2008 Annual Report

SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

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BEHIND THE NEW LOOK SUSF

A meaningful new identity for Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness was

launched in 2008; one that pays homage to our proud,

traditional roots, while doing justice to our vibrant and diverse

future.

A year later, it has been an unmitigated success. Yet where

did the logo come from?

If you recall, the former Sydney University Sport logo was a

simplified version of the Sydney University coat of arms dating

back to 1855. The shield’s main arms represented elements

of the Oxbridge tradition: an open book for Oxford, and a

blue cross for Cambridge. Colours and emblems related to

the countries of the United Kingdom, the Prince of Wales and

the stars of the Southern Cross.

In the new logo, key visual associations have been

maintained but modernised. The lion, the shield shape and

blue and gold colours express our essential personality

strength, prowess and fitness.

We are the lion. Hear us roar.

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SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS ANNUAL REPORT 2008 1

THE EVOLUTION OF SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS

1852 The University of Sydney founded.

1858 University Oval No.1 completed.

1881 Women admitted to University.

1890 Sydney University Sports Union (SUSU) established; membership fees £2.2 undergraduates, £3.2 graduates.

1892 Blues system established.

1893 First annual Sydney University Sports Union ball, attended by 500 at Sydney Town Hall.

1910 Sydney University Women’s Sports Association (SUWSA) formed.

1919 First SUSU approach to Senate for compulsory sports subscription.

1924 Coordinated interfaculty cricket, football, athletics, tennis, rowing, swimming and rifle contests.

1926 Oval No.2 completed.

1927 Australian University vacations synchronised to facilitate intervarsity sport.

1940 Intervarsity cancelled for duration of WWII.

1951 Compulsory sports fees introduced for first-year students.

1976 New Oval No.1 grandstand built.

1990 Sydney University Sports Scholarships introduced.

1993 Australian University Games established.

2000 Sydney University athletes, coaches and officials excel at Sydney Olympics and Paralympics.

2003 SUSU amalgamates with SUWSA to create Sydney University Sport.

2006 Voluntary student unionism introduced.

2008 Launch of new brand, Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness.


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CONTENTSCONTENTS A YEAR IN REVIEW

02 CONTENTS

04 FROM THE PRESIDENT

A WATERSHED YEAR; A TRANSITIONAL YEAR

05 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MOVING AHEAD

06 SPORT AND RECREATION

CHAMPIONS ON AND OFF THE FIELD

18 OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES

A TEAM EFFORT

20 MARKETING AND MEMBERSHIP

THE BIRTH OF SUSF

22 ELITE ATHLETE PROGRAM

COMING OF AGE

24 BLUE & GOLD

FUNCTIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE

26 BLUES ASSOCIATION

ENCOURAGING SUPPORT

28 CLUBS

THE POWER OF BELONGING

55 OFFICE BEARERS

56 HONOURS AND TRADITIONS

57 SCHOLARSHIPS

60 ORGANISATIONAL CHART

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There was nothing dull about 2008. Some of the sweetest memories...

• The start of night playon historic No. 1 Ovalwith the installation ofhigh- powered lights.

• The successful launch ofROAR magazine and thenew SUSF websitewww.susf.com.au.

• Vice- ChancellorDr. Michael SpencecongratulatesKeejsa Gofers,Female Blueof the Year

• The smashing of the50m Mens Short CourseButterfly worldrecord by our ownMatt Jaukovic.


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8• Sydney Uni Football

Club achieving itsfourth consecutivechampionship.

• Silver medallist rowersat history-makingBeijing Olympics.

• The Blue & Gold FlamesSilver Jubilee function.

• Lachlan Renshawwinning the 800mNationalChampionship.

• SUWRC President JaneSpring being recognisedas an Honorary Fellow

• A 10th Waratah Bowlfor the AmericanFootball Club



JANUARY 2008 brought with itthe imperative of change. Facedwith the challenge of movingfrom assured funding fromstudent subscriptions (as a resultof voluntary student unionism

legislation in 2006) SUSF had to rely heavily onthe University to finance our activities. We werefortunate in receiving advice and assistancefrom a number of the University’s officers, inparticular Paul Slater, Deborrah Lambourne andBob Kotic. John McCarthy, QC and Fellow ofSenate, was also a ready source of wise counselto us in a time of considerable uncertainty.

Fortunately, the University Senate resolved tovery substantially underwrite the studentexperience here at Sydney University. We freelyacknowledge the outstanding generosity of ourUniversity in supporting us in this way. As aresult we have been able to continue tooperate without the need to curtail any of ouressential activities.

Instead, while not a change we welcomed,the introduction of VSU at Sydney University

had the unintended consequence of causingSydney Uni Sport & Fitness to enter into agenuine partnership with the University. Thishas provided very tangible benefits to us andregardless of what the future may hold, we willendeavour to maintain the very close links wenow have with our parent body.

I would like to acknowledge the efforts of ourFinance and Administration Manager, TonyJackson, in familiarising himself with theintricacies of the University accountingprotocols and in spending long hourspreparing estimates and forecasts in therequired format.

Another big change came with theunexpected resignation of our ExecutiveDirector, Greg Harris, who had provided strongleadership through sixteen years of growth andachievement. The new Executive Director, Rob

Smithies, with Michelle Nancarrow as hisDeputy, came from within our own ranks andhandled the transition seamlessly.We believe that we have justified theUniversity’s faith in us by our performancesthroughout 2008 in relation to our businessoperations; our delivery of leisure and fitnessservices to the University community; and theachievements of our clubs and individualathletes.In a challenging economic environment wewere able to finish the year with a healthytrading surplus, due largely to solid patronageof our centres, a credit to the dedication andinitiative of the staff.Pleasingly, 2008 was another wonderful year ofsporting achievement with seven athletescollecting medals at the Beijing Olympics andParalympics, a gold medal for Bronwen Watsonat the World Rowing Championships and aworld record for Matt Jaukovic in the 50mMen’s Short Course Butterfly. Our rugby clubwon its fourth consecutive Sydney First GradePremiership and our rowing club was ranked

most successful at the NationalChampionships.Finally, is it more than appropriate to paytribute to the army of volunteers who worktirelessly to make our sporting clubs sosuccessful.

Bruce RossPresident


WE HAVE JUSTIFIED THE UNIVERSITY’S FAITH IN USBY OUR PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT 2008”

PRESIDENTFROM THE PRESIDENT A WATERSHED YEAR; A TRANSITIONAL YEAR.

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I BEGIN my first report as Executive Directorby acknowledging the success of theprevious Executive Director, Greg Harris.Greg’s vision, guidance and drive helped totake this organisation from a struggling,navel-gazing rabble to the successful and

professional operation it is today. Many achievementscould be highlighted from his tenure, however his efforts tokeep the Football and Cricket Clubs at the top level of theirrespective Sydney Grade competitions, the redevelopmentof the Sports & Aquatic Centre, the improvement of thescholarship system, the merger of the men’s Sports Unionand the Women’s Sports Association, and his fight againstthe VSU legislation stand out as landmarks that haveshaped Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness and its clubs.

Together with President, Bruce Ross and members of theManagement Committee and clubs, Greg forged a culturethat is now infused in the corridors – we play hard and weaim to win, we take studying seriously and we invest in thefuture. Thanks Greg for your hard work, your investment inpeople, your willingness to take a chance and most of all,your passion.

2008 was another solid year for Sydney Uni Sport &Fitness. These achievements, detailed further in this report,highlight just some of what was accomplished:

• Over $1.8 million spent on infrastructure – the 2ndbiggest spend over the last 20 years – including new 500lux lights on Oval No. 1, new roofing on the Glebeboathouse and interior refurbishment, new tiling and airconditioning at the Arena, new grounds machinery, andmajor capital works at the Sports & Aquatic Centre;

• Successfully re-branding of the organisation to begintrading as “Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness”, launching a newwebsite and ROAR magazine;

• A record profit generated in our commercial gymfacilities, an excellent result in a tough economy and withseveral new competitors opening in our catchment area;

• 20 Sydney Uni Olympians and Paralympians representingAustralia at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, winning 3 silverand 4 bronze medals;

• A 4th consecutive first grade rugby premiership;• The Cricket Club making the finals in all grades;• The ACUVUE Sydney Uni Flames finishing runners-up in a

tough grand final;• The Women’s National League Volleyball team winning

their national competition;• Our Boat and Rowing clubs continuing to dominate the

national landscape as the best clubs in Australia, againwinning the Centenary Oar;

• Swimmer Matt Jaukovic breaking the world record for the

50 metre short-course butterfly;• Rower Bronwen Watson winning gold at the World

Championships;• A record spend on scholarships and athlete support;• The employment of directors of cricket, soccer and

hockey; and• Our first ever sport function dedicated solely to female

sport, the Blue & Gold Flames lunch, which raised over$14,000.

This was all achieved whilst still maintaining a healthybudget surplus and without incurring any debt.

None of this would have occurred without a lot ofsupport from many areas. First and foremost I must thankour friends at the University who have supported us in thepost-VSU era and given hours of their time and energy tohelping us, not to mention the obvious and muchappreciated financial assistance. Many thanks to GavinBrown and Dr. Michael Spence, Bob Kotic, DeborrahLambourne, Andrew Coats, Paul Slater, John McCarthy QC,John Cox, Phil Sorbello, Tony Cox, Ingrid Bascur, RichardFisher, Olivia Perks, and Richard North. A big thanks toDavid Lavings and Matt Inch from CMS Consulting whoassisted with the major capital works projects.

Finally, my thanks to all of the dedicated staff andvolunteers who put in so many hours ensuring we provide ahigh level of service to our clubs, athletes and patrons eachday. So many people fall into this category that I am unableto name them individually, however I would specifically liketo thank my Senior Managers, Tony Jackson, David Shaw,Ian Evans, Rod Tubbs, Ross Xenos, Michelle Nancarrow,Martin Harland and all the SUSF staff for their fantasticefforts in 2008.

2009 presents a fresh set of challenges and opportunitiesfor our organisation. I remain confident that, with ourpeople and resources, we will meet those challenges andcontinue to deliver a successful and vibrant sport andfitness program.

God bless,

Rob SmithiesExecutive Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORFROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MOVING AHEAD.



ON the field our clubsenjoyed manypremierships andgrand final victoriesover the past season.Performances and

personnel involved in the club sportsprogram continue to be of a worldclass standard, providing a source ofpride and satisfaction for Sydney UniSport & Fitness and the University. Ourthanks are sincerely extended to all ofthe players, coaches, club officials,administrative staff and volunteers whohave contributed time and passion totheir club in the past year.

The University and Communityprograms were generally well attendedin 2008. Our short courses beat budgetthis year with a number of new coursesoffered and successful newpromotions. Lunch time social sportparticipation was also good for indoornetball and soccer. A focus for

improvement in 2009 is theparticipation rate in the freeinterfaculty sports competitions whichhave seen a slight decline. Studentinvolvement in intervarsity andintercollege sport continues to be verystrong.

Over 2,500 children attended schoolholiday sports camps at Sydney Uni.Over 800 children also participated inthe school sport program during termfrom three primary schools, two highschools, one tertiary institution andone special school. Participation in theEducation Programs was also goodwith over 1,500 students having PDHPEor Sports Medicine classes taught byour staff and another 700 gaining FirstAid accreditations through Sydney UniSport & Fitness in conjunction with theCynergex Group.

Personally, I have thoroughlyenjoyed the change in role this yearfrom Manager, Sport and Recreation to

Deputy Director. There have beensome interesting and challengingmoments throughout 2008. Mypersonal thanks are extended to allwho have supported me throughoutthe year, in particular the Sport andRecreation staff. We are fortunate toattract such dedicated and talentedpeople. Over the last year we havewelcomed and farewelled a number ofoutstanding individuals who havemoved on to bigger and betteropportunities elsewhere.

Brendan McMahon (SportDevelopment Officer) was replaced byLuke Madigan, Kristee Arkle (EducationPrograms Officer) was replaced by KellyDewit, Karen Stevenson (CommunityPrograms Manager) was replaced byNeil Finlay, Terry Hogan (SoccerAdministrator) was replaced by TomBailey-Smith, Toby Lister (RowingFoundation Administrator) was replacedby Renee Kirby, Victoria Rawlings (AFLAdministrator) was replaced by StevenKing, Anthony Eddy (Director of Rugby)was replaced by Greg Mumm, Lisa JaneKinny (Rugby Administrator) wasreplaced by Tess Havrlant, and TrevorWalsh (Rugby Operations) was replacedby Jason Reilly. There were also someexcellent new additions to our team:former Opals captain and OlympianTrish Fallon joined us as the FlamesOperations Coordinator, JamesMacartney joined the rowing coaches atGlebe, and three new Directors wereappointed: John Curran, Soccer; DavidJessep, Cricket; and John Bessell,Hockey.

2008 Beijing Olympics andParalympicsSydney Uni’s Angela Ballard and SarahStewart brought home medals fromthe 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Ballardwon silver in the 4x100m relay T53/54classification. Stewart was part of thewheelchair basketball team thatdefeated Japan 53-47 in the bronzemedal playoff.

SPORT AND RECREATIONSPORT AND RECREATION CHAMPIONS ON AND OFF THE FIELD



Sydney Uni athletes at the 2008Beijing Olympics brought home silverand bronze. Rowers Matt Ryan andFrances Hegerty took silver as part ofthe men’s coxless four. Robin Bellbettered his fourth place in Athens andtook bronze in the C1 canoe event.Waterpolo players Nikita Cuffe andTaniele Gofers were part of thewomen’s team that won bronze withvictory over World ChampionsHungary to improve on their fourthplace in Athens. Former Flame BelindaSnell and Sydney Uni academic DrDonna O’Connor were part of theOpals team that went down to theUSA to finish with silver in the women’sbasketball competition.

Participants from Sydney Universityat the Beijing Olympics andParalympics:

AthletesLachlan Renshaw - AthleticsBelinda Snell - BasketballRobin Bell – Canoe/kayakLachlan Milne – Canoe/kayakAlexandra Croak – DivingMegan Rivers - HockeyLiz Kell – RowingBrooke Pratley – RowingMarty Rabjohns – RowingJeremy Stevenson – RowingMatt Ryan – RowingFrancis Hegerty - RowingCarl Probert – Swimming (Fiji)Taniele Gofers – WaterpoloNikita Cuffe – WaterpoloTrent Franklin – WaterpoloThomas Whalan – WaterpoloSam McGregor – WaterpoloRobert Maitland – WaterpoloAngie Ballard – Wheelchair AthleticsSarah Stewart – Wheelchair BasketballKyla Bremner – Wrestling

OfficialsJohn Coates – AOCDr. Donna O’Connor – BasketballWomen’s TrainerDr. Leo Jeffcott – EquestrianVeterinarianNatalie Galea – Judo Section ManagerDr. Grace Bryant – Waterpolo Women’sTeam PhysicianRyan Moar – Waterpolo Women’sAssistant CoachLeonid Zaslavsky – Wrestling CoachTim Conrads – Rowing Coach

Club HighlightsOur 40+ clubs represent a huge varietyof sports, some new and some as oldas the University itself. They are eachcommitted to achievement andconstant improvement and are atestament to the value of sport andfitness in the life of the University.

The Sydney Uni AFL Senior team fellagonisingly short of the finals in itssecond year back in Premier Division.The Reserves were the outstandingachievers of the year with a fantasticfinals performance taking them to thegrand final where they lost to PennantHills. The most exciting developmentfor AFL was the agreement to form analliance with Collingwood FootballClub and the facilitation of an U18Colts program in 2009. The club alsoplayed a role in bringing the Peres

Centre for Peace Team to theUniversity. Sydney University Women’sAustralian Football Club fielded oneside in the 2008 Sydney Women’s AFLcompetition and finished fourth.

Sydney Uni American Football Clubadded another Waratah Bowl to itstrophy cabinet by defeating the WestSydney Pirates 38-34 to take out the2008 NSWGFL Championship. TheLions have now won the last 6NSWGFL Championships in a row andhave extended their winning streak to33 games.

Sydney Uni Athletics Club competedat the Australian Track and FieldChampionships which doubled as the2008 Olympic Trials. Outstandingachievements came from the threewinners of their respective eventsLachlan Renshaw (800m), JustinMerlino (110m hurdles) and NikkiMolan (1,500m). Lachlan Renshawqualified for the Beijing Olympics. LaraTamsett took out the U23 Australiantitle in the 5,000m and the Australiantitle in the 10,000m. Jess Heazlewoodwon the U23 20km walk. Wheelchairathlete Angela Ballard was selected in

her second Paralympics team, whereher good form was rewarded with asilver medal in the relay. The clubcelebrated 130 years with anAnniversary Dinner in the MacLaurinHall.

The Sydney Uni Baseball Clubretained the University Cup (againstUNSW) for the second consecutiveyear.

The Sydney Uni Basketball Clubwomen won Div 1 while the ACUVUESydney Uni Flames finished the 2007/8season as runners up, going down toAdelaide 82-92 in the grand final at theWollongong Entertainment Centre.Natalie Porter was named WNBL MVPand was named in the Olympic squadwith team-mate Alicia Poto.Unfortunately neither survived the finalcut for Beijing. Mikaela Dombkins and

Rachel Herrick were selected in theAustralian Sapphires Team.

Sydney Uni Boxing Club celebratedits centenary in 2008 with a dinner inNovember at the Grandstandoverlooking No 1 Oval, where the firstcompetition was held in 1908. Thedinner also launched the SydneyUniversity Boxing Club Chapter of theSydney University Sports Foundation.

In cricket the 2nd Grade men weresuccessful in claiming the premiershipwith a dominating performance overBankstown and the 6th Grade mendefeated South Sydney to win theMetropolitan Cup. Stuart Clark andStuart MacGill played for the Australianteam. SUCC also did well off the fieldto secure a significant capital grantfrom NSW Cricket. UniversitiesWomen’s Cricketers (Sydney Uni andUNSW combined club) 1st Gradenarrowly missed out on the club’smaiden premiership losing their grandfinal to Bankstown. Lisa Sthalekar, KateBlackwell and Alex Blackwell played forthe Australian Southern Stars and RosKember for New Zealand. Sthalekarwon the award for Women’s

PERFORMANCES AND PERSONNELINVOLVED IN THE CLUB SPORTS PROGRAMCONTINUE TO BE OF AWORLD CLASS STANDARD…”

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International Cricketer of the Year andthe Belinda Clark Medal for 2007/8.

The Sydney Uni Gymnastics Club’scheerleaders also had a very busy year.The Gold Team finished 1st atGymnastics Australia Nationals and2nd at the AASCF Nationals. The BlueTeam also won AASCF State andNationals.

Our handballers performed wellagain in 2008. The Sydney Uni womenled all season but faltered in the grandfinal while the men’s gold team wonagainst Canberra with the Sydney Uniblue team finishing 3rd.

Hockey players Tom Lobsey, JessicaBlake, Amanda Hese, Emily Hurtz andHarriet Moore were selected in NSWand AHL squads. 5th Grade menfinished in 2nd position at the end ofthe regular season and beatBankstown in the grand final. VeteransA and B were both beaten in theirgrand finals. Women’s 2nd Grade wonthe minor premiership in ML3 and 3rdGrade was beaten in the ML4 grandfinal by Western districts 2-0. Other

highlights included a 99 yearcommemorative game against longstanding inter-varsity rival MelbourneUni.

Judo coach Kristof Frankowski won asilver medal at the Australian Nationalsdefeating a Beijing Olympian. The clubalso won the NSW State Team Titlesthis year and was named NSW StateTeam Champions.

Sydney Uni / Fairfield City DistrictNetball 1st Grade finished in 2ndposition in the NSW Waratah Cup andfinished 3rd after the finals series. 7thGrade became minor premiers beforebeating Manly-Warringah 45-44 in thegrand final. This is the first StateLeague premiership for the club.Landell Archer was awarded the NanceKenny Medal for being the 2008Dooleys State League Player of theYear. Late in the year the club severedties with Fairfield City District NetballAssociation and agreed to enter a newpartnership with City of Sydney NetballAssociation.

Sydney University was awarded theCentenary Oar for the most successfulclub at the Australian RowingChampionships. We were also themost successful club at NSW StateChampionships comprehensivelywinning the overall point score and ahost of other awards. Six Sydney Unirowers competed at the BeijingOlympics: Liz Kell and Brooke Pratleyin the Women’s Eight, Marty Rabjohnsand Jeremy Stevenson in the Men’sEight, and Francis Hegerty and MattRyan in the Men’s Coxless Four thatwon silver. Terrence Alfred wasselected as reserve for all men’s crews.Aside from Olympic representation wehad 2 Senior A athletes at the non-Olympic World Championships(Bronwen Watson won gold in thelightweight quad and Fergus Pragnelltook bronze in the coxed pair), 6 U23Australian reps and a coach, 2 juniorAustralian reps (Ryan Edwards tookbronze), and 7 rowers and 2 coachesat the World University RowingChampionships. NSW Rowing awarded

Bronwen Watson Oarswoman of theYear. Sydney University Women’sRowing Club President Jane Springwas awarded an Honorary Fellowshipfrom the University of Sydney for herservices to university rowing.

Sydney University’s domination ofclub rugby continued in 2008 winning a5th consecutive Club Championshipand 4th consecutive Colts ClubChampionship. First Grade defeatedRandwick 45-20 to claim a 4th straight1st Grade premiership. First GradeColts dominated all year breakingseveral records and capped off a greatyear for the club with a 39-5 win overEastern Suburbs in the season decider.Tim Davidson capped off a wonderfulseason when he was named the club’sBest and Fairest player for 2008.Davidson, the first player in the historyof the club to captain four successiveFirst Grade premiership teams, wasalso awarded the Michael Griffin Cupas the Players’ Player for 2008. Theclub was awarded the Sydney Morning

Herald Club of the Year award. SydneyUniversity players Daniel Halangahuand Nathan Charles were also awardedThe Sydney Morning Herald Player ofthe Year and Rookie of the Yearrespectively. Dean Mumm becameSydney Uni’s 103rd AustralianRepresentative. Phil Waugh won theWaratah Medal. In the most successfulyear for the Women’s Rugby UnionClub in recent times, the girlsprogressed to the grand final to playWarringah where they lost 10-0 in thetitle decider. Alex Hargreaves and KatePorter represented Australia in a testagainst NZ.

The Sydney Uni Sailing andBoardsailing Club became an affiliatedclub of Yachting New South Wales andset up the Sailing Club Foundation in2008. Plans are well underway to hostthe first University Regatta in 2009.

In soccer, Emma Kate Dewhurstmade the Soccer NSW Team of theYear and was signed to the W-Leagueteam, the Central Coast Mariners. TheU13 boys and Men’s All Age 7’s won

their respective grand finals and theU16 girls won the minor premiershipthis season.

The Sydney Uni Men’s Squash Clubtook female members in 2008 afterdissolution of the Sydney Uni Women’sSquash Club and a constitutionalchange making it the Sydney UniversitySquash Club. Div 1 and 14 won thegrand final of the Autumn Pennant and2 teams won their Spring Pennantgrand finals for a total of four men’schampionships for 2008.

Sydney Uni Swimming Club had anextraordinary year. Jono Newtonfinished 3rd in the 50m freestyle final atthe Olympic Trials with a PB and Aqualifying time of 22.15, narrowlymissing selection. Matt Jaukovicfinished 6th in the final of the 50mbutterfly with a PB. During theAustralian Short CourseChampionships in September,Jaukovic clocked 50.37 in the 100mbutterfly to become the 6th fastestman in history. He then repeated this

OUR 40+ CLUBS REPRESENT A HUGE VARIETY OF SPORTS,SOME NEW AND SOME AS OLD AS THE UNIVERSITY ITSELF.”

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with a 22.79 in the 50m butterfly tobecome the 5th fastest of all time.Jaukovic and Stephen Alderman(coach) were named on the Australianteam for the World Cup series inOctober where Matt went on to winseveral events. SUSC gained GoldStatus which is the highest a swimmingclub in Australia can gain.

Fourteen tennis teams were enteredin the Men’s MGCCA Spring Badgecompetition. SU14 were premiershipwinners in Grade 1 Men’s Doubles. SU1were premiership winners in Grade 1,SU2 and SU7 were runners up inGrades 1 and 2 respectively of theUnisex Singles and Doublescompetition. In the Autumn BadgeSU1 were semi finalists in 1/1 as wereSU5 in 1/4 while SU6 were runners upin 1/5. Five women’s teams wereentered in the Women’s MGCCASpring Badge competition. SU8 werepremiership winners in Grade 4.

The Varsity (UTS, Sydney Uni andMacquarie Uni combinedrepresentative team) men’s touch teamwon the NSW Vawdon Cup grand finalafter remaining undefeated for thewhole season. The men’s and women’steams travelled to Port Macquarie inDecember for the State Cup where themen reached the semi final and thewomen were knocked out in thequarter final.

The Sydney Uni Volleyball Clubstarted the year well with excellentresults in the State Volleyball League

eventually winning the Overall StateChampions Trophy, a feat notpreviously achieved by the club. TheWomen were NSW HonoursChampions, Div 1 runners up, andjuniors 4th while the Honours Menfinished 4th, Div 1 came 2nd and 3rdand juniors were 3rd. The UTS-SU sidewon the Women’s Australian VolleyballLeague in late July defeating 2007winners Uni Blues. The UTS-SU menmade the semi finals of the AVL andeventually finished 4th. The Sydney Uniwomen also cleaned up at the NationalClub Championships taking gold.

The Sydney Uni Women’s NationalWaterpolo League team secured theminor premiership but were knockedout of the finals 10-15 against Cronullaand 14-15 against Fremantle. TheSydney Uni National LeagueWaterpolo Men finished a very toughseason out of the finals. Nikita Cuffeand Taniele Gofers representedAustralia at the Beijing Olympics wherethey won bronze. Four players wereselected in the Australian Women'sU20 water polo team (Alicia Brightwell,Amanda Cox, Keesja Gofers andMelissa Hammond) and three in theAustralian Women's U18 team (BethLoder, Gofers and Brightwell). TheU20’s won back-to-back Col Smeetournaments and the U18’s came 2nd.The men’s Olympic team includedTrent Franklin, Rob Maitland, SamMcGregor and Thomas Whalan fromour club. In the Australian U20 team

were Lachlan Hollis and ScottNicholson. Jeremy Davey was selectedfor the Australian Youth team.

Kyla Bremner became the firstwoman to represent Australia in femalewrestling at an Olympic Games. Kylaalso represented Australia at the WorldChampionships late in the year. LeonidZaslavsky was also selected to coachthe Olympic Wrestling Team in Beijing.

Sports AwardsSeveral performances of individualsand teams were acknowledged such askey performances from 2007 honouredat the 2008 Sydney University SportAnnual Sports Awards Dinner.

Sportsman of the Year– Stuart Clark (Cricket)Sportswoman of the Year– Susan Pratley (Netball)Premier Coach of the Year– Phil Bourguignon (Boat),Anthony Eddy & Damien Hill (Rugby)Club Coach of the Year– Mick Somers (Soccer)Rosenblum Family Trophy forClubman of the Year– Greg Turner (Water polo)Pat Sharp Trophy for Clubwomanof the Year – Brianna Heazlewood(Athletics)Premier Club of the Year– Rugby Union (Men’s)Club of the Year – SoccerAnn Mitchell Award for the BestPerformance at an AUG/AUC


– Boat/Rowing, Tennis


AUS Sports Awards:2007 Female Athlete of the Year– Georgia Woodyard (Basketball)2007 Service to Sport– Chris Noel (Boat)

Australian University Sport EventsThe AUS Funding Forum was held inMelbourne on April 1-2 and attendedby Brendan McMahon and Leonie Lum.This opportunity was used fornetworking, professional developmentand to inspect venues for AUG. TheAUS AGM was held in the Gold Coaston April 9-10. Michelle Nancarrow andRobert Smithies attended. MichelleNancarrow also attended the AUGMedia Launch in Melbourne in Julyand the AUS Forum in Sydney in

August.

East Coast ChallengeThe East Coast Challenge was held inearly July at Macquarie University.Sydney University students attendedwithout staff or financial support fromSUSF. Cumberland campus studentsattended under the limited support ofCampus Rewards. Main campusstudents entered teams in basketballmen and women (2), tennis men, touchmixed (2) and ultimate frisbee.Basketball women won, basketballmen finished 3rd, tennis men came2nd, touch mixed 4th and ultimatefrisbee 3rd. For the East RegionOverall Champion Sydney Uni maincampus finished 6th, Cumberlandcampus 3rd and UTS 1st. The AnnMitchell per Capita Award went toUTS. Ben Tjen / Shane Alvisio Spirit ofthe Games Award went to CharlesSturt University.

Australian University GamesSydney University was well representedat the 2008 AUG hosted by AustralianUniversity Sport and Monash Universityin Melbourne. A total of 408 Sydney

Uni participants included 30 teammanagers, 29 coaches and teamofficials and 5 staff. The 369 studentathletes included 212 males and 157females. 92 scholarship holdersattended. The staff included MichelleNancarrow, Luke Madigan, DeanJones, Madelene Rivier and LeonieLum. Steve Alderman attended withthe swimming team and looked afterour students staying at Medina.Sydney University was represented inAFL (men’s), athletics (men’s /women’s), badminton (men’s /women’s), baseball, basketball (men’s /women’s), hockey (men’s / women’s),judo, kendo, lawn bowls (2), netball(women’s / mixed), rugby union(men’s), soccer (men’s / women’s) ,softball, swimming (men’s / women’s),taekwondo, tennis (men’s x2 /women’s), tenpin bowling (2), touch(men’s / women’s / mixed), ultimatefrisbee, volleyball (men’s x2/ women’s),waterpolo (men’s / women’s). We wereunable to field competitors in AFL(women’s), beach volleyball, cycling,fencing, golf, handball (men’s /women’s), rugby union (women’s), tabletennis and squash (men’s / women’s).Competition was cancelled for rugbyunion (women’s).

Travel was arranged by the teammanagers or individual athletes.Accommodation was organised bySUSF through Rising Stars SportsManagement. The athlete levy was$590 which included accommodationfrom Sunday-Friday, security at themotel, AUS registration, transport pass,uniform and $100 bond. Teams stayedat 5 properties: Travelodge(Southbank) (132), Quest St KildaBayside (51), Quest on St Kilda Rd(115), Easy Stay Bayside (50) andMedina Executive St Kilda (54). Staffand Rising Stars personnel stayed ineach property. Security was in placefrom 9pm-4am each night. Subsidieshave been provided for team

2008 Australian University Games – Overall Results

Overall Place University Overall Points

1 Monash University 818.332 University of Melbourne 806.253 University of Sydney 631.83

Doug Ellis (Per Capita) Trophy: 1st University of Western Australia,

9th University of Sydney

managers and coaches. Scholarshipholders have also been provided withsome financial assistance.

Sydney University finished 3rd in theoverall point score behind Monash andMelbourne Universities. Both Monashand Melbourne Universities fieldedteams in excess of 500 athletes.

Notable performances at the JohnWhite Spirit of the Games at GriffithUniversity included the domination ofour waterpolo teams, rugby union 7s,women’s soccer, softball and men’stennis who all claimed gold medals. Ourwomen’s basketball team won thedivision 2 competition convincingly.Athletics women, swimming,taekwondo, baseball, judo, tenpin (Div2), volleyball men and women, andultimate frisbee all finished with silver orbronze.

Sport PlacingAFL m 5th Div 1Athletics m 10thAthletics w 3rdBadminton m 4th Div 1Badminton w 4th Div 1Basketball m 8th Div 1Basketball w 1st Div 2Baseball 2ndHockey m 4th Div 1Hockey w 4th Div 1Judo 3rdKendo 5thLawnbowls 8th Div 1, 9th Div 2Netball w 4th Div 1Netball mx 12th Div 1Rugby m 1st Div 1Soccer m 6th Div 1Soccer w 1st Div 1Softball 1st Div 1Swimming 3rdTaekwondo Equal 2ndTennis w 5th Div 1Tennis m 1st Div 1, 9th Div 2Ten Pin 4th Div 1, 5th Div 2Touch m 2nd Div 2Touch w 3rd Div 1Touch mx 7th Div 2Ultimate frisbee 2ndVolleyball m 2nd Div 1, 8th Div 2Volleyball w 3rd Div 1Waterpolo m 1st Div 1Waterpolo w 1st Div 1

Australian University ChampionshipsAUC Orienteering was held on 23rdMarch in Dubbo and AUC Triathlon on30th March in Mooloolaba. Alice




Prudhoe finished 14th at the AUCOrienteering. Tara Prowse finished 3rdin the Elite/Open Women’s category atthe AUC Triathlon.

AUC Snowsports was held in Augustat Mt Buller. Leonie Lum attended andsupervised the Sydney Uni and UTSteams. Overall Sydney Universityfinished in 3rd place behind winnersMelbourne and Monash Universities.Our men’s team finished 2nd overalland our women’s team 5th. We alsocame 2nd in cross country. AimeeWatson won the female cross countryoverall. Emma Wilson won the overallalpine female trophy. She also wonthe alpine slalom, giant slalom andsuper G.

AUC Rowing was held at Penrith inlate September. Sydney Uni rowersagain performed well and took home apile of silverware. We won the OverallPoint score and Overall Men’sChampionship and finished 2nd in theWomen’s Overall Championship.Unfortunately the men’s eight were notable to retain the Oxford CambridgeCup going down to University ofQueensland in the final to finish 2nd.Gold medals were won by NatashaBolsin and Ailsa Tremayne in thewomen’s pair, Charles Budd, Ed DeCarvalho, Ed White and TobyLedgerwood in the men’s lightweightfour, Andrew Conolly, James Harding,Natasha Bolsin, Ailsa Tremayne andNell Duly in the mixed coxed fourDivision 1, Dominic Grimm, Ry Kehlet,James Goswell, Justin Quigley, EmmaCook, Charlotte Walters, ChloeO’Regan, Emma Costello and MattGrimes in the mixed eight Division 1.We finished 2nd in many other events.

The AUC Twenty20 Championshipwas held at University of Queenslandin the first week of December.Unfortunately the women’s tournamentwas cancelled due to a lack of interest.A demonstration match was howeverplayed between NSW Universities andUniversity of Queensland with 7 UWCCplayers representing NSW.

The men however took fulladvantage of the opportunity and wonback to back gold after going throughthe week undefeated. The final wasplayed against University ofQueensland, with Sydney Uni claimingthe title in the 18th over with 7 wicketsin hand.

ATHLETICS WOMEN, SWIMMING,TAEKWONDO, BASEBALL, JUDO,TENPIN, VOLLEYBALL MEN ANDWOMEN, AND ULTIMATE FRISBEE ALLFINISHED WITH SILVER OR BRONZE.”

Final Placing at AUS Events in 2008AUG ECC AUC

Adventureracing DNC

AFL m 5th Div 1Athletics m 10thAthletics w 3rdBadminton m 4th Div 1Badminton w 4th Div 1Basketball m8th Div 1 3rdBasketball w 1st Div 2 1stBaseball 2ndCricket 1stDistance Running DNCHockey m 4th Div 1Hockey w 4th Div 1Judo 3rdKendo 5thLawn bowls 8th Div 1, 9th Div 2Netball w 4th Div 1Netball mx 12th Div 1Orienteering 14thRowing 1stRugby m 1st Div 1Snow sports 3rdSoccer m 6th Div 1Soccer w 1st Div 1Softball 1st Div 1Surfing DNCSwimming 3rdTaekwondo Equal 2ndTennis w 5th Div 1Tennis m 1st Div 1, 2nd

9th Div 2Ten Pin 4th Div 1,

5th Div 2Touch m 2nd Div 2Touch w 3rd Div 1Touch mx 7th Div 2 Usyd(1)

- 4th,Usyd(2)– 9th

Triathlon 3rdUltimate 2nd 3rdFrisbeeVolleyball m 2nd Div 1, 8th Div 2Volleyball w 3rd Div 1Water polo m 1st Div 1Water polo w 1st Div 1

AUG – Green and Gold SelectionsSport AthletesAthletics Lara TamsettAFL m Ben MankariousBadminton m Kenny NgBadminton w Tina ChowBaseball Stephen Smith,

Daniel IllingworthBasketball w Melissa SmithJudo David (Chen) WangKendo m Ervin PengNetball w Erin BellRugby m Trent Dyer, Julian JamesSoftball Michelle Edgtton,

Annabel Davies,Samantha Poole

Swimming m Matt Jaukovic,Daniel Wise

Tennis m Brenton DumbrellTen Pin Aiden LevyUltimate Peter Liddicoat,Frisbee Maximilian HaldenVolleyball m Luke Carroll, Chris ToddVolleyball w Elizabeth Connolly,

Gabrielle WoodhouseWaterpolo m Ben Zonaras,

Tom Woudwijk,James Young

Waterpolo w Beth Loder, TanieleGofers, Keesja Gofers,Samara Davie

Cricket Nick LarkinTotal: 32

World University ChampionshipsBridey Delaney competed in the WorldUniversity Championships in CrossCountry on 5-6 April in Mauquenchy,France and finished 36th.The Match Racing World UniversityChampionship was in Gdansk Polandfrom 1-6 July. The AustralianUniversities team finished 4th. In theteam were Ted Hackney, Sean O’Rourkeand William Ryan from SydneyUniversity.

World University HandballChampionships were held in VeniceItaly from 5-13 July. Sydney Universitywas represented by Nicholas Gregory-

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on international students and non-member market

• Improvement in visual appeal ofshort courses web pages

• ‘Come n Try for FREE’ promotion• Closer ties with ISSU, residential

colleges and affiliated campuses• Change of name from ‘Recreation

Courses’ to ‘Short Courses’ andrearrangement of courses into‘sport’, ‘recreation’ and ‘dance’categories

• SUSF rebranding• ‘Open to Everyone’ slogan• Improved, colourful brochure

design• Less competition with USU not

offering dance and recreationcourses

• Improved staff education• Delivery of brochures to local

community and backpackerhotspots.

Allocating promotional funds toincreased brochure orders, Come n Tryfor FREE promotion and SMSreminders in 2008 rather thanadvertising in local newspapers andUSU publications does not seem tohave had a detrimental effect on thepromotion of the short courses.Instead, interest in the program ishigher, with a better presence on theinternet and many email enquiries as a

… INTEREST IN THE (SHORT COURSES)PROGRAM IS HIGHER, WITH A BETTERPRESENCE ON THE INTERNETAND MANY EMAIL ENQUIRIES AS ARESULT OF WEBPAGE REFERRALS.”


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Roberts, Hugh Ronzani, MatthewWalsh and David Wilson. The teamfinished 16th.

World University ChampionshipRowing was held from 5-7 Septemberin Belgrade, Serbia. Mark Prater(Coach M4-), James Harding, DominicGrimm, Ry Kehlet, Alan Bennett (HeadCoach W4- and W2x), Emma Costello,Chloe O’Regan, Natasha Bolsin andAilsa Tremayne represented AustralianUniversities from Sydney University.The women’s coxless four finished 2ndin the B final and 8th overall while thedouble finished 11th. The men’scoxless four were also out of themedals finishing 10th.

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMSShort Courses2008 was an encouraging year for ShortCourses which attracted a total of 551enrolments; 60 more enrolments than2007. The number of enrolments takenin semester 2 was the highest taken in a

semester since semester 1 2002.The most interesting achievement,

however, was the ratio of members tonon-members which has graduallydecreased from 1:2.5 in semester 12007 to 1:1.3 in semester 2 2008. Witha greater number of enrolments and anincreased proportion of non-members,the income for the program hasincreased over the past four semesterswith a sharp increase in the mostrecent semester.

The gradual increase in participantnumbers may be attributed to:

• Increase in the number of coursesoffered

• ‘Fit & Energised’ e-newsletter sentto previous participants andenquirers at the beginning of eachsemester

• Inclusion of short coursesadvertising in ROAR magazines,ROAR e-newsletters and ISSUnewsletters

• Marketing and promotional focus



result of webpage referrals. The bettereducation of SUSF customer servicestaff was also a key factor in thesuccess of the program in semester 22008.

The four fencing courses offered insemester 1 and 2 in 2008 were by farthe most popular courses. Many ofthose who had participated in thebeginner courses in 2007 returned forthe intermediate course in 2008.Fencing was so popular in semester 2that an extra course running from theend of semester until Christmas wasset up to accommodate for thedemand.

The growth of the program is limitedby the availability of venues. A greaternumber of courses may be conductedbut they would have to be ones whichare outsourced due to the lack ofavailable facilities on campus duringpeak hours. For semester 1 2009,greater venue availability has beenallocated to the program withadditional courses planned to run inthe Activities Hall and EducationAnnexe Dance Studio on Mondayevenings.

The link with clubs has beenstrengthened this year with theaddition of archery for beginners andbadminton for beginners. Both clubshave stated that the establishment ofcourses has been beneficial inattracting new club members. Otherclubs such as Sailing and UltimateFrisbee have expressed interest inrunning beginner courses in the

program in semester 2 2009.The key strategies for promotions in

2009 are: introduction of new courses,‘open for everyone’ slogan, user-friendly web pages and onlineenrolments, distribution of ‘get fit andenergised’ e-newsletter to pastparticipants and enquiries, SUSF staffeducation prior to program launch,Come n Try for FREE promotion inconjunction with SMS reminders,promotional presentations to keymarket groups – international students,college and university housingresidents, and the delivery of brochuresto the local community and non-member markets.

Lunchtime Sport2008 was a great improvement on 2007where the number of teams registeredin the indoor mixed netballcompetition decreased significantlyfrom 2006 and where 3-on-3 basketballand dodgeball competitions failed torun due to insufficient registrations.Several teams from the indoor opensoccer competition in 2007 returned toparticipate in both semester 1 and 2 in2008 whilst the popularity of the newindoor mixed soccer competition grewthroughout the year.

The new fixtures and format for theindoor open soccer competition andthe on-going support of the Co OpBookshop as sponsors are key factorsin creating culture for the program.Teams indicated that the new formatwhich allowed an ultimate winner in the

competition was a winning formula.The indoor open soccer competitionran at capacity in both semesters in2008 with a maximum of 48 teamsregistered in both semesters.

The indoor mixed netballcompetition attracted 8 teams insemester 1 but only 5 in semester 2.Indoor mixed soccer had 5 teams insemester 1 and 8 in semester 2.

One of the most encouragingoutcomes was the inclusion of teamsfrom International House and SydneyUni Village. The residencies have noworganised to cover the costs of teamsin the program. This is set to continuein 2009.

A promotional initiative thatattracted interest to the program inboth semesters was the inclusion of themessage ‘Don’t have a team? Contactus and we’ll try and find one for you tojoin’ on posters and flyers. Individualsmade enquiries throughout the year toget involved in the program and insemester 2 at least 2 teams were madeup of those who had called without ateam.

A number of enquiries are alsocoming through the web page for theprogram which includes all new andcurrent season information. It is hopedthat in 2009, an online results systemmay be set up to encourage greater useof the web page.

For semester 1 2009, the sameschedule for indoor open soccer, indoormixed netball and indoor mixed soccerwill be run. An open basketball



competition will also be included. Sincethe number of netball teams registeringhas decreased over the past 3semesters, a court is available for anextra competition to be run. The formatof the basketball competition will notbe 3-on-3, but rather with full 5-playerteams. An extra 2-3pm timeslot onThursdays has also been reserved as anoverflow option for teams that miss outon registering in the indoor opensoccer competition as teams wereturned away in both semesters 1 and 2with the competition booked tocapacity.

A focus for the program in 2009 willbe trying to build and foster culture toencourage teams to return forconsecutive seasons. A ‘hall of fame’will be set up on the noticeboardwhere pictures of previous winningteams will be posted.

Interfaculty SportThe total number of participants inInterfaculty Sport in 2008 was 893 over16 events. Two events were cancelledin 2008 due to inclement weather orinsufficient competition entries.

2008 ParticipationTouch 238Soccer M 128Ultimate Frisbee 78Netball 92Table Tennis 24Basketball M 55Basketball W 36Volleyball 40Indoor Soccer 585km Run 43

Events in semester 1 attracted betternumbers than 2007, but most events insemester 2 had a lower rate ofparticipation. It is unknown whatfactors caused the decline inparticipation in the program insemester 2.

Interfaculty Sport participationnumbers have been on the decline forthe past few years with 983 participantsin 2005, 973 participants in 2006, 942participants in 2007 and 893participants in 2008. A loss of almost100 participants over a four-year periodis apparent. Further consultation withthe faculty representatives will occur in2009 to better determine what sports

ROSEBOWL

SPORT ST ANDREW'S ST JOHN'S SANCTA WESLEY WOMEN'SSwimming 1 0 3 5 7Rowing 3 1 0 6 6Netball 5 0 1 7 3Hockey 3 1 0 6 6Softball 5 3 0 7 1Tennis 7 0 1 5 3Basketball 4 4 1.5 7 1.5Athletics 7 3 0 5 1

TOTALS 35 12 6.5 46* 28.5

*Points deducted due to penalties.

the students want to participate in.The Faculty of Education and Social

Work were victorious for the secondyear in a row followed by VeterinaryScience, Commerce and Lawrespectively. It was disappointing thatMedicine finished towards the back ofthe field given the rivalry in previousyears between Education andMedicine. However, it was encouragingto see smaller faculties such asPharmacy, Law, Dentistry, Agricultureand Engineering participating in anumber of events throughoutthe year.

2008 saw two interns oversee theadministration and organisation ofInterfaculty Sport; Johanna Way insemester 1 and Antony Butler insemester 2. Antony Butler will bestaying on to manage the program forsemester 1 2009.

16 events have been scheduled for2009 with traditional and individualsports such as cricket and squashomitted in favour of more popularteam events. The 16 events in 2009 areas follows: touch football (2competitions), tennis, soccer m, soccerw, ultimate frisbee, netball, badminton,table tennis, basketball m, basketballw, indoor soccer (2 competitions),volleyball, handball and 5km run.

It is hoped that the inclusion of lesstraditional and easier-to-play sports willturn around the declining participationrate for the program. Communicationwith faculty sports representatives willneed to be improved as well aspromotional strategies.

Intercollege SportThe overall victor of the 2008 RawsonCup was St Paul’s College and theRosebowl was Wesley College. Thefinal overall point scores are as follows:

2008 was an eventful year forIntercollege Sport with challenges suchas incidents of misbehaviour and theft,tribunal hearings, a rain-drenchedRawson rugby final and what seemedlike a never-ending list of items toamend in the constitution and policyand procedure documents. Despite theobstacles, the 2008 Intercol Committeeand Leonie Lum banded together toensure that the Rawson and Rosebowlevents were delivered in a professionalfashion, addressing as many loopholes

SPORT AND RECREATIONRAWSON

SPORT ST ANDREW'S ST JOHN'S ST PAUL'S WESLEYCricket 3 0 3 3Swimming 3 0 5 1Rowing 5 0 3 1Rugby 1 0 5 3Soccer 3 0 1 5Tennis 3 0 5 1Basketball 0 1 3 5Athletics 0 2 2 5

TOTALS 18 3 27 23*



and ambiguities in the constitution andsporting by-laws as possible. In handingover to the 2009 committee, the 2008Intercol committee left a legacy ofcleaner finances and a plan to ensurethe stability of Rawson and Rosebowlsport and other Intercol events forfuture years.

Two years from the first involvementof SUSF in the management of Rawsonand Rosebowl events, efficient policyand procedures are now in place toensure the program is deliveredeffectively. Venue bookings for eventsare secured at least 6 months inadvance and the communication of thecalendar and notices around thecollege community are well-managed.College teams can now be assured thatevents are sufficiently staffed withqualified officials, safety procedures arein place and a reliable systemestablished to ensure protests areheard fairly and promptly. Thoseunfamiliar with the intercollegiatenetwork can now easily find a relevantcontact for their enquiries. Eventprogrammes are now distributed tothe college community at least 2weeks prior to an event and allcurrent information can be accessedvia the intercollege sport webpage.

While the management of Rawsonand Rosebowl sporting events hasbecome more systematic and efficient,there is still a way to go in ironing outcertain policies and procedures.Management of behaviour at events isstill a work in progress. Intercolrecognised and accepted their duties inevent management following incidentsat the rowing regatta in 2008 but thecommittee is yet to ratify a behaviourmanagement strategy to deal withmisbehaviour at events.

A five-year agreement was signed withthe residential colleges at the conclusionof 2008, securing SUSF involvement inthe management of Rawson andRosebowl sport until 2013. It was statedin the 2007 annual report that emphasisin 2008 would be placed on improvingthe services and programs currently runby SUSF to better cater to the needs ofthe college community, rather than onstreamlining the management ofintercollege sport. It is hoped that in2009 this will be achieved.

Affiliated Campuses2007 saw most of the affiliatedcampuses remain fairly active inpromoting sport and recreationactivities despite a reduction infunding, 2008 was in contrast a veryinactive year. The Conservatorium ofMusic used their funding to participatein the social netball competitions heldat the University Sports & AquaticCentre. Medicine, Law, Dentistry(Westmead), Sydney College of theArts, and Veterinary Science (Camden)did not utilise their allotments despiteactive encouragement by SUSF staff torun sporting activities on their

campuses. Dentistry and Medicine failedto get their annual rugby tournamentrunning due to issues with insurance.Law did run their annual sports day.Veterinary Science (Camden) signed upSUSF members throughout 2008 but didnot take advantage of the 100% rebateoffered to them.

It is hoped that visits to the affiliatedcampuses and meetings with new 2009campus representatives early semester1 2009 will help to promote andencourage greater participation insport and recreation activities at theaffiliated campuses.



COMMUNITY PROGRAMSSchool Holiday Sports CampsThe School Holiday Sports Campscontinue to be very popular with 2,551enrolments taken in 2008. Enrolmentsin the sports camps persist largely dueto the database of previousparticipants, sporting clubs andchildcare organisations that are sent abrochure every school holiday period.Local schools are also deliveredbrochures for distribution and sentmarketing information about thecamps. The data shows that themajority of enrolments are previousparticipants and that word of mouth isalso a very effective marketing tool.The mail out to past camp participantshas reached its largest ever distribution(over 4,500).

85 sports camps were offeredthroughout the year, an increase on the80 camps offered in 2007 and 77 in2006. Total enrolments were well downfrom 2007 where 3,256 were recorded.The reasons for this are varied butinclude a combination of factorsincluding staff turnover at SUSF andCamp Australia, the economicdownturn and increased competition inthe local area.

The multi-sport camps at both HK

Ward Gymnasium and St Andrew’sOval proved popular with new sportsand instructors. Soccer, cricket, tennis,netball and basketball also provedfavourites this year with our water poloprogram steadily improvingparticipation rates.

Period Camps AttendanceSummer 07/08 30 753Autumn 2008 18 644Winter 2008 19 613Spring 2008 17 541Total 85 2,551

Key relationships were establishedwith Camp Directors and Sydney Uniclubs (particularly rugby union, cricketand basketball). The Acuvue SydneyUni Flames maintained theirinvolvement in 2008 with basketballplayers delivering coaching sessionsand player appearances. The SydneyUni Football Club supplied coaches forthe rugby union camps and alsoorganized player appearances from theWaratahs. The Sydney Uni CricketClub has always been very good atsupplying coaches and they continuedto be great supporters of the programin 2008.

The multi-sport camps throughout

the year included the usualcomplement of excellentcoaches and teachers. TheCamp Directors were allqualified and experienced PEteachers and the guestinstructors included instructors injudo and hip hop dance, chiefinstructor in Aikido, certifiedultimate frisbee instructors, aLevel 3 fencing instructor andMaestro of Arms, and AustralianEuropean handballrepresentatives. A Matilda’splayer also coached on thesoccer camps providingcoaching tips for young femaleplayers. Recently appointedNSW Blues Cricketrepresentative, Ian Moran, hisbrother Sean and first graderepresentative Will Hay all servedas Directors of our popularcricket camps. Three AFL/NSWDevelopment Officers andSydney Universityrepresentatives directed andcoached at our AFL camps.

Rebel Sport completed theirsecond year as the majorsponsor of the School HolidaySports Camps in which they




became the exclusive supplier ofsporting apparel, goods andequipment to Sydney Uni SportsCamps. Over the three years of thisarrangement, Rebel Sport will beproviding approximately $50,000 ‘in-kind’ and cash sponsorship. SydneyMarkets continued their sponsorshipsupplying fresh fruit to campparticipants as well as promotionalmaterial to give away. They are theofficial snack supplier and have reachedan agreement which will see thempartner with Sydney Uni Sports Campsfor the next three years.

The contractual agreement betweenCamp Australia and SUSF continued in2008. Camp Australia experiencedsignificant restructuring this year atadministration and customer servicelevels. Neil Finlay continues to workwith their staff to maximise benefit toboth organisations through qualityservice delivery of our camps.

Support for community groups fordisadvantaged children such as theBoys and Girls Brigade and NASCA wascontinued throughsponsored campplacements and sports programs oncampus in 2008.

School SportThree primary schools, two highschools, one tertiary institution and onespecial school from the local areaparticipated in the School SportProgram at Sydney Uni in 2008.Schools included Paddington PublicSchool, North Newtown Public School,St Mary’s Cathedral School, St Andrew’sCathedral School, Carinya SpecialSchool, Alexandria Park Primary andHigh School, Balmain Public School,and Brigidine College, Randwick. Eachschool participated in various activitiesincluding kickboxing, rock-climbing,judo and other more traditional sportssuch as soccer, ultimate frisbee, cricket

and netball.Unfortunately, Summer Hill School

(reason not specified) and St Andrew’sCollege (direct booking at SUSAC) didnot participate in the 2008 program.However, Randwick East TAFE andCarinya Special School, in addition toextra visits from Paddington PrimarySchool, made up for this loss. In term 3,Brigidine College Randwick broughtapproximately 150 students toparticipate in a Year 9 Activities Day atSydney University. This day, whichstarted in 2006, ran successfully again.Balmain Primary School also conductedan end of year activities day on-campusin term 4 for approximately 85 Year 4, 5and 6 students, delighted with thestructured and diverse program,professional coaches and excellentfacilities.

In comparison to 2007, the numberof schools participating in the programwas about the same (losing 2 schoolsand picking up 2 plus an additionalactivities day). The number of studentstaking part in the program in 2008decreased from 885 in 2007 to 810 in2008. The number of classes beingtaken dropped marginally from 38 in2007 to 36 in 2008.

School Sport Enrolments 2008Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Schools 4 4 5 3

Classes/ 9 9 11 7

Week

Students/ 140 150 330 190

Week

EDUCATION PROGRAMS2008 was a successful year for theEducation Programs with lots of newand exciting developments takingplace. The PDHPE program hascontinued to grow with 15 new schoolsattending over the year and a record1,240 students participating in total.

2008 Program ParticipantsEnrolments PDHPE Sports Medicine/Taping Taping First Aid/CPRClasses 60 15 1 58School Students 1,240 256 14 98University Students N/A N/A N/A 440General Public N/A N/A N/A 143Total 1,240 256 14 739

First Aid EnrolmentsCourse Type Participants 2008Education 294Other Degree 234CPR 98Staff 15School 98Total 739

The year 11 and 12 modules continueto be updated and modified to meetstudent’s needs and new equipmentincorporated into the modules. Termtwo and three remain the busiest timefor the PDHPE program and to keepup with demand we have looked intoemploying a casual staff memberduring this time in 2009.

We have seen similar success withthe Sports Medicine AwarenessCourses with participation numberscontinuing to grow and all schoolsfrom 2007 returning and completingcourses with us in 2008. Both schoolprograms met budget for the year.

Positive relationships continue tobuild between SUSF and theCynergex Group (our partner for thedelivery of accredited first aid courses)and we have had a good year withfirst aid courses. Student participationin refresher first aid and CPR coursesincreased in popularity and ourpartnership with Macquarie Hospitalremains strong. Six CPR courses wereheld at the hospital through the year.University students remain our maintarget audience with a total of 528students completing a course with usin 2008. Due to a large number ofEducation students completingcourses in 2007, we were slightlybelow budget for 2008 for first aid.Marketing and communicationstrategies have been improved withthe Education Faculty with specificgroups being targeted for next yearwhich will hopefully increase ourproductivity in 2009. Marketingadvances for first aid have allowed usto expand the business and we haveseen good enrolments from Medicine,Engineering, Colleges, Universitystaff, SUSF staff and members of thegeneral public.

Dr Michelle NancarrowDeputy Director


IN 2008 we conductedcapital works acrossthe majority of ourfacilities, welcomednew staff into importantpositions and delivered

a record income.

Capital Works

Our first major capital works in May,the new lights on No. 1 Oval, havesignificantly improved player andspectator experience at training andmatches. We can now support nightfootball, in addition to regular nighttraining and matches.

At the Grandstand, the remainder ofa 2007 water grant from the FederalGovernment funded new water tanksfor the Bruce Williams Pavilion. Wateris now harvested from the roof andsupplies the change rooms’ toilets.

In June, two major projects werecompleted at the Arena Sports Centre.The ground floor and change roomswere tiled to replace old linoleum. Airconditioning was installed in thegymnasium and coaches offices.General upkeep, these upgrades andinterior/exterior painting has had apositive impact on the many using thefacilities.

During August we submitted theDA for the Cunningham’s ReachBoathouse. Council delayed the DAwhile seeking advice from an externalconsultant, requiring further changesto the application. We have re-submitted the DA and hope to have itapproved shortly.

Glebe Boathouse saw improvementsin September. The old roof, containingasbestos, and the 25 year-old airconditioning system were replaced. Asubsequent program of minor works tothe pontoon, boatshed and changerooms was established, whichcommenced in early 2009.

The final major works for 2008 tookplace at the Sports & Aquatic Centre inDecember. Two large windows were

added to the southern wall (matchingthose at the western wall), and rows ofwindows at the top of the walls werereplaced. This has dramaticallyincreased the amount of light cominginto the pool area.

Upgrades to the box gutter outsidethe building with stainless steel shouldresolve all issues with water leaks. Aircurtains between the pool deck andthe rest of the centre were also added.The centre’s metal super-structure waspainted as a rust prevention measure.Static lines, walkways and ladders werealso added to the roof to enhancesafety.

Finally, a program was established tocomplete the remainder of work onthe Sports & Aquatic Centre for 2009.This included a refurbishment of thefoyer, the replacement of the poolplant, and the addition of a smokedetection and alarm system.

GroundsOur grounds did well, holding up toanother year of heavy use by our clubs.They remain in good condition thanksto a magnificent effort from all ourgrounds staff. The inclement weatherduring the winter football seasonrendered many surfaces unplayable attimes. Nonetheless, the wickets andsurrounds were ready for the summercricket season.

We are aware that lighting on No 2Oval and The Square needs improvingand are currently working with theUniversity on solutions.

Grounds staff were delighted totake delivery of the following newequipment during 2008: a Gatortransport vehicle, a Mentay Tow-A-Tarp, a John Deere tractor mower anda “Super Sopper.” The total value ofthese new machines wasapproximately $100k.

Facilities BudgetThe following summary is based onunaudited financial figures for 2008.

(Audited figures appear in the 2008annual financial report).

In terms of our budget, profit isdominated by SUSAC (our primaryprofit centre) and expenses by theGrounds (our major cost centre).SUSAC had a very solid year financially.It met its full annual budgeted incomeand profit targets after just threequarters. We brought in a record$3.33m against a budget of $3.22m -an excess of approximately $110k.Profit for the SUSAC also exceededbudget: $1.18m vs $974k - an excess ofapproximately $203k.

Total profit for the year was $207k vsa budgeted profit of $232k, a shortfallof 11.3%. While ahead of budget allyear, we undertook a large expenditureon maintenance in December, inpreparation for a lean year in 2009.

StaffFormer Operations Manager, RobSmithies, was promoted to Executive

OPERATIONS AND FACILITIESOPERATIONS AND FACILITIES A TEAM EFFORT



Director. Paul Gray acted in this roleuntil the permanent appointment ofDavid Shaw who started in mid-June.

Paul Gray was subsequentlyappointed Assistant Centre Managerat SUSAC. Andrea Garcia replacedPaul Byrom as Shift Manager. And,while Amy Guirguis was initially takenon as Bookings Coordinator, she alsotook on the role of the Robyn WebsterCentre Manager after Madelene Riviermoved over to the Elite AthleteProgram. Tristan Michelsons replacedMichael McAulay as Pool Lifeguard.

Elsewhere, Paul Reynolds replacedHelen Teale as the Arena Centre

Manger, while Renee Payne wasappointed Assistant Centre Manager.Out on the Grounds, Daryl Davidsonreplaced Grant Anderson as AssistantHead Groundsman, while we took on anew apprentice Greg Donachie afterNathan Varley departed.

ConclusionMy thanks go to all the staff at theUniversity who made our capital worksand equipment program possible. I’dlike to thank Bob Kotic and DeborrahLambourne from the office of the COOfor providing the funding, and JohnCox, Phil Sorbello, Anthony Cox, John

Chung , Martin Ayers and IngridBascur from Campus InfrastructureServices for invaluable assistance andexpertise. I’d also like to thank DavidLavings and Matt Inch from CMSConsulting for managing the projects.

And finally, I am indebted to all ourOperations and Facilities staff for sucha successful year, in particular JohnMoloney, Paul Gray, Paul Reynolds, RayHunt and Leon Talay.

David ShawOperations and Facilities Manager

OUR GROUNDS REMAIN INGOOD CONDITION THANKS TOA MAGNIFICENT EFFORT FROM ALL OUR GROUNDS STAFF.”

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two issues released in 2008 featuredpaid advertising from sponsors,Rydges, Sub Aquatics, ACUVUE, MBF,Surf Camp Australia, Sydney UniVillage and The Co-op Bookshop.

Producing ROAR Magazineinvolved writing, collating and editing42 pages of content; consultativedesign and layout of the publicationand generating advertising revenuebefore printing and distribution. In2008, a total of 8,000 copies weredistributed.

ROAR was met with very positivefeedback – some calling it the‘quintessential on-campus sportingpublication’. Plans for the future areto increase the magazine to tri-yearlyand growing distribution bases toincorporate electronic circulation. Weseek to enhance stories of our seniorelite athletes and associations withintriguing insights into the role thatSUSF is playing in their remarkablecareers.

BeijingTwenty Sydney University athletesrepresented Australia in Beijing. Theiramazing achievements generatedsignificant exposure for SUSF throughlocal and metro media outlets,particularly through the Cumberlandnewspaper group. Through variousmarketing activities – particularly webcoverage, the University was also veryaware of our athlete’s involvement,with a message of support from thenew Vice-Chancellor posted on oursite for the duration of the Olympicand Paralympic Games.

MembershipVarious targeted annual membershipand facility fitness pass campaignswere run throughout 2008. The firstand traditionally the largest campaignwas O’Week.

Although being one of thestrongest membership weeks of theyear, O’Week failed to reach the


AFTER strategicallyplanning there-branding of theorganisation, 2008offered the challengingopportunity to publicly

rollout a revitalised image and identity.We benefitted from an increased

commercial focus, with targetedpromotional activities to segmentedaudience groups both on and off-campus, driven by a Marketingdepartment now in its second formalyear of operation. While the re-brandwas undoubtedly the biggest projectand achievement of 2008, supportingour Olympians’ Beijing campaigns,launching ROAR magazine and regularmembership promotional campaignswere also of major importance.

There was a substantial change withinthe Marketing department staffing.After passionately driving the re-brandthrough research and concept stages toa successful roll-out as Marketing &Memberships Manager, Michael Crumpleft SUSF and was replaced by RossXenos in July.

MARKETING AND MEMBERSHIPMARKETING AND MEMBERSHIP THE BIRTH OF SUSF.

RebrandingThe birth of the new Sydney Uni Sport &Fitness brand occurred on January 1,2008 followed by the intricate process ofre-identifying the organisation. Thisencompassed the update of physicalfacility and directional signage, staffuniforms, a new website and a newbranded publication – ROAR magazine.

WebsiteLaunched on February 18,www.susf.com.au tremendouslyimproved the online personality of thenew Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness. Aswell as refreshing information from theprevious website, the new site exposedthe new brand, with a fresh,contemporary colour scheme. A newcontent management platform enablesdirect-integration between theGladstone Member RelationshipManagement system. The new site,through revisions to plug-in applications,now generates more statistics on sitetraffic and is an important tool formarketing feedback.

On average, throughout 2008, thefollowing statistics define monthly trafficto the site:• Average site visitations – 11,000• Average page viewing – 33,700• Average time spent navigating site

per visit – 2:42• Percentage of new visitors – 61%

ROAR MagazineOne of the year’s most significantachievements was the birth of ROARMagazine.

Replacing the SUS Handbook, ROARMagazine is a bi-yearly, all-in-one topicaland informational publicationinnovatively showcasing the products,services, programs and benefits ofSydney Uni Sport & Fitness to bothon- and off-campus communities.

Designed in association with brandconsultant agency RGC, ROAR attractedpromotions and paid advertising frominternal and external stakeholders. The



heights of success that it had beenearmarked for. An unfortunateculmination of poor weather and ITproblems were largely to blame for thelack of traffic and poor conversion ofpassing traffic. However week one ofSemester proved strong to regainsome of the ground lost in the weekprior.

In May, an innovative fitness passcampaign was conducted, offering 2weeks of Gold Membership access foronly $25. The campaign was targetedat enticing new members toexperience an SUSF membership, aswell as allowing current members theoption to experience the benefits of anupgrade to the highest pass level. Withover 430 individuals taking up the offer,it was an enormous success. Most

pleasing was that almost 20% of trailersrolled onto another term membershippass – taking total campaign revenueto approximately $58,000.

September saw another innovativecampaign succeed with a broad targetaudience. The ‘Win a 48cm TV/DVD’campaign gave all new and renewingmembers an entry into the draw to winthe main prize. The campaign attracted187 entrants, raising over $61,000 inpass revenues. The open, all inclusivenature of the campaign, matched witha low cost per entrant in promotionalexpenditure, achieved an impressivereturn on investment.

Frontline ServiceSupported by a new, united brand,SUSF customer service staff of on-campus facilities are at the ‘Frontline’of our operations. Understanding this,a consultative process was undertakenwith all Frontline staff, including CentreManagers and Shift Supervisors, todevelop a new service mission andobjectives through the end of 2008.

New service frameworks were

developed and communicated toFrontline staff through a series oftraining workshops, commencing inNovember. The implementation of newservice strategies has been met withgood feedback from staff and has seenan improvement in the standards ofservice to SUSF’s stakeholders.

Ross XenosMarketing and Membership Manager

THE BIRTH OF THE NEW SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESSBRAND OCCURRED ON JANUARY 1, 2008 FOLLOWED BYTHE INTRICATE PROCESS OF RE-IDENTIFYING THEORGANISATION.”

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IN 2008, 18 years afterthe athlete scholarshipprogram wasestablished, the SUSFElite Athlete Programgranted sport

scholarships to 240 athletes from morethan 30 sports, with a further 60 placesoffered in the Talented AthleteProgram (TAP). Applications for sportsscholarships totalled just over 400, andwere once again of an exceptionalstandard.

NSW cricketer Mark Cameron(Bachelor of Applied Science – Exerciseand Sport Science) and diver AlexCroak (Bachelor of Applied Science –Occupational Therapy) received theVice Chancellor’s Sport Scholarships foracademic and sporting excellence.Each demonstrated their worthiness tobe awarded such an honour, withMark’s superb efforts with the NSWBlues men’s cricket team and Alexachieving a berth at her secondOlympics, competing in the 10mplatform diving event at the BeijingGames in 2008.

The partnership between SUSF andthe Faculty of Economics and Businesscontinued to prosper, with theannouncement of the Faculty’sUndergraduate Sports scholarships tocomplement the 10 PostgraduateSports scholarships offered annually.Recognising the sporting achievementsand leadership abilities of athletescurrently studying an undergraduatedegree in Economics and Business, theprogram provides up to 2 athletescholarships per year, to the value of$10,000 per year for the duration oftheir degrees. In 2008, Australian U/23rower James Goswell and AustralianSchoolboy rugby player DavidMcDuling were the first to receive thisprestigious scholarship.

Once again, we relished theimmeasurable support of the Universityof Sydney, which provided a fundingboost of more than $200,000 to the

Elite Athlete Program in March 2008.This funding delivered additionalfinancial support for our new andcurrent scholarship holders, as well asproviding significant increases foressential services such as tutoring,nutrition and sports psychology.

Our sincere thanks are extended tothe University, in particular DeborrahLambourne and Bob Kotic for theircontinued support of the Elite AthleteProgram. Special thanks also go toSUSF President Bruce Ross fornegotiating with the Universityregarding this extra funding.

Widespread SupportThe Blue & Gold Club extended theirsupport with two scholarships awardedto Beijing Olympian Elizabeth Kell(rowing, B/Education) and dualOlympian Jason Smith (basketball,M/International Business). The BluesAssociation supported threescholarship holders in 2008 – MelissaHammond (water polo, B/MedicalScience); Matt Jaukovic (swimming,B/Economics & Law) and CharlotteWalters (rowing, B/Physiotherapy).

MBF Health awarded threescholarships in 2008 and theircontribution was greatly appreciated.ACUVUE Sydney Uni Flame Eva Afeaki(basketball, B/Economic and SocialSciences); Renee Kirby (rowing, B/Arts& Science) and Lachlan Renshaw(athletics, B/Commerce) were the 2008recipients. The Dr Philip RundleAthletics Scholarship was awarded toJustin Merlino (athletics, Physiotherapy)and the Marie Gavel MemorialScholarship recipients for rowing wereEdward White (Agricultrual Economics)and Emma Cook (B/Education). TheFaculty of Pharmacy scholarshiprecipient was soccer player JamesAlcorn, whilst Ihsan Savran (soccer) andBrenton Dumbrell (tennis) wereawarded the Ray Hyslop and KayeDenning scholarships respectively.

The Blues Committee met in October

and subsequently awarded 20 Blues,with the Blue of the Year awards goingto Lachlan Renshaw (athletics) andKeesja Gofers (water polo). Thefunction at the Great Hall attractedmore 250 people, including our newVice-Chancellor Dr. Michael Spence.

Overall, the Elite Athlete Program(EAP) assisted 300 athletes with thelargest number of scholarship studentscoming from the Faculties of HealthSciences and Economics and Business.Just over 50 athletes received jointscholarship support from ResidentialColleges and Sydney University Village.More than 25 athletes from the NSWInstitute of Sport also receivedscholarships. All new athletes wereinducted in March at The Grandstand,and also at the Cumberland campus.

Support for InternationalRepresentativesIn 2008, the University of Sydneyprovided more than $20,000 in extrafunding to assist 83 student-athleteswho were selected to representAustralia at international events. Ourmen’s and women’s rowers were themain recipients of international travelfunding, with a large percentage of theoverall budget going to assist U/23Australian representatives and Senior Arowers in the lead-up to the Olympicsand World Championships. Severalswimmers and water polorepresentatives also received fundingfor overseas trips.

Athlete ServicesThe focus on high academicachievement for athletes washighlighted by the addition ofsupplementary tutorials providedacross 20 subjects. Personaldevelopment seminars were held ontopics such as time management, essaywriting and exam techniques, dieteticsand sport psychology. Our tutorialprogram once again proved to be anessential service to the academic

ELITE ATHLETE PROGRAMELITE ATHLETE PROGRAM COMING OF AGE.



success of many student-athletes, withmore than 250 hours of tutorialsconducted throughout 2008.

Academic results were again strongfor the EAP, with an average forscholarship holders of 65.89%. Femaleathletes, fewer in number, generallyoutperformed their male counterpartsby an average of 4 marks. Almost 21%of scholarship athletes obtained aDistinction average (75 or higher).Individual sports that performedstrongly with more than 10 scholarshipathletes included soccer, swimmingand athletics. Runner Michael Harrisonobtained the highest number of HighDistinctions (5 in 2008), while swimmerKate Johnson and Kristina Mah fromkarate obtained 4 each. Kate alsoobtained the highest overall averagemark for 2008 (85.0).

The highest averages by degreewere from scholarship athletes enrolledin B/Veterinary Science (75.2), followedby B/Pharmacy and the Masters ofInternational Studies.

On the flipside subjects with multiplefails include IntroductoryMicroeconomics (12) and Accounting1A (9). Our athletes generally achievethe best marks in subjects fromEducation (PDHPE) and Management.

A Talent Identification Seminar inAugust highlighted athlete

recruitment, with approximately 100students and parents receivinginformation about the sporting andacademic opportunities/supportavailable through Sydney Uni Sport &Fitness. These athletes were identifiedas having significant academic andsporting potential by SUSF coaches or

through targeted sporting schools.Scholarship athletes were again

provided with access to first-class sportscience services thanks to MartinHarland and Tim Leahy. Bothperformed wonderful work with theSydney University Football Club(SUFC), the Sydney Uni Flames and theSydney University Cricket Club, toname a few.

Alison Miles and Flavia Fayetprovided invaluable dietetic support toour scholarship athletes in key sportssuch as rowing, rugby and swimming.Dr Haren Sthalekar continued his goodwork as our peak performanceconsultant with scholarship holders.

Welcomes & DeparturesWe welcome Madelene Rivier to ourprogram as Elite Athlete ProgramCoordinator. Madelene has done anoutstanding job in the past year andhas quickly established a great rapportwith many of our athletes. We alsowelcomed Paul Penna, our new Sports

Psychologist, who came from the NewSouth Wales Institute of Sport andworked with the Australian Swimmingteam at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Special thanks need to be addressedto our new Executive Director RobertSmithies, who took over after thedeparture of Greg Harris. Rob and Ilook forward to a successful period ofgrowth for the Elite Athlete Program aswe move onwards to the next OlympicGames in 2012.

Ian EvansElite Athlete Program Manager

“ACADEMIC RESULTS WERE AGAINSTRONG … WITH A HIGHER THANCREDIT AVERAGE FOR OURSCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS.”



2008 was an Olympicyear, which resulted inthe ‘Blue & Gold’ Clubstaging more functionsfor members who are allsporting alumni and/or

supporters of sport at SydneyUniversity.

Functions in 2008The eleventh consecutive annual ‘Blue& Gold’ Cricket Luncheon took place atTattersalls Club on Friday February 29.

The entertainment commenced withAdam Spencer interviewing the twomost recent SUCC 1st XI captains,Greg Mail and Shane Stanton, plus twoAustralian Women’s Test cricketers –the Blackwell twins, Alex and Kate –who are also key members of theUniversities Women’s 1st XI.

Later that afternoon, Mike Coward,one of Australia’s most experiencedcricket writers and commentators,reviewed the season’s “intensecompetition” between Australia andIndia plus the likely impact of the IPLTwenty20 player auction andsubsequent Twenty20 competition.Mike’s panel comprised threeprominent members of thesubcontinent press – Khalid Ansari,Debasish Datta and Nagraj Gollapudi.

The annual ‘Blue & Gold’ Aussie RulesLuncheon took place at the FourSeasons Hotel on Friday 11th April.

Adam Spencer moderated a panel oflegendary Sydney Swans’ players: LeoBarry the champion fullback, JudeBolton the specialist midfielder andMichael O’Loughlin the game’s recordholder. Experienced ‘Blue & Gold’campaigners declared that Adam’splayer interviews were the mostentertaining they had ever seen!

The laughter continued whenimpersonator Andrew Startinintroduced our luncheon guests to AFLcommentators Bruce McAvaney, SamNewman and Denis Cometi plus someof their cricket counterparts, notably

Richie Benaud and Tony Greig.

An Olympic FeastThe ‘Blue & Gold’ Olympic Dinner wasa splendid occasion in The Great Hallon Wednesday 7th May – just threemonths prior to the Beijing OpeningCeremony.

The keynote speaker was alumnusJohn Coates AC – the Chef de Missionof all Australian Olympic teams sinceSeoul in 1988. John provided ourguests with fascinating insights intoBeijing’s Olympic preparations andmade very encouraging predictions(which subsequently proved to be veryaccurate) about Australia’s medal tallyat the 2008 Olympic and ParalympicGames.

Adam Spencer moderated a panel ofprevious Sydney Uni Olympians (ChrisFydler - swimming gold medallist; PeterMontgomery – 4 time Olympicwaterpolo player; Natalie Porter –

basketball silver medallist and LianeTooth – dual hockey gold medallist)and another panel of Beijing-boundSydney Uni Olympians (canoeist RobinBell, waterpolo player Trent Franklin,800m runner Lachlan Renshaw andwheelchair basketballer Sarah Stewart).

Debating RugbyThe twelfth consecutive annual ‘Blue &Gold’ Rugby Luncheon was held atTattersalls Club on Friday 25th July.

Adam Spencer moderated anentertaining panel discussion, whichinvolved SUFC First Grade coaches,Damien Hill and Trevor Woodman, plusSUFC senior players, Tom Carter (whohad just completed a stellar Super 14season with the NSW Waratahs) andTim Davidson (who has now captainedSydney Uni to four consecutive ShuteShield victories).

The principal entertainment that daywas the annual ‘Blue & Gold’ debate,

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which this year saw The Gentlemen ofRugby (James O’Loghlin and RobCarlton) successfully assert that “Rugbyunion should be reinstated as anOlympic sport”. Although soundlydefeated for the twelfth consecutiveyear, the Low-Life Academia team(Adam Spencer and Rhys Muldoon)were extremely amusing. Unfortunately,they once again fell foul of a totally andunashamedly biased adjudicator – theformer Australian Rugby UnionPresident, Mr PL Harry!

Celebrating BeijingThe ‘Blue & Gold’ Olympic CelebrationLunch was held at the Four SeasonsHotel Sydney on Friday 29th August inhonour of the twenty 2008 Sydney UniOlympians, who competed with greatdistinction at the Beijing Olympic andParalympic Games.

After welcoming home the athletes,Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spencepresented each of them with a print ofa clever montage, comprising art cardpictures of the twenty 2008 Sydney UniOlympians in Beijing. During thispresentation ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor was assisted by SUSFExecutive Director, Robert Smithies,and by Simon Fieldhouse, the artistwho created the montage.

The principal entertainment that daywas Adam Spencer’s moderation oftwo very lively panels, each involvingfour of the 2008 Sydney Uni Olympians.The first panel comprised Australia’sfirst female Olympic wrestler, Dr KylaBremner; women’s 10m platform diver,Alex Croak; the coxswain of the men’srowing eight, Marty Rabjohns, andmen’s waterpolo vice-captain, ThomasWhalan. The second panel comprisedmen’s C1 slalom canoe bronzemedallist, Robin Bell; women’swaterpolo bronze medallist, TanieleGofers; men’s coxless four rowing silvermedallist, Francis Hegerty, and ouryoung 800m runner, Lachlan Renshaw.

Golf TraditionsThe annual SUSF/Blues Association“Traditional” Golf Day was held at StMichael’s Golf Club on Wednesday 8thOctober.

The size of the field was less thanprevious years, but the enjoymentfactor was higher than ever. The Farr-Jones team disappointed when captainMax was once again unable to control

his three boys – Peter, Nick and Simon!The team event was actually won bythe lads from Killara Golf Club –Richard Debenham, Terry Gilchrist, IanTonkin and Adrian Young.

The twelfth consecutive ‘Blue &Gold’ Xmas Hamper Golf Day was onceagain held at the New South WalesGolf Club on Tuesday 25th November.

Twenty teams competed for theChancellor’s Cup, which was won bythe Finn Foster APB team. 2nd and 3rdplaces were filled by teams featuringSydney University sporting alumni – theSt Vincent’s Clinic team (Chris Browne,Michael Neil, Martin Sullivan and NickVertzyas) and the euphemisticallyentitled “Men About Town” team(Campbell Anderson, Stewart Boyce,

Graham Hurst and Arthur Johnson).There were lots of laughs during the

presentation ceremony – none more sothan when Australia’s modern dayBanjo Patterson, Murray Hartin, recitedsome of his wonderfully amusingverses. As always … everyone was awinner on the day, because allparticipants took home splendid Xmashampers.

Flames Burn BrightThe Flames’ Silver Jubilee Luncheonwas held in the Anchorage Room atWatersEdge Restaurant on Thursday4th December.

170 guests were thoroughlyentertained by Adam Spencer’s panels,the first of which comprised fourplayers with more than 1,000 Opals’appearances between them: KarenDalton, Trish Fallon, Robyn Maher andMichele Timms. These four championAustralian athletes enthusiasticallyrecounted past escapades, all of whichoccurred off the court!

Adam’s subsequent panellists wereall members of the current ACUVUESydney Uni Flames WNBL team. Our

highly prized imported players, LindseyPluimer and Rhonda Price, providedsome fascinating insights into theirbasketball backgrounds. A verymotivated Eva Afeaki impressed theaudience with her determination tobecome an Opals player and AliciaPoto, our team captain and many timesAustralian representative, promisedthat the ACUVUE Sydney Uni Flameswould win their next three consecutivehome games. The Flames dulydelivered those three victories in thesecond week of December!

This luncheon was the first ‘Blue &Gold’ sporting function dedicated tofemale sport. It was a great publicrelations exercise for the ACUVUESydney Uni Flames and it raised some

useful dollars towards the funding ofour WNBL franchise.

Our Major Sponsor - ACUVUEWe are delighted to confirm thatACUVUE will once again be thesponsor of our popular ‘Blue & Gold’sporting functions in 2009. ACUVUEbrand contact lenses are manufacturedby Johnson & Johnson Vision Care andare the world’s leading brand ofdisposable contact lenses.

ACUVUE (Johnson & Johnson VisionCare) continues to be:

~ a major sponsor of Sydney UniSport & Fitness

~ the naming rights sponsor of ourhigh profile WNBL side – theACUVUE Sydney Uni Flames

~ the sponsor of all ‘Blue & Gold’sporting functions

Already there is a full program ofACUVUE- sponsored ‘Blue & Gold’sporting functions in 2009, with hopesto launch an annual ‘Blue & Gold’Water Sports Luncheon as well.

Rodney TubbsCorporate & Alumni Relations Manager

“EXPERIENCED ‘BLUE & GOLD’CAMPAIGNERS DECLARED THAT ADAMSPENCER’S PLAYER INTERVIEWSWERE THE MOST ENTERTAININGTHEY HAD EVER SEEN!”



THE Blues Associationhas continued its effortsto raise funds for thesport scholarshipprogram whileencouraging past Blues

to attend reunions andkeep in touch with sportingaccomplishments at the University.

The Association also encourages theSU Golds (long-serving administrators

and club contributors) to join andparticipate in sporting alumni activities.

Once again funds were provided forthree sports scholarships. Recipientswere Melissa Hammond, who camesecond at the U20 International JuniorWater Polo Championships, MattJaukovic, who ended the year bysmashing the World Record in the50m Short Course Butterfly at the

FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup,and Charlotte Walters, whorepresented Australia in the World U23Rowing Championships. We werethrilled that our scholarship holdershad such success in their sport during2008.

We were also very proud ofthe 15 Sydney University Bluesrepresenting Australia at the Olympicsand Paralympics in Beijing, namely,

Robin Bell and Lachlan Milne incanoe/kayaking, Trent Franklin, RobMaitland, Sam McGregor, ThomasWhalan and Taniele Gofers in waterpolo, Liz Kell, Francis Hegerty andMarty Rabjohns in rowing, Alex Croakin diving, Kyla Bremner in wrestling,Megan Rivers in hockey, Angie Ballardin wheelchair track and field and SarahStewart in wheelchair basketball.

Function HighlightsAs usual the Pin Function at TheGrandstand on 1 August proved to bea highlight of the year. Over 100people attended and had lots of fun,watching pins being presented tothose who received their Blue in a yearending in “8”, listening to some oftheir own being interviewed andreminiscing on days and feats ofyears ago.

Chairman of the Senate SportsLiaison Committee, John McCarthy QC,presented the pins and endorsed theBlues program in getting the sportingalumni of the University to continuetheir support of University activities. Avery pleasing profit of just over $4000from this function will enable us to offerthree sports scholarships in 2009despite the global financial crisis thathad started to impact our investmentsat the end of the year. Thanks go to RodTubbs for his excellent MC job andinterviews as well as to Cheryl Collinsand Mac Chambers for their hard workbehind the scenes to ensure theevening’s success.

The Annual Golf Day was held at the

PROFIT … FROM THIS FUNCTION WILLENABLE US TO OFFER THREE SPORTSSCHOLARSHIPS IN 2009 ...”

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challenging St Michael’s Course on 8October. While only 28 playersparticipated this year, a profit of $1,584was added to the scholarship funds.Thanks to donations from PeterMontgomery and St Michael’s GolfClub, the raffle and auction weresuccessful on the day.

A Young Blues reunion was held inconjunction with the ACUVUE SydneyUni Flames game v Townsville on 21November and a fun time was hadby all.

The year ended with the traditionalBlues Dinner held in the Great Hall on15 November and the presentation of22 Blues and 4 Gold awards. Sadly ourformer Chancellor and Rowing Bluefrom 1963, Justice Kim Santow, hadpassed away suddenly after a relativelyshort illness. Only two years previouslyhe had garbed the new Blues!

Guest speaker, Olympian TrentFranklin (water polo Blue1999) usedpractical demonstrations with AdamSpencer’s cooperation to illustratepoints in his talk. Adam followed upby interviewing scholarship holders,Melissa Hammond and CharlotteWalters, as well as Olympic athleteLachlan Renshaw (Matt Jaukovic whowas overseas with the Australian Swimteam at the time). While Chancellor,Governor Marie Bashir was unable toattend, it was very pleasing towelcome our new Vice Chancellor DrMichael Spence who presented thecertificates and made theannouncement of the Blues of theYear: Keesja Gofers (the AlisonHattersley Trophy) and LachlanRenshaw (the John Sykes Trophy).

Our congratulations go to Dr PhilHarris, boat Blue 1964, who receivedan AM in the Australia Day HonoursList as well as to Dr Malcolm Stening,hockey Blue 1937, and Mrs PatriciaGeidans former President of SUWSA,who both received OAMs.

A Team EffortMy thanks go to the members of theCommittee for 2008: Cheryl Collins,Jacqueline Bonnitcha, Tim Davidson,Michael Dickson, Brendon Hyde, RayHyslop, Gillian Ting, Rod Tubbs,Mehmet Yagci and archivist MacChambers. Besides organising events,the Committee has approached theUniversity about improving the audio-

visual aspects of The Great Hall, drawnup guidelines for a potential branch ofthe Association in the ACT, conducteda raffle at the Blues Dinner andinvestigated the establishment of asponsorship pack program which weplan to launch later this year.

Finally, I want to thank ExecutiveDirector, Rob Smithies, and his staff whohave assisted us during the past 12months, especially Jenny Lawler, TonyJackson, Ian Evans and Madelene Rivier.

Ann MitchellPresidentBlues Association


IT HAS BEEN yet another terrific year at eachof our clubs with very pleasing performancesand continued development of preparationand training, competition skills and team-building efforts. There have been manyhighlights but any achievement is only possiblewith the ongoing dedication of members andsupporters.



AFL Men2008 has laid the foundation for a

successful 2009 at SUANFC, as the clubmade great developments on and offthe field. Most notably, great work wasput into place for the launch of our U18side in 2009. Further, and as anintegral part of the launch of the Colts,the club has started to work closelywith the development and recruitmentstaff of the Collingwood Football Club.It is to be hoped that this relationshipbenefits both clubs for years to come.

As well as these off fielddevelopments, SUANFC was proud tobuild on our efforts to support localjunior football, and were honoured tobe part of bringing the Peres Centrefor Peace Team to the University.

On the field, the Seniors fellagonisingly short of the finals but itwas positive to be in the position to bechallenging for a finals berth in itssecond year back in the PremierDivision. The Reserves were theoutstanding achievers of the year witha fantastic finals performance takingthem to the grand final. The Blues mayhave lost the grand final to PennantHills but they have done so well thatthey have been promoted twodivisions. 2008 was one of the bestseasons ever by a Reds squad, withencouraging training attendance anddevelopment of the playing group.

SUANFC would like to acknowledgeits sponsors, the Forest Lodge Hotel,Sydney City Toyota and Scooteria;Sydney University Sport & Fitness;former VC Gavin Brown for his supportof sport at the University; the SUANFCcommittee and all members andsupporters of SUANFC.

Jason McLennan – President

AFL WomenThe Sydney University Women’sAustralian Football Club (SUWAFC)fielded one side in the 2008 SydneyWomen’s AFL (SWAFL) competition.Following the 2007 Premiership it

proved to be a rebuilding year due toseveral retirements by club stalwarts.SUWAFC finished in fourth position(unable to proceed beyond theelimination semi-final) which was anachievement given the number ofrookies who had been brought intothe side.

SUWAFC had its second player(Gianna Abbonizio) pass the 100 gamemilestone, with Bryony Cole and EmmaYuen notching up 50 games. Another

season highlight for some members ofSUWAFC was being approached tofeature on an edition of SaturdayDisney promoting female participationin AFL.

With the absence of the Women’sAFL Nationals in 2008 (now held everysecond year) no NSW side wasselected. Instead, a “SWAFL Team of2008” was announced, with SUWAFC’sGianna Abbonizio and Emma Yuenbeing named in the squad. Emma Yuen

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also picked up the Player’s Player awardfrom SWAFL. Our rookies andreturning players polled well in theSWAFL Best and Fairest count witheleven girls receiving votes throughoutthe season. Congratulations to clubaward winners: Best and Fairest –Emma Yuen, Player’s Player – EmmaYuen, Rookie of the Year – HollyShuttleworth , Coaches Award – AnniePhillips, Most Improved – JuliaChessman, Golden Boot – Talei Owen.

Our thanks to all those whosupported us in 2008 especially: theForest Lodge Hotel, SUSF andSUANFC; coaching personnel KellieNolan, Vikash Prasad and Mo Fajojo;runner Penny Stringer and goal umpireLiam Hogan; administrators VictoriaRawlings and Stephen King. Yourcontributions and assistance in runningour club has significantly benefited usand cannot be understated.

We look forward to the 2009 seasonwhere we hope to retain and recruitplayers to help us to return to ourcompetitive form and achieve theultimate goal – winning the 2009Premiership.

Louise Graham - President

American FootballAt season end the Sydney UniversityLions American Football Club have

extended their winning streak to 33games with a record over the last 6seasons of 72-2. What does 2009 holdfor the Lions? Another year ofdedication, hard work and qualityfootball, and the opportunity to be thebest team in NSW.

The U18 Colts had a rough year justmissing out on making the playoffsafter a promising season. After beingwell coached by our two Americanimports Brad Ryals and Colby Myers,with the assistance of Andrew Mathews,the Colts showed a great deal ofpromise in the early stages of theseason. However, a tough draw and afew close games saw the Colts falter atthe playoffs. With the return of many ofthese players and some promisingyoung talent we are hoping to makethe playoffs under the tutelage of HeadCoach David Thode in 2009.

After an arduous pre-season trainingprogram the senior team were grindingour teeth in anticipation for our firstgame of the season. Head CoachStephen Dunne and Defensive Co-Coordinator Ryan Wonser had put usthrough our paces for months inpreparation for a hard season. Afterbeing scheduled to play the BondiRaiders, and that game beingabandoned due to inclement weather,our first game of the year came against

our archrivals. Labelled the ‘Brain Bowl’we were up against the UTS Gators.True to Lions history against UTS, wewere clinical in a dominant 42-0performance. The season started offwhere we had left it in 2007. Ourregular 10 game season continued inmuch the same fashion with the Lionsscoring 504 points at 45.8 per gameand our stellar defence held ouropposition to 66 points at 6 per game.Our highlight of the regular seasonwould have to be our performanceagainst the West Sydney Pirates in the6th round where we came outvictorious 14-0 after a hard foughtdefensive battle. The toughest battle ofthe year would turn out to be replayedcome Championship day in earlyDecember.

After rolling the Sutherland Seahawksin the semis we were on our way to our19th championship game in our 25-yearhistory and our 10th straightChampionship appearance. On aperfect day at Campbelltown SportsStadium we had the opportunity tomake history in the NSWGFL bybecoming the first team to win 6straight Waratah Bowl titles. In athrilling battle of offences we came outvictorious after four very hard quartersof quality football. The game wasclinched late in the fourth quarter witha final score of 38-34. It was definitelyone of the most entertaining games theleague has seen and showed how closethe competition was between the topranked teams. Our running backMatthew Croasdaile was named theChampionship MVP racking up 211rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on theday.

Liam Erby - President

ArcherySydney Uni Archery Club (SUAC) hasattracted a large number of newmembers and maintained a number ofour existing members. It has also beenpositive to see large turnouts duringthe club training times, where membershave continued to develop their skillsand technique.

This year has seen a new committeetake on management of the club, withDon Chiou, who has been President forthe last four years, handing over thereins. Thanks must be given to the

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commitment and contribution he hasput into the club over the years.

Competition has been quiet this year,with a few of our members enteringclub and state tournaments. Onehighlight was a first place at State ShortCourse in Open Barebow Recurve. Like2007, the club will have a strongturnout at the end of year City ofSydney Tournament, with one newmember making his competition debut.

In semester two the club ran its firstarchery beginners course as part ofSUSF short courses program. Thesecourses proved to be popular, withboth sessions booked out. It hasprovided extra exposure to the cluband has resulted in some new membersjoining the club after completing thecourse.

2009 will hopefully see morecompetition entries, with a number ofthe new members at a level to startcompeting. Also we look forward tohaving new faces helping out with theclub’s management, carrying on fromthe work and dedication of theprevious members.

Ben Chin - President

AthleticsThe 2007/8 track season started well forSydney University Athletics Club(SUAC), with many teams contestingthe NSW State Relays Championships.The men’s 4x800m team defended theirtitle in style and the women took outthe 1600m sprint medley (800m, 400m,200m, 200m) in convincing fashion.SUAC alumni also turned out in force,with the men’s 120+ masters teamswinning the 4x400m and placing 2nd inthe 4x100m and 4x200m relays.

SUAC was well represented in theNational Series meets, with severalathletes having outstanding domesticseasons. In particular, Lachlan Renshawwho was undefeated in the 800m,recording an Olympic A qualifier andtaking out the National Title. Two otherSUAC athletes took out NationalChampionships: Nikki Molan in thewomen’s 1500m and Justin Merlino inthe men’s 110m hurdles. Lara Tamsettand Jess Heazlewood won U23Nationals in the 5,000m and 20km walk(respectively).

Success in the summer track seasoncontinued into the winter, with several

athletes recording strong performancesboth at international meets and in thedomestic cross country/road events.James Nipperess, Russell Dessaix-Chin,Emma Rilen and Lara Tamsett hadimpressive cross country seasons, withthe four taking out most of the statetitles on offer.

Several SUAC athletes wererecognised at the Annual AthleticsNSW Dinner, with Lara Tamsett, LachlanRenshaw, Nikki Molan, Justin Merlinoand Jess Heazlewood all nominated forawards. Lachlan took out the MiddleDistance Award and Jess received theDoris Clark Award for Female DistanceWalker.

Lachlan Renshaw was furtherrecognised with selection in the BeijingOlympic team. He became the firstSUAC Olympian since Peter Hadfieldcompeted in the 1984 Los AngelesGames. Wheelchair athlete AngelaBallard was selected in her secondParalympics team, where her goodform was rewarded with a silver medalin the relay.

A number of untimely injuries saw asmaller team than usual compete atAUG’s. Despite diminished numbers,the team still managed to finish in 4thplace overall.

SUAC celebrated 130 years with an

Anniversary Dinner in the MacLaurinHall. The contributions of many pastand present athletes were recognisedand Club Patron Eric Wilson waspresented with an award for hisoutstanding long-term commitment toSUAC.

Brianna Heazlewood - Secretary

BadmintonSydney University Badminton Club(SUBC) started the year with 50members. More people wanted to joinduring the year and the club finishedwith over 70 members, a substantiallyhigher number than last year. One ofthe greatest challenges in successfullyrunning a club is the amount ofregistered members, thus our aim forthe future will be to promote SUBC andlet it continually expand.

Two teams in two different divisionsentered the Interclub competition thisyear. The results were satisfactory andwe are proud to have dedicatedmembers representing SUBC everyyear. Around mid-august, we held adoubles tournament with many playersfrom all over Sydney entering. Thesuccess of this led us to believe that byholding two tournaments next year, itwill be an excellent way for fundraising

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and promoting the club.SUBC participated in the SUSF Short

Courses for the first time in 2008. Weran an educational badminton coursetargeted at students who wanted tolearn the basics. One lesson was runevery week for six weeks. Five playersjoined the club from the course.Hopefully next year, we will be availableto reach out to more students oncampus.

The Sydney Uni Badminton team hasnever let their University down whenrepresenting at AUG’s. Both the boysand girls took 4th place this year, butcontinually showed their fighting spiritthroughout the competition. Green andGold was awarded to Kenny Ng andTina Chow.

Financially the club is looking healthy,breaking even at year end. Our AGMwas held at the Annual Dinner. In thehope of improving the club, members’inputs were acknowledged andadjustments will be made. New boardmembers have also been appointed.

SUBC will continue to be successfulwith its stable management coupledwith its determined committeemembers.

Alan Ng – PresidentBaseballSydney University Baseball Club (SUBC)entered three grades in the SydneyWinter Baseball League. A fourth teamwas also entered into the Pacific CoastBaseball League.

Third grade had a successful year,making it through to the semis in thirdposition, on the back of pitching fromPlayers’ Player Kit Kadlec and hittingfrom MVP and Batting ChampionMatthew Currey, however they wereunsuccessful in progressing any further.

Second and fourth grades wereunlucky throughout the season and fellone win short of the semis. Secondgrade award winners were MVP JamesChiswell, Batting Champion GrantTranter and Players’ Player, 16 year oldChris Crook. Fourth grade awardwinners were MVP Beau Christenson,

Batting Champion Ryan Leonard andPlayer’s Player Sho Nakatani.

First grade had a lean, injury plaguedseason. Congratulations to newpitching recruits Stuart Munro and MVPManabu Inoue on their efforts. BattingChampion and Player’s Player for 2008was Huw McKay. SUSF scholarshipholders Jonathan Freeston and SteveSmith both had respectable seasons.Congratulations to first grade rookieJosh Goldsmith who has been offered aposition at an American college for2009.

The club retained the University Cup(against UNSW) for the secondconsecutive year. We celebrated longand hard into the night at club sponsorThe Roxbury Hotel. We supported Callto Arms, where all players wore yellowarmbands to support men’s cancerresearch. This day was also theinaugural ‘Ladies Day’. Special mentionmust be made to Starshots Chatswoodfor their extremely generous donationtowards raffle prizes, as well as all otherdonors.

Thanks must go out to coaches of allfour grades: Jason Moir, Steve Sprod,Barry Hoare, Luke Goldsmith, JamesGray and Nick Goryl.

2008 saw the inaugural presentationof an award to individuals forexceptional commitment andcontribution to the club.Congratulations to Damien Spinks for21 years representing the club at firstgrade level, as well as Jason Moir andSteve Sprod for their many years ascoaches.

The AUG team was hampered by asevere lack of depth and injuries to keyplayers, so the tournament was nevergoing to be easy. The weekprogressively improved and the teammiraculously made it to the gold medalgame. This was on the back of acourageous effort by Stephen Smithwho pitched 11 innings in one day.Unfortunately, the fairy tale ended butthe team was elated with silver.Congratulations to Stephen Smith andDaniel Illingworth on their selection inthe Green and Gold All Star team.

James Gray received the Pam Garret(“the stump”) award for his outstandingcontribution to the club. Ben Warnockreceived the Jenny Finlay award for anundergraduate. Huw McKay capped off

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a stellar year by winning the Club MVPfor the second time.

Many thanks to all who havecontributed to the Ron RushbrookeScholarship Fund. A huge amount ofgratitude is extended to the followingcontributors: Patrons - R & JRushbrooke, L. Rushbrooke-Beed;Trustees - H. Anderson, H. McKay; LifeMember - T.W. Beed; Sponsor - D.Hynes; Members - R. De Carvahlo, G.Sutherland.

More action is needed to ensure thefuture success and viability of the club.This includes exploring options forsponsorship, strengthening the alumninetwork, and possibly looking to makeconnections with local junior baseballassociations to ensure a flow of youngtalent to the club.

Andrew Franklin – Secretary

BasketballSydney University Basketball Club(SUBC) entered two teams into thehighly competitive Division 1 Men'scompetition at Norths. Despite manynew and young faces our first divisionteam, led by veteran Ben Turner,qualified for a playoff appearance. Dueto AUG commitments our SydneyUniversity side was unable to compete.

With new coach Ben Osbourne onboard our men were able to grab abronze medal at the ECC. The team ledby stand-out veteran James MacCannwas complemented by some new facesand second year players. Thecontinued hard work and effort to joinrepresentative teams by the boys hasseen an improvement in results overprevious years. At AUG's the boys weremet with better quality opponents andshould be commended for making theplayoffs. The overall commitment andhard work by the Sydney UniversityBasketball Men is to be commendedhowever continued hard work will seeeven better accomplishments next year.

The women's basketball teams havehad an outstanding year. We have hada lot of new faces this year with someamazing talent. We entered threeteams into the club competition atSydney City Basketball. All teams didvery well. Our first team won DivisionOne, progressing to Premier League.The commitment to training and gameshas been impressive, mainly due to our

awesome coach Vlad Alava. It is greatto see the girls having fun andimproving together.

The women's team won the ECCcompetition, undefeated. The girlsbeat every team convincingly. For thefirst time we also entered a social teamwhich was a great way for our regularclub players to see how representativesport works. At AUG's our girls teamwon Division 2 undefeated. Theyperformed brilliantly as a team,especially in their tough final match.Particular mention to Melissa Smith,who was chosen in the Green and Goldteam, the only person from Division 2to be selected. We are hoping to beentered into Division 1 next year.

The year has been very successfuland we hope these achievements willbe replicated in 2009 as we move ontobigger and better basketballexperiences.

Sophie McGrath andRaymond Huynh – Presidents

ACUVUE Sydney Uni FlamesThe following players were selected inthe 2007/8 squad. One very positiveaspect of this group is the number ofNSW based players in our program. It ispleasing to see the educational focusthat sets this program apart and aheadof others (see below).

The Flames off season was carefullyplanned and individualised inconjunction with the medical team andMarty Harland. Training started inMarch for players not involved with theNational Squads – Opals, Sapphiresand World Uni Games. Scrimmagenights were held twice a week untilofficial team training in August.

Pre-season games were played atother Sydney Associations (Sutherland,Shoalhaven, Illawarra, Hornsby) and inregional NSW against visiting overseasteams and the Canberra Capitals.

This season the teams’ achievementwent far beyond expectations. With ateam regarded as quite young, the lossof Trish Fallon, and then a long terminjury to star player Eva Afeaki who was

Eva Afeaki NSW Economics/Social Science – Sydney UniversityKiera Shiels ACT Engineering/Commerce – Sydney UniversityMikaela Dombkins NSW University Preparation Course – Sydney UniversityMolly Lewis NSW ACPE- 2008Sally Potocki NSW Hospitality ManagementMichelle Musselwhite VIC TraineeshipErin Lorenzini VIC Podiatry – Newcastle UniversityNatalie Porter VIC Master of Business – Sydney UniversityAlicia Poto NSW Education – Sydney UniversityRachel Herrick NSW University Preparation Course – Sydney UniversityKristen Veal SA Architecture – Tasmania

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ruled out for 9 games, a top four finishwas the teams’ initial goal. This wasfurther compounded by a difficult draw,which saw the team with a heavy roadand playing schedule up untilChristmas. At the end of the regularseason the team finished second. TheFlames best game of the season cameone game too early when they beatAdelaide in the major semi final inAdelaide, winning by 19 points andearning the right to host the grandfinal. Due to SUSAC’s venue size, thegrand final game had to be played inWollongong at the EntertainmentCentre. Credit to the Flames playerswho played a big part in the promotionof the final to attract a good size crowd.The Flames eventually lost to a verystrong Adelaide team 92 to 82.

There were numerous positives onthe player front which included:• The on-going development of all

players including NSW basedathletes into the Flames program.Molly Lewis joined the team from theAIS. NSW Metro junior Sally Potockiwas added to the senior list after 12months in the development squad.

• Opals players Alicia Poto and NataliePorter winning various MVP awards.Both players were selected for Opalstours to China, Europe and the USAand were in the Opal’s squad forBeijing until the last cut.

• The selection of Mikaela Dombkinsand Rachel Herrick to the AustralianSapphires Team.

• Eva Afeaki, Melissa Smith andGeorgia Woodyard’s selection intothe Australian University Women’sTeam that won gold at the World UniGames in Thailand pre-season.

• Club Awards: Most ImprovedMikaela Dombkins, Coaches AwardMichelle Musselwhite, BestDefensive Player Alicia Poto, MVPNatalie Porter.

• WNBL Milestones: Natalie Porter3,000 points, Alicia Poto 1,000points, Kristen Veal 2,000 points, 200games, 1,000 rebounds.

• Natalie Porter won the WNBL MVP.Trish Fallon

- Operations Co-ordinator

BoatSydney University Boat Club (SUBC) hascontinued its reputation as the bestclub in Australia for the 2007/8 season.Rowing from Riverview boatshed withchallenging space and logisticalrequirements, the club has againperformed strongly from developmentlevel to senior levels both domesticallyand internationally. Being an Olympicyear, the focus was placed early on ourmembers to rise to the challenge of the2008 Beijing Olympic Games selectionregattas. Annual camp held in January2008 was deemed a success overalleven though various age groupsexperienced different program stagesas the Olympians began preparing forthe February selection regatta and theU23 and development membersprepared for selections in March andApril. Coaching staff included PhilBourguignon, Mark Prater, AlanBennett and Michael.

NSW State Championships at SIRC inearly February produced someexcellent results even without thesenior athletes attending due toOlympic trials concurrently out at SIRC.A combined effort from the men’s and

women’s clubs won the overallpointscore for Sydney University.

The Australian NationalChampionships were held at SIRCwhich gave us a home advantage. OurU23 men’s and women’s failed to backup the results from previous years andhighlighted some challenges in theprogram. This did not detract fromsome great performances from some ofthe U23 and senior athletes.

The final selection regatta held atSIRC in April for the U23 and theOlympic teams saw an exciting end to along season. Marty Rabjohns wasnamed the Olympic coxswain for theeight along with Jeremy Stevenson.Matthew Ryan and Francis Hegertywere named in the Australian coxlessfour which ended up taking an excitingsilver medal. Nicholas Hudson narrowlymissed out on the men’s sculling squad.Rowing Director Phil Bourguignonagain secured an U23 team with SydneyUni Women’s Renee Kirby andCharlotte Walters in the double.Richard Allsop, James Goswell andNathan Quigley along with coxswainToby Lister travelled to Melbourne tobe part of the U23 eight. Coach MarkPrater secured the World UniversityChampionship coxless four forBelgrade, Serbia with SUBC memberJames Harding and Sydney Unistudents Ry Kehlet and DominicGrimm.

SUBC again returned to theAustralian University Championships todefend the title of overall regattawinner as well as defend the Oxfordand Cambridge Cup. Although wewere beaten by University ofQueensland in the Oxford and

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Cambridge Cup, we did defend ouroverall champion title.

In summary, the season has been themost successful in the history of theclub and it is now widely acknowledgedthat Sydney University Boat Club is thetop performing shed in the country. Wewon the overall pointscore for theNational Championships, NSW StateChampionships, Australian UniversityChampionship and took out just aboutevery trophy at the NSW RowingAssociation dinner including thePremiership Club of NSW. We have twosilver Olympic medallists from the clubas well as numerous Olympians andpast world champions. Our U23 squadremains strong and our reputation for ahigh quality peak performance clubremains strong. The outlook for theclub looks very solid with developmentcoming on strongly and a definedtransition for U23 to Senior A rowers.The next step is to move into our newboatshed…

Nick Hudson – Club Captain

BoxingThe Sydney University Boxing Club(SUBxC) was fortunate to have thevolunteer services of some dedicatedand enthusiastic coaches. Swinging thepractice mitts faster than the speedingglove were coaches Omar Colakaglu,Greg Stanton and George Psellis. DrTony Collings assisted in the early partof the year until illness intervened. Tonyis back on his toes and has startedtraining again and the club wishes himwell and looks forward to see him backon the canvas early in 2009. Thanks alsoto Club Captain, Harold Tsang,Treasurer Chris Foster and PresidentPatrick Cunningham. Pardeep Jagdev,Laurence Abdul-Reheim, George Psellisand Dennis Moffat provided greatsupport coaching. Bryce Sait andPatrick Cunningham undertook Collegetraining and novice training. Thecombined knowledge and experienceof all coaches has greatly improved thefitness, defence skills and sparringabilities of all club members.

On August 6th SUBxC hosted theSydney University Intercollegiate Boxingtournament on No. 1 Oval in front of 400spectators. Eight bouts were held withpoints averaged on the collegeparticipants, the last bout decided if StPaul’s won outright or a three way tie. A

valiant effort by Dr Branieff found himflagging in the last round and the pointsswinging to St John’s.

This year the State Championshipswere held at Blacktown RSL on theweekend of the 18-19th October.Coach Greg Stanton took one of hisnew charges, Oleg Ilkinou. Olegcompeted in the light heavy weightcompetition, 75-81kg. Tiring in the lastround gave opportunity for hisopponent to pull ahead on points.Oleg now has the advantage ofknowing the required level of fitnessand skill required and is keen to tryagain in 2009.

SUBxC celebrated its centenary in2008 with a dinner at the Grandstandoverlooking No 1 Oval, the same ovalwhere the first competition was held in1908. The Sydney University BoxingClub Chapter of the Sydney UniversitySports Foundation was launched at thedinner. The night was a great chancefor uni boxers from different eras tocatch up and exchange stories. Theclub was honoured to have JohnnyLewis as guest speaker. The group waswelcomed by Club Patron Dr TobyBowring and included distinguishedpast members Dr Tony Collings, BrianLulham, Chris McGillion, William Walsh,Mark Connellan, Luke Edwards, JonLooney and Ben Phillips. We lookforward to opportunities for pastmembers to return and support thecompetition to be held on No. 1 Oval

in 2009.We are grateful that the Rees State

Government decided to reverse theban on women boxing in NSW andlook forward to the opportunity forwomen to take to the canvas on equalterms with male boxers. The club isgearing up for a full tilt at the first NSWWomen’s title in 2009 and the steppingstone this offers to send a women’sboxer to the next Olympics.

Patrick Cunningham - President

CanoeSydney University Canoe Club (SUCC)got off to a good start with someentertaining beginner trips for thosewho had recently joined. The paddleon Sydney Harbour saw a bunch ofbeginners cause havoc in the shippinglane while a trip up to the BarringtonRiver provided some entertainment asthe beginners learned how to navigatethrough rapids, rocks and trees. DuringEaster the more experienced paddlersheaded up the coast to the NymboidaRiver which was a lot higher than theprevious years. The trip became quitean epic with many swims and a foldedcanoe.

The club was fortunate this year, theSydney Catchment Authority pumpedup water from Tallowa Dam all yearproviding excellent challengingwhitewater down the WingecarribeeRiver all winter. This is a superb 16kmstretch of mainly grade 3-4 rapids that

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runs through some impressive sceneryand ends at a nudist camp.

The most memorable trip washowever the trip down to theMurrumbidgee and Molongolo Rivers.The water was low but a soliddownpour overnight made things quiteinteresting. Three broken paddles,dislocated shoulder and a brokenfinger made for a very memorableMolongolo first descent. TheMurrumbidgee wasn’t any easier. Onepaddler got stuck in a hole until thestrong current ripped away his paddleand camera that was attached to hisvest. Everyone survived but by the timewe paddled to the measuring gauge halfway down the river the water had risen bya metre. Some chose to walk out, whilethe remainder took their chances. Luckilythere were no further incidents. Othernotable river trips included the Murray,Kangaroo and the Thredbo Rivers while

the lifts were still running and snow couldstill be seen on the banks.

In calmer waters, the marathoncontingent of SUCC strengthened overthe year, and a few members enjoyed the111km of pain in the Hawkesbury Classic,while others opted for the perhapsmilder option of a casual paddle on theLane Cove River each Wednesday night.Canoe Polo is always a hit and was upand running again this year.

Between rains there were many tripsout to Penrith Whitewater Stadiumwhere even complete beginners canhave fun in the inflatable 2-person rafts.

Jiri Svec - President

Cricket MenThe Sydney University Cricket Club(SUCC) can be proud of itsachievements in the 2007/08 seasonwith success both on the field and off it.

• The Premiership success of our 2ndand 6th Grade teams

• All grades qualified for the finalsseries

• Sydney Uni players, Stuart Clark andStuart MacGill, contributed to thesuccess of the Australian teamagainst Sri Lanka and India and bothmade the West Indies tour

• Our players also contributedsignificantly to the success of theNSW team in the Pura Cup

• Stuart MacGill, Stuart Clark, MarkCameron, Greg Mail and Ed Cowanall played a major role in the teamduring the season and MarkCameron’s performances wereoutstanding in the latter part of theseason

• Off the field, our major achievementsincluded attracting a grant of$500,000 from NSW Cricket toconstruct a new facility betweenNo.1 and No. 2 ovals which willinclude new change rooms, anindoor cricket centre (three nets) anda viewing area which will allowspectators a view of both ovals.

We owe a great deal to a number ofpeople who helped in this success. Onthe playing side, we were servedextremely well by Club Coach, MatthewPhelps, whose efforts were reflected inthe success of the teams and theimprovement of a number of players.Matthew makes a major contributionbeyond training, constantly providinggood ideas and administration of thescholarship holders has also beenenormously improved. Geoff DeMesquita also made a tirelesscontribution to the administration, 1stGrade scoring for most of the year,operation of the canteen and liaisonwith the Sydney Cricket Association.Phil Logan did a sterling job asChairman of Selectors and wasparticularly helpful in making sure 6thGrade had a team, despite last minutedrop outs in the grades above. Philwas also a strong supporter of theGreen Shield.

Our captains, Greg Mail, DavidButchart, Brendan Smith, David Jessep,James Rodgers and Andrew Rhodesalso provided strong leadership andcontributed to the effective

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management of their teams and theClub.

Our Board comprises members withrich cricket administration experienceat the highest levels, as well as studentrepresentatives such as Will Hay, whoco-ordinated the Annual Dinner withgreat success. We are grateful for theircontributions, especially to AlanCrompton who travels extensively toattend Board meetings and BruceCollins whose advice and commitmentto the Club is invaluable.

Our scorers, parents and supportersall made a major effort in ensuring thatour teams had the off-field supportwhich assists in good playingperformance. We are particularlyindebted to our scorers, Marty Ami,Siva Sivapalan, John Kilford, LesCarrington and the parents who havefilled in so capably from time to time.

The Club is looking to become moreprofessional during the next year,including examining a proposal for afull-time Director of Cricket. We also willbe looking at a range of other initiatives,including the construction of the newfacility between the ovals to ensure thatwe have a strong club well placed tomeet the challenges of the future.

Michael O'Sullivan - Chairman

Universities Women’s CricketUniversities Women’s Cricket Club(UWCC) had its most successful seasonso far in the Sydney Women’s GradeCompetition in 2007/08. 1st Grade wascompetitive throughout the season,finishing runners-up in a well-foughtGrand Final. 2nd Grade had somegood on-field performances with manyof our junior players coming up throughthe ranks. Our first season with HeadCoach Paul Howse proved UWCC werea force to be reckoned with.

UWCC is proud to boast manynational and internationalrepresentative players. Alex Blackwell,Kate Blackwell, and Lisa Sthalekarplayed for the Australian Southern Starsin the series against England, whichwas narrowly lost. The Aussies foughtback in the series against New Zealand,and their UWCC team mate; WhiteFerns opening batter Ros Kember, tohold onto the Rose Bowl Trophy.

The NSW Breaker's Captained by

Sydney Uni graduate Lisa Sthalekar,won their 10th Women's NationalCricket League title in 12 seasons, withthe help of Alex and Kate Blackwell.Sthalekar was recognised for heroutstanding season as she wasawarded the Belinda Clark Medal for2007/08, while only weeks earlier shealso took out the award for Women’sInternational Cricketer of the Year atthe Allan Boarder Medal presentation.

Shooting Stars Australian U21 squadincluded UWCC players Alison Parkinand Kate Owen. These two playershave been instrumental in our successthis season, with Kate Owen in her firstseason for UWCC being voted Player ofthe Year while Alison’s talents earnedher selection in the NSW A team andtouring NSW Breakers.

Universities Club Captain, SaraHungerford captained the NSW A teamto a convincing win against Victoria atManuka Oval in Canberra, alongsidefellow UWCC team mates Sam Hintonand Alison Parkin. 2nd Grader TaylaSeymour continued her successful firstseason with UWCC, being named inthe NSW U/15 squad.

The Club has begun 2008/09 withmuch ambition, and are determinedmake it to the finals. Thank you to SUSFand UNSW for your continued support.

Sara Hungerford - Secretary

Cycling and TriathlonSydney University Cycling and TriathlonClub, like many clubs, suffered fromnon-participation in O-Week due to thehigh costs charged by the UniversityStudent Union. During 2008 ourmembership numbers reached an alltime low to the extent that we initiateddiscussions with Sydney Uni Sport andFitness about methods of resurrectingthe sport on campus or at least savingit from extinction. Following thatmeeting steps have been takentowards winding up the SydneyUniversity Cycling and Triathlon Cluband incorporating our activities withinthe Sydney University Athletics Club.We are very grateful for the lifeline theyhave thrown us and anticipate approvalfrom the Management and GeneralCommittee in early 2009 to see thishappen. From 2009 cycling andtriathlon activities will be managed by asubcommittee of the Sydney UniversityAthletics Club and continue to have apresence on campus and at club andintervarsity meets. Under their strongumbrella, it is anticipated that bothsports will most likely flourish.

FencingSydney University Fencing Club (SUFC)members have achieved consistentlygood results in competitions at bothstate and national levels, and Sydney

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University has maintained its position asone of the dominant fencing clubs andtraining venues in Sydney.

SUFC was well represented at allfour national tournaments in 2008 aswell as the regular gamut of Statecompetitions. Standout performer fromSUFC was Olympic athlete and formerCommonwealth Games Gold MedallistSarah Osvath, who continued toconsistently dominate Womens Epeein New South Wales and ultimatelyplaced third at Australian NationalChampionships. FormerCommonwealth Games Gold medallist,Dr Sian Hicks (nee Munro) togetherwith Hillary Byrne consistentlydominated the competition in WomensFoil in New South Wales.

Coaching continues to be availableat SUFC from Simon Jin, AngeloSantangelo, William Ronald, JulianMay, Brendan Nicholson and in 2008the club was please to welcome DavidHoffman, former Australian NationalChampion for Sabre. The beginnersfencing class continues to be one ofthe most successful short courses run atSydney University with three sessionbeing offered three times a year, all ofwhich were consistently over-subscribed in 2008. Congratulations goto Fencing Master Angelo Santangelofor his continued success. Intermediatefencing classes have proved asuccessful vehicle for novice fencersleaving the beginners class to make thetransition into regular club training,thus ensuring continuing growth ofthe club.

Sydney University continues tomaintain its reputation as a seriousfencing training venue whilst alsoproviding a positive social environmentfor its members. There is also a strongcontingent of junior fencers that trainregularly at the club and social eventsheld at regular intervals throughout2008 were all well attended.

Thanks must be extended to theSUFC Executive, with special mentiongiven to secretary, Joshua Fox, whowith other club members activelyassisted in the weekly running of theclub by giving their valuable trainingtime to attend to administrationmatters, fielded enquiries, organisedsocial events, maintained equipment,and generally made themselvesavailable to novices and intermediatefencers, providing encouragement anddirection, and thereby ensuring thecontinued growth and success of thefencing club at Sydney University.

Mario Ferraro - President

GymsportsSydney University Gymsports Club(SUG) has consolidated existingstrengths of the club, in particular itsrecreational gymnastics program, whileexpanding its competitive gymnasticsprogram. To that end, SUG beganrunning women's artistic gymnastics(WAG) specific classes on Mondayafternoons, coached by the verycapable and talented Yasmine Loupis.Yasmine was heavily involved incoaching and organising the USyd

WAG team that competed verysuccessfully at the Hunter InvitationalCompetition and State StreamCompetitions. SUG was represented byTrieste Corby, Lizanne Wilmott, IsobelleGuyot, Laura Ingram, Sally Birbara,Rebecca Binnie, Elisabeth Andrews,Roxanne Azoory, Lauren Simpson,Frances Hardy, Beth Russell and MarieGuillauime. These girls representedState Stream Levels 4-8 and performedcredibly, receiving several placings atboth the Hunter Invitational and StateStream competitions. Of particularnote, Beth Russell received several top3 placings in level 8 State Stream.Yasmine was responsible forchoreographing the girl’s routines andfacilitating extra coaching. WithoutYasmine's extra support, a competitiveWAG team for Sydney University wouldnot have been possible. SUG owes agreat deal of thanks to Yasmine.

Martin Tio was also responsible forcoaching recreational generalgymnastics classes and assisting withstrength and flexibility. With Martin'sgymnastics expertise, SUG was able towelcome more members with limitedgymnastics experience into the club.

The Sydney University cheerleadersalso had a very successful year. TheGold Team finished first at GymnasticsAustralia Nationals and second at theAASCF Nationals. The Blue Team alsowon AASCF State and Nationals.

Organised by Gold Team HeadCoach Zoe Eross, and assisted by BlueTeam Coach Katarina Sichlau, thecheerleaders continue to competesuccessfully at a very high level and areincreasingly gaining a name forthemselves in a sport that is stillrelatively new in Australia.

Finally, the SUG Committee this yearwould not have been successful withoutthe effort put in by President BrendonWong, Vice Presidents Thomas Meureand Lauren Simpson, Treasurer KhairilMusa, WAG Rep Rebecca Binnie, MAGRep Shu Yeung and First Aid RepElisabeth Andrews. A big thanks to allthose who assisted with fundraisingbake sales, chocolate drives anddisplays throughout the year to raiseSUG profile, particularly at the VergeFestival and O-Week.

Trieste Corby - Secretary

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HandballThis year the Sydney UniversityHandball Club (SUHC) had onewomen’s and two men’s teams thatparticipated in the NSW LeagueChampionships, Olympic Park. Thewomen’s team led all season, but lostthe grand final. Both men’s teamsplayed extremely well this season. The‘Gold Team’ won the NSW StateChampionships final against CanberraHC with a final score of 37:31. The ‘BlueTeam’ beat Hills Heat HC to place third.

SUHC Coach Rajan Palovic wasappointed the Australian NationalJunior Women’s Coach for the XVIJunior Women’s World HandballChampionship, in Macedonia. SallyPotocki was one of the top scoringplayers for the Championship andplaced a close second in the ball stealscategory. Vanja Smiljanovic rankedhighly in the top scores category. Wethank Rajan for his efforts, dedicationand hard work and congratulate thefollowing Sydney University playersselected for the women’s juniornational team: Taylee Lewis, VanjaSmiljanic, Sally Potocki, Emma VanBusell, Aminta Thomas, Emily Parker,Gail Lucas, Lauren Keith, Gizelle VanDer Merwe, Kat MacDonald, LeannePerrins and Larrisa Kriening.

In September, Rajan resigned fromhis coaching position at SydneyUniversity and relocated back toEurope. Falk Van Hollen took over thecoaching role of the women’s team.Men’s Coach, Zoran Jelicic, wasassisted by five other coaches: PascalWinkler, Alezandre Tighzer, GillesGuillemin, Christoph Niebel and FalkVan Hollen. SUHC would like to thankall coaches for their contributions anddedication.

SUHC provided players for theAustralian University Men’s HandballTeam this year. They competed at theWorld University Championships 5–13th July in Jesolo Beach, Italy. Clubrepresentatives were: Steve Plummer,Brett Saucis, Ognjen Matic, DavidWilson, High Ranzani, Jack Steatfield,Nicholas Gregory Roberts, Nick Russell,Matt Walsh – player/Manager andGilles Guillemin – Coach. TheAustralian Universities teamdemonstrated the importance ofparticipation, not just results, as the

team impressed everyone with theirpassion towards the sport.

Seven women and eight men fromSUHC were selected to represent NSWat the National HandballChampionships in Brisbane 24-26thOctober. Both teams played inexceptional style and won theirrespective national titles.

For the first time the AustralianNational Handball Federationconducted a National JuniorChampionship for the U16 Division inCoffs Harbour during July. Ena Briskirepresented our club with JessicaFearnside being appointed the statecoach. Ena Briski was selected torepresent Australia at the NewCaledonia Junior Handball Tournamentwhich was held in November 2008.

Many club members undertookspecial tasks in the various events thatwe participated. Our club produced sixreferees and many table officials for theNSW League Championship. DorothyPotocka participated in many roleswhich included being a Technical TableOfficial during the Senior NationalChampionships, Oceania TechnicalDelegate, Technical Table Official andas referee for the Oceania HandballFederation Men’s World ChampionshipQualifying Tournament that was held inNew Zealand. Jessica Fearnside went

to New Caledonia in November as theAustralian U17 Women’s Coach tocompete in a junior event as part oftheir ‘handballmania’ tournament. Herteam was runner up.

Outside of handball activities, theclub also organized social events suchas concerts, football games, race day inRandwick, and post finals celebration inThe Rocks. We encourage new ideasfor improving our club team spirit!

Dorothy Potocka - Secretary

HockeySydney University Hockey Club (SUHC)achieved positive results throughoutthe year.

Our top 3 women’s grades wereentered in the Sydney Women’s HockeyLeague in ML1, ML3, and ML4respectively, and our lower grade teamswere entered in the Sydney NorthWomen’s Hockey Association with 4thand 5th Grade in Division 1, and 6thand 7th Grade in Division 2. 1st Gradenarrowly missed out on making thesemi finals in ML1, 2nd Grade won theminor premiership in ML3, and 3rdGrade took 2nd on the ladder in theirfirst year in ML4, narrowly losing theirgrand final. These strong resultspotentially see yet another promotionup to ML2, and the possibility of a newteam entering into ML6 at the

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discretion of the SWHL committee. Ourlower grades were just as successful intheir respective grades. All of ourteams dominated throughout theseason and cemented their positionsfor a very competitive finals series. 4thGrade bowed out in the Div A majorfinal; 5th Grade made it through to theDiv B minor grand final and knocked offthe SU Rollers (Sydney Uni’s unofficialveteran’s team); 6th Grade lost their DivB major final after winning the minorpremiership; and 7th Grade wereunlucky to lose their Div B minor semifinal. Jessica Blake, Amanda Hese,Emily Hurtz and Harriet Moore whowere selected in NSW squads. Jess,Emily and Harriet were selected in theNSW AHL squad, and Amanda, Emilyand Harriet in the NSW U21 squad.Emily and Harriet were also the onlyNSW team members to be selected inthe 2008 Women’s National JuniorSquad.

The men’s 1st Grade had many newfaces that made a significant differenceto the success of the year. We plan torecruit more players next year to placeus in a better position. The highlight ofthe season was the premiershipwinning 5th Grade men. At theconclusion of the regular season: 1st

Grade was 9th, 2nd Grade was 6th, 3rdGrade was 7th, 4th Grade was 11th, 5thGrade was 2nd, 6th Grade was 6th and7th Grade were in 2nd position.Although the standings on their ownmay not reflect a successful year, thestyle of play, attitude of players andoverall development of the club opensmany opportunities for the 2009 winterseason.

The juniors continued to dominatethe representative squads all yearround, which is a big achievement for avery small junior club. The clubmanaged to produce and supportmany players who play in a range ofrepresentative teams. 2008 saw playersselected for North Area and thenSydney and NSW teams in outdoorhockey as well as Sydney and NSW inindoor. Congratulations to all thoseplayers who reached this outstandinglevel in their hockey: Renee de la MotteSydney U11/1, Kate Mostert SydneyU13/1, Felicity Brown Sydney U13/1,Abby Spyer Parramatta U13, NicolasJohnston Sydney U13/1, AndreaSeymour Western Districts U15, FionaTout Sydney U15/1 and NSW U14indoor team, Rhiannon Russell SydneyU15/1 NSW U14 indoor team, MelShoard Sydney U15/1 and NSW U14

indoor team, Hayley de la MotteSydney U15/1 and U15 City team, CaraSimpson Sutherland U15 and U15 Cityteam, Mathilda Carmichael SydneyU15/1, NSW U14 indoor team and U15team, Shakti Rathore Sydney U15/3,Cameron Rowland Sydney U15/2 andNSW U16 indoor team, Edward TillySydney U15/2 and U15 City team,Alistair Johnston Sydney U15/1 andU15 City team, Emma Scriven SydneyNorth U18 and NSW All Schools Openteam, and Marie Schmid NSW U18indoor team.

Finally, from an administration pointof view, the committee worked veryhard to ensure the club finances werekept on track, and that the success ofthe club will follow into 2009. Otherhighlights included a 99yearcommemorative game against longstanding inter-varsity rival MelbourneUni.

Khevyn Williams - President

JudoSydney University Judo Club (SUJC)took steps to once again become oneof the strongest competitive judo clubsin Australia. With a very strongrecruiting effort at O-Week, we had alarge group of hungry rookie players

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that regularly represented the club attournaments. SUJC had strongperformances at tournaments all yearincluding the ACT International,Illawarra tournament, NSW StateChampionships and the AUG’s.

Significant Events:• Coach Kristof Frankowski winning a

silver medal at the AustralianNationals by defeating this year’sBeijing 2008 representative

• AUG’s in Melbourne where the SUJCteam won many medals

• Capturing the NSW State Team titlethis year and being NSW State TeamChampions of 2008.

Ron Cheung - President

KendoSydney University Kendo Club (SUKC)has seen its membership continue togrow with new beginners and oldmembers returning to continue theirkendo journey. The strength andreputation of our club has increasedwith many of our members comingfrom other universities who have theirown club.

Our members participated in all ofthe major competitions held in NSW

including the 33rd Australian KendoChampionships at UNSW over theEaster break in the individual Kyucompetition. The club also competedin the Dae Han Moo do Kwan OpenInvitational with a 3rd in the individualDan event then the NSW StateChampionships with 3rd in the Kyuindividuals and 2nd in the Danindividuals.

Sadly, this year SUKC was not able tosecure our 4th win at the AUG’s inMelbourne, however we did very wellto finish 2nd and 3rd in the Kyu andDan teams events respectively. The lossmotivated our members who aredetermined to bring the championshipback to Sydney Uni in 2009. With onlylimited experience, these resultsshowed the strength and quality of ournew generation and great potential forimprovement. Special mention to JinnyLai who placed 4th in the Women’sDivision, Nelson Kam and WalterChung who placed 5th in the Open KyuDivision, and Ervin Peng for obtainingGreen and Gold. The members of theclub who participated also hadgoodwill practice sessions at a numberof the Melbourne based clubs fosteringinter-club relationships.

The club hosted two highly

respected and well-known Sensei’sfrom Japan as part of the FoundersCup weekend. Oda Sensei (HachidanIaido) and Chiba Sensei (HachidanKendo) held several seminars in theirspecialty over the course of the fourdays they were in Sydney.

Looking into the future, besides newplans for training methods andrecruiting, the club is currentlynegotiating with Redfern Town Hall touse their facilities for night training sothat our members who are no longerstudents can keep in touch with theclub. We look forward to repeating thisyear’s success and doing better in thefuture.

Donald Chiou and Ervin Peng- Club Advisory Committee

NetballSydney University Netball Club (SUNC)again entered three teams in the NSWState League Competition. In theWaratah Cup, Division 1 made theirmark as one of the stronger teams inthe competition. Their impressivehome run into the semi finals, takingout a record ten games back to back,must be commended. Finishing 3rd inthis highly competitive division is ahuge achievement. The talent in this

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team is arguably the strongest the clubhas seen in recent years - we lookforward to what’s in store next season.

Division 2 had a rather challengingseason, given the high standard of thecompetition. Under the pressures oftheir tough opponents, this season wasboth physically and mentally trying, butthe team’s constant display ofsportsmanship, and performance intheir final matches, must becommended,

Division 7 proved the biggest successof the club this year – giving SUNC itsfirst ever State League premiership.The Division 7 team beat minorpremiers and long time rivals ManlyWarringah in a nail biting grand final.The team’s talent and skills wereevident throughout the season, but itwas their performance in the grandfinal that truly displayed their character,storming back in the final minutes totake a 45-44 victory. This win istestament to their hard work anddedication to the club and to eachother.

The AUG teams displayed greatsportsmanship and talent inMelbourne. Women's and mixed teamsboth performed exceptionally wellunder the pressure of their strongcompetition, and specialcongratulations must go to Erin Bellwho was awarded Green and Gold.

Landell Archer was crowned 2008Dooleys State League Player of theYear and was awarded ‘The NanceKenny Medal’. This is an outstandingachievement for Landell. Furthercongratulations must go to LizBornstein, the recipient of a Blue thisyear. Outside of the University, Liz’stalent has been recognized within thenetball community on a State andNational level.

This season was only made possiblethrough the hard work, time and effortsof others. SUNC would like to thank allof the coaches, managers andassistants. They are the backbone toour club, and provide unwaveringsupport to our players throughout theseason, on and off the court. Inparticular, SUNC would like to thankCoach Lisa McConchie. Hercommitment to SUNC and the playersover the years has been remarkableand she has, in every aspect of her

coaching, gone above and beyond. Weare very sad to lose Lisa as she reducesher commitment to the netball world tospend more time with her family.

We are looking forward to an excitingseason next year, with a newlyestablished and highly motivatedcommittee, a new joint venture withCity of Sydney Netball Association anda brand new coaching staff. The futurefor this Premiership Winning Club lookspromising!

Tania Finikiotis - President

Rockclimbing and MountaineeringSydney University Rockclimbing andMountaineering Club (SURMC)members were busy climbing all overAustralia in friendly competitions andof course hanging out at the Ledge andthe Forest Lodge hotel afterwards. Thepub this year drew a particularly largecrowd. The awesome climbing stencilsin the graffiti tunnel were the highlightof a soggy O-Week where a healthynumber of members joined.

Our budget this year went mainlytowards replacing some older ropesand self rescue courses to give clubmembers the skills and confidence torun trips in 2009, as trip leaders were inshort supply in 2008.

Early in the year, trips were focusedon getting new climbers on rock, withbeginner trips being run to MountPiddington in the Blue Mountains andBarrenjoey near Palm Beach. Theseenjoyable trips succeeded in getting anumber of new faces hooked onclimbing. A second round of trips wasalso run at the start of semester 2including another Mt Piddington tripand to Medlow Bath.

Over Easter members spread out tocover as much rock as possible,including the inevitable trek down toMount Arapiles in central westernVictoria. Closer to home there wasclimbing in Nowra and the WolganValley in the Blue Mountains. Near theend of first semester a friendly climbingcompletion was kindly set up by Phil atthe Ledge which was great fun withopen and beginner men and women allhaving a terrific time on the routes andchallenges Phil set up.

The semester break saw another roadtrip, this time to Frog Buttress inQueensland. It was a great trip; newer

members started learning theintricacies of traditional lead climbingand the more experienced tried theirluck against the soaring crack climbsthat the area is famous for.

The Interclub Climbing competitionwas held with great success at theLedge. Climbing and outdoor clubsfrom Sydney Uni, UNSW and UTS alltook part. Phil Staples set up someawesome routes to challengebeginners and experts alike as well asother fun team challenges includingprussic race and the blindfolded gearpack up. SURMC won overall, in front ofUTS and UNSW as well as 1st, 2nd and3rd place in both the open and novicemen’s categories. Open Women’s waswon by Fiona Thompson, BeginnerWomen’s by Karoline Riou andBeginner Men’s by Thomas Chow.Some great prizes for both individualsand clubs were provided by MountainEquipment.

A self rescue course, run by mountainguide Mic Rofe, was attended byMichael Lee, Dean Hillan, Georgi Knox,Katie Phillips, David Dearnley andEugene Tam. All learnt lots of new skillsto help them manage any situationwhere things don’t quite go accordingto plan. Backcountry, snow and iceskills were the order of the day duringthe august trip to Blue Lake in theSnowy Mountains.

Point Perpendicular was anotherlocation receiving a fair bit of attentionthis year seeing SURMC members inboth April and October. The hugevertical sea cliffs on the northern side ofJervis Bay provide great climbing in ahighly scenic and tremendouslyexposed position high above theocean.

In what is sure to become a moreregular occurrence, the Beer andBouldering (and slack lining) day on21st September in Queens Park wasanother highlight of 2008. A beautifulday, a wide variety of boulderingproblems, cold beverages and a slackline in the trees meant there wassomething for everyone.

A highly enjoyable dinner, organisedby Dean Hillan and Maddy D’Arcy, atthe Nags Head hotel on 21stNovember finished off 2008. Here thephotography and writing awards werejudged. James Hendersen took out the

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prize for best trip report and TimFrommer best photo and tall tales toldof climbing adventures in 2008.

Tim Frommer - Vice President

RowingThe Sydney University Women’s RowingClub (SUWRC) has had a verysuccessful year. Performances at theState Championships in February weresuperb, with the team winning theoverall pointscore by a record margin.Special mention goes to Elsa O’Hanlonwho won all five of her events. We alsowon the elite quad, U21 eight, and theelite eight. For the second year, weshowed the depth of the SUWRCrowing program by winning gold andbronze in the elite eight.

At the National Championships inMarch, the composite open eight,which included 4 SUWRC members,won gold. We won silver in the U23four, U23 quad scull, open quad scull,and bronze in the U23 double scull.Again demonstrating the depth of theprogram, we won silver and bronze inthe U23 eight. Bronwen Watson andAshleigh Peppernell medalled in allfour of the events they entered, andElsa O’Hanlon and Liz Kell eachmedalled in three events. Eight of ourrowers represented NSW in theInterstate Regatta. Chloe O’Regan,Emma Costello and AshleighPeppernell were in the 2nd placedNSW youth eight. Bronwen Watsonand Elsa O’Hanlon were in the 3rdplaced NSW lightweight quad scull,

and Liz Kell, Brooke Pratley and RenéeKirby were in the NSW eight. AilsaTremayne and Charlotte Waltersrepresented Tasmania in the eight.

At the NSW Rowing AssociationAwards in May, Sydney UniversityRowing was rewarded for a verysuccessful season, by winning the LEStepto OAM Memorial PremiershipShield. Bronwen Watson was awardedOarswoman of the Year, and SUWRCalso won the Women’s Senior andOpen Shield, Elite and U23 shields,NSWRA Honours Recipients Trophy,Kevin Webb OAM SprintChampionships Shield, Edward TrickettGrade Championship PointscoreShield, and the A and B GradePointscore.

The Club Masters won 5 gold in theState Masters Championships and laterin Nagambie for the National MastersChampionships they won 4 gold.Kerrie Bigsworth and Jo Pollettrepresented NSW in the State 8+ whichwon silver.

SUWRC hosted athletes from NewZealand for the Trans TasmanUniversities Challenge in July. The NewZealanders outraced both theAustralian Universities eight and quadscull in all three races (2km at Mosman,5km at Nepean, 2km at SIRC), howeverit was once again a fun week withexcellent racing.

Charlotte Walters, Renée Kirby, andcoach Phil Bourguignon were selectedas the Australian U23 double scull. Atthe U23 World Championships inBrandenburg in July, the double

finished 13th overall.At the Junior and Senior World

Championships in Austria in July,Bronwen Watson won gold as part ofthe lightweight quad scull. This is thesecond year in a row that Bronwen haswon this event, and we congratulateher on this impressive result. AshleighPeppernell, in the junior four, placed5th in her event.

Liz Kell and Brooke Pratley placed6th in the final of the eight at theBeijing Olympics in August. Theydeserve huge congratulations on thehard work and dedication they have putin to get to this level.

Four SUWRC athletes, along withcoach Alan Bennett travelled toBelgrade to represent Australia in theWorld University Championships inSeptember. In the double scull, ChloeO’Regan and Emma Costello placed5th in the B final, and in the four,SUWRC athletes Tash Bolsin and AilsaTremayne, along with Melbourneathletes Georgie Harvey and EmyHuntsman placed 2nd in the B final.

Nine SUWRC athletes, and coach PhilBourguignon, travelled to New Zealandto compete in the invitational GreatRace in September. While the crew wasbeaten in the one-on-one 4.8 km riverrace by Waikato University, theyrepresented the Club veryprofessionally and enjoyed theexperience.

At the Australian UniversityChampionships in October, SydneyUniversity Rowing won the overallpointscore. We won the women’s pair

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and mixed eight, and came 2nd in thelightweight quad scull, the eight, thecoxed four and the mixed coxed four.

In October, SUWRC President JaneSpring was awarded an HonoraryFellowship from the University ofSydney for her services to Universityrowing.

2008 has seen the younger athletesdevelop significantly with the largenumber of members competingoverseas. Also the representation ofathletes at the Olympics and success atthe Senior A level displays the Club’selite status. This base is promising foryet another successful year for 2009.

Jane Spring - President

Rugby LeagueSydney University Rugby League Club(SURLC) enjoyed its first year back into1st Grade after winning the 2nd Gradegrand final in 2007. We ran with oneteam in 2007 but managed two teamsin the Tertiary Cup competition in 2008.The club will continue to grow in 2009with more players, sponsors andofficials.

SURLC had one of the higheststudent representations in thecompetition with plenty of talent ondisplay. The season started slowly butwe managed to make it to the majorsemi final where we lost the CSU

(Police Service) in the dying minutes ofthe game. We had knocked overcompetition leaders and favorites forthe title, UTS in the previous weekwhich was the game of the season.The 1st Grade team was coached byMichael Axlander and managed by JimPizanias who did an excellent jobpreparing the team. They were wellsupported by trainer Steve Freebornand Ted Hansen.

Our 2nd Grade team started strongbut ran out of puff in the last part of theseason and just missed out on makingthe finals. They showed plenty ofcourage and were always willing tosupport 1st Grade. It was good to seenew talent developed over the season.We also saw new players to the gamewho played their first game of rugbyleague. 2nd Grade was helped byplayers Nick Forwood, Luke Meredithand Sean Ryan.

Five players made the NSWCombined University side which playedQueensland at WIN Stadium inWollongong before the City vs Countrymatch: Matt Warren, Murat Yildirim,Brendan Lee, Adam Hansen and DanielDenford. Four students also made theHellenic Rugby League side whichplayed in Brisbane as part of the RugbyLeague World Cup: York Antoniou,Stuart Philpot, Sam Mournehis and PaulSalamakis.

The season ahead is shaping to bebigger with aggressive playerrecruitment. We have been in talksabout the possibility of fielding a sidein the Jim Beam Cup competition for2010 season. Several NRL clubs haveexpressed interest as being a partner inthe venture.

I would like to thank the sponsors fortheir support: Duck and Swan Hotel,Macarthur Podiatry Group, MaximHome Loans and Foot Focus. Theyhave all confirmed for sponsorship for2009.

The club exists for the benefit of thestudents and players. The executive iscommitted to making this clubprosperous and successful, for all of usto look back with fond memories andpride.

Colin Mylonas - President

Rugby Union MenSydney University Football Club’s(SUFC) 2008 First XV, their captain andtheir coaches have made historywinning four consecutive titles and thefirst time a captain has led our 1stGrade to four consecutive titles.

Congratulations to all 47 players whoturned out for the Firsts during theseason, particularly those who took thefield on grand final day, to TimDavidson for his inspired leadershipduring the past four seasons, and to

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coaches Damien Hill, Trevor Woodmanand Anthony Eddy on guiding thefortunes of the team. Having alreadysecured the minor premiership, the 45-20 grand final result over Randwick wasa marvellous finale to the season.

My congratulations also extend toour three Colts teams, who each wontheir minor premierships and eachsuccessfully defended their titles. Thiswas also history in the making. Thecommitment and sportsmanship of thethree Colts grades was something tobehold, with Thirds beating Manly afterthe bell and Seconds coming frombehind in the second half to defeatEasts, before Firsts turned in a clinicaldisplay to defeat Easts and remainundefeated in 2008.

Congratulations to all colts’ playersand coaches, and particularly ourCoaching Co-ordinator Nick Ryan,whose record over the past six seasonsis phenomenal.

I also don't want to forget the FourthGrade side, that almost caused a hugeupset against Randwick. Randwick hadgone through the competitionundefeated, compiling over 1,100points along the way. Come the grandfinal we led 14-10 midway through thesecond half before succumbing 24-14,three tries to two. It was a gallant effort,well done to all involved.

Needless to say, with five of our eightteams in grand finals, we retained theoverall Club Championship for the fifthseason in a row and the Eric SpilsteadColts Club Championship, for thefourth successive season. We won TheSydney Morning Herald Club of theYear award as well. Sydney Universityplayers Daniel Halangahu and NathanCharles were also awarded The SydneyMorning Herald Player of the Year andRookie of the Year respectively.

To win four titles speaks volumes forthe commitment and ability of ourcoaches, players, managers, fitnesstrainers, medical staff and volunteers. Ahearty thankyou and congratulations toeach and every one of you; you’vemade the club and its supporters veryproud.

With the demise of the AustralianRugby Championship, we returned to atraditional 22-round Shute Shieldcompetition this season. This is a true

test of a club’s strength through theGrades and Colts, and as the resultsshow, we rose to the challenge.

From the base to the pyramid,congratulations to our host ofrepresentative players in Super 14teams, Australian Sevens, AustralianU20 and Australia A, and particularly toPhil Waugh and Dean Mumm, who arerepresenting Australia on theWallabies’ Spring tour of Europe.

Other individual efforts worthy ofspecial mention include DarrenAmituania, who topped the Grade try-scoring with 17 for the season; DanielHalangahu, who topped thepointscoring with 197 and JamieWhelan, who scored 176 for the season.Jerry Yanuyanutawa and Nathan Tristtopped the First Grade try-scoring with11 each.

Congratulations also to Phil Waugh,who was awarded the Waratah Medalat the NSW Awards for being the mostoutstanding player on and off the field.

Congratulations also and thanks toMick Liebmann, SUFC’s Volunteer ofthe Year and to Club Captain Tim Birch

for a second busy year on and off thefield. We won the AustralianUniversities Games this season as well.The games were played in a 7’s formatand well done the ‘Students’.

David Mortimer AO - President

Rugby Union WomenOn the playing field it was a fantasticseason for Sydney Uni’s rugby womendespite the loss of some veryexperienced players and the loss of afantastic coach in Kelly McCallum fromthe 2007 season. The arrival of somenew players to the team added to theteam’s strengths and helped Uni all theway to the grand final in 2008 withsome very convincing performances inthe weeks leading up to it. We werealso the only team to beat the eventualgrand final champions, Warringah.

Unfortunately the club could notsecure a regular coach and had theinvolvement of three coaches over thecourse of the season as this was theonly amount of time they were allavailable for.

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Our season saw nine players makethe Sydney representative side thatwon the National Championship heldon the Gold Coast in July, with SydneyUni stalwart Rachelle Pirie captainingthe side to a narrow win in the final overQueensland. We also had two playersin the Sydney 2nd side and two playersselected in the Defence Forces side.With a total of 13 players involvedSydney University had the highestrepresentation of all clubs at thechampionship.

This year also saw two of the SydneyUni forwards, Alex Hargreaves and KatePorter, selected in the AustralianWomen’s side in the autumn testsagainst NZ. Club MVP of the year,halfback Faryaneh Hayati, was alsoinvolved in the National 15’s and 7’ssquads but unfortunately sustained aknee injury in the final againstParramatta which ended her seasonprematurely and she was a notable lossto Sydney Uni in the grand final.

The season concluded with anawards night in our new sponsor venue,the Hampshire Hotel. MVP aspreviously mentioned went to FaryanehHayati; Best Back to centre, KellyDucker; Best Forward to flanker, RoisinMcNulty; and Most Improved to winger,Kristi Beynon.

Off the field it was also a successful

year. There was change in thecommittee with Rachelle Pirie comingin as the new President. Despite thelack of sponsorship for the season, theclub managed to sustain itself well withfundraising and ended the year with asurplus. A new sponsorship deal withthe Hampshire Hotel has been securedfor the 2009/10 seasons. The AGM forthe upcoming season was held on Dec5th and voted in were Rachelle Pirie asPresident, Jaie Thomson Secretary,Roisin McNulty Treasurer, Kelly Sagerand Cath Glasson PR Officers, KateLancaster General Committee Member,Renee Simpson Equipment Manager,and Sam Saunders Fundraising Officer.

Pre-season training will begin earlyFebruary on Oval 2 with the 2009season starting earlier than usual with ashort 7’s competition for a few weeks inthe lead up to the 15’s competition.The primary goals of the club from hereare to secure a coach for the upcomingseason and hopefully go one better inthe competition and win the 2009grand final!

Roisin McNulty - Treasurer

Sailing and BoardsailingSince the beginning of 2008, theSydney Uni Sailing Club has re-established itself as a successful clubwith a bright future. In 2007, a new

committee set about rebuilding a clubthat was close to collapse. Aftercompleting the much neededmaintenance on the club boats thathad made them inoperable the clubwas ready for service.

We participated in O-Week andrecruited a strong membership base.The new members, along with a fewuncertain potentials members, thenattended the Club’s first open day for2008 which allowed the new membersto meet, see the way the Club operatesas well as take the challenge of sailing ashort race course on a hydraulic sailingsimulator. The simulator allows athletesto hone their skills by replicating thetechniques for tacks and gybes undercontrolled weather conditions. The clubhopes to further utilize this equipmentin 2009 for the advancement of racingmembers with the support of BethwaiteDesign, the designer of the 49erOlympic class based Woollahra SailingClub.

The Club organized a number ofevent fundraisers for the purchase ofnew equipment and boats. Theestablishment of the Sailing ClubFoundation marks a significant changein approach to fundraising activitiesthat will allow for the furtherdevelopment of the club. Bycooperating with Alumni Services as

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well as the many local sailing clubsaround Sydney Harbour, it will be ableto raise the necessary funds.

In 2008 we became an affiliated clubof Yachting New South Wales for thefirst time. This will give the Club theopportunity for greater engagement inthe NSW sailing community and betterpublicise our events and activities.Yachting NSW also plays a significantrole in the planning of many of thelarge NSW regatta events heldthroughout the year. It is this expertisethat the club aims to benefit from in thefuture in the planning of its events.

The new websitewww.usydsailing.com first went live inlate 2007 in preparation for 2008 O-Week. Since then, the site has becomea hub of information about sailing inSydney as well as providing a muchneeded means for communication withmembers. In late 2008, theestablishment of a ‘Crew Search Forum’was made to create a link betweenuniversity students and the Sydneysailing community. Many students havethe interest to get involved in Sydney’svibrant yacht racing scene but do nothave the knowledge or a way to getinvolved. The ‘Crew Search Forum’provides this link and allows the Club tobe the centre for communicationbetween the greater Sydney sailingcommunity and the Sydney studentmass. Being the only remaininguniversity sailing club in NSW meansthat the club is developing the servicefor all of the NSW university students.

In March 2009, the Club will hold thefirst University Regatta between theNSW universities since 2003. The eventwill be held on Lake Macquarie over along weekend and will allowcompetitors from around the state tocome together to compete for theirUniversity. Despite the lack of universityclubs, the event will be promotedthrough NSW’s universities with thehelp of Australian University Sport andthrough the NSW sailing and yachtclubs by Yachting NSW. The event willdrive the re-establishment of sailing inuniversities which once played a majorrole in the development of the sportamongst the youth. By promoting boththe competitive race side as well as asocial atmosphere, the event will haveattraction that is similar to events like

the University Games. Developing theevent as the sailing equivalent is thegoal.

With a lack of university sailing clubs,a growing partnership has beenestablished with the UNSWWindsurfing Club. The first joint eventwas held in mid October and involved40 members heading to Hawks Nest fora weekend of sociable sailing andwindsurfing. The first joint regatta eventthat will provide race managementexperience in preparation for theUniversity Regatta will take place in lateNovember. The growth of thispartnership will allow both clubs tofurther develop racing events and there-growth of university sailing andwindsurfing.

The Sydney Uni Sailing Club in 2008built a membership base and astructure for the Club to becomesustainable in the future. 2009 will seethe establishment of new events thatwill promote the Club and the sport inuniversities around NSW. Fundraisingplans will reach full implementation andhopefully bring in the much neededfunds for the purchase of new boatsand equipment to replace the agingfleet. These plans have been

formulated after much consideration ofwhat is needed by students, universitiesand sailing. By harnessing the rightsupport, the Club hopes that the re-growth of university sailing can secureits position as a dominant universitysport in NSW and Australia.

Tom Mallet - Vice-President

SkiThe Snowsports team this year came3rd overall, 2nd in the men’s division,5th in women’s, and 2nd in crosscountry. Overall we obtained 415.5points. Melbourne University came firstwith 450 points. These results were a bitdisappointing considering the amountof talent in the team. In the women’sdivision we came 1st and 3rd in alpineindividual and 1st in cross country. Theoverall results reflected our inability tofield a full team in every event this year.Another contributing factor to theresult was an unprecedented numberof individuals who did not start theirevent. In 2009 recruiting andadvertising by the club and teammanagers will be critical.

Individuals were only entered inevents they expressed interest in. It

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costs $70 to enter someone in anevent, and by not starting, we forfeited$70, plus were at risk of losing another$70 for not starting. We entered theteam in events to ensure that therewere at least 3 competitors in eachevent – trying to maximise our overallpoint score. Because people did notstart, or were disqualified, we did notfield enough participants to maximiseour chances of winning.

AUC’s is an amazing event. Thankyou to the Club for $10,000 worth offunding, and all the effort involved inaccumulating the funds to enable us tohave such an amazing week again thisyear. Overall the week was a success –individually we did really well and thesocial program was phenomenal. Theonly downfall of this year’s event was inthe team aspect which I am sure can beremedied next year.

Alicia Norman - Team Manager

SoccerSydney University Soccer Football Club(SUSFC) began 2008 with the electionof an Executive Committee with a new-found, confident view about the futureprospects of the Club. We havecontinued to thrive since theintroduction of Voluntary StudentUnionism. The Soccer Division of theSydney Uni Sport Foundation waslaunched in style, current and former

players of various vintages enjoying thecompany of club-mates fromthroughout our history. From theguests in attendance on launch nightsome $140,000 was pledged,representing a substantial first steptowards our target of $500,000 in fiveyears.

A huge thank you to our FoundationPatrons Brendan Casey and Ray Hyslop,Fellows Laurie Gluskie and SimonPhilips, and further Benefactors andFriends of the Foundation. The pool ofmoney donated to the Foundation isalready over $100,000 and the Club hashad no need to even consider drawingon the interest yet. Having theFoundation did mean that we couldbudget more aggressively in 2008, andwe were able to take the decision towaive fees for women’s 1st Grade. Fromthere, discussions started in earnestwith Sydney Uni Sport and Fitnessabout the appointment of a full-timeDirector of Soccer, which they have verygenerously supported.

In 2008 we fielded thirty-two teams infive different associations, with roughlyfive hundred players competing underthe SUSFC banner. And that does notinclude the intervarsity teams or thesummer futsal!

The highlight of 2008 was the firstsilverware the Club has won in theFootball NSW Women’s PremierLeague. The women also lead the way

in intervarsity play, returning from theAustralian University Games with goldfor the second year in succession andthe fourth year in succession that oneof the Sydney University teams has wonthe tournament.

There were not many otheroutstanding performances, and yet2008 was a remarkable year for theClub. Throughout the year there wasstrong sense of camaraderie andpurpose, with players and coaches aliketaking an interest in the progress ofother teams in the Club, andimportantly, showing a willingness tohelp wherever possible. This alsocontributed to a healthy atmosphere atsocial events.

Over the course of the season,SUSFC won 188 games of the 568games we played (~33%), drew 167games (~29%) and lost 203 games(~36%). We kept the scorers busy toobagging 883 goals (excluding finals)while conceding 980 (excluding finals).Overall, we held our own, andpreparations are already underway foran even better year in 2009.

John Murray - President

Softball2008 saw the Sydney University SoftballClub win the Australian UniversityGames in Melbourne in convincingfashion. During the rounds the Sydney

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Uni girls defeated Melbourne Uni 15-0and 14-5, Macquarie Uni 14-0 and 10-4,and Monash Uni 11-1 but they lost theirlast round game to Monash Uni 3-7.The team progressed straight to thegold medal game for a re-match withMonash Uni and smashed them 24-10in a run feast to take the gold in rippingform.

Sydney Uni players Samantha Poole,Michelle Edgtton and Annabel Davieswere named in the Green and Goldteam at the conclusion of the AUG.

During the year the Club did notenter teams into the Manly Warringahcompetition as there was a lack ofinterest. It is hoped that an effort torecruit more players at O’Week in 2009and a new committee will reinvigoratethe Club and see girls playing the sportweek-to-week as well as at intervarsityevents where they continue to do verywell.

SquashFrom the start of 2008 the Women’sand Men’s Squash Clubs wereamalgamated into one SydneyUniversity Squash Club (SUSC). It was agreat move allowing us to attract moreplayers and more teams.

2008 saw the SUSC complete anothersuccessful year. Playing membershipnumbers were more than the 2007levels, with a total of 94 full memberswho played in all competitions duringthe year. As in previous years, the Clubfielded teams in the South-EasternPennant Competition, participating inall three seasonal pennants: Summer(January and February), Autumn (March– June) and Spring (August -November).

The Summer Pennant is a gradedhandicap competition and is used bymost players as a vehicle formaintaining fitness over the Christmasand New Year break. This past year wefielded five teams, which is an increaseon other years.

The Autumn and Spring Pennants arethe main competitions of the year withteams competing in grades from Stateto Division 14. The Club fielded 11teams in the Autumn Pennant and 12 inthe Spring Pennant. The AutumnPennant saw the Club have 8 of the 11teams reaching the final 3 play-offs,with 7 of these contesting the grand

final and 2 teams in Div 1 and Div 14winning the grand final. The SpringPennant saw 5 of the 12 teams reachingthe final three play-offs, 3 teamscontesting the grand final, with 2 teamssecuring the championship in theirdivision.

The Club Championship was playedbetween the Autumn and SpringPennants. 25 Members competed forthis year’s bragging rites, which sawMurray Gibbons from the Div 1 teamdefeating Arno Becker 3-0 in the final.

The Club has the capacity to field 20teams in each of the Pennants. At themoment we have 12, so any newmembers are welcome. We cater for alllevels of play, from beginners at thegrassroots level, to those who arecontemplating a return to the sportafter a spell, or those wishing to joinour Club from another.www.squash.soc.usyd.edu.au

Mohammed Alkhub - President

SwimmingA highlight of the 2007/8 swimmingseason was the expansion of theSydney University Swimming Club(SUSC) web site which now provides upto the minute information and results. Aphoto gallery was also established soclub members are able to purchasetheir photographs and raise funds forthe Club. We thank Fred Etter for histireless efforts and great initiatives insupport of SUSC.

The end of season BBQ at NorthBondi was well supported and the‘coach versus swimmer’ race, in thesurf, was a highlight of the day. Thismorning also incorporated theannouncement of the Garry LennonScholarship holders for the year.

The Christmas party at theGrandstand was a huge successattended by the majority of ourmembers. This function alsoincorporated the announcement of the

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inaugural “Sutto” Award. Brian Suttonwas on hand to make the presentationto 12 year old Jessica Donovan.

We sent enthusiastic teams of varyingages to the St George/Sutherland DistrictMeets, Metropolitan, State andAustralian Championships in both longand short course categories. All ourswimmers conducted themselves in thetrue spirit of Sydney University, showinggood sportsmanship, dedication toachieving their best and support of eachother. Congratulations to all thoseswimmers who represented us andespecially to those who qualified forMetropolitan, State or NationalChampionships for the first time this year.

The SUSC Club Nights (Saturdays)and Race Nights (Fridays) held monthlycontinue to be well supported. Thesuccess of these meets dependsentirely on parental involvement. It was,therefore, encouraging to see sixteenparents offer their time to attend aTimekeepers Course to becomeaccredited Technical Officers withSwimming NSW. Congratulations andthank you to all these new officials.

An important initiative this year, bycoaches Vanessa Smith and SteveAlderman, was the introduction ofSUSC Records. We thank them for themany hours spent researching thearchives. Our Club has a veryauspicious history.

Olympic Games years offer extraimpetus and inspiration to sportingorganisations. SUSC was no exception,with Jonathon Newton narrowlymissing Beijing selection and MattJaukovic making two finals at theselection trials. A vocal group of SUSCmembers proudly cheered them on atthe Olympic selection trials in March.SUSC is indeed unique, featuring thepathway on offer “From Beginner toOlympian”. We must sincerely thankSydney Uni Sport and Fitness for theircontinued support of our swimmers.

Thank you to our fantastic coachingstaff, especially Steve Alderman andVanessa Smith. Your sterling efforts,often “above and beyond the call ofduty” are very much appreciated by all.

I thank the committee for all theirtime and effort in making the Club runwell and prosper as it has.

Christine Etter - President

Table TennisFirstly, a big thank you to all themembers of the Sydney UniversityTable Tennis Club (SUTTC) who stillattend and participate in the weeklysessions as without your support, ourclub wouldn’t be where it is today.

This year has been one of turmoiland change. After a few golden years,2008 has brought many challenges forSUTTC. With many of the previouscommittee members leaving, it hasbeen difficult to fill the gaps that theyhave left behind. The lack of O-Weekpresence by the Club due to financialdifficulties has provided for a lack ofmemberships and a lack of funding tofully support players wishing tocompete for SUTTC at State andNational titles.

I am hoping that the Club will beable to provide for its members formany years to come, however thisrequires further support from currentand potential members who I hopeparticipate not only in the sport, butalso in the organisation anddevelopment of SUTTC. This year wehad approximately 20 members, whichis considerably lower than the 60 wehad last year. On the bright side, thesemembers tended to come moreregularly than members last year,presumably because they paid SUSFmembership voluntarily.

Although we have some financialsupport through our memberships andassistance by SUSF, this onlycontributes to a small portion of what isrequired to maintain a club. Sendingmembers to competitions is anexpensive exercise and as much as wewanted to support members at theAustralian University Games, thefunding and organisation of arepresentative team was difficult thisyear.

If there are any people willing tohelp, the Club would be appreciative ofyour time and effort. Please helpSUTTC become as exciting andinvolved as it once was, and hopefullywe can be successful in the many yearsto come. The administration dutiesmust be handled by a team of peopleotherwise SUTTC may cease to existwhich would be a shame consideringhow inexpensive it is to play comparedto the vast majority of other table

tennis clubs around Sydney.Finally, I do thank the members who

have helped promote the club aroundthe University and for helping getthrough a tough year. I hope that youwill continue to contribute to SUTTC asyour assistance has been invaluable.With your help, SUTTC will become asuccess - a club in which there isdiversity of cultures and a sanctuary forall things table tennis. Come join in thefun in 2009. We hope to see you there.

Jason Tan - President

TaekwondoSydney University Taekwondo Club(SUTC) has seen exciting growth andhas experienced one of our best years.Many new and eager faces joined theclub and taekwondo training classes inthe dojo were often at capacity;something which has not been seen formany years.

The performance of our members inthe Australian University Games wasvery impressive. Eleven club memberscompeted in the AUG’s, representing arange of belt levels and most won theirmatches convincingly. The mostprominent match involved Sydney Yangwho amazingly won his first match inthe men’s black belt heavy weightdivision by knock out. Erin Elbelcompeted in the women’s yellow beltlight weight division and won a welldeserved gold medal along withCassandra O’Connor who achieved agold medal in the women’s blue beltfeather weight division. Kate Hartchercompeted in the same division as ErinElbel and won a silver medal. Kaier Tancame 2nd in the women’s red beltbantam weight division. RogerStephenson came 2nd in the men’sblue belt heavy weight division. MaximWang came 2nd in the men’s yellowbelt heavy weight division. Philip Heocame 2nd in both the men’s blue beltlight weight and the men’s red beltlight weight divisions. Thanks must begiven to Daniel Kim who put in a lot ofeffort to organise the team for theirsuccessful campaign in Melbourne.

Aside from competitions, SUTC wasinvolved with the Sydney UniversityAustralian Korean Association on acouple of events including K-Day andWorld Culture Fair where members ofthe Club performed impressive

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demonstrations in front of an eagercrowd. Master Lee joined SUTC earlierin the year and helped with the club’sO-Week demonstration by executingremarkable wood breakingperformances such as breaking twowooden panels whilst conducting aback flip.

The club also had a Krispy Kremefundraiser which was a very deliciousand successful event. 2008 also saw theintroduction of new night time class inthe HK Ward Gym, which was aimed todraw in students from Science andEngineering and also people with fulltime jobs that wished to train.

The years ahead are promising forSUTC and we are confident that we willwin AUG’s in upcoming years. We hadaround 100 members this year and theclub is expected to only get biggerwith most classes anticipated to run atfull capacity. On the social side ofthings, 2009 will see the return of theSUTC camp and also possibly jointsocial events with other martial artsclubs in the University. SUTC is lookingforward to a brilliant year in 2009.

John Lee - PresidentMellissa Linardi- Secretary

TennisContinued growth in Sydney UniversityLawn Tennis Club membership resultedin corresponding increases in financialmember contributions to SUSF and inthe number of teams competing inMetropolitan Grass Court ClubsAssociation (MGCCA) Badgecompetitions.

Social tennis was organised formembers during semester on Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday afternoons inconsultation with SUSF grounds staffand the manager of HK Ward. Thanksto Rob Jackson, Sabin Shrestha andSachin Shrestha for their voluntaryorganisation of club social play.

Women’s competition results:• Scholarship recipients: Bianca

Chidrawi, Phoebe Hooke, AnnaLeksinska, Erin Myers (TAP)

• Two teams entered in the MGCCAAutumn Badge competition

• 5th AUG’s: Emily Alexander, ZsanettDer-Levine, Victoria Forsdick, PhoebeHooke, Erin Myers, Sasha Uher

• Five teams entered in the MGCCA

Spring Badge competition: SU8premiership winners in Grade 4 of theUnisex Singles/Doubles competition.

Men’s competition results:• Inaugural Kaye Dening A.M.

Scholarship for Tennis (funded in 2008by SULTC) awarded to BrentonDumbrell

• Scholarship recipients: HenryMortlock, Tom Stevens, Matthew Tink

• 13 teams entered in the MGCCAAutumn Badge competition,including two teams in Grade 1/1:SU1 semi-finalists in Grade 1/1; SU5semi-finalists in Grade 1/4; SU6 minorpremiers and runners up in Grade 1.5;SU9 semi-finalists in Grade 2/2; SU12runners up in Grade 3.1

• Annual MGCCA Head InvitationalChallenge: Warwick Lynch, TihoMatulj

• 5th Slazenger NSW Hardcourt TennisAssociation Inter-District F.O.Blackwell Cup competition

• Runners-up, ECC: Luca Lavermicocca,Henry Mortlock, Daniel Palise,Nathan Russell, Sabin Shrestha

• 1st AUG’s Men’s Division 1: Brenton

Dumbrell, Nick Crisci, LucaLavermicocca, Henry Mortlock,Thomas Stevens, Matthew Tink,Jason Wright

• 9th AUG’s Division 2: Ben Norris,Daniel Palise, Billy Quist, SabinShrestha, Sachin Shrestha, Will Tian

• Green & Gold: Brenton Dumbrell• 14 teams entered in the MGCCA

Spring Badge competition: SU14premiership winners in Grade 1 of theMen’s Doubles competition; SU1premiership winners in Grade 1 of theUnisex Singles & Doublescompetition; SU2 and SU7 runners upin Grades 1 and 2 respectively of theUnisex Singles & Doublescompetition

• Blue: Brenton Dumbrell.

TouchThis year we held a toga pub crawl towelcome the new members of theSydney University Touch Club (SUTC).About 50 people took to the streets ofNewtown clad in various colouredtogas. Many of the participants hadsigned up at O-Week and many ofthese people have continued to

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participate throughout the year.SUTC entered 5 teams in the ECC; 2

mixed teams from main campus andfrom Cumberland campus a women’s,men’s and mixed team. All teamsperformed solidly throughout thetournament with the Cumberlandcampus women’s and men’s teams bothtaking gold. Although the competitionwasn’t particularly strong, it was asuccess for the club as it exposed manynew faces to the AUS experience.

The crab racing AUG’s fundraiser wasthe most successful in SUTC history,raising ~$1,500. This year we relocatedto a new venue in Darlinghurst, whichproved to be ideal, with over 60 peopleattending. All AUG’s athletes helpedout on the night but a special mentionmust go to Paul Hickey, Kate Gammel,Danial Meade and Helen Scott whoorganised the event. Three teams (35athletes) went to AUG’s in Melbournewhich is the largest touch team since2005. The week ran relatively smoothlywith touch performing to a highstandard with the women’s teamclaiming bronze in 1st Division, men’steam silver in 2nd Division and themixed team finished a commendable

7th in 2nd Division (out of 16 teams).However, most notable was the goodbehaviour of our athletes off the field.Despite having the large team, allmembers were exceptionally wellbehaved, working within theaccommodation constraints. A bigthank you must go to Helen Scott andYoni Charlupski who put in a hugeamount of effort to organise andmanage the three teams.

SUTC provided athletes andorganisational staff to support theVarsity Representative Teams in 2008.This joint venture with UTS andMacquarie Uni is proving verysuccessful for all three universities andwe have continued to recruit and retainquality players. Undoubtedly thehighlight of the year was the men’steam winning the NSW Vawdon Cupgrand final remaining undefeated forthe whole season. Both teams alsotraveled to Port Macquarie inDecember for State Cup where themen made the semi final and thewomen’s team made the quarter finals.

2009 will see some significantchanges to the SUTC administration.Former inaugural president and current

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Competition Administrator – GaryReynolds has recently left SUTC for ajob in Scotland. This is a big loss to theclub as Gary has worked tirelessly forthe past eight years to create the cluband develop the Monday nightcompetition. After 5 years (past 2 yearsas President) Helen Scott will also beleaving the Club for employment inQLD. It is hoped that some of thenewer members will join the ExecutiveCommittee and help to steer the Clubforwards. Notably, Kate Gammel hasproved to be a fantastic organiser andwill take over the role of president for2009.

Helen Scott - President

Ultimate FrisbeeSydney University Ultimate FrisbeeAssociation (SUUFA) was the stand outuniversity ultimate club in 2008, earninga nomination for ‘Club of the Year’ inthe 2008 Australian Flying Disc (AFDA)Awards. Whilst other traditionally largeuniversity ultimate clubs came to thebrink of extinction this year, SUUFA hasbuilt a solid development base and in2008 sustained a core group of over 40active members, with countless othersless active but just as important. Thiswas due to the friendly and supportiveculture prevalent within the club andconstant encouragement to attendtraining, tournaments and join the clubteam which played in the North SydneyLeague (NSL). This was lead by ourdedicated development officers MikeTarn, Nikki Cotton and FionaMcDonald. The organised socials aftertraining such as karaoke, scavengerhunts and dinners also contributed to ahigh retention rate which would nothave come to fruition without thetireless work of the social directors AlexBaume, Cameron Bruce and StaceyWeisbrodt.

Not only was SUUFA’s memberretention the envy of many universityultimate clubs in Australia but so weremany of our results. SUUFA sent teamsto various intervarsity (IV) tournamentswith excellent results:• Sydney University IV – 1st• Charles Sturt University IV (Bathurst

Ultimate Stampede) – 1st and 2ndof the competing university teams

• Newcastle IV – 1st• Canberra IV (Shenanigans) – 1st



SUUFA also sent a team to both theEast Coast Challenge (ECC) andAustralian University Games (AUG’s). Ahighlight on the calendar not only forthe high level of competitionexperienced but also for the excitingsocial events. Sydney University placed3rd at ECC. This was an excellent resultfor a relatively inexperienced team with5 rookies. For AUG’s a moreexperienced team was chosen torepresent Sydney Uni in Melbourneagainst 18 other teams. SUUFA placed2nd after losing a tough final againstFlinders Uni. Leading up to the finalSydney Uni was undefeated butFlinders just stepped it up to the nextlevel in the final. The silver medal waswell deserved but SUUFA areundoubtedly and unashamedly lookingto go one better next year.

SUUFA send several teams tocompete in the summer and winterleagues in the North Sydney League.The NSL is the largest ultimate leaguein Australia and is the breeding groundof many National Club and AustralianRepresentatives. SUUFA put two teamsinto Division 3 of the winter league andfinished 1st and 5th – an excellentresult for two teams of which more thanhalf were players new to the sport thisyear.

Along with these excellent resultsthere have been some brilliantindividual achievements by members ofthe club. Congratulations go to MaxHalden and Calan Spielman for makingthe Australian Juniors National Team!SUUFA also had many representativesat the club level representing variousclubs at the Australian UltimateChampionships (AUC).

Simon Hyatt - Secretary

VolleyballThe Sydney Uni Volleyball (SUV) hashad its most successful year ever on thecourt. This has been tempered by theloss of long time club administrator EdBinnie. Since his departure overseasthere have been a number of changesto the committee roles, and now withsome hard work, the enormous gapthat Ed left appears to be getting filled.

There have been great results in allareas from State League to NationalLeague and many minor tournaments

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through the year. The women’s teamswere runners up in both Honours andDivision 1 at both of the State Cup pre-season tournaments, Illawarra andNewcastle. The men also had teamsmake finals only to come runners up aswell.

With new men’s coach Kiu Nam Choand Julie Kim returning to coach thewomen it was set for a strong year forall of the teams at State League and wehad the greatest success yet. Women’sHonours Champions, Women’s Division1 runners up and the junior girlsachieved 4th place. The men were alsosuccessful with the Honours boys beingunlucky to only get 4th place, while inDivision 1 we had both 2nd and 3rdplaces and the junior boys managed totake the bronze. These great resultssaw SUV take out the Overall StateChampions trophy, a feat not previouslyachieved by the club.

Sydney Uni Volleyball and UTSVolleyball Club continued the UTS-SUventure for National Lleague in bothmen’s and women’s AustralianVolleyball Leagues (AVL) in 2008. Afterlosing in the final last year the womenwere out for revenge taking the minorpremiership convincingly and thewinning the grand final in a rematch ofthe 2007 game against the combinedteam from the Melbourne Universities.This is the first year that UTS-SU haswon an AVL title and is an achievementthat all of the girls can be proud of. Themen made the AVL semi finals but wereeliminated to finish 4th. After WAVL theSydney Uni girls won the annualNational Club Championships inCanberra which is another first for theClub.

At AUG’s the men came 2nd and thewomen came 3rd. Luke Carroll, BetsyConnelly, Chris Todd and GabrielleWoodhouse all were selected in theGreen and Gold teams. SUV was alsowell represented at the national juniorchampionships with a number ofplayers selected to represent NSW:Troy Movsessian and Anika Lalic bothattended as coaches, Ben Lalic andOscar Konokoff played in the U17’sboys, Heather Cockburn played for theU19’s girls, Ed Walkley, Yaegan Doran,Daniel Gauci, Gabrielle Woodhouse,Adriana Amato and Stefanie Lalicrepresented in the U21’s teams, LiamWatson, Anthony Gigliotti, Craig Loweand Oliver Konakoff were selected inthe U19’s boys, and Oliver Konakoff wasselected in the All Star 7 team for hisperformance. Oliver was also selectedfor the National Youth team and CraigLowe was selected in the AustralianJunior side as well as receiving ascholarship to the AIS.

With so many talented young playersin the Club it is going to be an excitingyear in 2009 where we hope to seeeven further great results across theboard with volleyball.

Chris Todd - President

Waterpolo MenIn 2008 the Sydney UniversityWaterpolo Club (SUWPC) faredexceptionally well despite coachingdisruption during the National Leagueseason. Alas our National League teamfailed to meet the finals.

By far the brightest part of our yearwas having four of our players selectedin the Australian Men’s Olympic team



that competed in Beijing, these beingThomas Whalan (captain), TrentFranklin (vice-captain), Robert Maitlandand Sam McGregor.

The future for the Club also looksbright. We had Lachlan Hollis (captain)and Scott Nicholson selected in theAustralian U20 team that attendedchampionships in Europe. LachlanHollis was voted MVP at onechampionship. Jeremy Davey wasselected in the Australian Youth teamthat also attended a championship inEurope.

In the NSW U20 teams thatparticipated in the AustralianChampionships early in 2008, we hadBen Turner, Lachlan Hollis, ScottNicholson, Jeremy Davey, BenGoldstein and Ben Zonaris. BenGoldstein was also selected in theAustralian School Boys’ team.

In the NSW U16 teams we had sixplayers selected while in the NSW U14team we had a single player selected.

Trent Franklin has also had a numberof very important recent appointments.He is now a Director to the AustralianOlympic Committee Board, Chairmanof AWPI Athletes Commission andDeputy Chair of the AOC AthletesCommission.

Nathan Thomas and Greg Turnerhave also been elected as Directors ofNSW Water Polo.

Greg Turner - Treasurer

Waterpolo WomenThe Sydney University Women'sWaterpolo Club highlight this year wasNikita Cuffe and Taniele Gofers’participation in the Beijing Olympicswhere Australia won bronze. Tanielehas been with the Club since she was13 and is studying here on a sportsscholarship.

The U20's team has just won backto back Col Smee tournaments withRebecca Angus coaching and theU18’s came 2nd in Brisbane.

At National League we won theminor premiership and were unlucky inthe playoffs to come 5th after losingseveral games by only one goal,despite our number one supporterMichelle cheering them on. At presentwe have ten teams in the Sydneycompetition and will send junior teamsto the State tournaments.

The Club appreciates enormouslythe support of Sydney Uni Sport andFitness and I would also like toacknowledge the work done by ourSecretary Leanne McKee and theTreasurer Sue Waight as well as ourcoaches Yvette Higgins, RebeccaAngus and all our other coaches andmanagers and supporters.

Lynn Hammond - President

Waterski and WakeboardIt’s not just the Queen that has Annushorribilis, at the Sydney UniversityWaterski and Wakeboard Club, we justhad two!

We finish 2008 however with all ofour troubles behind us thanks to adedicated committee. Our awesomeboat is now compliant with the newstate requirements, and our boatcaptains are qualified to a commercialstandard, assuring you of a professionalexperience with unprecedented levelsof safety and training. In fact we’re sogood that we have been invited to trainother professionals to meet the newstandards. This endorsement hasbought re-newed enthusiasm to theClub and the summer has started earlywith ride days aplenty and Phat campweekends coming up. One thing’s forsure, we going to finish 2008 great…and 2009 will be just fine. Check outwww.usydwake.com and join in the fun.Beginners to pros all welcome.

Giles Richardson - President

WrestlingSydney University Wrestling Club clubfeatured an Australian first at theOlympics. Dr. Kyla Bremner becamethe first female to represent Australia inwrestling at an Olympic Games. Shewent through an arduous selectionprocess and many overseas trainingtrips just to qualify. At the Games Kyladid her best and made the Club veryproud of her achievements. We wouldlike to congratulate her on herselection and her performance inBeijing. To top this off Kyla alsorepresented at the WorldChampionships late in the year. Havingmoved up a weight category, shecompeted at 51kg and placed 14th.On that note Leonid Zaslavsky was alsoselected to coach the OlympicWrestling Team at the Games.

Some of our other highlights thisyear were performances by Hakan Erand Deniz Nedim. Hakan Errepresented Australian at the JuniorWorld Championships in Istanbul,Turkey. Deniz Nedim has gone toTurkey to wrestle and compete in theTurkish Wrestling League. We hopethat, along with Kyla, we may havesome representation at theCommonwealth Games in 2010.

Our club training nights have beenvery well attended especially theWednesday sessions which aredesignated sparring. Along with thesubmission wrestling sessions onTuesdays and Sundays we have a lot ofinterest and good attendance overall.Our membership is steady andhopefully will grow in 2009. We arealways looking for members whetherthey are competitors or just peopleinterested in the sport.

We had a few overseas wrestlersvisiting our club which is always greatand brings a wealth of experience tothe Sydney University Wrestling Club.We welcome all and hope to have a lotmore interest post-Olympics in thisgreat sport. We look forward to a veryfruitful 2009.

Leonid Zaslavsky- Head Coach and President

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OFFICE BEARERSMEMBERSHIP

PatronGovernor Maire BashirLife GovernorProfessor Sir Bruce WilliamsPresidentBruce RossVice PresidentsTom CarterTim DavidsonFelicity GoodwinDenise WeeTreasurerPatrick CunninghamSenate RepresentativesChristopher NoelAnne TittertonStudent Members of ManagementCommitteeYaegon DoranNicholas D’AmbrosioBrianna HeazlewoodMichael HigginsEmma SchillerExecutive DirectorRob SmithiesAuditorsManser Tierney & JohnstonSolicitorsMcGirr James Hall & AssociatesHonorary Life MembersJ BartlettJD BrockhoffB CampbellJ A V CastleV J ChalwinM P CunninghamS DonaldProfessor A J DunstonD FanningN Farr JonesG FultonP GeidansP C GreenlandG M HarrisI HarrisonJ JacobsJ KardossJ P KeanK A LeonardH G McCredieP McGirrD S MacLennon

Professor N D MartinF H MastersR V MinnettH A MitchellC G NoelI ParsonsS PrattM RosenblumB W RossDr A W RourkeP SharpR R SharpeJ B SharpeJ SpringG P StuckeyS H SuhanJ ThomA TittertonI TrentProfessor B R Williams

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GENERAL COMMITTEE

In 2008, the General Committee meton 12 May and 13 October.

ClubsAFL (M&W)American FootballArcheryAthleticsBadmintonBaseballBasketballBoat (M)BoxingCanoeCricket (M&W)Cycling and TriathlonFencingGymsportsHandballHockeyJudoKempo KarateKendoNetballRockclimbing and MountaineeringRowing (W)Rugby LeagueRugby Union (M&W)Sailing and BoardsailingSkiSoccer

SoftballSquashSwimmingTable TennisTae Kwon DoTennisTouchUltimate FrisbeeVolleyballWaterpolo (M&W)Waterski and WakeboardWrestling

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEEThe Management Committee met ontwelve occasions during the year.The committee consisted of:

Bruce RossRob SmithiesTom CarterTim DavidsonFelicity GoodwinDenise WeeChris NoelAnne TittertonNicholas D’AmbrosioYaegan DoranBrianna HeazlewoodMichael HigginsYasmin L’EstrangeEmma SchillerPatrick Cunningham

Blues CommitteeTom CarterNick HudsonWerner BothaRob SmithiesFiona HammondBruce RossAnne TittertonBrianna Heazlewood

Finance and Audit CommitteeBruce RossRob SmithiesPatrick CunninghamTony Jackson

OFFICE BEARERSOFFICE BEARERS



BLUE RECIPIENTS

Jessica Heazlewood (Athletics)Lachlan Renshaw (Athletics)Mark Egan (Australian NationalFootball)James Goswell (Boat)James Harding (Boat)Justin Quigley (Boat)Nathan Charles (Football)Mitch Inman (Football)Emily Hurtz (Hockey)Brenton Dumbrell (Lawn Tennis)Elizabeth Bornstein (Netball)Natasha Bolsin (Rowing)Lucy Marshall (Rowing)Alisa Tremayne (Rowing)Jeremy Braude (Soccer Football)Amy Sarandopoulos (Soccer Football)David Wise (Swimming)Keejsa Gofers (Waterpolo)

GOLD RECIPIENTS

Ian Foulsham (Cricket)Tony Sukkar (Cricket)Jim Zammit (Soccer Football)Paul McGirr (SUSF)

The awards for the Sportsman and theSportswoman of the Year, foroutstanding individual performancesare made at the Annual Sports Awardsdinner.

PRESIDENTS

Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness2008- B. W. Ross

Sydney University Sport2003 – 07 B. W. Ross

Sports Union1991 – 02 B.W. Ross1989 – 91 M. P. Cunningham1988 – 89 K. Tuffley1978 – 88 J. P. Kean1977 – 78 Dr D. D. Ridley1972 – 76 R. G. Rosenblum1969 – 72 Dr A. J. Tahmindjis1966 – 69 V. J. Chalwin1963 – 66 Prof. A. J. Dunston1961 – 63 H.G. McCreadie1957 – 61 Prof A. J. Dunston

1953 – 57 D. K. Donald1950 – 53 Dr G. Phillips1949 – 50 Prof. F. S. Cotton1945 – 49 Prof. F. A. Eastaugh1942 – 45 A. Maccoll1941 – 42 Dr J. Andrews1939 – 41 Dr R. B. Madgwick1936 – 39 Dr G. Phillips1934 – 36 R. N. McColloch1933 – 34 A. Ross Nott1930 – 33 Dr G. Bruce Hill1927 – 30 V. H. Treatt1924 – 27 G. P. Stuckey1922 – 24 Brig. Gen. I. G. Mackay1921 – 22 Dr L. Utz1920 – 21 H. Clayton1918 – 20 B. C. Fuller1917 - 18 H. S. Utz1914 – 17 H. Marks1913 – 14 De C. Armstrong1910 – 13 De L. Aronld1909 – 10 H. M. Stephen1908 – 09 J. S. Cargill1904 – 08 H. F. Maxwell1903 – 04 C. H Helsham1900 – 03 A. H. Uther1897 – 03 The Hon. H. N. Mac Laurin1895 – 97 The Hon. Sir

William Windever1890 – 95 Sir William

Manning

Women’s Sports Association2000 – 02 D. Whee1992 – 00 J. Thom1983 – 92 C Wilson1982 – 83 C. Mills1981 – 82 I. Parsons1980 – 81 A. Alcock1979 – 80 I. Parsons1978 – 79 J. Lenton1976 – 78 S. Pratt1974 – 76 S. Knox1963 – 74 M. Dlve1959 – 63 P. Latimer1957 – 59 M. Swain1954 – 57 L. McKinney1951 – 54 B. Archidale1949 – 51 K. McCreadie1943 – 49 J. Bartlett1938 – 42 G. Dakin1935 – 38 D. Dew1933 – 35 M. Peden1932 – 33 M. Telfer1926 – 32 K. Ogilvie1925 – 26 J. Street1922 – 25 A. Ingram1913 – 22 N. D. Meares1910 – 13 M. W. McCallum

HONOURS AND TRADITIONSHONOURS AND TRADITIONS



VICE CHANCELLOR’S

Mark Cameron CricketApplied Science(Exercise and Sport Science)

Alex Croak DivingApplied Science(Occupational Therapy)

SENATE

Jeremy Atkin FootballEconomics (Honours)

Erin Binks AthleticsApplied Science(Exercise & Sport Science)/ Nutrition

Jeremy Braude SoccerScience (Advanced)

Nicholas Dunford CricketEconomics

Jonathan Freeston BaseballPhD (Exercise and Sport Science)

Hayley French VolleyballVisual Arts (Fine Arts)

Taniele Gofers WaterArts Polo(Media & Communication)

Kylie Grant RowingVeterinary Science

William Hay CricketCommerce/ Arts

Michael Healy AFLVeterinary Science

Carlie Hoffman NetballEducation

Kimberley Horton NetballMedicine

Angela Hurley SwimmingScience

Victoria Johnson HockeyApplied Science(Exercise & Sport Science)/ Nutrition

Timothy LaForest SwimmingMaster of InternationalStudies and Law

Kristina Mah KarateDesign Computing

Gregory Mail CricketScience (Advanced)

John Morellato FootballMedicine

Bridget Murphy SoccerPhD - Science (Advanced)

Elsa O'Hanlon RowingPharmacy

Kate Pallister NetballPhysiotherapy

Susan Pratley NetballCommerce

Emma Schiller SoccerArts (Media & Communications)

Thomas Stevens TennisEconomics

Sarah Stewart WheelchairPhD Philosophy Basketball

Lara Tamsett AthleticsArts (Media & Communications)

Jeremy van Asperen WheelchairMedicine / Surgery Basketball

Evan Walker SailingEngineering/ Commerce

Aimee Watson SkiingVeterinary Science

Nicholas Gregory Watts SkiingEngineering

Gabrielle Woodhouse VolleyballScience/ Arts

SENATE/ST ANDREWS COLLEGE

James Goswell BoatCommerce/ Law

John (Jack) Lawson Cricket/ AFLLiberal Studies (International)

James McMahon FootballCommerce/ Science

SENATE/ST JOHNS COLLEGE

William Ryan SailingCommerce/ Science

SENATE/ST PAULS COLLEGE

Adam Campbell FootballCommerce/ Law

Mitchell Cook CricketArts (Advanced)

SENATE/WESLEY COLLEGE

Kiera Shiels BasketballEngineering/ Commerce

SENATE/WOMEN’S COLLEGE

Anna Floyd TouchPhysiotherapy Football

Sophie McLeod TriathalonPharmacy

Lauren Sedgeman RowingMaster of Commerce

Charlotte Walters RowingPhysiotherapy

SENATE/SANCTA SOPHIA COLLEGE

Amanda Coon KarateDiagnostic Radiography

Kate Johnson SwimmingMedical Science

ECONOMICS & BUSINESSPOSTGRADUATE

David Carrick Water PoloMaster of Commerce(Management/ Finance)

Thomas Carter FootballCommerce (semester two)

Stuart Clark CricketMaster of Commerce (Finance)

Timothy Davidson FootballCommerce

Mark Egan AFLInternational Business

Michelle Engelsman SwimmingMaster of International Studies

Michael Higgins AFLMaster of Commerce

Martin Paskal CricketMaster of Commerce

Natalie Porter BasketballMaster of Business(Marketing)

Annabelle Smith AthleticsInternational Studies

Jason Smith BasketballInternational Business

Philip Waugh FootballInternational Business

ECONOMICS & BUSINESSUNDERGRADUATE

James Goswell BoatCommerce/ Law

Emma Gray SwimmingCommerce

David McDuling FootballCommerce

DONORS

“BLUE & GOLD” CLUB

Elizabeth Kell RowingEducation

Jason Smith BasketballInternational Business

BLUES ASSOCIATION

Melissa Hammond Water PoloMedical Science

SCHOLARSHIPSSCHOLARSHIPS



Matija Jaukovic SwimmingScience/ Law

Charlotte Walters RowingPhysiotherapy

MBF HEALTH / SYDNEY UNI SPORT& FITNESS

Eva Afeaki BasketballEconomic and Social Sciences

Renee Kirby RowingArts and Science

Lachlan Renshaw AthleticsCommerce

THE RAY HYSLOP SCHOLARSHIP

Ihsan Savran SoccerMedical Science

DR PHILIP RUNDLE ATHLETICS

Justin Merlino AthleticsPhysiotherapy

MARIE GAVEL MEMORIAL

Edward White BoatAgricultural Economics

Emma Cook RowingEducation

THE KAYE DENNING TENNISSCHOLARSHIP

Brenton Dumbrell TennisCommerce

FACULTY OF PHARMACY

James Alcorn SoccerPharmacy

FUJI XEROX/ SYDNEY UNI SPORT& FITNESS

Eva Afeaki BasketballEconomics and Social Science

Mark Cameron CricketApplied Science(Exercise and Sport Science)

Kaarle McCulloch CyclingEducation

RESIDENTIAL -ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE

Oliver Atkins FootballAgricultural Economics

Luke Baker FootballAgricultural Economics

Thomas Coupland FootballAgricultural Economics

Chris Harkins FootballCommerce

Phoebe Hook TennisArts(Media and Communication)

Benjamin Larkin CricketEconomics and Social Science

Aisla Treymanne RowingMaster of Commerce

Emma Walsh AthleticsLiberal Studies

ST JOHN’S COLLEGE

Samuel Carter FootballArts and Science

Renee Kirby RowingArts and Science

Patrick Ryan FootballEngineering

Edmund Walkley VolleyballLiberal Studies

ST PAUL’S COLLEGE

Edward Alexander BoatCommerce/Arts

Cameron Girdlestone BoatEducation

Mitch Inman FootballArts

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY VILLAGE

Edward Boyce BoatConstruction Management

David Neuhaus BoatEducation

Thomas Woudwyk Water PoloCommerce

WESLEY COLLEGE

Justin Bosilkovski FootballCommerce

Jordan Brown FootballDevelopment/ Management

Nathan Charles FootballArts and Science

Trent Dyer FootballEducation

Michael Hodge FootballEducation

Joshua Koops FootballCommerce

Nicholas Larkin CricketExercise and Sport Science

Lauren Maksimovic Water PoloEducation

Nolan Matthews Cricket/Arts Soccer

David Miller CricketExercise and Sport Science

Nicholas Phipps FootballAgricultural Economics

Rebecca Reardon HockeyExercise and Sport Science

Kieran Wallace FootballArts and Science

THE WOMEN’S COLLEGE

Adrianna Amato VolleyballCommerce/ Law

Kate Beasley RowingEducation

Lavinia Chrystal RowingEducation

Sophie Coolican RowingPhysiotherapy

Melissa Hammond Water PoloMedical Science

Emily Hurtz HockeyScience/ Nursing

Lucy McClymont SoccerMedical Science

Johanna Way SurfEducation Lifesaving

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY SPORT

Kathryn Andrews SoccerPhysiotherapy

Kristen Barnes BasketballCommerce

Jemima Bartlett HockeyEducation

Erin Bell NetballApplied Science(Exercise and Sport Science)

Julia Boland GolfingExercise and Sport Science

Natasha Bolsin RowingArts

Elizabeth Bornstein NetballScience

Werner Botha AthleticsEducation

Thomas Brewer SailingArts/ Science

Alicia Brightwell Water PoloRehabilitation Counselling

Jessica Brooks FencingArts (Honours)

Harrison Brown FootballCommerce

Sophie Brownhill HockeyCommerce

Charles Budd BoatAgricultural Economics

Alexander Campbell BoatEngineering/ Commerce

Christopher Cawte FootballBusiness

Tarik Celenk SoccerArts and Science

Bianca Chidrawi TennisScience

Nicholas Clark AFLArts and Science

Gregory Clune GymnasticsEducation

Brydon Coles AFLEducation

Andrew Connolly BoatArts and Science

Elizabeth Connolly VolleyballInternational Studies

Benjamin Cook BoatCommerce

Thomas Coolican FootballBusiness/ Law

Emma Costello RowingArts

Amanda Cox Water PoloSpeech Pathology

Samuel Crichton AFLLiberal Studies

Annabel Davies AthleticsScience/ Nutrition

Edward de Carvalho BoatArts



David Dennis FootballUniversity Preparation Studies

Yaegan Doran VolleyballLiberal Studies

Matthew Edstein BoatLaw

Ryan Edwards BoatBusiness

Christian Fabris Canoe-Arts Slalom

Daniel Farrell FootballAgricultural Economics

Anthony Fine SwimmingEducation

Benjamin Fitzpatrick AFLApplied Science(Exercise and Sport Science)

James Fitzpatrick AFLOccupational Therapy

Bernard Foley FootballEconomics

William Forsythe Canoe-Applied Science Slalom(Exercise and Sport Science)

Angus Glynne CricketEducation

Keesja Gofers Water PoloDesign in Architecture

Alasdair Grant CricketOccupational Therapy

Daniel Halangahu FootballExercise and Sport Science

Ellie Hall SoccerEducation

Craig Hammond EducationEducation

Fiona Hammond Water PoloNursing

James Harding BoatEducation

Hugh Hawkins FootballCommerce/ Science

Nicholas Haydon FootballMedicine

Joshua Heath SoccerArts

Jessica Heazlewood AthleticsCommerce (Liberal Studies)

Nicholas Hensley FootballArts and Science

Amanda Hese HockeyArts and Science

Stefan Hese HockeyApplied Science(Exercise and Sport Science)

Tara Holt AthleticsRadiation Therapy

Patric Horne VolleyballScience (Honours)

Elizabeth Jenkins AthleticsCommerce / Arts

Aaron Jones Water PoloTeaching

Irma Kajan RowingLiberal Studies

Toby Kane SkiingMedical Science

Jaimee Kennedy BasketballEducation

Oliver Konakoff VolleyballEducation

Scott Laird HockeyArts and Science

Stephanie Lalic VolleyballB/ Health Sciences/Master of Information Management

Rosalyn Lawrence Canoe-SlalomGlobal Studies

Toby Ledgerwood BoatArchitecture

Anna Leksinska TennisAccounting

Tobias Lister BoatEducation

Henry Little Boat/FootballArts

Daniel Lewinski FootballEducation (Human Movement)

Molly Lewis BasketballEducation

Timothy Ley CricketUniversity Preparation Studies

Thomas Lobsey HockeyLand and Water Science

Bethany Loder Water PoloCommerce

Benjamin Mankarious AFLCommerce/ Law

Lucy Marshall RowingArts and Science

Benjamin McCalman FootballAgricultural Economics

Abbey McCulloch NetballScience

Patrick McCutcheon FootballSurveying

Jess McGuirk AFLLaw

Hamid Mobarrez SwimmingEducation

Harriet Moore HockeyEducation

Henry Mortlock TennisAgricultural Economics

Sharmane Motuliki AthleticsPhysiotherapy

Kerstin Neuper SoccerArts

Scott Nicholson Water PoloArts

Chloe O’ Regan RowingEducation

Jonathon Owen FootballAgricultural Economics

Kate Owen CricketEducation

Alison Parkin CricketExercise and Sport Science

James Pearce SoccerPhysiotherapy

Alicia Poto BasketballEducation

Justin Quigley BoatVeterinary Science

Lachlan Rosengreen FootballApplied Science

Amy Sarandopoulos SoccerArts/ Social Work

Prashanth Sellathurai GymnasticsHealth Sciences

Nathan Sievert FootballEducation

Stephen Smith BaseballExercise and Sport Science

Murray Stewart Canoe-Design in Architecture Slalom

Jacob Taylor Cricket/Arts Football

Malcolm Taylor FootballCommerce/ Arts

Matthew Tink TennisExercise and Sport Science

Chris Todd VolleyballEducation

Cameron Tovey BasketballCommerce/ Law

Joshua Toyer CricketEconomics

Matthew Vaughan BoatEconomics

Joanne Waring AthleticsSpeech Pathology

Mark Watts AthleticsCommerce/ Law

Laurence Weeks FootballArts and Science

Gordon Willis SwimmingEducation

Angus Wilson AFLCommerce

David Wise SwimmingCommerce/ Arts

Nicholas Woolf FootballAgricultural Economics

Jerry Yanyanutawa FootballEducation

James Young Water PoloArts and Science

Benjamin Zonaras Water PoloArts


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