previous 12 months living in the state, at least a rule current to 2006. was why Angela Marino could not play for SA in u20s as a top age , after playing in the previous year as bottom age, after living in canberra and playing for capitals in the 6 months between.

Any player doing that should not even get consideration, attitude is totally wrong.

As for those states that taken players from others when numbers do not provide enough from own pool of players, I find that ridiculous, if a state cannot find 10 players who can play basketball in any age group then they shouldn't be entering

Need to get the facts right here, if we are talking about the Mcdowall-White family they are leaving Brisbane and moving to Townsville for work.
Will White will be attending school in Townsville , cannot see this as a problem, the problem would be if he lived in Townsville and played for QLD Sth.

NT kids that school down South normally try out for the state they are living in with a back up plan of playing for NT.

Wasnt there 2 or 3 tasmanians in the Vic Metro u18 Girls at last Nationals who go to school in Melbourne but families are based in Tas. ?

Now thats a bit salty...

Don't know what the exact specifics are relating to eligibility, but I would imagine you'd have to live in the area as a minimum. Not sure that there would be a 12 month rule as these days plenty of parents move around with their jobs at short notice. So, for me, the 12 month rule only deprives eligible talent, which is not good for the game or the kid.

The original post does sound like someone is trolling about Darryl McDowell White's youngest son.

For me, he is an outstanding talent and BQ/BA should get him back in the fold. His non inclusion at last year's U18's National Championships hurt BA and certainly hurt the Aus U17 team at the recent world's.

There's personality clashes all the time between coaches and players and coaches have firm opinions on players, some right, some wrong. Unfortunately too much emphasis is placed on winning at all costs by the respective State Associations and their coaches, to appease their own egos. Vic Metro would have to be one of the worst in this regard. They need to be congratulated for the fantastic job they do, but the real purpose of the AUS Championships should be about unearthing talent (so get Darryl's son back in the system) and playing kids in their right positions. Positions they will play as seniors. That's not always easy as you really don't know how tall a kid will grow. So err on the safe side and have all players learn guard, post & shooting skills.

There's been plenty of big kids playing the 5 spot that by the time they get to U18 or U20 level & beyond are only a 3 or a 2, yet they don't have the skills or abilities to play as a 3/2 as they've always played the 5. Similarly there's 2's & 3's that by U18/U20 and Seniors are really PG material. But haven't played as a PG as there's always been someone shorter that gets that spot.

Sounds more like the "super talented kid" has more of an ego and attitude problem which is what keeps him out of the program, which would also show it comes from the family. There is a lot more to being an elite athlete than ability, attitude is a key factor.
Perhaps when they accept that whilst he may be talented there are lots out their that are also talented but their attitude is better, then maybe they can also make adjustments to his ego.

Agree with #495246

At this year's U16 Championship, there was maybe one or two kids that will be a 4 in Seniors and no 5's.

At the U18 Championships, there was only 3 kids who could be considered 4 or 5 men in Seniors (Humphries, Molloy-Leigh, Froling). The rest are 3's or below, but are forced to play as a 5 or a 4.