It’s the last round before the finals, and we have three grades at home at Gore Hill on Saturday, including a crunch game for our Premier Division team.

This Week’s Matches

9:00am – Under 18s v Pennant Hills at Gore Hill Oval

11:00am – Division One v Pennant Hills at Gore Hill Oval

1:10pm – Premier Division v Pennant Hills at Gore Hill Oval

The canteen and BBQ will be open all day, with a range of hot and cold food, snacks and drinks. Proceeds go to the club.

Our Team Lineups

Premier Division (v Pennant Hills, 1:10pm)

B             Ron Wason                         Rory Pryor                           Richard Lynch

HB          Lachlan Kilpatrick              Chris Murphy                     Matt Thomas

C             Dale Fitzgerald                  Tim Schmidt                       Adrian Harry

HF           Jason Harry                         Pat Brackin                          Thomas McMahon

F              Pat Codling                         Jack Davis                            Lachy Pryor

Ruck      Sam Naismith                    Brendan Fitzgerald          Sam Carruthers

Int          Zac Manley, Doug Hadden, Daniel Schacher, Charlie Callender.

Emer     Nick Todd, Jamie O’Dell, Brent Barnes.

Division One (v Pennant Hills, 11am)

Backs -  J O’Dell  H Cranney  Z Middendorf

Half Backs -  J Gray  R Haustopher  T Bransgrove

Centres -  A Buis  B Youlten  S Easey

Half Forwards -  K Tangney  J Watters  T Weston

Forwards -  R Meldrum  J Colman  B Hatton

Rucks - M Dingwell  L McColl  B Barnes.

Interchange - D Orr, D Casey, A Reddie, T Aynsley

Emergency – M Voyage

Water for 1’s – J Colman, T Weston, M Dingwell

Under 18s (v Pennant Hills, 9am)

Richard Armour                                Jack Barclay                        James Bergman

Max Boddington              Hugh Buddin                      Mitch Cullen

Callum D’Souza                 Mitchell Douglas               Charles Ferrier

James Fitzgerald               Nick Foster                         Sudket Fraser-Krause

Michael Goode                 Mitch Harmer                    Michael Jones

Jake Monk                          Cameron Pugh                  Will Taylor

Matthew Varjavandi, Hayden Washington, Patrick Winder, George Garrick.

Water - James Fitzgerald, Pat Winder & Cameron Pugh

Canteen
11.00am to 12.00pm - R Wason, B Fitzgerald

12.00pm to 1.00pm – J Monk & T Plant

2.00pm to 3.00pm - T Anysley, B Youlten

The Weather Forecast

Min 10 Max 20. Sunny

Sydney Area : Sunny. Winds gusty westerly 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h before dawn.

Our Opponents

North Shore took on Pennant Hills at Mike Kenny Oval in the opening round of the season, and got beaten. It was a small setback, but we’ve only been beaten once since.

And now we take the Demons on again at home. A win will secure the minor premiership and give the players a well-earned rest next week. But if we lose, we’ll probably be in the Qualifying Final next week.

For Div 1 and the Under 18s, it’s the last game of the season; and a chance to finish the season on a positive note.

After the Game

After the Premier Division game, all players, coaches and supporters are invited to a short post-match presentation in the clubhouse. Hear from our coaches with their thoughts on the afternoon’s action, and the best on ground for the three games will be named.

North Shore Raffle

If you’ve bought tickets for the raffle, the moment you’re waiting for will come at half time in the Premier Division game. The prize, donated by the Crows Nest Hotel, one of our sponsors, is two tickets to the AFL plus travel and accommodation.

If you haven’t bought tickets yet, see Nolan as soon as you arrive at the ground for absolutely your last chance to be a winner.

If you have sold raffle tickets, these should have been returned to the club by now – if you’re still sitting on any, please get them to Liz Fitzgerald first thing on Saturday morning.

Online Coverage

Updates from all three games will be posted on the North Shore website at www.northshorefc.com.au during the day – including every quarter for the Premier Division fixture.

The Premier Division fixture will also be streamed live. Visit the Sydney AFL website at www.sydneyafl.com.au and follow the AFL Sydney TV link.