www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au A F L FROM BEHIND THE DESK LADDER Another glorious Sydney day greeted players and supporters last weekend and the action on the f ield was equally as good. P W L D % Pts The weekend saw the AFL Sydney Women’s competition get underway, with all West Coast 3 3 0 0 211 12 games played at Mahoney Park. Carlton 3 3 0 0 195 12 Sydney Swans 3 3 0 0 149 12 After a long pre-season the girls were eager to show their wares and yhey didn’t disappoint with Essendon 3 3 0 0 116 12 a very good standard of play on display. Auburn, Wollongong Saints, UNSW/ES, Newtown Breakaways and St Kilda 3 2 1 0 186 8 Balmain were the winners on the day. North Melbourne 3 2 1 0 153 8 Hawthorn 3 2 1 0 126 8 Adelaide 3 2 1 0 111 8 In the Premier Division, Balmain took to the field for the first time this year, and flexed their muscles with a convincing win over a gallant Campbelltown outfit. St George got the jump on Pennant Hills at Mike Kenny Fremantle 3 2 1 0 109 8 Oval and were able to hold off all Demons comeback attempts. UTS overran the youthful Western Suburbs Richmond 3 1 2 0 98 4 outfit to record their first win of the year whilst UNSW/ES and Illawarra got the points over Sydney Hills Geelong 3 1 2 0 94 4 Eagles and Sydney University respectively. Port Adelaide 3 1 2 0 86 4 Collingwood 3 1 2 0 81 4 Brisbane 3 1 2 0 73 4 A big congratulations must go to Western Suburbs captain Stephen Hudson who played his 200th senior Western Bulldogs 3 0 3 0 60 0 game for the club at Picken Oval last Saturday. “Huddo” epitomizes a true clubman having joined the club Gold Coast 3 0 3 0 53 0 after progressing through the Western Suburbs juniors. He made his debut in 1999 and has since Melbourne 3 0 3 0 50 0 progressed to club captain, a role he has held since 2007. In that time he has won the clubs Best & Fairest GWS Giants 3 0 3 0 37 0 award, been awarded Life Membership and also received Representative for honours for both the NSW/ ACT Rams and also AFL Sydney. On behalf of all involved with AFL Sydney we congratulate Huddo on this ROUND 3 RESULTS magnificent achievement and look forward to watching him head towards 300. Carlton 18.14-122 def. Collingwood 9.8-62 Last weekend also saw some keenly contested Lower Division matches, and the fact that quite a number of Richmond 20.13-133 def. Melbourne 11.8-74 clubs have already recorded a victory this years augers well for some keenly contested competitions. Sydney 16.9-105 def. Port Adelaide 12.11-83 Fremantle 8.16-64 def. Brisbane 5.5-35 Essendon 15.15-105 def. Gold Coast 13.10-88 This weekend, a reduced number of matches will be played in the Premier Division, however there are a St Kilda 15.13-103 def. Western Bulldogs 5.10-40 couple of mouthwatering clashes between the unbeaten sides. At Village Green, UNSW/ES takes on West Coast 23.12-150 def. GWS 10.9-69 Balmain whilst at North Dalton Park it will be the battle of the Red and Whites, when Illawarra and St Hawthorn 21.14-140 def. Adelaide 12.12-84 George do battle. In the other matches, UTS return to Waverley Oval looking for back to back wins when North Melbourne 20.11-131 def. Geelong 16.18-114 they host Sydney Hills Eagles whilst North Shore are at home to Campbelltown. FIXTURES There is also a big clash in Division One, with a Grand Final replay between Southern Power and Manly Warringah taking place at Gwawley Oval. ROUND 4 ROUND 5 Friday 20th April Wednesday 25th April St Kilda v Fremantle @ ES Collingwood v Essendon @ MCG Congratulations must also go to Craig McGough, Neil Brunton, Chris Hughes and Brad Pullin on their Saturday 21st April Friday 27th April Appointments as Coaches of the Representative sides for 2012. The senior side will take on the strong Carlton v Essendon @ MCG Fremantle v Carlton @ PS Victorian Amateur team, whilst the Development side play Farrer FL. Both matches will be played at Collingwood v Port Adelaide @ ES Saturday 28th April GWS v Western Bulldogs @ MO Blacktown International Sports Park on 9 June 2012. We wish them well. Adelaide v GWS @ AS North Melbourne v Gold Coast @ ES West Coast v Hawthorn @ PS Melbourne v St Kilda @ MCG Brisbane v Gold Coast @ GABBA Don’t forget next Wednesday at Picken Oval the big Anzac Day match between Western Suburbs and Sunday 22nd April Brisbane v Geelong @ GABBA Balmain will take place. It is always a big day so why not go along and enjoy the atmosphere. Sunday 29th April Geelong v Richmond @ SS Hawthorn v Sydney @ AU Sydney v North Melbourne @ SCG Richmond v West Coast @ ES Enjoy your day at the footy. Melbourne v Western Bulldogs @ MCG Adelaide v Port Adelaide @ AS Round 3 - 21st - 22nd April 2012 36 Round 3 - 21st - 22nd April 2012 1 www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au CODE OF CONDUCT 2012 PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURE Round 1 Round 7 Round 13 Round 18 Sat 31st March PARENTS & SUPPORTERS Sat 19th May Sat 30th June Sat 11th August C’town 13.4 v Illa 20.12 St George v Campbelltown Campbelltown v Pennant Hills Campbelltown v Balmain UTS 6.7 v UNSW/ES 16.15 UTS v Illawarra Illawarra v UNSW/ES St George v UTS PH 12.16 v NS 10.7 Remember that you are there for the participants to enjoy the game. Wests v UNSW/ES St George v Sydney Hills North Shore v UNSW/ES SHE 12.9 v WS 11.3 Encourage participation, but don’t force it. Sun 20th May North Shore v UTS Wests v Illawarra Sun 1st April Sydney Hills v Sydney Uni Sun 1st July Pennant Hills — Bye SU 4.1 v StG 17.13 Teach that enjoyment is more important than winning. Pennant Hills v Balmain Balmain v Wests Sydney Hills Eagles—Bye Bal — Bye North Shore — Bye Sydney Uni — Bye Sydney Uni — Bye Never ridicule mistakes or losses Supporters are there to support not down- Round 2 Round 8 Round 14 Round 19 grade. Sat 14th April PH 10.13 v StG 14.10 Sat 26th May Sat 7th July Sat 18th August Campbelltown v North Shore UTS v Campbelltown Pennant Hills v Wests Lead by example and respect all players, coaches, umpires, administrators SHE 5.5 v UNSW/ES 16.24 Illawarra v Pennant Hills Sydney Uni v North Shore Sydney Uni v Campbelltown and WS 15.10 v UTS 22.9 Ill 8.15 v SU 4.9 UTS v St George Sydney Hills v Balmain UNSW/ES v Sydney Hills Eagles spectators. Physical or verbal abuse will not be tolerated. Sun 15th April Wests v Sydney Uni Sun 8th July Illawarra v St George Sun 27th May St George v UNSW/ES Sun 19th August Recognise all volunteers who give up their valuable time. Bal 27.20 v C’town 8.9 Balmain v Sydney Hills Pennant Hills v Illawarra Balmain v North Shore North Shore — Bye Never publicly criticise umpires, rather raise personal concerns with club Round 3 UNSW/ES — Bye Wests — Bye UTS — Bye officials Saturday 21st April Round 9 Round 15 Round 20 in private St George v Illawarra Sat 2nd June Sat 14th July Sat 25th August UNSW/ES v Balmain Campbelltown v Wests Campbelltown v Sydney Hills Illawarra v UTS Do not use remarks based on race, religion, gender or ability as many such UTS v Sydney Hills St George v Pennant Hills Illawarra v Balmain North Shore v Pennant Hills comments are politically incorrect and it is your coach, team-mates, Club and Nth Shore v Campbelltown UNSW/ES v Illawarra Pennant Hills v Sydney Uni St George v Balmain Pennant Hills — Bye North Shore v Sydney Uni UNSW/ES v Wests UNSW/ES v Sydney Uni family that are let down with such remarks. Sydney Uni — Bye Sydney Hills v UTS North Shore v St George Wests v Sydney Hills Respect the facilities and equipment of their own and opposing Clubs. Wests — Bye Balmain — Bye UTS — Bye Campbelltown — Bye Round 4 Round 10 Round 18 (transferred match) Do not engage in physical and/or verbal intimidation, abuse or conduct to- Wesdesday 25th April Sat 11th June Sat 21st July Sat 1st Sept Wests v Balmain ward Illawarra v North Shore Sydney Uni v Sydney Hills Qualifying Final Saturday 28th April Pennant Hills v UNSW/ES Round 16 any player, official, umpire or supporter. Such actions are totally unacceptable. Illawarra v Sydney Hills Sydney Hills v C’town St George v North Shore Sat 28th July Sun 2nd Sept Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, Sydney Uni v Balmain St George v Sydney Uni Elimination Final UNSW/ES v Pennant Hills UTS v Wests coaches, UNSW/ES v UTS UTS v Sydney Uni St George — Bye Wests v Campbelltown officials or players. Campbelltown — Bye Saturday 8th Sept Round 11 North Shore v Illawarra Round 5 Sat 16th June Sun 29th July 2nd Semi Final Abusive language is unacceptable. Sat 5th May Do not use information technology to make or post inappropriate comments Campbelltown v UTS Pennant Hills v Sydney Hills Balmain v Pennant Hills UNSW/ES v St George Sydney Uni v UTS Sydney Hills — Bye Sunday 9th Sept against players, clubs, club officials, match officials or the League which is UNSW/ES v Campbelltown North Shore v Wests Round 17 1st Semi Final Wests v St George discriminatory or offensive.