I think if you ask around you'll find there’s a few West blokes with big "addictions"

Plus Jimma to north

Mavs 7th based on what?

Got on woodvie, hot a jet for an import

I think you'll be surprised. He has some BIG signings.

Whats the latest on import news?

How close are preserved teams to full line ups given difficulty in getting imports and NBL players unavailability

Reserves teams is more who can play on a given night and not what squads will look like when nbl 1 starts

So basing any assessment of the NBL1 season performance on Reserves comp is seriously flawed?

Is it realistic to expect more imports coming into the league for the start in five weeks time? It seems all states have the same issue

Unless international travellers aren't forced to quarentine, then of course imports aren't coming. Cost is prohibitive, no way clubs are paying for them. Better looking at better leagues and trying to pick up some Australian talent.

Imports will be here.

So Queensland government has approved entry through brisbane

AFAIK that is correct.

Qld government are considering approval after Nsw government said no

Nothing confirmed

If approved all imports must fly into Brisbane and quarantine there before heading to all other states

$2800 for hotel plus $4000 or more for one way flight

NO biggie.

No biggie for who , most flights are $7500 one way x 2 imports = $20,000 before salary , insurance , BA end fiba licenses , car, accomodation etc

Petty cash to Norwood and Forestville

Eagles have 2 imports already

Eagles have lawyers which can argue that two is not really two - mark my words!!!

Larger clubs can afford 2 imports. I guess the detractors are small fry clubs.
Accommodation cars salary aren't an issue. That's a standard coward for all teams that use imports.

No I think the detractors are any club fleecing juniors to support 20 senior players and some coaches

20 senior players get paid? Surely not.

Is it confirmed that imports will be allowed into Australia for the NBL1 season?

Not yet , qld government deciding if they will let up to 50 imports to quarantine in Brisbane , Nsw premier said no .

This is for all nbl1 conferences

Lots of pieces to fall into place still

Qld premier says yes , timing?
Contracts to be negotiated if not done
Visas to be lodged and approved
Flights to be book at decent price
14 days quarantine to be completed

Clubs to decide if the time and the cost is worth it

From what I know of the NBL1 lists all men's teams could get another import except for Forestville. Probably only Norwood and Sturt could afford it

Why is Forestville unable?

Already has two

Who?

Forestville only has Mays

so Rios is Australian now?

No Rios is considered a restricted player. So Forestville has 2. I wonder how many other clubs can afford 2 or able to get 2.

BTW Andy is a certainty for another title with Brine, Mays, Harris and Rios throw in potentially Teys and Hulland. No one can match that

Yes Teys back to QLD

Somehow Forestville lawyers will get Teys qualified for finals.

Hulland and Mudronja off to South Adelaide.
Are they the new contenders?
By the the way, where is South getting their money from?

Biggest jumior program in Adelaide, and smallest staff costs probably helps.

Hulland in 1 year been at 3 clubs - someone to build a team around.

Woodvilles new import looks legit. How did they pull that off?

Norths team is final and is on show at Reserves

Given that Dech and McVeigh aren't playing reserves, you would be incorrect 246.

Has Queensland approved imports coming in through Brisbane?

I haven't heard any releases suggesting those NBL guys will play for North. I believe what you see is what you get.

So South and Forestville are new equal favourites with Norwood, Woodville and West making up the rest?!?!

With woodvilles import, surely woodville and forestville are the favourites now

You haven't seen any releases because there haven't been any, 269. Nonetheless, they will be playing for North once the NBL season concludes.

Woodville and South. Daylight to the rest.

Sturt will lose every game by forfeit according to #269 as they have only announced 1 NBL1 Men's team player.

Will be an interesting to see if Petty can win more then 10 games this year spending more then the Morrison government did on Job Keeper.

If Woodville and South had good coaches, maybe. ATM, its 50-50 making playoffs.

So maybe with the squads and money it's Norwood and Forestville given they have big name coaches

Woodville have an NBA player & Norwood an NBA coach. They're clearly ahead.

Who is the NBA player?

Good point Jock, interesting about Rigoni's son.
Don’t forget Isaac White might come home after NBL Hawks season finishes as they probably won’t play finals. Maybe Paul Rigoni will get the old band together again? Either way how is Sturt affording this?
I thought the players play for the luv of the club.

364, not even close.

If true about South buying more players, which I doubt, it makes Pettys comments when he first took over about playing South juniors even more ridiculous.
Then again he did learn from the best about nearly causing a club to become bankrupt because of big spending on seniors to buy a title.

Hulland confirmed to South.

Talked to a friend of mine with Centrals, and he mentioned the possibility that they might get Riewer back. Would be a good late pick up for them.