Game Day Thread - Round 17 - August 4-5

[Norris Lurker]

As July turns into August, the run home to the finals is on in ernest. This week's fixtures:

Saturday 4th August 2012

Venue Bruce Purser Reserve
Sydney Hills Eagles Vs Pennant Hills (Red Jumpers) Premier Div 5.00pm
Sydney Hills Eagles Vs Pennant Hills (Red Jumpers) Division One 3.00pm
Sydney Hills Eagles Vs Mt Gravatt NEAFL 12.00pm
Sydney Hills Eagles Vs Pennant Hills (Red Jumpers) U18 Div One 9.45am

Venue Henson Park
Sydney University Vs Western Suburbs U18 Div One 5.15pm
Sydney University Vs Queanbeyan NEAFL 2.10pm
Sydney University Vs Western Suburbs Premier Div 11.15am
Sydney University Vs Auburn Division Two 9.15am

Venue Waverley Oval
UTS Vs North Shore (Alternate Jumper) Premier Div 2.10pm
UTS (White Jumper, White Shorts) Vs North Shore (Black Shorts) Division One 12.00pm

Venue Kelso Oval
St George Vs Campbelltown Premier Div 2.30pm

Venue Gipps Rd Oval
Holroyd-Parramatta Vs Western Suburbs Division One 2.10pm
Holroyd-Parramatta Vs UTS Division Four 12.00pm
Holroyd-Parramatta Vs Manly Warringah U18 Div Two 10.00am

Venue Greygums Oval
Penrith Vs UNSW/ES (Black Jumpers) Division One 2.10pm
Penrith Vs UNSW/ES Division Four 12.00pm
Penrith Vs UNSW/ES U18 Div One 10.00am

Venue University Oval
Macquarie University Vs Southern Power Womens 4.30pm
Macquarie University Vs Southern Power Division One 2.10pm
Macquarie University Vs Southern Power Division Four 12.00pm
Macquarie University Vs Southern Power U18 Div Two 10.00am

Venue Weldon Oval
Manly Warringah Vs Illawarra Division Two 2.10pm
Manly Warringah Vs Gosford Division Four 12.00pm

Venue Rosedale Park
Moorebank Vs Nor-West Division Three 3.10pm
Moorebank Vs Nor-West U18 Div Two 1.00pm
Moorebank Vs UTS Division Three 11.00am
Moorebank Vs Penrith Division Five 9.00am

Venue Harrington Park
Camden Vs St George Division Two 2.10pm

Venue Pioneers Park
Saints afc Vs Sydney Hills Eagles Division Three 2.10pm
Saints afc Vs Sydney Hills Eagles U18 Div Two 12.00pm
Saints afc Vs UTS Division Five 10.00am

Venue Sydney Uni No1 Oval
Sydney University Vs Blacktown Division Three 2.10pm
Sydney University Vs UNSW/ES Division Five 12.00pm
Sydney University Vs Newtown Breakaway Womens 10.00am

Venue Waratah Oval
Southern Power Vs Western Suburbs Division Three 2.30pm

Venue Monarch Oval
Campbelltown Vs Macquarie University Division Three 12.00pm

Venue Gore Hill Oval
North Shore Vs Nor-West Division Four 12.00pm
St Ignatius, Riverview Vs North Shore U18 Div One 10.00am

Venue North Dalton Park
Wollongong Vs Western Wolves Womens 11.00am

Venue Mahoney Park
Penrith Vs Auburn Womens 5.00pm
Balmain Vs UNSW Stingrays Womens 3.00pm

Sunday 5th August 2012

Venue Henson Park
Balmain (Purple Jumper) Vs UNSW/ES Premier Div 2.10pm MOTW
Balmain (Purple Jumpers) Vs UNSW/ES (White Jumpers) Division Two 12.00pm

Byes
Illawarra Premier Div
Manly Warringah Division One
Camden Division Five
Holroyd-Parramatta Division Five
Illawarra U18 Div One
St George U18 Div One
Balmain U18 Div Two
UTS Shamrocks Women


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


The weekend's weather forecast:

Friday 3 August
Summary - Min 7 Max 18 Partly cloudy.
Sydney area : Partly cloudy. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon.

Saturday 4 August
Summary - Min 8 Max 19 Mostly sunny.
Sydney area : Patchy fog in the west early in the morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h.

Sunday 5 August
Summary - Min 8 Max 19 Sunny.
Sydney area : Sunny. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h.

[Norris Lurker]

This week's RWO Wrap of the weekend's action is now online.

[Mug Punter]

This week's RWO Wrap of the weekend's action is now online.

I see Auburn forfeited again, surely they won't be about next season.....

[Flying Swan]

This week's RWO Wrap of the weekend's action is now online.

A great report Norris. Who are the premiership favourites now do you think?

[Norris Lurker]

It's been a bizarre season.
We've had plenty of lopsided games, and the gap between the top and bottom teams has never been greater - a few weeks ago, we were lamenting that every game for three weeks in a row went off by over 10 goals.
But at the top, it's the most even season for years; and there's no clear favourite. It hasn't been a great home & away season, but we could have a great finals series.
If I was going to put a bet on, and I'm not, I'd back North Shore from here. But Penno could be a smokey - they've been flying under the radar but doing the little things well like they always do.

[ShortHalfHead]

Every team in the 9 competitions except for one- - have at least sung their team song this year