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j~ The Swans Nest t~1J TAAAIRBUS FLAT, LISTLESS SWANS CRASH: KRAKOUERS SHOW THEIR WORTH A flat, listless Sydney Swans "kracked" under pressure before a Exclusive to TM disr:nal crowd against North Melbourne at Arden St last Saturday. With barely a supporter among the 12,000-odd fans and tiardly a cheer to acknowledge their presence the Swans bubble burst and they crashed by 40 points. Barely a player - with the exception of Barry Round, Rod Carter and Max Kruse - could hold his head high after the match. After a bright first few minutes when they kicked three quick goals, the Swans faded when North's wizard recruits from the West, Jim and Phil Krakouer, decided to show their stuff. They kicked seven goals themselves and were instrumental in at least 10 Only TAA can offer you the seating section means boarding and others. experience of international standards disembarking are an easy Their speed, quick thinking and ability of comfort and in-flight service, on manouevre. to find each other, as well as team-mates, Australia's first wide-bodied domestic left r:io doubt they will be a success in the And all those benefits ar~ justthe hurly burly of VFL. jct - the TAA Airbus. inside story. There's another story, The Swans defence was made to look There's more overhead locker the steam lining of our service on the silly as the brothers hand ball was so slick •Max Kruse space for each passenger, more toilets, ground; queueing has now practically at times that it even caught team-mates effort and sacrifices required if we are to more galleys. And the wider entry disappeared at departure lounges and make the Sydney move a success," door, two wide aisles and colour unaware. baggage handling has been Rogers said. codcd boarding passes for each streamlined. Carter and Kruse did their best but the ball kept firing at them so often that He went on to say the players would without help they wilted. also have to get used to lack of support in Captain Round tried to inspire his team Melbourne. It should not be too hard as mates with superb marking round the the Swans supporters have silently been ground but it was to no avail. drifting away for years. Nortb's defence, led by David Dench Now, it seems, the last few hardy souls Ask your rravel Agent or TAA to book you Airbus. and Ross Glendinning, put the Swans have ~iven them up. too. forwards out o business all day. Coach Rick Quade put it succinctly The Swans discovered from the match when he said after last Saturday's game: a new problem with. its Sydney move. "People have been waiting for us to fail. I -~~ It wil I have to adjust week by week from told the players they are the ones to carry the small SCG to"the larger Melbourne the torch and they must stand up like men grounds and also to the change in time and take the criticism they are going to from seven to six days between games. cop." Now theres a big difference General manager Barry Rogers But the Swans are still confident that admitted after the North game that this they can fight back up against St Kilda had proved a problem but was adamant it and the three-quarters of side the side was really just ari attitude of mind with down last week lift themselves. which the players will have to come to The Club wants another win under its grips. belt before clashing with Fitzroy at the ''They will just have to realise the extra SCG next Sunday. Page 2 Page23 , r SYDNEY DISTRICT FOOTBA~L ASSOCIATION FIRST AND SECOND GRADE DRAW i_ SEASON 1982 Citicorp Premiership NB: Where Hawkesbury are shown as 1st Grade - Penrith play Re.serve <;;rade. Any changes. · m t:j to draw will be notified by .the Leag.ue Office at· 1east one· week in advance to drawn matches. · ROUND 1 - Saturday March 20th. · ROUND 12 - Saturday June 12th. New sponsor likes the ·Hawkesbury 12.11 (83) v St Ives 16.17 (1.13) Manly Warr.ingah v Macquarie Uni - Weldon Ma.nly Warringah v Parramatta - Deferred April 10th Sutherland v St Ives - Gwawley · Sydney Uni v Sutherland - Deferred July 10th Hawkesbury v Uni NSW - McGraths Hill Uni NSW v Macquarie Uni - Deferred Sydney Uni v Parramatta - Sydney Uni way we are heading ROUND 2 • Saturday March 27th. ROUND 13 - Saturday June 19th. Parramatta 11 ,6 (72) v Uni NSW 15.1.6 ( 106) Macquarie Uni v Hawkesbury - Macquarie Uni · Sydney Uni v St Ives - deferred Sydney Univ.Manly Warringah - Sydney Uni Hawkesbury 1 i .6 (72) v Manly 14.10 (94) . Parramatta v Sutherland - ELS Hall ·Sutherland 30.27 (207) v Macquarie Uni 2.5 (17) - Sunday June 20th. · I ROUND 3 - Saturday April 3rd. · St Ives v Uni NSW ...:.... Macquarie Uni ! St. Ives 25.22 (172) v flllacquar're Un·r 5.2 /;32) ROUND 14 - Saturday June 26th. Hawkesbury 19.14 (128) v Parramatta 1 ( 15 (81) Parramat.ta v. Macquarie Uni - ELS Hall [ Uni NSW 17.16 (118) v Sydney Uni 10.15 (75) .St Ives v Manly Warringah - St Ives Manly 16.i 7 (113) ·v Sutherland 14.9 (93) . Uni NSW v Sutherland - Trumper EAS.TER WEEKEND - April 10th- Round 1 def Sydney Uni v Hawkesbury - Sydney l)ni - .M.anly Warringah v.Parramatta - Weldon ·ROUND 15 - Saturday July 3rd. ROUND 4 - Saturday April 17th .. Macquarie Univ.Uni NSW - Macquarie Uni Parra'matta v St Ives - ELS Hall Sydriey Uni v Suther'land - Sydney Uni· · Manly Wartingah v Uni NSW - Weldon Parramatta v Manly .Warringah - ELS Hall S'utherlal')d v Hawkesbury - Gwawley St Ives v Hawkesbury - St 1.ves - Sunday April 18th ·Sydney Uni v Macquarie Uni - Sydney Uni Qval Saturday July 10th - REPRESENTATIVE GAME ROUND 5 -·Saturday April 24th. Deferred Round 1 · Macquarie Univ Manly Warringah - Mac.quarie Uni ~ydney Uni v Sutherland ...:.....Sydne.y Uni Uni NSW v Hawkesbu·ry - Erskineville Parramatta v Sydney Uni.- ELS Hall - Sunday April 25th. ROUND 16 - Saturday July 17th. St Ives v Sut'tierland - Macquarie Uni Sutherland v Macquarie Uni - Gwawley Uni NSW v Parramatta - Trumper ROUND 6 - Saturday May 1st. St Ives v Sydney Uni - St Ives Hawkesbury v Macquarie Uni -·McGrath$ Hill· Manly Warringah v Hawkesbury - Weldon SFL president Sir James Hardy (second left) and general manager Reg Myers (right) accept.the 530.000 Manly Warringah v Sydney Uni - Weldon sponsorship cheque from Citicorp's managing director Mr. Frank Catterson. Looking on is ·citicorp's Uni NSW v St Ives -Trumper · ROUND 17 - Saturday July 24th. general manager Mr. John Harper. Sutherland v Parramatta - .Gwawley Macquarie Uni v St Ives--:- Trumper ROUND 7 - Saturday May 8th .. Hawkesbury v Parramatta - McGraths Hill Citicorp Person to Person Financial Services Pty. Ltd. is the·· · Sutherland v Manly Wa~ringah - Gwaw'ley Macquarie Uni v Parramatta - Macquarie Uni - Sunday July. 25th . Sydney Football League's new sponsor. - to the tune of . St Ives v Manly Warringah - St Ives · Sydney Uni v Uni NSW - Sydney Uni, Sutherland. v Uni NSW - Gwawley $30,000 for the season. · · · · Hawkesbury v Sydney Uni - McGraths Hill ROUND 18" Saturday July 31st. And the s·ubsidiary of the gi.ant · Manly Warringah v Uni NSW - Weldon we viewed the opportunity to sponsor the JIOUND 8 - Saturday May 15th. American company Citibank the Uni NSW v .Macquarie Uni - Trumper Hawkesbury v Sutherland - McGraths Hill SFL as good value .. Sutherland v Sydney Uni - Gwaw'ley Sydney Uni v Macquarie Uni - Sydney Uni largest bank in the worid - .will take its 'We believe·most Australians have an Parramatta v Manly Warringah'- ELS Hall . " Sunday August 1st. total commitment this season to $36,000 .interest in Austra.lian football and we St Ives v Parramatta - Macquarie Urii H!!wkesbury v St Ives - McGraths Hill · by backing the State team i~ its Escort have been keen to promote Citicorp as ROUND 9 - Saturday May 22nd. 'ROUND 19 - Saturday August 7th. Shield games with $6000. part of Australia. Macquarie Un_i v Sutherland - Macquarie Uni Macquarie Uni v Manly Warringah ·c..:... Trumper With about 40 branches throughout 't::Parramatta v Uni NSW - ELS Hall Sutherland v St Ives - Gwawley "Although Austrplian football has been St Ives Ii Sydney Uni - St Ives Parramatta v Sydney Uni - ELS Hall .. Australia and involvement in sport only · only No. 3 or 4 code in NSW we have been Manly Warringal) v Hawkesbury - Weldon Hawkesbury v Uni NSW - McGraths.Hill on a smaller basically club-level impressed with the advancement of the ROUND 10 ~ Saturday May 29th. ROUND 20 - Saturday August 14th. sponsorship previously.,· Citicorp's VFL into Sydney and the future the code St Ives v Macquarie Uni - St Ives Macquarie Uni v Hawkesbury - Macquarie Uni decision was a major one. has in this State." Parramaita v Hawkesbury - ELS Hall Uni NSW v St Ives - Erskineville "It was a fairly big decision - a big step Sydney Uni v Uni NSW - Sydney Uni Parramatta v Sutherland - ELS Hall Mr Harper said Citicorp, often used the · Manly Warringah v Sutherland - Weldon. Manly Warringah v Sydney Uni - Weldon to take," general manager John Harpe·r slogan "Part of Australia's future" in its ROUND 11 - Saturday June 5th. ROUND 21 - Saturday August ·21st. said. marketing campaigns this cou Id just as Macquarie Uni v Sydney Uni - Macquarie Uni Parramatta v Macquarie Uni - ELS Hall "But we have been keen to sponsor a easily become "Part of Australian Sutherland v Hawkesbury - Gwawley Manly Warringah v St Ives - Weldon sport rather t.han an individual team and football's future .." Uni NSW vManlY Warringah - Trumper Sutherland Ii Uni NSW - Gwawley - Sunday June 6th.