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Thanks to all for a great 2008. See you in 2009!! Lions on Show at Presentation Day Wollongong Lions Juniors celebrated at great 2008 season with the annual presentation and North Dalton Park clubrooms. All players were recognised with a token medallion and certifcate. The following provides the names of those players who achieved special recognition for their great play through the season. Under 9’s
Best and Fairest: Josh Hinton
Under 10’s
Best and Fairest: Patrick Corbett
Under 11’s
Best and Fairest: Owen Christie
Under 13’s
Best & Fairest: Joshua Harris
U11's take Premiership with win in wet and wild conditions In near identical conditions to the 2007 U10 grand final, the Lions U11's triumphed in the wet and windy conditions to come out winners by 10 points. The Lions held on to a slender lead going into the final quarter, but all the boys put in big efforts for a courageous victory. Lions 7.17 57 Tigers 7.7 49. Congratulations to Owen Christie who picked up the umpires votes for best on ground.
U11's face Tigers in Grand Final Our U/9's and U/10's unfortunately went down last Saturday. The U/9's were right in the game and ended up going down by just two goals. The U/10's manned up really well and matched it with a very big and capable Swans outfit and in the end only went down by 4 goals. Congratulations to both teams on making the second last week of the finals and on a great season all round. In a replay from 2007, the U/11's play the Tigers who narrowly beat Kiama. The Tigers have always provided a great challange to the Lions, and this match should be no different. The Grand Final is at Figtree Oval at 10.15am. All U11's boys need to be at the ground by 9.30am. At the conclusion of the game, U11 team players, parents and supports are invited to a post GF BBQ at North Beach (at the BBQ's near the Lagoon Restaurant) at 1pm, hopefully to celebrate a Grand Final win! Mike will supply the snags, bread and a soft drink for the kids. BYO if you want anything fancier (like salad). Hope to see as many Lions supporters from all grades at Figtree this weekend to support our U11 Lions. Junior Presentation Wollongong Lions Juniors are holding the end of season presentatiuon day on Sunday Sept 14. This event always proves popular with all supporters of the club. Action includes the parent v's kids game, free sausage sizzle, trophies and of course those never ending speeches from coaches.
When: Sun, Sept 14, 10:00am
Tickets and other information, contact: The Business End The U9 & U10 Lions Juniors have progressed to the second rounds of the end of year final playoffs. Both teams played well in the first week, and are in with a good show this coming week. Good luck Lions Our U11's fought out a titanic battle against Kiama Power and came out on top by the narrowest of margins - 1 point. The Lions defended strongly in the final quarter and held out the Power who had the aid of a good breeze. The Lions have a break this weekend from playing, but there will be a training session on Saturday. Make sure you get the newsletter this week at training for details. Our U13's were not so lucky, going down by just 7 points in the minor semi-final. It was a great game and the boys should be proud of their efforts, both in this game and throughout the year. Hope to see as many of you as possible at NDP this weekend to support our Lions, and help out on the day as the Lions are hosting the preliminary finals. Trivia Night Wollongong Lions are holding the 2008 Trivia night on Sept 12. This event always provides a great night, so read up on all those important facts and figures, and get your table organised.
When: Fri, Sept 12, 6:30pm
Tickets and other information, contact: High Flying Action at North Dalton Park The Illawarra Junior AFL staged the AFLGSJ U16 Championships last weekend. Under perfect football conditions, an awesome day of football and a general carnival atmosphere was experienced by those who attended. This event was organised by the Illawarra Regional Committee, and special thanks goes to them and their many helpers to make this such a successful event. The Wollongong Lions were represented by Mark Seily, Mark and Robbie Webb, Grant, Jennifer, and Sam Wilson. The Illawarra side won each of their preliminary games, but was outclassed in the first semi-final. Great effort fella's. One of the highlights of the day was the arrival of the game day match ball by a Navy helicopter. Thanks to the Royal Australian Navy who were the major sponsor for the event.
2008 Lions Ball Lions Seniors are holding the 2008 Lions Ball on July 26. This event always provides a great night, so dust off those Dinner Suits and get your table organised.
When: July 26, 7:00pm
Tickets and other information, contact: AFLGSJ U16 Championships - July 12 North Dalton Park The Illawarra Junior AFL is staging the AFLGSJ U16 Championships at North Dalton Park this weekend, 12/07/2008. Games commence at 9am, with the Grand Final being played at 7:30pm Some highlights of the day will be the arrival of a Navy Helicopter, which will land at 4pm, an Auskick clinic running between 5 and 6pm, plus the Superboot competition running from 5pm Hope to see you down there, and go the mightly Illawarra. More Lions in Action We've got some new photos, this time a few shots of the U10's V's Hawks on 29/06/08. Thanks to Ian Patmore for sending them through. If you have any photos that could take centre stage on the site, then please forward them through to the lionsweb@optusnet.com.au
Lions Storming into Representative Duty
$1000 up for grabs Lions Seniors are running the first function for 2008. Its your chance to walk away with $1000.
When: June 21, 7:00pm
Tickets and other information, contact the following seniors: Lions in Action We've been lucky enough to receive some quality photos of the U11's playing Shellharbour on May 3. I've include some of these on a new tab above. If you have any photos that could take centre stage on the site, then please forward them through to the lionsweb@optusnet.com.au
AFL Greater Sydney Juniors - Code of Conduct reminder All players, officials and supporters are reminded of the AFL Greater Sydney Juniors - Code of Conduct. Please refer to the link below for a copy of the latest document. The link will also appear as a permanent feature on the menu items on the left of the Lions homepage. Junior Club Song Heres the club song for those upcoming victories. It is sung to the tune of the Marsellaise (aka The French National Anthem or the Brisbane/Fitzroy Lions team song for the footy culture vultures among you). So hit the link below, and sing it LOUD!!!
We are the pride of Wollongong
We will always fight for victory
All for one and one for all
Go Lions...Wollongong Lions
You'll hear our mighty roar RRRRROOOAAAAAARRRRRR!!!! |
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