Our footy steps up a notch this weekend. Finals are here, and the premierships we dream of are just weeks away.
Ten North Shore teams have made the finals this season. Three of them, Mens Premier Division, Mens Division Two and Under 19.5s Division One, are minor premiers and have this week off. The other seven teams are in action this weekend.
Womens Division Three kicks off the finals action at 9am tomorrow when they play their Qualifying Final at Kanebridge Oval.
Then at 11am we have three of our teams in finals at the same time. Mens Division One are playing their Qualifying Final at Blacktown, Under 19.5s Division Two are playing their Major Semi-Final at Gipps Road and Womens Under 20s are in Minor Semi-Final action at Rosedale.
On Sunday we have two finals at Blacktown. Mens Division Three are in the Elimination Final at 9am, while Womens Premier Division have their Elimination Final at 1:30pm. Mens Division Four have an Elimination Final to play at Kanebridge starting at 3:20pm.
Team selections for our finals matches this weekend are now up on Team App and the website.
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It would be awesome to see plenty of support for our Bombers in their finals campaigns; so wear you black and red and head along to one of our finals venues. If you’re not playing you’ll need a ticket; so head over to https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/afl-sydney-31150442335 to get that sorted.
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If you can’t get out to Blacktown, the Womens Premier Division game will be streamed live. Head over to https://streamer.com.au/match/4086 from 1:20pm on Sunday to tune in to the action.
I’ll be at Blacktown on both days putting live score updates on Team App and Twitter/X (@northshorefc). Peter McCutcheon will be updating live from Gipps Road on Saturday; and I’ll put up scores from the other venues when I have them. If you’re not playing and are going to Kanebridge or Rosedale and are able to post scores on Team App, it would be muchly appreciated by all at the club.
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Have a great weekend everyone, and here’s hoping we get some Bomber finals wins to celebrate!
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MENS SENIORS (PREMIER DIVISION)
No match scheduled
Will play Major Semi-Final v winner of Qualifying Final (Manly v Pennant Hills) on Saturday 7th September
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MENS RESERVES (DIVISION ONE)
Qualifying Final
v Sydney Uni
Saturday 11:10am
Blacktown International Sportspark
Eastern Road, Rooty Hill
If North Shore win – Will play Major Semi Final v Camden
Otherwise – Will play Minor Semi Final v winner of Pennant Hills v Parramatta
| B | H Edwards | A Rankin | L Howarth |
| HB | B Parks | T Gillis | S Austin |
| C | M Roach | M Goode | A Kourakis |
| HF | N Bogard | N Hill | F Chalmers |
| F | J Cubis | J Wadeisha | B Cunningham |
| Ruck | L Gedge | A Bastas | C Silvester |
| Int | I Edmunds | S Homsany | |
| B High | W Bradley |
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MENS THIRDS (DIVISION TWO)
No match scheduled
Will play Major Semi-Final v winner of Qualifying Final (Penrith v Southern Power) on Saturday 7th September
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MENS FOURTHS (DIVISION THREE)
Elimination Final
v Macquarie Uni
Sunday 9:00am
Blacktown International Sportspark
Eastern Road, Rooty Hill
If North Shore win – Will play Minor Semi Final v loser of Camden v UNSW-ES
Otherwise – Eliminated
| B | C Douglass | R Perry | L Voukelatos |
| HB | J Waller | T Grove | O Latter |
| C | S Walters | P Mainsbridge | H Cox |
| HF | R Madderom | C Johnson | H Franklin |
| F | S Kelly | B Greaves | L Tilley |
| Ruck | C Saddington | L Macauley | T Lewis |
| Int | A Farmer | B Bourn | |
| J Crisafulli | W Baily |
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MENS FIFTHS (DIVISION FOUR)
Elimination Final
v Newtown
Sunday 3:20pm
Kanebridge Oval
Cnr Withers Road & Commercial Rd, Rouse Hill
If North Shore win – Will play Minor Semi-Final v loser of St George v Manly
Otherwise – Eliminated
| B | A Lynch | A MacRae | T McLachlan |
| HB | B Sengupta | J Watkins | E Toole |
| C | B Fletcher | J Toussaint | T Gorman |
| HF | R Vincent | M Mitchell | F Visser |
| F | J Capp | J Coulson | E Taffa |
| Ruck | J Nettle | T Howard | M Hunt |
| Int | M Jones | R Masters | |
| N McLachlan | J Netting | ||
| Emer | M Saint-Barry | R Fitzpatrick | M Taylor |
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MENS UNDER 19.5s DIVISION ONE
No match scheduled
Will play Major Semi-Final v winner of Qualifying Final (Sydney Uni v Manly) on Saturday 7th September
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MENS UNDER 19.5s DIVISION TWO
Major Semi-Final
v Camden
Saturday 11:00am
Gipps Road Oval
Gipps Road, Greystanes
If North Shore win – Straight through to Grand Final on Saturday 14th September
Otherwise – Will play Preliminary Final v winner of Sydney Uni v Manly
| B | S Hynes | J Wadeson | |
| HB | J Weiling | J Maguire | R von Thein |
| C | BJ Kerr | L Vozella | A Guilday |
| HF | X Morgan | E Carvalho | N Roberts |
| F | W Sykes | V Sotiropoulos | |
| Ruck | W Miller | T Newman | F Mcintosh |
| Int | A Hall | J Brownlaw | |
| S Voukelatos | H Jones | ||
| Emer | H Cummings | F Ford |
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WOMENS SENIORS (PREMIER DIVISION)
Elimination Final
v Sydney Uni
Sunday 1:30pm
Blacktown International Sportspark
Eastern Road, Rooty Hill
If North Shore win – Will play Minor Semi-Final v loser of Manly v Parramatta
Otherwise – Eliminated
| B | C Wilson | E Bliss | |
| HB | S Smit | E Carroll | Z Hurrell |
| C | P Clegg | N Squires | Sophie de Montemas |
| HF | B French | M Eder | T Collister |
| F | G Maher | C Davis | |
| Ruck | Z Milligan | L Yates | E Cleghorn |
| Int | L Kablau | S Lienert | A Belger |
| C Mcleay | L Hatton | ||
| Emer | L Watkins | Sammy de Montemas | P Adams |
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WOMENS THIRDS (DIVISION THREE)
Qualifying Final
v Wollondilly
Saturday 9:00pm
Kanebridge Oval
Cnr Withers Road & Commerial Rd, Rouse Hill
If North Shore win – Will play Major Semi-Final v South-West Sydney
Otherwise – Will play Minor Semi Final v winner of Sydney Uni v UTS
| B | T Murphy | A Skinner | |
| HB | L Kells | S Elsmore | B Maguire |
| C | J Wong | B Gorman | K Rainer |
| HF | E Gleeson | E Borkman | O Law |
| F | L Bartsch | G de Montemas | |
| Ruck | I Smith | A Whyte | L Rowse |
| Int | C Kearney | L Thomson | A Feurtado |
| J Jardine | T Wightman | ||
| Emer | B O’Brien | G Willis | A Cole |
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WOMENS UNDER 20s
Minor Semi-Final
v UTS
Saturday 11:00am
Rosedale Oval
Cnr Stroud Avenue & National St, Warwick Farm
If North Shore win – Will play Preliminary Final v loser of Parramatta v Manly
Otherwise – Eliminated
| B | A Foley | J Dyer | |
| HB | J Morelli | M Barnet-Hepples | C Griebel |
| C | C Gurry | L Shinfield | M Stallworthy |
| HF | A Jenkin | I Edmunds | C Johnston |
| F | E Nelson | E Byrne | |
| Ruck | R Davey | A Hendriks | I Hungerford |
| Int | G Sachs | I Gilbert | E Forrest |
| T Thompson | S Shaw | ||
| Emer | L Kent | A Cox |
