Confirmed:

Tim Smyth to Southern
Jordan Robertson to South
Cam Myles to South
Mark Egel to South
Brad Gerlach (returns) to Forestville

Rumoured:

Josh Knight to West
Rashad Tucker to Southern

josh Knight def to west, not rumoured

Do Sturt even have a women's coach yet?

Krause to Sturt.

Rumour that is (Krause) may not be true.

Who is coaching the forestville teams?

Simons at forestville women

Forestville men?

I think that Sturt have successfully encouraged juniors to join them over the years from numerous other clubs and that they were very selective about their targets. But several other clubs have been the beneficiary of sturt juniors as well. All the clubs that can "recruit", do "recruit" because proving a club poached is impossible, therefore it's hardly noteworthy bringing it up again.

If you want fairness you need to go to a sport that has matured and has rules in place with representatives of the governing body hell bent on protecting the name and ethics of that game.That game unfortunately is not basketball.

Basketball is about dog eat dog, back yard rules and anything goes, where recruiting is an art-form practiced by clubs with impunity. Too many faceless men and women in basketball to be healthy because nepotism and favours are ever recurring issues.

south women have lost claire, lil,simone,lyndell,kylie and a few more. They have no juniors coming up so wants gonna happen with the team

North would be close

Buddy,

Fransechinas started as a North junior and played ABA for North before moving to SOuthern for a year or two

Mansfield was a North junior before spending a year or two at centrals before returning

I think a couple of the other girls were North juniors first before going to other clubs and then returning.

Yes not as good but commendable

Address us nicely j.

marino to southern!!

Marino to Southern ... hahahaha

building a marino at southern more likely or is that marina

South have lost lots of player why and want are they gonna do now. they struggling to keep a u23 side at the moment heard a few players leaving at the end of the season. The one that are left are not good enought for aba

ask j 424

Rumour doing the rounds,one club in trouble and asking only the girls to raise or pay a grand to play CABL, anyone confirm?

Tara buttress emily sims shay bayly Lyndell kwitowski and mia Grantham all handy pick ups for the warriors. One more piece to be added

Hope they enjoy being the last woodville players to play ABA

Marino and Nelson together would be dynamite! great to hear they are playing together again

heard jamie-lee peris back for north and maybe suzy batkovic.

also lauren mansfield will be returning after college mid-season

did Mr. Marino buy the southern tigers?

Sturt will be in ABl this year so you'll be happy camel

Allowing such players as the batto play is utter rubbish clubs with the money will dominate an even playing field ie opportunity whole be installed

If it has escaped your consciousness then allow me to point out that the clubs with money ARE dominating and that's why basketball remains on the bottom rung. The top clubs want to extinguish clubs and are well on the way to achieving it, just look at the junior mess where these same clubs have 3 or 4 sides per division while other clubs can't field sides. BSA is a joke and killing the sport through short sighted indifference. Basketball = buy a flag and that's why it will not flourish until it actually becomes a competition with player eligibility rules .

Will batkovich make the opals side? If she does she won't be around for the end of the season so waste of money really

Bat girl is international standard no doubt. She should not be allowed to play local ball full stop. If this happens the competition should be null and void right now.

Inspector gadget
Your Wrong, Had an offer but turned it down,

Well if the lightning players have to play local ball then each club should be given one player each. This competition is becomming a joke. The top four teams should compete on their own and the others in a 2nd tier competition.

If each club got a lightning player, where would Simon do his poaching from for Norwood?

Anon,

What a silly question. Simon will be drawing players from Norwood's exceptional girl's program!!

Yep filthy,can see Norwood et al championing that one! Bloody hell,Norwood, forestville and friends considering what's good for basketball - I don't think so do you?

Its a bloody disgrace that these wnbl players can go to teams that are championship contenders. They should be made to play in the teams that need bolstering.

Then they simply dont play ABL

dont know why batgirl would want to waste her time playing in the cabl. unless she played SEABL against the rest of the WNBL bigs it would be the equiv of social ball for her. far too big a injury risk if you ask me. i want her fit for next WNBL season not battered from local opponants having to stoop to dangerous tactics as they dont have the size or skill to play against her.

Vesta you cant restrict trade in an amateur league

Can anyone inform me whos coaching the Mavs women this comming season. Whi have the Mav women and south women picked up to play ABL.

i guess no one from the lightening as they are being directed to Norwood!!

Very true re lightning players being directed to Norwood. My question though was whom is coaching the Mavs women and who have South and Mavs women picked up if amyone.

pretty sure its nathan jones

Rumour half a dozen players at tigers ready to walk. A head coach at another club approached by 3 possible tiger starters for a position at his/her team.

gold jack

aren't woodville "in the red" anyway - does that count?

Jack,

Some may think that is funny however it might just be a statement of what is actually happening up there

a few clubs own nurseries then Jack.

Why dont some of you numbnuts climb down from your trees and name names.

Which Lightning players are allegedly being directed towards Norwood?

Put up, or shut the f**k up!

I think you are right Tree Monkey

which tigers players? male or female

OMG 1 player! thats worth bitching about. ever think might be in her best interest playing for a lightning assistant coach who would know the development she requires to become a contributing WNBL player better than any other coach?

Female average player cherry picker from the centre line moving to Norwood. Norwood will stop at nothing to be the best in the most average comp in the country.

you people are all a bunch of sooks

Until each team is garnered a lightning player each and more support is given to struggling clubs the ABL competition will remain a joke.

ABL = meaningless, unwatched and part of the reason the game is sinking

I wish people would stop gossiping and get the facts before they comment on this forum. The South women have a few issues atm but im sure Vicki will put together a decent team im her own mould.

I wish people would stop gossiping and get the facts before they comment on this forum. The South women have a few issues atm but im sure Vicki will put together a decent team im her own mould.

with what anon, she hasnt got any players left, all gone elsewhere, and no juniors coming through either!

south has lots of issues due to no one talking to each other the juniors teams have lots of egos also

South women have lost another 2 senior players. Sarah Peddle and Taya Crockford have gone Centrals.

Peddle at centrals??

West Men will be looking good again, got Knight over from Woodville and an import to come who apparently will more than cover the loss of Nurse...

Anon i hope your right sarah peddle right now would be their most important player.

i think she is the only player at the moment peddle is there player there is no one else what i vicki doing with her player losing juniors that should be there and putting juniors in the squad that should not be there at all.

Jack, Jack ...there's is no left to slap

Some people do know because these players named are shopping themselves around to everyone !

what will sturt fill their big man hole with, without Warbout and Holmes? Are they recruiting elsewhere?  or will it be filled with the youngesters they have? (e.g. Marriott, Gavranich, Spurritt, Calligeros, Wright and Rawson)

Probably belt on about how good a development club they are and go recruit someone from somewhere else

Sturt are trying to recruit everyone out there, Krause, Creek etc.

No hope on the Creek front for the Sturt I wouldn't think, mayb Woodville or South for him.

But who says that he's leaving South?

I think he is talking with South and Woodville have been pushing for him pretty hard.

Just because Sturt try to talk to him doesn't mean he's leaving.

So why chasing Krause - seems a bit desperate if you ask me. In terms of the bigs named earlier coming up from their juniors I think most have one of two flaws - either too soft or too small.

As for Sturt women now getting Kate Gladstone I just don't understand that. How many clubs does that now make for her and while a reasonable player she is no standout. Surely they have some juniors they can blood.

Juno = precious Sturt tosser

And Maynard isn't NBL standard although he probably thinks he is!

hhaha I love it. All these ABL coaches claiming to want to bring their juniors through. The fact is sturt or anyone will jump straight on to recruit steven weigh if htey have the chance. Sport is so Fickle...

Big call for weigh to move to play for butler who has 0 experience in the league.

A lot of the ABL coaches now have elite level experience, surely he would play for someone that's done it themselves and understand the ins and outs of being a professional athlete and lots of experience in dealing with pros.

Can anyone predict the major or impact players from their teams in this years abl comp. Prediction norwood and north to be the deepest

What has Norwood and North done to warrant that prediction

isn't bond off to college?

I think north forrestville west Norwood to be the top four.

Have heard that West men will end up being pretty deep.
Hasn't Josh Knight gone there to join guys like Truslove, Spud, Evans, Braithwaite etc?
Also heard they are getting an import 2 man soon as well as a sixer.

true west on paper will be tough, american 2 guard on the way and Johnson is tipped to be a bearcat.

big qustion is balance, knight, johnson and blake truslove will be hard to juggle.

knight will want to be the man but he should be 4th or 5th in line behind johnson, american, tristan, blake etc etc

I think Chris Molitor is play football at Smosh, so not playing at West

He also said all clubs are chasing 36ers. I know our club isn't

Graves could ball back in the day, but at a JR level, isn't really a consistent factor these days (to many injuries) Cameron Wilson is a very erratic guard that is off for 6 games on for one. Creek is a great ABL player but average NBL player, he would definitely help that team. but really, do you think Woodville will be a factor at all for the coming season? NO, AL has alot of work to do before they are ready. I heard DJ will be suiting up for west? they would be slow with a DJ & Trustlove Line up. Who has Norwood got for the coming 2012 ABL season, didn’t a bunch of their guys retire? Forestville will always be a strong side! they are well coached and know how to win. Sturt seem to always be in the mix and again know how to win. I think it’s really to hard to Call who will be there at the end when it has not even begun. FORESTVILLE, WEST, STURT, NORWOOD and NORTH I feel will be taking the top 5 spots with anyone’s game at the end. West will be interesting with a few new additions and will be strong if they can put it together. Forestville has to be a heavy fave’s with Norwood a close 2nd if they have all their players coming back for the new season.

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16:20 29 Jan 12

Would you not love to have the "Trouble" of Balancing Blake, johnston & Knight? you can go huge with blake and DJ or a bit more agile with either and Knight... agree that Knight will want to be the man and will need to take a back seat to a few guys, but on his night can produce a 20 20 game.

tucker left forrestville???

Where is he off too.

heard he is moving south up the hill, apparently was seen sunday morning helping with junior trainings

If that is true, Southern never learn about paying for imports that really does nothing for their club. What happen to developing their juniors?

no difference to forrestville doing it!!!!

I can almost guarntee mitch creek will play for the warriors. Al also has on the plate an import big.

The difference is that Forestville have decent junior program.

If woodville have so much money to throw around why dont they use it to fix their appalling junior situation.

heard that south womens have not even got a team at the moment lots of girls and quit and leaving the club. Whats going on with them also heard a few girls leaving under 23 at the end of the season. Will they have a under 23 at all.

Boti is taking over at souths and will save souths, the whales and the world all at the same time.

heard boti is taking over the nder 23 girls is this true at south

People need to stop the shit stirring. Boti is no where near the South U23 programs. It is hard enough to get coaches without people trying to stir shit up all the time.

and none of the southern girls would go with Boti

Boti couldnt coach a pig to be dirty

Whinge Whinge Excuse Excuse... Ever thought you weren't good enough?

does anyone know whats happening at Mavs in the mens now the Hill's have gone?

abl is dead but no one buried it

no south have no one at all no new player at all

Until basketball realises that there is no competition in existence at junior or senior level and introduces rules to ensure robust competition, it will continue down the plug hole.

Like the SANFL?

Like Netball?

Like Cricket?

Every sport has the same issues.

NBA is uneven. Is that holding the NBA back? NCAA?

The sport doesn't grow because it's easier to whinge and complain.

Rules dont create competiton.

Just like government regulations dont create competition in markets. It merely covers poor management and resource allocation.

Eagles men will win it all - they are stacked!

There has been some talk that Jenny Carbury will return to South this season, can anyone from South confirm?

I rang the retirement village to seek confirmation but it was nap time.

south abl women have only six players everyone has left or not playing at all this year..

That can't be right anon, Vicki has all the answers and the players hand picked her as the coach, surely the players would not abandon such a brilliant basketball coach

maybe players didnt realise what they had til it was gone?? clearly doesnt/didnt have any answers or surely would not be in this situation
perhaps poor club management has not helped matters also...

two sides to all stories and everyone entitle to own opinion but seriously people, less speculation and emotion and more facts. who is actually playing where this season?

Who cares about ABL.

Massive drain on club resources, time to see it shut down as far as I am concerned.

To the knuckle heads saying shut it down, you would be the same knuckle heads complaining when there is no NBL Or WNBL teams in Adelaide, basketball in this state can't be in too bad of a position, lots of South Australians named in the Opals, Gems and U17 Australian squads at the moment, shut down ABA and where do these people play to start their careers???

Peanuts!!

they picked a 40 year old in the opals didnt they what does that say about opportunity

Anon 165 if basketball is so bad stop watching/playing/coaching and making negative comments.
Go play soccer

Its a great game to play but '149 anon' seems to think its in a good position. If you are still picking 40 year olds there is something wrong with the system. Across Adelaide, district players think the selection of some of the lightning players (stars excluded) is a joke.
Most females are over basketball and if you got out more you'd realise that as the anons above are telling you ABL is dead.

I do get out enough I am a coach and the girls I coach take it extremely seriously, maybe it's your club we should just get rid off that are probably ordinary in seniors and juniors so should just scrap the whole thing!!

I wouldn't say the girls are in it just to 'play with their friend' half the reason that the girls loose interest is because of the peanut coaches, look at Norwood girls, how many are leaving or left last session due to the coaching staff and their ethics! They feel as they are much higher above the rest, above they're players, above they're own club. Yes, they want to win, but is it a good feeling knowing that you a destroying someones hopes, desires, dreams through being an idiotic, unapproachable, self-obbsesssed coach!???

That my personal opinion anyway, back to topic!

659, the post above yours seem to encapsulate what you are saying. Extemely serious coaches hold sway in extremely serious and important age groupings where nappies are still worn. If Glids doesn't wring all the enthusiasm and joy out of the game for you, the Mr extremely serious coaches of the world sure will.

Rumors are south girls do not have a full team.

Hjinal Nagy to South Adelaide - does this mean the Nagy's are going to build this club like they did at Forestville and Tigers?

Can I Make the call now, boti to be coaching the panthers women within 18 months

I reckon he will be coaching the under23 sooner than we think then he will be doing abl as there as so many issues with the womens side.

A certain ex southern person is recruiting well for souths

Not as well as he would like though!!

heard another south girl is going to southern t muir

Sturt women have an import Jess Folley to play for either West or Norwood Teddy Maiden is suiting up for the Mavs.

Has he accepted the sturt job? Or been banned from coaching

any update on what is happening at souths men with their coach?

resigned monday

why?

Has Sturt got some "BIG" news on their new coach?!?