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Kilsyth and Bulleen head into round 2 in contrasting form. The Cobras had a comfortable victory over Southern, while Bulleen lost by 65 points to Ringwood in round 1. Diamond Valley and Hawthorn will want to bounce back from disappointing results last week when they square off at Diamond Valley Sports Fitness Centre on Saturday night. The top sides in the two conferences square off when Bendigo host Nunawading on Saturday night. Southern Sabres will look to win their second game of the season when they travel to Dandenong. Knox tasted a victory and defeat in round one, while Melbourne recorded a 15-point victory over Ballarat. Ringwood recorded a 65-point win in the opening round, while Sunbury ended last week with a win over Waverley. Altona will want to bounce back from their defeat in round one when they host Dandenong, who will play their second game on the weekend. Melbourne and Bendigo return to the court on Sunday afternoon at MSAC, with both side’s scheduled for a backto-back this weekend. Waverley play their first game of the weekend when they travel to face the Southern Sabres. The Falcons lost by four points to Sunbury last week in a tight contest. Nunawading and Kilsyth play their second games of the weekend when they face off on Sunday afternoon. Hawthorn and Ballarat will return to the court on Sunday at the Boroondara Sports Complex. Bulleen host Hume City in the final game of the weekend. The Boomers will return home after travelling to Kilsyth for the opening game of the round. Kilsyth vs Bulleen Diamond Valley vs Hawthorn Bendigo vs Nunawading Dandenong vs Southern Knox vs Melbourne Ringwood vs Sunbury Altona vs Dandenong Melbourne vs Bendigo Southern vs Waverley Nunawading vs Kilsyth Hawthorn vs Ballarat Bulleen vs Hume City
ROUND 2 Sat 5.30pm Sat 5.30pm Sat 6pm Sat 6pm Sat 6pm Sat 6pm Sun 11am Sun 12pm Sun 12.30pm Sun 12.30pm Sun 1pm Sun 1pm
Kilsyth Sports Centre Diamond Valley Sports Fitness Centre Bendigo Stadium Dandenong Basketball Stadium State Basketball Centre The Rings Altona Sports Centre MSAC Southern Basketball Stadium Nunawading Basketball Stadium Boroondara Sports Complex East Doncaster Secondary College
MELBOURNE TIGERS
VICTORIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN No.
Name
Position
Age
Height
2
Emily Kurkowski
G
17
170cm
7
Bonnie Holman
G
18
168cm
8
Katie Bugden
F
21
176cm
9
Hannah Giddey
C
17
180cm
Tylah Hooper
G
16
165cm
16
Isabella McLaughlin
F
21
176cm
27
Brodie Hillier
G
17
169cm
28
Althea Angeles
G
17
168cm
31
Zoe Hurley
F
19
175cm
33
Sheridan Kavanagh
F
16
174cm
Team Staff
Name
HEAD COACH
Kelly Breazeale
ASST COACH
Jo Metcalfe
TEAM MANAGER
Carolina Hamilton
KNOX RAIDERS
VICTORIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN No.
Name
Position
Age
Height
2
Zoe Jenkins
G
16
174
4
Paige Burrows
G
13
163
5
Madison Walters
C
19
184
6
Allie Harland
G
18
177
7
Meg Robinson
G
15
176
8
Felicity Schill
F
19
184
9
Arielle Mackey-Williams
G
16
173
10
Olivia Wynd
F
15
180
11
Haylee Brebner
G
14
165
12
Rhiannon Ockwell
C/F
16
182
13
Sophie Agorakis
F
21
178
14
Jess Hands
G
16
170
Team Staff
HEAD COACH
Name
Emily Schill
ASSISTANT COACH
Robbie Baldwin
ASSISTANT COACH
Richard Spurr
TEAM MANAGER
Di Adams
Sherbrooke and Keilor will be vying for their first win of the season when they kick off round two on Saturday night, after both sides fell to defeats over the opening weekend. Bulleen and Blackburn head into round two off the back of defeats in round one. The Boomers lost to Knox, while the Vikings lost by 71 points to the Rangers. Kilsyth and McKinnon enter round two buoyed by victories in the first week of the season. Diamond Valley and Hawthorn combined for 220 points in the opening weekend and could be on course for a shootout when they meet on Saturday night. Waverley head to Ringwood in good form after victory in round one, while the Hawks will hope to bounce back from a 30-point loss to Eltham. Dandenong will be favourites in their game against Ringwood, after they recorded a 71-point win in round 1, while the Hawks will be hoping to bounce back from their 40-point round one defeat. Knox and Melbourne head into their clash off the back of victories in round one. Melbourne will then face the Dandenong the following day at MSAC, as both sides play back-to-back’s. Nunawading and Kilsyth square off on Sunday at 2pm at the Nunawading Basketball Stadium. Southern Sabres enter round 2 off the back of a 137-125 win over Hawthorn in round 1. The Sabres will face Bulleen who will play their second game on the weekend. Fatigue could play a role in Hawthorn vs Ringwood as both sides face back to back games. McKinnon face an Eltham side fresh off the back of a 30-point win in round one. Keilor and Diamond Creek conclude the weekend at the Keilor Basketball Stadium. ROUND 2 Sherbrooke vs Keilor Sat 6pm Belgrave Heights Christian School Bulleen vs Blackburn Sat 6pm East Doncaster Secondary College Kilsyth vs McKinnon Sat 7.30pm Kilsyth Sports Centre Diamond Valley vs Hawthorn Sat 7.30pm Diamond Valley Sports Fitness Centre Ringwood vs Waverley Sat 8pm The Rings Dandenong vs Nunawading Sat 8pm Dandenong Basketball Stadium Knox vs Melbourne Sat 8pm State Basketball Centre Melbourne vs Dandenong Sun 2pm MSAC Nunawading vs Kilsyth Sun 2.30pm Nunawading Basketball Stadium Southern vs Bulleen Sun 2.30pm Southern Basketball Stadium Hawthorn vs Ringwood Sun 3pm Boroondara Sports Complex McKinnon vs Eltham Sun 3pm GESAC Keilor vs Diamond Valley Sun 3.30pm Keilor Basketball Stadium
MELBOURNE TIGERS
VICTORIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP MEN No.
Name
Position
Age
Height
4
Taj Chehal
G
18
183
6
Zac Polglaze
F
20
190
10
Mason Gaze
G
18
196
11
Jakob Cornelissen
G
22
188
13
Jayden McIntyre
G
20
186
14
Zhan Zhang
G
19
180
15
Reece Bray
G
18
183
20
Matt Cousins
F
19
196
22
Jordon Timmons
F
21
199
23
Lachlan Chinnock
G
18
192
24
Alex Higgins-Titsha
F
19
198
25
Daniel Kinkela
C
22
203
30
Michael Alfirenko
F
18
200
31
Ryan Moore
G
18
198
Blaise Bajram
F
20
192
Team Staff
Name
HEAD COACH
Andrew Gaze
ASST COACH
Av Bajram
ASST COACH
Aaron Bensted
TEAM MANAGER
KNOX RAIDERS
VICTORIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP MEN No.
Name
Position
Age
Height
G/F
18
198
1
Corey Fiddes
2
Ivan Rajher
G
15
189
3
Malik Meunier
G
19
187
4
Nikko Shaw
G
20
176
5
Darcy Parkinson
G
22
184
7
Kallum Topp
G/F
18
195
8
Josh Woodford
G
17
188
9
Liam Hanafin
G
19
184
10
Adam Slavnic
F/C
16
195
12
Cameron Bradley
F
21
195
14
Marek Cief
C
22
199
15
Will Dolan
C
19
194
Team Staff
Name
HEAD COACH
Dale Crotty
ASST COACH
Tyson Stein
ASST COACH
Chris Petalas
DEVELOPMENT COACH
Daniel Gianchino
TEAM MANAGER
Anita Woodford