Official Round 2 Thread - Fixtures, Preview & Post-Mortems

[Norris Lurker]

Another big weekend of footy coming up - starting with a rare Friday night game when Balmain host UTS at Henson. I'll be out there out Friday night for this week's RWO blog.


Friday 8th April 2011
Venue Henson Park
Balmain Vs UTS Premier Div 7.00pm

Saturday 9th April 2011
Venue Picken Oval
Western Suburbs Vs North Shore Premier Div 2.30pm TV Game
Western Suburbs Vs North Shore Division One 12.30pm
Western Suburbs Vs North Shore Division Three 10.30pm
Western Suburbs Vs UNSW/ES U18 Premier 8.30am

Venue Monarch Oval
Campbelltown Vs UNSW/ES Premier Div 2.10pm
Campbelltown Vs UNSW/ES Division Three 12.00pm
Campbelltown Vs Moorebank U18 Challenge 10.00am

Venue North Dalton Oval
Illawarra Vs Pennant Hills Premier Div 6.10pm
Illawarra Vs Pennant Hills Division One 4.00pm
Illawarra Vs Pennant Hills U18 Premier 2.00pm

Venue Olds Park
St George Vs East Coast Eagles Premier Div 2.10pm
St George Vs East Coast Eagles U18 Premier 12.00pm
St George Vs Moorebank Division Two 10.00am

Venue Gwawley Oval
Southern Power Vs East Coast Eagles Division One 2.30pm
Southern Power Vs East Coast Eagles Division Three 12.30pm
Southern Power Vs East Coast Eagles U18 Challenge 10.30am
Southern Power Vs Moorebank Division Five 8.30am

Venue Henson Park
Manly-Warringah Vs UNSW/ES Division One 2.10pm
Manly-Warringah Vs Auburn Division Two 12.00pm
Manly-Warringah Saints afc Division Five 10.00am

Venue University Oval
Macquarie University Vs UTS Division One 6.30pm
Macquarie University Vs UTS Division Three 4.30pm
Macquarie University Vs UTS Division Four 2.30pm
Macquarie University Vs Holroyd-Parramatta Division Five 12.30pm
Mac Uni Kookas Manly-Warringah U18 Challenge 10.30am

Venue St Pauls Oval
Sydney University Vs Penrith Division Two 2.10pm
Sydney University Vs Saints afc Division Three 12.00pm
Sydney University Camden Division Five 10.00am

Venue Bensons Lane
Nor-West Vs Holroyd-Parramatta Division Two 2.10pm
Nor-West Vs Holroyd-Parramatta Division Four 12.00pm

Venue Drummoyne Oval
Balmain Vs Camden Division Two 2.10pm
Balmain Vs Mac Uni Warriors U18 Challenge 12.00pm

Venue Riverview First Field
St Ignatius, Riverview Vs Sydney University U18 Premier 10.00am

Venue Mona Park
Auburn Vs Moorebank Division Four 2.00pm

Sunday 10th April 2011
Venue Dukes Oval
Penrith Vs UNSW/ES Division Four 12.00pm
Penrith Vs North Shore U18 Premier 10.00am

Byes
Sydney University Premier Div
Sydney University Division One
Manly-Warringah Division Four
Holroyd-Parramatta U18 Challenge


If anyone becomes aware of any fixture changes, please post them here.


The weekend's weather forecast:

Friday 8 April
Min 17
Max 24
Possible morning shower.
Cloudy. The chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon. Winds southeasterly averaging up to 20 km/h.

Saturday 9 April
Min 18
Max 25
Possible morning shower.
Partly cloudy. The chance of showers late in the morning. Light winds.

Sunday 10 April
Min 17
Max 28
Mostly sunny.
Mostly sunny. Winds northwesterly and light.

[ShortHalfHead]

Venue Monarch Oval
Campbelltown Vs UNSW/ES Premier Div 2.10pm
Campbelltown Vs UNSW/ES Division One 12.00pm
Campbelltown Vs Moorebank U18 Challenge 10.00am

If anyone becomes aware of any fixture changes, please post them here.



Should be Div 3 for 12:00 PM game.

Div 1 pie pricing maybe.

[Norris Lurker]

Fixed - thanks SHH.

[BOOMERHARVES]

Will be interesting to see how St George go against ECE this week!! Also a little bit surprised to see the NAB Rising Star went to David Lycakis of St George!!
Must have had a pretty good game to get the nod over ECE's Jack Dwyer who in his first senior game against last years GF side racked up 30 touches!!! Pretty hard to play a better first up better game!!

[Pekay]

Any relation to 1980s supstar Paul Lycakis?

[Junkyard Dog]

Rising Star is not always a refection of the nominees game on that particular weekend. Clubs have to submit a picture and article by lunchtime Monday which sometimes catches a club out. I am sure he will be nominated next week or very soon, especially if he keeps that kind of form up.

[BOOMERHARVES]

Interesting!!! Had no idea about that... Little Jack Dwyer was all over the local papers this weekend so no doubt his nomination will be soon..

[BeeEmmAre]

For anyone who wants to see Jack Dwyer's game, tune in on Friday night. He played a cracker and would have been extremely close to best on ground. If we get a better game than that this season I might just blow a gasket!

[Norris Lurker]

Balmain would be happy to be 2 from 2 - it's been many years since they've started a season with wins in the first two rounds.
But they won ugly. Can't believe how many chances they squandered. And it was a tough night for UTS, who were unable to make Balmain pay for their missed chances. I can't say I was particularly impressed with tonight's game, but I think both sides are capable of showing a lot more than they did tonight.

[The Student]

I think UTS will be lucky to win a game or two - it's a massive step up and I don't think they were as dominant last year as they were the year before... but then again you could write on the head of a matchstick what I know about their recruiting and coaching so I could very well be wrong!

[Tom Wills]

I think UTS will be lucky to win a game or two - it's a massive step up and I don't think they were as dominant last year as they were the year before... but then again you could write on the head of a matchstick what I know about their recruiting and coaching so I could very well be wrong!

Student I agree with your assessment of UTS in relation to previous years. I thought their sides of 2007 / 2008 were significantly stronger than 2009 and particularly 2010 which was much weaker in comparison. It will be interesting to see if they can recruit or were the teams of 07 / 08 just good luck?

[Norris Lurker]

After Round 2, Balmain are top of the ladder. It's been many a long year since they've been up there.

[Norris Lurker]

With no Sunday Premier Division games and a quiet afternoon in at home, I've been able to get this done early:
This week's RWO Sydney AFL Wrap (http://www.redandwhiteonline.com/forum/showthread.php/32741-Sydney-AFL-Week-2-2011) is now online, featuring coverage of the Balmain v UTS match.