^ rising star f 1" SYDNEY AFL PREMIER DIVISION GRAND FINAL DAY U18CHALLENGECUP • ^SlU.18CHAlLtN6£CUP_ BALMAIN V WESTERN SUBURBS FIELD: 14. DanielCOGHLAN, 35. Justin FOX BOUNDARY: Hamish GEORGE, David NG TIGERS MAGPIES GOAL: Andrew SCOVELU Greg P1CKF0RD EMERGENCY: 28. Carl FLETCHER 8.45am ~x>_u_i($ PREMIER CUP^ FIELD: 22. Paul BARRON, 3. Danny DEIGAN, 31. Tom McDONALD Followed by Grand final Presentations BOUNDARY: Mitchell HANRAHAN, Shane McSPEEfllH GOAL: Roy GOH, Sergio VILLAGRA EMERGENCY: 38. Andrew RUTHERFORD U18 PREMIER COT c • *>> PREMIER DIVISION RESERVES_, 1 FIELD: 1. Anton LEWIS. 8. Michael PECK, 15. Craig ROGERS BOUNDARY: Les GOYNE, Ashley SAND1SON GOAL: Ken RAY, Kevin MORRISON EMERGENCY: 27. Glen CALLAGHAN PENNANT HILLS V NORTH SHORE I T^TOIiivTSIOH SENIORS " _i FIELD: 17. Joel EILITT, 7. Frank KALAYZICH, 21. Nathan LES5EL5 DEMONS BOMBERS BOUNDARY: Craig ANDERSON, Luke McSPEERIN, Tim GRIFFEN GOAL: David HARDING, Can TSONIS EMERGENCY: 4. Sean RICHARDSON 11am Followed by Grand Final Presentations SYDNEY AFL RECORD C PREMIER DIVISION RESERVES 3 CONTENTS Website Headlines 2 Message from the General Manager 3 PENNANT HILLS V EAST COAST DEMONS EAGLES AFL Recreational Football 4 David Linsen wins NAB Sydney AFL Rising Star 5 1.15pm Grand Final Team Lists - Prem ier Division 6 followed by Grand Final Presentations A review of our priorities 12 Coaching for a better world 15 PREMIER DIVISION SENIORS 3 Sydney AFL Award Winners 16 Sydney AFL Forst & Second Division Review 17 Club Comer 18 EAST COAST PENNANT HILLS Sydney AFL Premiership Slats 20 EAGLES DEMONS COVER: Craig Robinson (East Coast) evades Scott Myers {Pennant 3.30pm Hills) during their Round 2 clash at Em Holmes Oval. Followed by Grand final Presentations Photo supplied by Peter Dovftj SYDNEY AFL RECORD :1 WEBSITE HEADLINES » AFL (NSW/ACT) OFFICIAL SITE E5 visitaflnswact.com.au Truscott Street PS claims Ryde PSSA Title » Sydney South West High School Competition On Friday, 25th August 2006, the Ryde PSSA AFL Grand Final »Independent Schools 2006 Season was held at ELS Hall Park, North Ryde - home of the North Ryde Junior AFL Club. »Join the Footyweb Network The competition has run throughout most of terms 2 a nd » Gavin Whitehouse to umpire on AFL Grand Final Day 3, and includes 24 teams from 12 local schools. Every team is mixed and consists of players from years 3 and 4. These » AFL Broadcast Schedule - Week One Finals, students play safe, modified games of AFL each Friday... 2006 Toyota AFL Premiership Season ^^^^ ^ » SYDNEY AFL OFFICIAL SITE visitsydneyaa.com.au UTS win maiden flag OTHEfi'FFJTURES"? » Grand Final Sydney AFL Premier Division Team Match ups UTS have defeated Sydney University in the First Division » Club Vacancies senior grade Grand Final on Saturday to claim the club's first ever senior premiership. The previously undefeated Sydney » Photo Galleries Un iversity started the match as favourites in what was always expected to be a tight tussle. > > Fox Footy Sydney AFL Finals Football UTS also took out the reserve grade flag over Sydney » Troy Luff captures Phelan Medal University while the Nor West Jets were able to complete... » AFLGSJ OFFICIAL SITE visitaflgsj.com.au AFL Newcastle Juniors ^TiiiFi^aTosgsi Newcastle Finals Report »Junior Razorback Shield AFL Newcastle Juniors Preliminary Finals were held at No.1 » Club Newsletters Sports Ground, Newcastle on Friday night for U16's and at Rose Point Park, Singleton on Saturday for U10's, U11's, » AFL Newcastle Juniors Presentation Night Ul 2's and U14's. On behalf of the AFL Newcastle Juniors Regional Committee, Chairperson Ian Matthews would like to »Join the Footyweb Network congratulatehe the Singleton AFC on the hosting of... 2: visit sycineycir7.com.au MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGEI he AFL (NSW/ACT) organisation is the governing body quality of "infrastructure" referenced to earlier. of the AFL in NSW and the ACT, our core business is the Coaching and education progams designed to accelerate T development of participants, player talent and fans of participants/parents/volunteers understanding of the game Australian Football across the region, spanning some 3246 and a com munity club environment that attracts and reta ins schools and 1130 community club teams in 18 affiliated families is critical for success. Greater resources will be competitions. In business terms this is a diverse distribution dedicated to creating quality club environments. and stakeholder network that requires investment, education At a talent level, in n ovative identification, attraction and and ongoing communication. It is our greatest opportunity, yet development programs like the 2006 State Championships can also become a threat as investments can be spread thinly Series at ages 13 through 18 and the AFL Scholarship program across the extensive infrastructure required to grow the game combined with an increasing youth participation pool will eg. coaches, umpires, administrators, facilities, data systems ensure better results by 2010. etc. across club and schools. Attracting fans to our game will be ach ieved by creative Importantly, much of this infrastructure needs to be marketing and advertising programs eg. Barry Hall Hall, developed via the support of the volunteer community in order enhanced broadcasting and a commitment to developing a to multiply the investments made across the state/territory. relationship with new customers identified through Welcome In the emerging AFL development regions of N5W, this is to AFL programs. particularly challenging as What does this AS AT 2005 PHASE ONE:6V2010 families, school PIILARS KEV MEASURE all mean for systems and peer >To1al -60,000 100,000 the Sydney AFL groups are still -53 dub; 47 school (total %) -48% club; 52% school competition? learning the game > Mil dub v school - 33:67 (metro} - 37:63 (metro) -the challenges - 75:25 (regional) - 60:40 freff/o/iffO The Sydney AfLand are significant ever > No./% of Nat Pool -8/120=6.6% -10% it's member clubs more so in the (Dmfrses/Rookiei) need to continue to build linkages with face of increased -32% -50% > %ofSyd that follow AFL junior and youth competition from > Highly involved supporters -270k'Highly involved' -420k'Highly involved' clubs to ensure a other sports. > Sydney Members -Swans 20,000 members - Swans >30,000 (Sydney) members in Sydney sustained inflow of My role as General local players and their Manager is to families. An improved develop the goals and plan collaboratively with my team and inflow of young local playersand their families will underwrite stakeholders, allocate the resources accordingly and continue the quality of the club environment and ultimately the to lead the direction in the face of external competition and competition. Previously, I highlighted the example of a dozen demands from ou r al igned schools and clubs. Riverview boys and their families joining Balmain thisyearas an example of what the future needs to look like. What is the goal and plan? One of our major focuses in the next two yea rs will be to create school and club pathways at the youth level ie. 13-18 The goaI for Australian Football in NSW to 2010 is to grow years. Th is year we have 1,000 pi us secondary students playing participation, talent and fans, whilst improving the quality of in the Independent Schools Program and are accelerating our infrastructure across the system. involvement intheCatholic and State Secondary schools (see The priority in the plan is to continue to invest in the page 14). I believe that by 2010 these programs will have base of the participation pyramid (primary/junior) whilst significantly greater numbers playing and our linkages to local developing the pathway at the second phase (secondary/ dubs will be stronger through the Club Incentive Program. youth), to capitalise on the interest created at primary/junior The environment to attract and retain young players level over the last few years. As the secondary/youth pathway and their families requires improvement in coaching quality matures we will invest significantly more in the third phase of through the junior and youth dubs as well as enhanced dub the pathway - the senior cl u b com petitions throughout NSW. facilities generally. You will see increased investment and This may require a different model from the one that exists improved club support coming through next year. today and we will do what is required to ensure Australian It may also require us to consider the current configuration Football in NSW/ACT provides teenage participants and their of the Sydney AFL and be prepared to change the way we families with an attractive second tier senior competition. Look think. I look forward to the challenge. no further than South East Queensland. Increased participation wil I bring greater dema nrf on the Dote HOLMES is the General Manager for AFL (NSW/ACT) SYDNEY AFL RECORD: 3 AFL RECREATIONAL FOOTBALL ^2OL)6':O7^EJRECHREATIQMAHF.O6^A'^ >WILLOUGHBY CONTACT: Nick Evans (02) 8333 8012 October 26th to December 21st -Thursday nights & January 25th to March 22nd - Thursday nights Bicentennial Reserve, Willoughby > HILLS CONTACT: Nick Evans (02) 8333 8022 October 25th to December 20th - Wednesday n ights & January 24th to December 19th-Wednesday nights VenueTBC > EASTERN SUBURBS CONTACT: Brendan Maher0401825 608 or Nick Evans (02) 8333 8022 October 25th to December 20th - Wednesday nights & FL Recreational Football is here! A modified version of January 24th to December 19th - Wednesday nights Australian Rules football, it is a game that has been Centennial Parklands, Centennial Park A developed to provide an opportunity for all enthusiasts of the sport, designed so that everyone ca n play. It is less physically demanding, has a minimal time commitment and > DRUMMOYNE/INNER WEST has a major emphasis on fun and safety. Played in a friendly CONTACT: Jason McPherson (02) 8333 8009 or Nick Evans (02) social environment, the game enables people of all ages 8333 8022 and ability levels to participate in male, female or mixed Late October to late December - NightTBC competitions.