Saturday 25 February
Terrigal at Kelso Oval
6 quarters
2′s @ 1.00pm 3 qtrs 20 mins no time on
1′s @ 3 qtrs 25mins no time on

Sunday 4 March
Parra at Gipps Rd
18′s start midday. 3-4 qtrs 20min no time on.
2′s @ 1.30pm 3 qtrs 20 mins no time on
1′s @ 3.00pm 3 qtrs 25mins no time on

Saturday 10 March
North Shore at Kelso
18′s midday 3-4 qtrs 18-20 min no time on.
2′s – 1.30pm 3 qtrs 20mins no time on
1′s – 3.00pm 3 qtrs 25mins no time on

Saturday 17 March
Cardiff @ Cardiff – Hillsborough Oval Percy Street – Hillsborough (just off the Pacific Hwy/Newcastle City bypass)
18′s midday 3-4 qtrs 18mins no time on
2′s – 1.30 3 qtrs 20mins no time on
1′s – 3.00pm 4 qtrs 25mins no time on

Saturday, 24 March
Intraclub

Lloyd was presented with the medal by Chris Johnson at the conclusion of the AIS-AFL Academy – Level One tour of New Zealand last weekend.

Lloyd Perris & Chris Johnson

Lloyd is currently recovering from a knee reconstruction after landing awkwardly in a basketball match in late 2011. Despite not playing in the match against the New Zealand Hawks, Lloyd won the medal with 47 votes.

He was awarded three votes for the following categories:

Competitive
Passion
Patience
Loyalty
Respect
Selfless
Sacrifice
Hard Work
Desire
Professionalism
Determination
Listen

Lloyd won the MVP for NSWACT at the conclusion of the 2011 NAB AFL Under 16 Championships. He is a Sydney Swans Scholarship Holder and plays with St George and attends Sydney Boys High School.

Runner-up was Luke Dunstan from South Australia with 36 votes and third was James Aish also from South Australia with 11 votes.

Cameron Ling was a member of the first AIS-AFL Academy intake in 1997 – 15 years ago – and captained the team in an Under 17 International Rules match against Ireland in 1998. The squad included Des Headland, Andrew Embley, Brady Rawlings and Mark McVeigh.

The AIS-AFL Academy Level One squad returned from a 10-day New Zealand tour last Sunday January 29. The tour included visit Auckland, Rotorua, the Tongiraro Crossing and Wellington. The Australians defeated New Zealand in the first ever AFL match between the two nations by 91 points.

The AIS-AFL Academy offers expert and personal skill development from the Australian Institute of the Sport and the AFL for 12 months and involved the opportunity to represent Australia at International level.

In August 2011, the AFL announced the Academy program would be expanded to a two-tier model that will now offer 60 AIS scholarships. The Level One Program is coached by Chris Johnson and includes 30 players chosen from the NAB AFL Under-16 Championships, with a clear directive to prepare players for the next stage of their junior career.Brad Johnson, Matthew Lloyd, Glen Jakovich and Tadhg Kennelly are assistant coaches/mentors across both levels of the AIS-AFL Academy.

Olds Park - Jan 2012

The surface is presently unrecognisable to past and present players accustomed to uneven bounces and rolled ankles.

Olds Park - Jan 2012 hill

Olds Park - Jan 2012 Cricket Pitch

Bring boots and mouthguards for Sunday 22 January.

Pre-season games are being scheduled for Saturdays in March so block these dates out in your diaries now. Further details will be announced once oppositions and venues have been confirmed.

If you’re in the building trades and can offer any assistance contact Peter Orton (0411 037 349) who is managing the project on behalf of the club. The Committee thanks Peter for all his hard work to date.

Sunday 11 December: Training will be at Wanda Beach, near the Helipad. 9.00am.

Preparation for our Premiership onslaught in 2012 is about to start. Training will be every Tuesday and Thursday night and Sunday morning starting Tuesday, 8th of November. All new players and u/18s are encouraged to attend.

Major resurfacing of Olds Park including new drainage will commence in the coming weeks. Consequently we’ll be training at a few venues during the preseason.

Meet at Carss Park (off Carwar st) at 6.30pm. Further details will be posted shortly.

Contacts:
First Grade Coach: Terry Mudge – 0413 222 122
Reserve Grade Coach: Gavin Raper – 0424 232 467
U/18s: Derek Waters – 0435 830 728
Football Manager: John Addison – 0400 103 501

Those in attendance saw Steve ‘Willo’ Wilsen win his third Dwyer Medal for First Grade  Best & Fairest. Steve was a popular winner with the players and the crowd. He survived a late charge by Paul Sain who entertained those present with one of the great “runners-up” speeches.

Danny Dwyer was at the function to present the award named after him. Again to the delight of the crowd, Danny was inducted into the St George Hall of Fame being only the 17^th player to be so recognised in the club’s 83 years existence. Danny has played over 100 senior games for the club, represented NSW and Sydney, captained first grade, coached first grade and held many committee positions.

The Felstead Medal presented to the best & fairest Under 18 player went to Sean Bowen whilst the Reserve Grade best and fairest  was presented to Luke Maunder.

See the attached Pdfs for all the details:
2011 St George Best & Fairest winners
2011 Club award winners

All Under 16 players will be invited to train with the Dragons this pre-season either as a pre-cursor to playing Under 18’s with us or as some additional coaching/mentoring for their next season in the Under 16’s. St George welcomes all new players, particularly from the local junior ranks. Under 16s are always welcome to attend u/18r training throughout the year should they wish.

We will be in contact with your clubs about pre-season training and other initiatives to foster closer relationships between our juniors and your senior club.

Brendan Donohue
President
St George Dragons AFC

This function is a celebration of the season and all players, coaching and support staff, volunteers, supporters, partners and family are welcome and encouraged to attend. The cost is $40 per person which includes a 2 course meal with drinks purchased at bar prices.

We strongly advise against payment at the door as it does not allow us to cater properly. Payment can be made by electronic transfer to the following:

Account Name:             St George AFC
BSB:                            082 180
Account No:                  834459176

If you have paid your player registration fee, you have already paid for this function for yourself. You still must advise Brendan Donohue of your intention to attend so that we can cater.

This is an important function so please encourage your mates, partner and family members to attend.

For those who enjoy pain, suffering and the chance to witness sporting history tune into SBS tonight at 6:00 for highlights of Cadel Evan’s ride in Stage 18 Pinerolo to Galibier Serre-Chevalier for the pain and suffering. At 10:00pm it could be history in the making on the fame slopes of Alpe D’Huez. Check out the profile of the last 1km on the route map. It makes an AFL 3km time trial look like a walk in the park.