www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au AFL FROM THE EDITOR Not only is the Premier Division tight but the story P W L D % Pts is the same across the eight divisions in the AFL Geelong 8 8 0 0 138.3 32 Sydney competition. Collingwood 8 7 1 0 164.1 28 Hawthorn 8 6 2 0 129.8 24 Essendon 9 5 3 1 133.2 22 It is pleasing to see that the competition across all grades has not only produced close results, but also competition for all Carlton 8 5 2 1 120.6 22 spots on the ladder. This is arguably the most competitive season in AFL Sydney history, and this is a credit to the clubs and also the Divisionalisation structure employed by the League. West Coast 8 5 3 0 131.0 20 Fremantle 8 5 3 0 103.0 20 Premier Division sees East Coast, Sydney University and Balmain all equal on top in terms of ‗Match Ratio,‘ with a logjam behind them including North Shore, UNSW, Pennant Hills ,St George and Illawarra also sitting equal, two games behind. Sydney 8 4 3 1 99.9 18 The same is true in Division One with Manly Warringah and Macquarie University impressive to date, with three sides close Richmond 9 4 4 1 91.3 18 behind. Melbourne 8 3 4 1 105.0 14 Seven out of the ten teams in Division Two have won at least half of their games, while the same can be said for half of the Western Bulldogs 8 3 5 0 92.6 12 sides in Division Three. One of those sides is Saints afc, who have been more than competitive after jumping up a grade at Adelaide 8 3 5 0 86.3 12 the last second. They lost narrowly to the top side in UNSW on the weekend– their second loss of the season. St Kilda 8 2 5 1 90.0 10 Probably most indicative of the fight for places is the Under 18 Premier Cup competition. All ten sides have won at least one North Melbourne 8 2 6 0 87.0 8 game, with East Coast the only undefeated side after seven rounds. A number of players here are already impressing at a Gold Coast 7 2 5 0 53.3 8 senior level, with some have already tasted Premier Division action, and Rising Star nominations. Brisbane 8 1 7 0 80.0 4 The ninth round of Premier Division features more enticing match-ups. Campbelltown host a Balmain outfit coming off the Port Adelaide 9 1 8 0 67.2 4 bye but still with some injury and availability clouds lingering over their side. The Blues were competitive against Illawarra at home last start so both sides will need to be on their game to get the desired result. At Picken Oval, Western Suburbs face another tough assignment against Sydney University. The Magpies failed to kick an opening half goal against East Coast, highlighting their struggles this year. In contrast, the University side have been strong in attack, averaging 160 points in their Geelong 15.12-102 def. Carlton 14.16-100 last three matches. St Kilda 16.10-106 def. Melbourne 13.8-86 Fremantle 21.16-142 def Port Adelaide 14.6-90 East Coast, as noted before, sit atop the ladder and are strongly favoured to defeat the winless UTS who were competitive Brisbane 10.13-73 def North Melbourne 8.11-59 against North Shore at stages last week. The closest match of the weekend fixture could well be at Mike Kenny Oval with Richmond 16.9-105 def Essendon 13.11-89 Pennant Hills playing host to Illawarra. Both sides won last weekend courtesy of a strong start– something that will be im- Collingwood 20.15-135 def Adelaide 14.8-92 portant again on Saturday afternoon. Finally, the Foxtel Match of the Round is at Blacktown, with St George looking to regain momentum after two heavy losses in the last fortnight against UNSW. North Shore, currently in fourth, have the bye. Hawthorn 15.16-106 def Sydney 8.12-60 West Coast 26.19-175 def Western Bulldogs 8.4-52 Last weekend also saw smiles at the Manly, with the senior club playing their first matches at their Weldon Oval home for Gold Coast Bye two seasons. After a long wait, the Wolves celebrated with a win the Seniors (Division One) after narrowly losing their Divi- sion Two and Under 18 Challenge Cup curtain-raiser matches. ROUND 10 ROUND 11 Finally, the milestones continue in the umpiring ranks, with Peter Nilson set to wave his flags for the 500th time this week- Friday Friday Melbourne v Carlton @ MCG Essendon v Melbourne @ MCG end. A more extensive background of Peter and his achievement is highlighted in the umpires‘ section of the Record. Con- Saturday Saturday gratulations Peter! North Melbourne v Sydney @ Etihad Geelong v Western Bulldogs @ Skilled Fremantle v St Kilda @ AAMI West Coast v Gold Coast @ Patersons Gold Coast v Geelong @ Metricon Stadium Collingwood v St Kilda @ MCG Richmond v Port Adelaide @ TIO Stadium Brisbane v Sydney @ Gabba Officeworks: Sunday Sunday a trusted partner in the Adelaide v Brisbane @ AAMI Hawthorn v Fremantle @ MCG publication of the Collingwood v West Coast @ MCG North Melbourne v Adelaide @ Etihad Football Record. Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn @ Etihad Port Adelaide v Carlton @ AAMI Bye— Essendon Bye— Richmond Record Cover Photo courtesy of Michael Vettas 36 Round 9— May 28, 2011 1 Round 9— May 28, 2011 www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au CLUB CONTACTS 2011 AFL SYDNEY PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURE AUBURN Ali Faraj 0414 676415 [email protected] Round 1 Round 7 Round 12 Round 18 Sat 2 April Sat 14 May Sat 25 June Fri 5 August BALMAIN Adam Coles 0488 771781 [email protected] NS 17.7 Ill 9.13 NS 7.7 BAL 11.12 Wests v UTS Balmain v Nth Shore Sat 6 August CAMDEN Tom Koski 0401 785042 [email protected] UTS 10.6 UNSW 19.8 SU 21.11 Cam7.10 C‘town v Pennant Hills WS 8.11 STG 13.6 PH 12.13 WS 8.6 Nth Shore v UNSW/ES ECE v Campbelltown UNSW/ES v St George CAMPBELLTOWN Terry Neilsen 0404 072025 [email protected] PH 9.10 Bal 13.8 UNSW 17.9 UTS 6.17 Sun 26 June Illawarra v UTS ECE 14.6 SU 14.8 ILL 17.13 STG 4.7 Balmain v Sydney Uni Sun 7 August EAST COAST EAGLES Craig Abercrombie 0413 642055 [email protected] Campbelltown—Bye ECE—Bye ECE v St George Wests v Pennant Hills Round 2 Round 8 Illawarra—Bye Sydney Uni—Bye HOLROYD PARRAMATTA Clive Sharp 0433 403620 [email protected] Fri 8 April Sat 21 May Round 13 Round 19 Bal 12.25 UTS 7.8 CAM 7.9 ILL 12.15 Sat 2 July Sat 13 August ILLAWARRA Doug Sweeney 0412 721154 [email protected] Sat 9 April UNSW/ 13.17 PH 19.14 Sydney Uni v UTS St George v Balmain P‘Hills v UNSW/ES MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY Luke Gemmill 0401 214812 [email protected] Cam 12.8 UNSW 12.12 WS 7.5 ECE 17.10 UNSW/ES v Balmain STG 5.3 ECE 26.16 SU 27.14 STG 9.8 Illawarra v Campbelltown Nth Shore v Syd Uni MANLY WARRINGAH Richard Wharton 0413 380925 [email protected] WS 16.11 NS 7.5 UTS 11.8 NS 18.16 Nth Shore v St George Illawarra v ECE Ill 7.7 PH 11.9 BAL—Bye Pennant Hills v ECE Sun 14 August UTS v Wests MOOREBANK Mark Coles 0424 249078 [email protected] Sydney Uni—Bye Round 9 Wests—Bye Campbelltown—Bye Round 3 Sat 28 May Round 14 Round 20 NOR WEST Glenn Whitney 0403 185265 [email protected] Sat 16 April Campbelltown v Balmain Sat 9 July Sat 20 August NS 4.7 ECE 16.12 St George v UNSW/ES Campbelltown v Wests NORTH SHORE Steve Watters 0419 875708 [email protected] Campbelltown v UTS SU 7.18 WS 3.9 Wests v Sydney Uni St George v Sydney Uni St George v P’Hills UTS 6.5 ILL 7.14 Pennant Hills v Illawarra Illawarra v UNSW/ES PENNANT HILLS Ian Parker 0428 261984 [email protected] UNSW v Nth Shore Sun 17 April ECE v UTS ECE v Nth Shore ECE v Wests PENRITH Greg Corless 0412 579061 [email protected] Bal 11.13 UNSW 9.9 Nth Shore—Bye Sun, 10 July Syd Uni v Illawarra PH 19.13 Cam 10.14 Round 10 Balmain v Pennant Hills Balmain—Bye RIVERVIEW Richard Hawtin 0404 827420 [email protected] St George—Bye Sat 4 June UTS—Bye Round 4 UNSW/ES v ECE Round 15 Sat 27 August SAINTS afc Andrew Blakemore 0407 012155 [email protected] Mon, 25 April Sydney Uni v Nth Shore Sat 16 July Qualifying Final Cam 5.9 STG 14.17 Illawarra v Wests Balmain v Wests Sun 28 August SOUTHERN POWER Matt Graham 0416 007131 [email protected] ECE 18.12 UNSW 8.2 Sun 5 June UNSW/ES v C‘town Elimination Final WS 9.3 BAL 9.16 Balmain v St George UTS v St George ST GEORGE Brendan Donohue 0419 405546 [email protected] ILL 12.14 SU 22.4 UTS v Campbelltown Nth Shore v Pennant Hills Saturday 3 Sept SYDNEY UNIVERSITY Brett Pettersen 0416 095042 [email protected] UTS—Bye Pennant Hills—Bye Sydney Uni v ECE 2nd Semi Final Pennant Hills—Bye Representative Weekend Illawarra— Bye UNSW/ES Steve Ray 0411 408654 [email protected] Nth Shore—Bye Sat 11 June Round 16 Sunday 4 Sept Round 5 Dev Squad v Riverina FL Sat 23 July 1st Semi Final UTS Anthony Leach 0412 856996 [email protected] Sat 30 April Sun 12 June Wests v Illawarra Cam 2.2 ECE 14.14 AFL Cairns v AFL Sydney ECE v Balmain Sunday 11Sept WESTERN SUBURBS Andrew Taylor 0411 859834 [email protected] PH 7.6 NS 9.12 Round 11 Pennant Hills v UTS Preliminary Final SU 11.13 Bal 14.11 Fri 17 June UNSW/ES v Sydney Uni NSWAF UMPIRES Angus Heritage 0408 651855 [email protected] UNSW 12.14 Illa 4.18 UTS v Balmain Sun 24 July Saturday, 17 Sept Grand Final STG 16.8 UTS 9.18 Sat 18 June C‘town v Nth Shore AFL SYDNEY PHOTO’S Wests—Bye Pennant Hills v Sydney Uni St George—Bye Round 6 St George v Campbelltown Round 17 Sat 7 May Wests v UNSW/ES Sat 30 July Quality action photos of selected AFL Sydney games can be NS 26.14 Cam 7.9 Sun 19 June Nth Shore v Wests viewed at: STG 10.8 WS 7.16 Illawarra v Nth Shore St George v Illawarra UTS 12.12 SU 26.13 ECE—Bye UTS v ECE www.saflphotos.com.au/info/ ECE 15.11 PH 3.10 Sydney Uni v P‘Hills Sun 8 May Sun 31 July Bal 9.14 Illa 10.12 Balmain v Campbelltown Enquiries: Michael Vettas on 0414 899 515 UNSW/ES—Bye UNSW/ES—Bye 2 Round 9— May 28, 2011 35 Round 9— May 28, 2011 www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au AFL SYDNEY STATISTICS FIXTURES—ROUNDS 9 & 10 FIXTURES 28 MAY FIXTURES 4-5 JUNE 2011 LEADING GOALKICKERS 2011 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP U18/3 SEN RES W TOT Premier Division Premier Division RDS Saturday, May 28 Saturday, June 4 PREMIER DIVISION BALMAIN 36 24 6 66 Campbelltown v Balmain @ Monarch Oval @ 2.10pm UNSW/ES v East Coast Eagles @ Village Green @ 2.10pm JAMIE VLATKO EAST COAST 5 28 St George v UNSW/ES @ Olds Park @ 2.10pm Sydney University v North Shore @ Sydney Uni No.