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TheAFLScholarshlp l'rogram, effectll/flforages IS IO 17, during this program your son may be offered ascholarship lf he Is deslgnedlO attract young atil/etes and lhelrfomllles meets the criteria as set out In (1) above. IO expedl!llCe AfL The Incentives Include financial Alternatively, lf your son Is not part of the local dub support and personal development with your AFL Oub. system he may be Invited to AFL talent trials through evidence of his athletlclsm ln another sport From the talent trials It may 1. ls my son eliglble! be that an AFL dub wishes to scholarshlp list your son and develop him forth er through th• AFL talent program To be eligible for the schola•hlp and AFL club development MAC!X.IARIEUNI 153 197 m;, MANLY-WNIUNGAH program a player must meet the initiatives. 72 134 5173 l

National Championships. Ultlmate~the decision resides with '';:,."''.;:;,,~' /( (L ,',:!;," the family. The AFL wlll reference you to the club resources 2. How is my son selected for a scholarship? and website for relevant Information. . The signing period, nine months, provides enough time for Nathan Peters (STClAIR) Ordinarily your son wlll progress through the normal families to do the necessary due diligence when considerlng a talent pathway operated by the AF Lin NSW/ACT at ages 1l sponsor club. A

In the form of an educational scholarship and/or cash and/or 8. When b my son required to be Involved In tho lnvestment/s In the pe""nal development ofthe sdlolaohlp program and what travel requirements are there? li

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E. Bennefl (Balfflllln) • Striking • 2 matches (PP) The program Is designed to d""lop each boy's physical The scholaohlp program encompasses all sixteen Afl G. Beny (Penrith} · Attempted Strlldng • I match (PP) and mental perfonnance as well as focus on AFL sklll dubs. Currently, nine dubs are situated In Melbourne, one In (PPJ. Presalbft/ l'Pnolry ocupttd development Geelong. two In each of Ade~lde and 1"'rth and one dub e~sts Acontemporary AFL plaY'r requires a professional attitude In both Brtsbane and Sydney. The shon answer I< tbatyourson, towards his physical and mental preparation. In addition, If scholaohlp lined, may play with one of the sixteen teams the technical sklll requirements are greater than ever before. located across these slx locations. The development program Is customised to the needs of Under the scholaohlp program your sponsor dub has the each Individual within an enjoyable and collaborative peer explklt rtght to have firstcoolce, once your son has met age environment eligibility requirements, to prtmary list or rookie list your son The talent camp at St lgnatlus'College, Rlvef'llew for and, as such, If selected, your son would be required to goto exam pl~ wlll co..r physical testing. goal setting, nutrition, the sponsor dub, If he wished to play In the AFL competition. ' " David Seller {VNSWlfSJ s~ll d""lopment and game sense testing. If the sponsor club does not "'rd" the rtght to prtmary The Aft talent program team will worl< col~boratlve~ llst or rookie llst your son prior to the national or rookie draft, Danie! Crouch~ 4 3 with the AFL clubs to ensure an approprtate program I< )1)Ur son may wish to nominate for the national draft system In itren m n ' ~" d""loped for your son. Ryan Smith (EASTaw1) • Anthony BRAWN (PENNNIT Hll.LS) CONTINUEDONPAGE JS 38 : visit sydneyafl.com.au SYDNEY AFL RECORD : 3 C!AFLi1 p;t:ulil PREMIER DIVISION SENIORS TEAM LISTS

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Aplayer can ~ect to not to aaept a scholarship and plate himself In the National Draft once he berom.S age eligible. However that playerwlll stlll subject to the on!lnaryoperatlon of the draft and wlll not be certain of being selected by his preferred dub.

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0 If a player on a schola•hlP elects to pull out of the IE 4 Laine SPENCER program at any nage the player can do so and the scho~•hlp RDS Is null and void Immediate~. Any future finandal support wfll 6 Shaun JONES be terminated. However depending on the circumstances of 0 the player lea~ng the program there may be restrictions placed 10 Daniel' MCCLURE 9 Tim POTTER Rook~ 0 A on him entering Into future National and drafts. 12 Shaun HAMILlON 11 Paul FOLKARD 13. What costs might acaue to our family as a resutt of 15 BenDeROOY 13 Chadle RICHARDSON being pan of the Scholarship Program! R 20 Jason DOWLING 15 Kleren WRIGHT There may be some Incidental costs eg. spending money am aoodated with travel expertenres that acaue however the Daniel POSCH 18 Steve CHERRIE 22 only specific relate to the broader Afl lalent Program In s com 27 James WEAVERS 21 Peter CAREY NSW, typ!cal~ a few hundred dollars. A CONTINUED FROM PAGE J 29 Jeff Oe ROOY 24 Justin BARRATT 14. can my son continue to pantdpate In other sports? a the ""le way as all other players. In the AFL, the Natlonal Draft system h the regulated process by which pl aye• are allocated 33 Daniel GLEESON 26 Ashle BELL In many Instances boys wlll be required to continue to to dubs on a sequent la Iselection basis determined Jn priority partldpare In prescribed school sports. 38 Mitch HOGAN 29 Sam LOW on!erfrom the lowest finishing s~e to the h~hest. Often this may be advantageous to the Afl program and The dub that selects your son, under thh synern, would ·• provld" boys with di'le•ltyof sporting expe~ences, ma~ng It 40 Nathan HANCOCK 31 Scott MYERS then have the right tocontmt your son for his pla~ng servltes fun and enjoyab~. · on the standard terms and conditions that are In place at that 44 Tro BARTLETT 38 Sam WIDMER Our counsel would be to continue with other sports, other time. currently all fi•t ye.ir Afl pl aye• are provided with a than In Instances where It may be detrlmental to your son's two with S4 amPAITTRSON 48 Lloyd SHEPHERD minimum year contract minimum base payments long term welfare. of $39,300 together with $2,200 per senior match and up to Rmhed Rushtd We wlll hav. detailed lnformatlon on your sons other $6,000 In additional bonuses based on gam" played In fi•t sportlng actlvltl" and wlll be able to evaluate If the wor'< lnad 1/l':JT 1/2T 3/4T 1 year. r*' I * I Ne• I •w··i Is becoming excessive. r 11. What happens If we do not feel comfortable with WOU.ONGONG PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY PENNANT Hlll5 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY the dub who has selected my son? SCHOLARSHIP A~-~ DATATE.. CH.·. The National Draft and Rooije Draft are the on~ pro> V'tSft www.aflnswact.cam.au for more lnfamratlon however, are able to trade existing listed pl aye• for draft picks fFJIOnling the AR Schofonhip Pmgriim or other listed playe•.

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Always willing to take advice, David Isa greatoomple toall young playeo of how to go about improving your football WOLLONGONG PENNANT HILLS l'l!rformlng autlllty role, he played an outstanding game for North Shore against UNSW-ES Jn Round 2 dlspla~ng BACKS FORWARDS maturtty beyond his years. M<(Jure carey.P Hamllton.S Spencer The Sydney AFL NAB Rldng Star Award DeRooy.8 JoneiS

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atthew ls In onlyhlsthlrdyearof footbal~p~~ng his BAC · first two yeao In the C.mpbelltown Ull!'s. ~thew .Pa r played as akey defender throughout the pre season :St.ao'!!'NAO ·,iif;'\. (N!:JW,/Acn'J M '1~'.e'TAA~rja-;· and was one of the Kangaroos best playeo against East Coast -- -- In Round 1. Durtng this match he had the job of picking up the key tall forward and had anumber of opponents, conceding only two goals forthe game. He collected 12 P<"sessions and n 2006, the NAB will again be proud supportm of the 8marts. At 188on he gives away height to most key forwards Sydney Afl\ up and coming young playeo, in which but makes up for It with pace and aglllty, allowing him to Iprevtous winners such as 2005 Rising Stars Award · .. · joint wlnneo Ma• LDrd and Dean Davies having received . match up on both medium and tall forwards. Mrumnochie tremendous recognition. Round 2-Davtd Conway (North Shore) The annual award will be presented at the League\ end­ of-season Phelan Medal night and will be selected from those avid came to North Shore from the 200S St lgnatlu~ who have been recognised in the weekly award; College Under-18 premieohlp team. David represented Playeo nominated by their dub must be In their fiot full season of senior football (less than foursenior matches Dthe NSW/ACT Rams Jn the Under 18 National INTERCHANGE INTERCHANGE In the Sydney AFL or elsewhere plorto 2006) and must be Championships in 200S and has been sele

Liverpool FC was bolstered by anny peMnnel who were b.Jsed at lnglebum and Holswonhy. As with many dubs made up of servicemen, their fortunes Huctuated. They mad ea big lmpao In their first season defeating competition heavywelghn Newtown, Western Suburbs and St George and also~ctones over Baima In and Sydney Unlve~lty. However It could be said the dub was mn~dered -- Inconsequential In the competition. While their home games alwa)< attracted large crowds, p~dlng for healthy us in gate """Jpn, like most In their position theyd~n~ have the 6 Wa~e Efu administrative muscle within the leaguethat the strongerclty 0 v Lee:AMeB~bL clubs had. Anthon TOMASELLO 9 Cral~ MORRISON - --- With clubs coming and going In the competition, the te en E JN - - lo f::~ad ,;;cb!REN Mark SNOWBALL tl Evan DAVIS league probab~ missed a golden opponunltyto d"'1op t ae T. cott c H N an additional division In 1962 when another newcomer, - J>arramatta could have joined with Sydney University (re­ BradABBOlT --- t3 CMsBARNES te en E 4 GavmMARSH affillated the year before), South Syd~ey. Balmaln, Bankstown Oscar SIDLO-JONES 16 FraserlHOMPSON and Liverpool to play Jn a competition more In keeping with a - 7 am their standard. t4 Ben BROAD ---- 18 TimlEY coup and aboost for the code. As with all things though, polltlcs often outweighs av am Unfonunately lllawarra lasted on~ two ye.m Jn the praolcallty and logic and mnsequently football Jn S)'lneytook t6 Josh PARMENTER 20 Michael DUNLEA --- competition, citing travel and lack of success as thelrblgg'est adifferent dlrectlon. Max - - ne problems. At the time, there was no freeway to Wollongong, Jan GRAN LAND 18 Brett ROBERTS 22 Luke BERMINGHAM plus ownership of vehldes was not as prevalent as It ts today. History Committee OS Incessant rain was another factor In the two seasons 20 Ste hen MEDLIN - -- Steven COOK lllawarra mmpeted. In 1949 It rained on 8 of their 9 home 1 • §rnn ~~M~B"ILL~ gamesand the following )!ar the region rewrded a rewrd 22 Cral LYGOE Tom METZNER rainfall. Aside from thfse obstades, lllawarra was more or less 24 treated like the 'poor mtJSln'by the rest of the mm petition and Tune In to the Fox FootyChannel on Foxtel this reallstlca\ly It was In some dubs Interest not to encourage the Friday night from 8:30pm for the match between 30 partklpatlon of the lllawarra du~ Sydney Naval, South Sydney and Balmaln had a significant Steen RASKOPOULOS 32 proportion of sallo~ In their dubs so the naval population WOUDNGOHG Bren an of over l.000 at HMASAlb.Jtross was ~ewed by some as a LIONS 34 Steven COOPER ---- potential footb.111 nursery for Sydney dub> It muld be said Rwhed Rushed then, theotherdubs pen:elved lllawarra to be an Impediment to their recruitment u.+ 1/4T 1/2T 3/4T #Ill.!, & *-' Talented footb.Jlle~dldn't go to strong clubs by chance, r I and theie were Jn the days when clubs were supposedly PENNANT HILLS UNSW/ES PROUDIY SUPPORTED BY BALMAIN PROUDlY SUPPORTID BY rest!lcted by the.,,,Jdentlal boundary rule'. This didn't app~ ,. to servtce personnel and was partlcularly meant for dvlllans In DEMONS ..• an effort to try and even out the competition. In reality It was DSC deemed a joke. Stupid~. a move to map the boundary system was defeated In 1960 and It wasn't until almost two decat!es later 8UHDll.UTEA that the rule was eventual~ ab.Jndoned. lllawarr.t was replaced In the league by Liverpool f( who lnltlally played at the Uverpool Showground, then later at Rosedale Ova~ Wa rwla ~nn. 8: visit: sydneyafl.com.au SYDNEY AFL RECORD: 33 (~lli ~D! [ifu11E SYDNEY FOOTBALL HISTORY PREMIER DIVISION SENIORS MATCH UPS , ,~

Some success came by way of good fortune rather than good management when they made the finals In 1969 coached UNSW/ES BALMAIN by former North Melbourne ruckman, Jim Uttle. The team Itself incorporated some very good players Including captain and Phelan Medallist Bob McDonald from South Australia; Paul BACKS FORWARDS Feltham, who later went onto play with North Melbourne; Bob Benjamin Somervllle Bametson and current Pennant Hills Junior Club Officlal Bill Jarvis Thompson carey just to name a few. Weise Cooper The club played their home games on the small Jubilee Oval at Glebe Point which had the added advantage of clubrooms under the adjacent railway viaduct The club had a fter the war North Shore returned to the competition strong personallty and the players and supporters bonded well, Davis following afour year recess, while the RAAF (Wll) side but during the seventies they soon fell back Into thelr normal Awithdrew from the league after most of lts players pattern lostng more than they won. returned to civlltan llfe, mostly interstate. Sydney Unlveoltydefeated Western Suburbs twice In Strengthened by office~ from the base at Schofields, the 1948, but forfeited a game In round 1- an impressive debut In RAAFclubattempted to return In 1947. However they were their first season. Unfortunately the Students never really went severely disadvantaged by a variable team each week, with on to set the football world on fire, eventually withdrawing CEN S players and officials often subject to Inter ~service transfers. in 1958. This temporary demise was overshadowed by the Flana However 1948 saw amuch bigger development than ever Introduction of another'westem suburbs' club, Bankstown In "Camp Imagined and strangely, it was not orchestrated or organised thatsameyear. ,:~Morris by official< Sydney University returned to reserve grade with two The Western Suburbs, Bal main and Sydney Unlve~lty sides In the early sixties- Uni Blues and Uni Golds. When they dubs were Introduced Into the comP,etitlon from a zero start eventually returned to fiot grade they played mediocre football ALF-FORWARDS HALF,BACK while the RAAF team was again disbanded. The addltlonal for a number of years before they could play ln the newly ldlo-Jones clubs increased the number of teams ln the league to nine established second division. avery and expectedly, all three finished at the bottom end of the The lllawarra club was Introduced in 1949. Theclub apleton competition in their first year. was based In Wollongong, and played their matches atthe Western Suburbs and Baima In had been part ofthe league Wollongong Showground. some time before; Western Suburbs from 1916-30 and Bal main This followed amove the previous year by Bob Watkins, from 1903-09and1919-25. However their re-introduction to a local businessman and former South Australian who the competltlon was regarded as a new start. arranged an end of season game on Monday October3, at The Western Suburbs performed the best of the three the Wollongong Showground between Newtown and Sydney new teams In 1948, defeating South Sydney, Sydney Naval, St Naval Clubs. Funds raised from this gala event went to the George, Balmaln and Eastern Suburbs. They soon became one establishment of the proposed police boys club In the city. of the competition~ front runners and In their second season, Atthe time, lllawarra had several outstanding players In 1949, they won ten matches and were very unlucky not to their team from the Albatross Naval Air Station, just outside make the final four. Nowra. The following year they played off In the fiot semi final Ken Gilbert from Geelong was one such player, who at the French winning 11 from 18 games and In the follow Ing three seasons: age of 19 won the Phelan Medal for the In the Seiter Betts 1951-53 they figured In each grand final, winning the flag competition and repeated the effort again In 1950. lllawarra In 1951. Their subsequent acquisition of Picken Oval and also beat two talented sides that year- Sydney Naval and St esrabllshment of alicensed dub was aboon to Sydney football. George -but faded poo~ytowards the end of the season and In Balmaln was formed by a group of enthusiasts from particular the last round when they were defeated by Eastern around the Annandale and Glebe areas, but despite the Suburbs kicking 0.3 to 34.35 in a match where former Carlton ambltlons of these Inner city dewtees they became another player Clinton Wines booted t9 goals for the opposition. club punctuated with service personnel. They never really On October 9 of the same year a promotional match was enjoyed the trappings of success in the fifties and sixties and held atthe showground In Wollongong between VFA premlm INTERCHANGE INTERCHANGE forthe most part were apunching bag forthe ~ronger clubs In Williamstown anda combined lllawarra-Sydney Naval team. Green, Nicks.A, Abbott, Considine Raskpolous, Farrell, aa~. Whyte the competition. 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I .. ! · · P.HEMIEl!DllllSIDN}; · , ... ·I FootballOu~NonhShoreplaymwlllallwearblackarrnbands In his honour this weekend. Ren In peace Albert WOLLONGONG LIONS The Leadership group was named at the Guernsey Presentation held at the North Ryde Golf Oub Fnday 31st March. 2005 club The AN2AC weekend wasoneof mixed fortunes for the IMB Champion Jon Vlatko will captain the league team. In 2006 Wollongong lion< The senlon were soundly beaten by the~" captain will be used on a rotational basis earn weet C.mpbelltown, the reserwsstarted Mll1'ntlythen were Round 1Vice captain will be Jason C.lloupa< Rohan G~ham largely unimpressive before winning thelrsecond game of again roaches the league team and will be assisted by M.Jrk the season, and the under 18's began their season In btzzare Goodey and Terry Mudge. We would like to thank our Premium fashion defeating Ian yean premleo on forfeit This weekend Sponson for season 2006 PMA Solutions, LOSGJm, Ta~ Oothlng we Mlcome Pennant Hiiis to North Dalton park In all grades. and Base Course M.Jnagement Ean Coast Eagles would like to This week the Lions fa"""lled popular player Daniel Gleeson take this opportunity to wish all competing playen, naff and who Is headed to Iraq with the Australian Army. His cheek will umpires the very be:s! f~r ~a son 2006. be missed around the place and all dub memben wish Daniel 12 a safe return Jn september. All players, offictals and supponen t an are l~ted to the lions post game functions at the Jllawarra 15 Mark MENDOLA UNSW/ES BULLDOGS Master BulldenOub. Match day awam wlnnen are announced w from 7.JOpm and the Lions MEGA DRAW sees S100 given away Mathew WYNNE Anew committee has taken over the reins and wlll be led to one lucky dub member every weet On~ finandal memben ~aUBew l~~lrn5 - by the astute Ken Fmvfle. We are pleased to announce that are eligible and you mun be In attendance todalm your prize. Ben REID board -- Bllndmaster have come on as our major sponsor and Prize jadq>ots If not claimed. Week 1Winner: Sylvana Patterson e_ reY- we would llke to thank Simon and the crew at Bllndmasterfor Wollongong lions would like to thank major sponsor, the Chris FRETWELL there support We have also secured Diamond Blue Ananclal Jllawarra Manen Bulldm Ou~ naming nghn sponsor the !MB, anie Services, Landscape Direct, APO Bulldm and Vic Mean as Matthew MOREY M.Jlntek 5ervlces, Gomon M.JcDonald Bect!lcal Wholesalen associate sponsors. The Paddington Bowling Oub has come and all their valued associate sponsors. Upcoming Events: lions an e N on boardasourSodal Partner and wtll be the Kennel where BlackTie Ball-M.Jy 17th. MarklRVING the Bulldogs celebrate after eadl game day. On field we are - "'Y excited with our roaming appointments. Tim Jones has Brad FRENEY returned as senior coach and his assistant Is fonner Swan Heath PENNAl!T HILLS DEMONS - a n D James. TJ led the Bulldogs to back to back flags In 1002/03 .... Paul MARKOU and Mngs a wealth of coadllng expe~ence back to the du~ The Pennant Hiiis area was described In the Sydney Morning s Heath James ls assisting Tim and has done a great job lead Ing Herald In 2004as a'hotbed' of ausste rules In Sydney. That core EVERSON the boys through an amuous pre~eason penod. We have also description Is still true today. The club continues to p~de Aaron retained the services of Davl.noNWJo)l • was have pre~ously lived localfy and played with the dub. The s~ .. ·M.ftoU..~ pro~de Alben with a signed North Shore jeney that his family applicann for the position of Oub Coach are all associated with - presented to him for h~ 90th Birthday. This jumpernow has the du• Football ls alive and well In Pennant Hiiis. • • pride of place Jn his faml~ home jun as his Sanden Medal Is pmud~dlsplayed In the trophy cabinet at the North Shore 10 : visit. sydneyafl.com.au SYDNEY AFL RECORD: 31 \~ll> iAFll1 ~ CHALLENGE CUP U18 TEAM LISTS PREMIER DIVISION SENIORS MATCH UPS @TIU@

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WESTERN SUBURBS MAGPIES WOLLONGONG LIONS v v 4@ NORTH SHORE BOMBERS PENNANT HILLS DEMONS

Henson Part, Sunday 30th April North Dalton Pa~ Sunday 30th April Seniors 4pm, Reserves lpm. Seniors 2pm, Reserves 12pm.

l's tlmefortbe grand final replay, but a lot has dlangedln­ ollongong wlllwelcomethelmtum-to North Dalton foot~ll since North Shore held thecup aloft last September. after a tough away trip to Monarch last wee~ The IAlthough tltese sides ha,. a game In hand compared to tlte WLions~ only able to score 3 goals after the first rest of the{Offipetltlon, neltherslde has won agame so far this change, and on the larger campbelltown surface were unable on season. to reproduce the free-flowing football that mved tbem so well 16 Josh MOTT Wests ..re competitive In tlte first half against Pennant In the opening round: The twin targets of Posch and Stanton, Jae Hiiis In the opening round, but were unable to conven who contributed 11 goals against Balmaln, were on~ able to - - 18 cameron SMITH opportunities before half-time and went Into tlte break fadng a find one goal bei...n them. Wollongong will be looking for a eter Fl 12 point margin. The Magpies ..re unable to put another goal sttonger performance from them this week. - - 23 James EUISON on the board In tlte second half with the Pennant Hiiis defunce Vlslto~ this week will be Pennant Hiiis. Last week the - I~ Ben Wl:Fl ~I~~[ shutting them out of the game. . Demons played agame that for three quarters looked set to - - 28 Alex Goodall - That game was before the Easter break, so It's been a be a diff·hanger befOre East Coast stepped up a gear In the ~2 D~!Jlei ~[;ARI~ long wait between games for Wests. Having had tltelr bye, It~ last term to pull away. The Demons' defence has been strong ~ . - - 38 Mike STACEY time for the Magpies to build some momentum. The Magpies this season, partirularty In the opening round against Wests. struggled for goals In round 1, and expertenced forwards such They look to ha,. unearthed another quality defender In Uoyd - --- as Withers, Addler and the Kassems will need to step up and Shepherd to add to an already-lmpressl>e ~ckllne. play a bigger role lfWesu are to post a winning score. It's a key test for these sides. Both teams go Into thlsgame Aftercelebratlng the unfurling of the premlmhlp flag. on aSO match-ratio, and the wlnnerwHI find themselves In North Shore came unstuck at Gore Hiii on Saturday when thetop4. When these dubs met last yea~ on both occasions UNSW-ES took the polnu In a hlgh-scorlng shootout Pennant Hiiis took the points but Wollongong were more than '------t-- Despite being ..n beaten In the centre, the Bombe~ competitive. With the home ground advantage, the Uons remained competlt!ve and ensured their percentage didn't take will fancy their chances of claiming thelrfiot win agalnstthe Rushed Rushed too much of a hit. North Shore's expertenced guns Mark Livy Demons, but Pennant Hiiis ha,. a strong llne-upand will be 1/4T 1/2T 3/4T 1/qT 1/E!T 3/4T and Tom Hiii ..re among tlte Bomberrbest last ...k, and determined to bounce ~ck after last week. This game could go will have a key role to play If tlte dub can regain thelrforrn and down to the wire. r I r challenge for a hlstorlc three-peat WOU.ONGONG PRQUDlY SUP!'ORTBJ BY PENNANT HlllS PROUDLY SUP!'ORTBl BY for both sides, a win will get their 2006 campaign under way and see them within reach of the finals. The loserwlll be ~ .. spending the next few ...ks pla~ng catch-up, and won't be )ttonarch dose to the finals for a few weeks. It's high stakes for a grand rns final replay, and a key battle under the twilight ltUlltl!IC 0 · , ... : ·FtNANt.IAl ·stwtel!

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-~ G. 4 CAMPBELLTOWN KANGAROOS 6 -- Monardl Dval, Sunday 30th April Village Green, Sund~J 30th April Seniors 2pm, Reserves 12pm. Seniors 2pm, Reserves 12pm. 8 -- 10 -- 1Grorge finds Itself equal !Op of lhe ladder. undefeated NSW-ES bounced back lnlO form with a strong win over 1 after the fi•l 2 round> It didn't look that way for much reigning premle• North Shore at Gore Hiii iast wee~ 14 12 5of last S.tunlay's match at Drummoyne though, as the UWith Troy Luff dominant In the midfield, and Brad Abbott young Balmalnslde led for most of the day. It was onfy late In In peak form with a bag of 8 goals, the 8ulld09s had all the 16 14 the game that the Crows managed to hit lhe lead. ammunition to run away with the points In ahigh-scoring and n re The return of Peter Dugmore continued to provide a entertaining shootout 18 16 Jason RUSSELL-JONES f1K.JI point that was 50 50refy missed last )'ar. while co-coach Whlle Balmaln may have gone In as underdogs when ,, Anthony @RktK Damien Hall put on abest- doubt theywlll be thln~ng there Is no better time Itself among the front-runners for the new season, whlle the than this wee~ Rushed Rushed lomwlll h"" some more wort to do 10 reach the top. 1/4T • 1/2T 3/4T 1 *·' r I I I W'·'1 NOl!lll SHORE PROUDLY SUPPORT!O BY .- . ·..... " n Premier Cup at Olds Part, St George will look 10 bounce back from an opening round loss when they take on N<>nh Shore Wildcats. Wollongong tak" on Pennant Hiiis at Nonh Dalton, while the Red backs will take on ~st Coast at Henson Part. St Ilgnatlu~was unable 10 field a team during the school holidays last wee~ but the reigning premle• will commence their title defence at Riverview 4th when they dash with Nonh Shore Bombe•. In Challenge Cup, campbelltown will look to build on their opening round win when they take on St Grorge at MonaKh. After an opening round b)', Wests play Pennant Hiiis at Henson, while Manly and Pen~th will be loo~ng forthel1 fi•t win ~·····~!!!/iiiM!iii!iMJ~FlRSTMEETlNG UNDER RE-STRUCTURED~ when they playoff at Weldon. 24: visit: sydneyafl.com.au SYDNEY Afl RECORD : 17 ... i'i 1ii.\Fi::l1 ~~ FIRST DllllSION SENIORS TEAM LISTS SYDNEY AFL FIRST DIVISION PREVIEW @JID'.i

SOUTHERN SHARKS ~ HOLROYD-PARRAMATIA GOANNAS • v v PENRITH RAMS MANLY-WARRINGAH WOLVES

Glpps Road, Saturday 29th Aprll Gwawley Park, Saturday 29th April Seniors 2pm, Reserves 12pm. "--"'=""";;;;;=---1---- Seniors 2pm, Reserves 12pm. his match has been switched to Weldon OVill witll Glpps n2005 these two teams were nedc and neck all year, with Road Oval not quite ready after some much needed Ponrlth eventually taking the remaining finals place In tlle Tground renovations. The opposite Round t t match will Ilast two round> Coming off a solid loss to S)llney Univenlty be played at Gipps Road. The Wolves will stan favourites last wee~ tlle Rams will be looking to·bounce back qulddy agalfisl a depleted GOannas outfit tllat Is ~owly building on· o A In anticipation of aclose battle for finals this season. Having IUperfonnanceseachvreel Still reeling from lastweei<'s~ow 12 Trent KHOLHAGEN a muple of key fint gradm set to return tllis week and after stan to UTS, Poter Kay's men will be keen to make amends. ic ae holding the students relatively dose In tlle second half, tlle At tOam tlleunder18match -Manly and Ponrltll will 14 Matthew RAWLE slgnsare not ail bad for the du~ The Sh arts on the other hand go ahead, rescheduled from Sunday aftertlle change to tlle amonA had a very enmuraglng ~ctoryover South West S)llney. This senior's fixture. 17 Russell CLACK will be an lntrlgulng battle, with a win or loss In this match ar Y. M potentially having a major Influence on the finals make·up. 19 Cra~RIDGEON (VQ SOUTH-WEST SYDNEY MAGPIES eo Ben oLUNS 21 Alex LEE v 12 Jarei t;!Q~ABlli - UTSBATS 23 Kurt HAYWARD (V9; e MACQUARIE UNI ~ o~car JA6v1S !V~l v 25 Frank CHIARELLA rs I K 27 Michael ASHTON SYDNEY UNI Rosedale Oval, Saturday 29th April la jason_rnLE(l:!A~ Seniors 2pm, Reserves 12pm. 29 Matthew McWHllffiR (Q Trumper Par11, Saturday 29th April acquarle Univeoity bounced back strongly last week Seniors 2pm, Reserves 12pm. against the Goannas after adisappointing loss to Rushed ' S)llney Univerllty before Easter, while South West Rushed M adles Day atTrumper Part looks set to be a corker. Botti Sydney took tlle fight up to the Sharts In tlle first half before 11--1 !Z·I ll~!·li ~11·1 H--1 U·I ill~!·li sides have been imp"" Ive ea~y In the season witll eventually succumbing laterln the match. It will be another r-!l·I Interesting match-up between two dubs on tlle u~ I I I I I I Leasy wins so far. Last week UTS emphatically overcame HOLRQYO.PARRAMAJTA PROUDIY SUPPORTED BY a Wolves side tllat promised to be very strong In 2006 while S)llney Univerllty accounted for finals aspirant Penrlth by ten FIRSIJ11Vl510Nl llJB:NOIES-· ~ ~t-) goals after a blisterlng first half. In a rematch of last year's Grand Anal, the 8'nwill beeipectedtocomeoutwith plenty of feelin~ especially In front of a big home crowd. The day MACQUARIE UNI starts early at Barn with UTS Green ta~ng on the Sydney Uni Reds and UTS mack up against the Sydney Uni Blues at 10.m MUAF< Miiestones: cameron lnchley-100 games and Jeff before the reserves at 12pm. Hardman -150 game> Congratulations to both for reaching their respective milestones and demonstrating great loyalty to MANLY-WARRINGAH 21.8 (134) d HOLROYIHARRAMATTA 5.8 (38) @GIPPS ROAD OVAL MUAF< over a long pe~od of time. 18 : visit: sydneyafl.com.au SYDNEY AFL RECORD: 23 0 ti:f U) l~lJJ ~ CAME DEVELOPMENT NEWS FIRST DIVISION SENIORS TEAM LISTS @filri!l

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SYDNEY GREATER WEST

AfL Development In GrearerWestem Sydney IS looking very ~tlve for the future. During 2005 Aft Development staff ~sired and conducted AFL programs In 119 primary schools. SYDNEY NORTH This was an Increase of 18% on the previous )"'ilr. ae 2006 has already""n ~gnlficant Increases Jn Club - - 4 Ro rt McLAREN - - 2006 has seen a move to Sunday football for the teams numben and dub pla)u'd like to play then please contact Dave on 28 Ben DARCY -- 4S 0407188 9SS [email protected] era SYDNEY CITY Sd!ool panldpatlon IS at an all time high with schools 30 Mick BELLMAN -- 53 - ta~ng part Jn NABAFL Aus~ckprograms. Intra and Inter· Rull!ed Rushed The Sydney Oty Junior AFL has seen a growlh of around school competition< The AFL NSW/ACT has responded to 20% Jn participation for season 2006. The Concord "" of With theOubs Incentive scheme 3out of the 5Senior dubs Sydney AFL PremlerDMslon they wtll be Jooijng to funher ~ In the Sydney Oty nominated playen to be Involved Jn junior establish themselves Jn the competition while enabling us to ~ development These dubs will assJst Jn the Implementation deariy define a pathway for our local junior pla)

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