Grand Final— September 20, 2014 MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER As another football season draws to a close, the final day of competition has arrived for AFL Sydney with Premier Division Finals here at Blacktown International Sports Park. In an extraordinary result, eight clubs will compete for the four premierships on offer, capping off another fantastic season in Sydney’s premier AFL competition. It’s been an exciting year of football for everyone, and well done to those who still remain at the business end of the season. Each year we see AFL Sydney evolve and improve, and we are committed to ensuring that the competi- tion remains a high quality league at the fore of our football community here in NSW/ACT. Our represen- tative football program was a highlight this year - which included the first ever women’s team playing under the AFL Sydney banner. Over the June long weekend both senior teams travelled to Canberra to take on AFL Canberra at Manuka which resulted in two great wins for the Sydney sides. We’ve seen six Premierships already decided for 2014; congratulations to all the clubs involved, in particu- lar to the winners of the Women’s Division 1 – Sydney University. It was a fantastic weekend of football out at Blacktown, and all the clubs who were involved should be commended for the quality of the matches and the way they were conducted. Congratulations to Blacktown (Division Five), UTS (Division Four), Randwick(Division Three) and Sydney Uni (Division Two) who claimed titles over Penrith, Wollondilly, Penrith and Blacktown respectively. Today looks to be another fantastic day of football, and the rematch of last year’s Premier Division Grand Final between Pennant Hills and Manly will no doubt be an exciting contest. Manly-Warringah, in their first year as the GIANTS, have continued their stellar run in Premier Division in just their second year of inclu- sion. Pennant Hills will be buoyed by the inclusion of Phelan Medallist Alex Goodall, awarded earlier this week, who will look to cap off his milestone year with a big win. The finals race for Premier Division came down to the final game of the season when the East Coast Ea- gles upset UNSW/ES to bundle them out of finals and give Sydney University fifth position, a testament to the genuine competitiveness of the league. The AFL Sydney Women’s competition went from strength to strength in its second year of multiple divi- sions. Sydney University prevailed in a tightly-fought contest with UNSW-ES in the Premier Division Grand Final, which exemplified the skill, athleticism and toughness of the women’s game. Sydney University followed on from their victory with midfielder Stephanie Walker taking out the Premier Division Best & Fairest at the Phelan Medal presentation earlier this week. Southern Power won the local derby over the Wollongong Saints to earn them the Division 2 Premiership for 2014, in another enthralling encounter. A very exciting day of football is ahead of us and I look forward to watching all the action from the stands. Thank you also to everyone who has played a role in making this season a success - players, supporters, club sponsors and the countless volunteers that go into running a club. Your contributions are vital to the health and success of our wonderful game. Craig Bolton—General Manager AFL NSW/ACT www.sydneyafl.com.au 1 Grand Final— September 20, 2014 CODE OF CONDUCT Remember that you are there for the participants to enjoy the game. Encourage participation, but don’t force it. Teach that enjoyment is more important than winning. Never ridicule mistakes or losses. Supporters are there to support not downgrade. Lead by example and respect all players, coaches, umpires, administra- tors and spectators. Physical or verbal abuse will not be tolerated. Recognise all volunteers who give up their valuable time. Never publicly criticise umpires, rather raise personal concerns with club officials in private Do not use remarks based on race, religion, gender or ability as many such comments are politically incorrect and it is your coach, team-mates, Club and family that are let down with such remarks. Respect the facilities and equipment of their own and opposing Clubs. Do not engage in physical and/or verbal intimidation, abuse or conduct toward any player, official, umpire or supporter. Such actions are totally unacceptable. Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, coaches, officials or players. Abusive language is unacceptable. Do not use information technology to make or post inappropriate com- ments against players, clubs, club officials, match officials or the League which is discriminatory or offensive. Information technology includes, but is not limited to, email, instant messaging, text messages, phone mes- sages, digital images, website postings (including social media such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs). Postal Address Suite 3.03, 10 Tilley Lane Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 Phone Number 02 9453 3034 Fax Number 02 9453 3428 Email Address [email protected] www.sydneyafl.com.au 2 Grand Final— September 20, 2014 2014 AFL SYDNEY GRAND FINAL Saturday, 20 September 2014 @ Blacktown International Sports Park Under 19 Div Two @ 8.45am Moorebank Magpies v. Western Suburbs Magpies Under 19 Div One @ 11.00am North Shore Bombers v. St George Dragons Division One @ 1.15pm Balmain Tigers v. UTS Premier Division @ 4.00pm Manly Warringah Giants v. Pennant Hills Demons Presentations of the Best on Ground Medal, Premiership Medallions and Premiership Cup will be completed at the conclusion of each match on the ground in front of the Grandstand. PAST GRAND FINAL RESULTS AFL SYDNEY PREMIER DIVISION 2013 Blacktown Manly Warringah 11.14.80 def Pennant Hills 11.6.72 2012 Blacktown UNSW/ES 13.11.79 def. Balmain 7.5.47 2011 Blacktown East Coast Eagles 17.12.114 def Balmain 10.11.71 2010 Blacktown East Coast Eagles 13.9.87 def Sydney University 10.10.70 2009 Blacktown East Coast Eagles 22.12.144 def UNSW/ES 13.12.90 2008 Henson Park Pennant Hills 20.12.132 def East Coast Eagles 3.10.28 2007 Henson Park North Shore 12.15.87 def St George 9.12.66 2006 Henson Park Pennant Hills 5.20.50 def East Coast Eagles 7.6.48 2005 Henson Park North Shore 13.9.87 def Western Suburbs 6.10.46 2004 Henson Park North Shore 10.11.71 def St George 7.4.46 2003 Monarch Field UNSW/ES 12.10.82 def North Shore 10.16.76 2002 Roger Sheeran UNSW/ES 16.10.106 def North Shore 11.6.72 2001 Roger Sheeran North Shore 12.12.84 def Campbelltown 10.9.69 2000 Roger Sheeran Pennant Hills 15.12.102 def North Shore 10.7.67 1999 Roger Sheeran Campbelltown 18.5.113 def Balmain 13.13.91 1998 Roger Sheeran Balmain 12.13.85 def Pennant Hills 9.11.65 1997 Wagener Oval Balmain 17.13.155 def St George 11.14.80 1996 Wagener Oval Western Suburbs 12.16.88 def Pennant Hills 11.10.76 1995 Monarch Field Campbelltown 16.19.115 def Pennant Hills 9.5.59 1994 Macquarie Fields Campbelltown 13.6.94 def North Shore 12.15.87 1993 Gore Hill Oval St George 17.13.115 def North Shore 9.26.80 www.sydneyafl.com.au 3 Grand Final— September 20, 2014 MANLY WARRINGAH NOTES The Manly-Warringah Australian Football Club 2014 season is now nearing the end with Premier Division Grand final the last game, and a huge grand final replay it is - and for the Club a defence of this crown is the ultimate prize. The 2014 season has been a successful one for the Club, starting with the inauguration of the Manly-Warringah Women's team who from a standing start of 6 players in preseason have managed to bring together a team week in week out and come away with 4 wins for the season - an incredible feat for a group of women who in the main have not played AFL before, and certainly not played together as a team. Our U19s team was promoted to Division 1 for the first time in the Club's history - and the boys exceeded expecta- tions falling one game short of the getting into the Grand Final - an achievement further impressed that they were leading going into the last break of the preliminary final; the future is bright as majority of the boys are young enough to play U19s in 2015. Our senior mens Division 4 side had a solid year, though missing out on finals showed some real exciting glimpses during the season beating 3 eventual finalists sides from Round 9 to end of the H&A season. Our senior mens Division 2 side like the U19 fell one game short of the Grand Final, and throughout the season showed they were genuine finals contenders. Premier Division maintained the rage in 2014 retaining the minor premiership, and through to the Grand Final this weekend as genuine favourites, and mindful of keeping the lid on this. The success for the 2014 season across all teams culminated in the Club - for third year running - winning the AFL Sydney Club Championship. The Club is proud of what it has achieved in 2014 and has a steely eye on the ultimate prize this Saturday. Off the field the Club is indebted to the many committed and selfless volunteers who hold our Club fabric together; to the GWS Giants for aligning with our Club for the first time this year, allowing the club access to the profession- alism of their know-how and to their world class facilities; and to all our sponsors, our major sponsor being Hotel Steyne - for their long terms support for the Club and community football.