Big V Round 17 Preview
Championship Women
(13-5): vs. Eltham (2-16) @ The Arena Annexe, Saturday 8.00pm & vs.
The
win to seal the minor premiership is proving elusive for the Lady Cats. They’ve
now lost three straight matches, including Sunday’s 61-57 defeat at the hands
of
Division
1 Men (15-3): vs. Keysborough (2-15) @ The Arena Annexe, Sunday 1.00pm
With the minor premiership, and home-court advantage during the finals,
locked away following a comfortable 109-78 win over Sunbury, the Cats will use
the next fortnight as a tune-up for August. Once again an even team
contribution helped Geelong to victory, with Chris Brown (22 points, nine
rebounds and three assists), Paul Hutchison (19 points) and JJ Paton (18
points) taking the scoring pressure off Jason Reardon. However the former
Supercats was still starring, falling just short again of a triple-double, with
13 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, as well as three steals for good
measure. Like the Lady Cats, the men have a clash with the competition’s
cellar-dweller. However coach Shayne Bow is also wary of the lowly Cougars. “Keysborough have picked up a couple
of recruits late in the season and, even though, they are on the bottom of the
ladder, we’ll still have to show some respect and be on our game.”
Youth League Women (9-9):
vs. Eltham (9-8) @ The Arena Annexe, Saturday 6.00pm
The
Young Lady Cats are playing for pride with two games left in their inaugural
season, despite a 66-53 win over Ringwood. The victory was not enough to keep
their playoff hopes alive, with other results going against them. Jess Watson
continued to lay her claims on the league MVP award with 20 points and 19
rebounds. While fellow big Jess Barnard had 19 points and 15 rebounds, earning
praise from coach Kat Clancy. “Everyone forgets about Barney each week as she is so reliable. She
doesn't get enough credit for the hard work she puts in on the court.” Eltham comes to
Youth
League Men (8-7): vs.
The equation is simple for the Young Cats- beat
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