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12.1 Girls

The Girls U12.1 team had a fantastic experience competing in the Nunawading Tournament in A-Grade. The girls showed great focus, intensity and commitment throughout the tournament, winning four of their five games and earning a spot in the Grand Final.

They continued to work hard, play together and support each other on and off the court, finishing the tournament as runners-up. A fantastic effort from the team and a great reflection of their teamwork and development.

Thank you to all parents for their support across the weekend, and a special thank you to Georgi for stepping in as team manager.

– Coaches Sarah, Prue and Maddy

12.2 Girls

The 12.2 Girls (pictured above) started out with two close losses, but with the determination and desire to make the Grand Final the girls left everything they had on the court over the next few games to finish second and make it into the AR Grand final.

We played Broadmeadows 1 in the Grand Final and despite the Broncos being a VCR team, the girls played really hard against them and fought till the end. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get the win, losing by 14 points, but I am so proud of all of the girls' efforts over this tournament. They continuously took on my feedback and improved with each game and their effort and intensity could not be faulted.

– Head coach Lucy Patel

16.5 Girls

The girls were very keen to play and looking forward to spending time with their teammates.

We were a little short on numbers and very pleased that Jess, from the 16.4s, was able to join us for the weekend.

The girls played high-intensity basketball each game, playing tough defence and always looking for the fast break. We won four of five games games, only losing the last game late on Sunday night. Fortunately, our efforts were rewarded with us finishing on top with a better percentage.

The Grand Final on Monday was very close all game with the game tied with only a few minutes left. The girls again showed their resilience and desire to keep up the strong defence and looking for the fast breaks. We managed two quick fast breaks and a turnover in those last few minutes to secure the win.

The icing on the cake was Gemma being voted MVP for the Grand Final. A great result for the all the girls and the very supportive parents.

– Head coach Michael Fowler

12.8 Boys

Overall, it was a really positive tournament for the team, and there were clear signs of improvement in many of the key fundamentals we have been working on in training. The players showed much better basics in dribbling, passing and shooting, and there was stronger team connection throughout the games. Defensively, it was great to see the players starting to apply what we have been practising at training, with better effort, positioning, and teamwork.

Moving forward, there are still some key areas we will continue to improve. One area is having more patience in the game, especially during the third quarter, both on offence and defence. At times, we rushed decisions or lost focus under pressure.

To improve this, we will continue to practise more team-based concepts, particularly our 5-out offence, and build habits that help players trust each other, play with quick pace, and handle pressure situations better. As we continue training and competing, we will work through these challenges together and keep improving step by step.

– Head coach Boxin Liu

That's a fact

– Thirty-eight teams represented the Dragons at the 2026 Nunawading Spectres Tournament.