Eltham Wildcats NBL1 Game Booklet - Saturday 4th May

SATURDAY 4TH MAY 2024

ELTHAM RINGWOOD HAWKS

WELCOME Welcome to round 5 of the NBL1 South 2024 season. Today we welcome the Ringwood Hawks to Montmorency Secondary College in what has become a great rivalry during recent times.

The Women’s game will be nothing short of sensational. The Hawks have been rollin’ to start the season with a 7-2 record and they sit in second spot of the ladder. Last week Ahlise Hurst (27 points) led the Hawks to a 5 point win over the Waverley Falcons.

Digna Strautmane and Lana Hollingsworth are two other key players to watch.

The Wildcat women will be full of confidence after winning their last two consecutive games including a 25 point blowout win against the Tigers last week. Dufficy, Pizzey, Leidel will be some of the key players tonight.

The men’s game is 4th vs 6th on the ladder with the Hawks coming into town on the back of a 12 point win over Bendigo last week. Jonathan Lawton and Braelen Bridges are the stars but Nai, Roberts, Sealey can break a game open if given the chance.

The Wildcat men will be hungry tonight after a disappointing loss last week on the road to the Melbourne Tigers. Glover, Foxwell and Sykes will have a big impact tonight.

As always, we wish all teams the best of luck and we encourage all spectators watching live or on the live stream to support their team loud, proud, and respectfully.

Go Wildcats!

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WILD-CROSS

TAYLAH WYNNE 1. Favourite basketball drill 2. Favourite court 3. Go to meal to cook 4. First basketball team 5. Favourite colour 6. One word to describe me

Answers: scrimmage, minerdome, tortellini, celtic, pastel, competitive

WILD-CROSS

ZAHN AGOSTA 1. My go to meal 2. Other sport played growing up 3. My hometown 4. One word to describe me 5. Favourite streaming service 6. Favourite colour

Answers: nachos, football, Doreen, Netflix, Blue

PARTNERS

Eltham Wildcats NBL1 Women Proudly supported by

No.

Age

Position

Name

5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 21 24

25 20 27 25 22 23 17 19 21 26

Guard Guard Forward Forward/C Guard/F Guard Forward Guard Centre Guard/F

Taylah Wynne Georgia Koopmans Shannon Dufficy Rebecca Pizzey Erin Riley Lily Scanlon Eleanor Trout Lilly Amor Kayla Salmons Hailey Leidel

Team Staff

Name

Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Manager Chiro

Matt Bongetti Hunter Santamaria Carly Stones Debbie Coulson Jodi Vine Brett Cole

Ringwood Hawks NBL1 Women

No.

Age

Position

Name

0 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 11 22 25 45

24 22 20 21 23 23 23 25 23 24 22 25

Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard Centre Forward Guard Forward Forward

Ahlise Hurst Bella Clark Kayla Vitale Zoe Jenkins Aneta Bandilovska Annabel Deerbon Tayah Kelly Jack Danielle Animam Mikayla Peterson Lana Hollingsworth Hailey Wynd Digna Strautmane

Team Staff

Name

Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Manager Physio

Jeremy O’Toole Peter Hynson Toni Farnworth Allyson Nichols Physica

Eltham Wildcats NBL1 Men Proudly supported by

No.

Age

Position

Name

0 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 12 15 20 25

26 24 27 19 26 25 20 22 20 21 20 26

Guard Forward Forward Guard Guard Guard Guard Centre Guard Forward Forward Forward

Sam Whelan Ralph Bissainthe Joshua Sykes Zahn Agosta Sam Short Angus Glover Zac Anderson Zak Cunningham Owen Foxwell Lachlan Wood Mitch Blackburn Ovie Magbegor

Team Staff

Name

Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Manager Chiro

Craig Stratford Chris Cameron Steve Smith Jodi Vine Brett Cole

Ringwood Hawks NBL1 Men

No.

Age

Position

Name

1 2 3 4 5 7 11 13 21 23 30 33 35

23 23 27 24 21 20 24 21 23 25 22 23 23

Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Forward Forward Guard Centre Forward Forward Forward

Lachlan Ahale Ngor Nai Jonathan Lawton Matthew Roberts Bailey Hamilton Harry Sealey Bayley Rough Deakin Pereira Sebastien Lees Braelen Bridges Tom Carroll Harry Love Angok Angok

Team Staff

Name

Head Coach Asst Coach Asst Coach Team Manager Physio

Damien Smith Mark Sutton Sam Philp / Luke Brodie Jack Relph / Ty Relph / Lucas Accary Physica

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DATE

OPPONENT

TIME

YOUTH MEN Sun 24th March Sun 7th April Sun 21st April Sun 28th April Sat 11th May Sat 25th May Sat 1st June Sun 23rd June Sun 30th June Sun 7th July Sun 14th July

Knox Raiders Keysborough Cougars Nunawading Spectres Casey Cavaliers Dandenong Rangers Keilor Thunder Ballarat Miners Sandringham Sabres Diamond Valley Eagles Waverley Falcons Melbourne Tigers

12:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 2:30pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 1:30pm

YOUTH WOMEN Sat 16th March Sun 24th March Sun 7th April Sun 21st April Sun 28th April Sat 11th May Sat 25th May Sat 15th June Sun 23rd June Sat 13th July Sun 21st July

Keilor Thunder Frankston Blues Waverley Falcons Kilsyth Cobras Knox Raiders Bendigo Braves Melbourne Tigers Diamond Valley Eagles Sandringham Sabres Nunawading Spectres Altona Gators

7:00pm 2:30pm 12:30pm 12:30pm 12:30pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 12:30pm 4:00pm* 1:30pm

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ABOUT US The Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club had humble beginnings from basketball activities within Eltham High School. After a series of informal games against various schools, the first two teams were entered into an organised competition, the Presbyterian Men’s Basketball Association in the winter season of 1965.

From these beginnings, the Club, has developed and grown to now cater for 6,000+ participants, both male and female of all ages. It has a turnover of $4 million and a team of paid employees working out of offices at Eltham High School & Montmorency Secondary College. This team is underpinned by a large group of casual employees and dedicated volunteers. We provide pathways for players, coaches, technical officials and administrators starting with our extensive range of beginner programs, our junior domestic Wildcat teams (playing in the EDJBA), our junior championship teams (playing in the VJBL) and our local adult competitions held Monday - Thursday nights.

At an elite level, the club has men’s and women’s teams playing in the Youth (u23) competitions run by Basketball Victoria’s ‘Big V’. In 2018. the Eltham Wildcats were accepted as a foundation member of the inaugural NBL1 competition, the premier winter competition in Australia and supported by the National Basketball League.

The Club exists to serve the surrounding community through the provision of opportunities for recreation, enjoyment and the pursuit of excellence, for all those who wish to participate, irrespective of age, gender or ability. For these reasons, the Club runs a diverse programme to cater for the variety of interests of the members of the community.

We’ve hosted our annual January basketball tournament for over 50 years, in conjunction with Dandenong Basketball Association since 1996. It is the largest junior basketball tournament in the world with participants from all over Australia and New Zealand. In recent times, we’ve seen teams compete from USA, China, FIJI, Lithuania and Singapore.

The 2024 event had 15,238 players playing for 1,673 teams.