Avondale Raiders Basketball Club Inc.

This is it, Thunder fans! 🖤❤️

Our last NBL1 South regular season HOME game is here! YOUR Keilor Thunder take on the Casey Cavaliers in what promises to be a massive afternoon of basketball!

Let’s make the ThunderDome the loudest it’s been all season and give our players the home-court atmosphere they deserve heading into the finals campaign.

❤️🖤Wear your colours.

🎤Bring your voice.

⚡Bring the ENERGY.

Let’s fill every seat, create an unforgettable atmosphere, and show everyone why there’s no place like the ThunderDome.

Home Game Details

🆚 Casey Cavaliers

🗓️ Sunday 5th July

📍Keilor Basketball Netball Stadium

⏰ Tip off

Advent Print Media Keilor Thunder Womens: 12:00PM

XPRO Construction Keilor Thunder Mens: 2:00PM

https://www.intix.com.au/event/nbl1-keilor-thunder-v-casey-cavaliers-roun

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We are back at it again 💪

Avondale Raiders is proud to partner with Keilor Basketball to deliver the Aussie Hoops program.

It’s a fantastic opportunity for participants to develop their basketball skills in a fun and engaging environment.

Select the Avondale (Avondale Heights) program at registration.

Rep try out dates for next season advertised nice and early, lock them into your diaries.

ITS GAME DAY!!

Keilor Thunder will be hosting their 11th annual Brain Cancer fundraiser, “Go Grey in May.”

This event is very close to the hearts of all the community at Keilor. Twelve years ago, Keilor lost one of their own Youth Girls players, Olivia Carland, at just 17 years old to brain cancer. A few years later, they also lost their VJBL delegate, John Williams

Keilor Thunder run this fundraiser each year in their memory, while also raising vital awareness and funds to support those affected by brain cancer.

As part of the event, which will take place during our NBL1 home game on Saturday 16th May we will be hosting a raffle, silent auction, and bake sale.

Keilor would be incredibly grateful to have you and your family come along and enjoy a great night of basketball.

Let’s pack the stands, bring the noise, and defend the home court!

Home Game Details:
🆚 Kilsyth Cobras
📆 Saturday 16th May
📍Keilor Basketball Netball Stadium

⏰ Tip off

Advent Print Media Keilor Thunder Womens: 6:00PM

XPRO Construction Keilor Thunder Mens - 8:00PM

https://www.intix.com.au/event/nbl1-keilor-thunder-v-kilsyth-cobras-round

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A huge thank you and welcome to our newest club sponsor, JPT Kitchens! 🏀

We are incredibly grateful for your support of our basketball community. Your contribution helps provide opportunities for our players and continues to strengthen our club both on and off the court.

We appreciate your support and are excited to have JPT Kitchens on board for the season ahead!

Contact JP by:

📞 - 0422 595 208
📧 - [email protected]

Today we pause, reflect, and remember, the sacrifice, and resilience of those who served, the families changed forever, and the courage shown in the face of unimaginable challenges.

Lest we forget ❤️🌺

Big shoutout to our returning sponsor Avondale Electrical for backing our basketball club for the year of 2026!! 🏀🙌
Your support keeps us on the court and striving as a club.

We appreciate you being part of the team

Avondale Electrical is an electrical company based in Melbourne. Their goal is to meet and exceed the expectations of every customer. They pride themselves on their commitment to provide a professional and speedy service at all times.

Contact:


📞 0423 679 854
💻[email protected]

Spread the word—we’re on the lookout for new players and their families to join the Raider family for the upcoming winter season!

Contact Charli-Rose by email [email protected] for more information.

Our Avondale Raiders community has always been about supporting one another and right now, we have the chance to come together for something truly meaningful 🩷

Two of our own families are supporting the incredible work of the Live for Lily Foundation, created in honour of Lily Hester. This foundation was born from unimaginable loss, with a mission to raise awareness and fund vital research to find a cure for childhood cancer, so that no child and no family has to endure the heartbreak that Lily’s did.

From April 11–17, 2026, the Ride for Lily will take on an extraordinary 1000km journey. Starting in Canberra, the riders will push themselves through the challenging alpine regions of NSW including Jindabyne, Kosciuszko and Thredbo, before continuing into country Victoria and finishing in Melbourne. It’s a week of long demanding days, tough climbs and physical and mental challenges, but every single kilometre is ridden with purpose.

They ride for the children we’ve lost too soon.
They ride for the families who continue to carry that pain every day.
They ride for the kids who are still bravely fighting, and for those who have survived.

Most importantly, they ride to help fund research to give hope, to find answers, and to move us closer to a future where no child has to fight cancer.

As a community, this is our chance to stand behind these families and this incredible cause. Your support, whether it’s a donation, sharing this post, or simply raising awareness, can make a real difference.

Let’s rally together and show what the Avondale Raiders community is all about 🩷

https://live-for-lily-foundation.grassrootz.com/act-to-mcg/michael-albanese/donate

https://live-for-lily-foundation.grassrootz.com/act-to-mcg/erin-walklate/donate

https://live-for-lily-foundation.grassrootz.com/act-to-mcg/ben-walklate