Welcome to NBL1 Basketball 1stJuly, 2022. at Norwood College
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
Scott Grimster/ Matt Hickey Russell Lee
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
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Welcome everyone, we are back again for School Holiday hoops. Tonight the Hawks welcome the powerful Waverley Falcons to Norwood for a Friday night blockbuster. We are now on the home stretch to the NBL1 playoffs and both Hawks Men’s and Women’s teams are in the hunt for a spot but there is much work still to do over the next 5 or so weeks. The Falcons will be a stern test for both teams tonight. There is so much elite talent on court tonight in both games. The Waverley Falcons have 2 talented teams and are also still well and truly in the playoff hunt for both men and women. They are a Club with much history going all the way back to the CVIBL days to the VBL , Big V and now NBL1. Did you know that Hawks Coach Ken Harrington was Captain of the Falcons in the early 1990’s and the Club has had plenty of great players come through their doors. Names like Ivan Platenik, Sedale Threatt jr, Matt Burston, John Gilliland, Tom Boyle, Matt Hodgson and on to modern day stars like Carley Ernst, Bec Cole. Bennie Lewis and Kernich-Drew who we will see tonight. It is a special night as we raise awareness and money for DIPG and we honour a great family of our Club who lost a special little girl. Tonight’s games are simply called Lucy’s Games and the players will have a splash of Aqua on them tonight., Lucy;s favourite colour. Please get behind the cause and donate a few bucks (or more) and make a difference. We hope you are here at the game catching all the action live but if you are stuck at home, jump on the live stream and along with Coach K, (Kevin Nolan), I will bring you all the action of 2 great games, some in game interviews and plenty of stories and fun. Enjoy the games.
Welcome back to Norwood for our second game of round 10 of the NBL1 South season as the Hawks play host to the Waverley Falcons. The Falcons are an excellent team and are sitting on the fringes of the top 8 at this stage of the season but look like a playoff team. They come into tonight’s game in good form recent form and they will be looking to get another win tonight against the Hawks. The Falcons are led by stars Rebecca Cole who is currently averaging 21.12 ppg, 4.75 rpg, 4.50 apg and 1.12 spg and Carley Ernst who is averaging 14.62 ppg, 7 rpg, 3.25 apg and 1.25 bpg. Both these players are capable of big scoring nights but they have plenty of support from Orla O’Reilly, Meg Crupi and Renae Mokrzycki.
The Hawks come into this game also in pretty good form except for a loss at Ballarat last Saturday night which was very close. The Hawks have been led by Marena Whittle who is averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals per game, Digna Strautmane who is averaging 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks per game and Marta Hermida who is averaging 14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals per game. Toni Farnworth is also having a good season and providing that veteran leadership that every good team needs. Young guns Zoe Jenkins and Bella Niven-Brown will again be asked to provide their usual impact off the bench which has been a great boost all season long. Tonight’s game will be a big one as we celebrate Lucy’s Game. We hope to raise funds and awareness of this rare disease whilst also showing our support with a splash of aqua - Lucy’s favourite colour - tonight. Thank you for your support, please donate if you can and I hope you enjoy tonight’s action. GO HAWKS! PLEASE SCAN HERE AND DONATE TO A GREAT CAUSE
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
Rebecca Cole
30
178
Guard
3
Sophia Locandro
21
190
Forward
4
Gemma Simon
19
173
Guard
5
Amelia Todhunter
33
169
Guard
7
Orla O’Reilly
32
182
Guard
8
Liana Kinkela
16
181
Forward
10
Mia Parsons
22
174
Forward
11
Carley Ernst
27
196
Centre
15
Meg Crupi
25
173
Guard
22
Dani Pisano
28
165
Guard
23
Renae Mokrzycki
28
183
Forward
Head Coach Elias Palioyiannis Assistant Coach Allan Miller Assistant Coach Lisa Ewin
Assistant Coach Daniel O’Neill Team Manager Lisa McNiff
The Ringwood Hawks tonight are very proud to support Lucy ‘s Legacy. Here is Lucy’s story and how we can all help. By the start of February, Lucy was admitted to hospital where she spent her last 5 weeks there fighting for her life.
DIPG is rare with only 20 children diagnosed per year in Australia (1-2 in Victoria). The tumour sits at the base of the brain stem and attacks the vital parts of the brain eventually shutting everything down. Lucy lost her ability to walk, talk, eat, swallow and couldn't even hold her head up. She was trapped in a body that wasn't working. We would ask her questions and she would blink to tell us yes or no. That was her only form of communication. This form of cancer has a 0% chance of survival and is the worst form of any cancer, particularly childhood cancer. Unfortunately because this is such a rare cancer, there still isn't enough research into finding better treatment that will give children and families more time together with a fighting chance of survival and hopefully in the future a cure. RUN DIPG, is a charity dedicated to improving outcomes for patients and their families impacted by the deadliest form of childhood cancer – the brainstem cancer, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) also known as diffuse midline glioma (DMG). It is our mission to raise awareness of this disease, and to generate funding to support the advancement of DIPG/DMG research.
With no treatment options currently available, except palliative radiotherapy, we advocate for the timely and innovative development of anti-DIPG/DMG therapies, and, improvement to current standard-of-care management. Please donate to Run DIPG and lets help find a cure via the Qr code below.
Welcome back the Norwood stadium for another night of NBL1 Basketball. Tonight is Lucy’;s game and it’s a big one with the visiting Waverley Falcons. As far as talent is concerned, the Falcons would have to be regarded as one of the favourites to be there when the whips are cracking come finals time. There are led by veteran Bennie Lewis who has been the constant on this team for many years and is reliable at both ends of the court. He has scoring punch all around him though with NBL player Dexter Kernich-Drew and another veteran star in Simon Conn. Another former NBL player Daniel Dillon is having a great season and Jake Heath provides the Falcons with another scoring option. Durrell McDonald is setting the table for this team with his speed and quickness while yet another NBL player Tristan Forsyth will anchor the post. Hawks fans from back in the Big V days will also remember Michael Harper who is a tough defender and great role player for his team. The Falcons are situated around the top 4 and will be keen to take care of the Hawks tonight and give themselves some breathing room. The Hawks have really had an up and down season so far but seem to be improving since the arrival of Emmett Naar from the Illawarra Hawks. Naar has settled in well and will provide the Hawks with a quality player and great support for Tim Guers who has been outstanding this season. Kyle Daggett is a consistent inside outside force for the Hawks and Shaun Clarke is having a great season as a player and team leader. Matt Snow, Matt Fennell and Trevor Latham have all played significant roles while Jack Roberts and Jack Barry are providing plenty at both ends. Matt Roberts has showed his scoring ability in recent games and that kind of impact would be very welcome tonight. Being that its Lucy’s game tonight, can I encourage you all to dig deep and make a donation to Run DIPG. It is a disease that tends to fall under the radar but effects far too many kids, like it did Lucy. I would like to welcome Lucy’s Parents Brian and Nicole and their 2 daughters tonight and we hope you can sit back and enjoy a great night of entertainment. Thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors, tonight’s VJBL team and all our supporters for all of what you do to help get us on the court. We hope you enjoy the game.
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
2
Dexter Kernich-Drew
30
200
Guard
5
Durrell McDonald
28
188
Guard
7
Jayce Beasley
25
198
Forward
11
Dylan Larkin
23
187
Forward
12
Daniel Dillon
36
193
Guard
13
Simon Conn
39
206
Centre
22
Bennie Lewis
34
200
Forward
24
Michael Harper
29
193
Forward
34
Tristan Forsyth
24
208
Forward
41
Callum McNiff
19
183
Guard
50
Jake Heath
24
185
Guard
54
Andrew Noller
27
183
Guard
Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Manager Physio
Elias Palioyiannis Stuart Neville Dean Neville Greg Dean
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