Official Round 7 Thread - Fixtures, Previews, Reviews etc

[Norris Lurker]

Another big round of footy action coming up. This week's fixtures:

Friday 13th May 2011

Venue Sydney Uni No 1 Oval
Sydney University Vs UNSW/ES U18 Premier 7.30pm

Saturday 14th May 2011

Venue North Dalton Park
Illawarra Vs St George Premier Div 2.10pm
Illawarra Vs Southern Power Division One 12.00pm

Venue Village Green
UNSW/ES Vs UTS Premier Div 2.10pm
UNSW/ES Vs UTS Division One 12.00pm
UNSW/ES Vs Sydney University Division Three 10.00am

Venue Mike Kenny Oval
Pennant Hills Vs Western Suburbs Premier Div 2.10pm
Pennant Hills Vs Western Suburbs Division One 12.00pm
Pennant Hills Vs Western Suburbs U18 Premier 10.00am

Venue Gore Hill Oval
North Shore Vs Balmain Premier Div 2.10pm TV Game
North Shore Vs Macquarie University Division One 12.00pm
North Shore Vs Macquarie University Division Three 10.00am

Venue Blacktown Olympic Park
Sydney University Vs Campbelltown Premier Div 2.10pm
Sydney University Vs Manly-Warringah Division One 12.00pm

Venue Bensons Lane
Nor-West Vs Manly-Warringah Division Two 2.10pm
Nor-West Vs Manly-Warringah Division Four 12.00pm

Venue Rosedale Park
Moorebank Vs St George Division Two 2.30pm
Moorebank Vs Mac Uni Warriors U18 Challenge 12.30pm

Venue Mona Park
Auburn Vs Balmain Division Two 2.10pm
Auburn Vs Macquarie University Division Four 12.00pm

Venue Greygums Oval
Penrith Vs Holroyd-Parramatta Division Two 2.10pm
Penrith Vs Holroyd-Parramatta Division Four 12.00pm
Penrith Vs St Ignatius, Riverview U18 Premier 10.00am

Venue Harrington Park
Camden Vs Sydney University Division Two 2.10pm
Camden Vs Sydney University Division Five 12.00pm

Venue Monarch Oval
Campbelltown Vs Southern Power Division Three 11.00am
Campbelltown Vs Southern Power U18 Challenge 9.00am

Venue Trumper Park
UTS Vs Western Suburbs Division Three 2.10pm
UTS Vs UNSW/ES Division Four 12.00pm

Venue University Oval
Macquarie University Vs Holroyd-Parramatta Division Five 12.00pm
Mac Uni Kookas Vs Balmain U18 Challenge 10.00am

Venue Weldon Oval
Manly-Warringah Vs Saints afc Division Five 2.10pm
Manly-Warringah Vs Holroyd-Parramatta U18 Challenge 12.00pm

Venue Heathcote Oval
Southern Power Vs Moorebank Division Five 2.30pm

Venue Olds Park
St George Vs North Shore U18 Premier 10.00am

Sunday 15th May 2011

Venue Bruce Purser Reserve
East Coast Eagles Vs Saints afc Division Three 2.00pm
East Coast Eagles Vs Illawarra U18 Premier 12.00pm

Byes
East Coast Premier Div
East Coast Division One
Moorebank Division Four
East Coast U18 Challenge

Note
In Premier Division, Division One, Division Two and U18?s Premier Cup the away side is to wear white shorts unless otherwise advised.


This weekend's weather forecast:
Friday 13 May
Summary Min 9 Max 20
Sunny. Winds westerly averaging up to 35 km/h decreasing below 25 km/h by early evening.

Saturday 14 May
Summary Min 10 Max 17
Mostly sunny. Winds west to southwesterly averaging up to 30 km/h increasing to up to 40 km/h during the morning.

Sunday 15 May
Summary Min 8 Max 18
Mostly sunny. Winds west to southwesterly averaging up to 25 km/h.

[Norris Lurker]

This week's RWO Wrap of the weekend's action is now online. Special thanks to RWO poster Triple B for the pics of the Foxtel Cup game, when East Coast had the experience of taking on Port Adelaide.

[Boss Hogg]

Good report....however I think you mean Travis Stevens and Matt Edwins from Balmain....

[Pekay]

Would like to see Albury Tigers get a gig next year, perhaps room for both a Sydney and O & M team in.

[Norris Lurker]

Good report....however I think you mean Travis Stevens and Matt Edwins from Balmain....

Oops! Thanks Boss Hogg, have amended. Been typing their names in previous weeks, Edwins has been round Sydney footy for years. Don't know what happened there.

[Norris Lurker]

Would like to see Albury Tigers get a gig next year, perhaps room for both a Sydney and O & M team in.

I've not seen the O&M league, but I hear they're the best country league.

This year the Foxtel Cup has two teams from AFL Queensland, one from the ACTAFL, East Coast and GWS.
GWS won't be in it next year, and I guess some of those spots in the Foxtel Cup will go to the teams that do well in the NEAFL. But, even if and when a couple of Sydney clubs go into the NEAFL, I hope there's still room in the Foxtel Cup for the Sydney AFL premiers.

[Boss Hogg]

So when ECE and SU go into the NEAFL, and if one of them win Syd Premier, will they still qualify for Foxtel Cup? That's assuming one of them win this year and that's not a certainty with the way Balmain are playing.

[laughingnome]

No one really knows about qualification for next year. The cup is new and in a bit of a trial phase until they figure out the balance from the state leagues. I find it interesting with 1 match to go in the first round that so far two teams from the VFL, SANFL and WAFL have qualified and one team from the QAFL. If Labrador beat West Adelaide I'd say that's a pretty good balance.

About the only thing I think is certain for next year is that the Foxtel Cup Winners will be invited back to defend their crown along with the premiers of the SANFL, WAFL, VFL and QAFL (NEAFL Northern Div). If an Eastern Conference team wins the NEAFL, they'll get invited too. I think the rest is up for grabs, considering the Sydney AFL and Canberra premiers got monstered by SANFL teams that only qualified as the best in the SANFL declined, and Clarence (TFL premiers) were destroyed by WAFL runners-up Claremont.