good enough to help the Flames "talent". When talent struggles for a number of years, when do you actually get evaluated for what you are doing on the court and not what you think you could do in your mind with a better player. Or keep hearing "we would be good if". It hard to run an offence when after the first quarter teams work out that you can stack the splitline and challenge them to shoot from outside. Think with the Flames you need to look at the quality of shots they miss compared to the opponent. 1 player shot 50% from three (not enough to make the top 10) and 3 above 40 from the field. 4 players above 60% from the line.
See below

http://www.hoops.com.au/sa/stats/team_display.cfm?id=3to make the top 10)

To say they would be better with a better player than Webber at the point guard is correct. They also would be beter with a better 2 man,3man 4 man, 5 man, bench & coach. That simple
Good players find a way to get it done, bad ones make excuses. Learn to shoot.

No need to worry anon #60160 about if Noel will be around or not, word is he's got a permanent job in SA.

Big changes down at the Tiger Cage -

Senior womens team will look very different - unfortunately a lot of current players cant see it coming...

Robertson - Noel Robertson...!

(Shaken - Not Stirred)

Apparently Noel's Shoe-phone is still running hot with players wanting to join in the fun...!

Anyone wanna start posting Noel's Line-up for the real season?

I'll give you two:
1 - T Beatty (Braithwaite)
2 - C Kaesler
3 - ?
4 - ?
5 - ?
6 - ?
7 - ?
8 - ?
9 - ?
10 - ?

I'd tell you upfront, but I'd have to kill you. :(

What about other teams lineups?

heard cooper has signed to play for norwood!

Jason Williams ain't running the point for Norwood. My mail is he's retired from ABL/SEABL.

Guarantee SOuthern havent just recruited South's old players...

Why doesnt anonymous (#60304) come out and name what he thinks is the team???

I'm curious, as I'm sure others are.

Oh, just had it comfirmed:

Noel is an ASIO spy - he was involved in a shootout at Vili's Cafe last night!

and

Sarah Peddle is playing WNBA for the Mercury.

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! ;)

Cooper rumour is true - Williams one is not . He will not play for an ABL club in Adeliade again .

Tracey will have some great players to assist her and she is not only very pleased, she has been instrumental in persuading a few of them to join Southern.

Try....
Colleen Kaesler
Liv Warnes
Bec Redden
Terri Jo Draper (McNamara)
Fleur Holmes

Almost correct "Go Southern".

Try this:
01 - T Beatty (Braithwaite)
02 - C Kaesler (Byrt)
03 - TJ (Draper)
04 - Olivia Warnes
05 - Bec Redden
06 - Michelle (McCarthy)
07 - ?
08 - ?
09 - ?
10 - ?
11 - ?
12 - ?

Nerrida Cooper a possibility as she's been cut from West.

Hey - is it true Forestville have four "Restricted " WNBL players currently on their books?

Screen / Ranford / Smith,(Adel)
& Lindsay,(Canberra)

Skyhook I have also been told that J WIll is looking to come to Norwood.

Im not sure how confident I am in my source but it would be a good pick up for the flames.

Mr Skyhook and Mr Lommax,

I now in NZ and realise Brakers not the team for me. I a liddle bit down to reed that you may look at J Will as yor messiah. Me thinks me have no future in basketball if you want him over me.

Ivor

Schoolies week is over now Ivor - you should try applying for a position at the Caroma toilet factory. They are always looking for good people like you . You might run into Peter Okoye there , you remember him dont you ? My friend from Nigeria.

mmm, yes - couple points to make since the last time i posted:

1 - Former Southern/NCT Juniors feature strongly in the line-up i announced,

2 - My bad on Lindsay - DOESNT MEAN SHE'S NOT COMING THOUGH!

3 - If it's good enough for South to steal Southern players, why can't we steal them right back? POSSESSION IS 9/10THS OF THE LAW! :)

4 - My bad on the ASIO/PEDDLE post before too - Peddle's playing for Connecticut, not Phoenix... oops.

Hey Mods... do i get a CAPS LOCK key picture???

To be honest its best for both clubs. The flake last year with South were not enough juniors and with Southern too young. South I'm sure will pick up players. Both teams should be in for a good year. And yes it should be a classic of games next year when South play Southern. Well worth the money to go and watch. For spectators to come and support their clubs.

please dont go ivor, i love u.the g-string u bought me is all i have to remind me of our good times