South West Metro Pirates
Basketball
Junior Club Competition
Our Junior Club Competition consists of over 200 teams and is conducted on Friday night and throughout Saturday (which day depends on age group). Our competition caters for age groups Under 8 through to Under 19. (For more info about Under 8's see SS Pirateball)
There are two seasons conducted each year, the first during school Terms 1 & 2 while the second is during terms 3 & 4. A full 2023 season calendar can be found here.
Players need to join an affiliated club to participate in our competition. We also have school-based clubs enter into our competitions. Each player must have a valid South West Metro and Basketball Queensland registration paid for each season (completed online via Basketball Connect).
Any new player seeking to play in our competition should contact a club from the list below closest to their area. However, you do not need to live in the suburb to participate in the club you choose. New players are welcome to join at almost anytime during the season (subject to availability and eligibility rules).
For further assistance please contact the Pirates Office - admin@southwestbasketball.com.au
AFFILIATED CLUBS
Algester Hawks
President: Brett Mountcastle
Cannons Southside (Calamvale area)
President: Michelle Jones
River City Hornets (Mt Gravatt area)
President: Andrew Blake
Rochedale Wildcats
rochedalewildcatsbasketball@gmail.com
President: Robert Timms
Runcorn Rockets
President: Mark Smith
Sunnybank Hills Hurricanes
president@sunnybankhillshurricanes.com.au
www.sunnybankhillshurricanes.com.au
President: Toby Hasler
Mansfield SHS Tridents
mansfieldtridentsbasketball@gmail.com
President: Asa Smibert
*school-based club - players need to be Mansfield SHS students
St. Philomena Seawolves
smcmillan@stphilomena.qld.edu.au
Coordinator: Scott McMillan
*school-based club - players need to be St. Philomena School students
FEES
All players must pay their registration fees via Basketball Connect prior to taking the court for each season. Your club will be able to provide you a link to go online and register for a given season.
The South West Metro fee is payable for each season and competition you register to play in.
The BQ Registration lasts for 365-days and applies to all competitions you play in. If it expires during the season of a competition you are registering for, you will be prompted to renew and pay for it.
Under 8
BQ Registration - $35.81
SWM Registration - $16.50
Under 10
BQ Registration - $35.81
SWM Registration - $33.00
Under 12 onward
BQ Registration - $71.61
SWM Registration - $33.00
Please note that each club will also have their own fees in addition to the above.
VENUES
Calamvale Community College - Hamish St, Calamvale
Hibiscus Sports Complex - Klumpp Rd, Upper Mt Gravatt
Mansfield SHS - Ham Rd, Mansfield
Marsden SHS - Moffatt Rd, Waterford West
Runcorn SHS - Hill Rd, Runcorn
PLAYER TRANSFERS
Any player wishing to change clubs for an upcoming season must have a transfer completed from their previous club prior to doing so. The transfer form can be downloaded here.
Transfers cannot be done mid-season, only between seasons (bar very few extenuating circumstances). Once a player has played on game for a club, which incudes grading, they are locked to that club for the remainder of the season.
