Sydney university Football Club 2019 Annual Report MAJOR SPONSORMAJOR SPONSOR PREMIUM PREMIUMSPONSORS SPONSORS CORPORATECORPORATECORPORATE PARTNERS PARTNERS SPONSORSSPONSORSSPONSORS CHARITYCHARITY PARTNERSPARTNERSCHARITY PARTNERS Contents Office Bearers 2 Women’s Report 38 Achievements 4 1st Colts 40 2019 SUFC Awards 5 2nd Colts 42 President’s Report 6 3rd Colts 44 Executive General Manager’s Report 10 Juniors’ Report 46 SUFC Staff Thank You 12 Club Statistics 2019 48 Finance Report 14 2019 Results 48 Financial Statements 15 Grade Player Games for 2019 season 51 SUFC Foundation Report 16 Club Records 54 Friends of SUFC Report 18 Wallabies and Australian Representatives 54 Director of Rugby Report 20 SUFC Wins and Loses 57 Medical Report 22 1st Grade Records 60 Rehab Report 24 Lower Grade Records 66 Club Captain’s Report 26 1st Grade Highest Point Scorer 67 1st Grade Report 28 2nd Grade Report 30 1st Grade Grand Final Appearances 70 3rd Grade Report 34 Colts Records 75 4th Grade Report 36 Club Championships 78 Office Bearers EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President David Lyons Megan Bartlett Jude Bolton James Dorney Committee Members Raymond Hudd Andrew McNee Dr Mark Schembri Angus Wilson Club Captain Emily Chancellor and Peter Fenwicke SUFC STAFF General Manager David Haigh Events Manager Kirsty Stevens Head Coach Robert Taylor Director of Rugby Michael Hodge Junior Development Officer Ben Hughes COACHING STAFF Robert Taylor 1st Grade Joe Horn-Smith Ray Hudd 2nd Grade Chris Delooze Gareth Reynolds James Caterson 3rd Grade Ryan Burge Charles Carter 4th Grade James Caterson Ben Evans Womens Nathan Ferguson Michael Hodge 1st Colts David Hickey 2nd Colts Peter Delavere Eddie L’Estrange 3rd Colts Rick Moore Dylan Vieira Chris Malone – Director of Coaching Dean Mumm – Line Outs Specialist Coaches Adam Hill – Scrums Mark Giachari – Set piece 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 | Sydney University Football Club SUPPORT STAFF Evan Hoskins 1st Grade Managers Luke Campton Scott Fraser Ross Ryan Murray Hudd 2nd Grade Managers Paul Blackett James Summerhayes 3rd Grade Manager Peter Harris Laura Romeo 4th Grade Managers Troy Isidro Colts Managers Antony Jeffrey Ash Miller Gear Steward Ed Walgien Statistician Craig Fear Bruce Lin Sideline Support Helmut Gebels Match Day Controller Marc Pearce Digby Dill-Macky Scoreboard Operators Nicholas Way Andrew Frazer Dale Caterson Club Photographers Karen Spencer Andre van Woerkom MEDICAL STAFF Dr Nathan Gibbs – Head Doctor Club Doctors Dr Mohammad Jomaa – Grade Dr Harry Constantin – Colts Stuart Pavely – Head Physio Daniella Thrassis – Grade Club Physiotherapists George Guyatt – Colts Jack Rayment – Womens ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Sam Pervan – Head of S&C Shane Ball – Colts Strength & Conditioning Lou Lou Stanley – Grade Kieran Hall – Grade Nicolai Morris – Womens Rehabilitation Coordinator Lou Lou Stanley ANNUAL REPORT 2019 | Sydney University Football Club 3 Achievements NSWRU PREMIERSHIPS 1st Grade – Intrust Super Shute Shield 2nd Grade – Colin Caird Shield 4th Grade – Henderson Cup Women’s – Jack Scott Cup 1st Colts – W M Memorial Shield 2019 FINAL SERIES 8 out of 8 contested in Semi-Finals 6 out of 8 contested in Grand Finals 5 Premiership CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Winner of 2019 Gregor George Cup (16th consecutive year) OTHER CLUB ACHIEVEMENTS 1st Grade Minor Premiership 3rd Grade Minor Premiership Women’s Minor Premiership AUSTRALIA WALLABIES Folau Fainga’a, Bernard Foley, Jake Gordon, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Tolu Latu, Nick Phipps, Tom Robertson AUSTRALIA WALLAROOS Ilieseva Batisbasaga, Emily Chancellor, Grace Hamilton JUNIOR WALLABIES Angus Bell, Darcy Breen, Henry Robertson AUSTRALIAN 7’S Stuart Dunbar, Matthew Hood, Jakiya Whitfeld NSW WARATAHS Bernard Foley, Jake Gordon, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Tolu Latu, Nick Phipps, Tom Robertson, Lachlan Swinton and Chris Talakai ACT BRUMBIES Folau Fainga’a MELBOURNE REBELS Stuart Dunbar, Tom English, Sam Jeffries, Matt Philip, Sam Talakai, Brad Wilkin SYDNEY UNIVERSITY BLUES James Armstrong, Harry Potter SYDNEY UNIVERSITY GOLDS Brendan Miller, Tony Mulveney SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS AWARDS (AWARDED IN 2019) 2018 Premier Coach of the Year – Robert Taylor 2018 Club of the Year – Women’s 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 | Sydney University Football Club 2019 Award Winners AWARD 2019 WINNER 3rd Colts XV Best Back Jack Hamilton 3rd Colts XV Best Forward Josh Bowd 2nd Colts XV Best Back Max Sinclair 2nd Colts XV Best Forward Aidan Moore 1st Colts XV Best Back Harry Wilson 1st Colts XV Best Forward Oliver Harvison Wehbe Family Colts Encouragement Award Luke Ratcliff Most Improved Colts Player Luke Ratcliff Most Promising Colt Player Papillon Sevele 1st Colts XV Best Fresher Angus Bell Colts Clubman of the Year Sam Bignold Stephen Anthony Trophy Best and Fairest Colt Henry Whelan 4th XV Best Back 2019 Stefano Hunt 4th XV Best Forward Connor Grindal 3rd XV Best Back Joe Schwager 3rd XV Best Forward Peter Fenwicke 2nd XV Best Back Banjo Travers 2nd XV Best Forward Jack McCalman 1st XV Best Back James Armstrong 1st XV Best Forward Nick Champion de Crespigny Craig Fear Grade Encouragement Award Will Wennerbom Most Improved Grade Player Ben Hughes Most Promising Grade Player Josh Kemeny Clubman of the Year Jack McCalman Best and Fairest Harry Potter Michael Griffin Cup Players' Player Lachlan Swinton 1st XV Leading Try Scorer Harry Potter – 12 tries 1st XV Leading Points Scorer James Kane – 203 points Club Leading Try Scorer Max Robson – 26 tries Club Leading Points Scorer Will Wennerbom - 333 points Player of the Finals Angus Bell Club Captains Emily Chancellor & Peter Fenwicke Stephen Rowntree Trophy Volunteer of the Year Laura Romeo Team of the Year 1st Grade Women's Best Back Kirrily Laws Women's Best Forward Haruka Takahashi Women's Most Improved Player Tisera Volkman Women's Most Valuable Player Sera Naiqama Women's Players' Player Fi Jones Women's Best and Fairest Noella Green Women's Rookie of the Year Courtney Schultz Women's Leading Try Scorer Jemima McCalman & Tamiya Laws Women's Leading Points Scorer Ashleigh Hewson ANNUAL REPORT 2019 | Sydney University Football Club 5 President’s Report IT IS AN ABSOLUTE HONOUR TO SUBMIT box to take the penalty kick, the players decided to back THIS REPORT IN REVIEW OF SUCH A themselves and kicked to the corner and from there powered MEMORABLE YEAR BOTH ON AND OFF over for a try that gave them the lead and control of the match. THE FIELD FOR THE SYDNEY UNIVERSITY I believe our senior program has taken another step forward FOOTBALL CLUB. AS RUGBY IN THIS this year and I would like to congratulate Robert Taylor, Joe Horn-Smith and all their support staff and volunteers on their COUNTRY FACES CHALLENGES, SUFC efforts to provide an elite program that is truly world class. PROUDLY CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT HOW I would also like to acknowledge the contribution of Chris GREAT OUR GAME CAN BE THROUGH THE Malone as Director of Coaching to align the coaching and COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF QUALITY PEOPLE playing philosophies of the whole club and to help grow the WITH A COMMON PURPOSE AND A REAL skills and knowledge of our players and coaches in all grades. BELIEF IN WHAT OUR CLUB STANDS FOR. A huge congratulations to the coaches, players and support staff of all grade teams for all their efforts, I believe a significant To win our 16th consecutive Club Championship in conjunction step forward was made by all and we look forward to that with retaining the Shute Shield and Jack Scott Cup and winning continuing again in 2020. the 2nd and 4th Grade and 1st Colt’s competitions is no easy While the victory in the 1st Colts grand final was significant task and is the result of hard work, belief and sacrifice from all and very important and I am sure that we will see many of players, coaches, administrators, medical staff, volunteers and the players involved go on to represent the club through higher supporters of our club. honours in the future, it was even more pleasing to see that the Off the field, things are in great shape with a group of loyal values and traditions of our colts program have never been sponsors as well as the enormous support of the Friends and stronger. In all we had 79 players represent us in the Colts Foundation, our club is financially in a sound state and more competition and the spirit to which they approached the season importantly continues to offer a program to attract and further is commendable and aligned to our traditions and values as a develop fine, all-round young men and women that have the student-based club. A big congratulations to Michael Hodge in skills to succeed not only on the rugby field but in all areas of his first year as Director of Rugby, who along with the other Colts life. We believe that our club can play an important role in the coaches and support staff managed to marry an elite program development of our game at all levels and with that in mind we and the enjoyment and values of our student led club perfectly. have entered into a strategic partnership with Central West Rugby The SUFC Women’s program continues to set the standard in to help support and further develop a strong pathway for young the Sydney competition and a second consecutive victory in players and coaches in this important country region. To further the Jack Scott Cup is a credit to coaches Ben Evans and Nathan enhance our commitment to the growth of the game we intend to Ferguson, their support staff and all of the players. The spirit appoint a Director of Women’s Rugby and Juniors Development and commitment that the players show week in week out is to that will focus on the developing these two key areas. be commended and the Club as a whole is truly committed to THE RUGBY SEASON making sure that the Sydney Men’s and Women’s competitions are truly aligned to a point where we have our Men’s and Our Club continues to set the benchmark for rugby clubs in Women’s teams playing at the same venues on the same day.