PS beleive Sturt sent 17 teams to Eltham, funny how they seem to succeed just by accident, You cant beat playing against the best, Well done Paul

congrats also to the Sturt U12 Boys and Girls for making the GF

Sturt 18's beat Werribee by 5 in the gf, after being down 7 at the half. Great win, well done to the boys. The Div 2's made it a double winning B grade at Dandenong. Of the 17 teams that went over 6 made the grand final. Great results.

that is an awsome job....well done to the players and coaches...hard work does get you something...and a good program!!!

Funniest thing by far were the boys in the cheer squad from Canberra. Sturt had their own "rent-a-fan" they were the most vocal and loud of all. They turned up in double blue tops with white caps and zinc cream. They had come to Melbourne for the tennis but had gotten kicked out and after meeting some Sturt kids at their Motel decided that the next best thing seeing as they couldnt get back in to the tennis was to go to Dandenong Stadium and support the blues.

Dont you mean the Sturt/West Under 18 Boys

No, they all wore a Sturt uniform apparently!

i think having a junior manager willing to open up the gym 3 times a week in holidays definitely helps the kids keep touch over the holiday period.

well done to mesecke & to the boys & girls for putting in the time to keep themselves in touch.

congrats to all teams who made finals.

was open for anyone, had kids from plenty of clubs coming in but heavily populated with sturt kids.

guys get over this whole poaching and club moving thing, this thread was about the kids at eltham so lets keep it at that.

on that note, congrats to all SA teams that went over, its a pity more clubs dont go over because it really helps the development of the kids playing.

Wonder if West recruiting a couple of guards from outside into their senior team had anything to do with one of their juniors leaving?

Don't see much bitching about that.

Nothing beats playing against Victorian Competition. You get 5-6 games (sometimes more) & the vast majority of them are tough matches against good Victorina teams. Especially for div 1 teams it's great to find out where your team is at on a larger scale, and where you need to be by June.

17 teams from Sturt is a lot more than a batch, I believe the vast majority made finals, kids improved heaps over the weekend by playing different teams and having diferent reffing.

I am a parent of an U18 from a north-eastern club - I had heard rumours of player movement, but I didn't know how much was true. Word is there's been a fair bit of movement in the U18 boys comp.

Can anyone tell me if Sturt played any of the stronger Victorian clubs over the weekend? Or did they have an easy draw? Did their new kid play? I assume they had a full squad? Did any other SA teams from this grade go, and if so, how did they fair?

sturt were missing there best big, John Marriot, which is a huge lose.

they played dandenong in the first game and drew aswell as alot of other quality teams.

Nathan spehr did play for sturt in the tournament.

elthamtournament.com.au

For all the results...check for yourselves!

#223745,

He has been to many Australian junior camps as a West player. It makes no difference what uniform he wears in the eyes of national selectors, its how he performs in Canberra when he is there and how he performs for SA at nationals. He would make SA teams regardless of where he played.

He probably sees greater chances of STAYING in Australian squads by being with a proven player development program.

#223745,

They drew with Dandy in their group but won the group on %. Beat Waverley in a tough quarter. Beat Diamond Valley convincingly in the semi and came back from being down at the half to beat Werribee in the final.

also in the final they really only had 6 players, two players could not make the game because of travel arrangments home. and nathan kareta was injured in the first half.

Think you'll find Spehr was recruited as a senior, not a junior as he was on West's senior list.

i think before everyone blames sturt for this, ask spehr why he moved, only he will know the real answer.

What do you think he will say- "I was poached".
It happens, not well accepted, but it is part of life.
People change jobs, chamge wives (sometimes temporarily), change cars, change teams.
Only cars dont complain, because they can't talk!!

From what I heard it was the big bottom age lad from strath that could not be held by the vics in the tourny, got mvp in the GF who was ignored by AIS after the nationals, maybe this will change there minds, again well done

Do people think that West has recruited 2 point guards into their ABA team, a team that has 6 guards already, had anything to do with the move? Or that West didn't have a div 2 mens team over summer? Or the he didn't get to play senior mens over summer when he had a Oz camp to prepare for?

Was it a case of you reep what you soe?

No, probably more a case of reap what you sow.

Or RIP what you SEW!!

They beat Dandenong, Waverly, Werribee and Diamond Valley. Other than Melbourne Togers who lost to Werribee who is there for them to beat?

Nunawading?

That kid from West has made the dumbest move ever...Probably wont matter anyway given it doesnt look like he will grow, which is a shame.

Wow, this Eltham update is an eye opener for anyone new to this forum! Very little here about Sturt's great result in U18, mostly it seems like a lot of pointed remarks about a 16 year old kid.

Whatever it is, grow up, get over yourselves, and leave the kid alone - maybe even observe the rules of the forum unless you really can't help yourselves.

Shame on you Mr and Mrs Anon! If you're going to think aloud or have a rant on here - get your facts right and stick to the topic.

Well done Sturt. Great development program and good coaches - obviously attractive to good players! (and the obvious envy of the Anons of this state).