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COVID may have struck in Melbourne but United has struck out on the road, comfortably handling playoff wannabes Illawarra and Brisbane to indisputably claim our NBL Team of the Week honours.

Led by captain Chris Goulding, who had a Player of the Week-style run with bags of 25 and 20 against the Hawks and Bullets respectively, United was everything its opponents this year feared it might be, practically unbeatable.

Goulding knocked down 7-of-13 threes against Illawarra and 6-of-11 in Brisbane to be pivotal in both double-digit wins, 13-of-24 from beyond the arc an impressive return.

Jock landale had 21 points, 11 boards, five assists and three blocks in Wollongong, where Jo Lual-Acuil's 10 points came on 5-of-7 shooting.

Lual-Acuil had a further 18 in Brisbane at 70 per cent, while Shea Ili also got among the points and Mitch McCarron continued his steady play across multiple statistical categories.

Mason Peatling and Sam McDaniel continue to make their contributions, Yudai Baba plays both ends of the floor and Scotty Hopson has found his niche. This is currently our Team of the Week but, potentially, they still could be our Team of the Year.

YOU wouldn't think a club which beat defending champion Perth during Round 19 would still be a shoe-in for the Team of the Weak As P--- award but with those Brisbane Bullants, nothing is impossible.

Right on the back of beating the champs, the Bullets had two more home games in which they had a very strong chance to consolidate their Final Four aspirations.

Instead they barely turned up against playoff rival South East Melbourne, trailing by as many as 35 points before being humiliated 95-66. They were pathetic.

Then Matt Hodgson jogging alongside Chris Goulding as United's captain burned past him to throw down a dunk showed exactly where this team is right now. No-where. That 11-point loss flattered this ensemble of effluent. They clearly were the Team of the Weak As P---.

BASKETBALL ON THE INTERNET TEAM OF THE WEEK
Round 19 Melbourne United
Round 18 South East Melbourne Phoenix
Round 17 Adelaide 36ers
Round 16 Adelaide 36ers
Round 15 Sydney Kings
Round 14 New Zealand Breakers
Round 13 Adelaide 36ers
Round 12 South East Melbourne Phoenix
Round 11 Perth Wildcats
Round 10 Sydney Kings
Round 9 South East Melbourne Phoenix
Round 8 Brisbane Bullets  
Round 7 Brisbane Bullets
Round 6 Perth Wildcats
Round 5 Melbourne United
Round 4 South East Melbourne Phoenix 
Round 3 Adelaide 36ers
Round 2 Illawarra Hawks
Round 1 Illawarra Hawks

BASKETBALL ON THE INTERNET TEAM OF THE WEAK AS P---
Round 19 Brisbane Bullets
Round 18 Not awarded
Round 17 South East Melbourne Phoenix
Round 16 South East Melbourne Phoenix
Round 15 Brisbane Bullets
Round 14 Brisbane Bullets
Round 13 Not awarded
Round 12 Not awarded
Round 11 Brisbane Bullets
Round 10 Cairns Taipans
Round 9 (Cup Rd.4) Adelaide 36ers
Round 8 (Cup Rd.3) Not awarded
Round 7 (Cup Rd.2) Adelaide 36ers
Round 6 (Cup Rd.1) Not awarded
Round 5 Perth Wildcats
Round 4 Adelaide 36ers
Round 3 Not awarded
Round 2 Not awarded
Round 1 Not awarded

BASKETBALL ON THE INTERNET PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Honourary Rd 19 Mention Chris Goulding
Honourary Rd 18 Mention Keifer Sykes
Honourary Rd 17 Mention Bryce Cotton
Honourary Rd 16 Mention John Mooney
Honourary Rd 15 Mention Finn Delany
Honourary Rd 14 Mention Levi Randolph
Honourary Rd 13 Mention Jock Landale
Honourary Rd 12 Mention Colton Iverson
Honourary Rd 11 Mention Chris Goulding
Honourary Rd 10 Mention Bryce Cotton
Honourary Rd 9 Mention Bryce Cotton
Honourary Rd 8 Mention Tai Webster/Dejan Vasiljevic
Honourary Rd 7 Mention Nathan Sobey
Honourary Rd 6 Mention Bryce Cotton
Honourary Rd 5 Mention Casper Ware
Honourary Rd 4 Mention Casper Ware
Round 3 Vic Law
Round 2 Tyler Harvey
Round 1 Daniel Johnson