Pointybits
04-01-2010, 02:23 PM
With the ABA no longer a BA competition it is basicly relegated to the old NSW Division1 Men and Women. I certainly dont think BNSW can justify charging $12000 for a state based competiton but then again their own greed is a well estblished legend and will continue to be so under their current old boys club.
Sorry but I diversified into the dark side.
In the past NSW Div1 Senior Men and Women played home and away with a majority of teams based in or just outsiide Sydney. (Illawarra, Lithgow, Newcastle were included)
The top 4 teams at season end were invited to play in the week long Australian Club Championships. This gave the top 24 teams (mens and womens) in Australia a chance to show their ability and to compare their skills with the other States.
In the eighties and for most of the nineties a number of NSW Associations played in SEBL. Sydney, Parramatta, Newcastle and Illawarra competed with both men and womens teams, Bankstown and Sutherland played in the WNBL and Bankstown (West Sydney) and Sydney Supersonics along with Newcastle and Illawarra played in the NBL.
The past was devoured by costs and the golden days, where some 120 players in NSW got to play each weekend against their interstate rivals, disappeared.
There seems to be no one today driven to resurrect say, the Australian Women's/Men's Club Championship. The lack of a bright idea from BNSW is sure to keep us all playing away in an expensive second rate ABA in comparison to other States. Yes some will decry the second rate tag but I suggest those who do so take a drive and watch a SEBL game or two. Most SEBL teams have an import, a few paid stars and the ability to attract up to 2000 spectators. NSW, well we can all suck eggs.
Sorry but I diversified into the dark side.
In the past NSW Div1 Senior Men and Women played home and away with a majority of teams based in or just outsiide Sydney. (Illawarra, Lithgow, Newcastle were included)
The top 4 teams at season end were invited to play in the week long Australian Club Championships. This gave the top 24 teams (mens and womens) in Australia a chance to show their ability and to compare their skills with the other States.
In the eighties and for most of the nineties a number of NSW Associations played in SEBL. Sydney, Parramatta, Newcastle and Illawarra competed with both men and womens teams, Bankstown and Sutherland played in the WNBL and Bankstown (West Sydney) and Sydney Supersonics along with Newcastle and Illawarra played in the NBL.
The past was devoured by costs and the golden days, where some 120 players in NSW got to play each weekend against their interstate rivals, disappeared.
There seems to be no one today driven to resurrect say, the Australian Women's/Men's Club Championship. The lack of a bright idea from BNSW is sure to keep us all playing away in an expensive second rate ABA in comparison to other States. Yes some will decry the second rate tag but I suggest those who do so take a drive and watch a SEBL game or two. Most SEBL teams have an import, a few paid stars and the ability to attract up to 2000 spectators. NSW, well we can all suck eggs.