Round 1 - 6th—7th April 2013 Round 1 - 6th—7th April 2013 2013 PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURE WELCOME TO 2013 Round 1 Round 6 Round 11 Round 16 Saturday, Apr 6 Saturday, May 18 Saturday, Jun 29 Saturday, Aug 10 Sydney Hills v Sydney Uni Campbelltown v Manly Campbelltown v Pennant Hills Manly v Campbelltown St George v UNSW/ES Pennant Hills v Illawarra North Shore v Illawarra North Shore v Sydney Uni UTS v Illawarra North Shore v UTS Wests v UTS St George v Balmain Wests v Campbelltown Sydney Hills v UNSW/ES UNSW/ES v Manly Sydney Hills v UTS Pennant Hills v North Shore Sydney Uni v Wests Sydney Hills v St George Wests v Illawarra Sunday, Apr 7 Sunday, May 19 Sunday, Jun 30 Saturday, Aug 11 Its been 195 days since UNSW/ES held aloft the Bill Hart Trophy for the first time in nine years following Balmain v Manly Balmain v St George Balmain v Sydney Uni Pennant Hills v UNSW/ES their 42 point victory over the Balmain Dockers to conclude the 2012 AFL Sydney season. Last years results however stand for nothing now as a record ninety three teams (sixty two senior men’s, twelve women’s and nineteen Under 18’s) contest the 2013 AFL Sydney competitions this year, all looking to get their hands Round 2 Round 7 Round 12 Round 17 on one of the ten premiership flags on offer in September. Saturday, Apr 13 Saturday, May 25 Saturday, Jul 06 Saturday, Aug 17 Campbelltown v UNSW/ES Sydney Uni v North Shore UTS v UNSW/ES Campbelltown v Illawarra Illawarra v Manly UTS v Campbelltown St George v Wests St George v Manly The offseason has been as hectic as always and has seen significant change for AFL Sydney with a new look UTS v Pennant Hills Pennant Hills v Sydney Hills Sydney Hills v Balmain Wests v Sydney Hills AFL Sydney team led by David Lawson including a new Football Operations Manager in Matt Graham and a Sydney Hills v Wests Wests v UNSW/ES Pennant Hills v Manly Sydney Uni v Pennant Hills new Football Operations Co-ordinator in Kirsty Garrard. This team will also be heavily involved in the staged North Shore v St George Sunday, May 26 Sydney Uni v Illawarra North Shore v UNSW/ES roll out of the strategic plan during 2013. Sydney Uni v Balmain Balmain v Illawarra Sunday, Jul 07 Sunday, Aug 18 Manly v St George North Shore v Campbelltown Balmain v UTS There has also been change with the umpires with a new head coach in Ashley Thomas while the Umpires Round 3 association have a new fresh young look led by President Will McArthur. Saturday, Apr 20 Round 8 Round 13 Round 18 Campbelltown v North Shore Saturday, Jun 1 Saturday, Jul 13 Saturday, Aug 24 Illawarra v Sydney Uni Sydney Hills v North Shore Campbelltown v Sydney Hills Illawarra v Balmain On the field Manly-Warringah’s domination of the Division One competition over the past few years to go Wests v St George Campbelltown v Sydney Uni Manly v UTS Manly v North Shore with their strong off field position including the completion of the works to their home ground at Weldon UNSW/ES v UTS Manly v Balmain St George v Sydney Uni Pennant Hills v St George Oval has seen them deservedly promoted to Premier Division for the 2013 season. The Wolves entry now Manly v Pennant Hills UNSW/ES v Pennant Hills Illawarra v Pennant Hills UNSW/ES v Sydney Hills makes this a 12 team competition meaning an extra game of Premier Division each week of the season. Sunday, Apr 21 Illawarra v Wests Sunday, Jul 14 UTS vWests Balmain v Sydney Hills Sunday, Jun 2 Balmain v UNSW/ES Sunday, Aug 25 St George v UTS Wests v North Shore Sydney Uni v Campbelltown The off season has seen an additional team entered in the Sydney Womens AFL competition with the inclu- sion of the Randwick City Angels. A twelfth side has allowed the women’s competition to become two Round 4 Sat 31st Aug divisions for the first time with six teams in each which will be of benefit to the growth of women’s football. Thursday, Apr 25 Round 9 Round 14 Wests v Balmain Saturday, Jun 15 Saturday, Jul 27 Qualifying Final Saturday, Apr 27 North Shore v Balmain Campbelltown v Wests In the Under 18’s, Sydney’s all important and ever growing south-west region will once again be repre- Pennant Hills v Sydney Uni Wests v Pennant Hills Manly v Illawarra Sun 1st Sept sented with the entry of the Macarthur Giants, a joint venture between Campbelltown and Camden, in the St George v Illawarra Campbelltown v St George Pennant Hills v Balmain Elimination Final Division One competition. A highlight for them will be playing on Skoda Stadium as a curtain raiser to GWS! UNSW/ES v North Shore Sydney Uni v Manly Sydney Uni v Sydney Hills UTS v Manly Sunday, Jun 16 UTS v North Shore Saturday 7th Sept Sunday, Apr 28 UTS v Sydney Hills UNSW/ES v St George Once again AFL Sydney will stream the Premier Division Match of the Week thanks to Digital Sports. Each 2nd Semi Final Sydney Hills v Campbelltown Illawarra v UNSW/ES week viewers can log onto the new look AFL Sydney website to watch this match live. Round 15 Sunday 8th Sept Round 5 Round 10 Saturday, Aug 03 The all important AFL Sydney representative program will once again take over the Queens Birthday long 1st Semi Final Saturday, May 04 Saturday, Jun 22 Sydney Hills v Manly weekend with the senior side looking to reverse the result of 2 years ago when they take on AFL Cairns at Manly v Sydney Hills Manly v Wests North Shore v Pennant Hills BISP on the Saturday while the Development side will look to build from their win last year when they take St George v Pennant Hills St George v North Shore UTS v Sydney Uni Sunday 15th Sept on the strong Riverina FL in Wagga Wagga on the Sunday. Sydney Uni v UTS UNSW/ES v Sydney Uni Illawarra v St George Preliminary Final UNSW/ES v Balmain Pennant Hills v UTS Sunday, Aug 04 The volunteers will again have a busy year ahead, and we cannot thank them enough for the contribution North Shore v Wests Illawarra v Sydney Hills Balmain v Wests Saturday, 21st Sept Illawarra v Campbelltown Sunday, Jun 23 UNSW/ES v Campbelltown they make to AFL Sydney. Each club survives on their volunteers so if you have the opportunity to put your Grand Final Balmain v Campbelltown hand up to help it does not go unnoticed and can be very rewarding. The more you put into your club, the more you get out of it! Good luck to all competing clubs, teams, players, coaches and officials and have a great year at the footy! www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au 32 1 Round 1 - 6th—7th April 2013 Round 1 - 6th—7th April 2013 CODE OF CONDUCT CLUB SPONSORS PARENTS & SUPPORTERS Remember that you are there for the participants to enjoy the game. Encourage participation, but don’t force it. Teach that enjoyment is more important than winning. 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. Recognise all volunteers who give up their valuable time. Never publicly criticise umpires, rather raise personal concerns with club officials in private Do not use remarks based on race, religion, gender or ability as many such comments are politically incorrect and it is your coach, team-mates, Club and family that are let down with such remarks. Respect the facilities and equipment of their own and opposing Clubs. Do not engage in physical and/or verbal intimidation, abuse or conduct toward any player, official, umpire or supporter. Such actions are totally unacceptable. Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, coaches, officials or players. Abusive language is unacceptable. Do not use information technology to make or post inappropriate comments against players, clubs, club officials, match officials or the League which is dis- criminatory or offensive. Information technology includes, but is not limited to, email, instant messaging, text messages, phone messages, digital images, web- site postings (including social media such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs). Postal Address Suite 3.03, 10 Tilley Lane Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 Phone Number 02 9453 3034 Fax Number 02 9453 3428 Email Address [email protected] www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au 2 31 Round 1 - 6th—7th April 2013 Round 1 - 6th—7th April 2013 CLUB SPONSORS AFL SYDNEY CLUB CONTACTS AUBURN Emad Elkheir 0434 551 595 [email protected] AUBURN WOMEN’S Amna K-Hassan 0416 736 254 [email protected] BALMAIN David Yole 0421 551 337 [email protected] BALMAIN WOMEN’S Tracey Kick 0405 219 065 [email protected] BLACKTOWN MAGIC Fabian McLeod 0421 064 047 [email protected] CAMDEN Warren Back 0414 795 529 [email protected] CAMPBELLTOWN Mick Fabre 0410 511 670 [email protected] GOSFORD WILDCATS Deon Crowden 0448 296 705 [email protected] HOLROYD PARRAMATTA Clive Sharp 0433 403 620 [email protected] ILLAWARRA Debbie Brookfield 0417 410 736 [email protected] MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY Matt Chaplin 0414 959 991 [email protected] MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S Liz Fassone 0402 784 350 [email protected] MANLY WARRINGAH Geoff Pridgeon 0409 255 586 [email protected] MOOREBANK Paul Prepost 0407 279 118 [email protected] NEWTOWN BREAKAWAYS Verna Iles 0421 805 147 [email protected] NOR WEST Geana Smith 0414 5656 268 [email protected] NORTH SHORE Liz Fitzgerald 0417 290 219 [email protected] PENNANT HILLS Ian Parker 0428 261 984 [email protected] PENRITH Greg Corless 0412 579 061 [email protected] RIVERVIEW Matthew Robertson 0414 847 238 [email protected]