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Round 6 - 16th-17th May Round 6 - 16th-17th May AFL AROUND THE GROUNDS LADDER P W L D % Pts Fremantle 6 6 0 0 152 24 West Coast 6 4 2 0 141 16 Collingwood 6 4 2 0 127 16 This week AFL Sydney will take part in Community Umpiring AFL Sydney Premier Division Sydney 6 4 2 0 126 16 Round to support umpires at the community level of the Adelaide 6 4 2 0 118 16 Tips for Round 6 GWS 6 4 2 0 104 16 game. ‘The Rookie’ ‘Danny’ Western Bulldogs 6 4 2 0 103 16 Community Umpiring Round encourages everyone involved Eagles by 60 Eagles by 75 in Australian Football – coaches, players, administrators, Hawthorn 6 3 3 0 136 12 Giants by 15 Giants by 31 parents and supporters – to play a role in creating a positive North Melbourne 6 3 3 0 98 12 Demons by 28 Demons by 10 match day environment to retain and recruit umpires. Port Adelaide 6 3 3 0 95 12 Magpies by 15 Bats by 9 At the community level, a welcoming environment ensures Essendon 6 3 3 0 92 12 Geelong 6 3 3 0 88 12 umpires feel supported to officiate to the best of their ability. Each weekend of club football there are Richmond 6 2 4 0 102 8 more than 3800 umpiring appointments required in NSW/ACT many of these are filled by club um- St Kilda 6 2 4 0 85 8 pires, mums and dads just helping out for the day. It is critical that the AFL community works together Melbourne 6 2 4 0 78 8 to create a positive atmosphere for the officials of the game whether they are league appointed or Gold Coast 6 1 5 0 83 4 club umpires. Carlton 6 1 5 0 74 4 Often umpires are lost to the game due to the reception and abuse they receive from spectators and Brisbane 6 1 5 0 58 4 fans at matches. Prior to each match this weekend all players and coaches will shake hands with the umpires prior to ROUND 6 RESULTS all matches as a measure of appreciation towards to role the umpires play in our game. Geelong 15.10.100 def. Collingwood 8.11.59 At the AFL level, this will be extended with all club coaches shaking hands with the umpires prior to North Melbourne 16.13.109 def. Richmond 10.14.74 the opening bounce of each match. St Kilda 14.10.94 def. Western Bulldogs 13.9.87 When surveyed, 68 per cent of umpires said their number one reason for umpiring was their love of GWS 16.12.108 def. Hawthorn 14.14.98 the game. Sydney Swans coach John Longmire says both players and spectators may not realise that Adelaide 18.11.119 def. Gold Coast 11.12.78 umpires are as committed and passionate about the game as they are. Sydney 12.16.88 def. Melbourne 7.8.50 “As a coach, I help prepare my players to perform at the best of their ability each week,” Longmire Fremantle 12.8.80 def. Essendon 7.10.52 said. Brisbane 12.12.84 def. Carlton 11.9.75 “It may not be common knowledge but umpires train and prepare themselves just like the players do. West Coast 11.12.78 def. Port Adelaide 10.8.68 It takes a tremendous amount of commitment and dedication to become an umpire and we respect the work they do – umpires play an integral role in our great game.” FIXTURES With participation rates booming across the country, the number of umpires needs to increase in order to meet the demand for the game. In 2014, the number of umpires in NSW/ACT increased to a ROUND 7 ROUND 8 Friday 15th May Friday 22nd May record 1611 umpires, coaches and mentors. The aim is to reach 2000 umpires by 2016. Essendon v North Melbourne Geelong v Carlton GIANTS Coach Leon Cameron said that all participants should recognise the contribution of umpires. Saturday 16th May Saturday 23rd May “Umpires are essential to our sport, so it’s important that we get behind Umpiring Round and show Adelaide v St Kilda St Kilda v West Coast our appreciation for umpires at all levels of the game,” Cameron said. Hawthorn v Melbourne GWS v Adelaide “Decisions may not always go your way, but just remember that without the umpires we wouldn’t Carlton v GWS Gold Coast v Collingwood have a game each week so please respect their judgment and play the game in good spirits.” Sydney v Geelong Hawthorn v Sydney Over the course of this year a number of new umpiring initiates have been introduced including a West Coast v Gold Coast Fremantle v North Melbourne new Umpire Coach Accreditation Course, targeting female and people from diverse backgrounds, a Sunday 17th May Sunday 24th May new “Get in the Game” campaign to recruit umpires along with additional state support to talented Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Essendon v Brisbane umpires in all three umpiring disciplines. Richmond v Collingwood Melbourne v Western Bulldogs Brisbane v Port Adelaide Port Adelaide v Richmond Enjoy your day at the footy. www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au 36 1 Round 6 - 16th-17th May Round 6 - 16th-17th May CODE OF CONDUCT 2015 PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURE Round 1 Round 6 Round 11 Round 16 PARENTS & SUPPORTERS Friday, Apr 10 Saturday, May 16 Saturday, Jul 04 Saturday, Aug 15 UTS 16.13 v UNSW/ES 6.5 East Coast v North Shore East Coast v Pennant Hills East Coast v Sydney Uni Saturday, Apr 11 St George v Manly Wests v Sydney Uni St George v North Shore Remember that you are there for the participants to enjoy the game. ECE 15.5 v MW 14.14 Pennant Hills v Sydney Uni UNSW/ES v UTS Pennant Hills v UTS NS 10.15 v WS 10.9 Wests v UTS North Shore v Manly UNSW/ES v Wests Encourage participation, but don’t force it. PH 16.9 v STG 11.10 UNSW/ES—Bye St George—Bye Manly—Bye SU—Bye Teach that enjoyment is more important than winning. Round 7 Round 12 Round 17 Round 2 Never ridicule mistakes or losses. Supporters are there to support not down- Saturday, May 23 Saturday, Jul 11 Saturday, Aug 22 Saturday, Apr 18 grade. Manly v Sydney Uni North Shore v Sydney Uni UTS v St George STG 17.9 v SU 14.11 UTS v Pennant Hills Pennant Hills v Manly Wests v Manly MW 9.7 v PH 9.14 Lead by example and respect all players, coaches, umpires, administrators and North Shore v St George St George v East Coast North Shore v East Coast NS 11.8 v UNSW/ES 19.16 Sunday, May 24 UTS v Wests Sydney Uni v UNSW/ES spectators. Physical or verbal abuse will not be tolerated. WS 7.4 v ECE 20.14 Wests v UNSW/ES UNSW/ES—Bye Pennant Hills—Bye UTS—Bye Recognise all volunteers who give up their valuable time. East Coast—Bye Round 13 Round 18 Never publicly criticise umpires, rather raise personal concerns with club Round 3 Round 8 Saturday, Jul 18 Saturday, Aug 29 Saturday, Apr 25 officials in private. Saturday, June 13 East Coast v Wests St George v Wests WS 6.6 v PH 15.10 St George v UTS Manly v UTS Sydney Uni v UTS Do not use remarks based on race, religion, gender or ability as many such UNSW/ES 4.7 v MW 21.14 Manly v Wests Sunday, Jul 19 Manly v UNSW/ES SU 12.11 v NS 6.12 comments are politically incorrect and it is your coach, team-mates, Club and Sydney Uni v East Coast UNSW/ES v St George Pennant Hill v North Shore Sunday, Apr 26 family that are let down with such remarks. Sunday, Jun 14 Sydney Uni v Pennant Hills East Coast—Bye ECE 21.17 v UTS 3.3 UNSW/ES v North Shore North Shore—Bye STG—Bye Respect the facilities and equipment of your own and opposing Clubs. Pennant Hills—Bye Sat 5th Sept Do not engage in physical and/or verbal intimidation, abuse or conduct toward Round 14 Qualifying Final Round 4 Round 9 Saturday, Jul 25 any player, official, umpire or supporter. Such actions are totally unacceptable. Saturday, May 02 Saturday, June 20 UTS v East Coast Sun 6th Sept STG 12.10 v UNSW/ES 9.12 East Coast v UNSW/ES Manly v St George Elimination Final Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, coaches, UTS 7.9 v SU 8.10 UTS v North Shore Pennant Hills v UNSW/ES officials or players. MW 10.10 v NS 1.3 Pennant Hills v Wests Sunday, Jul 26 Saturday 12th Sept PH 3.4 v ECE 7.8 Sydney Uni v St George Wests v North Shore 2nd Semi Final Abusive language is unacceptable. WS—Bye Manly—Bye Sydney Uni—Bye Do not use information technology to make or post inappropriate comments Sunday 13th Sept Round 5 against players, clubs, club officials, match officials or the League which is dis- Round 10 Round 15 1st Semi Final Saturday, May 09 Saturday, Jun 27 Saturday, Aug 08 criminatory or offensive. Information technology includes, but is not limited to, ECE 23.12 v STG 5.10 Manly v East Coast St George v Pennant Hills Sunday 20th Sept email, instant messaging, text messages, phone messages, digital images, web- SU 17.16 v WS 4.12 North Shore v Pennant Hills North Shore v UTS Preliminary Final UNSW/ES 3.9 v PH 7.16 UNSW/ES v Sydney Uni UNSW/ES v Sydney Uni site postings (including social media such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs).