I thought Hawthorn had been approved from div 1 men also.

Its interesting that McKinnon got the nod. Timmons is a great player but hes coaching youth league so could struggle to play all their games

I reckon you are talking about Manny Hendrix. He will find this league so easy it will be boring for him.

Did he sign with Westernport?

Another coach signed two imports and then found out Williams was available. Such is life....

Williams has spent the last 2 weeks up in Mildura and from reports has all but moved back there. If Mildura re-sign Henry they could suit up the last 2 D1M MVP's in 2014.

If those two sign they will be tough.I would expect Calvin to go back only as a last option as he will chase money elsewhere.Needs to keep his career moving forward.

From how good Calvin was last year I think Mildura will throw the kitchen sink at him. There is a lot of hype around Williams but he will be I think 34 next year and I don't believe he played anywhere last year so will he still have it. 34 years old and taking close to 2 years off could hurt.

Eric williams shopping himself around too...looking for a new home that isn't in Corio!

Only issue is no other big V teams can match his asking price!

If Midura sign Henry it will be late as he'll work through other offers first.Hes at an age where he needs to chase some dollars as hes done the hard yards the last couple of years. Couldnt meet a nicer guy off the court.

News is that Henry has already signed with Mildura for 2014 but wont be there until about 4 games into the season.

The league has decided on the structure. This happens when they meet with clubs (two weeks ago) to decide on requests made to the competition committee. It is not finalised until the AGM as any new CLUBS (not teams) get voted on by the members. Once it is confirmed at the AGM it is released.

Why would Keysborough be promoted to D1??? The didn't even make the grand final in d2. Surely it would be Keillor or Pakenham who both finished higher.

With that said, The big v will say they would not need to promote anyone if 3 teams go up to SCM and Melton are promoted. That would leave d1 with 14 teams and be split into 2 conferences of 7 and with Wodonga coming in leaves d2 with 10.

If I were them I would have d1and d2 have 12 teams each. But that is probably to much common sense.

??, Oakleigh are also in D2 this year, So if the 3 go to SCM, Melton come in to D1 making 14(2x7), Div 2 then has 11, that makes sense.

Anon, are you saying Knox Will be there?
Along with Whittlesea, Hawthorn and McKinnon?

This makes:
14 in SCM (2x7 conferences)
14 in Div1 (2x7 conferences)
11 in Div2 (building towards 14)

Want to stay in D2? Why would any club want to do that??? Surely after a couple of years in D2 you can develop/recruit and move up to D1?

Yeah i agree, thinking maybe 1 or 2 recruits to help guide your youth wouldn't be a bad thing?

why would hawthorn not be in Champ Men they have been asked many times before and refused but now they have the roster to compete in champ men? They deserve to be there before Mckinnon.

Manny Hendrix has just been announced at Western Port, he used to take 25 shots a game in Div1, i guess hell be putting up 35 shots now.

Good move by Westernport.Hes a fun guy and does alot of work in the community. Starting to wonder what STH Pen are upto.Lots of chest beating on there behalf but little in the way of cattle at this stage.

Southern Peninsula have announced a 12 mth partnership agreement with Andrew Bogut Basketball. Unfortunately the media release fails to tell us what the partnership entails which suggests not alot.

What partnership/sponsorship details are released? What are the details of the partnership between Jayco and Dandenong? I don't know the details so it's probably nothing,

What partnership/sponsorship details are released? What are the details of the partnership between Jayco and Dandenong? I don't know the details so it's probably nothing,

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Who is this Luke Sutherland you speak of ?

When is the AGM? Ive heard that Hawthorn got into championship.

The Coburg Giants men's team is pleased to announce the off-season signings of Aron Pantano and Shane Leggett, the pair have both been out of the Big V for several years but the chance to play together for these great friends brought them back into the league.

Also on the big v site today is the official release of south penn and ABB - good for them if they get to use that venue!

Seems all very quiet at the moment...Be interesting to see who Sharks sign.

Hey Happy Days, whats your fascination with Sth Pen?

Change direction every year with there senior program. One minute they want to be in championship and load up.Then they decide they want to focus on juniors and cut there imports even though the imports are what they've spent the last 12 months building there brand on. There media releases are a just a little over exuberant: "reaffirming the association's status as the most elite sporting club on the Peninsula". Maybe just a few clubs ahead of them in that respect.

There is not much news coming out of any of the state based leagues or SEABL at present. It must be the quietest silly seasons on record.

Fair enough Happy Days, with so much interest i am not sure why you don't get involved with the Association?

Would love to but unfortunately with work, media and my role as a commissioner you have to learn to say no as there not enough hours in the day. Not much happening in SEABL.I know players have been made offers but there seeing if theres anything better out there at the moment.

If kids are good enough colleges will hunt them down. With youtube and there contacts on the ground here, anybody whos half descent should get a look in.My nephew is a runner who represented Aust under age and he would of had 15 offers from top d1 schools.Currently in his Junior year and cant speak highly enough of the school and how they look after him.

#443524 - Just trolling are we? Tell us all what you do for basketball, and the young kids playing our sport.

Ahhh anonymous, it's no good wishing that Franghanistan is part of the Peninsula, it isn't, move on.

I would think that selling his program and it's facilities would be part of his job, what do you think? The rest i guess is your opinion, and i am still waiting for you to tell me what you do for the game and the young players at your club.

Ashke, why is your question relevant? Does the anon have to be a junior coach to have an opinion on a program?

Sunderland is paid promote and grow the business and it is upto the parents to vote with there wallets whether they think it is legitimate option to get there son to college.His coaching performance will be determined by his wins and losses and what he can do with the junior program.

HO, just curious really. More interested to see if it was an educated opinion, no doubt it was.

pretty sure results speak for themselves. Any other organizations sending a decent volume of kids to colleges?

You have to promote your successes don't you? That's what smart business is.

I know that there are organizations out there that registering with actually means you cant go to college at all (but at the same time they don't seem to promote the college route explicitly too much)and I am pretty sure the Bogut Academy repeatedly state that "there are no promises" and that "you have to do the work"

Chook,

Thats a little simplistic I think.

There may be more kids going to College now than say seven years ago but back then none of these programs were running around. And the quality of where kids are going needs to be questioned. Do we have more kids going to D1 or D2 colleges now than 10 years ago?

LC probably has numbers at his finger tips.

The harder questions are, and I could not even begin to answer them:

- are these kids paying too much to get to the level of College they are getting to?
- are these kids paying too much rather than focusing on being in a quality Association program, ie, would they have got their anyway by another pathway
- is the College outcome even good for them or does it validate the program just to get the kid to "a" college?

Lots and lots of Aussie kids have got to College without a program like this, at all levels.

What is the issue with Luke? Let him do what he has too and if you dont like him then dont involved. If he can help kids live their dreams while getting an education he should applauded.

The real question is who is keysies big signing??

Think you might find Frankston is "The Gateway to the Peninsula" Anonymous, nice try though.

Anon 443613 - 100%

Getting back on topic, has anyone heard about the proposed structure and number of teams in SCM, Div1, Div2? Conferences?

Anyone have any news? Lots of talk about big signings but its been very quiet

How much is serious $$$$

Why would you bother recruiting a player with that many clubs....

And will leave the team when it gets a bit tough. OVERRATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you can look at it two ways, with the amount of dickhead admin and coaches there is a few good guys who struggle to find a place to play and a lot that won't even bother now.
Maybe this is the case maybe it isn't but often a guy with a few clubs in a few years is just trying to find the right place.

or the right amount of cash some small Div 1/2 club decides it needs to pay so called "talent"

When is Big V TV back? As for getting paid. If the club wants to pay then that's their choice. They would be doing it for a reason. Just like any other business.

When is Big V TV back? As for getting paid. If the club wants to pay then that's their choice. They would be doing it for a reason. Just like any other business.

When is Big V TV back? As for getting paid. If the club wants to pay then that's their choice. They would be doing it for a reason. Just like any other business.

When is Big V TV back? As for getting paid. If the club wants to pay then that's their choice. They would be doing it for a reason. Just like any other business.

When is Big V TV back? As for getting paid. If the club wants to pay then that's their choice. They would be doing it for a reason. Just like any other business.

When is Big V TV back? As for getting paid. If the club wants to pay then that's their choice. They would be doing it for a reason. Just like any other business.

You can say that again.

give Paul a ball.
give Paul a ball.
give Paul a ball.
give Paul a ball.
give Paul a ball.
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Ringwood Men have signed two new imports.They will be very competitive again next year.

Will any of the new teams to Big V make an impact on finals contention this year?