2024 SPALDING WARATAH JUNIOR LEAGUE VENUES ANNOUNCEMENT

Competitions
Written by Celine Shashati
27 October, 2023

Basketball NSW is pleased to announce the venues that will be used in the upcoming 2024 Spalding Waratah Junior Leagues.

Please find the venues below for each League:

Junior Premier League

  • Pre-Season (Country) – 3/4 February at Maitland Federation Centre
  • Round 1 – 16/17 March at Breakers Indoor Sports Stadium, Maitland Federation Centre & Newcastle Basketball Stadium
  • Round 2 – 27/28 April at Illawarra Sports Stadium, The Snakepit – Beaton Park & Shoalhaven Indoor Sports Centre
  • Round 3 – 25/26 May at Breakers Indoor Sports Stadium, Maitland Federation Centre & Newcastle Basketball Stadium
  • Round 4 – 20/21 July at Hills Basketball Stadium, Bernie Mullane Sports Complex & North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre
  • Finals – 2/3/4 August at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, St Paul’s Grammar School (Saturday only) & Hawkesbury Indoor Stadium (Friday night only)

Metro Junior League

  • Pre-Season Week 1 24/25 February at Bankstown Basketball Stadium, Hills Basketball Stadium, Minto Indoor Sports Centre & Sutherland Basketball Stadium (Saturday & Sunday)
  • Pre-Season Week 2 2/3 March at Hills Basketball Stadium, North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre & Sutherland Basketball Stadium (Saturday & Sunday)
  • Pre-Season Week 3 9/10 March at Blaxland High School Sports Stadium, Hills Basketball Stadium & Sutherland Basketball Stadium (Saturday & Sunday)
  • Semi Finals 21 July at Bankstown Basketball Stadium, Hawkesbury Indoor Stadium & Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre
  • Grand Finals 28 July at Hills Basketball Stadium & Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre

North-Eastern Junior League

  • NEJL Round 1.1 – March 9/10 at Sportz Central & Breakers Indoor Sports Stadium
  • NEJL Round 1.2 – March 23/24 at Ballina Indoor Sports Centre & Newcastle Basketball Stadium
  • NEJL Round 2.1 – April 6/7 at Tamworth Sports Dome
  • NEJL Round 2.2 – May 4/5 at Tamworth Sports Dome
  • NEJL Round 3.1 – May 18/19 at Port Macquarie Indoor Sports Stadium
  • NEJL Round 3.2 – June 1/2 at Port Macquarie Indoor Sports Stadium
  • NEJL Round 4.1 – June 29/30 at Ballina Indoor Sports Centre & Maitland Federation Centre
  • NEJL Round 4.2 – June 22/23 at Sportz Central & Niagara Park Stadium
  • NEJL Finals – July 27/28 at Port Macquarie Indoor Sports Stadium

Please Note: .1 rounds are the U16s and U18s, and .2 rounds are the U12s and U14s.

Southern Junior League

  • SJL Round 1 – March 9/10 at Tuggeranong Indoor Sports Stadium, Belconnen Basketball Stadium & Centre of Excellence (AIS)
  • SJL Round 2 – April 6/7 at Wodonga Sport & Leisure Centre, Lauren Jackson Sports Centre & The Scots School Albury
  • SJL Round 3 – May 4/5 at The Snakepit Stadium – Beaton Park, Illawarra Sports Stadium & Shoalhaven Indoor Sports Centre
  • SJL Finals – May 18/19 at Wodonga Sport & Leisure Centre & Lauren Jackson Sports Centre

Western Junior League

  • WJL Round 1 – February 10/11 at Griffith Regional Sports Centre, Narrandera Sports Stadium & Leeton Indoor Stadium
  • WJL Round 2 – March 9/10 at Griffith Regional Sports Centre, Bathurst Indoor Sports Stadium & Lithgow Basketball Stadium
  • WJL Round 3 – April 6/7 at Bathurst Indoor Sports Stadium, Charles Sturt University & Sir Neville Howse Stadium
  • WJL Finals – May 4/5 at Griffith Regional Sports Centre

The 2024 Spalding Waratah Junior Leagues draws will be finalised once team nominations close on the 1st December 2023, and will be announced on BNSW’s social media. This will also include venue allocations for each age group in their respective league.

The expected announcement date for each league is as follows:

  • Junior Premiere League – February 2024
  • Metro Junior League – March 2024
  • North-Eastern Junior League – February 2024 
  • Southern Junior League – February 2024
  • Western Junior League – December 2023