The Summer Season has come to a close for 2022/23 after 55 Grand Finals played across five-days of competition.
To get back into action for Winter 2023 – Team Registrations can be completed through the PlayHQ Registration Portal.
Sunday:
To kickstart the night we had the Midnight Marauders topple the Sunday Saints in the Masters Men O35’s competition. Followed by the Monstars getting a big win over the KC Double Dribblers in the Sunday Men Grand Final. The Patrones took everybody by surprise in the Mixed A Grade competition, roaring past Charged in a one-sided affair. Tiger Eyes and the Whistle Blowers battled it out for the Mixed B Grade title, with the Whistle Blowers narrowly getting the edge. And last but certainly not least, No Threes ironically hitting 10 threes to defeat a formidable Pratt & Co outfit.
| Sunday Masters Men – Sunday Saints def by. Midnight Marauders (29-35) 🏅 MVP: Clark James |
| Sunday Men A – Monstars def. KC Double Dribblers (50-42) 🏅 MVP: Grant Thompson |
| Sunday Mixed A – Charged def by. The Patrones (25-62) 🏅 MVP: Rachael Vanderwal |
| Sunday Mixed B – Tiger Eyes def by. Whistle Blowers (42-46) 🏅 MVP: Heath Fletcher |
| Sunday Mixed C – No Threes def. Pratt & Co. (74-47) 🏅 MVP: Jackson Corn |
Monday:
The Monday Morning Women teams arrived bright and early for a showdown on court one at Dreamstreet Lending Arena, with Wii not Fit coming out on top versus Lethal Ladies. The evening games commenced with FHS Legends knocking off the Rowellyn Rockets JETS in the U16 Girls A Grade grand final. Rowellyn didn’t go home empty handed though, with their U18/21 A Grade counterparts taking home the chocolates in a win over the Woodlands Warriors Opals. Boomers U18/21 Girls capped off their undefeated season with a solid victory against Mt Eliza Meteors Lee. The U16 C Grade grand final was decided by seven-points, with the Rowellyn Rockets Charlies Angels falling short to the Bayside Raiders McDonagh. FHS Hearts proved too strong for Lazer Diamonds in a back and forth affair for the U16 B Grade title. Mt Eliza Meteors Wainwright broke the Breakers Jaw Breakers hearts in a three-point win.
A much anticipated Men’s Championship game between 1/2 Price Ribs, Wings & Pints and The Flow was the centrepiece of the night. NBL1 Frankston Blues star Josh Cleary dominated the contest with 32 points and NBL1 Men’s assistant coach Adam Jackson played an important role in the win.
The Chelsea Mulls overcame a strong Flinders Crusaders squad thanks to the heroics of number 15 Tom Tozer. The Turkeys conjured a major upset against the Frosty Ballers to claim the title as C2 champions. Following this game, Brick City continued their stunning run of form with a victory over Dave. The Men’s C3 championship was crowned to Drinkypoos after their seven-point win against Jazz Beens. LeThanos snapped their fingers with a strong performance over the X-Factor Xeople. Benders star Tyson Troyahn nearly outscored the opposition on his own in his teams win against Fellas in Paris (Schutz). The Spurs outlasted the PBC Ballers in a hard fought battle on court three. A&J Ruffians were put to bed in the late game as Nudg1e took out the D2 Championship.
| Monday Daytime Women – Wii not Fit def. Lethal Ladies (42-28) 🏅 MVP: Crystal Hopley |
| Monday Championship Men – 1/2 Price Ribs, Wings & Pints def by. The Flow (58-71) 🏅 MVP: Josh Cleary |
| Monday Men B1 – LeThanos def. X-Factor Xeople (40-34) 🏅 MVP: Tom Mitchell* |
| Monday Men B2 – Flinders Basketball Crusaders def by. Chelsea Mulls (51-58) 🏅 MVP: Riek Woul |
| Monday Men C1 – Brick City def. Dave (46-39) 🏅 MVP: Kurt Alaimo |
| Monday Men C2 – Frosty Ballers def by. Turkeys (36-53) 🏅 MVP: Joel Nicholls |
| Monday Men C3 – Drinkypoos def. Jazz Beens (35-28) 🏅 MVP: Joshua Schreurs |
| Monday Men D1 – Spurs def. PBC Ballers (42-36) 🏅 MVP: Declan Albert |
| Monday Men D2 – Nudg1e def. A&J Ruffians (64-23) 🏅 MVP: Nigel Nunn |
| Monday Men D3 – Fellas in Paris (Schutz) def by. Benders (28-43) 🏅 MVP: Tyson Troyahn |
| Monday U16 Girls A – FHS Legends def. Rowellyn Rockets JETS (39-29) 🏅 MVP: Molly Gilligan |
| Monday U16 Girls B – FHS Hearts def. Lazer Diamonds (35-30) 🏅 MVP: Tessa Symonds |
| Monday U16 Girls C – Rowellyn Rockets CHARLIES ANGELS def by. Bayside Raiders McDonagh (20-27) 🏅 MVP: Ashlyn Richardson |
| Monday U16 Girls D – Mt Eliza Meteors Wainwright def. Breakers Jaw Breakers (27-24) 🏅 MVP: Imogen Day |
| Monday U18/U21 Girls A – Rowellyn Rockets DEVILS def. Woodlands Warriors Opals (29-26) 🏅 MVP: Rachel Smith* |
| Monday U18/U21 Girls B – Boomers U18 Girls def. Mt Eliza Meteors Lee (35-17) 🏅 MVP: Maddison Harris |
Tuesday:
Vipers couldn’t quite nail the fairy-tale finish by storming all the way from fourth place to the grand final, with the Slammers taking care of business on court five. The Duke Blue Devils flexed their muscles against the Drizzly Bears in a high scoring affair. A brilliant team performance from Showtime (Tues) saw them claim the D2 Grade title in a comfortable win over The Reapers. A brave and undermanned Rogue Elephants outfit couldn’t get over the line against Neun Nyunts in the B Grade grand final. A closely fought contest on court four saw BAH claim a three-point victory over a strong Blazers team. The one-two punch of Trent Neal and Brodie Neal combined for 37 points in Kareem Cheese’s victory over BlueHawks.
| Tuesday Men A – Slammers def. Vipers (46-35) 🏅 MVP: Brandon Millar |
| Tuesday Men B – Rogue Elephants def by. Neun Nyunts (26-39) 🏅 MVP: Michael Edgar |
| Tuesday Men C1 – Kareem Cheese def. BlueHawks (59-37) 🏅 MVP: Trent Neal |
| Tuesday Men C2 – Duke Blue Devils def. Drizzly Bears (61-42) 🏅 MVP: Josh Cornish |
| Tuesday Men D1 – The Blazers def by. BAH (28-31) 🏅 MVP: James Falconer |
| Tuesday Men D2 – Showtime (Tues) def. The Reapers (49-24) 🏅 MVP: Archie Hough |
Wednesday:
The last time these teams met was a 2-point instant classic between Mt Eliza Meteors Enno and FHS U16 Boys Phoenix. This time around both teams put on offensive clinics with a high scoring 58-50 outcome going the way of Mt Eliza. With only one loss for the season, Langwarrin Wildcats TB went along their merry way again with a 24-point victory against the South End Spirit Jaguars in the D2 division. The Flinders Basketball Braves were scorched by FHS Fire’s Ben Vandermeer who put up 21 points in his teams one-point cliff-hanger. The Flinders Phoenix outshone the Flinders Heat in their rivalrous battle on court 1 for the A Grade title. Mt Eliza Meteors Levy and Rowellyn Rockets Rovers pulled off upsets in their respective Elimination finals last week, setting up a huge 3rd vs 4th grand final – with Rowellyn emerging victorious on Wednesday. The evenly matched Bobcats Commerford and Bayside Raiders Wells went blow-for-blow in what resulted in a four-point win for the Bobcats. High-school adversaries FHS Destroyers and FHS Raptors fought for the D1 Championship on court 4, with the Destroyers gaining the upper-hand in a 5-point win.
Two Wednesday Women’s juggernauts of the competition went head-to-head on court one. With the Jets and MVP Marita Boomsma proving too tall a task for the Gasbaggers to overcome in a two-point nail biter. Wild Maniacs Having Shots is a one of a kind team name, and they lived up to it with a one of a kind performance, beating the Panthers by seven-points on court two. Stalwarts of the FDBA competition Mumma Bulls claimed grand final glory in the Women’s D Grade division against Butter Fingers. Kobe Kwan Kanobi knocked off top-of-the-table Grizzles in impressive fashion for the Mixed A Grade championship. After losing to the Pangolins in the qualifying final a fortnight ago, Nothing But Net lived up to their name this week, pouring in 53 points in a 12-point win. Dark Souls capped off their undefeated season, taking care of Punp in the D Grade Mixed grand final. Followed by Mystery Inc, who solved their way to grand final success against Milk Lizards in a 5-point win.
| Wednesday Mixed A – Grizzlies def by. Kobe Kwan Kanobi (37-55) 🏅 MVP: Jarryd Caithness |
| Wednesday Mixed B – The Pangolins def by. Nothing But Net (41-53) 🏅 MVP: Chris Arnold |
| Wednesday Mixed C – Mystery Inc def. Milk Lizards (35-30) 🏅 MVP: Nelson Ramsay |
| Wednesday Mixed D – Dark Souls def. Punp (57-34) 🏅 MVP: Nathan Decleva |
| Wednesday Women A – Jets def. Gasbaggers (47-45) 🏅 MVP: Marita Boomsma |
| Wednesday Women B – Amigos def. Super Smash Bros (FORFEIT) 😢 |
| Wednesday Women C – Wild Maniacs Having Shots def. Panthers (29-22) 🏅 MVP: Danielle Whelan |
| Wednesday Women D – Mumma Bulls def. Butter Fingers (29-18) 🏅 MVP: Taliah Black |
| Wednesday U16 Boys A – Flinders Phoenix def. Flinders Heat (59-37) 🏅 MVP: Tate Estes |
| Wednesday U16 Boys B – Mt Eliza Meteors Enno def. FHS Phoenix (58-50) 🏅 MVP: Jonty Chase |
| Wednesday U16 Boys C1 – Mt Eliza Meteors Levy def by. Rowellyn Rockets Rovers (38-49) 🏅 MVP: Tristan Skillen |
| Wednesday U16 Boys C2 – Bobcats Commerford def. Bayside Raiders Wells (43-39) 🏅 MVP: Jack Murfett |
| Wednesday U16 Boys C3 – Flinders Braves def by. FHS Fire (38-39) 🏅 MVP: Ben Vandermeer |
| Wednesday U16 Boys D1 – FHS Destroyers def. FHS Raptors (29-24) 🏅 MVP: Mitchell Jenkins |
| Wednesday U16 Boys D2 – Langwarrin Wildcats TB def. South End Spirit Jaguars (54-30) 🏅 MVP: Blade Utley |
Thursday:
Skye Sonics Vella hosted Flinders U18 Magic to kick off the FDBA’s Thursday competition. Flinders were the only team to beat Skye this season, and repeated this effort again in the big dance. PBBC Viper’s blistering unbeaten season came to an unfortunate halt in the grand final, with the Langwarrin Wildcats Blazers earning a proud win. The Woodleigh Waves put up a fight against Bobcats Browne but couldn’t get it done in the U18 C Grade final. Coastal Royals Emerald put together a well-rounded team performance to claim victory over the FHS U18 Storm. The FHS U21 Perminators and the Woodlands Warriors Sweats never let up on the offensive end, nearly eclipsing 70 points each. Zade Nugent’s 32 points somehow wasn’t enough for FHS as Woodlands became the U21 A Grade victors. St Anne’s Avengers won the U21 B Grade title in exemplary fashion, toppling a strong FHS Blazers team.
The Goonies just fell short on what would have been a miraculous A Grade Men’s win, but couldn’t overcome Jordan Melrose and Sam Dewhirst who combined for 39 for Ed Sheehan. The Duntons rallied back all the way from fourth place on the ladder to become B Grade winners, with defence at the forefront of their victory against the Grizzlies. Bayside Sonics showed why they finished atop of their division in C1, knocking back Beers After by 12 points. DC’s executed a perfect game plan to defeat the 17-win/2-loss Globex Corp. team to become the C2 grand final winners in a one-point thriller. Lizzie’s in a Box only won seven regular season games and snuck into fourth place, but that didn’t stop them from conquering the Birdbath Boys in overtime. Alex Dimic has been nothing short of remarkable for Lizzies in a Box, scoring 92-points over the three-game finals series, easily the FDBA’s best finals performer this season. The undermanned Codgers couldn’t get close to Reeceys Revenge in a one-sided affair. MIB and JamSquad went toe-to-toe on court 6. JamSquad could not evoke an upset against the offensively gifted Men In Black, falling short by a point.
| Thursday Men A – Ed Sheehan and Co def. The Goonies (60-48) 🏅 MVP: Aaron Urrutia |
| Thursday Men B – Grizzlies def by. The Duntons (28-37) 🏅 MVP: Thomas Mitchell |
| Thursday Men C1 – Bayside Sonics def. Beers After (45-33) 🏅 MVP: Corey Tomkins |
| Thursday Men C2 – Globex Corp def by. DC’s (33-34) 🏅 MVP: Alex Stratton |
| Thursday Men C3 – Birdbath Boys def by. Lizzies in a box (52-56) 🏅 MVP: Alex Dimic |
| Thursday Men D1 – Codgers def by. Reeceys Revenge (19-71) 🏅 MVP: Matthew Duggan |
| Thursday Men D2 – MIB def. JamSquad (42-41) 🏅 Ethan Ross |
| Thursday U18 Boys A – Skye Sonics Vella def by. Flinders Magic (38-60) 🏅 MVP: Matt Shacklock |
| Thursday U18 Boys B – PBBC Viper U18 Boys def by. Langwarrin Wildcats Blazers (38-42) 🏅 MVP: Luke Styles |
| Thursday U18 Boys C – Bobcats U18 Browne def. Woodleigh Waves (42-33) 🏅 MVP: Hugo Brancatisano* |
| Thursday U18 Boys D – Coastal Royals Emerald def. FHS Storm (46-22) 🏅 MVP: Jack Burrows |
| Thursday U21 Boys A – FHS Perminators def by. Woodlands Warriors Sweats (65-71) 🏅 MVP: Oliver Dignan |
| Thursday U21 Boys B – St Anne’s Avengers def. FHS Blazers (59-25) 🏅 MVP: Cooper Rampal |
(*) Denotes a player who wins an MVP in a runners up team