Bush league goes bush

Great result, would have been terrible to see a successful organisation crash and burn.

"Mount Gambier already agreed to the terms and conditions the Premier League clubs demanded, including diluting its SEABL-quality men's team".

So we're going to let you in, as long as you promise to not be very good. Haha.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn’t that 'dilution’ relate to the restricted players minimum? Isn’t there a different requirement from SEABL to PL? Surely the argument wasn’t "don’t be too much better than us!"

And isn’t most of that $40k coming from Basketball Australia?

I think you’ll find it wasn’t the ‘overwhelming groundswell of support’ which forced the rethink, it was rather the fixture changes which were the basis for at least two of the clubs rejecting the initial proposal. These were addressed and votes were changed.

I’m glad to see the Pioneers have a home, albeit temporarily. Hats off to the PL clubs. Let’s hope our PL teams can keep pace with the Mount! Looking forward to 2019!

Boti has got some things wrong especially the demand to dilute the team. As for groundswell of support forcing PL teams to revisit the decision, moves were already in place by some Basketball Adelaide members to work the issues with the "no" voters - this was proactive and not reactive.

And let's not forget that the initial vote still had more than half the clubs supporting the inclusion. Perhaps the Mount Gambier people critical of the PL clubs need to apologise to those clubs being supportive of their inclusion

Boti used to work for newscorp so getting facts straight would never have been a high priority

Much thanks needs to go those who continued to pursue a place for the pioneers to play after ba's ridiculous decision in August to cease Seabl and BV decision to exclude them from elite league and then big v.

BA and it's CEO cutting cheque’s so they don’t get smashed in court!

Next year expect Mount to apply for Vic league as BA won’t cut cheque’s once new CEO comes on board

SEABL clubs were allowed 3 restricted players whilst PL clubs are cut off at 2. In PL Imports are counted as restricted along with W/NBL or D1 players in other qualifying leagues around the world that plays above 35% of avaliable court time, 2 of these players max. The SEABL had 3 classes A (Imports), B (W/NBL >50% court time) and C (W/NBL 35%-50% court time). SEABL clubs could have 3 of these players with 1 having to be C class.

These %s change slightly with the gender of the player

Get Riverland back

^Then what? Them and mavs fight for the wooden spoon?

Was the 2 restricted players rule in effect last year, if so how did forestville field an import and Teys and DJ? Or was there another exception made?

Teys wasn't restricted.

Interesting which guys will be restricted this year out of Majok, Drmic, McVeigh, Teys, Doyle.

Just drimic

Majok and Teys will possibly be restricted. They're both around the 35% mark.

Interesting read.
Pleased to see David Spear stand up for The Mount.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/mount-gambier-pioneers-to-play-in-premier-league-basketball-competition-in-2019/news-story/9ff3ee0ebbff7b141b3d8df78a5b4f99?login=1

Can anyone post the article please? Not paying...

Yeah, nah.

So do Forestville go with Deng who's been there forever or go with DJ who might play a total of 17 minutes in regular season?

Deng was at Mount gambier last year. Played one game then injured. Hung around for awhile before mutually agreed to leave. Wouldn't be a surprise to see him back there. Daly, Burdon, deng,import,import makes them tough

Are you really sure Burdon is there still?

And also Deng is borderline restricted player and speaking to every club in Adelaide too!

They'll have Chol Luk who's pretty good.

Any chance Daly goes back to Sturt?

More chance of getting Sam than Tom

paying for teams to play them is a disgrace from the SA Basketball and only means this is a short lived answer.

Clubs not paying one cent to their junior development program is also a disgrace. Sorry, I forgot, Mt Gambier Pioneers have no junior program

Yes because their President has come out and said that!