Ginninderra Rats Basketball Club
Sports - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Ginninderra Rats Basketball Club Employees
Ginninderra Rats Basketball Club Details
The Ginninderra Rats Basketball Club was formed in 1977. The Club has aided the development of many junior players into the ranks of Senior Competition in addition to players making it into the ranks of the NBL / WNBL such as Luc Longley. Our Club was originated by a group of computer operators at the ABS, Canberra, who were looking for an organised sporting outlet rather than the irregular and varied sporting activities in which they were engaged. This group consisted of Peter Jackson, Peter Poke, Peter Williams, Bruce Minerds and Peter Caldwell. As a result, a meeting was held in January 1977 at which the name and club colours were chosen and saw Peter Caldwell elected President, Peter Poke elected Secretary, Laurie Bowman elected Treasurer, and in his absence Peter Williams was appointed Coach, much to his dismay. The Name The name "Stats Rats" was "stolen" from a Tattslotto syndicate of which Jackson, Williams and Minerds were members. The name has changed slightly over the years firstly to include ‘Ginninderra' as the club took members from outside of the ABS and then to reflect our sponsorship with the Canberra Labor Club, so the club is registered as CLC Ginninderra Rats Basketball Club Incorporated. The Uniform: The double blue colours were chosen because they were the colours of the South Australian football team supported by the most persuasive people at the January 1977 meeting, ie Graham Manouge and Bruce Minerds.
