WYNYARD BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION INC. 2012 OFFICIALS Patron: Mr. Darryl Wilson President: Michael Rowlands Vice President: Michael Johnstone Secretary: Sue Young Treasurer: Karen Lee Committee: Ann Hawley Steve Gleeson Sharee Poke David Russell Dean Cornwall Stacey Poke Sue Cornwall Leanna McGaffin Andrea Radford Damien Hoiberg Sharon Groenewege Tania Johnstone Alana Alderson Belinda Whiley Senior Intertown Co-ordinator: Junior Intertown Co-ordinator: Ann Hawley Sharon Groenewege Coach Manager Position Senior Mens: Sam Armstrong Michael Johnstone 3rd Peter McGaffin Senior Womens: David Russell Robyn Edwards 2nd U/22 Mens: Scott McGaffin U/22 Womens: Michael Johnstone U/18 Boys: Michael Rowlands 3rd U/18 Girls: Michael Johnstone 2nd U/16 Girls: David Russell Andrea Radford 2nd U/14 Girls: Stacey Poke and Danielle Radford 7th U/14 Boys: Michael Rowlands 5th U/12 Boys: Stuart Lee 5th U/12 Girls: Ellyse Gamble and Mikaela Scholes 7th Statisticians: Anne Poke, Kim Armstrong & Donna Gleeson 2 NWBU-Under 14 Boys Devonport 14 13 1 878 434 54 Burnie 14 12 2 806 498 52 Somerset 14 10 4 897 599 48 Smithton 14 9 5 905 705 46 Wynyard 14 6 8 740 668 40 Ulverstone 14 4 10 528 876 36 Penguin 14 1 13 443 995 30 Latrobe 14 1 13 406 828 30 NWBU-Under 12 Girls Ulverstone 14 13 0 865 212 52 Penguin 14 12 1 491 279 50 Burnie 14 8 6 437 428 44 Devonport 14 7 7 465 431 42 Smithton 14 7 7 470 429 42 Somerset 14 6 8 396 425 40 Wynyard 14 1 13 180 572 30 Latrobe 14 1 13 136 664 30 NWBU-Under 12 Boys Burnie 14 13 1 896 343 54 Devonport 14 13 1 689 349 54 Ulverstone 14 10 4 769 463 48 Smithton 14 8 6 918 476 44 Wynyard 14 6 8 551 557 40 Somerset 14 4 10 378 747 36 Penguin 14 2 12 309 755 32 Latrobe 14 0 13 128 948 26 15
NWBU-Under 18 Boys Devonport 12 12 0 871 522 48 Burnie 12 10 2 914 526 44 Latrobe 12 8 4 627 713 40 Wynyard 12 6 6 778 665 36 Somerset 12 3 9 582 839 30 Penguin 12 2 10 638 895 28 Ulverstone 12 1 10 547 797 24 Smithton 0 0 0 0 0 0 NWBU-Under 16 Girls Somerset 14 12 2 871 483 52 Wynyard 14 12 2 660 538 52 Devonport 14 9 5 658 586 46 Ulverstone 14 8 6 632 642 44 Burnie 14 8 6 702 699 44 Penguin 14 4 10 538 697 36 Smithton 14 2 12 543 710 32 Latrobe 14 1 13 537 786 30 NWBU-Under 14 Girls Ulverstone 14 13 1 1026 372 54 Penguin 14 12 2 936 392 52 Devonport 14 11 3 689 406 50 Smithton 14 7 7 544 624 42 Somerset 14 6 8 506 598 40 Burnie 14 5 9 423 618 38 Wynyard 14 2 12 409 813 32 Latrobe 14 0 14 221 931 28 14 Presidents Report 2012 WOW!! What a year in basketball 2012 has been. Our Senior Women had a sensational year nearly winning this year s NWBU Title. We were just pipped at the post by Devonport not without its own controversy. Our Men were knocked out in the Preliminary Final also to Devonport by a team that were much hungrier than ourselves. As players we all ponder on what could have been. It is important we continue to set high expectations for ourselves & strive hard for betterment of the club At Wynyard we have a culture of hard work gets its reward. At Wynyard we set a standard of leadership & at Wynyard we differentiate ourselves by challenging ourselves by stepping outside the comfort zone. As President I am extremely proud of what both teams have achieved I thank both Coaches David Russell & Sam Armstrong, for their commitment to season 2012. For the players I ask you to go away & come to preseason remembering the feeling you had in July. For the Volunteers & Committee members, I thank you so much for your assistance with the daily running of the club. It can be humbling to watch people just get in & get things done. I have been extremely pleased with the people we have on board at this level. We have strong interest for assistance at our club again next year but as the saying goes Many hands make light work! couldn t be more true. For our terrific sponsors On behalf of all of our Club thank you so much for what has been a record year in sponsorship & revenue. Be assured the money raised will be spent responsibly; we have clear guidelines on how our money will be spent moving forward. We understand that we are encroaching on some difficult times for some industries & wish you the best for the remainder of a reasonably young financial year. We appreciate your commitment & hope you can jump on-board for Season 2013. Our commitment to sponsorship and the Naming Rights, Gold, Silver & Bronze Sponsorships will be looking to increase our offerings. We hope you enjoy the night & I look forward to seeing you all for a drink. Please review all of our sponsors in this newsletter & shop & spend money there please your support of them is so important to our club! So what s the future of our club? Well it s going to be Junior Development & spread the word that Wynyard Basketball is doing exactly that. First draft of 2013 budget has provided significant investment in JD. We hope to have more skilled, experienced and trained coaching staff for our inter-town roster. We will continue to participate strongly in State & Regional Tournaments and investing in equipment to make better basketballers. We are also working on providing a part-time role as a Junior Development Officer if we can get the funding. We now have a live website www.wynyardwildcats.com.au where people can buy merchandise, season tickets at reduced prices, registration of players & general communication from our club. We are looking at opportunities to shop online through to our sponsor websites. We will be working with our Council to try & upgrade our facilities. So continue to expect changes at our Club, we are growing & we want you onboard to help us prosper. In closing, thank you & your families for all your support this year: to the Club & to me personally as 1 st year President. Enjoy the night & please make yourself open for introduction to our entire Club. Drive safely & enjoy your night It s a night for YOU! Deepest Thanks & Kind Regards Michael Rowlands, President. 3
Wynyard Wildwomen Coaches Report After being appointed Women s coach for 2012 I was looking forward to the new season after our 4th placing in 2011. With most of our young side continuing on this year with another year of experience under their belt things were looking exciting. This year we were without Veronica Wright (yr off), Shantrell Moss (USA), Jemma Dick (retirement), Laura Sullivan (travelling) and Clair Jones (injured). We introduced 8 new players to our squad, Kylie McCauley (Hobart), Danielle Ewington (Somerset), Talissa Wilson, Chloe Gillett, Lashai Howard (Burnie), Sophie Townsend, Ellyse Gamble, Bailey Groenewege (Wyn Juniors), as well as the return of Briana Hutton after her early exit last season due to her and Garth s 2nd child s arrival. With so many new players of different size I had a challenge to find new structures that suited our individual talents as well as our new teams strengths at both ends of the court to which our ladies worked very hard on the court in practise to work as one unit where everyone was on the same page. But for this to work even better we also had to gel as a group off the court being such a new bunch. So throughout the year we had several gatherings so the ladies could get to know each other off the court as well as on, hopefully from a coach s point of view to get them to play with passion for each other. Our season although getting results on the court we also had our fair share of injuries, resulting in players missing games as well as trainings. Players were unable to train due to work commitments and sickness made it hard at times to get to the standard we were after on game nights. By far our biggest disappointment was injury to Talissa at a time in which she was showing us all how well she can play at senior level. To her credit she has showed great resolve and maturity to deal with everything she has gone through still with a smile upon her face. Finishing the home and away roster games with a 19-2 record we were quite satisfied to hat we had achieved to this point. Unfortunately things didn t fall our way when it most counted in that we dropped the most important game of the year by 1 point. I would like to thank Robyn Edwards for once again living beyond expectations for what she does for our team. Rebecca Dick for coming in late to add coaching strength to our team for the final series. Thanks to all our sponsors and supporters for the support throughout the year, to everyone that made the games happen. Hopefully the loss urges the girls to have the want, passion and pride to work even harder to get the ultimate prize. Accept the CHALLENGE, get on board for the ride, cant come soon enough. David Russell 4 NWBU Senior Men Teams Played Won Lost For Against Points Ulerstone 21 19 1 1783 1410 78 Wynyard 21 17 4 1994 1553 76 Burnie 21 14 7 1745 1757 70 Devonport 21 11 10 1589 1548 64 Somerset 21 7 14 1569 1700 56 Latrobe 21 7 14 1477 1770 56 Smithton 21 5 16 1496 1747 52 Penguin 21 4 16 1607 1775 48 NWBU Senior Women Teams Played Won Lost For Against Points Wynyard 21 19 2 1461 1101 80 Devonport 21 17 4 1457 1170 76 Penguin 21 11 10 1385 1254 64 Latrobe 21 11 10 1339 1286 64 Smithton 21 11 10 1368 1381 64 Ulverstone 21 9 12 1177 1254 60 Somerset 21 4 17 1256 1583 50 Burnie 21 2 19 1132 1546 46 NWBU-Under 18 Girls Devonport 12 10 2 699 531 44 Wynyard 12 9 3 609 511 42 Somerset 12 8 4 753 734 40 Penguin 12 7 5 645 614 38 Ulverstone 12 4 8 621 626 32 Burnie 12 3 9 609 722 30 Latrobe 12 1 11 468 666 26 Smithton 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
THANKS TO OUR SPON- Club Sponsors Dargavel Windows Sports First Zest Wealth Advisors Seabreeze Cat Underground Mining Rod Glover Legal Coastal Kitchens Decadent Hair & Beauty Newmans Furniture House Richard Jones Joinery Tile Mart Wynyard Sports & Toys Adam Brooks Group IGA Supermarket Wynyard Wall Sign Sponsors Active Accountants Coastal Physiotherapy Dixons Pharmacy Fairford Pty Ltd Irrigation Tas L J Hooker Lynx Café Nigel Voss Flooring Pease's Shoe Store Save a Buck Steve Baker Electrical Wynyard Hydrotherapy Wynyard Newsagency 12 Player Sponsors Adam Brooks Group Bates Plumbing Bit Sharpening Services Buchaneers for Seafood Dr Lisa Turner Engineering Comp Hair Eclipse x 2 IGA Wivenhoe Irrigation Tas J&K Moore (petrol) KAW Fitness Lady Bugs Cafe Plaster Designs Premier Motors Mazda Ray White Real Estate - Burnie Renaissance Hair & Beauty Richard Jones Joinery Somerset Discount Tyres Tastex Linings Westside smash Repairs Wynyard Basketball Kiosk x 2 Wynyard Health & Fitness Wynyard Transport Junior Sponsors B&E Patreena's Flower Studio Save a Buck Wynyard Wildcats Coaches Report Firstly I would like to thank the Wynyard Basketball Club for giving me the opportunity to coach a group of guys I have the upmost respect for, as people and as basketballers. While the end result for 2012 was below our expectations and standards I thank every one of my players for their contribution to our program. Some would say we had an ok year finishing second and making the preliminary final but I know my team was gutted with the result. This result raised such questions as has the men s program finally turned a corner? Are we not as good as we use to be? Has complacency crept in? Are we getting to old? I answer these questions with the following.. Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win, one of my favourite quotes from Bobby Knight. Gut wrenching 400m runs followed by hills and agility ladder work, time trials through Shorewell park reserve, tractor tyre pulling, team bootcamp sessions and team beach work sessions like no other. This preseason showed me I had a group of guys committed to 2012. I m sure most of the guys would look back and think it was the hardest preseason they had ever undertaken. At the forefront throughout the preseason was our oldest player. Standards were set and everyone had an idea of what level was acceptable. The one thing I love about the men s program is the culture that surrounds the group, everyone knows what is expected. My focuses as a coach lied know further than the next challenge at hand. Very cliché but I coach one week at a time and our preparation always followed suit. Trainings were always competitive and everyone challenged everyone on a consistent basis. Everyone bought in to our system and all you want as a coach is a group of players that are coachable and believe in what you are trying to put in place. The team that hit the floor every week was a good blend of youth and experience highlighted by the most talented 15 year old in the state in Kyle Clark through to league MVP Ben Armstrong who I feel had one of his best seasons in the past 3 to 4 years. I am proud that our men s team have been able to retain our local players and that we can still call ourselves an all local product. I would like to thank my experienced players Bj, Scotty, Lee, Rowly and Stu Turner for challenging me as a coach and as a player and leading the way both on game nights and at practice to the younger members of our team. I would also like to thank Ethan Johnstone Nick Taylor, Kyle Clark, Stuart Lee and Sam Douglas for allowing themselves to be coached and mentored by myself and our senior players. They are all quality young men with bright futures and are always welcome in our program. Thank you finally to Trout, Pete Gaff and Jeff Taylor for their continued support of our men s team and these three guys are just as much part of the team as the players. 2012 has challenged me as a coach and I understand and accept results lay squarely on my shoulders. As a team we now have fresh challenges ahead and a common goal of once again establishing our team as the best in the NWBU. In regards to questions raised by other parties I would say go ahead ask questions, make statements but write the Wynyard s men program off at your own peril!! BRING ON 2013. Sam Armstrong 5
Wildcats: Senior NWBU Men s 3rd place Wildwomen: Senior NWBU Women s Runners Up U/18 Girls: Junior NWBU Runners Up U/16 Girls: Junior NWBU Runners Up Sam Armstrong: 400 NWBU Games Michael Rowlands: 200 NWBU Games Danielle Ewington: 150 NWBU Games Stuart Turner: 150 NWBU Games David Russell: 100 NWBU Games (coach) Ethan Johnstone: 100 NWBU Games Danielle Radford: 50 NWBU Games Kelsey Johnstone: 50 NWBU Games Ben Armstrong: Runner Up Advocate Player of the Year Award Stacey Poke: Runner Up Advocate Player of the Year Award Kylie McCauley: Runner Up Advocate Player of the Year Award Australian Kyle Clarke (3 on 3) Representatives: Rebecca Dick (3 on 3 Coach) State Team U/20 Girls Chloe Gillett Representatives: U/18 Girls Kelsey Johnstone U/16 Girls Danielle Radford Michael Johnstone (coach) U/16 Boys Kyle Clarke SEABL Representatives: Stacey Poke (Tornadoes), Kylie McCauley (Chargers), Ben Armstrong, Lee McGaffin (Thunder) Junior North-West U/14 Boys Mitchell Rowlands, Eric Representatives: Spinks, U/12 Girls Emily Doig, U/12 Boys Tane Routledge, Ben Chettle, Connor Bakes ITCP Scholarship Kyle Clarke (TIS), Kelsey Johnstone, Holders: Danielle Radford, Sophie Townsend 6 Quiz 1.What year did the NWBU competition as we know it now start? 2. Who are Wynyard s 3 major sponsors this yr? 3. The Wynyard men have been runner up 8 times and the women runner up 8 times, how many finals has each team won? 4. At what age did Lee McGaffin start playing basketball for the Wildcats? 5. Which man and woman scored the most points in one game for Wynyard this year? 6. Who wore player number 4 for the under 14 girls this year? 7. Which Wynyard Players have played 150 NWBU Games this yr? 8. What number did Ethan Johnstone wear for the Wynyard men s team? 9. How many and who senior players have children? 10. What statistics did Kyle Clarke top in at the Australia National Under 16 Championships this year? 11. Which Opals Women from the recent Olympics played for the Tornadoes in the past (there is 2)? 12. What placing did the Australian Boomers finish this year at the London Olympics? 11
NAME TOTAL Games AVERAGES Rbds Ass Pts Played Rbds Ass Pts Danielle Radford 90 42 149 20 4.50 2.10 7.45 Stacey Poke 140 85 376 21 6.67 4.05 17.90 Ellyse Gamble 2 0 0 12 0.17 0.00 0.00 Melissa Sue Allen 70 32 71 15 4.67 2.13 4.73 Tayla Jones 0 0 1 2 0.00 0.00 0.50 Danielle Ewington 5 1 8 10 0.50 0.10 0.80 Sophie Townsend 21 9 55 19 1.11 0.47 2.89 Kelsey Johnstone 57 28 133 18 3.17 1.56 7.39 Lashai Howard 32 6 10 16 2.00 0.38 0.63 Tallissa Wilson 17 4 39 7 2.43 0.57 5.57 Chloe Gillett 43 19 70 19 2.26 1.00 3.68 Mel Scolyer 49 11 49 21 2.33 0.52 2.33 Briana Hutton 111 62 120 15 7.40 4.13 8.00 Lisa Walker 7 0 6 14 0.50 0.00 0.43 Bailey Groenwege 6 5 8 16 0.38 0.31 0.50 Kylie McCauley 293 37 366 17 17.24 2.18 21.53 NAME TOTAL Games AVERAGES Rbds Ass Pts Played Rbds Ass Pts Sam Armstrong 71 60 422 17 4.18 3.53 24.82 Lee McGaffin 131 47 207 16 8.19 2.94 12.94 Scott McGaffin 75 57 199 21 3.57 2.71 9.48 Ethan Johnstone 12 7 12 19 0.63 0.37 0.63 Michael Rowlands 127 13 142 20 6.35 0.65 7.10 Stuart Turner 65 56 254 20 3.25 2.80 12.70 Ben Armstrong 95 139 521 20 4.75 6.95 26.05 Sam Douglas 116 8 88 20 5.80 0.40 4.40 Stuart Lee 19 3 24 21 0.90 0.14 1.14 Nick Taylor 4 3 20 21 0.19 0.14 0.95 Kyle Clarke 81 9 105 16 5.06 0.56 6.56 10 7
Men s NWBU Best & Fairest Voting Ben Armstrong 58 Sam Armstrong 39 Lee McGaffin 15 Kyle Clarke 10 Stuart Turner 8 Sam Douglas 7 Michael Rowlands 3 Men s Advocate NWBU Voting Ben Armstrong 43 Sam Armstrong 22 Lee McGaffin 13 Stuart Turner 7 Sam Douglas 2 Michael Rowlands 1 Women s NWBU Best & Fairest Voting Stacey Poke 55 Kylie McCauley 36 Briana Hutton 18 Melissa-sue Allen 10 Kelsey Johnstone 6 Talissa Wilson 4 Chloe Gillett 3 Danielle Radford 3 Sophie Townsend 1 Women s Advocate NWBU Voting Kylie McCauley 37 Stacey Poke 37 Briana Hutton 10 Danielle Radford 6 Melissa-sue Allen 5 Talissa Wilson 2 Kelsey Johnstone 1 Chloe Gillett 1 8 9