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BASKETBALL SA PREMIER LEAGUE • ROUND 11, 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE HangTIME BATTLE AT THE BRIDGE EASTERN MAVERICKS v CENTRAL DISTRICTS LIONS Follow every dunk a premierleaguesa.com.au f @basketballpremierleague t @BasketballSA_ #LEAGUEOFOUROWN TONIGHT’S GAMES SOUTH ADELAIDE v SOUTHERN TIGERS MARION | W: 6:30pm | M: 8:15pm EASTERN MAVERICKS v CENTRAL DISTRICTS LIONS MURRAY BRIDGE | W: 6:30pm | M: 8:15pm STURT SABRES v FORESTVILLE EAGLES PASADENA | W: 6:30pm | M: 8:15pm WOODVILLE WARRIORS v WEST ADELAIDE ST CLAIR | W: 6:30pm | M: 8:15pm NORWOOD FLAMES v NORTH ADELAIDE ARC CAMPBELLTOWN | W: 6:30pm | M: 8:15pm EDITOR David Penrose WRITERS Benito Carbone Sam Phillips Joseph Campbell Kieren Vartuli Tom Edwards James Woite Jakob Fairbank David Penrose DESIGN David Penrose PHOTOS All Star Photos STURT’S HANNAH STEWART BATTLES FOR THE BALL WITH FORESTVILLE’S JEMMA WESTHOFF IN ROUND TWO. 4 HANG TIME ROUND 11 #LEAGUEOFOUROWN WOMEN’S PREVIEW THE FIGHT FOR FIFTH HEATS UP Sturt and Forestville clash this weekend in a match-up that will have huge ramifications on the finals race. TURT can move minutes because they play Wong said shooing had been closer to its first hard and tough. a problem this season. finals appearance in S “This game is realistically the “Our games we’ve lost we’ve three years when it hosts make or break in the season.” shot pretty poorly so we don’t Forestville in a crunch match shy away from the fact we’ve on Saturday night. The Sabres lost Amy Stewart and Jordan Hunter to injuries been up and down with our The Sabres enter the shooting percentage and it’s game against the Eagles at early in the season, forcing adjustments. been the one thing that’s really Pasadena in fifth spot, a win hurt us,” he said. clear of Forestville. “Losing two starting five Wong said the playing group That gap could become two players in the first three or four weeks of the season was not looking further ahead wins if Sturt can end its poor than Forestville at this stage. run of form against the Eagles. didn’t help us,” Wong said. “We spoke a bit about last Forestville has won the past “So it’s taken a while for us to season coming down the four clashes between the settle. stretch and needing to win sides, with the Sabres’ last “It’s been an up and down to keep the season alive and victory in the penultimate season and we’ve been maybe we put too much focus round of season 2015. inconsistent with how we’ve on that, Wong said. “Forestville has had the wood played. “So this year we don’t talk over us and we’re aware of “But last weekend was a good that,” Wong said. about finals or getting to one for us and hopefully it can the end but just focus on “We need to bring a different continue.” whatever opponent we have mindset into the game if we Sturt shot at 47.3 per cent that weekend.” expect a different result. across doubleheader weekend “We need to bring a wins over South Adelaide and BY DAVID PENROSE competitive nature for 40 the Southern Tigers. t @david_penrose ROUND 11 HANG TIME 5 MEN’S PREVIEW PANTHERS ON FINALS PROWL South Adelaide has won three in a row and coach Al Green has eyes on a big fish when the Panthers host the Southern Tigers. OUTH Adelaide coach a debut to Jarryd Hoppo and The Panthers last took part Al Green is confident brought in Western Australian in the finals in 2008, falling to Shis side has all the Caleb Davis since the round Norwood in a preliminary final. pieces of the puzzle in place two loss. to make a run to the finals. Green believes his side is on “We’re a different team now,” track to end the drought. The Panthers sit in seventh Green said. with a 5-5 record, one win “We haven’t had a whole team “We didn’t have Hoppo and back from fifth-placed West together yet,” he said. Adelaide. our two bigs and that makes a huge difference. “We’re just hoping down the South starts a run of four- second part of this season straight home games against “They can all play, and they’re that I can get everybody there the Southern Tigers this going to see a different animal and fit and ready to go.” weekend looking to stay hot. (this time).” Southern ran out 20-point After losing four straight Green praised the impact of winners as its starters racked through the end of April into guard Eian Davis this season, up big minutes when the sides May, South has won its past especially early on when met at Morphett Vale earlier in three games. South was rolling with one the season. “Even the games we lost we import. “We were in the game in the were in them,” Green said. Davis has averaged a league- last quarter, Green said. “I feel comfortable about the high 32.6 points and 6.9 “That 20 points wasn’t 20 team I have. assists per game this season. points. “If we can put it together as a He also said the emergence “We learned a lot from that unit I think we’ll be there, but of Hoppo was exciting. game and we did a lot right.” there is a lot of work to go. South has added a second “We’re treating every game BY DAVID PENROSE import in Jarmal Reid, given like there is no tomorrow.” t @david_penrose 6 HANG TIME ROUND 11 SOUTH ADELAIDE IMPORT EIAN DAVIS HAS AVERAGED A LEAGUE-HIGH 32.6 POINTS AND 6.9 ASSISTS PER GAME THIS SEASON. #LEAGUEOFOUROWN ROUND 11 HANG TIME 7 BATTLE AT THE BRIDGE URRAY Bridge “All my family still live here When the Eastern Stadium was a and it’s great to be back home Msecond home for for a bit to spend an extended Mavericks play host Alex Wilson as a child. period of time with them. to Central Districts The Eastern Mavericks star “It’s great that Murray Bridge grew up in Murray Bridge and has the opportunity to host a at Murray Bridge says it is hard to name many game in the newly renovated memories growing up that did stadium.” this weekend, Alex not include a basketball in her Wilson, who last graced the hands. court at Murray Bridge as a Wilson will feel more “I went to school and basically 16 year old, is confident the all my spare time I was training improved venue will attract than at home. and playing basketball,” Wilson more children to the sport. says. “It’s fantastic to see,” she “Any spare time I had I was says. over at the Murray Bridge “Down on court three I think Stadium doing individuals it’s a great court to have a with my dad or shooting.” good atmosphere for game Wilson will return to the court with the seating all the way she spent so much time on as around the court.” a child when her Mavericks Eastern will be looking to take on Central Districts. extend its winning streak to “(It) will always be home to seven games. me,” she says. Wilson says the Mavericks 8 HANG TIME ROUND 11 #LEAGUEOFOUROWN ALEX WILSON are not looking too far ahead as they look to play finals for the first time since 2013. “We are just taking it one game at a time,” Wilson says. “(We’re) coming out and playing the fast, up tempo, game we like to play. “When we play at our best we are hard to stop.” The women’s game starts at 6.30pm and will be followed by Recap the action the men’s game from 8.15pm every Monday! Game recaps and more at ... a premierleaguesa.com.au #LEAGUEOFOUROWN ROUND 11 HANG TIME 9 PREVIEW PANTHERS V TIGERS WOMEN’S PREVIEW PANTHERS WOMEN COACH CHAS McCORMICK # PLAYER POS HT AGE 4 Madeline CUNNINGHAM G 165 25 5 Danita GOODWIN G 162 23 6 Chelsea GREEN G/F 171 18 7 Elizabeth PETRIE G/F 174 18 8 Amy RYAN F/C 178 25 9 Alexandra HOGAN F/C 174 18 10 Haley BUNCE F/C 182 25 14 Eloise JONES G 169 18 16 Teonna CAMPBELL G/F 175 24 21 Phoebe WITTWER-SMITH C 183 19 23 Kathryn AITKEN G 175 20 33 Shandel BENHAM C 175 22 SOUTH’S DANITA GOODWIN HAD 21 PTS LAST ROUND SOUTH Adelaide will aim to 7-3 record and will be fired TIGERS WOMEN back up its second win of the up after falling to Sturt for the COACH TRACY YORK season with a competitive second time this season last # PLAYER POS HT AGE showing against Southern round. 00 Alexandra GREEN G 25 Tigers at Marion Stadium. The loss to the Sabres 2 Raynisha WASHINGTON G 176 The Panthers went a long way followed a home defeat to 3 Hannah FISHER F 174 26 to avoiding the wooden spoon Eastern Mavericks. 4 Jess FROST G 170 30 with an impressive road win 9 Jemma THACKER over Central Districts. Southern recorded a comprehensive 61-point win 11 Brittany WINTER Their second win of the over South at home in round 13 Madison ROUND G 168 17 season elevated them off two. 14 Tara DODMAN F/C 185 29 the bottom with eight rounds 20 Caitlin BROADBENT F/C 179 25 remaining.

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