SYDNEY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CLUB SYDNEY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CLUB 2016 SPONSORS MAJOR SPONSOR PREMIUM SPONSORS CORPORATE SPONSORS SPONSORS GS - The Grandstand - Printing .pdf 07.07.2013 21:06:54 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K PHYSIOTHERAPY CHARITY PARTNERS SYDNEY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CLUB 2016 SPONSORS MAJOR SPONSOR Contents Office Bearers .......................................................................................4 Achievements ........................................................................................6 PREMIUM SPONSORS 2016 SUFC Awards ...............................................................................7 President’s Report ................................................................................8 SUFC Staff Thank You .........................................................................14 CORPORATE SPONSORS General Manager’s Report .................................................................. 17 Finance Report ....................................................................................20 Financial Statements ...........................................................................21 SUFC Foundation Report ....................................................................23 Friends of SUFC Report ......................................................................25 SPONSORS Club Captain’s Report .........................................................................26 1st XV Report ......................................................................................28 2nd XV Report ....................................................................................30 3rd XV Report .....................................................................................33 4th XV Report......................................................................................35 Colts Rugby Performance ...................................................................38 GS - The Grandstand - Printing .pdf 07.07.2013 21:06:54 1st Colts Report ........................................................................42 C M Y 2nd Colts Report .......................................................................46 CM MY CY CMY K 3rd Colts Report .......................................................................48 Juniors’ Report....................................................................................50 Club Statistics .....................................................................................51 Wallabies and Australian Representatives .................................51 SUFC Wins and Losses ............................................................54 First Grade Records ..................................................................57 First Grade Highest Points Scorer .............................................66 First Grade Final/Grand Final Appearances ...............................68 Colts Records ...........................................................................72 PHYSIOTHERAPY Player Games for 2016 Season .................................................75 CHARITY PARTNERS Sydney University Football Club 2016 Annual Report | 3 Office Bearers EXECUTIVE COMMITTee FIRST GRADE President Angus Stuart Head Coach Tim Davidson Chairman Phil Harry AM Garrick Cowley Assistant Coach Jude Bolton Ben Roberts Alison Keller Luke Campton Manager Jane Neale Evan Hoskins Vice Presidents Angus Jackson James Dorney SECOND GRADE Andrew Head Coach Ray Hudd Wennerbom Assistant Coach Liam Winton Andrew Coorey Committee Members Dr Andrew Keegan Murray Hudd Scott Fraser Club Captain Jordan Sukkar Manager Ross Ryan Greg Smyth SUFC ADMINISTRATION Tom Gilmore General Manager David Haigh Operations Manager Sarah Dill-Macky THIRD GRADE Tom Heslop RUGBY PERFORMANCE MANAGER Co Coach Gary Whitaker Head Coach Robert Taylor Jack Leary Manager Peter Harris FOURTH GRADE Head Coach James Cameron Assistant Coach Mitch Dansey Troy Isidro Manager Sam Fafita 4 | Sydney University Football Club 2016 Annual Report FIRST COLTS SUppLEMENTARY STAFF Head Coach Robert Taylor Club Scrum Coach Ben Roberts Assistant Coach Joe Horn-Smith Charles Carter Juniors Ivan Pomare Manager Gavin Crawford Tevita Katafono Game Day Digby Dill-Macky SECOND COLTS Bruce Lin Head Coach James Caterson Sideline Managers Helmut Gebels Assistant Coach Ambrose Plaister Stuart Pavely Manager Tom Shaw Physio Daniella Tharassis Paul Lambe THIRD COLTS Doctor Dr Kath Rae Rick Moore Doctor (Colts) Dr Leigh Golding Co-Head Coach Gabriel Enright Colts Gear Steward Ed Walgien Manager Ed Walgien Leadership Bill Hovey Statistician Craig “Fizza” Fear Grade Gear Steward Ash Miller ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE High Performance Manager Tom Carter Nicolai Morris Strength & Conditioning Shane Ball Rehabilitation Lou Lou Stanley Sydney University Football Club 2016 Annual Report | 5 Achievements NWURS R P EMIERSHIps IN 2016 AUR ST ALIAN WALLABIES Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Tolu Latu, 3rd Grade – Henderson Shield Ben McCalman, Dean Mumm, Nick Phipps, Tom Robertson and Will Skelton 4th Grade – Henderson Cup 1st Colts – W.McMahon Memorial Shield AUSTRALIAN 7’S Tom Kingston, Pat McCutcheon, Ed Jenkins and 3rd Colts – Bill Simpson Shield Greg Jeloudev 2016 AUSTRALIAN 7’S OLYMPIANS 2016 FINAL SERIES Tom Kingston, Pat McCutcheon & Ed Jenkins 7 out of 7 contested in Semi-Finals 6 out of 7 contested in Grand Finals NSW WARATAHS Dave Dennis, Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Tolu Latu, 4 Premierships Dean Mumm, Nick Phipps, Tom Robertson, Paddy Ryan, Will Skelton and Jim Stewart CLUB ChaMPIONSHIP ACT BRUMBIES Winner of 2016 Club Championship (13th consecutive year) Sam Carter and James Dargaville Winner of 2016 Colts Club Championship WESTERN FORCE Nathan Charles and Ben McCalman OTHER CLUB ACHIEVEMENTS David Brockhoff Cup (vs. Eastern Suburbs) MELBOURNE ReBELS Tom English, Mitch Inman, Sam Jefferies, Cutler / Tooth Trophy (vs. Gordon) Nic Stirzaker and Laurie Weeks White Ribbon Cup (vs. West Harbour) QUEENSLAND REDS John Thornett Cup (vs. Northern Suburbs) Sam Talakai WOMEN’S RUGBY SYDNEY UNIVERSITY BLUES SUFC Women’s team were Premiers in the 2016 Ben Hughes, Christian Kagiassis Sydney Clubs Women Rugby Competition and Rohan O’Regan 6 | Sydney University Football Club 2016 Annual Report 2016 SUFC Awards 3rd Colts XV Best Back Daniel Poletto 3rd Colts XV Best Forward Sean O'Byrne 2nd Colts XV Best Back Tim McCutcheon 2nd Colts XV Best Forward Tim Hingano 1st Colts XV Best Back Theo Strang 1st Colts XV Best Forward Nick Champion De Crespigny 4th XV Best Back Nick Burden 4th XV Best Forward Max Hughes 3rd XV Best Back Eddie L'Estrange 3rd XV Best Forward Byron Wicken 2nd XV Best Back Christian Kagiassis 2nd XV Best Forward Mitchell Whiteley 1st XV Best Back Jake Gordon 1st XV Best Forward Jake Wainwright 1st XV Leading Try Scorer Jake Gordon 1st XV Leading Points Scorer Angus Roberts Wehbe Family Colts Encouragement Award Patrick O'Doherty Craig Fear Grade Encouragement Award Ben Carolan Most Improved Colts Player Sam Renton Most Improved Grade Player Jake Wainwright Most Promising Colts Player Lachlan Swinton Most Promising Grade Player Jake Gordon 1st Colts XV Best Fresher Harry Johnson-Holmes Club Leading Try Scorer Christian Yassmin Club Leading Points Scorer Christian Kagiassis Player of the Finals Jack Stanford Club Captain Jordan Sukkar Colts Clubman of the Year Conor O'Doherty, Patrick O’Doherty Clubman of the Year Jordan Sukkar, Mitchell Whiteley Stephen Rowntree Trophy for Volunteer of the Year Lou Lou Stanley Stephen Anthony Trophy for Best and Fairest Colt Harry Johnson-Holmes Best and Fairest Tom Carter Team of the Year 1st Colts XV Michael Griffin Cup Players’ Player Jake Gordon Sydney University Football Club 2016 Annual Report | 7 President’s Report Members and friends, I’m proud and honoured to be delivering my first annual report as President following David Mortimer, who was at the helm for 16 successful and rewarding years. I know I speak on behalf of all SUFC players, volunteers, supporters and sponsors in acknowledging the huge contribution David, and his wife Barbara, made to the club in ever-changing times on and off the field. The on-field success during that period is evidenced by the number of Colts and Grade premierships we won, the number of Club Championships we won, and the number of players we have provided for the Wallabies, Waratahs, Super Rugby franchises, SUFC President Angus Stuart Australian Sevens and the NRC. Off the field, David led the club into a new era, finding At the heart of our approach has been the adoption new ways to fund the club operations both through of a character-based program. When faced with the contributions of generous sponsors and all those recruitment and selection decisions we have chosen past players and supporters who have contributed character over talent, focusing on the demonstrated to the SUFC Foundation. Thank you to David and strengths of gratitude, respect, grit and discipline. Barbara for your wonderful efforts and generosity. Our coaches and teams can create the environment We started our 154th year with that legacy to defend for character to flourish, and that is what we have and clarity of the job to be done. been working on. It was evidenced on the field at Woollahra Oval during the season when, despite We were very grateful to be able to start the 2016 being down 34-0, First Grade summoned the grit season at the Sydney University Football Ground, and zest required to stay in the game. And as they our new home after 153 years at No.1 Oval. With a focussed on the task,