SYDNEY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL2020 ANNUAL REPORT CLUB MAJOR SPONSOR PREMIUM SPONSORS CLUB SPONSORS SYDNEY BUYERS’ AGENT SKINX SKINX KEY PARTNERS CHARITY PARTNERS CONTENTS Office Bearers 2 Women’s Report 40 Achievements 4 1st Colts 42 2020 SUFC Awards 5 2nd Colts 44 President’s Report 6 3rd Colts 46 Executive General Manager’s Report 10 Juniors’ Report 48 SUFC Staff Thank You 14 Club Statistics 2020 50 Finance Report 16 2020 Results 50 Financial Statements 17 Grade Player Games for 2020 season 53 SUFC Foundation Report 18 Club Records 56 Friends of SUFC Report 20 Wallabies and Australian Representatives 56 Director of Rugby Report 22 SUFC Wins and Losses 59 Medical Report 24 1st Grade Records 62 Rehab Report 26 Lower Grade Records 68 Club Captain’s Report 28 1st Grade Highest Point Scorer 69 1st Grade Report 30 2nd Grade Report 32 1st Grade Grand Final Appearances 72 3rd Grade Report 36 Colts Records 77 4th Grade Report 38 Club Championships 80 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 Captains Sera Naiqama & Thomas Osborne SUFC STAFF General Manager David Haigh Events Manager Kirsty Stevens Head Coaches Michael Hodge & Joe Horn-Smith Director of Rugby Michael Hodge Director of Women’s Rugby Chris Delooze & Junior Development COACHING STAFF Michael Hodge 1st Grade Joe Horn-Smith Ray Hudd 2nd Grade Mitch Inman Ryan Burge James Caterson 3rd Grade Ryan Burge Dave Pearson Charles Carter 4th Grade Aldy King Toby L’Estrange 1st Colts Adam Hill 2nd Colts Peter Delavere Eddie L’Estrange 3rd Colts Brandom Boumelhem Chris Malone – Director of Coaching Specialist Coaches Tom Coolican & Dean Mumm – Line Outs Tomas Robertson – Scrums 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | Sydney University Football Club SUPPORT STAFF Evan Hoskins 1st Grade Managers Luke Campton Scott Fraser Ross Ryan 2nd Grade Managers Paul Blackett James Summerhayes Richard Stanford 3rd Grade Managers James Summerhayes Troy Isidro 4th Grade Managers Peter King Gavin Crawford Colts Managers Ed Walgien Gear Steward Ash Miller Statistician Craig Fear Bruce Lin Sideline Support Helmut Gebels Match Day Controller Marc Pearce Scoreboard Operator Nicholas Way Dale Caterson Club Photographers Andrew Frazer Karen Spencer MEDICAL STAFF Dr Nathan Gibbs – Head Doctor Club Doctors Dr Alice Pearlman Dr Raymond Kim Stuart Pavely – Head Physio George Guyatt – Grade Club Physiotherapists Chris Russell – Colts Lizzy Donnelly – Womens ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Sam Pervan – Head of S&C Shane Ball – Colts Strength & Conditioning Kieran Hall – 2nd Grade Lou Lou Stanley – Lower Grades & Women Rehabilitation Coordinator Lou Lou Stanley Sydney University Football Club | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 3 ACHIEVEMENTS NSWRU PREMIERSHIPS 2nd Grade – Colin Caird Shield Women’s – Jack Scott Cup 1st Colts – W M Memorial Shield 3rd Colts – Bill Simpson Trophy 2020 FINAL SERIES 8 from 8 teams competed in the first week of finals 5 from 8 teams competed in Grand Finals 4 Premierships OTHER CLUB ACHIEVEMENTS 2nd Grade Minor Premiership 3rd Grade Minor Premiership Women’s Minor Premiership AUSTRALIA WALLABIES Angus Bell, Folau Fainga’a, Tom Horton*, Jake Gordon, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Matt Philip, Lachlan Swinton AUSTRALIA WALLAROOS Ilieseva Batisbasaga, Emily Chancellor, Grace Hamilton, Sera Naiqama*, Piper Duck*, Fi Jones*, Jemima McCalman* AUSTRALIAN 7’S Stuart Dunbar, Matthew Hood, Jakiya Whitfeld, Angus Bell NSW WARATAHS Angus Bell, Darcy Breen, Jake Gordon, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Henry Robertson, Tom Robertson, Lachlan Swinton, Chris Talakai ACT BRUMBIES Folau Fainga’a, Guy Porter MELBOURNE REBELS Tom English, Josh Kemeny, Declan Moore, Matt Philip, Harry Potter, Theo Strang, Brad Wilkin SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS AWARDS (AWARDED IN 2020) 2019 Premier Coach of the Year – Robert Taylor 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | Sydney University Football Club 2020 AWARD WINNERS AWARD WINNER TEAM AWARDS 3rd Colts XV Best Back 2020 Jack Hamilton 3rd Colts XV Best Forward 2020 Alfie Mawdsley 2nd Colts XV Best Back 2020 Hamish Mac Smith 2nd Colts XV Best Forward 2020 Will Clements 1st Colts XV Best Back 2020 Ian Maclean 1st Colts XV Best Forward 2020 Hugh Bokenham Women's 2nd XV Best Back 2020 Tylah Vallance Women's 2nd XV Best Forward 2020 Sherienne Koh Women's 1st XV Best Back 2020 Lori Cramer Women's 1st XV Best Forward 2020 Sera Naiqama 4th XV Best Back 2020 Campbell Jackson 4th XV Best Forward 2020 Harrison Armour 3rd XV Best Back 2020 Sam Renton 3rd XV Best Forward 2020 Jack Stanford 2nd XV Best Back 2020 Eddie Poolman 2nd XV Best Forward 2020 Angus Allen 1st XV Best Back 2020 Tim Clements 1st XV Best Forward 2020 Nick Champion de Crespigny Wehbe Family Colts Encouragement Award 2020 Jeremy Elliott Women's Encouragement Award 2020 Penelope Leiataua Craig Fear Grade Encouragement Award 2020 Hamish Dunbar Most Improved Colts Player 2020 Michael Baldock Most Promising Colt Player 2020 Hugh Bokenham Women's Most Improved Player 2020 Bre Hoy Women's Most Promising Player 2020 Jemima McCalman Most Improved Grade Player 2020 Ratu Rotuisolia Most Promising Grade Player 2020 Henry Robertson 1st Colts XV Best Fresher 2020 Paddy Tagg Women's Rookie of the Year 2020 Piper Duck POINTS AWARDS Women's Leading Try Scorer 2020 Jemima McCalman (11) Women's Leading Points Scorer 2020 Lori Cramer (106 points) 1st XV Leading Try Scorer 2020 Henry Clunies-Ross (7) 1st XV Leading Points Scorer 2020 James Kane (69 points) Club Leading Try Scorer 2020 Eddie Poolman (14) Club Leading Points Scorer 2020 Jude Gibbs (162 points) CLUB AWARDS Club Captains 2020 Sera Naiqama & Tom Osborne Stephen Anthony Trophy - Best and Fairest Colt 2020 Papillon Sevele Women's Best and Fairest 2020 Iliseva Batibasaga Best and Fairest 2020 Rohan O'Regan Women's Players' Player 2020 Emily Chancellor Michael Griffin Cup - Players' Player 2020 Rohan O'Regan Player of the Finals 2020 Stefano Hunt Stephen Rowntree Trophy - Volunteer of the Year 2020 James Summerhayes Colts Clubman of the Year 2020 Daniel Botha Clubwomen of the Year Iliseva Batibasaga Clubman of the Year 2020 Conor O'Doherty Team of the Year 2020 Womens Sydney University Football Club | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 157 Delooze, Nathan Ferguson, Jack Jones and their support IN OUR CLUB’S PROUD YEAR HISTORY, I CAN staff and all the players. The Club as a whole is SAFELY SAY THAT 2020 HAS BEEN A YEAR LIKE truly committed to making sure that the Sydney Men’s NO OTHER AND THIS YEAR HAS REINFORCED TO and Women’s competitions are truly aligned, and we hope to have all teams playing for Club Championship points in ME WHAT MAKES THIS CLUB SO SPECIAL. the near future. It is an honour to submit this report in review of such an important year in our long history. 2020 has thrown up The success on the field has been great, however I feel that endless challenges for everyone and while so many other one of club’s greatest ever achievements was achieved clubs and sports were falling apart, many people associated this year, off field. As our professional organisations were with our club have rallied together, enabling us to continue cutting the heart from the community game, our club with the support of many, were proudly able to employ a Director to deliver the same great program that focuses on of Women’s Rugby and Junior Development for the very first supporting the development of fine men and women both time and with the addition of Chris Delooze in that role, the on and off the field. To each and every person that have Club has been able to implement programs that develop supported us this year, thank you. the game in both our schools and community for both male and female players. Chris and the team, working closely with THE RUGBY SEASON Junior’s President Adam Dunn have already achieved a lot with some of the highlights being: In the face of COVID disruptions, our club has experienced another successful year on field with all teams qualifying y The establishment of the Cubs Academies to develop for the finals and to win 4 Premierships is a feat that all young females in the game, which has successfully involved with the Club should be proud of. I would like to launched in three regions including the central west congratulate Michael Hodge, Joe Horn-Smith and Chris of NSW Delooze for all their efforts in overseeing and implementing y The creation of a catalogue of coaching videos that a great rugby program and I would especially like to all kids and coaches can use. acknowledge all of our highly skilled volunteer Coaches and y A program of Try rugby days within our region Managers for their continued commitment, and we look y The implementation of an education and development forward to progressing our program even further in 2021. program for junior coaches in our region The three Premierships from the men’s side are a huge y The implementation our school’s initiative program in achievement and on behalf of the Club, I would like to local district schools that gives kids a taste of the game congratulate the coaches in Ray Hudd, Mitch Inman, Ryan Burge, Toby L’Estrange, Adam Hill, Eddie L’Estrange and REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS Brandon Boumelhem, all support staff and players for not only their exceptional play on the field but their attitude SUFC continues to provide a pathway for ambitious men and commitment off the field. 3rd Colts were the first to and women to go on to higher honours and 2020 was once experience victory and managed to marry highly skilled again a significant year for our club with a number of play with the enjoyment and values of our student led club SUFC player’s representing themselves and our Club with perfectly, while both the 1st Colts and 2nd Grade victories distinction at the elite level.