www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au A F L FROM THE EDITOR LADDER The smell of finals football has been complimented by the warm weather. P W L D % Pts The weekend will see the commencement of the Premier Division Finals (i.e. Premier Hawthorn 21 16 5 0 155 64 Division, Division One, and both Under 18’s competitions), the continuation of the Sydney Swans 21 16 5 0 146 64 Lower Division Finals (Divisions Two to Five) and the Grand Finals for the AFL Sydney Adelaide 21 16 5 0 128 64 Women’s competition. West Coast Eagles 21 15 6 0 127 60 The final round of the Premier Division competitions were held last weekend with Collingwood 21 15 6 0 115 60 some major ladders changes. Geelong 21 14 7 0 116 56 Fremantle 21 13 8 0 112 52 UNSW/ES were the big beneficiaries, jumping from second to finish first after defeating Sydney University by 113 points. The North Melbourne 21 13 8 0 112 52 goals were well-spread with midfielders, Peter Kefalas and Joel Robbie getting plenty of the ball. St Kilda 21 11 10 0 124 44 To finish first, they were dealt a favour by Pennant Hills who out-played the previously top-placed side in North Shore to the Carlton 21 11 10 0 109 44 tune of eight goals. Young stars, Stephen Wray and Brandon Jack shone under pressure. Both sides will have players under Essendon 21 11 10 0 102 44 question marks for the first week of the finals with Sam Naismith and Lachlan Pryor (North Shore) and Alastair Richardson and Richmond 21 10 11 0 112 40 Aaron Crisfield (Pennant Hills) all sustaining injuries out of the game. Brisbane 21 9 12 0 87 36 St George made it five straight wins with a resounding 40-point win over Balmain. Balmain were gunning for a double chance Port Adelaide 21 5 16 0 78 20 but the wind was taken out of their sails when news seeped through of Pennant Hills claiming the remaining spot in the top- Western Bulldogs 21 5 16 0 68 20 three. Alex Wynn and Nick Ryan (seven goals) were again impressive for the Dragons. Melbourne 21 4 17 0 69 16 Gold Coast 21 3 18 0 62 12 The remaining games saw wins for Western Suburbs and UTS. On behalf of AFL Sydney, we pay tribute to these two sides as well as Sydney University, Sydney Hills Eagles, Illawarra and Campbelltown for their efforts this year. Despite missing the finals, GWS Giants 21 2 19 0 45 8 we know these sides will be better for the experience and will come back stronger next season. ROUND 22 RESULTS With UNSW/ES enjoying the weekend off, all eyes will be on the two Premier Division finals which coincidentally will be re- matches from the final round. Richmond 13.24-102 def. Essendon 8.9-57 St Kilda 25.13-163 def. GWS 5.5-35 On Saturday afternoon at Henson Park, North Shore will look to turn the tables on Pennant Hills in the Qualifying Final, while Brisbane 16.8-104 def. Port Adelaide 14.9-93 on Sunday- can St George make it six straight against the Dockers at Blacktown in a do-or-die Elimination Final? Hawthorn 15.12-102 def. Sydney 14.11-95 West Coast 15.17-107 def. Collingwood 8.10-58 Last weekend also saw the start of the Lower Division finals. Twelve clubs partook in the finals at Gipps Road Oval and Henson Park over the two days, with a record attendance on Sunday. Interestingly, all the higher-placed sides claimed victories on the Gold Coast 15.8-98 def. Carlton 11.20-86 weekend. Geelong 16.11-107 def. Western Bulldogs 11.7-73 Fremantle 20.12-132 def. North Melbourne 12.7-79 This weekend at Gipps Rd Oval teams will be vying for a direct passage through to the Grand Final, whilst Henson Park will be Adelaide 22.18-150 def. Melbourne 11.15-81 the venue on Sunday where teams will be striving to remain in the competition, as the season is over for the losers. FIXTURES The AFL Sydney Womens season will conclude on Saturday, when at Henson the Grand Final will be played between Balmain and Sydney University. This is a replay of the 2011 decider which Balmain won, Can Sydney University reverse the result in 2012? ROUND 23 FINALS WEEK 1 Friday 31st August 2012 was also the first year the Women’s competitions have been played under the AFL Sydney banner and I would like to take Draw and times to be confirmed. Hawthorn v West Coast @ MCG this opportunity to thank all the players, officials and supporters on the contribution the Women have made to AFL Sydney. Saturday 1st September Adelaide v Gold Coast@ AS We look forward to Women’s football continuing to thrive in 2013. Geelong v Sydney @ SS Congratulations are also in order for Manly-Warringah who finished atop the AFL Sydney Club Championship. The Wolves have GWS v North Melbourne @ SK had an exceptional year across all grades, in particular their currently unbeaten Division One outfit. Fremantle v Melbourne @ PS Essendon v Collingwood @ MCG Mention also must go to the individuals who finished on top of the goal kicking (see page 38) for their respective Division. In Sunday 2nd September particular, mention must go to UNSW/ES sharpshooter, Leigh Lavery who claimed the Stan Milton Medal with a tally of 89 Carlton v St Kilda @ ES goals in the regular season. Richmond v Port Adelaide @ MCG This promises to be an exciting weekend where the cream will start rising to the top. Brisbane v Western Bulldogs @ G Enjoy your day at the footy ! Week 1 Finals - 1st-2nd September 2012 40 Week 1 Finals - 1st-2nd September 2012 1 www.sydneyafl.com.au www.sydneyafl.com.au AFL SYDNEY CLUB CONTACTS 2012 PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURE AUBURN Amna K-Hassan 0415 282 855 [email protected] Round 1 Round 7 Round 13 Round 18 Sat 31st March BALMAIN David Yole 0421 551 337 [email protected] Sat 19th May Sat 30th June Sat 11th August C’town 13.4 v Illa 20.12 StG 22.12 v C’town 6.4 C’town 4.5 v PH 25.17 Camp 8.7 v Bal 21.18 BALMAIN WOMEN’S Christine McDonald 0403 231 134 [email protected] UTS 6.7 v UNSW/ES 16.15 UTS 23.10 v Ill 9.11 Ill 5.4 v UNSW/ES 25.18 StG 21.14 v UTS 1.9 PH 12.16 v NS 10.7 BLACKTOWN MAGIC Greg Howe 0421 064 047 [email protected] WS 5.5 v UNSW/ES 21.10 StG 20.16 v SHE 10.5 NS 14.14 v UNSW/ES 8.12 SHE 12.9 v WS 11.3 Sun 20th May NS 6.15 v UTS 10.10 WS 10.14 v Ill 8.7 CAMDEN Warren Back 0414 795 529 [email protected] Sun 1st April SHE 9.9 v SU 9.8 Sun 1st July SU 9.9 v SHE 15.14 SU 4.1 v StG 17.13 PH 12.12 v Bal 10.9 Bal 12.17 v WS 4.14 PH — Bye CAMPBELLTOWN Mick Fabre 0499 772 193 [email protected] Bal — Bye NS — Bye SU — Bye Round 19 Round 2 Round 8 Round 14 GOSFORD WILDCATS Deon Crowden 0448 296 705 [email protected] Sat 14th April Sat 18th August PH 10.13 v StG 14.10 Sat 26th May Sat 7th July PH 12.16 v Wests 4.8 HOLROYD PARRAMATTA Clive Sharp 0433 403 620 [email protected] C’town 5.8 v NS 14.11 StG 7.7 v UNSW 18.12 SU 5.5 v Camp 10.11 SHE 5.5 v UNSW/ES 16.24 Ill 3.10 v PH 10.14 UTS 23.13 v Camp 4.6 UNSW/ES 24.22 v SHE 4.2 ILLAWARRA Debbie Brookfield 0417 410 736 [email protected] WS 15.10 v UTS 22.9 Ill 8.15 v SU 4.9 UTS 14.8 v StG 19.8 SU 5.10 v NS 23.8 Ill 2.4 v StG 16.11 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY Luke Gemmill 0401 214 812 [email protected] Sun 15th April WS 6.8 v SU 8.16 SHE 5.4 v Bal 22.6 Sun 19th August Sun 27th May Sun 8th July Bal 8.10 v NS 16.21 Bal 27.20 v C’town 8.9 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S Liz Fassone 0402 784 350 [email protected] NS — Bye Bal 26.12 v SHE 5.7 PH 15.18 v Ill 5.11 UTS — Bye UNSW/ES — Bye WS — Bye MANLY WARRINGAH Richard Wharton 0413 380 925 [email protected] Round 3 Round 20 Saturday 21st April Round 9 Round 15 Sat 25th August MOOREBANK Paul Prepost 0407 279 118 [email protected] StG 10.17 v Ill 10.6 Sat 2nd June Sat 14th July Ill 5.12 v UTS 19.10 UNSW/ES 17.12 v Bal 11.15 C’town 6.7 v WS 11.10 Camp 6.9 v SHE 20.9 NS 11.9 v PH 19.9 NEWTOWN BREAKAWAYS Verna Iles 0421 805 147 [email protected] UTS 13.19 v SHE 10.8 StG 7.6 v PH 12.8 Ill 8.6 v BD 17.15 StG 17.12 v Bal 11.8 NS 23.20 v C’town 6.6 UNSW/ES 9.12 v Ill 1.7 PH 23.14 v SU 3.1 UNSW/ES 27.17 v SU 10.6 NOR WEST Glenn Whitney 0403 185 265 [email protected] PH — Bye NS 17.16 v SU 4.5 UNSW/ES 20.28 v WS 1.7 Wests 14.12 v SHE 12.9 NORTH SHORE Liz Fitzgerald 0417 290 219 [email protected] SU— Bye SHE 6.5 v UTS 11.24 NS 20.14 v StG 13.6 Camp — Bye WS — Bye Bal — Bye UTS — Bye PENNANT HILLS Ian Parker 0428 261 984 [email protected] Round 4 Round 10 Transferred Matches Sat 1st Sept Wednesday 25th April PENRITH Greg Corless 0412 579 061 [email protected] Sat 11th June Sat 21st July Qualifying Final WS 5.5 v Bal 25.14 SHE 2.11 v C’town 10.8 SU 13.19 v BD 18.5 North Shore v Pennant Hills Saturday 28th April RIVERVIEW Brett Somerville 0412 142 433 [email protected] UTS 5.12 v WS 4.7 PH 7.11 v UNSW/ES 11.10 Sun 2nd Sept Ill 10.10 v SHE 11.14 StG — Bye Sun 22nd July SAINTS afc Andrew Blakemore 0407 012 155 [email protected] StG 9.7 v NS 13.17 Elimination Final Round 11 Ill 4.5 v NS 16.10 UNSW/ES 11.19 v PH 13.9 Balmain v St George Round 16 SOUTHERN POWER David Bell 0415 940 219 [email protected] UTS 20.17 v SU 11.11 Sat 16th June Saturday 8th Sept PH 7.27 v SHE 9.4 Sat 28th July C’town — Bye 2nd Semi Final ST GEORGE Brendan Donohue 0419 405 546 [email protected] SU 2.8 v UTS 8.13 StG 21.14 v SU 7.7 Round 5 UNSW/ES 18.9 v C’town 6.5 UNSW/ES 21.9 v UTS 11.12 Sat 5th May SYDNEY HILLS EAGLES Tony Moran 0432 321 149 [email protected] Sunday 9th Sept C’town 9.8 v UTS 13.5 WS 10.9 v StG 15.9 WS 9.9 v Camp 14.22 1st Semi Final SYDNEY UNIVERSITY Phil Wingate 0452 523 602 [email protected] UNSW/ES 13.15 v StG 13.10 NS 10.11 v Bal 11.4 NS 26.10 v Ill 5.11 Ill — Bye Sun 29th July NS 22.15 v Wests