After washed out games earlier this season, three of our teams have catch-up games this weekend.
This Weekend’s Matches
Premier Division – v Illawarra at North Dalton Oval (Sunday 1:10pm)
Division One – v Manly at Weldon Oval (Saturday 2pm)
Under 18s – v Sydney Hills Eagles at Gore Hill Oval (Saturday 10am)
Division Four – No match scheduled.
North Dalton Oval
North Dalton Oval is on Pioneer Road at Towradgi, Wollongong.
To get there, head south along the Princes Highway through Sutherland and join the F6 freeway at Waterfall.
At the end of the freeway, turn left and go down Bulli Pass. It’s a steep downhill. Continue straight ahead along the highway.
At the Memorial Drive/Northern Distributor roundabout, turn off into Memorial Drive. Turn left at Bellambi Lane, over the railway level crossing. Turn right at the roundabout onto Pioneer Road.
A few kilometres down the road, the road swings right and left; and the light towers of the ground will be visible. A caravan park will be on your left, the Towradgi Beach Hotel on your right. Then after the caravan park is the ground – there’s plenty of car parking on site.
It’s a long way by train, and will take several hours. Change at Central to the underground platforms, and you may need to change again at Thirroul for a train that stops at Fairy Meadow – check the indicator boards. From Fairy Meadow station, turn east to Pioneer Road, then turn left and the ground will be visible on your right.
Weldon Oval
Weldon Oval is on Stirgess Ave at Curl Curl.
To get there, follow Millitary Rd and left over Spit Bridge. Keep going straight ahead past the Manly turnoff, follow Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation and straight ahead along Pittwater Road. When you pass Brookvale Oval, get in the right lane.
Turn right at Harbord Road. When you pass parkland on your left, take the next left turn on to Brighton St then the next left onto Bennett St. Turn left at the bowling club onto Stirgess Ave, the road swings round to the right; and Weldon Oval will then come up on the left. There’s plenty of on-street parking.
To get there by public transport, the Sydney Buses 136 route from Chatswood to Manly and the 139 bus from Warringah Mall to Manly go to nearby Adams St. Get off the bus at the corner of Adams and Park St, walk a block north to Stirgess Ave.
The Weather Forecast
Saturday
Min 11 Max 17. Shower or two.
Sydney area : Partly cloudy. Isolated showers from the morning. Winds southerly 25 to 30 km/h, increasing to 30 to 40 km/h in the morning, then easing to 30 to 35 km/h.
Sunday
Mon 12 Max 16. Shower or two.
Wollongong area : Partly cloudy. Isolated showers from the morning. Winds southerly 25 to 30 km/h, increasing to 30 to 40 km/h in the morning, then easing to 25 to 30 km/h.
Our Team Lineups
Premier Division (v Illawarra, North Dalton Oval Sun 1:10pm)
B: M. Thomas, R. Lynch, J. O'Dell
HB: D. Fitzgerald, T. McMahon, J. Davis
C: C. Murphy, T. Schmidt, D. Hadden
HF: A. Harry, T. Nash, R. Wason
F: N. Todd, D. Roberts, C. Callander
R: P. Brackin, B. Fitzgerald, S. Carruthers
Int: L. Kilpatrick, K. Tangney, Z. Manley, B. Barnes
Emg: L. McColl, J. Watters
In: K. Tangney, T. McMahon, J. O'Dell
Out: J. Weir, L. Pryor, S. Naismith
Division One (v Manly, Weldon Oval, Sat 2pm)
B: Beissmann. Crannery. Snowden
HB: Hatton. Haustorfer. J Terrey
C: Henson. McColl. James
HF: Reddie. Watters. Weston
F: R Terrey. Casey. White
R: Gray. Orr. Ziggy
Int: D Thomson, D Tracey, R Anstee, N Adams
Runner: Trenna
Water: J Colman.
Water for Under 18 game @ 10am, Gore Hill : C Murphy, D Casey.
Under 18s (v Sydney Hills, Gore Hill Oval, Sat 10am)
Monk Sertbas Plant
Schacher Washington Fitzgerald
Varjavandi D'Souza Harmer
Douglas Pugh Ferrier
Jones Buddin Cullen
Goode (P) Barclay (P) Armour
Campbell (P)
Our Opponents
Sunday’s game is the first leg of back-to-back matches against Illawarra. It’s desperation time for the Lions, who need to win to keep their mathematical finals hopes alive. But despite them probably missing the finals this year, the Lions have troubled the top sides on occasions this year.
But the Bombers come into this game in good form, having had an impressive win against St George last week. It’s a close battle for finals positions, and a top-three finish and a double-chance in the finals is a big chance this season – but to get there, the Bombers will need to win and win well.
Online Coverage
Score updates from all games will be posted on the North Shore website at www.northshorefc.com.au through the weekend. After the game, scorecards will be available by clicking on the Fixtures/Results tab.
North Shore Player Review
Our players will be taking to the stage, to show us another side of their talents. While their sporting talent is well known, who has abilities to act, sing and dance?
All will be revealed at the Player Review, at the Gore Hill clubhouse on the evening of Saturday 28th July. It’s a night of fun not to be missed.
Last Modified on 27/07/2012 15:00
