www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au A F L FROM THE EDITOR LADDER Despite the weekends atrocious weather, the Sydney P W L D % Pts AFL competition still managed to see three matches Collingwood 11 9 2 0 125 36 completed over the weekend which included Campbell- Sydney Swans 11 8 3 0 138 32 town’s first Premier Division win for nearly two years. West Coast 10 8 2 0 137 32 Essendon 11 8 3 0 132 32 Adelaide 10 8 2 0 128 32 With great weather experienced over the opening half of the AFL Sydney competition, the law of Hawthorn 11 7 4 0 132 28 averages suggested that eventually the competition would have to be affected by inclement weather, Geelong 11 7 4 0 111 28 and affected it was! St Kilda 11 6 5 0 125 24 Carlton 11 6 5 0 115 24 Fortunately the majority of grades had the bye due to the Queens Birthday long weekend, with only Fremantle 11 6 5 0 94 24 Premier Division, Division One and Under Eighteens Division One scheduled to play on the Monday Richmond 11 5 6 0 108 20 and of these only two matches were able to be played, along with a Division Two catch up match on North Melbourne 10 4 6 0 100 16 the Saturday. Port Adelaide 11 4 7 0 90 16 Brisbane 10 4 6 0 89 16 Of the matches that were able to be played, Campbelltown were able to snap a drought of 29 Western Bulldogs 10 4 6 0 84 16 matches, spanning across three seasons, when they defeated the Sydney Hills Eagles at Bruce Purser Melbourne 11 1 10 0 56 4 Reserve. The Blues kicked three goals in the opening term to grab an early break but set up the win in GWS Giants 10 1 9 0 47 4 the premiership quarter by booting five goals whilst allowing the Eagles just the one for the match to Gold Coast 11 0 11 0 54 0 this point. Despite piling on the pressure in the last quarter the Eagles were unable to capitalise as they kicked 1.7 for the quarter and Campbelltown held on for great victory which no doubt would ROUND 11 RESULTS have been celebrated well. Geelong 14.13-97 def. Carlton 11.19-85 The other match on Monday saw UTS host Western Suburbs at Henson Park in terrible conditions. In Fremantle 12.6-78 def. Richmond 9.12-66 a tight affair, UTS were able to overcome a quarter time deficit to hold on for a tense 11 point victory St Kilda 21.18-144 def. Gold Coast 7.7-49 to consolidate their place in the top five. Sydney 13.8-86 def. Essendon 11.16-82 Hawthorn 16.12-108 def. Port Adelaide 9.8-62 Also over the weekend, Blacktown International Sports Park hosted an excellent day of football on Collingwood 19.15-129 def. Mebourne 13.9-87 Saturday with five different representative games played. The AFL Sydney Development team were unfortunately the only team featuring Sydney players to taste victory as they overcame a halftime FIXTURES deficit to run over Farrer FL by 28 points. The Representative team put up a very gallant performance to go down to a strong VAFA side while the ACT women were too strong for NSW in game 2 of their series. Match reports of the mens games can be found on pages 8 and 9 of this publication. ROUND 12 ROUND 13 Friday 14th June Friday 22nd June West Coast v Carlton @ PS Sydney v Geelong @ SCG This weekend all competitions return to action, headlined by some important Premier Division Saturday 15th June Saturday 23rd June matchups. The AFL Sydney Match of the Week will see North Shore host Balmain at Gore Hill Oval at Adelaide v St Kilda @ AS Western Bulldogs v Brisbane @ ES 2:10pm. With just one win separating the sides on the ladder the points have never been so impor- GWS v Richmond @ SK Collingwood v West Coast @ MCG tant with potentially a double chance on the line. In other matches, its a Uni battle as Sydney Univer- Gold Coast v North Melbourne @ MS Fremantle v Essendon @ PS sity host UTS where they will looking for revenge from their earlier season loss. Pennant Hills will be Sunday 17th June Sunday 24th June looking to continue their strong start to the year when they host Hills Eagles, UNSW/ES will look to Hawthorn v Brisbane @ MCG Melbourne v GWS @ MCG maintain their place atop the ladder when they take on Campbelltown who will be buoyed by their Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide @ ES North Melbourne v Adelaide @ ES recent win and finally St George will be looking to knock off Western Suburbs and stay in touch with Bye Bye the top five. Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle Carlton, Gold Coast, Hawthorn Geelong, Melbourne & Sydney Port Adelaide, Richmond @ St Kilda Enjoy your day at the football! Round 11 - 16th—17th June 2012 36 Round 11 - 16th—17th June 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 StG 22.12 v C’town 6.4 Campbelltown v Pennant Hills Campbelltown v Balmain UTS 6.7 v UNSW/ES 16.15 UTS 23.10 v Ill 9.11 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. WS 5.5 v UNSW/ES 21.10 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 SHE 9.9 v SU 9.8 Sun 1st July Syd Uni v Sydney Hills Eagles SU 4.1 v StG 17.13 Teach that enjoyment is more important than winning. PH 12.12 v Bal 10.9 Balmain v Wests Pennant Hills — Bye Bal — Bye NS — Bye Sydney Uni — Bye Round 19 Never ridicule mistakes or losses Supporters are there to support not down- Round 2 Round 8 Round 14 grade. Sat 14th April Sat 18th August PH 10.13 v StG 14.10 Sat 26th May Sat 7th July Pennant Hills v Wests C’town 5.8 v NS 14.11 UTS v Campbelltown Sydney Uni v Campbelltown Lead by example and respect all players, coaches, umpires, administrators SHE 5.5 v UNSW/ES 16.24 Ill 3.10 v PH 10.14 Sydney Uni v North Shore UNSW/ES v Sydney Hills Eagles and spectators. Physical or verbal abuse will not be tolerated. WS 15.10 v UTS 22.9 Ill 8.15 v SU 4.9 UTS 14.8 v StG 19.8 Sydney Hills v Balmain Illawarra v St George Recognise all volunteers who give up their valuable time. Sun 15th April WS 6.8 v SU 8.16 Sun 8th July Sun 19th August Sun 27th May St George v UNSW/ES Balmain v North Shore Never publicly criticise umpires, rather raise personal concerns with club Bal 27.20 v C’town 8.9 NS — Bye Bal 26.12 v SHE 5.7 Pennant Hills v Illawarra UTS — Bye officials in private Round 3 UNSW/ES — Bye Wests — Bye Round 20 Do not use remarks based on race, religion, gender or ability as many such Saturday 21st April Round 9 Round 15 Sat 25th August comments are politically incorrect and it is your coach, team-mates, Club StG 10.17 v Ill 10.6 Sat 2nd June Sat 14th July Illawarra v UTS UNSW/ES 17.12 v Bal 11.15 C’town 6.7 v WS 11.10 Campbelltown v Sydney Hills North Shore v Pennant Hills and family that are let down with such remarks. UTS 13.19 v SHE 10.8 StG 7.6 v PH 12.8 Illawarra v Balmain St George v Balmain Respect the facilities and equipment of their own and opposing Clubs. NS 23.20 v C’town 6.6 UNSW/ES 9.12 v Ill 1.7 Pennant Hills v Sydney Uni UNSW/ES v Sydney Uni PH — Bye NS 17.16 v SU 4.5 UNSW/ES v Wests Wests v Sydney Hills Do not engage in physical and/or verbal intimidation, abuse or conduct to- SU— Bye SHE 6.5 v UTS 11.24 North Shore v St George Campbelltown — Bye ward any player, official, umpire or supporter. Such actions are totally unac- WS — Bye Bal — Bye UTS — Bye Round 4 Round 10 Transferred Matches Sat 1st Sept ceptable. Wednesday 25th April Sat 11th June Sat 21st July Qualifying Final WS 5.5 v Bal 25.14 Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, SHE 2.11 v C’town 10.8 Illawarra v North Shore Saturday 28th April UTS 5.12 v WS 4.7 Pennant Hills v UNSW/ES coaches, officials or players. Ill 10.10 v SHE 11.14 Sun 2nd Sept StG — Bye Sydney Uni v Balmain StG 9.7 v NS 13.17 Elimination Final Abusive language is unacceptable. Round 11 Round 16 UNSW/ES 11.19 v PH 13.9 Do not use information technology to make or post inappropriate comments Sat 16th June Sat 28th July UTS 20.17 v SU 11.11 Saturday 8th Sept against players, clubs, club officials, match officials or the League which is C’town — Bye Pennant Hills v Sydney Hills St George v Sydney Uni Sydney Uni v UTS UNSW/ES v UTS 2nd Semi Final Round 5 UNSW/ES v Campbelltown Wests v Campbelltown discriminatory or offensive.