Welcome to NBL1 Basketball
13th August, 2022. at The Rings
RBA MANAGEMENT TEAM 2022 President
Tim Mottin
Vice President
Mark Sutton
Treasurer
Ariana Senior
Club Secretary
Kristy Sealey
Committee
Erick Ramirez
Committee
GAME DAY TEAM 2022 (continued) Commentator
Matt Hickey / Scott Grimster Kevin Nolan and Others.
Camera Operator
The Haroun Family
Score Bench
Brian Roberts
Nicole Stevens –Warton
Erick Ramirez
Kristy Sealey
Committee
Amanda Brincat
Lisa Petrie
Jamie Potter
Committee
Shaun Clarke
Darren Potter
Stewart Orchard
Committee
Ken Harrington
Trevor Haskett
Jacinta Aulsebrook
Max Lalor
Naomi Cameron
GAME DAY TEAM 2022 Court Announcers
Brayden Woods
Statisticians
Bryon Dunkley-Smith
Jacob Kroenert Social Media
Sarah Dowlan
Photography
Tania Aumann
Stuart McEvoy
Kath Miles
Courtside Camera
Lachie Wind
Lucinda Dunkley-Smith
Game Day Managers
Amanda Brincat
Michelle Jordison
Kirsty Servinis
HISTORICAL LOGOS
The Hawks are in the changeroom at Dandenong Stadium getting ready for the last game in season back in 2007. From left is Ross Weaver, Jason Eversteyn, Andrew Battye and Luke McMillan.
Welcome to The Rings for round 16 of the NBL1 South season as the Hawks play host to the Knox Raiders. It is our final regular season game with finals implications for both sides. The Raiders are 13-7 on the season and sit 6th on the NBL1 South Women’s ladder after 15 rounds. The Raiders come into this game on a 4-game winning streak and are led by stars Alicia Froling who is currently averaging 21.65 ppg, 11 rpg and 1 bpg and Klara Wischer who is averaging 15.59 ppg, 8.65 rpg and 1.82 spg. The Hawks come into this game having won nine games in a row, including back-toback games last week.
The first was a 19-point win against the Eltham Wildcats (68-87). The Hawks were led by Marta Hermida who had 31 points, 8 assists and 2 steals and Marena Whittle who had 20 points and 4 steals. The second win came against the Waverley Falcons (55-91).
In this game, the Hawks were led by Digna Strautmane who had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal and 5 blocks, Marena Whittle who had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal and Marta Hermida who had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Today’s game will be a big one, thank you for your support and I hope you enjoy the action. GO HAWKS!
No.
Full Name
Age
Height
Position
3
Zoe Jenkins
19
177
Guard
4
Danni Allen
31
178
Guard
5
Kiahna Liddy
20
173
Guard
7
Toni Farnworth
34
182
Forward
8
Tayah Kelly
21
163
Guard
13
Rebecca Horvat
17
180
Forward
14
Erin Hynson
22
178
Forward
15
Bella Niven-Brown
20
178
Guard
20
Marta Hermida
24
180
Guard
21
Marena Whittle
28
181
Forward
22
Jenna Anderson
19
178
Forward
24
Jacqueline Trotto
23
180
Forward
45
Digna Strautmane
23
191
Forward
Head Coach Tim Mottin Assistant Coach Jeremy O’Toole Assistant Coach Peter Hynson
Team Manager Allyson Nicholls Physio Physica at Ringwood
No.
Full Name
Age
Height
Position
2
Sara Hamson
23
197
Centre
3
Kara Tessari
22
165
Guard
4
Paige Burrows
17
156
Guard
5
Kiera Rowe
22
183
Forward
6
Rachael Quirk
28
173
Grd/Fwd
7
Lucy Dawson
30
185
Forward
8
Klara Wischer
30
186
Forward
9
Alicia Froling
26
180
Forward
11
Leah Santomaggio
21
173
Guard
15
Erica Cid
17
170
Guard
Head Coach Kennedy Kereama Assistant Coach Jess May Assistant Coach Charlie Fyffe
Team Manager Leanne Yeoman Physio Simon Wigg
Welcome to the last regular season round of NBL1 Basketball for 2022. Tonight we welcome the Knox Raiders to the Rings for a Kayo Game of the Week that has plenty riding on it. A quick look at the ladder will tell you that the Hawks and the Raiders are both a chance to grab that final play off spot depending on how other games pan out over the weekend. In fact there about 5 teams that are wondering if all the head to head matchups go their way they could possibly sneak in. Time will tell. The Raiders have an incredibly talented roster led by import Alex Robinson who has had a great debut season after graduating from Texas Christian University playing under former Hawks great Ryan Miller. NBL players Deng Acouth and Rueben TeRango are game changing talents and veteran NBL player and former Aussie Boomer Adam Gibson is still playing well. Team veteran Dylan Hare is in good form and shooter Jacob Foy has had a great season since crossing from Bendigo. Abe Nyok and Simon Grant will also provide plenty of spark off the bench. The Raiders are Coached by new South East Melbourne Phoenix Assistant Coach Craig Simpson. Last weekend we saw the best and worst of the Hawks. It was a disappointing physical slog at Eltham on Saturday night that did not go our was but Sundays win at Waverley was a much better performance. Shaun Clarke, Emmett Naar, Tim Guers and Jack Roberts were all terrific as was Kyle Daggett and Jack Barry who both battled hard at both ends of the floor.
Being that tonight is our last home game of the year, I would like to thank a few important people who have a big part in keeping the Hawks on court. Assistant Coaches Damien Smith, Mark Sutton and Willie Weimer have been fantastic assistance to the Coach and team all season and nobody in the league is better at what they do than our Team Manager and Club Legend Luke Brodie. To all the volunteers like Amanda Brincat, Kristy Sealey and Family and all the parents and kids from our VJBL who assist on games we say a huge thanks. To Bryon and Lucinda on stats, Michelle on Game Day, all the scorebench people you are all invaluable to our Club and the League. Matt Hickey and Scotty G on the live stream commentary is clearly the best in the League and how impressive is the “Man on the Mike” Brayden Woods . Special thanks to Sarah Dowlan (and her Dad) who kept us all up to date with Social Media. Go Hawks.
No.
Full Name
Age
Height
2
Jack Roberts
23
193
Guard
4
Emmett Naar
27
187
Guard
5
Tim Guers
25
190
Guard
7
Harrison Sealey
18
185
Guard
8
Matthew Snow
38
180
Guard
9
Jack Barry
28
183
Guard
10
Matthew Fennell
34
196
Forward
11
Trevor Latham
35
203
Centre
13
Kyle Daggett
23
197
Forward
14
Matthew Roberts
22
183
Guard
21
Sebastien Lees
21
188
Guard
24
Shaun Clarke
32
204
Centre
35
Angok Angok
21
198
Forward
41
Kaide Fittolani
22
193
Guard
Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Manager Physio
Ken Harrington Damien Smith Mark Sutton Willie Weimer Luke Brodie Physica at Ringwood
Position
No.
Full Name
Age
Height
Position
1
Adam Gibson
35
185
Guard
2
Bailey Nunn
17
185
Guard
4
Austin Shelley
20
190
Guard
5
Alex Robinson
27
183
Guard
7
Reuben Te Rangi
27
198
Forward
8
Jacob Foy
22
190
Guard
10
Simon Grant
31
196
Forward
12
Deng Acuoth
26
211
Fwd/Centre
14
Abe Nyok
27
203
Fwd/Centre
21
Dylan Hare
29
193
Forward
30
Matt Berkec
23
209
Centre
Head Coach Craig Simpson Assistant Coach Darryl McDonald Assistant Coach
Team Manager Kellie Harris Physio Simon Wigg
Don’t You can watch live or catch the replay of today’s game on Kayo Freebies.
* How about Marena Whittle’s last month. Whittle was selected to the Australian 3X3 team and played in the Asia Cup where she won a silver medal. Then she headed off to the Commonwealth games where again she grabbed another medal for Australia, this time it was a bronze. Whittle will now turn her attention to trying to get her Hawks a National Championship.
*How close is the NBL1 Men’s ladder. There is 5, maybe 6 teams that are all hoping that results go their way and they can somehow sneak in to that last play off spot. The Hawks are one of those teams as are Knox so tonight’s men’s game will be the first big step for both team but the loser will be out of the race. *The NBL1 National Championship weekend is locked in with all the action at the State Basketball Centre on the 9th-11th of September. With Covid wrecking the last few years of Nationals, this one will be big. Let’s hope we have a Hawks team there that we can get behind. *Congrats to Hawks Emmett Naar who has signed to play in the Netherlands after the NBL1 season is over.
Thanks to our great photographers who are the best in NBL1.
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