MILESTONE: With a long 2 in the dying minutes of the A's v B's derby - Liam Golding became the 3rd player in the PAOCBC stat keeping era (1999-2014) to score 3000 points for Old Reds. Liam joined in 1999 - he is one of the first players to have records kept for his whole time in the club. He started in the B's and in 2000 moved into the A's - where he has been the 2nd longest serving A Grade player behind Big A. He has won 8 titles in the A's 2001-2002 and 2008-2013 as well as a Monday and Thursday title. He is the 2nd most winning-est player in the club. Liam won a Club Champion in 2004 and 2011, Saturday A MVP in 2005 and Sean Heylen Medal in 2007. He became a Life Member in 2009 and was unanimously voted into the Old Reds Team of the 20 Years. Liam has scored most of his points in the A's but also had some successful scoring seasons in the Monday team in the early 2000s and with the Thursday team in the late 2000s. He has averaged 9.1 ppg over 333 games. He is 6th all time in games played, 3rd in scoring, 4th in 3's and #1 in our hearts.
MILESTONE: With a tidy "and 1" in his first ever game for the A's, Tim Wong scored his 2000th point for the Old Reds. BB is only the 8th player to score 2000+ points and with a couple of other baskets for the C's later in the day he moved into 7th place in the all time scoring list (over taking one Nic Blair). In a week or 2 he will move into 6th overtaking Guy Collins. BB joined the club in 2000 and become a Life Member in 2009. It will not surprise anyone when I say that BB has been on more Championship winning teams that anyone (other than A, Liam and Palk). He won in 2004 with the B's, was the leading scorer in the 2002 C's title team, was an integral member of the mighty C's train in 2008, was a key member in the 2013 C's team and was the heart and soul of the 2007 E team (where he came up with an important steal and scored and a vital 2 and the foul in the dying minutes of the Grand Final). He has also won 3 titles with the Thursday team. BB has won the Thursday night MVP 5 times and the Best Team Man 3 times - no one has ever won more MVPs for a single team. BB is 4th all time in games played, 7th in scoring, 6th in Free Throws attempted, 8th in Free Throws made and 3rd in Fouls. He is an incredibly selfless player - does what the team needs to win, he is an amazing defender, consummate point guard ... he is all hustle and heart. Everyone loves when BB is on their team.
MILESTONE: Tonight or this Saturday - Chris Woodrow AKA Kobe will play his 200th game for the club. Kobe will be the 18th player in the club to reach this milestone. This is Kobe's 11th year in the club (I just worked out he is actually a Life Member ... a fact I didn't know until just now ... he will be named later this year). Kobe joined the club in 1997 and played until he went overseas in 2002. He spent 8 years in Japan and re-joined in 2010. Kobe was one of the key members of the mighty "Crazy Wednesdays" and won 2 titles for them in 1999 and 2001. He was awarded an MVP, Best Team Man and 2 Matt Trim Awards for Crazies during this time. In 2013 Kobe was one of the key members of the awesome C's that was the title. In 2011 Kobe won the C's Players Player in one of the closest counts ever. Kobe averages 6.1 ppg,, has hit three 3's, 9th worst FT shooter in Club History and #1 in reverse layups.
DOUBLE MILESTONE: Last Saturday Phil Harford scored his 1000th point for the basketball club and this Saturday he will play his 100th game. Phil joined the club in 2011 and only 5 other guys in the club reached 1000 points quicker (Blair, Dan Garrett, Stu, G and Caffeine Jimmy) ... all of whom are members of the Team of the 20 Years and/or Club Champions, so he is in great company. Phil won A Grade titles in 2012 and 2013 and the 2013 Saturday A's MVP. In my opinion Phil was the best player in last year's A Grade Grand Final win. Phil is one of the key guys in keeping this club strong and moving it into the future.
We will be announcing Intercol teams later this week. It is Monday July 21st @ Saints.
C's - 6.30pm
B's - 7.30pm
A's - 8.30pm
We will be going to the Maid and Magpie after the game for a drink and to celebrate our victories.
No games this week. There is still practice.
To the reports:
A's (7-1) v SPOC A - Written by Phil - The first of our two games pitted us against Saints, and with us missing Jack, Hobbs and Tauny and Saints missing several usual suspects we thought the matchup would be even. In the opening minutes the game was free flowing and high scoring; Phil getting an early 3 and runner, Foo, Orks and Liam getting on the ring and our O looked quite dangerous. Saints were matching our pace, getting early shots and really putting the pressure on us. This lasted for roughly 5 minutes, and from here the game travelled downhill very quickly. I could insert a thinly veiled snipe and the umpiring, however in full disclosure I decided honestly was the best policy. The game was ruined by an inadequacy to umpire high quality basketball, and to say we were not good enough would only be part of the story. Corey and Orks both battled hard against Kong, but there was only so much you can do when a 6'8 man who weighs at a guess 110kg stands under the ring and is allowed to do this for periods of time lasting much longer than the oft allowed 3 seconds. Credit goes to Kong however, he was using this to his advantage and getting and 1 layups more than Mick Hill in a blowout win and converting free throws. We had our moments, but with Kong playing well and both Corey and Orks on 3 fouls 10 minutes into the game it was always going to be tough. Second half we decided guards would double down on Kong to save fouls for the bigs, but wouldn't you know it their role players started drilling 3s. Final score 51-36, and with that the undefeated season ends. Highlight of the game goes to BB, who not only played great stepping for us but scored an awesome and 1 on Kong down low off a great up fake. Credit to Saints for adapting to the game situation, but they were not unassisted in their efforts. While we lost, there are positives to take out of the game: 1. We have found our weaknesses and can learn from the loss 2. Liam still is and will probably always be the anti will good, and while he is too modest to admit this I have a video clip to give you an idea of what their relationship is like (hint: will good is Ben Rothlisburger). Some things to work on, but no reason for us to get too worried at this stage. Stay thirsty my friends.
A's (8-1) v Knightsbridge A - The A's suited up again for their 2nd game against old foes Knightsbridge who were sporting non of their old foes. The Reds started well with Foo and Orks getting many buckets ... it was a veritable smorgasbord. Liam hit a 3 and the Reds were up by double digits. They took the foot of the or they were out of gas because they started playing like they were passing gas ... what a gas! Knighstbridge got it back to 14 all before the Reds went on a run before halftime up 24-14. The Second half eased up a bit - the A's stopped turning the ball over and Foo, Phil and Orks were getting to the front rim easily. The only excitement came when Phil said he had to score 2 more points to keep him 10 point game streak alive - he forced a couple of shots to Foo's dismay. He finally go to the line and made 2 of 2 free throws ... only thing was - he already had 10 points before that. Reds win 52-29. Foo had 17, Orks 14 and Phil 13. Side note - Stu filled in for the A's. It was his first run in the A's since he did his knee when he had 21 in the 1st half ... against Knightsbridge.
B's (5-3) v Oakden A - In my reports over the years - I have tried to reduce my passing of judgement on the state of the refereeing - especially now our reports are publicly available. So I will just state facts. This was a must win game for the B's to stay in the top 4. Oakden were still missing Garfoot (he is back in 2 weeks) so only had 5. Just as the game was about to tip off, the ref asked an Oakden player about the strapping on his wrist - he said he had taped up a bracelet - the ref told him to take it off. He refused. We all said we didn't care. The ref said he didn't care - he was told he couldn't play unless he took it off. The player once again refused. He put a writsband over it and the ref again said no. Oakden had 4 - B's won by forfeit. The game was played out - there were 4 techs called ... one for Mike asking "how long" when Oakden had the ball for much longer than 30 seconds - Mike was "being intimidating". Big A always said if you don't like a call just say "bad luck" and move on. We all said "bad luck" a lot. Oakden, to their credit, made a lot of tough shots and it was close all the way to the end. Kartik hit a 3 to put Reds up 4 in the last minute. Reds won 40-37. Lachie 11, Angus 9, Jono 8.
B's (5-4) v Gateway A - Here is the Gateway report - it is a decent summary. The Reds played a 2-1-2 and were making a concerted effort to get to all of Gateway's shooters. The Reds put Lachie at the foul-line against Gateway's 3-2 - both tactics worked very well. Kartik hit an early 3, Lachie and Mike were scoring inside and Jono finished on the break. Gateway only stayed in it when Jo hit 2 tough 3's. Gateway got a tech for yelling "how long" - they should have known better. Reds down 15-17 at halftime. Second half - Lachie was playing out of his skin - working his butt off. Big Phill played Smith to a draw - scoring inside and then getting an "and 1". Lachie scored an awesome coast to coast and Mike hit a big 3 when the Reds were struggling. Jono scored a couple of times on the break and Angus got inside for 2. The Reds were struggling to stop some guy who is on the 36ers bench I have been told*. He scored 13 in the 2nd half and hit 4 of 4 free throws thanks to Jono's ill-discipline (2 techs and he was ejected). Late in the game, Gateway went ahead when the one guy we weren't guarding hit a 3 that put them ahead. Down 3 with 8 seconds left - Gateway had the ball - Mike got a steal went up the court, shot from 30 feet - was fouled across both arms, no foul. Lachie got the ball, lay up. Game over - Reds lost 37-38. Lachie 13, Mike 7, Jono 6. Reds played so well - couldn't be prouder of their intent and effort - just a couple of lapses of judgement cost them. They showed how to play Gateway - I still think that the B's have some genuine underdog cred. FT count ... Gateway 10-14 Reds 4-8 (hmmmm)
*I have been informed that he is not in fact on the 36ers squad ... so what I was told was not correct.
C's (7-2) Taperoo A - C's were up against the hard hitting Taperoo. C's started in a man and got out to an early lead with G hitting a couple of 3's and Madman hitting his trademark corner j. Taperoo do this thing where they can see someone shooting a long jumper and they yell "shot" as they shoot ... they should probably use that energy to try and actually get to the shot. "Big J" Jay has joined the C's and scored a couple of layups. Taperoo kept it close with some good shooting - 22-15 at halftime. The 2nd half the C's ran away with it The ball pressure was too much for Taperoo - Brad and BB were getting out on the break and Goody was too big inside. Reds win 40-26. G, 13, Brad 9, Jay 5.
D's (6-3) v SPOC B - Let's start with - Jon "Road Train" Read got his 2 front teeth smashed out, he didn't sub out - he played on ... dude is what tough is.
With 3 D's away (Sime, Ned, Moorfoot) - Palky got in a ring-in - Tim Moors ... he plays keyboards! Reds started slow down 0-9 - Tim hit a jumper, Palky for 3, Frangs inside and Tim on the break - 9-9. Palky and Stu hit a couple more 3's and Frangers scored again - 18-18 at halftime. The 2nd half a guy for Saints who we did even bother to guard in the first half started making shots from all over the place and the Reds went cold - Frangers hit a long j and a layup ... but Free Throws and missed layups cost us. Jon (who I can't praise enough ... he got his frickin teeth smashed in and played on) went 0-10 from the line and Stu went 2-5. With 1 minute to go down 3 - Reds timeout. Palky gave an empassioned plea "not to put to fine of a point on it boys - this could be our season - this one minute. We need to get a good shot, not a quick shot". Stu brings the ball up, pass to Palky, straight through his hands and out of bounds. We lost by 7. Stu and Frangers 9, Palky 6.
E's (7-2) v Hope A - Written by Rough - Injury and absentee-ism really hurt the E's this week - with 6 of 8 players unavailable; Max and an injured Bubs being all that managed to get on court from our regular line up. Many thanks to DMT, Sam Kara and Reidy for filling in to make 5. A low scoring affair, the E's went into the half with a 10-3 lead, with Hope struggling to get a basket to drop and some solid rebounding by DMT to prevent second attempts. We could have had a bigger lead, but we too struggled to finish. Typical of a thrown together team, turn-overs kept Hope in the game. After the break, Hope recognised the fragility of our ball control and passing and got themselves in the game through some increased pressure. They went on a 10-point run in just a few minutes. The E's battled through to the end, at points appearing like they could take back the lead - but we ran out of legs, and even a 4-man Hope team held on for the win. In a offensively slow game, defensive presence of DMT and pressure on the ball by Reidy and Max were the standouts.20 v 25
F's (5-4) v St Peters A - Written by Phwalker - This week the Fs had a point to prove in our rematch with St Peters Anglican who claimed the moral victory in our 4 point win earlier in the year in which their disorganization cost them the game. Nothing changed though as this time round they fronted up with 5 players, one of whom needed assistance to stand at the tip off. After 3 sweet early jumpers from Tim and with Toma dominating the boards St Peters were on their knees and begging for it. No. Really. They wanted to call the game off, use our subs and have a fun little game of social ball. Fortunately Reds don’t wear blue and certainly not for any side named St Peters, so as the coach eyed percentage, Bjork eyed the cash and the trouncing began. Their big fella wasn’t up for standing in defense so we took on 4 with glee. Half time saw the scores at 32.11 with Bjork on his way to the 1096 point game required to get the average up. Trimmy hit from long range in there somewhere too. The start of the second half sucked. They fired up as we put our foot on the brake giving up 8-zip and 12-4 in our regular 10 minute fade out. Tone had a steal and a nice little lay up shot type thing and we got the ball rolling again. Bjork was hitting his straps at both ends, Tim was killing them in transition, #9 for them fouled out leaving 3 and Zolo hit one of those floating baseline jump shots he does. With Bjork on 21 and needing 4 for a payday he lost his touch, missed 3 in a row, blamed the refs and was duly benched. He got back on though and got the well deserved 25 he craved. A celebratory dunk was called for but unsuccessfully and that was pretty much it. A good win v terrible opposition. The percentage will help in a close tussle for the middle ranked spots. Reds 50 St Peters Anglican 25. Bjork 25, Tim 16 Thanks Phil for scoring. And teaching the other guy how to score.
The Bjork Report
What once was a jolly little column in the Fs report doesn’t seem as fun now that Ben has had some success. Full credit to him though, he earned the point through hard work at both ends of the court and by finding the composure under pressure to put the ball through the hoop. Well done mate!
Quote of the week
“NUP! We’re not doing that.” Phil’s response to a beg for mercy 10 minutes into the game when St Peters Anglican had had enough.
Play Of The Day
Hard one to split this week, with Tim’s sweet shooting early (3 long range bombs) or Bjork’s late game dunk. Attempt. Unsuccessful. Yeah, Tim gets it.
Lady Reds (4-4) v Unley Park A - NO REPORT. Lost 20-23. Megan 8, Alicia 6, Jordy 4
Lady Reds (5-4) v Dunn A - NO REPORT. Win 23-21. Alicia 9, Jordy 5
Palky's Super Top Trio - Week 9.5
3rd - Angus Crawford
2nd - Lachie Campbell
1st - Ben Orken ... straight husslin'
NO GAMES THIS SATURDAY
Enjoy the weekend off
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