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www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au P W L D F A % Pts Anzac Day reminds us of the conflicts Australians were and still are involved in but it is only recently that these St Kilda 4 4 0 0 453 226 200.4 16 have had less of an effect on Sydney football. Geelong 4 4 0 0 472 369 127.9 16 Western Bulldogs 4 3 1 0 430 338 127.2 12 Time goes so quickly that even the last big military Port Adelaide 4 3 1 0 444 366 121.1 12 action the nation was involved in, the Vietnam War, is a Carlton 4 2 2 0 448 367 122.1 8 generation and a half ago. Collingwood 4 2 2 0 388 349 112.8 8 In years past the then National Football Council used to conduct All-State Carnivals every four years or so and in 1914 literally days before WWI was declared one of these such events was held in Sydney and Sydney 4 2 2 0 359 352 102.0 8 played on the Sydney Cricket Ground. Of course because of the war and it’s impact on Australian Society Brisbane 4 2 2 0 368 362 101.7 8 the carnival was a flop. Essendon 4 2 2 0 348 359 96.9 8 War was declared almost on the eve of the Carnival in August and by the 20 th 10,000 men from Sydney West Coast 4 2 2 0 391 414 94.4 8 had signed up to fight. North Melbourne 4 2 2 0 304 327 93.0 8 As these numbers increased so it affected football in Sydney and by 1916 the North Shore Club had Adelaide 4 2 2 0 349 401 87.0 8 withdrawn from the competition because of the difficulty of fielding a side. Hawthorn 4 1 3 0 416 438 95.0 4 In fact so bad was the manpower that the league itself teetered on folding. Melbourne LADDER AFL 4 1 3 0 321 457 70.2 4 The 1916 League Annual Report said: Richmond 4 0 4 0 307 465 66.0 0 Enlistments Fremantle 4 0 4 0 223 481 56.8 0 Through the want of proper organisation on the part of some of the clubs, and recognition of the duty owed the League in this important matter, your Committee regret that no complete list of players at the front or in prepara- Collingwood 13.12.90 def. Brisbane 10.13.73 tory training camps has up to the present been prepared. Even with the incomplete figures to hand it is safe to Sydney 12.12.84 def. Carlton 9.13.67 assert that 50 per cent of the] players [in the league] of 1914 have responded to the call. From lists to hand and Port Adelaide 17.13.115 def. Hawthorn 12.13.85 other sources it is known that the Southern portion of the state has contributed a large quota of players. St Kilda 17.9.111 def. Fremantle 4.4.28 When Country and Metropolitan [football] returns are finalised it is estimated that over 1500 players have gone Geelong 21.8.134 def. Adelaide 13.8.86 North Melbourne 10.9.69 def. Essendon 7.15.57 to take part in the greatest game the world has yet witnessed. Melbourne 14.16.100 def. Richmond 13.14.92 LAST WEEK WEEK LAST West Coast 17.14.116 def. Western Bulldogs 12.11.83 In a sense 1915 may be termed as the darkest and brightest year in the history of the game in Sydney. ROUND 5 Ironically, as J E Phelan, after whom the Phelan Medal was named, later wrote, it was the war which also Thursday April 24 brought footballers to Sydney and he considered saved the game in the NSW capital. Port Adelaide v St Kilda at AAMI Stadium Saturday April 25 Essendon v Collingwood at MCG Many military bases were established in and around Sydney and the many servicemen, who were also players, Hawthorn v West Coast at Aurora Stadium came to here to train; they also played football. North Melbourne v Richmond at Docklands Fremantle v Sydney at Subiaco The same happened in WWII when soldiers trained at Ingleburn, North Head and other land bases around Sunday April 26 Geelong v Brisbane at Skilled Stadium Sydney while Garden Island was a hive of industry for the navy. Many great footballers passed through Syd- Western Bulldogs v Carlton at Docklands ney including Bill Morris the winner of the 1948 Brownlow Medal with Richmond who played with South Syd- Melbourne v Adelaide at MCG ney. Phonse Kyne, a famous player and later coach of Collingwood played and coached St George. Western THIS WEEK THE MILITARY IN SYDNEY FOOTBALL IN SYDNEY MILITARY THE Australian, Jack Sheedy as a 17 year old able seaman, kicked a freak goal in the mud at Erskineville Oval to ROUND 6 win Sydney Naval the 1944 premiership. He was much later inducted into the AFL’s Hall of Fame as one of the Friday May 1 game’s greats. North Melbourne v Collingwood at Docklands Continued Page 32 Saturday May 2 Hawthorn v Carlton at MCG Officeworks: West Coast v Fremantle at Subiaco Brisbane v Essendon at Gabba a trusted partner in the Port Adelaide v Adelaide at AAMI Stadium publication of the Sunday May 3 Sydney v Richmond at SCG Football Record. NEXT WEEK Melbourne v Geelong at MCG Western Bulldogs v St Kilda at Docklands Record Cover Photo courtesy of Michael Vettas 40 Round 3— April 25 & 26, 2009 1 Round 3— April 25 & 26, 2009 www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au Round 1 Round 8 Sun 19July Friday—24 April 2009 Sat 4 April Sat 30 May Demons v Blues BD 5.12 Blues v Dockers Under 18s Challenge Cup C’Town 18.8 Representative Fixture Sydney University vs Macquarie University @ Sydney Uni No 1 Oval @ 7pm NS 12.16 UNSWES 22.17 Eagles v Lions Sat 25 July PH 8.5 ECE 13.12 Bombers v Demons AFL Sydney v AFL Canberra Saturday—25 April 2009 Sun 5 April Bulldogs v Students Round 15 WS 19.13 Woll 8.6 Sun 31 May Sat 1 August Premier Division STG 16.13 SU 12.11 Magpies v Dragons Blues v Bulldogs North Shore vs St George @ Gore Hill Oval @ 2.10pm Round 2 Round 9 Bombers v Students Campbelltown vs East Coast Eagles @ Monarch Oval @ 2.10pm Western Suburbs vs Balmain Dockers @ Picken Oval @ 2.10pm Sat 18 April Sat 13 June Eagles v Dockers UNSW/ES vs Wollongong @ Village Green @ 2.10pm Woll 10.10 SU 16.10 Students v Dragons Sun 2 August Sydney University vs Pennant Hills @ Sydney Uni No 1 Oval @ 6.10pm ECE 19.16 NS 8.10 Bulldogs v Eagles Dragons v Magpies Sun 19 April Demons v Magpies Lions v Demons Division One Cam 2.3 WS 13.12 Sun 14 June Round 16 North Shore vs St George @ gGre Hill Oval @ 12.00pm BD 7.9 STG 15.22 Dockers v Bombers Sat 8 August Western Suburbs vs UTS @ Picken Oval @ 12.00pm UNSW/ES vs Wollongong @ Village Green @ 12.00pm UNSWES 9.7 PH 6.20 Lions v Blues Bulldogs v Magpies Manly Warringah vs East Coast Eagles @ Pittwater No 6 @ 2.30pm Round 3 Round 10 Blues v Lions Sydney University vs Pennant Hills @ Sydney Uni No 1 Oval @ 4.00pm Sat 25 April Sat 20 June Dragons v Eagles Blues v Eagles Magpies v Blues Demons v Bombers Division Two Bombers v Dragons Lions vs Bulldogs Sun 9 August Campbelltown vs East Coast Eagles @ Monarch Oval @ 12.00pm Manly Warringah vs Balmain Dockers @ Pittwater No 6 @ 12.30pm Magpies v Dockers Sun 21 June Dockers v Students Sydney University vs Macquarie University @ Sydney Uni No 1 @ 2pm Bulldogs v Lions Dragons v Bombers Round 17 Southern Power vs UTS @ Gwawley Oval @ 2.10pm Students v Demons Students v Dockers Sat 15 August Camden vs Holroyd Parramatta @ Harrington Park @ 2.10pm Round 4 Eagles v Demons Dockers v Magpies Sat 2 May Round 11 Blues v Bombers Division Three Southern Power vs UTS @ Gwawley Oval @ 12.00pm Dockers v Eagles Sat 27 June Students v Lions Blues v Students Students v Eagles Eagles v Bulldogs Division Four Magpies v Bombers Blues v Dragons Sun 16 August Manly Warringah vs Moorebank Sports @ Pittwater No 6 Oval @ 10.30am Demons v Lions Bombers v Magpies Dragons v Demons Camden vs Holroyd Parramatta @ Harrington Park @ 12pm Sun 3 May Demons v Bulldogs Round 18 Dragons v Bulldogs Sun 28 June Sat 2 August Under 18s Premier Cup North Shore vs St George @ gore Hill Oval @ 10.00am Round 5 Dockers v Lions Bombers v Dockers Campbelltown vs East Coast Eagles @ Monarch Oval @ 10.00am Sat 9 May Round 12—Health Awareness Dragons v Campbelltown Western Suburbs vs Balmain Dockers @ Picken Oval @ 10.00am Lions v Dockers Rd Students v Bulldogs UNSW/ES vs Wollongong @ Village Green @ 10.00am Demons v Dragons Sat 4 July Magpies v Demons Sydney University vs Pennant Hills @ Sydney Uni No 1 Oval @ 6.10pm Bulldogs v Blues Lions v Magpies Lions v Eagles Under 18s Challenge Cup Students v Bombers Demons v Students Qualifying Final Manly Warringah vs Moorebank Sports @ Pittwater No 6 @ 8.30am Eagles v Magpies Dragons v Dockers Sat 29 August Southern Power vs Pennant Hills @ Gwawley Oval @ 10.00am Round 6 – Rivalry Round Bulldogs v Bombers Elimination Final Sat 16 May Eagles v Blues Sun 30 August Sunday, 26 April 2009 Dockers v Bulldogs Round 13 Second Semi Final Division Three Blues v Demons Sat 11 July Sat 5 September Pennant Hills vs Moorebank Sports @ Ern Holmes Oval @ 2.00pm Lions v Bombers Bombers v Lions First Semi Final UNSW/ES vs Macquarie University @ Village Green @ 2.00pm Students v Magpies Bulldogs v Dragons Sun 6 September Nor West vs Penrith @ Bensons Lane @ 2.10pm Sun 17 May Students v Blues Preliminary Final Eagles v Dragons Sun 12 July Sun 13 September Division Four Round 7 Magpies v Eagles Grand Final Nor west vs Penrith @ Bensons Lane @ 12.00pm DRAW DIVISION PREMIER SYDNEY AFL 2009 2009SYDNEYAFL THIS WEEK—ROUND3 Sydney University vs Macquarie University @ Mahoney Park @ 12.00pm Sat 23May Dockers v Demons Sat 19 September UNSW/ES vs UTS @ Village Green @ 12.00pm Bombers v Blues Round 14 Demons v Dockers Sat 18 July Under 18s Premier Cup Eagles v Students Bombers v Eagles St Ignatius College, Riverview vs Pennant Hills @ Riverview @ 10.00am Lions v Dragons Magpies v Students Under 18s Challenge Cup Magpies v Bulldogs Dragons v Lions East Coast Eagles vs Penrith @ Bensons Lane @ 10.00am Bulldogs v Dockers 2 Round 3— April 25 & 26, 2009 39 Round 3— April 25 & 26, 2009 www.sydneyafl.com.au