The Formation of Myths and Legends
The Australian Myths & Legends formation resulted from a 1987 meeting between Peter Halligan and Peter Paterson at the Mitre Tavern in Melbourne. Their foresight in developing a mature age basketball club has resulted in a club that has had over 800 players and officials involved in the Club’s history; this makes it the biggest organised Master’s Basketball Club in Australia and one of the largest in the world. The first tournament where the Myths & Legends competed was the Australian Masters Games played in Hobart in 1987, where the Club won two gold medals, in the age groups of 0/35 and 0/40 (some of these players still compete in the 0/65, 0/70 & 0/75s).
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The Myths & Legends achievements
The list of achievements for the Australian Myths and Legends includes but is not limited to;
- Providing regular competition and training for mature age basketballers from all states of Australia and overseas at both elite and social levels.
- Lobbying for older age competition. The Club has been responsible for lifting the competition age level to firstly over 70 and now to over 75.
- Establishing the first over 50 basketball competition in Australia. This successful competition is run weekly in Kew.
- Establishing a successful annual over 40 tournaments at Bulleen. This tournament is run under handicap conditions.
- Having 20 plus teams entered annually at major Masters Games held in Australia.
- Having taken teams overseas to compete on 14 separate occasions.
- Being the only Australian Club to have competed in the world’s largest Master’s basketball competition; being the FIMBA World Maxibasketball Championships.
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Australian Myths & Legends Tournament results (includes Bulleen)
Teams/Gold
Year Tournament Men’s Women’s Gold
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1987 Aust Masters games (AMG)- Hobart 2 - 2
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1988 Mabuhay Cup – Manilla, Philippines 1 - 1
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1989 World Masters Games (WMG)-Denmark 1 - -
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1989 AMG- Adelaide 1 - 1
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1990 Alice Springs Classic 1 - 1
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1991 AMG – Brisbane 3 - 1
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Direct Deposit Details
BSB - 083166
Account No. - 469659718
Account Name - Australian Myths & Legends
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- Published: 28 March 2022 28 March 2022