Reminder that the Lawn Bowls night is
Friday April 11th and the AGM is next Tuesday April 8th.
In the countdown to the start of the
season new SACBA season on May 3rd - I thought I would do my Top 5 Favourite
PAOCBC Saturday Teams. The one rule (other than the obvious one of they must be
Old Reds team) is they had to be Champions.
I couldn’t do it without mentioning
some of the great teams that missed out of the Top 5 (remember I only have stats
from 1999 and the club started in 1993).
In no particular order:
1996 A's - This team had A, Sean, Nick Holden, Dar and Sar, Shane Moynihan and Chris Mann. I don't remember the grade, I don't remember the opponent ... I just remember Dar had 27 points in the best Grand Final ever played by an Old Red and the game was a blow out. I remember A and Nick Holden both hit 3's in the last 2 plays of the game.
2002
A’s – this was really the precursor to
the decade of A’s dominance. This was Big A’s first year of leading the team in
his own right. We were huge with a 3 big man rotation – we had “Caffeine” Jimmy
Jones establishing himself as the best big man in the league, this was Grant Nalder’s
first year in the A’s and Big A. The Wildman was the best scorer in the league and
Darsow, Liam, Manner and Simon Miller as the other guards. Great team with so
much depth. Look at Manner’s 3’s there … 18! They went 17-2 and won back to
back titles. The next year they went up to A Grade.
Honourable - PAOCBC Team Stats
2002
|
|||||||||||
Saturday A's
|
|||||||||||
Name
|
Games
|
Points
|
Average
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
3s
|
Fouls
|
FO
|
Hi
|
|
Garrett
Dan.
|
14
|
173
|
12.4
|
30
|
21
|
70.0%
|
14
|
35
|
0
|
22
|
|
Jones
|
11
|
145
|
13.2
|
36
|
19
|
52.8%
|
0
|
39
|
3
|
24
|
|
Darsow
|
10
|
132
|
13.2
|
18
|
9
|
50.0%
|
24
|
15
|
0
|
28
|
|
Williams
R.
|
18
|
107
|
5.9
|
33
|
8
|
24.2%
|
18
|
49
|
1
|
17
|
|
Nalder
|
16
|
98
|
6.1
|
52
|
26
|
50.0%
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
17
|
|
Golding
L.
|
11
|
72
|
6.5
|
21
|
14
|
66.7%
|
13
|
16
|
0
|
17
|
|
Williams
A.
|
18
|
72
|
4.0
|
35
|
19
|
54.3%
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
10
|
|
Miller
S.
|
13
|
46
|
3.5
|
17
|
6
|
35.3%
|
9
|
24
|
0
|
9
|
|
Woodrow
|
3
|
8
|
2.7
|
2
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
6
|
|
Heylen
|
1
|
1
|
1.0
|
2
|
1
|
50.0%
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
|
Langos
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
~
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Low
|
Totals
|
18
|
854
|
47.4
|
246
|
123
|
50.0%
|
78
|
219
|
4
|
60
|
26
|
Opposition
|
573
|
31.8
|
46
|
18
|
|||||||
Total
|
Streak
|
Forfeits
|
|||||||||
Wins
|
17
|
16
|
0
|
Minor Round
|
Playoffs
|
||||||
Loss
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1st
|
Champions
|
||||||
2013
F’s – The only PAOCBC to ever go
undefeated. They had 3 great guards in Brad Hughes, Dangerous Stu and Jay
Nguyen. This was Stu’s first season back after 3 years on the sidelines with a
knee injury. The team had no height other than Road Train Jon Read, so he had to
play 40 most games. The role players of Jon, Phil, Udit and Brownie were all contributors.
This team will be remembered for their 18 game win streak and the amazing Grand
Final.
They got down a few baskets in the 2nd
half – Brad rolled his ankle and was sidelined … but courageously came back on
to lead the team. Stu, who had an ok year but no big games, tapped back into
the well and had a 15 point 2nd half and hit a clutch 3 in the last minute.
With the 10 seconds to go the game was tied. Phil drove and the ball ended up
with Jay who hit the shot on the buzzer. Amazing game, amazing season.
Honourable - PAOCBC Team Stats
2013
|
|||||||||||
Saturday F's
|
|||||||||||
Player
|
Games
|
Points
|
Pts Avg
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
3's
|
Fouls
|
FO
|
Hi
| |
Brad Hughes
|
15
|
170
|
11.3
|
58
|
24
|
41.4%
|
6
|
36
|
0
|
25
|
|
Jay
Nguyen
|
17
|
162
|
9.5
|
40
|
26
|
65.0%
|
0
|
29
|
0
|
21
|
|
Jon
Read
|
18
|
124
|
6.9
|
72
|
16
|
22.2%
|
0
|
26
|
0
|
16
|
|
Stu MacDonald
|
16
|
99
|
6.2
|
17
|
10
|
58.8%
|
13
|
22
|
0
|
15
|
|
Jon
Hanzalik
|
18
|
56
|
3.1
|
11
|
7
|
63.6%
|
1
|
35
|
0
|
8
|
|
Phil Walker
|
16
|
53
|
3.3
|
19
|
5
|
26.3%
|
2
|
25
|
0
|
10
|
|
Chris
Browne
|
16
|
45
|
2.8
|
9
|
0
|
0.0%
|
3
|
15
|
0
|
9
|
|
Udit Lakra
|
12
|
18
|
1.5
|
8
|
2
|
25.0%
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
6
|
Low
|
Totals
|
18
|
727
|
40.4
|
234
|
90
|
38.5%
|
25
|
208
|
0
|
59
|
22
|
Opposition
|
395
|
21.9
|
36
|
7
|
|||||||
Total
|
Streak
|
Minor Round
|
Playoffs
|
||||||||
Wins
|
18
|
18
|
1st
|
Champions
|
|||||||
Loss
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||
2004 B’s – This is the
only Old Reds team to ever finish 4th at the end of the regular
season and win the title. We were 5th and were playing 4th
in the last game of the season. They were they only team we hadn’t beaten all
year – we had to win to just make the finals. We won. We won the Elimination
Final easily. We went into the Prelim as underdogs and won by 30. Phil Motteram
and I had our season high in those games. I remember coming to the final and
our opponents “Aldgate” looked shocked that we had made it – they didn’t even
know they were playing us. This was an advantage to us. We won the GF by 16. I
top scored with 11, Max had 10. Matt Just hit 2 3’s … he had hit 1 up to that
point in the season. Matt Just was incredible this year – he would have had 5
or 6 games of 10+ steals. Bigs – Brad, Phil, Foran – Guards Max, Roughie, BB
and Palk. 4 months in to the season Wheats said he had enough and left the
team.
Honourable - PAOCBC Team Stats
2004
|
|||||||||||
Saturday B
|
|||||||||||
Name
|
Games
|
Points
|
Pts Avg
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
3s
|
Fouls
|
FO
|
Hi
|
|
Palk
|
17
|
125
|
7.4
|
19
|
12
|
63.2%
|
21
|
28
|
0
|
14
|
|
Motteram
|
16
|
119
|
7.4
|
49
|
28
|
57.1%
|
0
|
28
|
1
|
16
|
|
Powell
|
15
|
106
|
7.1
|
14
|
5
|
35.7%
|
8
|
15
|
0
|
12
|
|
Daniel
|
17
|
87
|
5.1
|
20
|
6
|
30.0%
|
1
|
30
|
0
|
13
|
|
Wheatley
|
13
|
80
|
6.2
|
14
|
8
|
57.1%
|
0
|
29
|
1
|
15
|
|
Just
|
16
|
70
|
4.4
|
18
|
7
|
38.9%
|
3
|
26
|
0
|
10
|
|
Foran
|
11
|
48
|
4.4
|
7
|
4
|
57.1%
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
8
|
|
Wong T.
|
8
|
27
|
3.4
|
6
|
2
|
33.3%
|
1
|
17
|
1
|
9
|
|
Kolarovich
|
2
|
2
|
1.0
|
0
|
0
|
~
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
Collins
|
1
|
2
|
2.0
|
0
|
0
|
~
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Low
|
Totals
|
17
|
666
|
39.2
|
147
|
72
|
49.0%
|
34
|
195
|
3
|
68
|
21
|
Opposition
|
553
|
32.5
|
44
|
20
|
|||||||
First Half
|
Avg
|
Second Half
|
Avg
|
||||||||
PAOCBC
|
307
|
18.1
|
359
|
21.1
|
Minor Round
|
Playoffs
|
|||||
Opposition
|
235
|
13.8
|
318
|
18.7
|
4th
|
Champions
|
|||||
Total
|
Streak
|
||||||||||
Wins
|
12
|
4
|
|||||||||
Loss
|
5
|
2
|
|||||||||
2005 D’s – Before there
was the 2013 F’s there was the 2005 D’s. This is the most dominant team in Old
Reds history. It was veteran A’s and B’s players playing into the reformed D’s.
Sean constructed a team of savvy veterans (who were way younger at that time
than I am now) to do one thing – win a title. Their winning percentage is still
the highest winning percentage in this history of the club and a record that I
doubt will ever be beaten. They won a game 107-3 (a club record in points for
in a single game and a club record for points against in a single game). To
have 5 guys averaging over 8 ppg doesn’t happen often.
Honourable - PAOCBC Team Stats
2005
|
|||||||||||
Saturday D's
|
|||||||||||
Name
|
Games
|
Points
|
Pts Avg
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
3's
|
Fouls
|
FO
|
Hi
|
|
Heylen
|
17
|
206
|
12.1
|
98
|
59
|
60.2%
|
10
|
33
|
2
|
25
|
|
Henderson
|
16
|
182
|
11.4
|
47
|
20
|
42.6%
|
2
|
16
|
0
|
19
|
|
Tye
|
18
|
172
|
9.6
|
47
|
25
|
53.2%
|
2
|
25
|
1
|
31
|
|
Spry
|
20
|
168
|
8.4
|
70
|
38
|
54.3%
|
3
|
11
|
0
|
20
|
|
Lunn
|
17
|
160
|
9.4
|
33
|
14
|
42.4%
|
5
|
23
|
0
|
24
|
|
Tirrell
|
17
|
106
|
6.2
|
21
|
11
|
52.4%
|
6
|
16
|
0
|
11
|
|
Cullinan
|
16
|
73
|
4.6
|
13
|
5
|
38.5%
|
1
|
12
|
0
|
11
|
|
Trim M.
|
4
|
15
|
3.8
|
1
|
1
|
100.0%
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Palk
|
1
|
13
|
13.0
|
0
|
0
|
~
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
|
Darsow
|
1
|
10
|
10.0
|
0
|
0
|
~
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
|
Powell
|
1
|
9
|
9.0
|
4
|
1
|
25.0%
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
Low
|
Totals
|
20
|
1114
|
55.7
|
334
|
174
|
52.1%
|
32
|
137
|
3
|
107
|
28
|
Opposition
|
500
|
25.0
|
38
|
3
|
|||||||
First Half
|
Avg
|
Second Half
|
Avg
|
||||||||
PAOCBC
|
508
|
25.4
|
618
|
30.9
|
Minor Round
|
Playoffs
|
|||||
Opposition
|
223
|
11.2
|
277
|
13.9
|
1st
|
Championship
|
|||||
Total
|
Streak
|
||||||||||
Wins
|
19
|
17
|
|||||||||
Loss
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||
2013 C’s – This was an
incredible team. They had 4 great bigs – Phill, Tomo, Kobe and Hendo, a timeless/ageless
shooter in Madman, 2 great defensive guards and floor leaders in BB and Manner
and G had one of the Top 3 shooting seasons in the history of the basketball
club. The C’s were an incredible defensive unit, and through G they scored a
lot of points. They only lost 2 games – both to Unley Park – the team
they played in the Qualifying Final and Grand Final. In the Prelim, Unley Park
played Box and 1 on G and Madman scored 14 points in the 2nd half to
lead the C’s to the win. In the GF, Unley Park got up 13 after a hot start.
They were again playing box and 1 on G – he hit two 3’s at the end of the 1st
half to get the lead back to 7. In the 2nd half he scored 11 in one of
the most inspiring displays I have ever witnessed by a Red. Phill had 15 in the
GF too.
Honourable - PAOCBC Team Stats
2013
|
|||||||||||
Saturday C's
|
|||||||||||
Player
|
Games
|
Points
|
Pts Avg
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
3's
|
Fouls
|
FO
|
Hi
| |
Nathan Graham
|
17
|
276
|
16.2
|
22
|
13
|
59.1%
|
55
|
17
|
0
|
35
|
|
Phill Farrer
|
16
|
126
|
7.9
|
39
|
14
|
35.9%
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
16
|
|
Tom
Oliphant
|
14
|
117
|
8.4
|
66
|
17
|
25.8%
|
0
|
38
|
0
|
19
|
|
Matt
Williams
|
14
|
98
|
7.0
|
6
|
2
|
33.3%
|
0
|
27
|
0
|
14
|
|
Mark Henderson
|
16
|
86
|
5.4
|
45
|
26
|
57.8%
|
0
|
26
|
0
|
17
|
|
Chris
Woodrow
|
16
|
65
|
4.1
|
8
|
3
|
37.5%
|
0
|
37
|
0
|
14
|
|
Billy
Wilson
|
4
|
34
|
8.5
|
4
|
4
|
100.0%
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
|
Ryan Williams
|
14
|
31
|
2.2
|
12
|
3
|
25.0%
|
0
|
38
|
2
|
5
|
|
Tim Wong
|
15
|
19
|
1.3
|
10
|
3
|
30.0%
|
0
|
29
|
0
|
8
|
Low
|
Totals
|
18
|
852
|
47.3
|
212
|
85
|
40.1%
|
61
|
234
|
2
|
77
|
24
|
Opposition
|
571
|
31.7
|
46
|
19
|
|||||||
Total
|
Streak
|
Minor Round
|
Playoffs
|
||||||||
Wins
|
16
|
8
|
1st
|
Champions
|
|||||||
Loss
|
2
|
1
|
|||||||||
2002 C’s – I saw this
team play 2 games all season as they were at another stadium but doesn’t stop
them being mentioned. I mention them for 2 reasons. In a mid-season game A and
I went out to watch them and they were then coached by Life Member Ben
Christie. Ben gave a halftime address that will go down in the annuls as the most
amusing coaching address I have ever heard … in the least intense voice I
have heard from a coach he said “c’mon guys … where is the hustle … where
is the intensity”. We still say it to this day. The main reason why this team
makes it is because it was the first time I ever saw Matt “Rough Justice” Just
and Mark “Max Power” Powell play. I said to some “I am going to win a title
with those 2 one day”. At the end of the game – the C’s were down 1 with
seconds left on the clock. Max drove and was fouled … the clock showed zeros.
Max went to the line with 2 shots to win it. SWISH … SWISH. Game over.
Honourable - PAOCBC Team Stats
2002
|
|||||||||||
Saturday C's
|
|||||||||||
Name
|
Games
|
Points
|
Average
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
3s
|
Fouls
|
FO
|
Hi
|
|
Christie
|
18
|
125
|
6.9
|
43
|
18
|
41.9%
|
0
|
58
|
2
|
13
|
|
Wong T.
|
17
|
121
|
7.1
|
27
|
11
|
40.7%
|
2
|
45
|
3
|
10
|
|
Just
|
12
|
94
|
7.8
|
41
|
15
|
36.6%
|
1
|
35
|
1
|
13
|
|
Powell
|
15
|
94
|
6.3
|
27
|
13
|
48.1%
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
15
|
|
Todd
|
15
|
92
|
6.1
|
29
|
17
|
58.6%
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
16
|
|
Herriot
|
13
|
57
|
4.4
|
27
|
6
|
22.2%
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
12
|
|
Vodopivec
|
4
|
30
|
7.5
|
4
|
1
|
25.0%
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
12
|
|
Collins
|
3
|
22
|
7.3
|
2
|
0
|
0.0%
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
|
Khoo
|
4
|
20
|
5.0
|
6
|
4
|
66.7%
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
7
|
|
Stockle
|
1
|
12
|
12.0
|
2
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
12
|
|
Waters
|
16
|
11
|
0.7
|
2
|
1
|
50.0%
|
2
|
11
|
0
|
3
|
|
Sullivan
|
3
|
4
|
1.3
|
8
|
2
|
25.0%
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
|
Evans
J.
|
2
|
4
|
2.0
|
0
|
0
|
~
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
Nalder
|
1
|
2
|
2.0
|
0
|
0
|
~
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
|
Kivior
|
1
|
2
|
2.0
|
2
|
2
|
100.0%
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
Low
|
Totals
|
20
|
690
|
34.5
|
220
|
90
|
40.9%
|
17
|
218
|
6
|
51
|
21
|
Opposition
|
516
|
25.8
|
42
|
13
|
|||||||
Total
|
Streak
|
||||||||||
Wins
|
16
|
10
|
Minor Round
|
Playoffs
|
|||||||
Loss
|
3
|
2
|
1st
|
Champions
|
|||||||
Draw
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||
2008 E’s – This was
one of the most dominant teams. Corey MacLean came into the club with Jamie
Young and George. Udit, Caldy, Nelly and Macca were young and enthusiastic and Vods
came in mid-season to give them the big man they needed. Corey was incredible –
he was a walking Triple Double machine. Did what needed to be done – could do
anything on a basketball court (except dunk or stay un-injured). In the GF
Corey scored 18 of his 21 in the 1st half in a lights out shooting
display.
Honourable - PAOCBC Team Stats
2008
|
|||||||||||
Saturday E's
|
|||||||||||
Player
|
Games
|
Points
|
Pts Avg
|
FTA
|
FTM
|
FT%
|
3's
|
Fouls
|
FO
|
Hi
|
|
Lakra
|
18
|
128
|
7.1
|
19
|
6
|
31.6%
|
4
|
16
|
0
|
17
|
|
MacLean
C.
|
18
|
128
|
7.1
|
37
|
14
|
37.8%
|
21
|
28
|
1
|
21
|
|
Young
|
10
|
116
|
11.6
|
37
|
28
|
75.7%
|
15
|
21
|
2
|
27
|
|
Vodopivec
|
13
|
91
|
7.0
|
36
|
8
|
22.2%
|
1
|
19
|
0
|
13
|
|
Tosato
|
17
|
77
|
4.5
|
2
|
0
|
0.0%
|
1
|
23
|
1
|
10
|
|
McKinnon
|
17
|
65
|
3.8
|
12
|
3
|
25.0%
|
4
|
26
|
0
|
9
|
|
Caldwell
|
17
|
55
|
3.2
|
14
|
6
|
42.9%
|
1
|
18
|
0
|
6
|
|
Malonagos
|
17
|
39
|
2.3
|
23
|
12
|
52.2%
|
3
|
23
|
0
|
9
|
|
Armstrong
|
1
|
17
|
17.0
|
6
|
3
|
50.0%
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
|
Browne
|
2
|
16
|
8.0
|
0
|
0
|
~
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
|
Perrin
|
2
|
15
|
7.5
|
8
|
3
|
37.5%
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
8
|
|
Hanzalik
|
2
|
9
|
4.5
|
1
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
7
|
|
Waters
|
1
|
8
|
8.0
|
0
|
0
|
~
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
8
|
Low
|
Totals
|
19
|
764
|
40.2
|
195
|
83
|
42.6%
|
52
|
185
|
4
|
65
|
17
|
Opposition
|
502
|
26.4
|
43
|
13
|
|||||||
First Half
|
Avg
|
Second Half
|
Avg
|
||||||||
PAOCBC
|
391
|
20.6
|
392
|
20.6
|
Minor Round
|
Playoffs
|
|||||
Opposition
|
237
|
12.5
|
255
|
13.4
|
1st
|
Champions
|
|||||
Total
|
Streak
|
||||||||||
Wins
|
17
|
8
|
|||||||||
Loss
|
2
|
1
|
|||||||||
I
will post my 5th favourite team … later in the week and then 1 a week until the season starts.
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