Wallsend District Swans Junior Australian Football Club Club Information Handbook Season 2016 Wallsend Australian Football Club – Est. 1883 Inaugural Winners of the Black Diamond Cup Welcome To The “Wallsend Swans” – Original Home of the Black Diamond Cup Table of Contents THE CLUB VISION STATEMENT 4 CLUB CONSTITUTION (2012): Objectives of the Club 4 HISTORY 5 The Glamour Years 6 The Black Diamond Cup and Wallsend 9 How Wallsend Won Two Grand Finals in One Year 10 Reformation – Return to the League 10 The Black Diamond Football League – Modern Era 11 The Junior Club - Our First Premiership of the Modern Era 11 2016 CLUB EXECUTIVE AND OFFICIALS 13 2016 REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIP FEES 14 2017 TRAINING PRE SEASON AND SEASON 15 AUSKICK 2016 16 PRE-GAME/ PRE-TRAINING - NUTRITION & HYDRATION INFORMATION17 PLAYER REQUIREMENTS 20 CLUB MERCHANDISING 21 UMPIRES – 2016 21 FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CO-ORDINATORS 22 WALLSEND DISTRICT SWANS JAFC COACHES, TEAM MANAGERS AND OTHER OFFICIALS – 2016 SEASON 23 CODE OF CONDUCT – NSW/ACT AFL 24 Players 24 Parents and Supporters 24 Coaches 25 Administrators 26 Officials 27 Additional Code of Conduct Matters 28 GOOD SPORTS 29 ALCOHOL POLICY 31 NO SMOKING POLICY 32 CLUB SPONSORS 33 Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 2 CLUB SONG(s) 33 USEFUL LINKS 33 NEWCASTLE REGION AFL GROUND LOCATIONS 2016 34 NEWCASTLE REGION, HUNTER COAST & NSW ACT STAFF 35 JUNIOR AFL RULES & DEFINITIONS 35 MATCH DAY RESPONSIBILITIES 36 AFL HUNTER CENTRAL COAST WET WEATHER PROCEDURE 30 GAME DAY INFORMATION 41 Under 17’s 41 Auskick, Under 9’s, 11’s, 13’s, 15’s and Youth Girls 41 Minimum and Match Numbers 41 Under 9 and Under 11 Variations 41 Important Game Day Information 42 SCORING: GOALS AND BEHINDS 43 UNDER 9 RULES 44 UNDER 11 RULES 47 YOUTH GIRLS, UNDER 13, 15 AND 17 RULES 49 FIELD POSITIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS 51 SOME AFL TERMINOLOGY 55 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 61 Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 3 THE CLUB VISION STATEMENT “To be recognized as the most community orientated and friendly Club within Hunter Junior AFL Competition supporting and teaching the game of Australian Rules Football to the children and families of the Western Newcastle area”. CLUB CONSTITUTION 2012 - OBJECTIVES Objects of the Club To promote, advance, cultivate and foster the game of Australian Football. To assist in the educational advancement of the community by means of the development of a sense of fair-play and love of sport and in particular the game of Australian Football. To encourage, advance and assist in the development of an improved standard of physical fitness in all members of the community both individually and collectively. To be a non-profit organisation. The assets and income of the Wallsend District Swans Junior Australian Football club shall be applied solely in the furtherance of its above mentioned objectives and no portion shall be distributed directly or indirectly to the members of the organisation except as bona fide compensation for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the organisation. Dissolution of Club. In the event of the Wallsend District Swans Junior Australian Football Club being dissolved, the amount which remains after such dissolution and the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, shall be paid and applied by the Committee in accordance with their powers to any fund, institution or authority which is a non-profit organisation Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 4 HISTORY: “Wallsend Est. 1883 – Inaugural Winners of the Black Diamond Cup” Australian football was introduced to the Newcastle area (New South Wales) in 1883 when the Wallsend Football Club was formed by miners from Ballarat. In 1888, the Black Diamond Cup, Australia's oldest existing and active sporting trophy, was first awarded to the champion team in the region. In 1888, a touring Fitzroy Football Club defeated Wallsend by 10 goals to 5. The following year, Wallsend defeated Fitzroy. Excerpts from the Wallsend Australian Football Club: Commemorative Program & Club History (1985), compiled by Ross Walters (Life Member 1985): Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 5 Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 6 Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 7 Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 8 NSWFA clubs of the day were playing for the Alexander trophies as West Sydney, City and Redfern joined the throng. The code enjoyed wide interest in the Newcastle district where by 1884 Newcastle City, Newcastle, Merewether, Northumberland, Hamilton and Wallsend together with the afore-mentioned Maitland were in existence. Wallsend maintained their connection with Sydney AFL when they played West Sydney at Wentworth Park on 7th July 1894 when "there were several thousand people present" which ended in a draw, West Sydney 1.9, Wallsend 1.9. Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 9 Reformation – Return to the League Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 10 The Black Diamond Australian Football League – Modern Era The Black Diamond Australian Football League (BDAFL) was formed in 2000 from a merger of the Newcastle Australian Football League and the Central Coast Australian Football League. The name "Black Diamond AFL" derives from the Black Diamond Cup which has been awarded to the Newcastle AFL Premiers since 1888 (Wallsend). During the 2000-2002 BDAFL seasons, Wallsend was amalgamated with West Newcastle under the guise of the ‘Demons’, winning a BDAFL premiership in 2001. This win was against Cardiff, with the scores being: WEST (21.9-135) d CAR (18.13-121). Seniors folded soon after this win. The Junior Club - Our First Premiership of the Modern Era In 1984 the Wallsend’s Under 17 Team under the guidance of Coach Ross Craney (who is still a coach and life member in the current Wallsend Swans with the Under 9’s) won the premiership. To celebrate the occasional the Club in collaboration with major sponsors, Compass Pools arranged a special bottling of forty dozen bottles of ‘Draytons Rich Port’ wine. In 2005 the local Wallsend community again backed the Swans and they re- entered the local, current junior competition. Today the Wallsend Swans are a very fast growing and friendly club for children from the age of 5 to 14 based at Bill Elliot Oval, Maryland. In the past five years we have seen extraordinary growth with a 300% increase in our numbers and have expanded the number of teams in the local league exponentially. Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 11 In 2011, we were recognised by NSW/ACT AFL as being one of the largest and most successful Auskick Centres in the Hunter Region Area, and our Auskick Coordinator (Sharon Beck) was awarded the “Regional Auskick Volunteer of the Year”. In 2013 the community spirit of the Swans was again recognised, with Julie Cox awarded the Newcastle Junior AFL’s Volunteer of the Year’. In 2015, Wallsend Swans finally saw some finals action after a number of years of being absent, with both our Under 15s and the Under 17s joint venture team with Lake Macquarie making it to the Preliminary Finals. This was a fantastic feat, especially for the Under 15s who comprised of predominantly new players who had only played together as a team for ½ seasons. Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 12 2016 CLUB EXECUTIVE AND OFFICIALS Position Name Contact Details Ph: 4954 4616 Mob: 0459 082162 PRESIDENT Steve Lewer Email: [email protected] Ph: n/a Mob: 0404 839317 VICE PRESIDENT Darren Bird Email: [email protected] Ph: n/a SECRETARY Lisel Heeps Email: [email protected] Ph: n/a Mob: 0412 795522 TREASURER Lisel Heeps Email: [email protected] Ph: n/a Mob: 0412 795522 REGISTRAR Lisel Heeps Email: [email protected] Ph: 4951 3069 Mob: 0447 933755 CANTEEN Kim MANAGER McLinden Email: [email protected] Ph: 4951 3069 Mob: 0447 933755 SCHOOL LIAISON Kim OFFICER McLinden Email: [email protected] Ph: 4960 0830 Mob: 0432 518548 FACEBOOK CO- Janina ORDINATOR Hamilton Email: [email protected] CHILD Ph: 4960 0830 Mob: 0432 518548 Janina PROTECTION Hamilton Email: [email protected] OFFICER Shelley Ph: n/a Mob: 0423 630553 AUSKICK CO- ORDINATOR Smith-Bird Email: [email protected] Ph: 4952 7070 Mob: 0408 678730 GRANTS CO- John Fitter ORDINATOR Email: [email protected] Mathew Ph: 4955 6284 Mob: 0413 930065 PUBLICITY OFFICER Harwood Email: [email protected] Ph: 4955 6284 Mob: 0413 476832 JUNIOR Will Harwood REPRESENTATIVE Email: [email protected] Ph: n/a Mob: 0412 247165 COMMITTEE Phil Carroll MEMBER Email: [email protected] Ph: 4951 8463 Mob: 0438 518463 COMMITTEE Andrea MEMBER McLeish Email: [email protected] COMMITTEE Ph: n/a Mob: 0421 332968 Allison Baker MEMBER Email: [email protected] Wallsend Swans JAFC Handbook – Season 2016 13 2016 REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIP FEES FEES ARE DUE IN FULL PRIOR TO THE FIRST MATCH IN THE 2016 SEASON FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES. The Player Registration Fee covers the AFL Hunter Juniors affiliation and administration, player insurance and personal legal liability protection, medical equipment, footballs, trophies, jumpers and ground fees etc. All new players receive Wallsend District Swans JAFC polo shirt, football shorts and socks. Existing players can buy new shorts ($20.00), training shirt ($25.00) and socks ($10.00) from the canteen or our Registrar. As the Player Insurance Fund Policy has limited cover, the Club recommends you have a Private Health Insurance Policy. A full copy of the JLT Sport Player Insurance Fund Policy and inclusions is available from the Club - ask your Team Manager or see the President. Registration Fees for 2016 Auskick – ages 5-8 (includes Auskick backpack as supplied by NSW/ACT AFL) – $75.00 per player. All Grades (U17, U15, U13, U11 & U9) – $95.00 per player.