Round 12– 13th—14th July 2013 Round 12 - 13th—14th July 2013 2013 PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURE Round 1 Round 6 Round 11 Round 16 Saturday, Apr 6 Saturday, May 18 Saturday, Jun 29 Saturday, Aug 10 SHE 6.7 v Syd Uni 16.20 Camp 6.5 Manly 10.7 Campbelltown v Pennant Hills Manly v Campbelltown StG 10.8 v UNSW/ES 16.10 PH 36.22 Illa 6.5 North Shore v Illawarra North Shore v Sydney Uni This year’s AFL Multicultural Round marks the beginning of a month of celebration in NSW and the ACT, where AFL NSW/ACT will UTS 15.14 v Illa 13.9 NS 10.9 v UTS 12.1 Wests 9.10 v UTS 3.9 St George v Balmain join with the Sydney Swans and the GWS GIANTS to celebrate the multiculturalism in Australian Rules football from the grassroots Wests 17.8 v Camp 14.6 SHE 4.4 v UNSW/ES 18.17 UNSW/ES v Manly Sydney Hills v UTS to the elite. PH 11.7 v NS 15.10 Syd Uni 16.8 v Wests 10.11 SHE 7.7 v St G 23.13 Wests v Illawarra Sunday, Apr 7 Sunday, May 19 Sunday, Jun 30 Saturday, Aug 11 This round AFL Sydney will recognise our game’s cultural diversity, highlighting the contribution multicultural communities have Bal 6.6 v Man 24.15 Bal 7.19 v St G 18.14 Bal 7.8 v Syd Uni 13.10 Pennant Hills v UNSW/ES historically made to Australia's game, as well as the community engagement initiatives currently being undertaken by the AFL industry. Round 2 Round 7 Round 12 Round 17 With 15 per cent of AFL players coming from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, AFL Head of Diversity, Jason Mifsud Saturday, Apr 13 Saturday, May 25 Saturday, Jul 06 Saturday, Aug 17 said that recognising and celebrating multiculturalism in the game is vital. Camp 9.3 v UNSW/ES 10.12 Syd Uni 13.9 v NS 16.17 UTS 8.12 v UNSW/ES 17.10 Campbelltown v Illawarra Illa 10.8 v Man 15.9 UTS 11.15 v Camp 8.10 St G 13.18 v Wests 11.11 St George v Manly "It is important the AFL reflects cultural diversity, providing an environment which welcomes people from all backgrounds to enjoy UTS 12.10 v PH 15.14 PH 27.18 v SHE 4.5 SHE 10.12 v Balmain 11.9 Wests v Sydney Hills our game as supporters, players or administrators in the future," said Mr. Mifsud. SHE 6.4 v Wests 26.14 Wests 12.9 v UNSW/ES 10.11 PH 13.6 v Manly 10.9 Sydney Uni v Pennant Hills "Since launching the Australia Post AFL Multicultural Schools Program, we have been to more than 200 schools and reached NS 20.8 v StG 8.9 Sunday, May 26 Syd Uni 18.18 v Ill 3.11 North Shore v UNSW/ES 20,000 students, teaching football skills and reinforcing key themes of leadership, harmony and respect. SU 19.17 v Bal 10.9 Bal 12.17 v Illa 9.9 Sunday, Jul 07 Sunday, Aug 18 “In 2013, we expanded the Australia Post AFL Multicultural Ambassador program to include 11 AFL multicultural players and we Manly 8.9 v St G 3.8 NS 9.17 v Camp 11.7 Balmain v UTS are really proud of the pivotal role they are playing in breaking down social barriers and uniting communities through AFL.” Round 3 In NSW and the ACT, GWS GIANTS player Setanta O’hAilpin (who has an Irish and Fijian cultural background) works closely with the Saturday, Apr 20 Round 8 Round 13 Round 18 AFL NSW/ACT Multicultural Programs department in his role as an AFL Multicultural Ambassador. Setanta’s work helps to intro- Campb 6.5 v North Shore 15.10 Saturday, Jun 1 Saturday, Jul 13 Saturday, Aug 24 duce kids from a wide range of cultural backgrounds to Australia’s indigenous game, and to help find the multicultural AFL talent Illa 8.8 v Syd Uni 13.11 SHE 7.10 v NS 13.18 Campbelltown v Sydney Hills Illawarra v Balmain of the future. Camp 6.9 v Syd Uni 10.7 Wests 6.10 v St G 10.18 Manly v UTS Manly v North Shore Manly 22.11 v Bal 7.11 UNSW/ES 14.8 v UTS 9.10 St George v Sydney Uni Pennant Hills v St George The AFL NSW/ACT Multicultural Programs operate to achieve four main goals: Participation, Engagement, Awareness & Training, Man 5.4 v PH 3.8 UNSW/ES 10.8 v PH 13.17 Illawarra v Pennant Hills UNSW/ES v Sydney Hills and Advocacy to create opportunities for migrant and refugee communities to become participants, fans or talented players of the Sunday, Apr 21 Illa 5.3 v Wests 24.12 Sunday, Jul 14 UTS vWests AFL. Bal 16.12 v SHE 9.19 Sunday, Jun 2 Balmain v UNSW/ES Sunday, Aug 25 St G v UTS Wests v North Shore Sydney Uni v Campbelltown NSW/ACT MULTICULTURAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS In 2012 Round 4 - More than 4000 multicultural participants from Greater Western Sydney and Sydney/Illawarra regions were involved in our six- Sat 31st Aug Thursday, Apr 25 Round 9 Round 14 week Multicultural Programs in schools, after-school and community centres. Wests 22.24 v Bal 10.9 Saturday, Jun 15 Saturday, Jul 27 Qualifying Final - Two multicultural players from NSW were selected for the World Team and played in the National Under 16s championships Saturday, Apr 27 NS 15.26 v Bal 7.9 Campbelltown v Wests held in Blacktown. PH 18.19 v Syd Uni 6.8 Wests 11.1 v PH 17.14 Manly v Illawarra Sun 1st Sept - Over 50 Multicultural and Indigenous players were financially supported to play Community Football through our Player Subsidy Camp 8.4 v St George 10.10 program St G 13.17 v Illa 5.7 Pennant Hills v Balmain Elimination Final UNSW/ES 9.6 v NS 15.16 Sydney Uni 7.11 v Manly 18.12 Sydney Uni v Sydney Hills - Winner of the STARTTS 2012 Sports Award for the Multicultural program located in Wagga Wagga. UTS 10.12 v Manly 13.8 Sunday, Jun 16 UTS v North Shore Named as a finalist in the NSW Community Relations Commission Multicultural Marketing Awards in the Sports category. Saturday 7th Sept Sunday, Apr 28 UTS 13.9 v SHE 10.14 UNSW/ES v St George In 2013 SHE 11.8 v Camp 23.11 Illa 7.3 v UNSW/ES 18.16 2nd Semi Final - GWS GIANTS player Setanta O’hAilpin named as an AFL Multicultural Ambassador, and joined the AFL NSW/ACT to run talent and Round 15 participation programs across the state. Sunday 8th Sept Round 5 Round 10 Saturday, Aug 03 - NSW/ACT Multicultural Team won the National Unity Cup in the first year of their participation. 1st Semi Final - The Auburn Tigers Women’s Team have been featured in national media including Channel 7 Sunrise, ABC’s 7:30 Report and also Saturday, May 04 Saturday, Jun 22 Sydney Hills v Manly in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph newspaper to share their experiences playing Australian Rules football. Manly 13.11 v SHE 10.7 Manly 6.9 v Wests 7.6 North Shore v Pennant Hills - Established new Multicultural programs across regional NSW in Wagga Wagga, Albury, Griffith, Coffs Harbour and Newcastle – St G 11.14 PH 10.16 St George 11.7 v NS 4.11 UTS v Sydney Uni Sunday 15th Sept which is the first time AFL NSW/ACT has engaged the communities in four of the regions. Syd Uni 11.10 v UTS 14.13 UNSW/ES 10.9 v Sydney Uni 2.1 Illawarra v St George Preliminary Final - One Multicultural player (James Paligorov – Beaconsfield) named in the 2013 World Team squad playing in the National Under PH 21.14 v UTS 7.9 UNSW/ES 16.9 v Bal 12.11 Sunday, Aug 04 16s Championships in Blacktown. NS 17.6 v Wests 12.6 Illa 7.15 v SHE 12.15 Balmain v Wests Saturday, 21st Sept - AFL Canberra participated in the biggest Multicultural Festival in Australia earlier this year and also ran a program in an Islamic Illa 9.3 v Camp 8.16 Sunday, Jun 23 UNSW/ES v Campbelltown school for the first time ever. Grand Final Bal 8.5 v Camp 11.15 - IEC Program running for the fifth year with over 150 students participating. The fifth IEC Cup will be held in September this year. - First ever road show in Southern NSW to engage talented players from Multicultural backgrounds. - Thirty kids involved in the Multicultural Talent Camp – with nine Multicultural players from the Swans and GIANTS Academies sent to the National Multicultural Camp held in May in Victoria. www.sydneyafl.com.au 32 www.sydneyafl.com.au 1 Round 12– 13th—14th July 2013 Round 12 - 13th—14th July 2013 CODE OF CONDUCT CLUB SPONSORS PARENTS & SUPPORTERS Remember that you are there for the participants to enjoy the game. North Encourage participation, but don’t force it. Shore Teach that enjoyment is more important than winning. Moorebank Never ridicule mistakes or losses. Supporters are there to support not down- grade. Lead by example and respect all players, coaches, umpires, administrators and spectators. Physical or verbal abuse will not be tolerated.