SYDNEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE • SYDNEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION SYDNEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE SYDNEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Balmain • Baulkham Hills Bankstown • Blacktown Campbelltown • East Sydney Camden • Hawkesbury Holroyd-Parramatta Liverpool Anzacs • Wollongong North Shore • Pennant Hills Macquarie University St. George • Sydney University Manly Warringah • Penrith western Suburbs Penshurst • Sutherland University of NSW ------------------~------=-·=-=-~~-~ Football Record Edition 1 April 9 -1 O $1.00 WELCOME TO SEASON 1994 Welcome to season 1994, which Is •expected to be one of the most Interesting In recent years. Boom recruiting, both with coachea and I players, coupled with the promotion of Balmaln to the Big Time hu loed to this SNOon unfolding Into a very challenging contastl The SFL are proud to boast three Balmain have taken the big step from new coaches. an who have had SFA to SFL and tt will be Interesting extensive AFL experience ~ Neil to see ff the form they have shown In Cordy, David Murphy and Michael recent yeers at the SFA level will Byme. The League wish them and all transpire thill year at a higher level. coaches all the best for the coming Season. The successful AFL practice match out at Macquarie F1elds proved to all The umpiring fraternity have been the professionalsim of this .League. training extensively in recent months All those lll\/Olved on the day are to under the guidance of the new State be congratulated and we can only Director of Umpiring Keith Ogston. hope thet this leeds to bigger things We look folW8rd to enjoying the in the future. same quality of umpiring this season as we have in the past. Let's hope that the coming season is an injury free one as weU as a fair Most clubs have reported good one. lf the standard can continue to numbers at training over the summer be as high as it has been in recent months, with a relatively injury free years, we are in for a terrific season! , pre-season for most clubs. i (t)tJN41~M OJI l'i •O•O•O•O• Balmain will be out to prove Western SUburbs. themselves today In their first Match again Holroyd P"matta at Gipps Rd Sydney Uni. will take on Baulkham Reserve. Campbelltown. fresh after Hills on Sunday at Sydney Uni. their Trumper Cup victory will take on Easts at Foelds Rd Reserve. Michael The Phantom Selects Byme's North Shore will take on H'royd • P"matla by 18 Poln18. Pennant Hills at Gore Hill Oval. Olds campbelltown by 36 Polnta Park will hoal lhe unfurfing of last Veers Premiefshlp Flag. Following North Shl9 by 8 P­ this, St. Geoige will take on last WMtem Suburbe by 9 Polnta years Home and Awey champions, Sydney Uni by 13 Polnta Preview94' Ex Swans Players to lead charges In 94' The highlight of the Sydney Football League In 1994 may Indeed be the foreseeable Impact of having three SFL clubo with lonnor Sydney Swans playera taking up the coactilng role this year. East Sydney are entering 1994 Under the watchful eye of coaches confidently with a new coach in Schotz, Brazel and Grace, Baulkham former Swans player Neil Cordy. The Hills have conducted both a Bulldogs hope to continue the successful pre-season and improvement that Easts showed in recruitment drive. With new recruits the last half of the Season. such as Graham Jones, Craig Saxby, i amongst many, Baulko will be striving David Murphy has headed west to for the top four this season. Gampbelltown. David's involvement coupled with the hugely successful Despite the rain and the cancellation Swans Vs Bear practice match has of a practice match, Western I lifted the profile of the club, Suburbs had a solid pre-season especially in the local papers. campaign. As usual Cricket interrupted pre-season games North Shore have secured the however all players report to be ready services of former Melbourne, for the 1994 season. Hawthorn and Swans player Michael Byrne. North Shore have recruited St. George were disappointed not to very well, with more than 15 continue their 1994 form in the interstate players signed ·this season. Trumper Cup Final, however with some new players to the brood, the Holroyd-Parramatta have maintained Dragons are hoping to make it •back an enthusiastic attitude through a to back" in 1994. comprehensive pre-season campaign. The return of experienced 92' Premiers Sydney Uni. had a players, and injection of new players disappointing season last year and should ensure more consistent hope to regain that Premiership form performances this year. for this season. Pennant Hills are hoping for Balmain will find the going tough in improvement this year. Leo Browne their first year in the SFL However has been reappointed, with the under coach Briscoe, the Tigers are player line-up remaining similar to hoping to transfer some of their SFA last year. With most players putting .form this season into the big league. in a solid pre-season, selection will be a headache for Leo and his selectors. ·- ·- _______;! --- --- --·---------- 0 ,__,WRlJ('''""'*"° t-'""f''' en>-' 'f IK'f:"'!-, "_,,' Jc;~=-=" "< v ",2 - --- ' - I·----------------------------------· I I I ,. ·· · ·· rfittrri;;;il;r• 'Clrp 'JJ-'f' I I I Blues Bounce Back/ I I The Campbelltown Football Clubs excitement In signing new coach I David Murphy for the 1994 season turned Into jubilation with an I amazing victory in the annual Trumper Cup by Seven points over St. I I George. I I I ® Last years premiers St. George were of eleven - a side Football. Quick I considered red hot favourites to win interchanges often delighted the I the Cup after crushing Baulkham spectators, with six players sprinting I OFFICIAL GEAR THE Hills in the first semi but like many to the side line after a goal had been I contests, the under dog shone kicked. I I through. I NSW FOOTBALL LEAGUE I St. George had hit a minor obstacle in I I On a mild Sunday Afternoon, the Wests first-up but bounced back with I I Trumper Cup was played at wins over the Eagles. I STATE TEAMS WEAR I Orummoyne Oval in Balmain. In front I I of a bumper crowd, the Blues In an exciting Grand Final, SL George stamped their authority from the first looked home but two late goals to -----------------------------------· match they played, crushing Campbelltown made it a thrilling Parramatta by thirty five points. They contest with a fitting result. then followed up with another strong pertormance against the days hosts, The competition was a fitting Balmain. With their confidence high, exhibition to kick off the 1994 season. they successfully catered for the Pennant Hills, Sydney University and strong North shore outfit in the Parramatta would have been second semi final. disappointed, finishing the day with a KNITTING MILLS PTY. LTD. • clean slate in the "Wins• department. (Incorporating: JAXE,\I SPORTSW~:4R) Led by the experienced pairing of Baulkham Hills, North Shore and East Jamie Mclaughlin and Brian Sydney showed more promise and Kershaw up forward, Campbelltown would have been heartened by OFFICIAL appeared to be wen drilled in the art aspects of their matches. SUPPLIER OF Results NSWLOGO Semi Finals st. George 7.4 46 Grand Final Baulkham Hills 3.3 21 JUMPERS Campbelltown 7.2 44 covo PHONE: (08) 316131, 311786 Campbelltown 7.4 46 St.George 6.1 37 s p 0 R T S PO Box 196, Magill, SA. 5072 North Shore 3.3 21 OFFICIAL SHORTS SUPPLIER TO THE NSWAFL IIALL THINGS BEING Two in a flow for Manly I l ' I Manly easily accoUnted for each of their opponents on the way to their secbnd successive Sydney Football Association p~season competition victory played at ROsedale Oval on the 26th of March. : Having gained a free pass into the make their presence felt in the second ·round of the Gala day, the consolidated SFA competition this wolves kept their respective year. pt> the SFA2 Clubs, Camden opponents 9oaless for five Of the six showed'· they will be more than • halves they played on the way to competitive during the year but their win over Sutherland in the Blacktown and Penshurst will find the finals. New Coach Peter Robertson going tough in the higher grade. had a good look at his new charges "I used to run a brke, now I run a business. from a comfortable position on the The losers final was contested by I'm a proud Australian but believe me no one half-back line which saw little play neighbours Livea>QOI .~nd Bankstown during the day. with the Eagl~s~ j\Jst iii front at the ever does you any favours just because you're Final Siren after a seesawing match. an Australian. Sutherland would have been well Bankstown had the opportunity to Only one thing counts - performance. pleased with their efforts on the day sew the game up late in the second I know it and so does Ampol. That's why their which included the •Second Round" half but missed a couple of easy new fuel card is my new fuel card. elirtiination of Last Seasons SFA chances in front of goal. Macquarie The Ampol Access Card. Division One Premiers Uni. Of NSW, Uni. started the day with a fine win who were far from impressive on the over Liverpool but were humbled by Sure 1t supports Australians but it also out day. Hawkesbury in the second round. performs any system I've ever seen, here or After recording the highest score of overseas. A feature of the days play was the the day against Blacktown to earn a • You want a more competitive fleet performance of last years SFA 2 place in the finals, Wollongong were management edge? premiers Hawkesbury who reached never got going S:gainst eventual How about total control over what your the semi finals, losing narrowly to winners Manly.