MENS SENIORS (PREMIER DIVISION)
A strong opening to the season for our Mens Seniors. Leading all the way and increasing their lead in every quarter, it was a comprehensive display by a team with genuine premiership aspirations in 2023. Max Thomas spearheaded the charge up forward with four goals, while Mitch Crisafulli, Ned Campbell and Sam Barkley featured prominently around the ground.
| North Shore | 3.2.20 | 7.3.45 | 12.8.80 | 18.9.117 |
| UTS | 0.4.4 | 1.6.12 | 2.7.19 | 3.7.25 |
Goals – M Thomas 4, J Rayner 3, J Tidemann 3, N Campbell 2, E Grace 2, C Loone 2, S Barkley, H Rowles.
Best – M Crisafulli, N Campbell, S Barkley, J Rayner, H Walker, T Pratt.
At Gore Hill Oval, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Manly (100, 483.33%), North Shore (100, 468.00%), Pennant Hills (100, 270.00%), UNSW-ES (100, 263.89%), Inner West (0, 37.89%), St George (0, 37.04%), UTS (0, 21.37%), East Coast (0, 20.69%), Sydney Uni (DNP).
Round 2 – v East Coast (away)
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MENS RESERVES (PREMIER RESERVES)
Our Reserves dominated from start to finish to help themselves to a 135-point first-up win against UTS. The Bombers found plenty of goal-scoring options, with 11 players getting on the goal-kicking list; while the defence also played a starring role in holding the Bats to just two goals, none after half time. Jordan Law, Sam Austin and Cam Taylor were standouts, but it was a solid team effort where everyone played their role.
| North Shore | 5.1.31 | 12.4.76 | 16.8.104 | 23.14.152 |
| UTS | 1.2.8 | 2.3.15 | 2.4.16 | 2.5.17 |
Goals – M Buskariol 3, T Drum 3, L Howarth 3, J Monk 3, I Edmunds 2, J Law 2, T McCallum 2, C Taylor 2, M McKenzie, A Rankin, C Silvester.
Best – J Law, S Austin, C Taylor, A Rankin, C Silvester, J Monk.
At Gore Hill Oval, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder (Match Ratio) – North Shore (100, 894.12%), Manly (100, 331.25%), Pennant Hills (100, 194.12%), Inner West (100, 192.31%), UNSW-ES (0, 52.00%), St George (0, 51.52%), East Coast (0, 30.19%), UTS (0, 11.18%), Sydney Uni (DNP).
Round 2 – v East Coast (away)
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MENS THIRDS (PLATINUM DIVISION)
Our Mens Thirds, on the back of last year’s Division One premiership, move into Platinum Division in 2023. It’s expected to be stronger competition, but so far so good as they were never headed on their way to a 22-point win. Nick Bogard, Alex Kourakis and Lachlan Voukelatos led the way as the Bombers got their Platinum Division existence off to a flying start.
| North Shore | 1.4.10 | 4.5.29 | 6.8.44 | 7.9.51 |
| Macquarie Uni | 0.1.1 | 1.3.9 | 2.5.17 | 4.5.29 |
Goals – D Roberts 4, N Bogard, N Robinson, C Thomas.
Best – N Bogard, A Kourakis, L Voukelatos, N Robinson, T Worley.
At Blacktown International Sportspark, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder – Camden (4, infinity%), South-West Sydney (4, 257.14%), Parramatta (4, 182.05%), North Shore (4, 175.86%), Penrith (4, 104.17%), Balmain (0, 96.00%), Macquarie Uni (0, 59.86%), Southern Power (4, 54.93%), Sydney Uni (0, 38.89%), UNSW-ES (0, 0.00%).
Round 2 – v South-West Sydney (home)
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MENS FOURTHS (PLATINUM RESERVES)
Our Mens Fourths team moves into Platinum Reserves in 2023, and their existence in this comp got off to a great start as the Bombers jumped the Warriors from the start with five unanswered goals in the first term, on their way to an easy 59-point win. Jamie Bennetts, Harry Cox and Christian Dennis featured prominently; and there were winners all round the ground in a great afternoon of footy for the Bombers.
| North Shore | 5.2.32 | 8.4.52 | 10.6.66 | 12.8.80 |
| Macquarie Uni | 0.2.2 | 1.2.8 | 2.2.14 | 3.3.21 |
Goals – J Bennetts 2, H Cox 2, C McCarthy 2, S Bagot, A Brown, C Dennis, J English, B Greaves, W Micheletti.
Best – J Bennetts, H Cox, C Dennis, N Parker, C Saddington, W Micheletti.
At Blacktown International Sportspark, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder (Match Ratio) – North Shore (100, 380.95%), Penrith (100, 331.03%), Sydney Uni (100, 171.43%), Southern Power (100, 108.51%), Parramatta (0, 92.16%), South-West Sydney (0, 58.33%), Balmain (0, 30.21%), Macquarie Uni (0, 26.25%), Camden (DNP).
Round 2 – v South-West Sydney (home)
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MENS FIFTHS (DIVISION TWO)
With Thirds & Fourths moving to the Platinum comps, we have one team in Division Two in 2023. And it was an early start for that team, travelling to Picken Oval for an 8:30am clash against Inner West Magpies. From the start, the Bombers emphatically made a statement as they kicked four goals in the opening quarter will holding the Magpies scoreless. It was a great start to the day, and there was no way back for the Magpies as the Bombers shut them out of the contest to record a 43-point victory.
| North Shore | 4.2.26 | 7.3.45 | 10.4.64 | 10.6.66 |
| Inner West | 0.0.0 | 1.1.7 | 2.3.15 | 3.5.23 |
Goals – J Capp 3, J Gibson 2, S Coppolino, N Holliday, L Ireland, X Sengupta, R Vincent.
Best – Not available.
At Picken Oval, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder – Pennant Hills (4, infinity%), North Shore (4, 286.96%), Wollondilly (4, 170.83%), Western Magic (4, 169.23%), South-West Sydney (0, 59.09%), Manly (0, 58.54%), Inner West (0, 34.85%), Southern Power (0, 0.00%).
Round 2 – v South-West Sydney (home)
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MENS SIXTHS (DIVISION THREE)
Our Mens Sixths went down in a tight contest by just seven points against UTS in the early game at Gore Hill on Saturday. The Bombers lost the lead on the stroke of the half-time interval and were unable to get back in front in the second half. Mackenzie Taylor, Gordon Richter and Tyrone Burnet put in strong efforts all day; in what was a low-scoring contest where the defenders were on top for most of the day.
| North Shore | 2.0.12 | 3.1.19 | 3.4.22 | 4.7.31 |
| UTS | 1.5.11 | 3.6.24 | 4.7.31 | 5.8.38 |
Goals – A Excell 2, G Richter, T Burney
Best – M Taylor, G Richter, T Burnet, W Dower, A Excell, W Elsum.
At Gore Hill Oval, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Camden (100, infinity%), Sydney Uni (100, 164.29%), UTS (100, 122.58%), North Shore (0, 81.58%), Newtown (0, 60.87%), Manly (0, 0.00%), Randwick City (DNP).
Round 2 – v Manly (home)
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WOMENS SENIORS (PREMIER DIVISION)
It was a tight, low-scoring tussle for our Womens Seniors in wet conditions at Gore Hill. The momentum shifted several times during the match, and North Shore led by a point at the last change before the Bats added three goals to one in the final term to take the game by 12 points. Elle Carroll, Louise Anderson and Jenny Tennant were best for the Bombers.
| North Shore | 0.1.1 | 2.2.14 | 2.4.16 | 3.4.22 |
| UTS | 0.1.1 | 1.7.13 | 1.9.15 | 4.10.34 |
Goals – A Hendricks, G Love.
Best – E Carroll, L Anderson, J Tennant, C Fyffe, L Krimmer, L O’Donnell.
At Gore Hill Oval, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Pennant Hills (100, 875.00%), UTS (100, 154.55%), East Coast (100, 140.54%), Macquarie Uni (100, 128.57%), Sydney Uni (0, 77.78%), Manly (0, 71.15%), North Shore (0, 64.71%), Southern Power (0, 11.43%), UNSW-ES (DNP).
Round 2 – v East Coast (away)
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WOMENS RESERVES (DIVISION ONE)
Our Womens Reserves team put in a strong performance to take out a 20-point win over UTS at Gore Hill. The Bats’ scoring all came in one five-minute block in the second quarter, and for the rest of the game the Bats never looked like scoring and were well held by a North Shore outfit that looked to have the game under their control. Maddie Bart, Ariel Belger and Brooke French were prominent in a strong team effort to start the season.
| North Shore | 2.1.13 | 4.2.26 | 5.3.33 | 5.4.34 |
| UTS | 0.0.0 | 2.2.14 | 2.2.14 | 2.2.14 |
Goals – A Washington 3, A Belger, L Crawford.
Best – M Bart, A Belger, B French, K Rogers, E Krimmer, L Watkins.
At Gore Hill Oval, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder – Macquarie Uni (4, infinity%), St George (4, 1275.00%), North Shore (4, 242.86%), East Coast (2, 100.00%), Manly (2, 100.00%), UTS (0, 41.18%), Pennant Hills (0, 7.84%), Sydney Uni (0, 0.00%).
Round 2 – v East Coast (away)
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WOMENS THIRDS (DIVISION TWO)
It wasn’t the way our Womens Thirds season was meant to start. It was always going to be tough being promoted after playing in Division Three last year. There’s a lot of new faces in this team, some of them have never played footy before; and there’s plenty to learn from this game. Jasmine Wong, Ruby Davey and Georgienne de Montemas kept working hard, even with things not going their way.
| North Shore | 0.0.0 | 0.0.0 | 0.0.0 | 0.0.0 |
| Newtown | 1.3.9 | 2.6.18 | 4.8.32 | 9.10.64 |
Best – J Wong, R Davey, G de Montemas, E Cleghorn, I Bathgate, S Gilbert.
At Mahoney Park, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder – Newtown (4, infinity%), Randwick City (4, 5700.00%), South-West Sydney (4, 483.33%), UNSW-ES (4, 263.64%), Penrith (0, 37.93%), Macquarie Uni (0, 20.69%), Inner West (0, 1.75%), North Shore (0, 0.00%).
Round 2 – v Randwick City (home)
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WOMENS FOURTHS (DIVISION FOUR)
A tough opening round for our Womens Fourths. Many of them were playing their first competitive game of footy, and it will be a learning process for them. But they kept putting the effort in, even when things weren’t going their way; and held the Breakaways to a single goal in the last quarter. Rhona Kennedy, Jessica Glew and Georgia Carlaw stood out as they continued to fight the game out.
| North Shore | 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 | 0.2.2 | 0.2.2 |
| Newtown | 1.1.7 | 5.2.32 | 7.3.45 | 8.8.56 |
Best – R Kennedy, J Glew, G Carlaw, A Concha, P Clonan, R van Gelder.
At Mahoney Park, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder – Wollondilly (4, infinity%), Newtown (4, 2800.00%), Randwick City (4, 440.00%), St George (0, 22.73%), North Shore (0, 3.57%), Macquarie Uni (0, 0.00%).
Round 2 – v St George (away)
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UNDER 19s DIVISION ONE
Our young Bombers got the season off to a flying start in the late game at Gore Hill on Saturday. Taking control of proceedings from the start, the Bombers would only concede one goal for the day as they powered their way to a comfortable 102-point win.
| North Shore | 5.5.35 | 9.9.63 | 13.14.92 | 16.18.114 |
| UTS | 1.2.8 | 1.3.9 | 1.5.11 | 1.6.12 |
Goals – Not available.
Best – Not available.
At Gore Hill Oval, Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder – North Shore (4, 950.00%), UNSW-ES (4, 426.47%), Pennant Hills (4, 311.76%), Sydney Uni (4, 194.87%), Manly (4, 152.94%), East Coast (0, 65.38%), South-West Sydney (0, 51.32%), St George (0, 32.08%), Inner West (0, 23.45%), UTS (0, 10.53%).
Round 2 – v East Coast (away)
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UNDER 19s DIVISION TWO
Our Under 19s Division Two side began their premiership defence in style, travelling to Pennant Hills and returning with a 49-point win. Only 12 points separated the sides at the long break, but the Bombers took control of the game in the premiership quarter and the result was never in doubt. Henry Bear, Luca Micheletti and Matt Derbidge were in the thick of the action all day.
| North Shore | 2.2.14 | 3.7.25 | 8.11.59 | 10.15.75 |
| Pennant Hills | 0.1.1 | 2.1.13 | 3.1.19 | 4.2.26 |
Goals – E Carvalho 2, L Micheletti 2, J Saksena 2, H Bear, J Floyd, J Hogarth-Scott, H Milne.
Best – H Bear, L Micheletti, M Derbidge, J Wadeson, J Hogarth-Scott.
At Mike Kenny Oval (lower oval), Saturday 1st April 2023.
Ladder (Match Ratio) – Manly (100, 1011.11%), North Shore (100, 288.46%), Pennant Hills (0, 34.67%), Sydney Uni (0, 9.89%), South-West Sydney (DNP).
Round 2 – South-West Sydney (home)
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