www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au A F L FROM BEHIND THE DESK LADDER After glorious weather greeted the opening two weeks of the AFL Sydney sea- son, the weather gods certainly tested the patience of all players and officials P W L D % Pts last week. West Coast 4 4 0 0 193 16 Sydney Swans 4 4 0 0 148 16 After torrential rain during the week manly people were talking about the pos- Essendon 4 4 0 0 121 16 sibility of a complete washout of the round, however sunshine on Friday , the support of many Carlton 4 3 1 0 152 12 councils and the assistance from the clubs a full round of matches were able to be played. This is a far cry Adelaide 4 3 1 0 124 12 from where we were not that many years ago. Fremantle 4 3 1 0 111 12 St Kilda 4 2 2 0 151 8 North Melbourne 4 2 2 0 128 8 On the football front, an excellent game of football was played out at Village Green, where the top of the table clash between UNSW/ES and Balmain took place, with the Bulldogs getting the points. This match can Hawthorn 4 2 2 0 121 8 be viewed on the AFL Sydney TV Channel (Go to www.sydneyafl.com.au and click on AFL Sydney TV) and it Geelong 4 2 2 0 98 8 is well worth the look. Brisbane 4 2 2 0 96 8 Collingwood 4 2 2 0 91 8 Richmond 4 1 3 0 96 4 In the other match involving the unbeaten teams, St George overcame Illawarra in a tight encounter at Port Adelaide 4 1 3 0 83 4 North Dalton Park. Other Round 3 winners were North Shore over Campbelltown and UTS against Sydney Western Bulldogs 4 1 3 0 72 4 Hills Eagles. Melbourne 4 0 3 0 55 0 Gold Coast 4 0 3 0 51 0 In the Womens competition, Balmain overcame a gallant UNSW/ES, Auburn made it two wins in a row GWS Giants 4 0 3 0 40 0 against Penrith, who in their first match showed plenty of promise. Western Wolves recorded their first win of the season over Macquarie University, whilst in the final game Southern Power proved too strong for the ROUND 4 RESULTS Bondi Shamrocks. Fremantle 14.8-92 def. St Kilda 11.13-79 Essendon 15.19-109 def. Carlton 11.13-79 This weeks round of matches starts on Anzac Day, with the traditional clash between Western Suburbs and Collingwood 14.13-97 def. Port Adelaide 10.13-73 Balmain at what will be a vocal Picken Oval. Anzac Day is a very special day for all Australians and the op- Adelaide 13.18-96 def. GWS 7.8-50 portunity to play football on this day is certainly an honour and one that all players cherish. West Coast 5.21-51 def. Hawthorn 5.16-46 Brisbane 17.9-111 def. Gold Coast 6.10-46 Other Premier Division matches, this weekend include UNSW/ES, looking to continue their unbeaten run, at Geelong 11.9-75 def. Richmond 9.11-65 home against Pennant Hills. Illawarra will be looking to return to the winners list an equally desperate Syd- Sydney 17.11-113 def. North Melbourne 10.17-77 ney Hills Eagles, in the AFL Sydney Match of the Week broadcast game. Western Bulldogs 13.10-88 def. Melbourne 9.13-67 FIXTURES UTS play host to Sydney University at Trumper Park on Ladies Day, which has developed a reputation of a day not to be missed. In the final game North Shore and St George will do battle at Gore Hill Oval. These two teams have developed a strong rivalry over many years and this game should be a beauty. ROUND 5 ROUND 6 Wednesday 25th April Friday 4th May Collingwood v Essendon @ MCG Western Bulldogs v Collingwood @ ES Campbelltown have the bye this week and will be looking to regroup after a tough start to the season. Friday 27th April Saturday 5th May Fremantle v Carlton @ PS Essendon v Brisbane @ ES Saturday 28th April Geelong v Melbourne @ SS A number of articles have been written in the newspapers regarding the fact that no Sydney players are on GWS v Western Bulldogs @ MO Gold Coast v Fremantle @ MS the GWS Giants list. This gives the indication that AFL Sydney is not producing players of draftable stan- North Melbourne v Gold Coast @ ES St Kilda v Hawthorn @ MCG dard. This however could not be further from the truth with no less than 20 players from AFL Sydney clubs Melbourne v St Kilda @ MCG Sydney v Adelaide @ SCG being included on AFL lists in 2012. Brisbane v Geelong @ GABBA Sunday 6th May Sunday 29th April Carlton v GWS @ ES Hawthorn v Sydney @ AU Enjoy your day at the football. Port Adelaide v Richmond @ AS Richmond v West Coast @ ES West Coast v North Melbourne @ PS Adelaide v Port Adelaide @ AS Round 4 - 25th - 29th April 2012 36 Round 4 - 25th - 29th April 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 St George v Campbelltown Campbelltown v Pennant Hills Campbelltown v Balmain UTS 6.7 v UNSW/ES 16.15 UTS v Illawarra 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. Wests v UNSW/ES 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 Sydney Hills v Sydney Uni Sun 1st July Pennant Hills — Bye SU 4.1 v StG 17.13 Teach that enjoyment is more important than winning. Pennant Hills v Balmain Balmain v Wests Sydney Hills Eagles—Bye Bal — Bye North Shore — Bye Sydney Uni — Bye Sydney Uni — Bye Never ridicule mistakes or losses Supporters are there to support not down- Round 2 Round 8 Round 14 Round 19 grade. Sat 14th April PH 10.13 v StG 14.10 Sat 26th May Sat 7th July Sat 18th August Campbelltown v North Shore UTS v Campbelltown Pennant Hills v Wests Lead by example and respect all players, coaches, umpires, administrators SHE 5.5 v UNSW/ES 16.24 Illawarra v Pennant Hills Sydney Uni v North Shore Sydney Uni v Campbelltown and WS 15.10 v UTS 22.9 Ill 8.15 v SU 4.9 UTS v St George Sydney Hills v Balmain UNSW/ES v Sydney Hills Eagles spectators. Physical or verbal abuse will not be tolerated. Sun 15th April Wests v Sydney Uni Sun 8th July Illawarra v St George Sun 27th May St George v UNSW/ES Sun 19th August Recognise all volunteers who give up their valuable time. Bal 27.20 v C’town 8.9 Balmain v Sydney Hills Pennant Hills v Illawarra Balmain v North Shore North Shore — Bye Never publicly criticise umpires, rather raise personal concerns with club Round 3 UNSW/ES — Bye Wests — Bye UTS — Bye officials Saturday 21st April Round 9 Round 15 Round 20 in private StG 10.17 v Ill 10.6 Sat 2nd June Sat 14th July Sat 25th August UNSW/ES 17.12 v Bal 11.15 Campbelltown v Wests Campbelltown v Sydney Hills Illawarra v UTS Do not use remarks based on race, religion, gender or ability as many such UTS 13.19 v SHE 10.8 St George v Pennant Hills Illawarra v Balmain North Shore v Pennant Hills comments are politically incorrect and it is your coach, team-mates, Club and NS 23.20 v C’town 6.6 UNSW/ES v Illawarra Pennant Hills v Sydney Uni St George v Balmain Pennant Hills — Bye North Shore v Sydney Uni UNSW/ES v Wests UNSW/ES v Sydney Uni family that are let down with such remarks. Sydney Uni — Bye Sydney Hills v UTS North Shore v St George Wests v Sydney Hills Respect the facilities and equipment of their own and opposing Clubs. Wests — Bye Balmain — Bye UTS — Bye Campbelltown — Bye Round 4 Round 10 Round 18 (transferred match) Do not engage in physical and/or verbal intimidation, abuse or conduct to- Wesdesday 25th April Sat 11th June Sat 21st July Sat 1st Sept Wests v Balmain ward Illawarra v North Shore Sydney Uni v Sydney Hills Qualifying Final Saturday 28th April Pennant Hills v UNSW/ES Round 16 any player, official, umpire or supporter. Such actions are totally unacceptable. Illawarra v Sydney Hills Sydney Hills v C’town St George v North Shore Sat 28th July Sun 2nd Sept Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, Sydney Uni v Balmain St George v Sydney Uni Elimination Final UNSW/ES v Pennant Hills UTS v Wests coaches, UNSW/ES v UTS UTS v Sydney Uni St George — Bye Wests v Campbelltown officials or players. Campbelltown — Bye Saturday 8th Sept Round 11 North Shore v Illawarra Round 5 Sat 16th June Sun 29th July 2nd Semi Final Abusive language is unacceptable. Sat 5th May Do not use information technology to make or post inappropriate comments Campbelltown v UTS Pennant Hills v Sydney Hills Balmain v Pennant Hills UNSW/ES v St George Sydney Uni v UTS Sydney Hills — Bye Sunday 9th Sept against players, clubs, club officials, match officials or the League which is UNSW/ES v Campbelltown North Shore v Wests Round 17 1st Semi Final Wests v St George discriminatory or offensive.