After a highly successful Blues Dinner and Sport Awards on 12 April celebrating the incredible achievements around the UNSW Sport community in 2018, our teams and athletes set about working on their 2019 achievements in a great weekend of sport.
AFL
A second win on the trot for the Women's Premier Division sees them slide up the ladder into fourth place after three rounds. Their next match will be a big one as they take on Macquarie University who are currently in third place. Unfortunately the Men's Premier Division had their first loss of the season, which also puts them into fourth place on the ladder. They'll look to bounce back with a big win over seventh placed Camden next weekend. There were also a couple of big milestones over the weekend - Fletcher Rowe played his 150th game for the Bulldogs, while Andrew Goodieson notched up 200 games.
Full results:
Women’s Premier Division defeated Southern Power 8.3 (51) to 7.4 (46)
Men’s Premier Division lost to North Shore Bombers 8.6 (54) to 10.10 70)
Men’s Premier Reserves defeated North Shore Bombers 11.7 (73) to 9.5 (59)
Women’s Division 2 defeated Pennant Hills Demons 7.9 (51) to 2.5 (17)
Men’s Division 2 defeated North Shore Bombers 9.11 (65) to 1.13 (19)
Men’s Division 3 defeated Macquarie University 7.7 (49) to 5.5 (35)
U19s Division 1 defeated North Shore Bombers 14.14 (98) to 6.6 (42)
U19s Division 2 defeated Sydney University 10.9 (69) to 4.6 (30)
HOCKEY
A huge win for the Women's Metro League Team 1 this weekend, smashing ND Strikers 8-0 and moving into third place on the ladder. They are beginning to stamp their dominance on the competition. The Men's Premier League Team 1 also had a solid win, defeating Ryde HH 5-2 and creeping up the ladder into fifth place.
Full results:
Women’s Metropolitan League
Team 1 defeated ND Strikers 8-0
Team 2 drew with Glebe 1-1
Team 3 defeated ND Strikers 3-0
Team 4 defeated ND Strikers 2-1
Sydney East Hockey Association Women’s Competition
Team 1 lost to Esquires 0-1
Team 2 drew with Easts 1-1
Team 3 Black lost to Easts 0-1
Team 3 Gold drew with SGR 1-1
Team 4 lost to Easts 0-3
Sydney Hockey Association Men’s Premier League
Team 1 defeated Ryde HH 5-2
Team 2 defeated Ryde HH 5-0
Team 3 lost to Ryde HH 0-1
Team 4 lost to lost to Ryde HH 2-3
Sydney Hockey Association Men’s Sydney League
Team 1 drew with Sydney Uni 2-2
Team 2 defeated Manly 1-0
Team 3 lost to Manly 2-3
JUDO
The UNSW Judo club were represented at a state level competition on the Central Coast over the weekend, with some 220 athletes from all over the State. UNSW had 25 entrants from juniors through to seniors. It was a very successful tournament for the club, finishing up with eight gold medals and many other placings. It was particularly pleasing to see several new student members competing - all getting some valuable experience and some taking home medals. The coaching team was there to give support and guidance throughout the day, and were pretty happy overall with the way UNSW performed. From next weekend the Judo club will have a large group of members beginning their official squad training in the lead-up to the National titles in June.
FOOTBALL
A good weekend for our football teams, with our women showing off their scoring skills against St George - unfortunately they weren't able to secure the win, but played out an entertaining three-all draw. Meanwhile our men got a win over Nepean, edging them out to take the points. Both UNSW teams are at the lower end of the ladder but it's still early days and they will be heartened by the weekend's results.
Full results:
UNSW Women’s drew with St George FC 3-3
UNSW Men’s defeated Nepean FC 4-3
RUGBY
A great start to the season for the UNSW Rugby club, coming away with wins for four of their six teams. A nailbiter in the Colts saw UNSW come away with a one point win, while the Richardson Cup team blew Barker out of the water, starting their season with a bang.
Full results:
Barraclough Cup: UNSW lost to Barker Old Boys 5-17
Stockdale Cup: UNSW defeated Barker Old Boys 27-10
Robertson Cup (Colts): UNSW defeated Barker Old Boys 15-14
Blunt Cup: UNSW defeated Barker Old Boys 17-0
Richardson Cup: UNSW defeated Barker Old Boys 28-0
Halligan Cup: UNSW lost to Menai 17-27
WATER POLO
Our water polo teams are heading into finals this week full of confidence after some strong games over the weekend. The Killer Whales will be buoyed by a strong win over the top of the table Tigers on Saturday, but will be looking to regain that form in finals after a narrow loss to the Sharks on Sunday. Meanwhile the men were too good for the Sharks and managed a thrilling one-point win over the Tigers to round out the weekend. Both teams will play semi finals at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this Saturday - the men's team at 1:30pm and the women's team at 5pm. Head down and support #TeamUNSW!
Full results:
UNSW Wests Killer Whales (Women) lost to Cronulla Sharks 7-9
UNSW Wests Killer Whales (Women) defeated UTS Balmain Tigers 15-10
UNSW Wests Magpies (Men) defeated Cronulla Sharks 14-11
UNSW Wests Magpies (Men) defeated UTS Balmain Tigers 9-8
