Bushies News March 2023

Bushies News March 2023

A huge thank you to our partner associations from across the North East for alltheir support: Wangaratta, Wodonga, Yarra-Mul, Benalla, Mansfield, Shepparton and Echuca

Congratulations to all teams on their Grading for the VJBL Season ahead.

U14.1 Girls – VJL1 - Coach Tristan Purss U14.1 Boys – VJL3 – Coach Kaine Anderson U14.2 Girls – VJL6 - Coach Neil Walker U14.2 Boys – VJL8 – Coach Kevin Ryan U16.1 Girls – VC - Coach Liz Carty U16.1 Boys – VJL1 – Coach Aaron Fry U16.2 Girls – VJL 5 – Coach Mark Roffey U16.2 Boys – VJL6 – Coach Ian Pople U18.1 Girls – VJL1 – Coach Darren Burn U18.1 Boys – VC – Coach Brett Harvey

U18.2 Boys – VJL5 – Paul Allen

Thank you to the Coaches for all their hard work and dedication encouraging the teams to improve week on week. We appreciate everything you do for our Club and for our athletes. Thanks also to the Team Managers who organise everyone for trainings, game locations and score bench etc.

A couple of items of Note:

Please remember, if you have any questions or concerns regarding VJBL Rules, please direct them to your TM or Coach, and they will make enquiries with the NEBB VJBL Delegate (Tony Long) on behalf of the Club.

You cannot go directly to Basketball Victoria yourself. As you can appreciate, this competition has 1000s of teams and we must adhere to the process.

For more information on the VJBL Rules of Operation

https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/resources/competition-resources/vjbl

Behavioural Tech Foul Penalties – Coach, Assistant Coach, Bench Staff & Player

Coaches, assistant coaches, bench staff and players who receive two or more behavioural technical fouls during the VJBL playing calendar year, commencing in Grading Phase One will have the following penalty applied.

• Two Tech Fouls: Automatic 1 Game Suspension

• Three Tech Fouls: Automatic 2 Game Suspension

• Four Tech Fouls: Automatic 4 Game Suspension

• Five Tech Fouls: Automatic 6 Game Suspension

(Technical fouls for flopping or delay of game, etc. will not be added to your quota)

*Please note that if a player or coach is ejected in a game, and both technical fouls are due to referee abuse, the VJBL Administration may invoke an additional one game suspension.

Training

A reminder that Trainings are compulsory. We need everyone to be at training to continue our growth, learn new things and work as a team. If you have urgent business that you cannot attend training or games, please contact your Coach as a priority. Our Coaches are Volunteers and should be treated with respect and courtesy. Their time is valuable, so please do the right thing.

Spectator Behaviour

• At no point before, during or after a game are spectators permitted to approach a referee.

• All spectators must abide by the Basketball Victoria (BV) Spectator Code of Conduct.

• If asked to leave the venue by a venue official, spectator/s must do so immediately, or reports and loss of games may be applied.

  Microsoft Word - BV_CodesOfConduct_22092021.docx (basketballvictoria.com.au)

  BIG V YOUTH LEAGUE MEN

  
  

  Big V Youth League Men kicked off a couple of weeks ago.

  Congratulations to Coach Brendan Cusack on leading the boys into the 2023 Season.

  
  

  

  Get along to our Home Games and support the Guys – Sunday 2 April 1pm at Benalla & Follow our Socials

  Team List (Team Manager Mikayla Cole)

  Jordan Birch (c) Logan Oates

  Sam Gerbauer (c) Andre O’Connell

  Jackson Harvey Patrick Mahoney

  Dylan Hoare James Fraser

  Jesse King Bailey Allen

  Hugo Cusack Ely Reid

  Oliver Beaumont Ben Skalic

  Isaac Plummer Emmanuel Kitungo

  Bowen McCarthy Reece Mulvihill

  
  

  The Big V has some special league rounds in 2023

  Pink Round (Round 7 on 6/7 May), Mental Health Round (Round 12 on 17/18 June) and First Nations Round (R14 on 1/2 July) All bringing the community together for some fantastic initiatives that every club gets behind and supports.

  
  

  

  

         Bushies Brag Time          

  
  

  Congratulations to the following athletes on their selection into the State Teams.

• Lochlin Harvey U18 Country Victoria Boys State Team playing at Nationals in Brisbane in April.

• Dash Smith Emergency U16 Country Victoria Men’s Team

• Lily-Anne McClure Emergency U16 Country Women’s Team

  Basketball Victoria U16 Country Combine Athletes Selected are

  • Lily-Anne McClure

  • Charlotte Ogier

  • Elise Napier

  • Dash Smith

    Basketball Victoria U18 Country Men

• Lochlan Harvey

• Frank Oguche (Emergency)

• Cooper Newton (Emergency)

  Basketball Victoria U18 Country Women

• Sienna Harvey (Former Bushies and now at the Centre of Excellence)

  Basketball Victoria U20 Women

• Issy Whitelaw (Former Bushies and now at Hawthorn)

Southern Cross Challenge

• Keonie Anderson U14 Boys (Silver Medalist)

• Ella Mercieca & Lily Purss (U14 Girls)

• Elise Napier, Crystal Holdsworth & Charlotte Ogier (U15 Girls)

Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup

• Jenson Dowling (Gold Medal U18 Boys)

• Sienna Harvey (Gold Medal U18 Girls)

• Blake Newton & Cooper O’Neill (Bronze Medal U16 Boys)

• Lily-Anne McClure (Gold Medal U16 Girls)

• Dash Smith U16 Boys

• Harper Spierings U14 Boys

• Layla Graham U14 Girls

• Lochie Harvey, Frank Oguche & Cooper Newton (U18 Boys)

  Australian Country Cup Coaches

• Kevin Ryan

• Jason Campbell

Congratulations to our Partner Wodonga Basketball Association on

Winning the Junior Country Championship U18 Boys Div 1 Coach Keith Ainsworth The Team comprises of the following Bushies players

Ben Skalic	Coen Ainsworth	Frank Oguche
Lochlin Harvey	Harry Dean	Caleb Wharepapa
Mitchell Hack	James Fraser

Australian OPAL Bec Allen – Chats with the Bushies Girls

If you missed it, watch on youTube Bec Allen Speaks with Bushrangers Girls - YouTube

Watch this space boys……….. we have a special guest coming for you as well!

Newspaper Articles

We are hoping to increase our Bushies presence in Print Media.

If you have an interest in writing articles, or have some ideas/articles/images to share, please contact Ian Pople 0457 772 092 or media@nebb.org.au

Mental Health Round     17/18 JUNE

$5.00 from every sale goes to Lifeline and Bushies will match the proceeds.

Get around this great cause.

https://ne-bushrangers.tidyhq.com/public/shop/products/lifeline-t-shirt

LOAN UNIFORMS

• Please return all LOAN uniforms to your Team Manager ASAP

  
  

  Socks & Scarves and Beanies

  
  

  https://ne-bushrangers.tidyhq.com/public/shop/products

  
  

  

  Uniforms

  Most of you will have your new Uniforms, if not please email uniforms@nebb.org.au and Simone and Karen will be able to assist you.

  Don’t forget to Order your Winter Uniforms (Hoodies, Tracksuits, etc)

  https://www.impactsports.com.au/club/n_e_bushrangers/

  
  

  

  
  

  

  ANZ BANK – Loan Referral - Sponsor of Bushies

• Are you thinking of Refinancing or taking out a Home Loan?

• We can Refer you to ANZ for a competitive price

• NO STRINGS or COST to you!

• For every Referral, Bushies receive $.

o For more information, contact Tony Long 0402 424 811 or vjbl@nebb.org.au

GOLD SPONSORS

Isuzu & Wangaratta Motor Group

For all your New & Used Car Deals, see Wally Armstrong & the Team.

Get your Car Serviced at Wang Motors and we receive a %. Help us, Choose Wang Motors.

https://www.wangarattamotorgroup.com.au/

SILVER SPONSORS

Lyster Inc – McDonalds

Shepparton, Shepparton North, Mooroopna, Wangaratta, Yarrawonga, Cobram & Swan Hill

Suter Family – Wangaratta Horizontal Boring Pty Ltd

School Holiday Clinics

Get Along to our Clinics in the Holidays and bring your Friends!

Register at https://www.playhq.com/basketball-victoria/register/a1af40

TOURNAMENTS

Best of luck to our Teams travelling to Adelaide to play in the Easter Classic.

Nunawading Tournament 10-12 June

(it would be great to have all our Bushies Teams play at this fabulous Tournament, for more info, ask your Coach or TM) Nunawading Spectres Tournament | Nunawading Basketball

Who are we? Some interesting stats of our Club’s makeup.

It is wonderful to have such a great cross section of talent within our region. We appreciate all the support our Partner Associations give to our Club.

Coaches Total	21
Echuca	1
Euroa	3
Myrtleford	2
Shepparton	4
Wangaratta	5
Wodonga	4
Yarrawonga	3

	Player Total	119
	Albury	1
	Benalla	6
	Echuca	12
	Euroa	6
	Mansfield	8
	Myrtleford	3
	Other	3
	Seymour	1
	Shepparton	21
	Tatura	3
	Wangaratta	26
	Wodonga	38
	Yarrawonga	2
	Team Manager Total	11
	Benalla	2
	Echuca	1
	Seymour	1
	Shepparton	1
	Wangaratta	3
	Wodonga	3
	Yarrawonga	1
	Grand Total
Our Committee Finally, I would just like to thank our Bushies Committee who work tirelessly behind the scenes. It takes many, many volunteer hours to make this all happen. Next time you see them, say Hi. We are all here to help our Bushies athletes along their chosen basketball journey. Nici Freeman – Secretary Tony Long – VJBL Delegate & Treasurer Adam Maher – Vice President & IT Support Brett Harvey – Director of Coaching Darren Burn & Aaron Fry – Social Media Simone Skalic & Karen Fraser – Uniforms Colin Long – Photography & Governance Ian Pople – Print Media If you would like to join our team, or have any questions, comments, or feedback, please give me a call or email. Bess Gillard president@nebb.org.au or 0488443536