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Finals Week 2 —3rd & 4th September The first of the Grand Final weeks are here as we look forward to a great week of fi- nals. This weekend will see Women’s Division One, U19 Division Two, Division Four and Division Five Grand Finals take place on Sunday 4th September at Blacktown ISP. The Women’s Division One Grand Final will be a great match to watch with the Minor Premiers the UTS Shamrocks taking on the second placed team the Wollongong Saints in what will be a Grand Final match to remember. The Shamrocks and the Saints have been the teams to beat all year and have shown consistently that they have been the two stand out teams this year. The shamrocks will go into the Grand Final with the edge claiming a 34 point victory in the Semi Final against the Saints. It loos like it may be the Shamrocks year however as we all know, anything can happen on the big day. The U19 Division Two Grand Final is set to be a great contest with the Western Magic and West Sydney Magpies set to line up. The Magic have been a force to be reckoned with all year but will have their hands full as the West Sydney Magpies are a very capa- ble football side. This will be an great match to watch and we are sure it will come down to the wire. The Division Four Grand Final is also set to be an exciting match with the Camden Cats lining up against the UTS Bats. Camden have been impressive all year and have had plenty of speed on the counter attack. UTS have got plenty of big bodied players and will look to use their size to impose themselves on the contest. Both teams will have a good chance of winning the Premiership this weekend and we are sure this will be a great game to watch. The Division Five Grand Final this week will be an intriguing contest as the minor Prem- iers, the Pennant Hills Demons, play the UNSW ES Bulldogs. The Bulldogs will be look- ing to upset the Pennant Hills boys and will take heart in the way they played the last time the two sides met. The Bulldogs took the game right to the wire before three quick goals late in the game kicked Pennant Hills clear. Pennant Hills will be looking to capitalise on their great season and will be the favourites on the day to take the flag. www.sydneyafl.com.au 1 Finals Week 2 —3rd & 4th September PARENTS & SUPPORTERS 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 down- grade. Lead by example and respect all players, coaches, umpires, administrators 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. 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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 Finals Week 2 —3rd & 4th September AUBURN GIANTS Amna K-Hassan 0415 282 855 [email protected] BALMAIN TIGERS John Little 0421 259 563 [email protected] CAMDEN CATS Greg McGuiness 0413 257 516 [email protected] CAMPBELLTOWN BLUES Keiran Buckley 0418 611 472 [email protected] EAST COAST EAGLES Peter Physick 0419 264 159 [email protected] HOLROYD PARRAMATTA Justin Cunneen 0433 990 079 [email protected] MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY Logan Mead 0422 486 005 [email protected] MANLY WARRINGAH Geoff Pridgeon 0409 255 586 [email protected] SOUTH WEST SYDNEY Mark Coles 0424 249 078 [email protected] NEWTOWN BREAKAWAYS Anna Rutt [email protected] NOR WEST JETS Dom Shipley 0413 358 131 [email protected] NORTH SHORE BOMBERS Steve Watters 0419 875 708 [email protected] PENNANT HILLS Phil Hare 0409 205 213 [email protected] PENRITH Greg Corless 0412 579 061 [email protected] RANDWICK CITY Jeremy Grant 0414 673 210 [email protected] SOUTH COAST THUNDER Grant Wilson 0408 267 909 [email protected] SOUTHERN POWER Cam Roe 0412 771 574 [email protected] ST GEORGE Brendan Donohue 0419 405 546 [email protected] SYDNEY UNIVERSITY Tristan Liles 0402 447 966 [email protected] SYDNEY UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S Liv Warren 0406 703 664 [email protected] UNSW/ES Mark McDonald 0438 386 416 [email protected] UNSW WOMEN’S Karen Hutchison 0414 267 703 [email protected] UTS Matt Rivett 0411 085 826 [email protected] UTS SHAMROCKS Simone Faulkner 0431 400 196 [email protected] WESTERN SUBURBS Nick Miller 0438 304 233 [email protected] WESTERN WOLVES Yvette Andrews 0408 281 810 [email protected] WOLLONDILLY KNIGHTS Chris Underwood 0438 294 867 [email protected] WOLLONGONG SAINTS Casey Moane 0431 087 092 [email protected] WESTERN MAGIC Fabian McLeod 0431 748 751 [email protected] www.sydneyafl.com.au 3 Finals Week 2 —3rd & 4th September FIXTURES — 3rd-4th September FIXTURES — 10th—11th September Premier Division Saturday, 3rd September Premier Division 2nd Semi Final —East Coast Eagles vs St Sunday 11th September George @ BISP @ 5.00pm Preliminary Final—TBA vs TBA @ BISP @ Sunday, 4th September 2.30pm 1st Semi Final—UTS Bats vs North Shore @ Henson Park @ 3.30pm Division One Division One Sunday 11th September Saturday, 3rd September Preliminary Final—TBA vs TBA @ BISP @ 2nd Semi Final —UTS Bats vs St George @ 12.00pm BISP @ 7.30pm Sunday, 28th August Division Two 1st Semi Final—Macquarie University vs Saturday 10th September Western Magic @ Henson Park @ 1.10pm Grand Final—Camden Cats vs TBA @ BISP Division Two @12.30pm Sunday, 4th September Preliminary Final—Penrith Rams vs North Division Three Shore @ BISP@ 7.00pm Saturday 10th September Division Three Grand Final—Pennant Hills vs TBA @BISP Sunday 4th September @10.00am Preliminary Final—Wollondilly vs Nor-West @ Henson Park @ BISP @ 6.00pm U19 Division One Division Four Sunday 11th September Sunday, 4th September Preliminary Final—TBA vs TBA @ BISP @ Grand Final—Camden Cats vs UTS @ BISP @ 9.45am 2.00pm Division Five Women's Premier division Sunday, 4th September Saturday 10th September Grand Final —Pennant Hills vs UNSW ES @ Grand Final—UNSW ES Stingrays vs TBA @ BISP @ 11.30am BISP @ 3.15pm U19 Division One Saturday, 3rd September 2nd Semi Final —North Shore Bombers vs UNSW ES @ BISP @ 9.00am Sunday, 4th September 1st Semi Final —St George vs Pennant Hills @ Henson Park @ 11.05am U19 Division Two Sunday 4th September Grand Final— Western Magic vs West Syd- ney Magpies @ BISP @ 9.00am www.sydneyafl.com.au 4 Finals Week 2 —3rd & 4th September AFL SYDNEY WEBSITE Visit www.sydneyafl.com.au for Latest News Results 2016 Fixtures Ladders Photo Gallery Sydney AFL Forms and more AFL Sydney @aflsydney A F L Sy d n e y @ afl s yd n e y www.sydneyafl.com.au 5 Finals Week 2 —3rd & 4th September SYDNEY AFL FINALS WEEK 1 2016 — Article by Michael Shillito We’re into the business end of the season. For the five remaining Premier Division clubs, this was what everything until now has been building up to. As minor premiers for the second year in a row, East Coast Eagles enjoyed the week off; while the other four teams played out critical games. It was another great weekend of Sydney weather, with Blacktown International Sportspark looking a treat. First up was the Qualifying Final, with second-placed St George taking on third-placed UTS. For the Dragons, after finishing in third place for the last three seasons, this year they’re hop- ing to improve on that and finally crack that elusive Grand Final appearance. For the Bats, this was their first finals appearance in Premier Division; and although they’ve picked up plenty of silverware in other divisions over the years, this is their first realistic shot at a Premier Division cup. But from the start, it looked clear that there was a gulf between the two teams. The Bats looked nervous, which was understandable; but the Dragons were ready and hit the ground running, driving the ball out of the centre time and again. A lopsided count of inside-50s be- gan to be reflected on the scoreboard, as numerous scoring chances for the Dragons enabled enough to be converted. Five goals to one in the first term saw the Dragons with a comforta- ble 22-point lead at quarter time.