.. A long and proud history Today's exhibition match kickstarts Sydney football's ' centenary celebrations. Kevin Taylor reports.

1 ts appropJiate that Essendon {formed "' spoctators, \+Yaratah v.,oo a 15-a-side rugby 1872> and Sydney (formed as Soulh match. and an the Monday undet the "Victorian 1Melbourne in 1874), two of football's oldest rules·. the Cailton 20 balanced the ledger clubs. are helping to l:tdal league was 00-n. Vctonan FoolballAssooanon at tts °""game At a meel"(I helO "' the YMCA Hal on on the Met>cume Cricket GrO<.fld .., the hist George S1teet a large llOles a1 1he AlbeS>te Redfern Oral, where liars llONSUlnd of the Swans The next 100 yeais prorTb$es On Saturday. June 23. before 3000 plenty f0< the Aus1ralian game. •

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AutoJ"aph$ ~. . hu Ar ••hl>toon m.otc:h at Nortn ~ks also to tile Nr-• ,.,.; 'V CoJnci b" ' ~ Sydney Ova t>e5 become on annU.: and, in partlCUla< Mayor G•tn-ng ~a>so !08~ Ille ...... ~'­ 1"9 S 11 ; I Afl loototll bec:I II) Norlh ~ UllWl!l Arl INSW/ACTl Cornrnl$sion traC)lJc)nel lootbel seeson. os an 011~1 Pl"t cl Ille long- term strategy .,, This ..,,.ar II'all's Af>-formation \MU tel o m11ny forms Essendon Bombers this )'ljOr Wit!\ 8 ho$t of 8¢11V•li&S planned lho Afl . iNSW/ACll Comrn of former CEO end Ille ITWlle. - - pr--. al elemor.:s CJI ~... ~of tho garre"' New ScM:l'MllM , blo\o ...... ,,.,. - '-'pgglie wctoA svm

CO NTENTS l wlftlillltctio• 4 ...... 1o...i.. I P1ul Roos 5 kevh1 Sl\tedy 9 I u AR. EXHIBITION MATCH, Ft4w.-y 11. 211U ---...... 1 S\'llNYC-1"1 IS • ""'-- - • ' ...... l•l"'f~----""' J.11 ....., - r. .... Sl.n.t, -4 "'...... Gill) H•-cock Jw'\I•• ...... ~ o... G..w1 ...,., ll M1 Mi I c.o... •• l"Hflft... • H11• f1h!CM '0 101 lll SH•wfffry Hilt'§ t.ISW 1011 Pho•• 101 IJU IOOO Don't be a Sucker! The Swans and the AR. have joined the NSW government in the light against smoking.

.. s ot today"S game W .... 8 .,, ....,.,..._ !he'll to dl005e a ,,.,.,.,,,. r11ness 9'ChoClloon at hll''·timo. pt<><.t smo1<11g Fbtougllt 10 "YO-I bV NSW Health. lhO Nl The p1ogram targets srudonts a1 a nmo INSW/ACTl and S.,.Onev Swans· SChools when they are most vUnerabfe to eids not ID how to he an ac:tNe ¥>d healthy '~e tale "' amc.• ing The ms: o1 s.""""'1g-8 .,...... Mr Bob CloT. ""'°'"*' IS a tuge b.rden m tile NSW anwn.nty In flltl 50 per cent cl smo.e'S Wll cH lt>e PW1l""9h!> ... la:e Mlv las1 - · ""' p1ogram has •eac:hed o-.er 1000 sdlool P'...-ni01lliln IU05S !he State, peni<;ular!y "' Ille to ""°""10 GrGllter West. Albury. CoHs Harbo\Jr eod The program IS pan o• a bigger effon 10 Cen11a1 Coast. recl..ce smoking 111 NSW. The ·smoking Don't be a Suc~e<· Supporting young people who don'1 want proornm •S a1merl a1 yoor novon s1udon1s 10 srnoke. or who want to give up is essential ond Is dos1gned 10 promote an 8ChV

mlflll!11SW,..1t1111 c.•• •-IJ"llllfio---·,...... ~0.) 111 1 -- ~~~~~~~~~~--i@]1--~~~~~~~~~~ SYOt<.il V SWA.~S v E$SE1'100N Suno'"f-ftohru.i,~ ,ti_.lt), :, New era for Swans After a changing of the guard. Sydney coach Paul Roos sees • exciting times ahead for the Swans' talented young brigade .

'' p laying 1"9 annuol P'OC:llee match of seeing 1us1 hovv \'VVll some of 1hem against E&s&ndon a1 No011or.; "'e QOO>Q Af l Premiers 7.40PM somewhal re&a•ed atrnospl'.cre. l>ut lhe 10 hlM> a lot ol lun this~ . North Sydney game 1ealy marks tr.e start 01 As a pan of out buildong lo< the fun.re we tJle season 1or us need to deve100 tt>o youth and today will QM! We we1e ISW8V iast 'M!O< on camp 1n Coffs us a bit more insight as 10 1us1 whtlt some of Ha-rbour and had a h11-ou11n an intra-club Hlal Ille new players are capable ol Gates open 5pm match. lhom's no doubt we learned a good And for that roason nlOM I'm ve1y much deal about how much our plJYo•s ore looking lookrng forvvard to the frrs11 1ounce. as I 11ope Giant pre-match lorward to the upcoming W1ZBrd Cup. with vou are ,, zW clinic our first match aQtl'nSI 1he BOSl>ane Lions al Telstra Stad•um noxt Silturdav n.

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