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Sydney SWans / SYDNEY SWANS 2006 Major )f3affl6 Calling on all supporters, members i corporate partners - support your club! \ / The 2006 Sydney Swans major raffle is up and running and this time we are giving you .the opportunity to choose your own $20,000 1st prize! Fancy a new Ford, a Holiday of ay MJfetime or a $20,000 shopping spree at Westfields? These fantastic prizes, and more, are up for grabs. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased by telephoning Marianne on (02) 9339 9104 or by downloading the request form on our website, Ford Fiesta 1st Priz£ To the value ^$20,000 you choose>ofri: ^ A Ford Fiesta from Ford Australit a to the value of $20,000 QBE (including on-road costs) OR A Holiday of a lifetime, you choose your destinations, flying Qantas to the value of $20,000 OR $20,000 Shopping Spree at a Westfield centre. 2nd Prize Panasonic 68cm LCD TV with Integrated HD Tuner TX-27LWD500A value of $2,799. 3rd Prize Nokia 6101 mobile phone including $1,000 Hatfield Optus credit to the value of $1,500. Panasonic 4th Prize A Weekend for 2 at Travelodge Southbank tdcAi for ttto Melbourne including buffet breakfast each morning value $450. 'yes' Book Buyers Prize OPTUS Purchase a book of ten tickets to be in this additional draw to win a 2006 Sydney Swans Team signed Guernsey. Tnrtfc4oCgo^totc4 Total Prize Value $24,749 e~rmS"a~nr d ConditionsTvisit 0 * . 2006 SYDNEY AFL FINALS SERIES PREMIER rjiVKio^ PRELIMINARY FINALS^ Kelso Park, Saturday 2 September L" Grand Final, Second Division Seniors • 9.45am J*m PENNANT HILLS V WESTERN SUBURBS UTS V SYDNEY DEMONS MAGPIES BATS UNI »J Henson Park, Sunday 3 September L" Kelso Park, Saturday 2 September L* »\ Preliminary Final, U18 Challenge Cup-9am j3» Grand Final, First Division Reserves-. 12pm f* WOLLONGONG V NORTH SHORE SYDNEY V UTS LIONS BOMBERS UNI BATS Henson Park, Sunday 3 September Kelso Park, Saturday 2 September Preliminary Final, U18 Premier Cup :11 am __f Grand Final, First Division Seniors: 2.15pm 1ST SYDNEY AFL EAST COAST V NORTH SHORE [ EAGLES BOMBERS CONTENTS Henson Park, Sunday 3 September L« Website Headlines 2 Preliminary Final, Premier Division Reserves- 1pm J» Message from the General Manager 3 NAB Sydney AFL Rising Star Award 4 Prelim Final Team Lists - Premier Division 6 WESTERN SUBURBS V PENNANT HILLS Mothballs-Premier Division 12 MAGPIES DEMONS Club Comer 14 Henson Park, Sunday 3 SeptembeT If Grand Final Team Lists - First/Second Division 16 »r|£frr*l!.f5l na.ry f 'na'? Prerr|ier Division Seniors; 3pm | • Mothballs-First Division 20 Sydney AFL finals Results 22 Sydney AFL Premiership Stats 24 AFL Recreational Football 27 COVER: lukc Taylor (Sydney Uni) 6 Andrew Davis (UTS) battle for NOR-WEST V UNSW/ES the football during their Semi Final clash. JETS BULLDOGS ... ^"ffw^^ . SYDNEY AFL RECORD: 1 WEBSITE HEADLINES vKitaflnswact.com.au » AFL (NSW/ACT) OFFICIAL SITE J Pennant Hills JAFC recognised by ... ED Sydney Swan Kieran Jack » 2006-07 AIS-AFL Academy Squad announced Sydney Swan rookie Kieran Jack has presented a signed » Regional Updates -August guernsey to the Pennant Hills Junior Australian Football Club as part of the Australian Football League's annual Guernsey »Join the Footyweb Network Donation Program. » 2006 Qantas AFL KickStart camp The Guernsey Donation Program, now in its fourth year, aims at giving back to grassroots football clubs that have played an » AFL Broadcast Schedule - Round 22,2006Toyota AFL integral part in developing junior football players. Every... •Premiership Season » SYDNEY AFL OFFICIAL SITE visitsydneyafl.com.au Sydney Football Players'Reunion » Prelim Final Sydney AFL Premier Division Team Match ups The NSW Australian Football History Committee is holding a Sydney Football Players'Reunion. » 2006 East Coast Eagles Grand Final Luncheon The function will take on the day of the Sydney Grand Final » Photo Galleries Saturday 9 September 2006 at the Marrickville Hardcourt Tennis Club, adjacent to Henson Park. It is open for all players »Fox Footy Sydney AFL Match of the Round who played football in Sydney, regardless of club and year. »Club Vacancies The committee intends to hold similar events on the local... » AFLGSJ OFFICIAL SITE visitatlgsj.com.au RamsgateJuniorisa Rep and TV Star! »Junior Razorback Shield Ramsgate Rams Under 12 player Brittany Day was selected >> Club Newsletters to play in the Sydney 5outh representative team this season, propelling Channel 10's Totally Wild to feature a story on her » AFL Newcastle Juniors Finals Report AFL achievements. » AFL Sydney South Juniors Grand Final Results However, Brittany is not only a great AFL player but a... 2: visit sydneyafl.com.au MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER he AFL (NSW/ACT) organisation is the governing body quality of "infrastructure" referenced to earlier. of the AFL in NSW and the ACT, our core business is the Coaching and education progams designed to accelerate T development of participants, player talent and fans of participants/parents/volunteers understanding of the game Australian Football across the region, spanning some 3246 and a community club environment that attracts and retains schools and 1130 community club teams in 18 affiliated families is critical for success. Greater resources will be competitions. In business terms this is a diverse distribution dedicated to creating quality club environments. and stakeholder network that requires investment, education At a talent level, innovative identification, attraction and and ongoing communication. It is our greatest opportunity, yet development programs like the 2006 State Championships can also become a threat as investments can be spread thinly Series at ages 13 through 18 and the AFL Scholarship program across the extensive infrastructu re required to grow the ga me combined with an increasing youth participation pool will eg. coaches, umpires, administrators, facilities, data systems ensure better results by 2010. etc. across • dub and schools. Attracting fans to our game will be achieved by creative Importantly, much of this infrastructure needs to be marketing and advertising programs eg. Barry Hall Hall, developed via the support of the volunteer community in order enhanced broadcasting and a commitment to developing a to multiply the investments made across the state/territory. relationship with new customers identified through Welcome I n the emerging AFL development regions of NSW, this is to AFL programs. particularly challenging as What does this families, school PILLARS KEY MEASURE AS AT 2005 PHASE ONE: BY 2010 all mean for systems and peer Partition > Total -60,000 100,000 the SydneyAFL groups are still - 53 dub; 47 school (total %) -48% dub; 52% school competition? learning the game > Mix club (school -33:67 (metro; -37:63 (metro.) -the challenges - 75:25 Ireghml) - 60:40 (regional) The Sydney AFL are significant ever Talent >No./%ofNatPool -8/120=6.6% -10% competition is more so in the (Bmftees/Roakia) not dissimilar to face of increased the Sydney AFL fan Growth >%of5yd that follow AFL -32% -50% competition I played competition from lame: > Highly involved supporters -270k'Kighly involved' -420k'Highly involved' other sports. AFL Brand > Sydney Members -Swans 20,000 members - Swans >30,000 for a year in 1995, Trucking} (Sydney) members in Sydney which was largely My role as General populated by players Manager is to who have moved develop the goals and plan collaboratively with my team and interstate, without a sustainable influx of local players and stakeholders, allocate the resources accordingly and continue their families providing volunteer support. Previously, I to lead the direction in the face of external competition and highlighted the example of a dozen Riverview boys and their demands from our aligned schools and clubs. families joining Balmain this year as an example of what the future needs to look like. What is the goal and plan? We need to have a significant increase in quality young players coming th rough. Th is year we have 1,000 pi us The goal for Australian Football in NSW to 2010 is to grow secondary students playing in the Independent Schools participation, talent and fans, whilst improving the quality of Program and are accelerating our involvement in the Catholic infrastructure across the system. and State Secondary schools. I believe that by 2010 these The priority in the plan is to continue to invest in the programs will have significantly greater numbers playing and base of the participation pyramid (primary/junior) whilst our linkages to local clubs will be stronger through the Club developing the pathway at the second phase (secondary/ Incentive Program. youth), to capitalise on the interest created at primary/junior The environment to attract and retain young players level over the last few years. As the secondary/youth pathway and their families requires improvement in coaching quality matures we will invest significantly more in the third phase of through the junior and youth clubs as well as enhanced club the pathway - the senior club competitions throughout NSW. facilities generally. You will see increased investment and This may require a different model from the one that exists improved dub support coming through next year. today and we will do what is required to ensure Australian It may also require us to consider the current configuration Football in NSW/ACT provides teenage participants and their of the Sydney AFL and be prepared to change the way we fa mi lies with a n attractive second tier senior competition .Look think. I look forward to the challenge. no further than South East Queensland, Increased participation will bring greater demand on the Me HOLMES is the General Manager for AFL (NSW/AG) SYDNEY AFL RECORD : 3 nab ^ rising star NAB SYDNEY AFL RISING STAR AWARD The NAB Sydney AFL Rising Star Award In 2006, the NAB will again be proud supporters of up and coming young players in the Sydney AFL by providing the NAB Rising Star Award.

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