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SYDNEY AFL ROUND 9 2012
Article and Photos by Michael Shillito
For the opening months of the season, the weather has mainly been kind to footy. But as May turned into June, that changed as the heavens opened and wet-weather football became the order of the day.
Fortunately the weather was reasonable on Friday, sparing us from the hassle of wholesale ground closures and hasty re-schduling. But as the morning matches through the various divisions were played, the clouds rolled in and the light faded; and by the time the afternoon matches started, the drenching rain had arrived.
Gore Hill Oval hosted a match between two of last year’s finalists. North Shore had been in top form, undefeated since their loss in the opening round and with their percentage having climbed up over 200. Against them was Sydney Uni, the Students having had their numbers depleted in Premier Division since acquiring a NEAFL licence, but coming into the game in winning form after breaking through for their first win of the season last week.
Since Sydney Uni returned to Premier Division in 2007, North Shore have usually had the better of clashes between the two clubs; and the Bombers have only lost twice to the Students in that time. But one of them was last year’s First Semi-Final, when the Students recorded a convincing win to eliminate North Shore from last year’s finals.
A scrappy opening quarter saw North Shore open the scoring with a goal in the opening minute, but the Students had a quick reply. The ball spent the next 15 minutes bogged in the centre, with neither side able to escape a seemingly never-ending sequence of ball-ups and boundary throw-ins. Both sides kept their discipline intact, resisting the urge to give away free kicks; and with the umpires happy to let play go, it took some time for either side to create scoring chances. Eventually during time-on, Doug Hadden found some space to break the deadlock, and a mark and goal to Pat Brackin moments before the quarter time siren gave the Bombers a 14-point lead at quarter time.
The Bombers were going to the Pacific Highway end in the second quarter, and started explosively with Pat Codling grabbing the crumbs from a marking contest and snapping truly. Two minutes later, Dale Fitzgerald let fly with a torp from outside the 50 and the Bombers were out to a comfortable lead. But the scrappy nature of play that had characterised the first half returned, both sides struggling to control the increasingly slippery ball. With four goals to one for the quarter, the Bombers were 32 points ahead at the long break.
If the Students were to have any hope of getting back into the quarter, they needed to quickly exert some scoreboard pressure; and Chris Fleetwood goaled early to give them a sniff. But shortly afterwards, Ronan Geraghty landed awkwardly, needing to be stretchered off; and the Students’ momentum was lost. The Bombers regained control around the ground, and despite missing a few kickable shots, it was another four goals to one quarter and a 52-point lead at the last change.
Gore Hill Oval is shortly to undergo an installation of match-quality lighting, which will enable night games to be played there. But, as those lights have yet to be installed, the training lights had to suffice to supplement the natural light; which meant the pockets were quite dark. But what was lacking in vision was more than made up for with audio, a vocal crowd in the clubhouse, the ladies’ day tent on the hill and the umbrella-weilding hardy souls on the hill providing plenty of vocal support.
The Bombers by now were in command, and made light of the heavy conditions as they ran away with the last quarter. The midfield seemed to not be slowed at all by what by now was a boggy track, and forwards emerged to create opportunities. At the other end, the miserly Bomber backline was at its best, holding the Students scoreless until a grubber that beat the siren by a split-second rolled through.
The Bombers took out the game by 89 points, maintaining their ladder position and signalling that they are a genuine premiership contender this season. Sam Jackson, Brendan Fitzgerald and Doug Hadden were among North Shore’s best. On a difficult afternoon for the Students, Dean McKay, Mick Carey and Chris Reichman could hold their heads up after persevering all afternoon.
With Olds Park still not ready for play, St George’s home game against Pennant Hills was transferred to Kelso Oval. It was the second meeting of the two sides this season. The round 2 clash saw St George take the points; but this time round the Demons turned the tables to record a 32-point victory.
The first half was goal for goal, with multiple lead changes as the Demons led by three points at quarter time and by seven at half time. A close contest was in prospect at that stage, but the second half would see that blown away. The Demons’ superior stamina in tricky conditions was evident in the second half, as they held the Dragons to one goal after half time.
Four goals to one in the third term was a match-winning break, with the Demons leading by 26 points at the last change. The last quarter was a low-scoring slog, with the Demons scoring the only goal of the quarter to take the final margin out to 32 points.
Ranga Ediriwickrama again showed he is enjoying his return to Sydney, showing little discomfort in conditions where other forwards would falter to finish with four goals. Alex Goodall, Cameron Smith and Aaron Crisfield were among Pennant Hills’ best. For the Dragons, Stephen Wilsen, Ben Voigt and Paul Sain were prominent contributors.
Two teams searching for their first win of the season played off at Monarch on Saturday afternoon, with Campbelltown at home to Wests. And it would be the Magpies who would break their duck with a 33-point win.
The Blues had plenty of the ball early, but wasted chances; while the Magpies scored two goals against the run of play to take a two-point lead into quarter time. But the game was broken open in the second quarter, as the Magpies stepped up a gear to play their best football of the season to date. A run of five goals to two gave Wests a 21-point lead at half time.
To attempt a comeback from there for the Blues would be tough but not impossible. But the Blues were unable to get the ball forward in the third term, as the Magpies shut the Campbelltown run down. The Blues could only manage one scoring shot in the premiership quarter, a goal, while the Magpies scored 3.5 for the quarter; and with a 38-point lead, the game was safely won. The Blues won the last quarter to salvage some respectability, but it was the Magpies who would have the pleasure of singing their song in the rooms for the first time this season.
Matt Eurell scored four goals for the Magpies, while Jarryd Polley, Clinton McGrath and Stephen Hudson were major ball-winners. For Campbelltown, Dave Linsen, Paul Green and Hamish Sherwood were among their best.
At the Village Green, UNSW-ES showed the benefits of a strong start as they jumped Illawarra to record a 53-point win in a low-scoring Saturday afternoon encounter.
The Bulldogs pulled away from the start, with four unanswered goals, holding the Lions scoreless to lead by 27 points at quarter time. The Lions finally got on the scoreboard with a goal in the second quarter, but it would be their only major for the game. At the other end, the Bulldogs ran in with four goals, leading by 47 points at the long break.
The rain had continued to fall, and the ground had become heavier. Getting the ball to the forward line was difficult, and getting a goal was even harder. The goal umpires had no cause to wave both flags in the third term, and the Bulldogs would score just one goal in the final quarter as time ticked down to an inevitable comfortable win for the ladder leaders.
In difficult conditions, debutant Aaron Bantoft stood up to be counted in a best-on-ground performance, while Edward Kiel and Matthew Rawlinson also made strong contributions. It was a difficult afternoon for the Lions; but Luke Rutter, Thomas Green and Troy Bartlett tried hard all day.
St George’s loss to Pennant Hills earlier in the day created an opportunity for UTS to re-enter the top five. And the Bats did just that, despite the swirling winds and rain severely affecting their accuracy in front of goals when they took on Sydney Hills Eagles under lights at Bruce Purser Reserve.
The Bats raced out of the blocks in the first quarter, but too many of their kicks sailed off in the wind through for behinds. But despite kicking 1.8 for the quarter, the Bats led by 12 points at quarter time, and finally their radar worked better for them in the second term as they raised both goal umpire flags three times to extend the lead to 21 points at half time.
The run of play around the ground continued to favour the Bats, but their inaccuracy kept the Eagles close enough to have a sniff of a chance. Three goals apiece for the quarter didn’t do UTS justice, but the Eagles, although well beaten in general play, made better use of the opportunities they did get to keep themselves in it.
But the Bats continued to pepper the forward line, kept the scoreboard ticking over slowly in the final quarter. But although the Bats were unable to produce as many goals as they wanted, by keeping the ball in their forward line they were preventing the Eagles from manufacturing the scores they would need to mount a comeback. The final siren sounded, and the Bats had completed a 49 point win; not as big as 35 scoring shots to 11 should have been, but enough to see the Bats back in the top five.
Fergus Adamson, Michael King and Fearghall Purcell were prominent ball-winners for the Bats, while the Eagles were well served throughout the night by Etiosa Okunbor, Amua Pirika and Joshua Shephard.
North Shore 3.3 7.4 11.9 17.16 (118)
Sydney University 1.1 2.2 3.5 4.5 (29)
Goals : North Shore – D Hadden 3, P Brackin 3, N Todd 2, P Codling 2, L Pryor, D Fitzgerald, B Fitzgerald, R Lynch, Z Manley, C Callender, S Easey. Sydney Uni – C Fleetwood 2, A Holmes, A Hawtin.
Best : North Shore – S Jackson, B Fitzgerald, D Hadden, T McMahon, P Brackin, R Lynch. Sydney Uni – D McKay, M Carey, C Reichman, S Crichton, C Kennedy, A Hawtin.
At Gore Hill Oval, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
Pennant Hills 4.4 7.4 11.7 12.8 (80)
St George 4.1 6.3 7.5 7.6 (48)
Goals : Pennant Hills – R Ediriwickrama 4, M Crawford 2, P Barnes 2, M Carey, C Barton, K Wright, L Bilbe. St George – L Broome 2, N Ryan 2, D Ryan, A Wynn, P Sain.
Best : Pennant Hills – A Goodall, C Smith, A Crisfield, M Crawford, T Wales, K Wright. St George – S Wilsen, B Voigt, P Sain, L Perris, P McBride, B Sharp.
At Kelso Oval, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
Western Suburbs 2.0 7.3 10.8 11.10 (76)
Campbelltown 1.4 3.6 4.6 6.7 (43)
Goals : Wests - M Eurell 4, B Mumme 2, J Lear, R Chowanetz, D Hassett, J Zoppo, C McGrath. Campbelltown - J Van Luenen, M Morey, P Green, N Hudson, D Linsen, F Brown.
Best : Wests – J Polley, C McGrath, S Hudson, L Roehrig, S Lear, J Codd-Miller. Campbelltown – D Linsen, P Green, H Sherwood, N Smith, B Joynson.
At Monarch Oval, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
Uni NSW-Eastern Suburbs 4.3 8.9 8.11 9.12 (66)
Illawarra 0.0 1.4 1.5 1.7 (13)
Goals : UNSW-ES – J Parmenter 2, A Gulden 2, A Bantaft, J Pascoe, R Troon, L Lavery, H Nichols. Illawarra – M Daly.
Best : UNSW-ES – A Bantoft, E Kiel, M Rawlinson, R Troon, A Henderson, A Gulden. Illawarra – L Rutter, T Green, T Bartlett, K Litchfield, M Daly, L Wilson.
At Village Green, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
University of Technology 1.8 4.11 7.18 11.24 (90)
Sydney Hills Eagles 0.2 2.2 5.3 6.5 (41)
Goals : UTS – B Worrall-Thompson 3, L Meyrick 2, M Davis 2, J Caica, P Healey, J Gardiner, T Wallace. Sydney Hills - M Clinch 2, B Rogers 2, A Moeller, J. Shephard.
Best : UTS - F Adamson, M King, F Purcell, A Davis, N Haslam, L Trimboli. Sydney Hills – E Okunbor, A Pirika, L Shephard, J Cutting, R Fitton, A Foxall.
At Bruce Purser Reserve, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
Division One:
Holroyd-Parramatta 14.6 (90) d North Shore 7.3 (45)
Southern Power 11.16 (82) d Pennant Hills 2.2 (14)
Macquarie Uni 10.12 (72) d Western Suburbs 3.10 (28)
UTS 6.7 (43) d Sydney Hills 2.3 (15)
Manly-Warringah 12.16 (88) d UNSW-ES 0.2 (2)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Manly-Warringah (100, 518.00%), Southern Power (87.5, 335.37%), Penrith (71.43, 100.94%), UTS (55.56, 125.47%), Holroyd-Parramatta (50, 100.99%), Macquarie Uni (50, 95.85%), North Shore (42.86, 86.12%), UNSW-ES (37.5, 67.15%), Sydney Hills (25, 68.51%), Pennant Hills (25, 41.55%), Wests (0, 31.74%).
Division Two:
St George d Auburn – forfeit
UNSW-ES 12.12 (84) d Illawarra 2.6 (18)
NorWest 7.6 (48) d Camden 6.6 (42)
Sydney Uni 7.11 (53) d Moorebank 3.4 (22)
Balmain 8.8 (56) d Manly-Warringah 1.1 (7)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – UNSW-ES (88.89, 187.56%), Sydney Hills (87.5, 138.36%), Balmain (77.78, 113.03%), Manly-Warringah (62.5, 148.81%), Moorebank (44.44, 110.92%), St George (44.44, 97.24%), NorWest (44.44, 85.64%), Camden (33.33, 88.57%), Illawarra (22.22, 87.78%), Auburn (0, 29.57%).
Division Three:
Blacktown 10.16 (76) d Southern Power 4.9 (33)
Western Suburbs 7.14 (56) d Campbelltown 6.5 (41)
Macquarie Uni 8.15 (63) d Sydney Hills 6.9 (45)
Saints AFC 6.7 (43) d UTS 3.3 (21)
Sydney Uni 11.12 (78) d Moorebank 1.6 (12)
Ladder – UTS (32, 658.75%), Sydney Uni (32, 282.61%), Blacktown (28, 259.68%), Saints AFC (24, 224.94%), Southern Power (16, 122.79%), Macquarie Uni (16, 69.19%), Sydney Hills (12, 55.44%), Campbelltown (8, 38.92%), Wests (4, 26.65%), Moorebank (4, 25.30%).
Division Four:
Holroyd-Parramatta 8.10 (58) d North Shore 5.7 (37)
Manly-Warringah 8.8 (56) d Macquarie Uni 7.8 (50)
UTS 7.12 (54) d Penrith 5.7 (37)
Southern Power 7.8 (50) d NorWest 2.10 (22)
Gosford 8.8 (56) d UNSW-ES 2.3 (15)
Ladder – UTS (36, 321.74%), Gosford (32, 291.74%), UNSW-ES (28, 198.01%), Penrith (24, 239.78%), Manly-Warringah (20, 89.09%), NorWest (12, 63.71%), North Shore (12, 58.15%), Southern Power (8, 41.45%), Macquarie Uni (4, 40.72%), Holroyd-Parramatta (4, 33.50%).
Division Five:
Camden 12.8 (80) d Penrith 5.7 (37)
Saints AFC 7.7 (49) d UNSW-ES 3.5 (23)
Sydney Uni d Macquarie Uni – forfeit
Moorebank 8.9 (57) d Holroyd-Parramatta 7.9 (51)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – UTS (93.75, 276.03%), Sydney Uni (87.5, 294.01%), Camden (75, 132.85%), UNSW-ES (56.25, 168.06%), Saints AFC (50, 125.22%), Moorebank (37.5, 100.65%), Macquarie Uni (25, 35.87%), Penrith (12.5, 47.14%), Holroyd-Parramatta (12.5, 28.39%).
Under 18s One:
Illawarra 13.12 (90) d UNSW-ES 8.8 (56)
Sydney Hills 13.11 (83) d St Ignatius Riverview 2.7 (19)
Pennant Hills 9.7 (61) d St George 4.11 (35)
Sydney Uni 11.3 (69) d North Shore 7.11 (53)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Sydney Hills (100, 350.75%), Illawarra (75, 157.54%), Sydney Uni (75, 138.29%), Pennant Hills (71.43, 163.59%), UNSW-ES (50, 101.70%), St George (42.86, 81.89%), North Shore (40, 133.90%), Riverview (25, 92.18%), Wests (16.67, 40.99%), Penrith (0, 10.87%).
Under 18s Two:
Southern Power 26.20 (176) d Saints AFC 0.0 (0)
NorWest 13.12 (90) d Sydney Hills 10.6 (66)
Moorebank 13.3 (81) d Holroyd-Parramatta 6.11 (47)
Balmain 8.14 (62) d Manly-Warringah 6.12 (48)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Southern Power (100, 486.99%), Balmain (85.71, 260.78%), Manly-Warringah (62.5, 147.15%), Moorebank (57.14, 92.82%), NorWest (50, 120.92%), Holroyd-Parramatta (28.57, 66.73%), Macquarie Uni (28.57, 62.22%), Sydney Hills (16.67, 78.97%), Saints AFC (14.29, 14.61%).
NEXT WEEK’S FIXTURES (Lurker’s Kiss of Death in bold):
Premier Division:
Monday 11th June
North Dalton Oval – Illawarra v North Shore (12:10pm)
Bruce Purser Reserve – Sydney Hills v Campbelltown (2:10pm)
Mike Kenny Oval – Pennant Hills v UNSW-ES (2:10pm)
Sydney Uni No 1 Oval – Sydney Uni v Balmain (2:10pm)
Waverley Oval – UTS v Western Suburbs (2:10pm)
BYE – St George.
Division One:
Monday 11th June
Bruce Purser Reserve – Sydney Hills v Macquarie Uni (12pm)
Mike Kenny Oval – Pennant Hills v UNSW-ES (12pm)
Waverley Oval – UTS v Western Suburbs (12pm)
Weldon Oval – Manly-Warringah v North Shore (2pm)
Gipps Rd Oval – Holroyd-Parramatta v Penrith (2:10pm)
BYE – Southern Power.
Division Two:
Saturday 9th June
Sydney Uni No 1 Oval – Sydney Uni v Manly-Warringah (11:30am)
Under 18s One:
Monday 11th June
Mike Kenny Oval – Pennant Hills v UNSW-ES (10am)
North Dalton Oval – Illawarra v North Shore (10am)
Riverview First Field – St Ignatius Riverview v Western Suburbs (10am)
Sydney Uni No 1 Oval – Sydney Uni v Penrith (10am)
BYE – St George, Sydney Hills.
Article and Photos by Michael Shillito
For the opening months of the season, the weather has mainly been kind to footy. But as May turned into June, that changed as the heavens opened and wet-weather football became the order of the day.
Fortunately the weather was reasonable on Friday, sparing us from the hassle of wholesale ground closures and hasty re-schduling. But as the morning matches through the various divisions were played, the clouds rolled in and the light faded; and by the time the afternoon matches started, the drenching rain had arrived.
Gore Hill Oval hosted a match between two of last year’s finalists. North Shore had been in top form, undefeated since their loss in the opening round and with their percentage having climbed up over 200. Against them was Sydney Uni, the Students having had their numbers depleted in Premier Division since acquiring a NEAFL licence, but coming into the game in winning form after breaking through for their first win of the season last week.
Since Sydney Uni returned to Premier Division in 2007, North Shore have usually had the better of clashes between the two clubs; and the Bombers have only lost twice to the Students in that time. But one of them was last year’s First Semi-Final, when the Students recorded a convincing win to eliminate North Shore from last year’s finals.
A scrappy opening quarter saw North Shore open the scoring with a goal in the opening minute, but the Students had a quick reply. The ball spent the next 15 minutes bogged in the centre, with neither side able to escape a seemingly never-ending sequence of ball-ups and boundary throw-ins. Both sides kept their discipline intact, resisting the urge to give away free kicks; and with the umpires happy to let play go, it took some time for either side to create scoring chances. Eventually during time-on, Doug Hadden found some space to break the deadlock, and a mark and goal to Pat Brackin moments before the quarter time siren gave the Bombers a 14-point lead at quarter time.
The Bombers were going to the Pacific Highway end in the second quarter, and started explosively with Pat Codling grabbing the crumbs from a marking contest and snapping truly. Two minutes later, Dale Fitzgerald let fly with a torp from outside the 50 and the Bombers were out to a comfortable lead. But the scrappy nature of play that had characterised the first half returned, both sides struggling to control the increasingly slippery ball. With four goals to one for the quarter, the Bombers were 32 points ahead at the long break.
If the Students were to have any hope of getting back into the quarter, they needed to quickly exert some scoreboard pressure; and Chris Fleetwood goaled early to give them a sniff. But shortly afterwards, Ronan Geraghty landed awkwardly, needing to be stretchered off; and the Students’ momentum was lost. The Bombers regained control around the ground, and despite missing a few kickable shots, it was another four goals to one quarter and a 52-point lead at the last change.
Gore Hill Oval is shortly to undergo an installation of match-quality lighting, which will enable night games to be played there. But, as those lights have yet to be installed, the training lights had to suffice to supplement the natural light; which meant the pockets were quite dark. But what was lacking in vision was more than made up for with audio, a vocal crowd in the clubhouse, the ladies’ day tent on the hill and the umbrella-weilding hardy souls on the hill providing plenty of vocal support.
The Bombers by now were in command, and made light of the heavy conditions as they ran away with the last quarter. The midfield seemed to not be slowed at all by what by now was a boggy track, and forwards emerged to create opportunities. At the other end, the miserly Bomber backline was at its best, holding the Students scoreless until a grubber that beat the siren by a split-second rolled through.
The Bombers took out the game by 89 points, maintaining their ladder position and signalling that they are a genuine premiership contender this season. Sam Jackson, Brendan Fitzgerald and Doug Hadden were among North Shore’s best. On a difficult afternoon for the Students, Dean McKay, Mick Carey and Chris Reichman could hold their heads up after persevering all afternoon.
With Olds Park still not ready for play, St George’s home game against Pennant Hills was transferred to Kelso Oval. It was the second meeting of the two sides this season. The round 2 clash saw St George take the points; but this time round the Demons turned the tables to record a 32-point victory.
The first half was goal for goal, with multiple lead changes as the Demons led by three points at quarter time and by seven at half time. A close contest was in prospect at that stage, but the second half would see that blown away. The Demons’ superior stamina in tricky conditions was evident in the second half, as they held the Dragons to one goal after half time.
Four goals to one in the third term was a match-winning break, with the Demons leading by 26 points at the last change. The last quarter was a low-scoring slog, with the Demons scoring the only goal of the quarter to take the final margin out to 32 points.
Ranga Ediriwickrama again showed he is enjoying his return to Sydney, showing little discomfort in conditions where other forwards would falter to finish with four goals. Alex Goodall, Cameron Smith and Aaron Crisfield were among Pennant Hills’ best. For the Dragons, Stephen Wilsen, Ben Voigt and Paul Sain were prominent contributors.
Two teams searching for their first win of the season played off at Monarch on Saturday afternoon, with Campbelltown at home to Wests. And it would be the Magpies who would break their duck with a 33-point win.
The Blues had plenty of the ball early, but wasted chances; while the Magpies scored two goals against the run of play to take a two-point lead into quarter time. But the game was broken open in the second quarter, as the Magpies stepped up a gear to play their best football of the season to date. A run of five goals to two gave Wests a 21-point lead at half time.
To attempt a comeback from there for the Blues would be tough but not impossible. But the Blues were unable to get the ball forward in the third term, as the Magpies shut the Campbelltown run down. The Blues could only manage one scoring shot in the premiership quarter, a goal, while the Magpies scored 3.5 for the quarter; and with a 38-point lead, the game was safely won. The Blues won the last quarter to salvage some respectability, but it was the Magpies who would have the pleasure of singing their song in the rooms for the first time this season.
Matt Eurell scored four goals for the Magpies, while Jarryd Polley, Clinton McGrath and Stephen Hudson were major ball-winners. For Campbelltown, Dave Linsen, Paul Green and Hamish Sherwood were among their best.
At the Village Green, UNSW-ES showed the benefits of a strong start as they jumped Illawarra to record a 53-point win in a low-scoring Saturday afternoon encounter.
The Bulldogs pulled away from the start, with four unanswered goals, holding the Lions scoreless to lead by 27 points at quarter time. The Lions finally got on the scoreboard with a goal in the second quarter, but it would be their only major for the game. At the other end, the Bulldogs ran in with four goals, leading by 47 points at the long break.
The rain had continued to fall, and the ground had become heavier. Getting the ball to the forward line was difficult, and getting a goal was even harder. The goal umpires had no cause to wave both flags in the third term, and the Bulldogs would score just one goal in the final quarter as time ticked down to an inevitable comfortable win for the ladder leaders.
In difficult conditions, debutant Aaron Bantoft stood up to be counted in a best-on-ground performance, while Edward Kiel and Matthew Rawlinson also made strong contributions. It was a difficult afternoon for the Lions; but Luke Rutter, Thomas Green and Troy Bartlett tried hard all day.
St George’s loss to Pennant Hills earlier in the day created an opportunity for UTS to re-enter the top five. And the Bats did just that, despite the swirling winds and rain severely affecting their accuracy in front of goals when they took on Sydney Hills Eagles under lights at Bruce Purser Reserve.
The Bats raced out of the blocks in the first quarter, but too many of their kicks sailed off in the wind through for behinds. But despite kicking 1.8 for the quarter, the Bats led by 12 points at quarter time, and finally their radar worked better for them in the second term as they raised both goal umpire flags three times to extend the lead to 21 points at half time.
The run of play around the ground continued to favour the Bats, but their inaccuracy kept the Eagles close enough to have a sniff of a chance. Three goals apiece for the quarter didn’t do UTS justice, but the Eagles, although well beaten in general play, made better use of the opportunities they did get to keep themselves in it.
But the Bats continued to pepper the forward line, kept the scoreboard ticking over slowly in the final quarter. But although the Bats were unable to produce as many goals as they wanted, by keeping the ball in their forward line they were preventing the Eagles from manufacturing the scores they would need to mount a comeback. The final siren sounded, and the Bats had completed a 49 point win; not as big as 35 scoring shots to 11 should have been, but enough to see the Bats back in the top five.
Fergus Adamson, Michael King and Fearghall Purcell were prominent ball-winners for the Bats, while the Eagles were well served throughout the night by Etiosa Okunbor, Amua Pirika and Joshua Shephard.
North Shore 3.3 7.4 11.9 17.16 (118)
Sydney University 1.1 2.2 3.5 4.5 (29)
Goals : North Shore – D Hadden 3, P Brackin 3, N Todd 2, P Codling 2, L Pryor, D Fitzgerald, B Fitzgerald, R Lynch, Z Manley, C Callender, S Easey. Sydney Uni – C Fleetwood 2, A Holmes, A Hawtin.
Best : North Shore – S Jackson, B Fitzgerald, D Hadden, T McMahon, P Brackin, R Lynch. Sydney Uni – D McKay, M Carey, C Reichman, S Crichton, C Kennedy, A Hawtin.
At Gore Hill Oval, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
Pennant Hills 4.4 7.4 11.7 12.8 (80)
St George 4.1 6.3 7.5 7.6 (48)
Goals : Pennant Hills – R Ediriwickrama 4, M Crawford 2, P Barnes 2, M Carey, C Barton, K Wright, L Bilbe. St George – L Broome 2, N Ryan 2, D Ryan, A Wynn, P Sain.
Best : Pennant Hills – A Goodall, C Smith, A Crisfield, M Crawford, T Wales, K Wright. St George – S Wilsen, B Voigt, P Sain, L Perris, P McBride, B Sharp.
At Kelso Oval, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
Western Suburbs 2.0 7.3 10.8 11.10 (76)
Campbelltown 1.4 3.6 4.6 6.7 (43)
Goals : Wests - M Eurell 4, B Mumme 2, J Lear, R Chowanetz, D Hassett, J Zoppo, C McGrath. Campbelltown - J Van Luenen, M Morey, P Green, N Hudson, D Linsen, F Brown.
Best : Wests – J Polley, C McGrath, S Hudson, L Roehrig, S Lear, J Codd-Miller. Campbelltown – D Linsen, P Green, H Sherwood, N Smith, B Joynson.
At Monarch Oval, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
Uni NSW-Eastern Suburbs 4.3 8.9 8.11 9.12 (66)
Illawarra 0.0 1.4 1.5 1.7 (13)
Goals : UNSW-ES – J Parmenter 2, A Gulden 2, A Bantaft, J Pascoe, R Troon, L Lavery, H Nichols. Illawarra – M Daly.
Best : UNSW-ES – A Bantoft, E Kiel, M Rawlinson, R Troon, A Henderson, A Gulden. Illawarra – L Rutter, T Green, T Bartlett, K Litchfield, M Daly, L Wilson.
At Village Green, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
University of Technology 1.8 4.11 7.18 11.24 (90)
Sydney Hills Eagles 0.2 2.2 5.3 6.5 (41)
Goals : UTS – B Worrall-Thompson 3, L Meyrick 2, M Davis 2, J Caica, P Healey, J Gardiner, T Wallace. Sydney Hills - M Clinch 2, B Rogers 2, A Moeller, J. Shephard.
Best : UTS - F Adamson, M King, F Purcell, A Davis, N Haslam, L Trimboli. Sydney Hills – E Okunbor, A Pirika, L Shephard, J Cutting, R Fitton, A Foxall.
At Bruce Purser Reserve, Saturday 2nd June 2012.
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Division One:
Holroyd-Parramatta 14.6 (90) d North Shore 7.3 (45)
Southern Power 11.16 (82) d Pennant Hills 2.2 (14)
Macquarie Uni 10.12 (72) d Western Suburbs 3.10 (28)
UTS 6.7 (43) d Sydney Hills 2.3 (15)
Manly-Warringah 12.16 (88) d UNSW-ES 0.2 (2)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Manly-Warringah (100, 518.00%), Southern Power (87.5, 335.37%), Penrith (71.43, 100.94%), UTS (55.56, 125.47%), Holroyd-Parramatta (50, 100.99%), Macquarie Uni (50, 95.85%), North Shore (42.86, 86.12%), UNSW-ES (37.5, 67.15%), Sydney Hills (25, 68.51%), Pennant Hills (25, 41.55%), Wests (0, 31.74%).
Division Two:
St George d Auburn – forfeit
UNSW-ES 12.12 (84) d Illawarra 2.6 (18)
NorWest 7.6 (48) d Camden 6.6 (42)
Sydney Uni 7.11 (53) d Moorebank 3.4 (22)
Balmain 8.8 (56) d Manly-Warringah 1.1 (7)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – UNSW-ES (88.89, 187.56%), Sydney Hills (87.5, 138.36%), Balmain (77.78, 113.03%), Manly-Warringah (62.5, 148.81%), Moorebank (44.44, 110.92%), St George (44.44, 97.24%), NorWest (44.44, 85.64%), Camden (33.33, 88.57%), Illawarra (22.22, 87.78%), Auburn (0, 29.57%).
Division Three:
Blacktown 10.16 (76) d Southern Power 4.9 (33)
Western Suburbs 7.14 (56) d Campbelltown 6.5 (41)
Macquarie Uni 8.15 (63) d Sydney Hills 6.9 (45)
Saints AFC 6.7 (43) d UTS 3.3 (21)
Sydney Uni 11.12 (78) d Moorebank 1.6 (12)
Ladder – UTS (32, 658.75%), Sydney Uni (32, 282.61%), Blacktown (28, 259.68%), Saints AFC (24, 224.94%), Southern Power (16, 122.79%), Macquarie Uni (16, 69.19%), Sydney Hills (12, 55.44%), Campbelltown (8, 38.92%), Wests (4, 26.65%), Moorebank (4, 25.30%).
Division Four:
Holroyd-Parramatta 8.10 (58) d North Shore 5.7 (37)
Manly-Warringah 8.8 (56) d Macquarie Uni 7.8 (50)
UTS 7.12 (54) d Penrith 5.7 (37)
Southern Power 7.8 (50) d NorWest 2.10 (22)
Gosford 8.8 (56) d UNSW-ES 2.3 (15)
Ladder – UTS (36, 321.74%), Gosford (32, 291.74%), UNSW-ES (28, 198.01%), Penrith (24, 239.78%), Manly-Warringah (20, 89.09%), NorWest (12, 63.71%), North Shore (12, 58.15%), Southern Power (8, 41.45%), Macquarie Uni (4, 40.72%), Holroyd-Parramatta (4, 33.50%).
Division Five:
Camden 12.8 (80) d Penrith 5.7 (37)
Saints AFC 7.7 (49) d UNSW-ES 3.5 (23)
Sydney Uni d Macquarie Uni – forfeit
Moorebank 8.9 (57) d Holroyd-Parramatta 7.9 (51)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – UTS (93.75, 276.03%), Sydney Uni (87.5, 294.01%), Camden (75, 132.85%), UNSW-ES (56.25, 168.06%), Saints AFC (50, 125.22%), Moorebank (37.5, 100.65%), Macquarie Uni (25, 35.87%), Penrith (12.5, 47.14%), Holroyd-Parramatta (12.5, 28.39%).
Under 18s One:
Illawarra 13.12 (90) d UNSW-ES 8.8 (56)
Sydney Hills 13.11 (83) d St Ignatius Riverview 2.7 (19)
Pennant Hills 9.7 (61) d St George 4.11 (35)
Sydney Uni 11.3 (69) d North Shore 7.11 (53)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Sydney Hills (100, 350.75%), Illawarra (75, 157.54%), Sydney Uni (75, 138.29%), Pennant Hills (71.43, 163.59%), UNSW-ES (50, 101.70%), St George (42.86, 81.89%), North Shore (40, 133.90%), Riverview (25, 92.18%), Wests (16.67, 40.99%), Penrith (0, 10.87%).
Under 18s Two:
Southern Power 26.20 (176) d Saints AFC 0.0 (0)
NorWest 13.12 (90) d Sydney Hills 10.6 (66)
Moorebank 13.3 (81) d Holroyd-Parramatta 6.11 (47)
Balmain 8.14 (62) d Manly-Warringah 6.12 (48)
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Southern Power (100, 486.99%), Balmain (85.71, 260.78%), Manly-Warringah (62.5, 147.15%), Moorebank (57.14, 92.82%), NorWest (50, 120.92%), Holroyd-Parramatta (28.57, 66.73%), Macquarie Uni (28.57, 62.22%), Sydney Hills (16.67, 78.97%), Saints AFC (14.29, 14.61%).
NEXT WEEK’S FIXTURES (Lurker’s Kiss of Death in bold):
Premier Division:
Monday 11th June
North Dalton Oval – Illawarra v North Shore (12:10pm)
Bruce Purser Reserve – Sydney Hills v Campbelltown (2:10pm)
Mike Kenny Oval – Pennant Hills v UNSW-ES (2:10pm)
Sydney Uni No 1 Oval – Sydney Uni v Balmain (2:10pm)
Waverley Oval – UTS v Western Suburbs (2:10pm)
BYE – St George.
Division One:
Monday 11th June
Bruce Purser Reserve – Sydney Hills v Macquarie Uni (12pm)
Mike Kenny Oval – Pennant Hills v UNSW-ES (12pm)
Waverley Oval – UTS v Western Suburbs (12pm)
Weldon Oval – Manly-Warringah v North Shore (2pm)
Gipps Rd Oval – Holroyd-Parramatta v Penrith (2:10pm)
BYE – Southern Power.
Division Two:
Saturday 9th June
Sydney Uni No 1 Oval – Sydney Uni v Manly-Warringah (11:30am)
Under 18s One:
Monday 11th June
Mike Kenny Oval – Pennant Hills v UNSW-ES (10am)
North Dalton Oval – Illawarra v North Shore (10am)
Riverview First Field – St Ignatius Riverview v Western Suburbs (10am)
Sydney Uni No 1 Oval – Sydney Uni v Penrith (10am)
BYE – St George, Sydney Hills.