The
Under 16s are still looking for a few more players for the 2010 season.
It is important we all get behind our Senior Team. If you know any
eligible players please ask them to come down and meet Wil the coach.
They can have a training session to see if they like the Club. Anyone
with any ideas on recruitment could contact our President Steve Black or
Football Manager Chris Venville on TWNBKS@bigpond.com posted 18th May 2010
POSITION VACANT
CLUB SECRETARY – NEWTOWN SWANS 2010
The Newtown Swans, established in 1999, is calling for expressions of interest
from the Club community for the vital role of Club Secretary.
With the incumbent Secretary relocating to Mollymook Beach
from next Wednesday, the call to fill this position is URGENT.
Key responsibility of the role is to maintain a channel of communication
between the Club Committee, AFL NSW, and various other stake-holders and the
Club community… YOU!
This primarily takes the form of :
● Emails to the Club Community
● Taking and disseminating Minutes of Committee Meetings and AGMs
Of course, any additional input the Club Secretary would
like to make is always most welcome.
Key attributes required are:
● Have sufficient computer skills to compose and send emails
● The willingness to book the meeting room for Committee meetings
● A love of the Newtown Swans
Benefits of the role:
● You will provide a real service to the entire Club
● You get to know a lot more people in the Club and stake-holder groups
Urgent Urgent...Club Secretary required for 2010...more
NOTE:Soon the Club is going to have to nominate someone from the Auskick group of parents. Many of the Club roles are filled by people who have been doing so for many years. It is time for some of the newer parents to get involved. The role of CLUB SECRETARY is a vital one and we need the position filled as soon as possible....Please contact the President or any of the committee members if you are interested. All registration inquiries to Anita -anitamoconnell@hotmail.com
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Well done Orson... Orson Heidrich has been selected with 6 other boys from the City Zone in the initial draft of the U/14 age Sydney Swans Academy. They are joined from several from Sydney South and it is understood that other players may be added to the lineup throughout the year
Training started last week on Friday nights at the UNSW under Chris Smith. Training and coaching will continue until November 1 when an Advanced Acedemy Squad selection will be made
The Sydney Swans and GWS Academies replace the NSW scholarship program that has placed former Newtown Swans Richard Newell at Brisbane and John Haggerty with Collingwood.
Be cool in our new range of Newtown Swans Merchandise...the 2010 range will have you looking great and feeling even better whether at the park, cafe or pub.See the catalogue
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Late news: Sun is shining
but council have closed the grounds. Training for Auskick, U9 and U10
tonight (Wednesday 19 May) is cancelled. We will provide an update re
game day at Concord on Friday afternoon posted 19th May
Newtown Swans Breaking News
Former Newtown Swans players James Howard and Richard Newell both
achieved significant personal milestones on the weekend...see Latest
News! for more
To see the
Photo Gallery
from Registration Day where the Swans players came to meet the kids...CLICK
HERE
Hey kids...we need more players in the Under 9s, 14s and
Under 16s. Why don't you ask you mates to come down and train with
us?...if they like it they can sign up.
As many
would be aware, Steve Pauner died tragically on Sunday,24
January, 2010. His funeral was held at Rookwood Cemeteryon Wednesday 3 February and attended by
500-600 people from all walks of life - his family and people that had
known
Steve,including many from the
Newtown community.
Steve
Pauner was a great stalwart of the Newtown Junior Australian Football
Club (the
Newtown Swans). He had been involved with the Club from its early days
and had
been its Treasurer for the last four years. Steve was very
community-minded and
loved to watch hissons,
Finnian and Caillin, play in the Junior
Competition.
He wasa devoted
father and both he and his
wife Margaret gave a tremendous amount of time and energy to the club.
Steve
was a quiet achiever with a wicked sense of humour and was much loved
and
respected by everyone at the club. He will be sorely missed. Our
thoughts are
with Margaret and the boys.
Sport-a
Month for the next 3 Sundays 9AM - 11AM, 14, 21, 28 March at Mahoney
Oval, Cnr Illawarra Rd & Wharf St Marrickville. Free AFL clinics for
5 - 9 Year olds and AFL Training for 10-16Yr olds. Participants are
able to register with the Newtown Swans on each of these days but it is
not a prerequisite.
Sport-a
Month is held in conjunction with Marrickville Council and the AFL and
the clinics are with qualified AFL instructors.
Update 26th Feb 2010
This
is just a quick reminder that it is the final Friday night training
session at Mahoney tomorrow night. We have seen a good turnout from
many of the squad so make sure that you are in attendance with runners
& a full water bottle. We will be getting the balls out so it’s
time to start working on the skills again.
Thursday night training commences on the 4th March at ADO. The session
runs from 6.00pm to 7.30 & Tuesday training will begin closer to
the season start.
In addition to Thursday nights we will be training at Mahoney Oval on
Sunday mornings for 4 weeks beginning on Sunday 7th March. We will
endeavour to organise a trial match for Sunday 28th March so it is
expected that all players will make themselves available.
We will also be organising a kick to kick session for the parents so
it’s time to pull the boots out for the seniors.
Finally, the Swans are coming to ADO with players in attendance on
Wednesday 10th March.
So here are the key dates so far: Friday 26th
February Final Friday night session at
Mahoney Park
6.00 pm to 7.00 pm Thursday 4th
March
Thursday training for U16s commences at ADO
6.00 pm to 7.30 pm Sunday 7th
March
Sport a Month & training for U16s at Mahoney
Park
9.30 am to 11.00 am Wednesday 10th
March
Swans visit & registration at ADO
5.00 pm to 7.00 pm Sunday 18th
April Round One
Note that the draw has yet to be completed so at this stage I cannot
provide any further information about match venues or opposition. Helen Moore
2010 TRAINING STARTS
Hi all,
This is just a quick note to remind you that pre-season training will
commence at 6.00 pm this Friday, 12th
February at HJ Mahoney Reserve, Wharf Road, Marrickville.
While it was intended to begin with the U14s & 16s other teams have
expressed interest so we have opened it up for all players from the U10s
up.
For the information of the group
please note the following arrangements for Friday:
Wear:
t-shirt or singlet, shorts and trainers (boots may be brought along but
the session will be predominately running) Bring: hat/sunscreen if still
sunny and water bottle full of drink Wet weather: the session will go
ahead if raining, unless storm/lightening makes it
dangerous. Bring a towel/dry clothes to change into after the session if
wet
Coaches/Managers: are welcome to participate (especially if the festive season has
been too festive...)
It would be appreciated if players
could be at Mahoney ready to start at 6pm, in which case we should be
finished by about 7pm.
Please inform your players & encourage them along. There should be
opportunities to register players for those who may have missed out on
the weekend.
It is also timely to remind all coaches & managers that the NJAFC
will continue to actively apply its age policy to teams in competition.
In the interests of player development all players are encouraged to
play in their true age group unless
there is no team available for them, in which case they will play up in
the next age group.
With regard to junior players making up numbers in senior teams, these
positions are at the discretion of the coach & parents & any
player doing so must complete the match in their true
age group before they can play the next match: a player cannot
reasonably expect to choose which matches they play.
I hope to see you at Mahoney during the coming weeks.
Kind regards
Chris Venville
Football Manager
NJAFC
2009
GRAND FINALS END OF SEASON UPDATE 2009
This year Newtown were in 2 Grand Finals - our U14s and U11s Red teams.
Even though we did not win a Premiership flag, we can be proud of the
efforts of both teams. The Grand Finals were a marvellous spectacle
with great teamwork, team spirit and comraderie.
U14s
Sydney Harbour Youth Competition U14s, Division 2, Grand Final on
Sunday 30 August at Macquarie University - Pennant Hills 9.13.67 def.
Newtown 6.8.44
Newtown led after the 1st Qtr and by 2 points at Half-Time and tried
valiantly in the 2nd Half, but Pennant Hills proved too good on the
day. Congratulations to them.
For Newtown it was a great disappointment and the tears flowed. But it
has been a great year and it was a mighty effort to be Minor Premiers
and to make the Grand Final. If someone had offered a GF at the start
of the year I think we would have taken it. There is no embarassment in
defeat and this team will be richer for the experience.
There has been great individual and team development this year. Well
done to the players and well done to the Coaching and Managing Group -
Trevor Hall, Paul Murphy, Brendan Read, Simon Lonergan, Chris Venville,
Tim Vaughan and Russel Keifel - a wonderful joint effort. It
demonstrates the level of organisation and committment that is needed
to be competitive at this age level.
U11s
Sydney City Junior Competition U11s Grand Final on Saturday 29
August at Picken Oval - Easts Blue 7.10.52 def. Newtown Red 1.5.11
Newtown gave Easts Blue four goals start in the Semi-Final a fortnight
ago and won in the last Qtr. For a while in Saturday's Grand Final we
thought it might happen again, but wayward kicking cost Newtown dearly.
Well done Easts. They were too good on the day. And once again for
Newtown there was great disappointment and the tears flowed. However,
it's been a great year for the Newtown Reds. They were Minor Premiers
and had a fantastic year. Well done to the players and first year
Coach, Andy Ryan, and to Team Manager, Peter Newton.
The Newtown U10s Premiership team of 2008 was split into two this year.
The U11s Reds finished 2nd and the Whites finished 3rd - a formidable
result and a testament to the strength of this group at Newtown. Well
done also to Fred Pawle, Whites Coach and Bill Nettheim, Team Manager.
U10s
On Saturday at Picken Oval the 2009 U10s Representative Players for
the Sydney City Junior Competition had an exhibition match between East
vs West. East comprised rep players from Newtown, Easts, Maroubra
and Moore Park. West comprised players from Glebe, Wests, Drummoyne and
Concord. Four Newtown players represented in the East side.
In a skilful display of football by both teams, East won the match. A
Newtown player, Lawrence Neil-Smith, won the Best on Ground Award of a
new Sherrin football. Well done, Lawrence, the Newtown rep players and
the other Rep players from both sides. Also to the coaching team
involved.
Our Newtown U10s squad played some very good footy in the first two
weeks of the Finals and Coaches, Michael Neil-Smith and Rustum
Abdurahman, have done a wonderful job this year.
U9s
The 2nd week of Gala Day Round Robins was held at Picken Oval on Saturday 29 August. TheNewtown
Reds and Newtown Whites played some great footy over these two weeks
and will be better for the experience. The Round Robin Competition was
won by Maroubra. It was a well organised competition played in a great
spirit.
The Newtown Coaches, Ed Greenaway (Whites), Nico Genaris (Reds) and
Will Ley (Assistant Coach, both teams) have done a very good job
developing these players this year.
Sydney City Comp
Thanks to Nick Miller (President) and the Western Suburbs JAFC for
being our Grand Final hosts this year. All games were played in a
competitive and fair spirit. This Grand Final Day was a showcase for
Junior AFL. The relationship between the Sydney City Clubs sets a
standard of behaviour that many Regions would envy. The relationship on
Saturday between players, Team Officials, Umpires, Ground Managers,
parents and spectators was excellent.
Great Final Series for Newtown
All teams made the Finals in their respective competitions.
U14s were Minor Premiers and Grand Finalists.
U12s were Semi-Finalists.
U11s Red were Minor Premiers and Grand Finalists.
U11s White were Preliminary Finalists.
U10s made the Final Six Round Robin Group of their Comp.
The U9s, U8s and U7s had Gala Day Round Robins which were very good for their development.
Sydney Harbour Junior & Youth Competitions Awards
On Monday 24 August at Next Generation, Ryde Aquatic Centre, the Sydney
Harbour Region had its Awards night. Winners for Newtown were:
Junior Awards
Sydney City Outstanding Achievement Award (nominated by Club) - Newtown U9s Red - Will Salkeld - Newtown U9s White - Wesley Greenaway - Newtown U10s - David Charlton - Newtown U11s Red - Andrew Merriman - Newtown U11s White - Sam Lawson - Newtown U12s - Rawiri Coleman ( Outstanding Achievement Awards were for the player the Club
Coaches considered made a significant contribution to the development
of the team.)
Youth Awards
Best and Fairest for all clubs (voted by the Umpires, Home & Away Season) - U14s, Division 2 - Winner - Sam Lonergan-Stewart, Newtown
Sam polled a massive 34 votes, 18 clear of his nearest rival. Well
done, Sam - a great achievement. Tom Killingly from Newtown polled 10
votes. Well done, Tom.
Sydney City Auskick Co-ordinator of the Year: Jon Dyster.
Well done, Jon. Some recognition by the Region for the fantastic job that you have done with Newtown and Sydney City.
Umpires Awards
The Umpires Awards were held at the AFL headquarters, Moore Park, on
Wednesday 26 August. Two umpires from the Newtown Club won Awards:
Most Improved Umpire Award: Orange Shirt - Milan Monk
Dedication to Umpiring award: Green Shirt - Daniel Black
Season 2009
Great season, Newtown. And a great Final Series, particularly with
Newtown hosting the first week of Finals at Alan Davidson Oval. Some
wonderful Junior AFL Footy was played in a competitive spirit with
excellent sporting behaviour on display. Well done to all our players,
Coaches, Team Managers, Ground Managers, Canteen & BBQ crew, all
our parent helpers and the Club Committee for making it happen.
It is inspiring to watch our youngsters growing into confident, resilient and mature young adults.
2009 was certainly a year to remember for Newtown and I am sure it will
prove to be an important milestone (our 10th Anniversary) in the
further development of the Club.
Steve Black
President
Newtown JAFC
CONGRATULATIONS.....Newtown Swans swoop the Pigeons
The
following players have made it through to the State Zone Trial Squad
for 2009 known as the Pigeons. It is a very significant achievement and
the Club salutes you.
Sam Lonergan-Stewart has been selected in the U/14 Pigeons squad
Orson Heidrich and Vivek Sainju have been selected in the U/13 Pigeons squad
posted 4th Sept 09
Newtown Swans feast on history
The 10th Anniversary of the Newtown JAFC - a significant milestone in the Club's history - was celebrated in great style on Friday 4 September at the Grandstand Function Centre at Sydney University.
It was a fabulous location with great food and atmosphere among the
Newtown faithful, long-standing members and newer representatives from
younger teams alike. Our wonderful team of Coaches, Team Managers, Parent Helpers and Committee members were all represented.
They were joined by representatives from the AFL, including Anthony Landahl, Sydney University Australian Football Club, including President, Jason McLennan, Balmain AFC, including President, Dave Britton, Glebe JAFC, including Vice President, Jeff Wright, Drummoyne JAFC, including President, Darren Lewtas and Vice President Gavin Nelson, and Moore Park JAFC, including President Michael Luvio.
Our Special Guests were the Inaugural Committee members from 1999 - Brad Newell, Neil Jones, Eddy Greenaway, Andrew Loveridge, Jeffrey Thomas and Jenny Howard. Also present were our immediate Past Presidents, Mark Whitehead and Rodney Monk.
We were entertained by Tommy Dean as MC and the Shout Brothers band (including Andy Travers),
who did a great job. Who will forget Tommy Dean's description of the
original framers of the AFL Rules coming up with the "speccy" and the
"knee to the spine" as a great Rule.
Speeches were mercifully short and passionately given by Ed Greenaway as the Club's Founding President, Chris Venville as long-serving Football Manager, and myself as "current" President (courtesy of Tommy Dean).
Brendan Read provided a fantastic slide show of 10 years of
photographs of the Newtown Club from Auskick to Junior and Youth teams,
which was a real hit on the night. Thanks, Brendan.
Thanks to our sponsors LJ Levi Real Estate (and Janine Coyle for organising it) and the Bang Football Club (and Jon Dyster for organising that). Their sponsorship helped us enormously.
A special thanks go to the Magnificent Seven, the group who organised the whole event - Sandra Nadel, Michelle Stewart, Georgina Black, Katrina Foster, Helen Moore, Margaret Fitzgerald and Emma Gooding.
These women have over 50 years collective service to the Newtown Club
and, as this event shows, are still going strong. They are, indeed, the
Grand Young Dames of the Club.
Over two months organising effort went into this event. Well done,
everyone. It was a great achievement and a 10th Anniversary to
remember. Who knows what the next 10 years will bring? But I feel we
can confidently predict, we will have a very strong Junior Australian
Football Club.
It augurs well for the kids, who play this great AFL game at the Newtown Club, that we have such a dedicated group of parents. Steve Black
President Newtown Junior Australian Football Club
The
Newtown Swans Football Club [NJAFC] would like to give a BIG thank you
to the sponsors of the 10th Anniversary Dinner held last Friday night. It was a huge success and the Sponsors backing made it so.
Hello to all our Newtown Swans families as we prepare to launch season 2009.
Our first game day of the season will be March 28 which is only 7 weeks away!
REGISTER NOW!
Down load a Regsitration form- CLICK HERE
to make things as simple as possible and avoid the crush and queues at
our official registration days we encourage you to print and complete
the attached registration form and post it to the Club postal address:
The Registrar
Newtown JAFC
PO Box 3226
MARRICKVILLE METRO NSW 2204
This
year we are fielding 2 teams for many age groups and due to growing
numbers we do encourage you to register ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Registration
Fee is $120 for the first child and $110 for each subsequent child in
the same family registered and paid at the same time. Please DO NOT
send cash in the mail… cheques should be made payable to Newtown JAFC
Registration Events… if you prefer to register in person you can do so at any one of our planned registration events:
February 26 at ADO: Sydney Swans Players visit ADO (4pm – 6pm) (See Flyer attached for details)
March 4 at ADO: Season Kick Off BBQ and first training session for the whole Club (Starts at 4:30pm)
March
1, March 8, March 15 and March 22 at Mahoney Reserve Marrickville:
These are Sunday morning training sessions in conjunction with
Marrickville Council and all players are encouraged to attend.
This
is a great opportunity for existing players to bring interested friends
along to try Aussie Rules if they are thinking about a new winter sport
(9:30 – 11:30am)… Boys and Girls from U5s to U14s are
WELCOME! We encourage returning players to wear their Newtown Club T-shirts or Red and White to these events.
DON’T FORGET!
Recycle
last year’s Footie Boots… Last year our recycling program for footie
boots was a huge hit with families. Some swapped boots a couple of
times during the season as kids hit their growth spurts. It’s a great
help and a sensible thing to do to help with the spiraling cost of
outfitting our kids for their various interests as they develop. Please
bring any serviceable boots along to any of the pre-season
training/registration events. If you are donating boots you are welcome
to simply swap for another pair or if you are not swapping the cost is
just $5. Of course, this only works if we have generous families
willing to donate pre-loved boots and it is very much on a
first-in-best-dressed basis…
Talking
about best dressed… We don’t want to be caught short! This year we
would also like to ask that you donate any serviceable footie shorts
and socks to a pool which we will keep in reserve for “emergencies”. Of
course we are ordering new socks and shorts as always for the kids but
we want to have a stock in case we have a big intake of players late in
the season as we did last year for the Auskick teams. Again, please
feel free to bring these along to any registration event or any
training or game day throughout the season.
Cheer,
Cheer The Red & The White in 2009! It was great to see the ever
swelling tide of Red & White at games last year. It does fantastic
things for the kids’ team spirit… we encourage the kids and you to
continue this at as many Club events as possible… registration events,
social events, training sessions… and games of course!
Regards
Geoff Barnett - Club Secretary
Fixtures 2009 2009 Season Draw - Click here for a web view OR [open with Excel] It is a
good idea to print it out and stick it on your fridge or somewhere
handy.
Notice to Newtown Club Members – Important Dates & Changes for Season 2009
Dear Newtown Auskick/Junior/Youth AFL Families,
There
are important dates and changes proposed for Season 2009. The Club
Committee and the Football Department would like to give as much notice
as possible to players and parents of these changes. Players and
parents please note: • There will be 4 “Registration Days” during
pre-season training (in conjunction with Marrickville Council) at
Mahony Reserve, Marrickville, on the first 4 Sundays in March (1 March,
8 March, 15 March & 22 March) and training will also be available. • The Club will also hold a Gala Registration Day at Alan Davidson Oval during February 2009 (date to be confirmed). •
There will be an official Season Opening and Club Training/
Registration Day for all teams on Wednesday 4 March 2009 (although the
U13s and U14s, & others if interested, will start fitness training
on Friday 30 January 2009). (The calendar is for Friday night
pre-season fitness – this is to avoid clashes with any summer sport
weekend games/ mid week training.) • We are planning to field 7 junior & youth teams (U10s to U14s), an increase of 3 teams. •
We are planning to make greater use of Mahony Reserve at Marrickville
for Auskick and the older teams. - The nearby Borgia Community Centre
will also be available to us in inclement weather. Older Teams will be
rostered for indoor training. • Round 1 will be on Saturday 28 March 2009 (Sunday 29 March 2009 for U13 & U14).
AUSKICK • This is again from Under 5s to Under 9s (for boys and girls born 2000 – 2004) • The Under 9s will have 2 teams •
Wednesday Training for 2009 starts on Wednesday 11 March and will start
at 5.00PM not 4.30PM because coaches, parents and players have received
feedback that the 4.30 start is difficult for many families. • We
expect further growth in Auskick numbers from 105 kids this year, which
will mean they will need more space available to them at Alan Davidson
Oval. Auskick is a great nursery for the Club and is highly valued. We
have a great team of committed and dedicated parents, who continue to
act as coaches, assistant coaches, team managers, helpers and ground
managers.
JUNIOR FOOTBALL • There will be 2 x Under 10s, 2 x Under 11s and 1 x Under 12s teams. • Training starts on Wednesday 4 March 2009 with an official “Season Opening” celebration • Training will then be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.00 – 6.30PM • Thursday Training starts on Thurs 12 March & Tuesday Training starts on Tues 28 April.
This
decision to change to Tuesdays and Thursdays for these age groups has
been made by the Football Department and the Club Committee because
there is not enough space on Alan Davidson Oval on Mondays and
Wednesdays. This is particularly so given the fact we will increase
from 4 to 7 junior and youth teams, and also because we expect Auskick
numbers to also increase. YOUTH FOOTBALL - There will again be an Under13s team and for the first time an Under 14s team. STOP PRESS -The 13s and 14s have now been merged into one U14s side for 2009. -
The news U14s side will move to Sunday football and play in a combined
Sydney City and Northern Sydney Competition. The decision by the
Greater Sydney Association to play on Sundays was made because there is
not enough time on Saturdays given the increase in Auskick and Junior
teams. The decision to play in a combined competition was made by a
majority of the 7 Sydney City teams and also the northern Sydney teams,
and the AFL. - For the U14s this will be really competitive
football, so we need to get behind the players, coaches and team. It
will involve increased travel on some weekends to northside grounds.
Teams will be in a divisional structure based on where they finished in
2008. - Fitness Training for the U13s and U14s (and Junior teams if
interested) will start on Friday 30 January 2009 followed by a Club
Social. They will continue to train on Sundays until weekday training
commences. - U13s and U14s will train on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Wednesday training will commence on Wednesday 4 March 2009 at
6.00–7.30PM and Monday training will commence on Monday 30 March 2009
at 5.00 – 6.30PM.
PLEASE NOTE: A SEPERATE WEB PAGE FOR UNDER 14s has been uploaded. Go here each week for results, news and match reports.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS During
2009 we will hold non-compulsory “open” training sessions for U10 – U14
on Wednesday nights during the school holidays in order to keep up
player fitness and skills. For those Auskickers interested we will hold
“kick-to-kick” sessions on Wednesdays to give kids (who are not
involved in other school holiday activities or away on holiday) a
chance to have a run around if interested. CHALLENGES FOR THE NEWTOWN CLUB These
changes are both exciting and challenging for the Club and are a
reflection of the growth of the Newtown Club and AFL generally. To
organise training 4 nights a week plus Saturday and Sunday football
represents substantial change. No doubt it will cause some
inconvenience and will need fine tuning but these changes are
inevitable as the Club continues to grow. In reality, they are good
problems or challenges to face. We may attract even more players,
especially for the older teams, if we continue to demonstrate we are a
well organised Club. Sydney Uni is starting an U18 side in 2009. It
opens a pathway for older Newtown players, particularly, if there
develops an U16 team as well from Newtown and/or Sydney Uni. If we
pull together, players, parents/carers, Coaches, Team Managers and Club
Officials, then we are sure to be successful in implementing these
changes as smoothly as possible. As a Club we need more parents/carers
to help out, so please don’t wait to be asked – we need your help. 2009 CLUB COMMITTEE The results of the election for the Club Committee at the Annual General Meeting on 21 October were: President – Steve Black Vice President – Michael Neil-Smith Secretary – Geoff Barnett Treasurer – Steve Pauner Registrar – Anita O’Connell Public Officer – Chris Morgan Committee Member – Helen Moore Committee Member – Bill Nettheim Committee member - Michael Charlton
Football
Manager continues to be Chris Venville and the Auskick Coordinator, Jon
Dyster, who attend all Committee Meetings. Julie Sicco is Minute Taker
& Assistant Secretary. Congratulations to those who have been re-elected and to the new Committee members, Bill Nettheim and Michael Charlton.
RODNEY MONK – NJAFC PRESIDENT 2003 to 2008 Rodney
Monk, the former Club President, decided to resign and not seek
re-election. Rodney was President for 5 years, elected in November
2003. Rodney led a team that took the Club from fledgling status to a
more mature, better organised Club and has laid a solid foundation for
the future. He showed tremendous organising ability and introduced
fresh ideas and fresh blood to the Committee. Rod understood the needs
and desires of the Newtown community for a community Aussie Rules Club
and fought tirelessly for that position. All members should read his
final President’s Report which will be emailed together with the AGM
minutes. He steps down with our best wishes and will continue to be
part of the Club. Well done, Rod.
REGISTRATION FEES It
is inevitable that registration fees must rise, both because of
increased costs generally and the substantial changes envisioned – this
would include football jumpers and training gear for three extra junior
and youth teams, increased rent because of extra training days and game
days, use of Mahony Reserve, the Borgia Centre, etc. Fees for 2009
will be $120.00, with an early-bird rate of $100.00 for those who pay
before 31 December 2008. There will be a $10.00 discount for each
additional child in a family (i.e. registration fees will be $110.00) FOOTBALL DEPARTMENT Our
Football Manager, Chris Venville, and Auskick Coordinator, Jon Dyster,
continue to do a great job organising the Football Department. They are
the ones responsible for so much of the day-to-day football &
training activities and managing our team of coaches, assistant
coaches, team managers, helpers, ground managers etc. They did a great
job in season 2008, both satisfaction-wise for players and parents and
success-wise for the players and teams – our most successful season to
date. It is thanks to them, in particular, that the planning and
preparation for Season 2009 is well under way. COACHES AND TEAM MANAGERS 2009 Please
see the contacts page. Already many positions have been filled. We are
still looking for assistant coaches and other volunteers. Please
contact one of the committee members if you can help out in anyway
including the canteen, BBQ,jumper washing etc
As
a Committee and Football Department we are attempting to plan and
organise for the following season much earlier than usual. That is,
from the end of season 2008, rather than February/March in each year. We
hope everyone can appreciate and pull together with the changes that
are proposed. I believe we have a hard-working and dedicated Committee
and Football Department that can accomplish the changes envisioned and
can lead the Club in the exciting times ahead, both as a prosperous
Community Club and nursery for young Auskick footballers, and as a
serious Football Club for the older teams. We have a great team of
Coaches, Team Managers and Ground Managers who give so much time and
effort and all on a voluntary basis. To back this up there is an
untiring group who organise the canteen, barbeque, home game days, club
functions, the Club website, merchandising, marketing etc. Further, the
Club has a group of stalwarts, some of whom are Foundation Members,
who, although they have handed over the reins on some duties, continue
to contribute in many ways and have rich experience from which the
Newtown Club can draw on. Above all, I hope the kids enjoy their 2009 Footy experience! Steve Black President On behalf of the Club Committee and Football Department.
Hello to all our Newtown Swans families as we prepare to launch season 2009.
Our
first game day of the season will be March 28 which is only 2 weeks
away! We are still awaiting the Fixtures to be drawn up. They can only
be done when all Teams submit their Registrations for 2009, which has
recently happened. Any day now we will post the fixtures on this site.
REGISTER NOW!
Download a Registration form - CLICK HERE to
make things as simple as possible and avoid the crush and queues at our
official registration days we encourage you to print and complete the
attached registration form and post it to the Club postal address:
The Registrar
Newtown JAFC
PO Box 3226
MARRICKVILLE METRO NSW 2204
This
year we are fielding 2 teams for many age groups and due to growing
numbers we do encourage you to register ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Registration
Fee is $120 for the first child and $110 for each subsequent child in
the same family registered and paid at the same time. Please DO NOT
send cash in the mail… cheques should be made payable to Newtown JAFC
Registration Events… if you prefer to register in person you can do so at any one of our planned registration events:
February 26 at ADO: Sydney Swans Players visit ADO (4pm – 6pm) (See Flyer attached for details)
March 4 at ADO: Season Kick Off BBQ and first training session for the whole Club (Starts at 4:30pm)
March
1, March 8, March 15 and March 22 at Mahoney Reserve Marrickville:
These are Sunday morning training sessions in conjunction with
Marrickville Council and all players are encouraged to attend.
This
is a great opportunity for existing players to bring interested friends
along to try Aussie Rules if they are thinking about a new winter sport
(9:30 – 11:30am)… Boys and Girls from U5s to U14s are
WELCOME! We encourage returning players to wear their Newtown Club T-shirts or Red and White to these events.
See all the dates on our Google Calendar - Click here
DON’T FORGET!
Recycle
last year’s Footie Boots… Last year our recycling program for footie
boots was a huge hit with families. Some swapped boots a couple of
times during the season as kids hit their growth spurts. It’s a great
help and a sensible thing to do to help with the spiraling cost of
outfitting our kids for their various interests as they develop. Please
bring any serviceable boots along to any of the
pre-season training/registration events. If you are donating boots you
are welcome to simply swap for another pair or if you are not swapping
the cost is just $5. Of course, this only works if we have generous
families willing to donate pre-loved boots and it is very much on a
first-in-best-dressed basis…
Talking
about best dressed… We don’t want to be caught short! This year we
would also like to ask that you donate any serviceable footie shorts
and socks to a pool which we will keep in reserve for “emergencies”. Of
course we are ordering new socks and shorts as always for the kids but
we want to have a stock in case we have a big intake of players late in
the season as we did last year for the Auskick teams. Again, please
feel free to bring these along to any registration event or any
training or game day throughout the season.
Cheer,
Cheer The Red & The White in 2009! It was great to see the ever
swelling tide of Red & White at games last year. It does fantastic
things for the kids’ team spirit… we encourage the kids and you to
continue this at as many Club events as possible… registration events,
social events, training sessions… and games of course!
Regards
Geoff Barnett - Club Secretary
from the Home Page... These
are the guiding principles upon which the Newtown Club is founded. It
is also about realising maximum enjoyment for all involved and showing RESPECT for each other. Just
on another note, everyone should realise that all Newtown Club
Officials - Coaches, Parent Helpers, Team Managers, Administration, and
the Club Committee - are ALL VOLUNTEERS.
No-one is paid. And they are ALL parents, grandparents, carers etc.,
with the exception of a few coaches, who do NOT have children at
Newtown, but who contribute for the love of the game and their local
community. This giving of their time by all Officials and Parent Helpers is the backbone of what makes a Club like Newtown tick.
It is refreshing to see in the modern era in what we all know to be a
highly competitive world. I realise some people are under tremendous
pressure time-wise and are flat-out keeping their heads above water in
today's society. Some people are in a postion where they can contribute
more time but we do not want to burn-out people, where too few do too
much. Some of our Club people put in many hours of their time every week to make the Club function and function well. Every contribution, no matter how small, is highly valued. If
you can assist with coaching, team managing, ground managing,
administration, canteen & BBQ duties, communication, website,
promotion, sponsorship etc PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
Don't sit back and leave things to everyone else. Think about how you
can give and there is only one way to gain experience and confidence
and that is by doing. As the Newtown Club continues to grow, we need to be better organised to satisfy the needs of parents, players and Officials.
We'd like to utilise the talents of everyone in the Club, so we will be
trying to network with you to this end, but if we don't get to you
please do not hesitate to approach the Club Officials. It
is really important, too, to get behind your kids, for as parents we
are the bedrock, or the glue, that provides the stability and support
structure for them. If the kids are gain maximum enjoyment out of AFL
football, then we need to encourage them to be disciplined, to get to
training and matches on time, to get fit, develop their skills,
teamwork and team spirit. Parents play a vital role in assisting the players to listen to their coach and to be cooperative.
As the footy year now unfolds, I wish all concerned a happy and successful season. Bring on the Footy!!! Go the Youngbloods!!! Kind Regards Steve Black President Newtown Swans Junior Australian Football Club.
Bring ALL your friends and family to the big games this week U14 Div 2
Pennant Hills V Newtown
12.00 pm
Top Oval, North (Entrance to Uni Ovals via the Corner of Talavera & Culloden Rds).
U11s Grand Final:
Newtown Red Vs Easts Blue 1.00PM Saturday 29 August at Western Suburbs JAFC, Picken Oval, Croydon Park. WE NEED YOU - bring all your Red + White plus drums, bells, whistles and hooters.
FINALS UPDATE
Great news for Newtown! Two Newtown teams have made it to the Grand
Finals this year. They are the Newtown U14s team in the Sydney Harbour
Youth Competition and the Newtown U11s Red team in the Sydney City
Junior Competition.
U14s
In the Sydney Harbour U14s (Division 2) Preliminary Final on Sunday 23 August at Westbrook JAFC, Mike Kenny Oval, Cherrybrook:
Newtown 10.4.64 def. Kellyville 5.3.33
There was a one point difference in the score at the end of the 3rd
Qtr. But in a great display, Newtown powered away from Kellyville in
the last Qtr with 5 unanswered goals. Well done guys. Now for the Grand
Final.
Sydney Harbour U14s Division 2 Grand Final:
Newtown Vs Pennant Hills 12.20PM Sunday 30 August at Top North Oval,
Macquarie University, Macquarie Park( Nth Ryde). (Entrance to Uni Ovals
via the Corner of Talavera & Culloden Rds).
U11s
Newtown White
In the Sydney City Junior U11s Preliminary Final on Saturday 22 August at Drummoyne Power JAFC, Drummoyne Oval:
Easts Blue 6.8.44 def. Newtown White 6.6.42
Oh, the pain of it. It was so close. Bad luck, guys.You played really
well. And just 2 points, like the Newtown U12s last week. Time to hang
up the boots and dream of going further next year.
Newtown Red
Newtown Red have been cooling their heels with a week off, having already qualified for the U11s Grand Final:
Sydney City Junior U11s Grand Final:
Newtown Red Vs Easts Blue 1.00PM Saturday 29 August at Western Suburbs JAFC, Picken Oval, Croydon Park.
Go Newtown!
U10s
The U10s played the second week of Round Robins at Drummoyne Oval on
Saturday. Maroubra won the "Unofficial Premiership". Well done to
Newtown who played entertaining football throughout the 2 weeks of
competition. Next week, there will be an U10s Exhibition Match between
East Vs West. East are reps from Newtown, Maroubra, Easts and Moore
Park and West are reps from Glebe, Drummoyne, Wests and Concord. Four
U10s players will represent Newtown:
East Vs West play at 11.00AM Saturday 29 August at Western Suburbs JAFC, Picken Oval, Croydon Park
U9s
The U9s Gala Day went extremely well at Drummoyne Oval last Saturday.
Both Newtown Red and Newtown White teams performed admirably, winning
some, losing some of their games. The second week of their Round Robins
will be held at 8.15AM - 10.30AM this Saturday 29 August at Western
Suburbs JAFC, Picken Oval, Croydon Park.
Good Luck to those remaining Newtown teams.
It would be great if Club members can come in your Red and White next
Saturday and Sunday to support all Newtown teams and particularly the
U14s and U11s, who have made their respective Grand Finals. Thanks to
all Club members - players, parents, Coaches, Team Managers and Club
Officials, who made last weekend happen seamlessly. Well done. Thanks
also to the Drummoyne JAFC and Westbrook JAFC who hosted our teams last
weekend.
Go the YoungBloods !!!!!
Steve Black
Newtown Club President posted 24th August
2009 Presentation Day one week away
Hi all,
It’s only a week to our PRESENTATION DAY when we all get to celebrate what a great season it’s been in 2009! There will be more details we can reveal in the next few days but what you will want to know now is…
WHERE: ADO
WHEN: SUNDAY, 20th September
TIME: A very civilised 1:30pm for 2pm start to proceedings
WHAT: Expect all the excitement of our annual award
presentation where EVERY CHILD registered that played with the Newtown
Swans this year gets an award PLUS Raffles, Jumping Castle, Nibbles and
Drinks including wine & beer for the adults (for gold coin donation), Photo Collection and a whole lot more!
It’s always a big
day for the kids, a great opportunity to catch up with families we
don’t get to see much on game days, and a big day for the Club… hope to
see you all there!
Don’t forget to keep an eye on your emails for more info in the days to come. Regards
Geoff Barnett - Club Secretary Cheer, Cheer The Red & The White!
Has everyone noticed the coffee van at Alan Davidson Oval on Saturdays? It is by arrangement and is a fundraiser for the Newtown Swans - 50c per cup goes to the Club from the "The Coffee Crew". With 8 home games and then Newtown hosting a Semi-Final on 15 August, every purchase you make is helping the Newtown Swans. cheers, Steve Pauner Steve Black Treasurer President
THE NEXT BIG EVENT We are looking for some more Major Sponsors for the 10th Anniversary Dinner...please contact Brendan on readmail@brendanread.com To date we have BANG FC + LJ Levi Real Estate but we need more.
ALL 2009 FINALS INFORMATION...CLICK HERE posted: 23rd August 2009
Even more Hot news....Sam Lonergan has won the Association Fairest and Best award for 2009...more posted: 24th August 2009
2009 Finals Information
These are the results for the Newtown teams from the first week of the 2009 Youth and Junior Competition Finals:
U14s
On Sunday 16 August at Glebe JAFC, Jubilee Oval, Glebe, U14s Sydney Harbour Youth Competition, Division 2.
Pennant Hills 11.8.74 def. Newtown 6.10.46.
Pennant
Hills progress to the Grand Final. Bad luck, Newtown, but there is time
to regroup for the second chance in the Prelim Final. If we win that,
we'll have a rematch with Pennant Hills. But first we need to play some
of the great footy that got Newtown to Minor Premiers and beat
Kellyville.
Preliminary
Final Newtown Vs Kellyville at 1.00PM Sunday 23 August at Westbrook
JAFC, Mike Kenny Oval (aka Greenway Park), Westbrook. SEE MAP U12s
On Saturday 15 August at ADO, Sydney City Junior Competition
Wests 8.4.52 def. Newtown 7.8.50.
It was a thrilling match but unfortunately Newtown was eliminated. Bad
luck boys, it was so close to going through. We'll come back bigger and
stronger next year.
U11s
On Saturday 15 August at ADO, Sydney City Junior Competition
Newtown Red 4.7.31 def. Easts Blue 4.4.28.
Newtown Red progress to the Grand Final at 12.00AM Saturday 29 August at Western Suburbs JAFC, Picken Oval, Croydon Park. It was agreat effort, boys, to make the Grand Final, AGAIN! On Saturday 15 August at Glebe JAFC, Jubilee Oval, Glebe, Sydney City Junior Competition
Newtown White 9.13.67 def. Maroubra Black 5.5.35.
It was a great win in a knock-out Semi Final. Newtown White progress to
the Preliminary Final Vs Easts Blue at 1.00PM Saturday 22 August at
Drummoyne Power JAFC, Drummoyne Oval, Drummoyne.
Newtown White will be trying to make it an all-Newtown Grand Final.
Newtown Red and Newtown White were the victorious 1st ever Premiership
team for Newtown in 2008 and were split into 2 teams this year. If both
teams make the Grand Final it would be a tremendous achievement for
Newtown.
U10s
On Saturday 15 August at ADO the top 6 U10s teams played a Round Robin Gala Day of 5 matches. Newtown won 2,
lost 3, and play again this weekend at 11.00AM - 12.30PM Saturday 22
August at Drummoyne Power JAFC, Drummoyne Oval, Drummoyne. Good luck,
boys! U9s
After a week off the Newtown Red and Newtown White U9s teams are raring
to go. They have been really playing some good footy. They will have
Round Robin Gala Days in the next 2 weeks:
8.15 - 10.30AM Saturday 22 August at Drummoyne Power JAFC, Drummoyne Oval, Drummoyne &
8.15 - 10.30AM Saturday 29 August at Western Suburbs JAFC, Picken Oval, Croydon Park.
U8s & U7s
Gala
Days were held at ADO for the U8s and at Glebe for the U7s. These were
Round Robin matches and the Newtown teams had great fun and played
well. These budding footballers are our great nursery for future years.
For them, it's now time to hang up the boots and we hope to see you all
again next year. Well
done to all our Auskick crew - Jon Dyster, Bryce Wilde, Geoff Barnett,
Julie Sicco, Jack Finsterer, Richard Nicholl and many more. It was a
great effort to host at ADO and to travel to Glebe and thank you for
helping with the older teams later on. Well done, also, to Andrew
Witten (Coach U6s) and Kylie Smith (Manager U5-7), who have been
wonderful contributors all year. CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL TEAMS FOR MAKING THE FINALS AND THEIR EFFORTS LAST WEEKEND. WE
WISH THE REMAINING TEAMS WELL THIS WEEKEND.
COME ALONG AND SUPPORT YOUR TEAMS AND CLUB.
To all the Coaches, Managers, Team Parent Helpers and Supporters - Well Done. It was a great effort.
Also, to all the Newtown helpers and Club Committee members who make it
work for our teams - that was a tremendous effort to host the finals
and Gala Days at ADO last Saturday. Well done everyone. Likewise to the
Glebe JAFC who hosted Finals and Gala Days on both Saturday and Sunday.
Go Newtown!
Steve Black
President
Newtown JAFC
The
under 14s have completed a brilliant season of football by sealing the
title of Minor Premiers for 2009. They now play Pennant Hills next week
for a place in the Grand final. 4 Newtown Teams Make the Finals
Newtown
has 4 teams in the Sydney Harbour Junior and Youth Competition Finals.
They are the Newtown Red U11s, Newtown White U11s, Newtown U12s and
Newtown U14s.
Both Newtown U11s teams have made the Final 4.
Congratulations to the Newtown Red U11s - they were Minor Premiers for
2009. Newtown White U11s finished 3rd.
Newtown Red U11s play Easts Blue in their Semi-Final tomorrow at 1.00PM at Alan Davidson Oval.
Newtown White U11s play Maroubra Black in their Elimination Semi-Final tomorrow at 1.00PM at Jubilee Oval, Glebe.
Newtown
U12s finished 3rd in the Home & Away season. They play Wests in
their Elimination Semi-Final tomorrow at 2.30PM at Alan Davidson Oval.
And congratulations to the Newtown U14s, who also finished 1st in Sydney Harbour Division 2 and are Minor Premiers for 2009.
The Newtown U14s play Pennant Hills in their Semi-Final on Sunday at 10.30AM at Jubilee Oval, Glebe. The
Newtown U10s have also finished in the top 6 and will be playing in
their Gala Days tomorrow at 11.00AM at ADO and at Drummoyne Oval on
Saturday 22 August. Well done to them. This is a great result for the Newtown Club and a sign of our developing maturity as a Junior Football Club.
Well
done to the players, coaches and managers, and parents, to achieve this
fantastic result. And of course the many helpers the Club calls upon,
and especially the Club Committee. Good Luck in the finals. We wish
all teams well. Come along and support these teams. We are in with some
great chances to achieve some more Premierships for the Newtown Club. Enjoy your Footy!!!!
Steve Black Club President
IMPORTANT NEWS 30TH APRIL 2009- The latest updated fixtures are down loadable from HERE
Wet
Weather - In general if it has been raining for a day or two the
Council may choose to close grounds for play. Sometimes these decisions
are last minute. Keep in touch with your team manager OR watch this
space for update
President’s Report and Resignation from Rodney Monk October 18th 2008. more...scroll down to 2008 archive
Kick a fundraiser goal... "Cheer Cheer the Red and the Spice Delight - Nutrimetics Lipstick Club Fundraiser" SEE USEFUL INFO PAGE...
2nd July 2009
All I have had the Wests Auskick Coordinator confirm that we are at Wagener Oval (along with other teams, as advised by Wests email earlier in the week) as Picken is closed.
There will be no change to U9 Whites venue, who at this stage are still scheduled to play at Five Dock Park.
Therefore Round 12 venues are as follows: The address for Wagener Oval is:
W H Wagener Oval Whitfield Av, Ashbury, NSW 2193.
Regards, Jon Dyster
Thank you to the Monk family Former
President Rodney Monk and his family were presented with a framed print
of a famous Sydney Nolan painting this week. The gift was a thank you
from the Club for his services as President for the past 5 years. The
club also thanked his family for their support over the years.
[l-r] Giselle Courtney, Milan, Rodney and Allegra Monk with there framed Nolan print
Sydney Uni - Family day 2009 Click the image to download the pdf file.
Games at ADO...27TH + 28TH JUNE 2009
If you were scheduled to be at Jubilee tomorrow, it has ALL been transferred to ADO.
The change – at such notice – will test our co-ordination and co-operation.
Needed …
A team to set up the ground at 7.15
Time-keepers for every time slot (One per team)
First aiders.
Canteen (2) and Bar BQ operatives from each team.
In particular we need someone to actually get the Barbie happening first thing. Bob cannot be there.
A team to clean up the ground at the end of the day.
There are, I’m sure things I have forgotten, and I’m equally sure somebody will tell me what they are.
We
did this with great aplomb last year. We can do it again. If you can
volunteer to do something, please get to the canteen in time to be
allocated a job (say twenty minutes before your child is due to play.)
The President and Committee thank you all in anticipation of a successful day.
Regards Geoff Barnett - Club Secretary
MORE NEWS... Hi all, Due to the continued closure of Jubilee Oval Newtown will also be hosting 3 Glebe matches this Sunday. The schedule is as follows: 9.00 am U14 Newtown v Riverview 11.00 am U14 Glebe v Pennant Hills 12.30 pm U13 Glebe v St Ives 2.00 pm U16 Glebe v Westbrook While
I appreciate that it is a big ask we are calling for volunteers to help
run the canteen tomorrow. If you are able to help out, even for a short
while that would be greatly appreciated. Note that the Newtown U14 start time remains unchanged so can all players ensure that they are at ADO by 8.15 am. Kind regards Chris Venville Football manager NJAFC
All Round 10 matches cancelled20th June 2009
Hi all, Due
to the continued wet weather & ground closures all Round 10 matches
have been cancelled. This means that we will miss out on our return
engagement against Pennant Hills tomorrow. Enjoy the day off &
we’ll see you at training on Tuesday. Rgds Chris Venville Football Manager NJAFC
27th May 2009 Hi all, ADO
is closed today due to rain (AGAIN!!!! Can you believe it????). As
such, training has been cancelled for the under 5-7’s. Please remember
to practice kicking and handballing at home, should there be a break in
the weather. Hopefully, the rain will have cleared by Saturday. Thanks, Kylie Team manager Under 5,6 & 7’s
Fixtures 2008 2008 Season Draw[Updated 5th April] - Click here for a web view OR 2008 Season Draw[Updated 5th April] [open with Excel] It is a
good idea to print it out and stick it on your fridge or somewhere
handy.
Want to learn the Club Song? Why not have a sing-along in the car....? for a copy Click here [open with Word]
Under 13s to merge with 14s..."Coach Hall says it will be an exciting team"
A message from Footy Manager Chris Venville 17th March 2009
Hi all, It
is with some regret that due to a negative growth in numbers in the
U13s we have made the decision to withdraw the team from the Sydney
Harbour competition for 2009. No players will be disadvantaged however
as all currently registered U13s players will be absorbed into the U14s
playing group. While
regrettable, the reasons for making this decision are sound. It is felt
that trying to include two teams in a new, Sunday competition would
spread resources too thinly & that the club would once again be
placing an undue reliance on junior players to play up. While the teams
were playing in the city competition & on the same day this was not
a major issue however with the geographic spread of the Sydney Harbour
Youth competition the club would be placing an unreasonable expectation
on players & their families. It is also noted that football is a
contact sport & that any injury can cost a team dearly, more so in
a team that is short on numbers. It is further felt that by
incorporating the U13 & U14 playing group the club & coaches
will be better able to focus their resources on developing the team as
a whole which will ultimately lead to a secure & more successful
season for all involved. While
I am aware that some parents may have concerns about the competition it
should be noted that the U14s will be playing in Division 2 of the
Sydney Harbour U14 competition with all but 2 of the city teams. The
standard of football is anticipated to be at a similar level to that
experienced in 2008. While there will be challenges for all, with a
greater depth to the playing group individual players will have the
opportunity to continue to develop at a managed pace rather than being
expected to play beyond their ability or skill level. Trevor
Hall will continue his involvement with the team along with Jack Lawson
from the Sydney University Football Club. In addition we will also be
gaining further coaching staff to assist with the development of the
players. We
will have a brief meeting prior to the start of training on Wednesday
so can all players ensure that they are at Alan Davidson no later than
5.30 pm. If any of you have any concerns feel free to raise them with me at training on Wednesday or via return email. Kind regards Chris Venville Football Manager NJAFC
Sydney University Football Club has invites all Newtown Swans members to the Inuagural Colts Jumper Presentation -CLICK HERE to download the pdf.
When: Friday 24th April Where: Sydney Uni Oval # 1 Grandstand Time: 5pm
Hi everyone, The
AFL, for various reasons, has been very late this year in supplying the
Clubs of our Region with the draw of fixtures for the season. Even at
this late date it is still not completely finalised. Round 1 begins this Saturday 28 March for Auskick - Under 12s and Sunday 29 March for Under 14s. We do know these will be away fixtures as Alan Davidson Oval is not available. Please check with Coaches and Team Managers at training this week where you will be playing on the weekend. Also, the draw will be placed on the Newtown Swans Website once it is finalised.
I know this will cause some inconvenience but these are circumstances beyond our Club's and the other Clubs' control. Please make every effort to attend your games and represent your Club. I
believe it is timely for all those associated with the Newtown Club -
Players, Parents, Coaches, Team Managers and Club Officials - to
familiarise themselves with the AFL Code of Conduct. [Click here to download the Word doc.] Please read it carefully as it applies to you and everyone associated with the Club. Parents please go through this policy with your child. These
are the guiding principles upon which the Newtown Club is founded. It
is also about realising maximum enjoyment for all involved and showing RESPECT for each other. Just
on another note, everyone should realise that all Newtown Club
Officials - Coaches, Parent Helpers, Team Managers, Administration, and
the Club Committee - are ALL VOLUNTEERS.
No-one is paid. And they are ALL parents, grandparents, carers etc.,
with the exception of a few coaches, who do NOT have children at
Newtown, but who contribute for the love of the game and their local
community. This giving of their time by all Officials and Parent Helpers is the backbone of what makes a Club like Newtown tick.
It is refreshing to see in the modern era in what we all know to be a
highly competitive world. I realise some people are under tremendous
pressure time-wise and are flat-out keeping their heads above water in
today's society. Some people are in a postion where they can contribute
more time but we do not want to burn-out people, where too few do too
much. Some of our Club people put in many hours of their time every week to make the Club function and function well. Every contribution, no matter how small, is highly valued. If
you can assist with coaching, team managing, ground managing,
administration, canteen & BBQ duties, communication, website,
promotion, sponsorship etc PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
Don't sit back and leave things to everyone else. Think about how you
can give and there is only one way to gain experience and confidence
and that is by doing. As the Newtown Club continues to grow, we need to be better organised to satisfy the needs of parents, players and Officials.
We'd like to utilise the talents of everyone in the Club, so we will be
trying to network with you to this end, but if we don't get to you
please do not hesitate to approach the Club Officials. It
is really important, too, to get behind your kids, for as parents we
are the bedrock, or the glue, that provides the stability and support
structure for them. If the kids are gain maximum enjoyment out of AFL
football, then we need to encourage them to be disciplined, to get to
training and matches on time, to get fit, develop their skills,
teamwork and team spirit. Parents play a vital role in assisting the players to listen to their coach and to be cooperative.
As the footy year now unfolds, I wish all concerned a happy and successful season. Bring on the Footy!!! Go the Youngbloods!!! Kind Regards Steve Black President Newtown Swans Junior Australian Football Club.
RAINS AFFECTS THIS WEEKEND MATCH TIMES. 6.30 pm Friday 3rd April
Under 14s match will go ahead as scheduled at Bruce Purser Reserve- CLICK HERE- remember to put your clocks back one hour tonight.
8.20pm today - Auskick news Hi all
Many apologies for the late notice, but due to the closure of Jubilee Oval
at Glebe all games have had to be re-organised.
Those responsible for arranging games have been working hard find an
available venue and to re-arrange as many games as possible.
Assuming there is no more inclement weather, all Auskick will be playing at
Bat & Ball oval in Moore Park - where we were last week.
This will be our last opportunity to play before the school holidays and our
next scheduled game on Sunday 26th April
To all new parents : it must seem to you that we are a little disorganized.
This year's draw has been unusually difficult to finalise (I believe that
rapid growth of numbers throughout the Sydney region and changes to the
availability of some grounds are the main reasons) and the weather has not
made anybody's job any easier this week, either.
We apologise for any inconvenience that the late info is causing. Please be
patient - all should be on track after the holidays.
Regards
Geoff Barnett - Club Secretary / Manager U8s
News flash...Under 14s side for 2009
...Newtown Swans will be fielding all the same teams PLUS an Under 14s side for the first time. A note to all those Under 13s we are planning an exciting season for 2009 with new sponsors and lots of new training equipment...Have a great break over summer - stay fit and healthy - see you in 2009
UNDER 14s latest news
Hi all,
My apologies for the lateness of this email however I finally have the time & venue for our first match. There has been some delays in preparation of the draw & ground availability.
Our first match this year will be against St Ives at Acron Oval, Acron Road, St Ives. The scheduled start time is 12.50 pm so please ensure that you are at the ground no later than 12.15 pm to collect your jumpers & warm up.
As mentioned during our discussion last week we will be training on Thursday afternoons from this week, 26th March & we will start at 5.30 pm sharp so make sure you are at ADO ready to train. We will also be supplying shorts & socks for those that need new ones so this is an important session to be at.
So key dates are:
Thursday 26th March 5.30 pm
Commencement of Thursday training
Sunday 29th March 12.15 pm
Round 1, St Ives v Newtown, Acron Oval, St Ives.
See you all on Thursday
Rgds
Chris Venville
Fitness Training for the 2009 Season has commenced
What to bring: Runners, football boots, spare clothing & your team mates.
It is also essential to bring plenty of water as hydration is very important in this heat.
The
sessions are run by Michael Wood from Camperdown Fitness. Michael is a
very experienced personal trainer and has worked with extensively with
youth fitness and as the U12s, 13s &14s move into stronger
competitions in 2009 fitness will be a key component of the season. The
first session saw a good attendance (especially from the U14s) however
we are keen to build on these numbers & see more of the younger
players attend.
The only cost for these fun sessions is a commitment to improve your game!
Hi All,
The
2008 season is upon us so it’s time to get down to our glorious home
ground and rekindle the Footie Fever by registering NEW players for
Newtown Swans and also RE-REGISTER to play for the next age group in
2008! The Club is growing and this year we expect to field teams from
U5s through to U13s.
The
first registration date is this Saturday but we have 2 other days as
well so hopefully everyone will be able to get down to Alan Davidson
Oval (ADO) on one of them. Registration
Days are just as much about rekindling friendships that have been
sweating it out over the summer of cricket, nippers, tennis and those
long, lazy, crazy summer days at the beach.
The three Registration Days are:
Saturday, 09 February 10am – 2pm ADO, “club house” Sunday, 17 February 10am – 2pm ADO, “club house”
And our Major Registration Event on
TUESDAY, 26 February 4:30pm – 7pm ADO, “club house” * Meet players from the SYDNEY SWANS Great opportunity to get an autograph or two (see attached flyer) * FREE Sausage Sizzle and a drink for the Kids Expect to see many of your team mates and parents/careers from last year * Pre-Trained Footy Boots for sale (only $5 a pair) or straight SWAP for anyone donating a pair of boots that already know fun and glory ALL FOOTBALL BOOT DONATIONS WILL BE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED so clear out your cupboards and fill ours! * Club T-shirts for sale
The
Registration Fee has been maintained at 2007 levels… only $100 for the
first player and $90 for each subsequent player from the same family.
Payment can only be accepted as CASH or CHEQUE (made payable to Newtown
Junior Australian Football Club Inc). It
is much easier if you are able to bring the exact money when you
register so change is not such an issue… or write your cheque out ahead
of time for ease.
Ready Reckoner for Fees payable for 1 or more players from the same family unit
Proof of Age is required for any NEW players registering so bring along a birth certificate, passport, etc when you register.
If
you know someone who might like to join a great club for 2008 why not
encourage them to come along to register with you… it’s definitely a
case of the more the merrier! Your endorsement is the best
recommendation and the most successful way the Club has of recruiting
new players and family supporters and fostering the club spirit that
has become the Newtown Swans!
Looking forward to seeing you at one of the registration events!
Regards Geoff Barnett - Club Secretary
Cheer, Cheer The Red & The White!
Hi all. It’s that time of year again, when we officially wrap up one season and start work on the next. 1. This is to officially notify you that the 2008 Annual General Meeting of the Newtown Junior Australian Football Club is to be held 7.30 pm Tuesday 21st October, 2008 3rd Floor @newtown (formerly Newtown RSL Club) Enmore Rd, Enmore
2. Calls for nominations for election to the Committee. All positions will be declared vacant at the AGM, and elections for the 2009 Committee will be held. The Committee should consist of: President Vice President Treasurer Public Officer Secretary / Registrar Three (3) non executive members Attached is Section 15 of our Constitution detailing the nomination process. It’s fairly straight-forward. Just get your nomination – signed by two other members (ie nominated and seconded) – to me by Tuesday 14th October. Postal Address: The Secretary Newtown JAFC PO Box 3226 Marrickville Metro NSW 2204 or the nomination, with signatures, can be scanned and emailed to me at grub1000@bigpond.com Cheer, Cheer The Red & The White! Regards, Geoff Barnett- Secretary
ps REMEMBER you can find all the major dates for the season on the Newtown Swans Google calendar on the Useful Information page - Click here to see Cheers Brendan - the Webmaster
2008 Archive
President’s Report and Resignation. Rodney Monk. 7.30pm, October 18th 2008.
Newtown Junior Australian Rules Club Inc. AGM held at @newtown RSL. I became President in 2003 our clubs 5th year with about 45 members. We had moved from our former home ground Alexandria Park Oval to Alan Davidson Oval (ADO) that year. I remember foundation members Kerrie Newell selling lucky numbers whilst husband Brad kept stats. Michelle Stewart ran the canteen and Simon Lonergan cooked at the BBQ. Jeff Thomas, Mark Bateman and were coaches of the 10’s or 9’s and Geoff Odgers was Auskick manager.
2004 Chris Venville as football manager and I put up the NSWAFL donated posts and painted ADO with its first Aussie Rules marking. Brendan Read built of one of the best club websites in Junior Aussie Rules. Membership grew to about 50 in ‘03 BUT we’d lost a lot of great young grade players and parents due to self interest and poor handling of club politics and our inability to provide teams to all players. My first Committee was Angela Greenaway (V.P), Richard Acheson (Treasurer), Margie Dyson (Sec), Phillipa Stevens (Registrar). Mark Bateman kept coaching and others joined him – some still with us others not. The parents of the current U 13’s were to become the vanguard; keeping their kids team together amidst the falling away of a few U12 and 13 teams, we must keep them as 14’s next year.
Approaching 2009 we will have more than our current 180 members comprising a bigger than ever Auskick, 2 U10's, 2 U12's, U13's and U 14's. We plan to sponsor an U16's in partnership with Sydney Uni ANFC and other members of the City Aussie Rules community. None of this would have been possible without the extraordinary input of our many volunteers and I thank them all especially Chris as head of the football dept. Our long service has provided the club a base for the enjoyment of inclusion of all allowing difference of opinion, skill and volunteering.
Most of my Presidential work was away from the paddock where I just helped out, listened, barracked and watched the Ground being used by more each year. My first “beyond family” contribution to this club was to make the big run through banner in 2002 from which evolved my club logo design. I put together most of the art & text for club printing for five years, attended Committee meetings, occasionally took minutes, kicked around the park with kids. I rang the Mayors office to stave off an attempt by a first grade outer Sydney team bump us off our Home Ground. For my first three Presidential years I stuffed envelopes with xmas cards and letters, pasted addresses and stamps on them and mailed out to members and supporters. I spoke at school assemblies and sent bookmarks, flyers and posters to schools and youth centre’s in our draw area. I had a set of ADO keys – I live nearby. At the Rose in Erko in 2004 I met with Jason McClennan the Pres. of Syd Uni A.N.F.C to talk about our community and initiated our two clubs liaising to improve our player’s skills and their footy pathway into adulthood.
Footy club is more than footy - I encouraged our off field canteen and BBQ. Club merchandise gives us greater presence and awareness in the larger community and revenue from both about equals income from membership fees. Helen Moore has passed the baton of a well structured canteen to Tracy Salked who has it running very effectively, whilst Treasurer Steve Pauner has evolved a merchandise/information table into a profit centre. I asked and got @ Newtown RSL to give us a $2,000 community grant for each of the past three years and made plenty of passes to others in the club that resulted in goals being achieved. In supporting the Comp & our clubs commeradery I suggested our coaches be shouted to Drummoyne Club’s 10th Anniversary event to have a feed, listen to “Sheed’s” and chat with colleagues whilst enjoying a night out “on the club” as a thank you for the great job they do. I also had the caps embroidered for the U10's as grandfinalist’s in 2005 and arranged the same for 2008’s U10’s; our club’s first ever Premiers. I expressed gratitude to Simon Lonergan for his continuing generosity with donated t-shirts and others who provided their professional expertise gratis. I grab the tongs on the BBQ if Bob needs a hand as I did for John Kovacevic and Richard Acheson in the past. I have washed jumpers, picked up the rubbish, bookmarks, stickers and field paint. My son sold raffle tickets at our ADO grand-final day and at Marrickville Metro when I with other parents promoted this club in its mission to provide a safe and caring environment in which young people can enjoy the social and physical benefits of learning to play Aussie Rules footy. I backed up on the BBQ or canteen and generally supported the coaches and managers if I could. To build a unique club image I suggested the red v on white with flying N embedded jumper for older players and arranged to have the first set of perpetual shields made and engraved for the club. I also pushed for the addition of extra grade team awards and this year got the Coaches and team player awards added along with the “Blood Stained Angel” medal. A club is more than footy and. Mic Conway brought a smile to many a face and enthralled the kids at this years presentation day but my most cherished memory is singing “My Island Home” with club mum Christine Anu at our "posts inauguration" event in 2003
We need a social subcommittee to help make the club fuller in the activities it fosters and provides. I salute Sandra Nadel, Helen Moore, some coaches and a few others who have organized extra to football club activities. Many members are trying to balance work, family and social time and a good club can help facilitate recreational activities which round out our lives – a night at the theatre or a picnic on the oval together are fun. That’s why we recreate. The home game is and shall always be the main event however why aren’t we organizing mini carnivals of face-painting, kicking comps and sack races regularly? Jon Dyster and Auskick parents did it this year and the kids loved it. Trevor Hall and Brendan read ran a similar event two seasons ago and everyone loved it. Young kids like to see their older club mates play and such initiatives must stay & grow. I don’t expect coaches, Managers, Committee members and Canteen Coordinators to do it. C’mon in volunteers co-ordinator a role to ensure club moments all will want and enjoy.
We have a team based management structure and the club teams can suggest preferences from trophy to team numbers. Any parent or child can offer opinion and idea. I would like to see less focus on win and more on inclusion and have suggested that the final weekend of the school holidays game be made into a friendly in which teams can be evened up and the game played for enjoyment rather than penalizing paid up players who cant make that game due to events beyond there control. A radical idea for some perhaps but an idea I believe to be in the best interests of the child and one which gives all players a chance to team with champs or losers, learn skills, make friends. Footy is greater than win or lose.
The challenge for the club is to retain and recruit members into to teenage teams whilst maintaining our Auskick and junior grades. Much of this will centre on the commitment of the club to providing substance to its mission – the key indicator will be member numbers and their happiness in connecting at the oval. Support will come through the provision of pathways into young adulthood and opportunities to grow into a broader social network via the opportunities the club provides. If these areas are healthy finances, volunteers and events will flow in abundance. Michael Neil Smith & I see a true CLUB room where perpetual shields and trophies are on display and a wet weather training facility as key assets the club should aim for. Perhaps this could be planned for at ADO ; all weather training and a club room or perpetually leased at the Borgia Centre. Whatever form it should be a club priority.
It's been a pleasure to foster and be part of a shared spirit of volunteering at what is a truly fabulous community asset - The Newtown Junior Australian Rules Club. The people who are doing something for the club should not be burdened with more work and it is too easy to knock the efforts that they make. We should find the people are rarely seen or look for the people doing little but dropping off the kids and picking them and a trophy up – smoke them out of the car with a smile get them committed to the club and organize them into the volunteer team.
The club committee structure should remain unchanged – invite the football manager and Auskick Coordinator to join but don’t insist these hard working volunteers do more, rather support them administratively and supplement philosophically by providing vision and social values. Let’s attract people skilled in administration and design; wise operators who will fashion our philosophy and friendships, support our coaches and managers and bring the joy of playing in our teams to young people. We are a community club and a club for our community.
I haven’t sought notoriety through footy - I’d prefer to make my social mark as a parent, teacher and artist. I don’t think footy is GREAT – to me it’s a pastime and pathway for the physically gifted sportsperson. To most it is to do our best, be mentored, experience team play and an attempt to provide alternate aspirations to the thug. I would like to thank all committee members past and present, especially treasurer Steve Pauner, Steve Black, Helen Moore and registrar Anita O’Connel for your support this year and last. I offer support and extend my best wishes to the next President and Committee in maintaining a forum pleasurable in ambience and wholesome in vision making decisions that make better this children’s club, its members and broader community. I thank my family Giselle, Milan and Allegra and friends who helped stuff those envelopes after training. I’d apologise to Players, opponents and Supporters for embarrassment I caused by indulging in the great Aussie tradition of barracking, too bad; “C’arn the mighty Newtown Young Bloods”.
I now resign and declare the Presidency open.
“Blood Stained Angel” Many wondered about my idea for creating the award I provide this information. The award attempts to give the Club Committee a mechanism to pay homage to individuals it deems have given “well beyond the required” in serving the club. My idea for the name came from committee discussions about our nickname.
For me the best nicknames would be the Newtown Angels JAFC or the slightly unpalatable but stirring (remember Paul Roos "Bloods" after the GF win in 05?) - Newtown Young(?) Bloods JAFC as I am keen for the club to carve its own identity outside the AFL club that plays in Sydney.
I remember the Newtown team of the 1960's, whose history we have claimed and perpetuate, being called the "Bloods" or "Angels" at local games (I was a St George supporter then). However many people like the name Swans and I note graphic designers have copied the Swans Opera House logo for our website and Auskick Awards - a disappointment to me personally however probably not to (or noticed by) many. So in the final analysis I don't mind so long as we assist our players to enjoy playing and learning footy in a safe and caring environment (club).
In a book on the history of South Melbourne ("Plugger and the Mighty Swans", Jim Main 1996) the original nickname is the "Blood Stained Angels" or "Angels" or "Bloods". "It was during this period (1930's) South Melbourne first used the nickname "the Swans". The name was conceived by "Sporting Globe" writer Hec de Lacy, who suggested South had so many West Australians on its list that the club should change its nickname from the "Bloods" or "Blood Stained Angels" to the "Swans". The nickname stuck." (pg. 23). So much for "tradition", I have also heard anecdotally that South were the first VFL club to recruit Indigenous players from W.A. and with WA’s emblem being the black Swan an association was formed and supporters call “go you black swans” was heard to issue from the mouths of barracking fans.
The colours (and ideal of fighting for an idea of heaven?) come from the Crusades - hence St George, Angels etc.; Blood and Purity. "History records that in the First Crusade Bohemund I, a Norman lord, had red crosses cut from his mantles and distributed to the 10,000 crusaders, who wore them as a distinctive badge on their garments....In the course of history, red and white alternated as the national colours of France and England...and Canada's" and Switzerland, Poland, Indonesia and many a sporting team. www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/ PROGS/CPSC-CCSP/sc-cs/o4_e.cfm - 9k
RECREATIONAL FOOTBALL - 2008
Anyone that may be interested in managing this seasons Inner City Rec Footy
competitions please respond to this email. With ground availability the
Centennial Park comp will run on a Monday night and the Drummoyne
(Timberall Park) comp will compete on a Thursday night. The Drummoyne comp will start and finish before Christmas. It will be a 10 week comp. The
Centennial Park Comp will start before Christmas and finish after
Christmas. It will be a 14 week comp. Comps will start Mid October.
Feel free to pass on to anyone that may be interested in earning a few $$.
Regards Jason McPherson * Regional Manager, Sydney City AFL (NSW/ACT) * PO Box 333 * Strawberry Hills * NSW * 2012 Phone: 02 8333 8009 * Mobile: 0425 202 042 * Fax: 02 9360 2255 www.aflnswact.com.au
Drummoyne Power 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY & SPONSORS DINNER
Special Guest Speaker: KEVIN SHEEDY - AM
Friday 29 August 2008
Canada Bay Club Kevin will join HARRY BEITZEL plus a panel of AFL Legends.
An incredible opportunity to hear from one of the greatest coaches ever.
Our generous Club Sponsors will be in attendance
Tickets only $65 per head for 3 course dinner + drinks on arrival
Fabulous raffle and Door Prizes to win
Organise your table (x10) now
Contact Kim 0403 134 644 to reserve your ticket
This will be the Dinner of the Decade!
Auskick Gala Day - Meet The Fremantle Dockers - Sunday August 10th Drummoyne Oval 9.00 am – 11.00am All Sydney Football families are invited to meet the Fremantle Dockers AFL Club Auskick Super Clinic starts 9.00 am ages 5- 11 The team will arrive to participate in the clinic , signing session BBQ breakfast available Stay around after the Clinic to Watch the Balmain Dockers take on Pennant Hills All enquiries to David Yole on 0421 551 337 or Darren Lewtas 0414 847 959 
Drummoyne Power 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY & SPONSORS DINNER
Special Guest Speaker: KEVIN SHEEDY - AM
Friday 29 August 2008
Canada Bay Club Kevin will join HARRY BEITZEL plus a panel of AFL Legends.
An incredible opportunity to hear from one of the greatest coaches ever.
Our generous Club Sponsors will be in attendance
Tickets only $65 per head for 3 course dinner + drinks on arrival
Fabulous raffle and Door Prizes to win
Organise your table (x10) now
Contact Kim 0403 134 644 to reserve your ticket
This will be the Dinner of the Decade!
Auskick Gala Day - Meet The Fremantle Dockers - Sunday August 10th Drummoyne Oval 9.00 am – 11.00am All Sydney Football families are invited to meet the Fremantle Dockers AFL Club Auskick Super Clinic starts 9.00 am ages 5- 11 The team will arrive to participate in the clinic , signing session BBQ breakfast available Stay around after the Clinic to Watch the Balmain Dockers take on Pennant Hills All enquiries to David Yole on 0421 551 337 or Darren Lewtas 0414 847 959 
RECREATIONAL FOOTBALL - 2008
Anyone that may be interested in managing this seasons Inner City Rec Footy
competitions please respond to this email. With ground availability the
Centennial Park comp will run on a Monday night and the Drummoyne
(Timberall Park) comp will compete on a Thursday night. The Drummoyne comp will start and finish before Christmas. It will be a 10 week comp. The
Centennial Park Comp will start before Christmas and finish after
Christmas. It will be a 14 week comp. Comps will start Mid October.
Feel free to pass on to anyone that may be interested in earning a few $$.
Regards Jason McPherson * Regional Manager, Sydney City AFL (NSW/ACT) * PO Box 333 * Strawberry Hills * NSW * 2012 Phone: 02 8333 8009 * Mobile: 0425 202 042 * Fax: 02 9360 2255 www.aflnswact.com.au
Committee Members for 2008 The committee meets on a regular basis to oversee the running of the club. All club members
are welcome to attend these meetings. Please contact the Club Secretary
if you would like to attend, in case the meeting has been re-scheduled.
Any agenda items, please forward to the secretary by email or phone.
Committee members all have kids playing so meet and give them your
ideas. Please check the calendar - click here
Club Phone Number: Please leave a message: Ph 0428 425 905
Auskick Coordinator + Club Phone: Jon Dyster Club Phone 0428 425 905
Marketing Coordinators: Brendan Read and Eddie Greenaway
Club Historian - Eddie Greenaway Assistant - Brendan Read
Ground Manager - John Kovacevic
Auskick Ground Manager: Bryce Wilde
Canteen Coordinator: Helen Moore, Committee and Manager U11s
Barbecue Administrator- BBQBob
BBQ Assistants - John 'Tongs' Hughes
Coaching staff 2008
Auskick Under 5s + 6s Coach:Jon Dyster + Martin Fane Assistant Coach: Team Manager: Angela Ryan Assistants:
Under 7s Coach: Jack Finsterer Asst Coach: Team Manager:Julie Sicco Asst Team Manager: Assistants:
Under 8's Coach:Eddie Greenaway Assistant Coach : Nico Genaris Team Manager: Tom Marrotta Assistants:Greg Bower, 'Eddie' Charlton, Andrew Kohlrusch
Under 9's Coach: Michael Grewcock + Rustrum Abdurahman Assistant Coach: N/A Team Manager: Jeremey Read Assistants: N/A
Under 10's Coach: William [Bill] Nettheim Assistant Coach: Team Manager: Beau Brydon Assistants:??
Under 11's Coach: Steve Black
Assistant Coach: Team Manager: Helen Moore + George Petrovic Assistants:
Under 12's Coach: Trevor Hall
Assistant Coach: Brendan Read Team Manager: John and Renee Lane Assistants: Russel Kiefer
Under 13s
Coach : Mark Bateman Assistant Coach: Team Manager: Assistants:
A big THANK YOU to this team, let's support them for 2008
Canteen Coordinators: We are looking for volunteers!
A message from the Football manager.
Hi all, Firstly,
thanks to all of you for the assistance that you have provided in
making this one of the most successful seasons in the club’s history.
Four teams in the finals & an U10s premiership is a huge
achievement & is further proof that we are moving in the right
direction. Sam Lonergan-Stewart from our U13s was Runner Up Best &
Fairest in Sydney City & has been selected for the Pigeons squad to
play in the state carnival at Narrandera in October. Numbers are up,
especially in Auskick, & there seems to be plenty of positive
feedback with regard to 2009. However there are some important housekeeping duties to perform: Cleanup
day at ADO. All jumpers & other club property needs to be returned
to storage at ADO & everything in the store needs to go into the
office for the off season. I suggest tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday 3rd
September at ADO from about 5.15.
Season review will be at
the Warren View Hotel on Thursday 18th September at 7.30 pm. If you
want to have some input into the planning process for 2009 please
attend. At the very least I expect all senior coaches to be available
for this meeting.
Presentation Day is Sunday 21st September
but I need to have all complete team lists with correct spelling to the
trophy engraver by the end of this week. Please email them to me by
Thursday afternoon at the latest.
U10s, 11s, 12s & 13s
need to confirm separately with me their respective award winners.
B&F, B&F Runner Up, Most Improved, Coach’s Award & Team
(Manager’s) award. I have some names but not all.
After
School Auskick starts at Mahoney Reserve in Marrickville tomorrow
afternoon. Jon & I were aiming to make some club representation as
part of recruitment for 2009. It may also be that some can’t have
enough football.
Once again, thanks for your help this year. Cheers Chris Venville Football Manager
Note : A formal Team shot of the 2008 Grand Finalists - Under10s will be taken by Brendan Read at 10 am. Please be there at 9.45 am
PRESENTATION DAY Newtown Junior Australian Rules Club 10th Birthday & Trophy Presentation Event 2008 11am 21st September; Clubhouse Alan Davidson Oval Sydney Park Alexandria jumping castle, food, drinks, trophies and more....
A message from the Club President
2nd September 2008 Dear Coaches and Managers,
I
am taking this opportunity to write to thank you, on behalf of the Club
for the wonderful role you played as mentor to our young members
throughout 2008. You have provided support to our young players and
shown that our club is a vehicle for children’s engagement in footy as
an organised social and physical culture that exists outside of the
family and school.
Recently my son received a letter of thanks
for participating in the "umpire group" from the City Association from
Umpire's Coach Paul O'Loughlin. It reminded me of what an important
role coaches and managers play in elevating one’s confidence and in the
enjoyment of life which young people seek. Being thanked for a great
effort and congratulated on your achievements by the adult members of
your team is “the icing on the cake” to a great year. Being asked to
return and continue to be an important part of next year’s team can
provide a focus for dreams and hopes and confidence a continuation of
important friendships and roles.
Retention of members is at
least as important as recruitment, which is my second reason for
writing: to encourage you to make personal contact with each member of
your team and thank them for their participation this season. I suggest
you compliment them on their growth as a player, suggest things they
could practice and encourage them to be involved again next year and
also ask if they have friends who can join. Newtown JAFC is an
important part of our young members personal growth into mature
adults. We train and play to win but even when don’t we are mates and
are there for each other. That important win won’t show on the
scoreboard.
SEE YOU ALL AT PRESENTATION DAY ON THE 21ST
Cheers, Rod Monk
Finals footy...2008
Well done Newtown Swans......The
Under 10s have made it into the GRAND FINAL....let's get down to the
game this Saturday to support them for the clubs first ever flag.
ALL
SUPPORTERS....BE AT THE ALAN DAVIDSON OVAL AT 10 am. FOR A 10.30 am
KICK OFF. THIS COULD BE THE CLUB'S FIRST EVER FLAG....go the NEWTOWN
SWANS. BRING YOUR DRUMS, BRING YOUR HORNS...LET'S MAKE LOTS OF NOISE!!!
BREAKING NEWS...9am Wed 27th August
Due
to the poor state of the playing surface at Heffron Park, Maroubra have
elected to host this Saturday’s Sydney City Grand Final matches at Alan
Davidson Oval. Note that there is no change to match times: all matches
will be played per the regular schedule. Can all coaches who are involved let their players know of the change asap.
As
the GF is now at ‘home’ I hope we can see a greater Newtown contingent
on the day to support the U10s in their challenge to win a flag. Rgds Chris
Win or lose there is a gathering at the Alexandria Hotel in the afternoon to celebrate or commiserate.
Newtown
had 3 other teams in the finals this year. The Under 11s, 12s and 13s
all made it into the final rounds - Well done all players + Coaches.
See you on Grand Final Day Chris
To all those who went to the Swans Experience...click here
Former Newtown Swans player signs for the Brisbane Lions
The Vodafone Brisbane Lions have just signed a third NSW Scholarship player in 15 year-old Richard Newell from Kingsford.
The
180cm and 65kg midfielder/ruck-rover models himself on Chris Judd and
lists our own Lions co-captain Simon Black among his favourite AFL
players.
An
all-round athlete, Richard has placed in national junior athletics
competitions over 800m and 1500m and played school basketball for
Cranbrook around pursuing his love for AFL football.
Richard began playing football as a six year-old with the Newtown Swans as part of the AFL Auskick program and has since developed into a prominent midfielder with the East Sydney Bulldogs.
The
Year 10 student at Cranbrook Secondary School in Sydney is visiting the
Club this weekend to meet some of the Lions senior players and
familiarise himself with the Gabba and its facilities. He will also
have the opportunity to watch the team live in action as they take on
North Melbourne at Gold Coast Stadium on Saturday night in Round 18 of
the AFL Premiership Season.
“I’ve met Simon Black, Jonathan Brown, Josh Drummond and a lot of the other players which has been good,” Newell said.
“The
scholarship will be really good for my development and it helps build a
pathway for the AFL. It will definitely help me understand what is
expected of me and what sort of training I need to do to get the best
out of myself.”
“It’s reassuring to know that if you’re good enough, you can make it.”
Richard joins fellow New South Welshmen James Brain and Jack Lawson as the Lions’ three NSW scholarship players for 2008.
“I’ve
been to a couple of Sydney University games and seen Jack play, but I
haven’t seen James play yet because he’s been busy training and playing
with the NSW U16s at the State Championships,” he said.
The
AFL Scholarship Program was designed in 2006 to attract young athletes
from the Greater Sydney region to Australian Rules football by
providing them with a direct path to the elite AFL competition.
Through
the AFL Scholarship Program, the AFL talent program in NSW / ACT is
hoping to contribute 10% of the National Talent Pool by 2010.
A note to all the female players...9th July 2008
Hi All,
There will be a youth girl's gala day held in Sydney on the 6th September run by the Sydney Women's AFL in collaboration with the NSW/ACT AFL.
Can you please pass on the following details to all girls playing for your club:
YOUTH GIRL'S GALA DAY - 6th September Starts from 9:00am at Mahoney Park, Marrickville (inner west of Sydney)
Direct them to the Sydney Women's AFL website for more information on the day and how to register - www.swafl.org
We are hoping to get as many girls there as possible so that we can push the AFL to start a youth girls competition in 2009.
Any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
To all those who went to the Swans Experience...click here
PLAYERS NEEDED - FREE FOOTBALL FOR NEW PLAYERS[see below]
Congratulations to Nick and Callum who both recieved a new footy for joining the under 12's
There is a short fall in players for the 11s and 12s for 2008.
PLEASE
ASK AROUND AT YOUR SCHOOLS AND SPORTING TEAMS FOR NEW PLAYERS. I HAVE
12 RICKY PONTING - Rexona [not signed] AFL FOOTBALLS TO GIVE AWAY TO
THE FIRST 12 NEW PLAYERS [11s OR 12s] TO SIGN UP FROM TODAY - 6th March
2008. Contact Anita on anitamoconnell@hotmail.com
For
other age groups registration
of players for the 2008 season has been a huge success. One of the
highlights being a solid number of under13s [20 at this stage] This
augers well for a good season for this team but also growth for 2009. Please check the other pages on the site to see more information relevant to your childrens age group. cheers, Brendan the WebMaster
Sydney Swans kick up a storm, Greenaway amazed
2008 Registration Day at ADO
Registration
Day at Alan Davidson Oval was a huge success with Swans players Craig
Bolton, Ben Mathews, Nic Fosdike and Matthew O'Dwyer making it a fun
afternoon for all the players. Long time member and founder of the Newtown Swans Eddie Greenaway dubbed the it "the best rego day I have seen" "Congratulations to all those who organised the day" Greenaway added. The
players had a quick signing session and more of those famous BBQ Bob
hot dogs before the Sydney weather came in , hail and all. Find your photo - click here
DON'T FORGET TRAINING [for Under 10's upwards] BEGINS WED - 5TH MARCH. see calendar for more info PLAYERS CAN STILL REGISTER ON THE NIGHT- bring along a friend.
18th
Feb- HOT HOT news...the latest gossip is that from Daniel Archer is
that Ben Matthews, Nic Fosdike Matt O’Dwyer (rookie list) & new
captain Craig Bolton will be coming to ADO REGO DAY on 26th.
2008 - The Year of the Newtown Swans
Finals footy...2008
The times & venues for the first week of finals are as follows:
Jubilee Oval 8.30-10.12 Auskick U7s 10.30 U10 Newtown v East Red 11.30 U11 Newtown v West White 1.00 U12 Glebe v Newtown 2.30 U13 West V Glebe
Goddard Oval 8.30-10.12 Auskick U9s 10.30 U10 East Blue v Maroubra 11.30 U11 East Red v Maroubra 1.00 U12 East V Maroubra 2.30 U13 Maroubra v Newtown
Note
that those players from the U12s who normally back up for the U13s will
have to leave Jubilee as soon as possible upon the completion of their
match in order to get to Goddard for the U13s. Please ensure that all of your players are aware of the venues & times & good luck to all of you. Rgds Chris Venville Football Manager NJAFC
Newtown Swans have their cakes and eat them too 3rd May 2008
Today was our first home game and the results on the field were mixed although every team played well and all had a good time. However there wasone clear winner and it kept on winning the hearts and conquering allcomers all day. Every player, parent, friend (and family dog) got a liftout of it. Our canteen and BBQ continue to be the competition's best! Thanks to all those who worked to make today's canteen and BBQ sowonderful. You won everyone's heart via the taste bud and a full tummywhilst also fueling the footy by providing extra revenue for the on fieldteams. Oh, and the cupcakes with the jelly raspberry "V" - mmmmmmmmm -what a great item! So great my daughter gave mine to her playmate. Rats! I hope there are more next week. cheers, Rod Monk
Footy is on at ADO this weekend 20th June 2008
The Council has confirmed that ADO is open for the weekend and we will be playing Glebe/Concord from 8.15am tomorrow. See you there!
Regards Geoff Barnett – Club Secretary
Auskick Update - Training 15th July 2008
It has been agreed that due to the school holidays this week we will run an informal training at Allan Davidson Oval for Auskick players this Wednesday, 16th July 2008 at 4.30pm. This means that coaches will be available and we will run kick-to-kick and, numbers permitting, somepractice games. There will also be the opportunity to have a run around and keep up skills and fitness levels already attained during the year.
If you are unable to make training, do not worry, we will kick off again formally for the "run home" to the end of the season next Wednesday 23rd July.
Game Day - Saturday 19th July
This weekend we will play Glebe and Concord at Jubilee Oval (our first visit there this year). Age groups will play at the usual starting times. Again, it is important to let your coach or manager know if you cannot play before Saturday so that we can ensure that we get numbers right for match ups with the other Clubs.
For Under 10 - 13 players, coaching and game day schedules will be as has been advised by your coach or manager.
For further information please check the website or contact your team manager.
Regards, Jon
Footy is on at ADO this weekend 20th June 2008
The Council has confirmed that ADO is open for the weekend and we will be playing Glebe/Concord from 8.15am tomorrow. See you there!
Regards Geoff Barnett – Club Secretary
Auskick Update - Training 15th July 2008
It has been agreed that due to the school holidays this week we will run an informal training at Allan Davidson Oval for Auskick players this Wednesday, 16th July 2008 at 4.30pm. This means that coaches will be available and we will run kick-to-kick and, numbers permitting, somepractice games. There will also be the opportunity to have a run around and keep up skills and fitness levels already attained during the year.
If you are unable to make training, do not worry, we will kick off again formally for the "run home" to the end of the season next Wednesday 23rd July.
Game Day - Saturday 19th July
This weekend we will play Glebe and Concord at Jubilee Oval (our first visit there this year). Age groups will play at the usual starting times. Again, it is important to let your coach or manager know if you cannot play before Saturday so that we can ensure that we get numbers right for match ups with the other Clubs.
For Under 10 - 13 players, coaching and game day schedules will be as has been advised by your coach or manager.
For further information please check the website or contact your team manager.
Regards, Jon
Hi U12's,
ADO is closed for training tonight (Wednesday 30/7/08). BUT Open for 10's and 11's
Training will be held tomorrow evening (Thursday 31/7/08) at 5.00pm sharp .
We need to see as many players as possible turn up as the season is drawing to a close.
Our last home game is this weekend!! Cheers Renee Team Manager
The Pope leaves and the skies open...
No footy tonight Monday 28th July, Club Photos to be rescheduled
Due to the continued rain Alan Davidson Oval is closed tonight. The Club photos will be rescheduled to Wednesday. More details about the Photos to be posted soon.
Thanks Chris Venville Footy Manager
It's raining, it's pouring, no training[footy] it's boring
Further news - Friday 13th June- Goddard Oval closed ADO open for business
Update Friday 13th June 5.23pm Hi all, The
good news is that ADO is open for play tomorrow. As a result all
scheduled Drummoyne/Concord/Newtown matches have been moved from
Goddard Park to Alan Davidson Oval.
The times are per the original schedule for Goddard & will be as follows: Auskick Concord/Newtown/Drummoyne – usual time U9 Game 1 Concord v Newtown White – 9.45 am usual time U9 Game 2 Drummoyne Silver v Drummoyne Teal – 9.45 am usual time U10 game 1 Drumm Silver v Drumm Teal - 10.45am U10 game 2 Concord v Newtown - 10.45am U12 game 1 Concord v Newtown - 12.00pm (10 min quarters - additional game) U12 game 2 Concord v Drumm - 1.00pm (10 min quarters - shifted from 12.00pm) U13 game Drumm v Newtown - 2.15pm (shifted from 1.15pm)
We
apologise for the short notice & the canteen may be a bit light on
but it is a great opportunity to get out & play some football. See you all there.
Chris Venville Football Manager NJAFC
2008
Family Day is on...see the scrolling News items to the right...you can
down load a pdf. Print it out and whack it up on your fridge. Be sure
to use your biggest magnet because it is loaded with heaps of fun.
Reps footy 2008
U10 Harry Lalor, Louis Kelson, Michael Nettheim & Isaac Brydon,Mali Sinclair & Ringo Taylor. U11 Daniel Black, Max Petrovic, Banjo Diett & Jacob McKenna U12 Adam Lane, Orson Heidrich, Vivek Sainju & Oscar Read U13 Sam Lonergan-Stewart, Hugo Venville, Thomas Killingly & Finian Pauner
The
U10-U12 carnival will be held at HJ Mahoney Reserve in Marrickville on
the 7th, 8th & 9th June while the U13s will play in the AFL Greater
Sydney Championship at the Sydney Showground on Saturday 7th June.
Congratulations to all players on their selection. Chris Venville Football Manager NJAFC
A note from Chris Venville regarding game times this weekend 3rd May Jeff
Wright from Glebe JAFC has requested a delayedstart to the U12s &
U13s matches this coming Saturday in order to allow their U12 players
to get to the ground from their soccer commitments. The following match times will apply for this Saturday v Glebe:
9s finish around 10:45 then U 10s 11:00 - 11:55 (4x10 plus 3x4min breaks = 52mins) U 11s 12:15 - 13:30 (4x15 plus 3x4min breaks =72mins) U 12s 2:00 - 15:15 (4x15 plus 3x4min breaks =72mins) U 13s 15:15
Given
that this is also our first home game of the season the timing will
also give us some flexibility if we are running overtime. Please ensure that your players are informed accordingly. Kind regards Chris Venville Football Manager NJAFC
Team Managers alert... URGENT URGENT URGENT. WE NEED TO FILL THE BUS....
Get on the bus this Tuesday 8th April ...be at ADO 4.15 pm for the first "Sydney Swans AFL GSJ Experience"
You must contact Chris or Lauren by 2nd April...only to the first 50 people - you even get a free goody bag!
Invitation to U10, U11, U12, U13 Date: Tuesday, April 8th Hosts: Peter ‘Spida’ Everitt, Jude Bolton and Jared Crouch Times: 4.15 pm - 7.30 pm [includes travel time] RSVP lauren.sandford@aflnswact.com.au OR CHRIS VENVILLE - TWNBKS@bigpond.com
Venue ClubSWANS, 28 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross Transport Included – see below Cost Nil
The
Sydney Swans AFL GSJ Experience has been developed specifically with
junior AFL participants in mind. With an entertainment program designed
by star players from the Sydney Swans, guests will have the chance to
see players up close and in situations out of the ordinary.
The
experience will be hosted by Peter ‘Spida’ Everitt, Jude Bolton and
Jared Crouch with special appearances by other members of the team.
Entertainment will include a range of interactive activities where
lucky (willing) participants will be invited on stage to take part in
competitions, demonstrations and games. Some of the braver members of
the Sydney Swans will even step out of their comfort zone to give
guests a sneak-peak at their hidden talents and creativity in a quirky
talent-quest style spectacular.
At points throughout the night,
the stage will be handed over to kids in a Q&A forum providing them
with the chance to quiz players on their choice of subject. Guests will
receive special updates on the Swans AFL season, hints and tips for
aspiring young players as well a range of other fun surprises and
entertainment on the night.
The
Sydney Swans AFL GSJ Experience includes transport to and from the
venue, plus every child who attends will also receive a snack pack and
goody bag.
MORE 2008 REGISTRATION NEWS
Hi All,
The
2008 season is upon us so it’s time to get down to our glorious home
ground and rekindle the Footie Fever by registering NEW players for
Newtown Swans and also RE-REGISTER to play for the next age group in
2008! The Club is growing and this year we expect to field teams from
U5s through to U13s.
The
first registration date is this Saturday but we have 2 other days as
well so hopefully everyone will be able to get down to Alan Davidson
Oval (ADO) on one of them. Registration
Days are just as much about rekindling friendships that have been
sweating it out over the summer of cricket, nippers, tennis and those
long, lazy, crazy summer days at the beach.
The three Registration Days are:
Saturday, 09 February 10am – 2pm ADO, “club house” Sunday, 17 February 10am – 2pm ADO, “club house”
And our Major Registration Event on
TUESDAY, 26 February 4:30pm – 7pm ADO, “club house” * Meet players from the SYDNEY SWANS Great opportunity to get an autograph or two (see attached flyer) * FREE Sausage Sizzle and a drink for the Kids Expect to see many of your team mates and parents/careers from last year * Pre-Trained Footy Boots for sale (only $5 a pair) or straight SWAP for anyone donating a pair of boots that already know fun and glory ALL FOOTBALL BOOT DONATIONS WILL BE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED so clear out your cupboards and fill ours! * Club T-shirts for sale
The
Registration Fee has been maintained at 2007 levels… only $100 for the
first player and $90 for each subsequent player from the same family.
Payment can only be accepted as CASH or CHEQUE (made payable to Newtown
Junior Australian Football Club Inc). It
is much easier if you are able to bring the exact money when you
register so change is not such an issue… or write your cheque out ahead
of time for ease.
Ready Reckoner for Fees payable for 1 or more players from the same family unit
Proof of Age is required for any NEW players registering so bring along a birth certificate, passport, etc when you register.
If
you know someone who might like to join a great club for 2008 why not
encourage them to come along to register with you… it’s definitely a
case of the more the merrier! Your endorsement is the best
recommendation and the most successful way the Club has of recruiting
new players and family supporters and fostering the club spirit that
has become the Newtown Swans!
Looking forward to seeing you at one of the registration events!
Regards Geoff Barnett - Club Secretary
Cheer, Cheer The Red & The White!
Big
G at the Zoo...discount for Newtown Swans members...just mention you
are a member to get the 1 child free per family discount...click here for the flyer
2007
2007
Presentation Day Photographs. MY APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY- click here to see the photographs from the 2007 Presentation Day.
Merry Christmas to all of you. Kind regards, Brendan the WebMaster ------------------------------------------------
Thanks
for another great season. If you need to contact the Club over summer
or have any queries regarding registration for 2008 then please find
the contact numbers on the Contacts page. Have a wonderful summer, enjoy the holidays, Christmas and remember to keep kicking that footy... All the years stories are archived in the relevant archive pages. See you next year. Brendan the WebMaster
ps if you can stand to watch...'that loss to easts at Picken Oval' Under 11's 25th Augst 2007 click here
2007 Fixtures 2007 Season Draw [open with Excel] It is a
good idea to print it out and stick it on your fridge or somewhere
handy. Want to learn the Club Song? Why not have a sing-along in the car....? for a copy Click here [open with Word]
Amazing News.... Three Newtown Swans players win Associations awards.
UNDER 11 Best & Fairest Jackson Day (Wests) Best & Fairest Orson Heidrich (Newtown) R/U Best & Fairest Abe Davis (Maroubra) R/U Best & Fairest Jordan Foote (Maroubra) 2nd R/U Best & Fairest Vivek Sainju (Newtown) UNDER 10 Best & Fairest William Gowers (Glebe) R/U Best & Fairest Ben Davis (Maroubra) 2nd R/U Best & Fairest Sam Atkinson (Easts) 2nd R/U Best & Fairest Oscar Bradburn (Wests) UNDER 12
Best & Fairest John Haggerty (Newtown)
Thanks
again for your efforts this season. To have 2 teams finish in the top 4
of their respective age groups & to scoop major awards tonight
proves that we are moving in the right direction. See you on Wednesday night. Chris Venville Football Manager
COME AND CHEER FOR THE UNDER 11'S TODAY...
The Under 11's in a must win game play Easts at Picken Oval today at 12.30 pm. Bring
all your uncles, aunties, cousins, children and pets [all dressed in
the red and White of course] along to support the team. This is the last remaining Newtwon team in the Finals so get along to give them your best cheer. Horns, drums and trumpets welcome....
The
home & away season is now over & we have completed the first
round of finals with the U11s proceeding to a 2nd round meeting with
Eastern Suburbs &, sadly, the U12s reaching the end of a
groundbreaking season. There is, however, more work to be done. Please note the following dates: Saturday 25th August Week 2 of the U9s Round Robin Newtown U11s v Eastern Suburbs Preliminary Final Picken Oval, Hampton St. Croydon Park. Monday 27th August Sydney City Presentation Night 7.30pm, Skyline Room Western Suburbs AFL Club Hampton St. Croydon Park All
rep coaches & managers are invited to attend. This night also
includes the presentation of our Regional Best & Fairest awards
plus Grand Final Umpire appointments. Wednesday 29th August Final training night & cleanup session, Alan Davidson Oval, from 4.30 pm. Ed
Greenaway has organised to clean up & sort out the Auskick gear so
it’s a good opportunity for the other teams to get the gear organised
prior to storage over summer. Wednesday 29th August ‘Brownlow Night’, 8.00pm at the Erskineville Hotel. Come
along for a few post season drinks as we tally the best & fairest
votes for our U10, U11 & U12 teams. Coaches & managers, make
sure that you have your envelopes ready &, sorry, no kids. Saturday 1st September Sydney City Grand Final Day, Trumper Park, Paddington. Sunday 23rd September NJAFC Presentation Day, Alan Davidson Oval The
final big day. I will be organizing the trophies & it is expected
that 1 parent from each age group will be involved in organizing this
event. With regard to the trophies I will have the B&F winners however I will require the following: - 1 x ‘Most improved player’ from U10, U11 & U12s. -
Complete team lists with correct spelling of names for each age group
(including any players that have played up into grade teams). I
will need this information by the 26th August so that the trophies will
be ready in plenty of time. It would be most embarrassing for a team to
not have any awards because someone couldn’t get the job done. Please
submit the information in either word or excel thanks via e-mail. Thanks again for your involvement this season, as ever, it’s been a great year. Kind regards Chris Venville Football Manager NJAFC
Well done to Under 12s player Thomas Killingly for his efforts in this years City to Surf Competition. Note his 50 Game jersey!
The 2007 Club Photos have been printed this week and have beeen given to Team Managers. Please make sure to pay your $20. 2007 Photo Galleries ready to view - click here.
Swans Fashion
A
new look is developing the Swans outfit as players battle the cold
weather. Who knows maybe the coaches will follow. Seen here is Eleni
Black in her latest ensemble featuring the stripe.
Records of former Newtown Club 19/07/2007
Hello all Newtown Swans members
I am trying to track down vote getters in the Phelan Medal since its inception
and players who have played 100+ senior games of football in Sydney . I
wonder if you have any idea of what happened to all the records of the
former Newtown Club. Perhaps there are records, or people, that may be able to help me.
Regards Bill Carey
If anyone can help Bill please email him with contacts Cheers, Brendan billcarey@bigpond.com
Sonsorship sub committee needs your business contacts....more
CLUB PHOTOS 2007...please see Latest News! for more details
Hey kids look at these great photos of the Club's History - turn up the volume and then click here
26 May 2007
Newtown Swans covered in glory...
On
a day made for football the Under 11's and 12's put on a display of
football that will be remembered by the Club for a long time. Orson
Heidrich was on fire with a brilliant six goals which was matched
equally in performance by Harry Laylor. Harry played up from the Under
9's into the Under 11's and bagged a brilliant three goals..What a
great day for footy - well done to all players.
BBQ
Bob and his trusty assistant John 'Tongs' Hughes again kept up the
reputation of the Best BBQ in the competition. They have now added
gourmet omelettes to the menu. The Canteen superbly managed by Helen
Moore and her team pumped out great food all day [that cake was
brlliant].
see the Slideshow Make sure to turn up your sound- LOUD and then click play
John Haggerty wins the 2007 Puma AFL Plugger shoot out.
Newtown Swans junior John Haggerty was the inaugural winner of the PUMA AFL Plugger Shoot Out at the SCG on Wednesday night.
John,
who plays in the ruck for his club side, earned the tag as the longest
kick in the Greater Sydney Juniors (GSJ) under-12 competition after
beating a strong field of long kickers in the fun, new event....more
You're a starJohn
New Club Secretary 2007
Congratulations
- Geoff Barnett (Grandfather of Luca Tamba in the U6s.) has been
appointed the new Club Secretary for 2007. There are still some
advisory and assisting roles on the Committee- especially one for the
Marketing Sub Committee- interested? contact Brendan
Check out our AMAZING History....CLICK HERE [right click to open link in new window] If you know anyone who has more old photos like these please contact Brendan Read - click here
Welcome to Season 2007.
Please go to the Join the Club page to download a Registration Form which you can print out.
Last
year during the season we had visits from Barry Hall, Michael
O'Loughlin, Tadhg Kennelly, Adam Schneider, Jared Crouch and others.
We are looking forward to continued growth across all age groups this season. In addition we are looking to build on our relationship with the Sydney University Football Club. Archie & the boys will once again be conducting Monday night sessions for all players from U10 up.
The Newtown Swans Football Club is arguably the most successful club in history. Have a look at these FANTASTIC OLD photos and see for yourself... CLICK HERE
Latest News!
Our Sponsors
The club would like to thank De Sousa Real Estate for becoming the Clubs latest sponsor. Thank you also to Monkey Puzzle Toys for continuing their sponsorship for 2010. Contact the webmaster to discuss sponsorship details.
In 2008 - 09 we have had 20,230 Visits to our site. Along with a whopping 427,593 Hits for the same period.* That is a huge number of individuals coming to our site each year. In 2007 we registered 140 players. In 2008 we registered 180 players. In 2009 we registered over 200 players. In 2010 we have already signed 35 new players... Be part of Australia's fastest growing AFL club.
