VYC DOUBLE HEADER
2021
VYC Men Sandringham v Bulleen
RYAN HEATH
7PM 5PM
VYC Women Sandringham v Waverley
JAZMINE GROLLO
1 y a M y a Saturd
SOUTHERN BASKETBALL CENTRE – 150 Tulip St, Cheltenham
NBL1 DOUBLE HEADER y2 a M y a Sund
NBL1 Men Sandringham v NW Tasmania
LIVAI SMITH
NBL1 Women Sandringham v Launceston KATIE JEWELL
2.30 12.30 PM PM
SOUTH
CONTENTS 2 WELCOME 3
PREVIEW – VYC Round 7
4 TEAM: SANDRINGHAM SABRES – BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship Women
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5 TEAM: WAVERLEY FALCONS – BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship Women 6
TEAM: SANDRINGHAM SABRES – BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship Men
7 TEAM: BULLEEN BOOMERS – BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship Men 8
VYC – LADDERS
9 PREVIEW – NBL1 Round 3 10 TEAM: SANDRINGHAM SABRES – NBL1 – Women 12 TEAM: SANDRINGHAM SABRES – NBL1 – Men
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13 TEAM: NW TASMANIA THUNDER – NBL1 – Men
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14 NBL1 SOUTH – LADDERS
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15 SBA SPONSORS
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11 TEAM: LAUNCESTON TORNADOES – NBL1 – Women
16 DAYTIME LADIES – FREE COME AND TRY SESSIONS
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WELCOME VYC Round 7 and NBL1 Round 3 It’s another big weekend of senior basketball action here at the Sabredome this weekend. We had some great success last weekend with the FAMASO VYCW, VYCM and NBL1 Women getting some great wins.
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This Saturday night puts the VYC teams in action under the Saturday night lights, whilst our NBL1 teams play on Sunday afternoon in front of the home crowd. We welcome Waverley, Bulleen, Launceston and NW Tasmania to the Sabredome and hope for some more great results this weekend. Craig Weir – CEO Photography: Mitch Barlow and NBL1 official photos
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PREVIEW: Round 7 BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship WOMEN
BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship MEN
VYC Women Review- Round 6 Sunday April 25 v MELBOURNE @ Home
VYC Men Review- Round 6 Sunday April 25 v MELBOURNE @ Home
T
T
he Anzac Day match was a game of momentum shifts. We started very strongly and led by 13 at the half. But Melbourne fought back well with some great three point shooting in the third quarter and early fourth quarter to narrow the gap to 7. Then Madi McFarlane (9 points/ 3 rebounds) sprang into action nailing four long baskets to allow us to attain a 13 point win. We had great performances from a number of players, and everyone contributed something. Mia Cigognini again filled the stat sheet with 8 rebounds, 7 steals, 4 assists and 4 points (and a +/- of 26). Lucy Burke had a 19 point, 10 rebound, 4 assist game. Jaz Grollo and Jaida Reid both had 11 points and Abby Riggs did a lot of everything including locking-down on one of Melbourne’s keys. But this one was one of those dream games for a coach where the win was rightfully a team effort. Regardless of who scored and rebounded, the offense looked much better with quicker transition and better ball and player movement. Only rarely did the ball stick in a player’s hands, and often it was through trying to find a cutter or shooter in a better position. Defense was also improved, with a particular focus on securing the boards. Thanks to Cal and Vicki again for their help. Cal deserves a lot of credit for our team’s success so far in the season. He controls all of the subbing decisions and does a great job keeping the spirit up in the team. Finally, he calms me down, which is an at-times not insubstantial task.
he VYCM Sabres had a successful performance in their win over the Melbourne Tigers 88-69. The team started strongly defensively, only allowing 13 points in the 1st quarter and were able to capitalise on the other end, building a 17 point lead during the first half. However, the Tigers hit back strongly in the second quarter, cutting in to the Sabres lead. Strong shooting from Campbell Blogg (13 points, 3/3 3pt at half time), coupled with the positive defensive foundation laid early, meant the team held a 3 point lead going in to the break. The Sabres came out firing in the third quarter, starting the period on a 15-4 run and never looked back. 5 double digit scorers (Blogg, Ryan Heath, Bailey Clarkson, Joe Lubarsky and Tom Koppens) combined with Ben Charnley’s 8 assists demonstrated a team willing to share the load offensively to the team’s benefit. It was terrific overall performance from the VYCM team, with Melbourne never gaining the lead throughout the 40 minutes. The team is looking forward to the challenge of attempting to replicate it against a Bulleen team that have been running hot! Andy Lim – Coach
SATURDAY MAY 1
Michael Burke – Coach
Mamuch Choul
v
5PM WOMEN Ash Hilder
7PM MEN SABRES DOUBLE HEADERS – VYC Saturday 1st May 2021 & NBL1 Sunday 2nd May 2021 3
TEAM: SANDRINGHAM BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship WOMEN No.
First name
Surname
Height
Age
Position
4
Emma
CREES
172cm
22
Guard
5
Felicity
HILFORD
170cm
17
Guard
6
Ashley
SMIRNIOTIS
166cm
21
Guard
7
Jemima
O’TOOLE
170cm
17
Guard
8
Katie
RITCHIE
176cm
16
Forward
10
Abby
RIGGS
173cm
20
Forward
11
Mia
CIGOGNINI
174cm
22
Forward
14
Jazmine
GROLLO
175cm
20
Forward/Centre
25
Ash
HILDER
175cm
23
Forward
30
Lucy
BURKE
178cm
23
Forward
32
Madi
MCFARLANE
173cm
18
Guard
Team Staff
First name Surname
Head Coach
Michael
BURKE
Assistant Coach
Cal
CHARGE
Team Manager
Vicki
RIGGS
Nowak family PLAYER SPONSOR: Abby Riggs & TEAM SPONSOR
PLAYER SPONSOR: Ashley Smirniotis & Lucy Burke
PLAYER SPONSOR: Sally Burke
Christina Roberts in action at home last week v Melbourne Tigers on Anzac Day
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TEAM: WAVERLEY BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship WOMEN No.
First name
Surname
Age
Position
3
Olivia
KEBLE
16
Guard
2
Elise
THURMAN
20
Forward
5
Jasmine
CONNELL
16
Forward
11
Taleah
READ
16
Guard
9
Bree
FRANCIS
20
Guard
13
Ellen
COX
21
Forward
24
Molly
WHITE
17
Guard
30
Jordyn
FREEMAN
17
Guard
4
Cherry
RUSSELL
20
Centre
21
Hannah
GRIFFITHS
16
Guard
Team Staff
First name
Surname
Head Coach
Dean
CONSTANTINEAS
Assistant Coaches
Kat Bill
ELLIS CONSTANTINEAS
Team Manager
Maria
CONSTANTINEAS
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TEAM: SANDRINGHAM BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship MEN No.
First name
Surname
Height
Age
Position
5
Ben
CHARNLEY
183cm
22
Guard
6
Campbell
BLOGG
196cm
17
Guard
7
Mamuch
CHUOL
194cm
20
Guard /Forward
8
Jeff
DALMON
190cm
22
Forward
9
Bailey
CLARKSON
184cm
22
Guard
10
Kaylan
KITTO
190cm
18
Guard
11
Ryan
HEATH
196cm
21
Forward
13
Joe
LUBARSKY
200cm
18
Forward
14
Mitch
STEWART
205cm
22
Forward/Centre
20
Jensen
BRADTKE
210cm
16
Forward/Centre
30
Tom
KOPPENS
198cm
18
Forward
Team Staff
First name
Surname
Head Coach
Andy
LIM
Assistant Coach
Oscar
MACKECHNIE
Team Manager
Lisa
BLOGG
PLAYER SPONSOR: Campbell Blogg
Ben Charnley in action at home last week v Melbourne Tigers on Anzac Day
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TEAM: BULLEEN BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship MEN No.
First name
Surname
Height
Age
Position
3 5
Thomas
GIANNATOS
173cm
19
Guard
Zac
HOLLAND
188cm
20
Guard
10
Daniel
POELSMA
200cm
17
Forward
17
Daniel
JOHNSTON
190cm
17
Forward
18
Lucas
SOKLEVSKI
189cm
21
Guard
19
Ryan
GIOVANNINI
198cm
21
Forward
20
Tyrone
TONKIN
185cm
22
Guard
23
Dylan
OLLEY
193cm
21
Forward
25
Mitch
MARKBY
193cm
19
Guard
35
Isaiah
HARVEY
187cm
18
Guard
41
Raphael
MGBADIEFE
198cm
17
Forward
Team Staff
First name
Surname
Head Coach
Rodrigo
TORRES
Assistant Coaches
Scott Justin
MITCHELL WONG
Team Manager
Ian
SOKLEVSKI
SABRES DOUBLE HEADERS – VYC Saturday 1st May 2021 & NBL1 Sunday 2nd May 2021 7
VYC – LADDERS BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship WOMEN TERRILL
P
W
L
%
WATSON
P
W
L
Hume
8
7
1
Nunawading
7
5
2
Diamond Valley
9
5
Sandringham
9
Dandenong
10
Ballarat Ringwood Sunbury
%
123.1%
Kilsyth
7
7
0
139%
113.5%
Keilor
8
6
2
120.3%
4
107%
Knox
9
6
3
111%
4
5
88.6%
Bendigo
9
5
4
125.2%
3
7
95.9%
Altona
7
5
2
109.6%
7
3
4
93.3%
Melbourne
8
4
4
95.1%
8
2
6
80.5%
Waverley
7
2
5
78.9%
8
0
8
84.3%
Hawthorn
9
1
8
63.2%
BIG V – Victorian Youth Championship MEN WATSON
P
W
L
%
TERRILL
P
W
L
%
Sandringham
10
6
4
112.8%
Knox
6
5
1
119.8%
Kilsyth
8
5
3
108.6%
Eltham
6
5
1
111.2%
Dandenong
8
5
3
107.9%
Bulleen
4
4
0
118.9%
Melbourne
9
5
4
97.2%
Nunawading
6
4
3
106.1%
Ballarat
7
4
3
104.5%
Ringwood
7
3
4
95.6%
Diamond Valley
9
4
5
101.2%
McKinnon
6
2
4
92.6%
Waverley
9
3
6
90.8%
Blackburn
6
1
5
82.9%
Keilor
7
2
5
91.6%
Hawthorn
7
0
7
72.7%
* Big V VYCM TERRILL ladder as at beginning Round 6 (not updated)
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PREVIEW: Round 3 NBL1 – WOMEN Review - Round 2 Saturday April 24 v MT GAMBIER @ Home Sunday April 25 v NUNAWADING @ Nunawading
T
he women split the weekend with Jenna O’Hea a win against Mt Gambier and a loss against Nunawading. In the game against Mt Gambier Jenna O’Hea was unstoppable with 27 points and some great shooting from Cass Hill and Rach Jarry at 50% allowed the girls to gain the win. Against Nunawading Jenna O’Hea had 27 points and 8 rebounds, aided by Rachel Jarry with 16 points and 12 rebounds. This week the team plays Launceston, which will be tough as Keely Froling has been dominant and their new signing in Kelsey Griffin. . Jacqui O’NEILL – Coach NBL1 – MEN Review - Round 2 Saturday April 24 v MT GAMBIER @ Home Sunday April 25 v NUNAWADING @ Nunawading
A
lways room to improve. A tough weekend for the Sabre Men brought everyone back to earth. Saturday night saw a tough home loss to Mt Gambier, then the group backed up in an extremely difficult double header going down gallantly at 2019 NBL1 Champions the Nunawading Spectres. Saturday night’s 90-122 defeat was marked by the Sabres losing the free point battle by 22 points (free-throws, points off turnovers and second chance points), this combined with an elite shooting display from the Pioneers (16/30 3FG 53.3%) proved too much. Kuany Kuany led the way with 28 points and 10 rebounds, supported by strong guard play from Tom O’Brien (15 points) and Brody Nunn 14 points). Sunday was an exciting display of the defence needed to be successful at this level, and as the same with Saturday night, the Sabres turned on the clamps to win the final quarter holding the Spectres to just 12 points. We saw some of the potential that makes Clancy Bird a top prospect with two highlight slams (and second leading scorer with 10 points).
SOUTH
Another star performance from Kuany who netted 24 points and snatched a huge 17 rebounds. This afternoon, we welcome the North West Tasmania Thunder. The Thunder come off a heartbreaking overtime home loss to Ballarat. They played the talented Frankston group last night, so hopefully tired legs play in our favour. But they are loaded with ability, height, experience, and are well coached. The Sabres will have to replicate the strong defensive performance of last week’s last quarters, but must improve on the offensive end, increasing last week’s shooting percentages, and the assist to turnover ratio, are the key determining factors if we are to find success on our home floor. We would like to officially welcome Assistant Coach Brenton O’Brien who joins us after relocating to Melbourne. Plus, Evan Vallance takes over for his NBL1 debut as Head Coach as Brody Nunn and I are off to McKay (QLD) to represent Victoria at the U20 Nationals. I wish Coach Vallance and the group the best of luck. Important reminder from all of the staff and athletes; thank you! Without you the fans, we can’t do this. The atmosphere opening night was outstanding! Tom O’Brien Please remember, our doors are always open to people or domestic teams/coaches who would like to observe practice, join us for the pre-game address, or just invest in, and enjoy being around our group. We look forward to seeing you all this season. Nathan Cooper Brown – Coach
SUNDAY MAY 2 12.30PM WOMEN 2.30PM MEN
v
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TEAM: SANDRINGHAM
SOUTH
NBL1 – WOMEN No.
First name
Surname
Height
Age
Position
4
Alice
HUMBLE
185cm
21
Centre
5
Felicity
HILFORD
165cm
19
Guard
6
Chloe
HICKS
172cm
22
Guard
7
Katie
JEWELL
175cm
33
Guard
8
Amy
O’NEILL
170cm
24
Guard
12
Rachel
JARRY
185cm
29
Forward
14
Cassie
HILL
176cm
26
Forward
15
Elyse
KIPLOKS
178cm
26
Forward
20
Brigitte
O’NEILL
185cm
24
Centre
24
Jenna
O’HEA
187cm
33
Forward
25
Morgan
RILEY
174cm
22
Guard
30
Lucy
BURKE
180cm
23
Forward
Team Staff
First name Surname
Head Coach
Jacqui
O’NEILL
Assistant Coach
Heather
SIMURINA
Assistant Coach
James
MCQUELLIN
Team Manager
Janelle
BURNS
Physio
Rob
DENARDIS
PLAYER SPONSOR: Cassie Hill
PLAYER SPONSOR: Jenna O’Hea
Morgan Riley in action last week v Mt Gambier Pioneers at home on Saturday night
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TEAM: LAUNCESTON
SOUTH
NBL1 – WOMEN No.
First name
Surname
Height
Age
Position
3
Ella
FOX
165cm
28
Guard
7
Teyla
EVANS
185cm
27
Forward
11
Keely
FROLING (C)
188cm
25
Forward
14
Mariah
PAYNE
174cm
25
Guard
21
Kelsey
GRIFFIN
188cm
33
Forward
23
Taya
WEBB
183cm
17
Forward
33
D’Asia
CHAMBERS
180cm
28
Guard
Team Staff
First name
Surname
Head Coach
Sarah
VEALE
Assistant Coaches
Jamie Nathan
BALDOCK LEE
Team Manager
Linda
WEST
Physio
Scott
BEESTON
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TEAM: SANDRINGHAM
SOUTH
NBL1 – MEN No.
First name
Surname
Height
Age
Position
0
Livai
SMITH
190cm
28
Guard
4
Clancy
BIRD
203cm
18
Wing / Post
5
Tom
O’BRIEN
183cm
27
Guard
6
Nic
GABSCH
195cm
23
Wing
7
Kobe
DAVIES
182cm
21
Wing
8
Tomo
OWENS
197cm
19
Wing
10
James
MCKINNON
195cm
31
Wing
11
Anthony
KUEL
192cm
24
Post
12
Tom
KOPPENS
200cm
18
Post
14
Callum
MCNAMARA
203cm
19
Post
15
Finn
KENNY
198cm
23
Post
30
Kuany
KUANY
198cm
26
Wing
Team Staff
First name Surname
Coach
Evan
VALLANCE
Assistant Coach
Aron
ASSEY
Assistant Coach
Brenton
O’BRIEN
Team Manager
Karren
SADDLETON
Physio
Rob
DE NARDIS
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PLAYER SPONSOR: Tomo Owens
PLAYER SPONSOR: Nic Gabsch
PLAYER SPONSOR: Cal MacNamara
Kuany Kuany in action last week v Nunawading Spectres at Nunawading Basketball Centre on Anzac Day
Ruddock Family PLAYER SPONSOR: Tom O’Brien
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TEAM: NW TASMANIA
SOUTH
NBL1 – MEN No.
First name
Surname
Height
Age
Position
6
Mason
BRAG
184
27
Guard
7
Joel
BEVERIDGE
183
28
Guard
8
Ryley
HAYWARD
194
16
Forward
9
Joe
CHILCOTT
194
25
Forward
10
Brady
ARMSTRONG
194
22
Guard/Forward
11
Kyle
CLARK
199
24
Forward
14
Cameron
BROWN
192
24
Forward
15
Paul
CAMPBELL
208
33
Centre
22
Brad
SIMPSON
198
30
Forward
Team Staff
First name Surname
Head Coach
Nick
HAYWARD
Team Manager
Ryan
CARROLL
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NBL1 SOUTH – LADDERS NBL1 SOUTH WOMEN Nunawading Spectres
Position 1st
SOUTH
Played
Wins
Losses
Wins
2
2
0
100
Points for 190
Points against 144
% 131.90%
Frankston Blues
2nd
3
2
1
66.70
287
243
118.10%
Geelong Supercats
3rd
2
2
0
100
163
149
109.40%
Diamond Valley Eagles
4th
3
2
1
66.70
241
222
108.60%
Ballarat Miners
5th
3
2
1
66.70
232
225
103.10%
Mt Gambier Pioneers
6th
2
1
1
50
204
185
110.30%
Waverley Falcons
7th
2
1
1
50
147
141
104.30%
NW Tasmania
8th
2
1
1
50
156
152
102.60%
Melbourne Tigers
9th
2
1
1
50
201
199
101%
Ringwood Hawks
10th
2
1
1
50
174
173
100.60%
Knox Raiders
11th
2
1
1
50
140
141
99.30%
Hobart Chargers
12th
2
1
1
50
159
162
98.10%
Bendigo Braves
13th
2
1
1
50
168
176
95.50%
Kilsyth Cobras
14th
2
1
1
50
132
140
94.30%
Sandringham Sabres
15th
3
1
2
33.30 248
312
79.50%
Eltham Wildcats
16th
2
0
2
0
164
172
95.30%
Albury-Wodonga Bandits
17th
2
0
2
0
175
188
93.10%
Dandenong Rangers
18th
2
0
2
0
143
200
71.50%
NBL1 SOUTH MEN Frankston Blues
Position 1st
Played
Wins
Losses
Wins
3
3
0
100
Points for 244
Points against 223
% 109.40
Eltham Wildcats
2nd
2
2
0
100
166
103
161.20
Launceston Tornadoes
3rd
2
2
0
100
183
122
150
Knox Basketball
4th
2
2
0
100
161
142
113.40
Sandringham Sabres
5th
3
2
1
66.70 229
215
106.50
Ballarat Rush
6th
3
2
1
66.70
216
214
100.90
Melbourne Tigers
7th
2
1
1
50
178
155
114.80
Dandenong Rangers
8th
2
1
1
50
154
143
107.70
Nunawading Spectres
9th
2
1
1
50
161
160
100.60
Bendigo Braves
10th
2
1
1
50
130
130
100
Kilsyth Cobras
11th
2
1
1
50
154
156
98.70
Waverley Falcons
12th
2
1
1
50
148
150
98.70
Ringwood Hawks
13th
2
1
1
50
135
137
98.50
Mt Gambier Pioneers
14th
2
0
2
0
124
132
93.90
Hobart Chargers
15th
2
0
2
0
122
153
79.70
Geelong Supercats
16th
2
0
2
0
127
163
77.90
Diamond Valley Eagles
17th
3
0
3
0
183
237
77.20
Albury-Wodonga Bandits
18th
2
0
2
0
129
209
61.70
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