Hopefully the girls will do well, got some talent in that group

Girls have had the same group of names for sometime but they have underperformed consistently raising some questions. With several members in the U17 national side and AIS, it will be a guide to Australia's chances in those World's as anything other than Gold in the Nationals means they have chosen the wrong horses.

all the girls were presumed to get in. accept one girl a definate surprise. but i guess its where your from these days. mens team is looking good quiet alot of eastern players in both teams.

Girls team very good. All players played at the Nationals last year apart from one who is in the Australian U/17 team. Good spread of size, talent & experience. SP & his assistants will be under the pump to come home with a medal.

When do Metro name their team?

Why so late? Surley the coaches would have an idea when you take in SASI training (Metro state training anyway) & their club games every week.

Country are already into their preperation with their final team, why are we so far behind?

Not behind, just have different timelines

It did go on way past the time they had to notify BA last year which was puzzling but I'm sure there's method to their madness

No you are wrong ,they told BA right on time last year and they will again this year

they told BA on time but kept the girls in the dark past that cut off time.

anyone know who has been named in the metro 18 girls, and how did the sac girls go today with their trial games?

sac played who?

woodville and then southern tigers I think.

The Girls beat Woodville quite easily by around 30, after a slow start. They then had two hours to get up to Morphett Vale to play Southern, losing a close one 73-81 after being up most of the first half. Fatigue & heat finally catching up with the team who are down two girls due to injury. They have another game first thing tomorrow morning to finish out their weekend.

What woodville team did they play?

I believe the girls played the aba teams, Talbot apparently has ankle problems and Corrigan sick.

Playing Wodville 16/1 boys this morning. Tough weekend for the girls.

Woodville ABA went down to an 18's side?

sure did.

Why would Woodville humiliate themselves and their players by playing such a game and why would SAC play against such a weak team? It's a lose-lose situation for both because a thirty point drubbing is not a game.

#486 Why is it lose, lose. I didn't think there were premiership points, or Nationals placing’s up for grabs. As a spectator, Woodville had a couple of players missing (as did SAC through injury). Woodville are in their ABL pre-season & SAC their Nationals preparation. With the tougher game (Southern)commencing only a couple of hours after they finished playing Woodville, my understanding was that the SAC coach (SP) was trying to simulate a doubleheader that you would encounter at a nationals.

Being a parent of one of the SAC girls, I think both clubs (Woodville & Southern) were great in their support of our junior players. This was more like a win/win in my opinion.

489. You fine tune for Nats by competing against teams who stretch you and beating Woodville women by 30 without 2 of your main players hardly meets the criteria. Being flogged by SAC 18's does Woodville no good and even less good for SAC. Being stretched by southern improves both.

as far as i know, invitations were sent out to all ABL clubs. Woodville were first to reply. im sure that SAC werent going to knock it back. remember it was a trial game. a good chance to see whether systems worked especially with a girl home from the tute coming home for the 1 and only time. Any hit out has to be better than 4 on 4 or 5 on 5 with a reserve scrimage.

So much energy wasted on the why's and the what for's. It was a trial game weekend and unlike the metro girls, the country girls don't get enough opportunities to play together before they head off to nationals. Not having a go at the metro girls at all, it is just the way it is when you have players coming from all over the state. It was a training exercise and thank you to woodville and southern for giving the girls the chance to play as a team instead of just the usual training.

the girls team should do very well but the boys team will not with there best player not going