PORT DV EAGLES GET DOWN AND SUP PORT DV EAGLES GET DOWN AND SUP SATURDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY 17 MAY 7.30PM 18 MAY 1PM 18 MAY 3PM SCW Eagles YLM Eagles SCM Eagles VS VS VS Bulleen Boomers Hawthorn Magic Hawthorn Magic Featuring Screaming Eagle talks to DIAMOND VALLEY m&mprintworks CECIL DESIGNED AND PRINTEDDESIGN • BYPRINT FEATURING: Kid’s puzzle page! m&mprintworks EXUM DESIGN • PRINT DVE | 17 AND 18 MAY GAME DAY BOOK ##BIGBIG V2014V2014 ##BIGBIG V2014V2014 COACH’S CORNER – COACHES REPORT SCW Tonight we welcome the Bulleen Boomers to the Eagle’s Nest for this Round 9 match in the State Championship Women’s competition. Last round the Boomers were at home were able to overcome a last quarter and they notched up a come from deficit to run out 63 – 60 victors. Again, behind win over the Eltham Wildcats by the inform Carly Turner (20pts, 10 rebs) the slender margin of 4 points. Dynamic led all scorers in what was a character point guard Funda Nakkasoglu (38pts building win for the team. at 85%) was simply unstoppable. Lauren Pearce (14pts, 9rebs) and Tennille Tonight’s matchup will be the second Nash (10pts, 6 rebs) added to Eltham’s time we have faced Bulleen this season headaches throughout the match. and even though we came away with a win on the Boomers home court back Whilst for the Wildcats, it was Hayley in Round 4, we are very mindful that Munro (22pts, 11rebs) and Isabella the Boomers will be looking to turn the Brancatisano (17pts, 5rebs) who tables this time around. Funda’s form provided the most resistance, but a over the last few weeks has played a 41 – 30 second half favouring the large part in the Boomers sitting just Boomers was enough to get the job outside the top four and I am sure Coach done for the home team. The Eagles last Paps will have not only Funda, but the outing was back in Round 7 which saw whole group primed for a tough match. us face our double header weekend. The possible inclusion of the sharp This began with a trip to Warrandyte shooting Tara Booker from George on Saturday night. Despite a slow start Washington University will be a we were able to limit the Venom to just welcome addition for the visitors, but to 18 second half points as we reeled off focus on just two players would not be 32 of our own to come away with a 12 paying the respect to the remainder of points victory over the winless home the squad that they deserve. We will to team. Carly Turner (17pts, 15rebs) and be mindful of every one of the Bulleen Selena Wawrzyniak (14pts) the best players as they will be keen to follow up of the scorers. On Sunday we hosted last week’s strong outing. the previously undefeated Hume City and once again our second half effort Last home game I wrote about double to limit the visitors output was crucial. headers defining a team and our wins Holding the ladder leaders to just 19 in Round 7 highlighted the hard work points whilst we added 31 meant we being done during the week is starting DVE# BIG | 3 AND V2014 4 MAY GAME DAY BOOK #BIG V2014 DVE | 17 AND 18 MAY GAME DAY BOOK COACH’S CORNER – THE SCREAMING EAGLE COACHES REPORT SCW SCW VERSUS BULLEEN to show results. But if we think all the taking and making hard work is over then we may be in for the right shots. The Now Mr Eagle isn’t one to blow his a rude awakening tonight. team has come a long way so far this own beak aka trumpet, but remember year but I am not about to settle for I don’t want to roll out every cliché another home court loss and I know my my last State Champ Women preview? We possible, but unless we are prepared to team won’t either. were a team with 5 losses playing a team with stick to our game plan for the full 40 minutes then it may be a long night at To all the volunteers from the Diamond 1 loss in Hume City. The Nest. Valley Eagles who have given up their time to help get this year’s team on Mr Eagle tipped the Eagles against all predicament that we are in. They also Winning the rebound count will go a floor, thank you. We hope our on court odds and was…wait for it…here it is… cannot afford to lose head to head, they long way to securing the match but efforts can repay your wonderful off RIGHT! Who da man? can’t afford to lose touch and the must shutting down the Boomers firepower court efforts. put distance between teams below will simply need to be a TEAM effort. This week it may be a little tougher them, including us. Hard work and perseverance on the And to the fans, thanks for either despite playing 5th spot Bulleen. defensive end is simply a must if we getting on board or getting back on They are 4 and 4, we are one spot So this will be a fight in the gutter plan to be successful and needless to board. Enjoy the ride and throw all your below them on 3 and 5. We played and one that will go to the team that say we will need to continue to focus on support behind your Lady Eagles. Bulleen in early April and got the W by decides as the ball is thrown up at the 5 which gives us currently a head to start of the game, that THEY are the head advantage. This game will close one that wants it most. It will be about off the first half of the season and it is talent, but it will be more about heart. imperative that we again get the W for ROUNDROUND 811 VYCM SCW several reasons. Who wants it more? The Screaming Eagle says we do and tips the Eagle’s in TEAM P W L FOR AG % STRK LAST 5 Firstly we need to put some distance a come from behind W by 4. Waverley WATSON8 7 CONFERENCE1 636 473 134.46 7 WWWWW between us and teams below us. Secondly, we need to keep in touch with Ringwood 8 7 1 590 447 131.99 6 WWWWW the final four. Thirdly we must keep the HumeTEAM City P7 W6 L1 493FOR 423AG %116.55 STRK 1LAST 5 WWWLW head to head advantage over Bulleen. McKinnon 8 5 3 586 514 114.01 -1 LWLWL Waverly 15 3 2 1358 1004 123.01 -1 WWWWL At the start of the season, if Coach BulleenKilsyth 148 104 44 1043576 505820 127.20114.06 2 WWLWW1 LLWLW Hickey was being honest and had to DiamondHawthorn Valley 148 103 45 10488449 563908 115.4279.75 -1 WLWWL2 WLLWW come up with a list of likely losses during the season, one of them would have Diamond Valley 12 8 4 994 749 126.30 -1 WLWWL Eltham 7 2 5 439 436 100.69 -2 LLWLL been against the Broncos. The win SherbrookeGeelong 157 82 45 1131329 4141142 99.0479.47 2 -5LLLWW LLLLL was a bonus, nothing more, yes it was Bulleen 13 6 7 919 1005 91.44 -2 LLWLL great, but nothing more than a bonus. Melbourne 7 1 6 409 584 70.03 -3 LWLLL All done, all forgotten and we move Sandringham 14 3 11 868 1089 79.71 -1 LLLWL Warrandyte 8 1 7 362 510 70.98 1 LLLLW on. Bulleen is a different proposition Frankston 13 2 11 795 1109 71.69 1 LLLLW because they are in the same dangerous DVE | 17 AND 18 MAY GAME DAY BOOK DVE | 17 AND 18 MAY GAME DAY BOOK VYCM STATS LEADERS Match points Rebounds 1 Kirk Smith Sherbrooke 26 1 Will Hoole Bulleen 20 2 Mitch Riggs Frankston 24 2 Nathan Lemke Geelong 19 T3 Andrew Noller Ringwood 22 3 Jock Landale Geelong 18 T3 Kuany Kuany Waverly 22 4 Jock Landale Geelong 14 T3 Zac Haig Ringwood 22 5 Benjamin Waldran Hawthorn 12 6 Will Hoole Bulleen 21 6 Nathan Lemke Geelong 11 T7 Michael Dow Sherbrooke 20 T7 Kyle Sawyer Bulleen 10 T7 Kyle Sawyer Bulleen 20 T7 Danoel Steen Sherbrooke 10 T7 Andrew Kennerley Frankston 20 T9 Kieran Murphy Kilsyth 9 T7 Simon Grant Knox 20 T9 Jackson Brazier Kilsyth 9 www.bigv.com.au DIAMOND VALLEY BULLEEN BOOMERS EAGLES SCW SCW NO. HEIGHT AGE POS NAME PLAYER SPONSOR NO. HEIGHT AGE POSITION NAME 5 180 18 G Carly Turner 5 172 18 G Funda Nakkasoglu 6 177 25 F Megan Shanahan 6 178 26 G/F Tennille Nash 7 168 22 G Natalie Karantzoulis LA SERA PIZZA 7 173 24 G Brooke Howells 8 174 21 G Kelli Schleibs 8 178 19 G Gemma Fyffe 9 165 17 G Amy O’Neill 9 179 17 G Courtney Middapp 10 174 29 G Allison Dunkley-Smith 11 185 24 F Tara Booker 20 189 16 C Grace Collett 12 183 18 F Bridie Feehan 12 173 24 F Amy Faulkner 13 172 19 G Kayla Theodore 14 175 26 F Selena Wawrzyniak VIS DESIGN SERVICE 15 185 21 F Lauren Pearce 15 176 21 F Nikki Drost 34 177 20 G/F Stevie Maher 21 179 23 F Katie Shanahan — 185 19 F Tessa Ramsey TEAM STAFF NAME TEAM STAFF NAME Head Coach Simon Hickey Head Coach Matt Papanicolaou Assistant Coach Ross Clark Assistant Coach Ben Draper Assistant Coach Nathan Batchelor Team Manager Sandy Richardson Team Manager Nadine Popovski Team Manager Wendy Pearce LONSFORD INSURANCE BROKERS PTY.