NORTH SHORE BOMBERS

The North Shore players celebrate after winning the grand final in 2001 North Shore Football Club, Essendon's official sister club in Sydney, plays in the Sydney AFL competition and is looking to make it two in a row in 2002. Also known as the Bombers, and wearing the famous black and red guernsey, North Shore celebrate their 100th year in 2002 and will be defending the premiership they won against Campbelltown last season. Bombers fans can now watch the progress of the North Shore Bombers with interest as the website keeps you up to date with the results, match reports, and ladder as well as all of the club news from our Sydney partner. For more information you can contact the club (details below) and if you are in Sydney during the season come along and support the North Shore Bombers! North Shore Football Club Home grounds: North Sydney Oval Gore Hill Oval Phone: 02 9907 9233 Fax: 02 9949 5453 E-mail: redblack@ozemail.com.au

2003 FINALS SERIES
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Final	Date & Time	Opponent	Venue	H/A	Result	Margin
2nd Semi Final	Saturday, 6 September 2003, 14:00	v. St George	Monarch Field, Campbelltown	-	Win	76
Grand Final	Sunday, 21 September 2003, 14:15	v. UNSW/ES	Monarch Field, Campbelltown	-	Loss	6

2003 HOME AND AWAY SEASON
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R	Date	Opponent	Venue	H/A	Result	Margin
1	Sunday, 27 April 2003	v. Balmain	Gore Hill Oval	Home	Win	6
2	Sunday, 4 May 2003	v. UNSW/ES	Village Green	Away	Win	13
3	Saturday, 10 May 2003	v. St George	Gore Hill Oval	Home	Win	46
4	Saturday, 17 May 2003	v. Pennant Hills	Ern Holmes Oval	Away	Draw	0
5	Sunday, 25 May 2003	v. Western Suburbs	North Sydney Oval	Home	Win	26
6	Sunday, 1 June 2003	v. Campbelltown	Gore Hill Oval	Home	Win	136
7	Sunday, 15 June 2003	v. East Coast Eagles	Roger Sheeran Oval	Away	Win	63
8	Sunday, 22 June 2003	v. Balmain	Drummoyne Oval	Away	Win	81
9	Sunday, 29 June 2003	v. UNSW/ES	Gore Hill Oval	Home	Win	67
10	Saturday, 5 July 2003	v. St George	Olds Park	Away	Win	62
11	Sunday, 13 July 2003	v. Pennant Hills	Gore Hill Oval	Home	Win	115
12	Sunday, 20 July 2003	v. Western Suburbs	Wagener Oval	Away	Win	87
13	Saturday, 26 July 2003	v. Campbelltown	Monarch Field	Away	Win	20
14	Sunday, 3 August 2003	v. East Coast Eagles	Gore Hill Oval	Home	Win	26
15	Sunday, 10 August 2003	v. Balmain	Gore Hill Oval	Home	Win	73
16	Sunday, 17 August 2003	v. UNSW/ES	Village Green	Away	Loss	25
17	Sunday, 24 August 2003	v. St George	Gore Hill Oval	Home	Loss	7
18	Sunday, 31 August 2003	v. Pennant Hills	Ern Holmes Oval	Away	Win	44

NORTH SHORE TEAM OF THE CENTURY North Shore Australian Football Club has named it's Team of the Century at a gala dinner on Saturday 13th July. The Centenary Dinner was held at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour and was attended by over 200 past and present players, members, officials and supporters. North Shore entered the Sydney AFL competition in 1903. The club has won ten first grade premierships in 1904, 1909, 1921, 1952, 1961, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1991 and 2001. This year marks North Shore's 100th season in the competition and to celebrate it has announced a team of the best players to have represented the club in its history. Over half of the team was present on the night to receive a special presentation. On a night to celebrate the history of the club, a presentation was also made to club stalwart Lionel Beale. Beale has had a continuos involvement with North Shore for over 30 years and is still serving as the club's publicity officer and timekeeper. The Team of the Century is listed below in playing positions. 25 players were named (three as emergencies) in the team. Three members of the Team of the Century are current players. They are Matthew Parker (current club captain), Mark Brady (current vice-captain) and Jason Bush. For interviews with current or former players, or for more information on the North Shore Team of the Century, please contact Darren Simpson on 0425 248 083. North Shore Football Club Team of the Century Backs: James London John Baker Jason Bush Half Backs: Don Whitford Terry Thripp Mark Brady Centres: David Batty Rob Veale Graham Hamilton Half Forwards: John Hendrie John Pitura Matthew Parker Forwards: Alan Fitzgerald Graham Maclean Peter Robertson Ruck: Doug Bouch Roy Klau John Hardy Interchange: Chris Dale Lionel Byrne Andrew Bomford Alan McDonald Emergencies: Luke Donald Kevin Curran Damian Bray Captain-Coach: John Pitura Assistant Coach: Rod Hooker Timekeeper: Lionel Beale