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EditorialAnother week of perfect footyweather!Therearenogamesnextweek due to school holidays, withRound 3 being played on Sunday24th. Following last issue’s articleon injuryprevention,this issuehasan article on injury management,kindly supplied by club sponsorSpectrumHealthcare. There’salsoa note on the Joint Venture withthe Canada Bay Cannons for theU15s and U17s this year. Butbefore we start with the matchreports, here’s the first triviaquestionfortheyear!TriviaQuestionWe all know that the North RydeDockers play their home games attheELSHallovals–buthowdidELSHallgetitsname?Wasit:(a) Because it’s named after famousgolferErnieEls?(b)Becauseitwasoriginallythesiteofan Institute forEngineering, LawandScience, which was nicknamed ELSHall?(c)BecauseAldermanE.L.S.HallwasaformermayorofthecityofRyde?(d) Because ELS stands for EastwoodLocal Sports, with the grounds usedforbaseball,soccer,footballandbothcodesofrugbyinthepast?Answerattheendofthisissue!

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U9White It was a lovely sunny autumnmorning as the Under 9 Whitesplayed their first home game thisseasonagainsttheKellyvilleRouseHill Magpies U9 Camerons. Forthismatchwewere luckyenoughto have Jeremy from the U9Purplesstepintohelpout.The first quarter saw the teamcome out swinging with thecentres and forwards doing agreat job of keeping the ballmoving towards goal. The backsalsodidagreatjobinclearingtheballouttothecentreline.The coaching team are obviouslydoingagreatjobastheboyskepttheballmoving,hand-passingandkicking to their team mates,keeping that ball heading in therightdirection.There were some great markstaken as well as some strongtackles. By the start of the 4thQuartertheU9Whitesweredoingsowell thecoachesdecidedtositout Will, Jeremy and Aarish forpart of the quarter in order toevenouttheteams.In yet another strategic master-stroke, keeping the boys andcoaches guessing, Matt supplied

the oranges at the first break,whichagainseemedtodothetrickas the ball was ensconced in ourforward line for the next quarter,andLincolninparticularseemedtosurprise Manager Judy by banginggoals over from all over the park.AssistantCoachMarkofcoursewasnot surprised by that, but wassurprised by Manager Judy’ssurprise!

A great job was done by Xavier,Will, Harrison, Aarish, Lincoln andKaelen in kicking goals for theteam.Ofcoursethiswouldn’thavehappened if not for the greatsupport from their fellow team-matesThomas,Nathan,Coby,Reidand Jackson, who defended,marked and kicked their heartsout!

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TheU9Whiteswould liketoshoutoutabigthankyoutoJeremyfromU9Purplesforhelpingoutandthengoing on to play an awesomematch with his own team straightafterourmatch!AwelldeservedManoftheMatchgoestoKaelen.

–Tracey&SteveSmart(&AndrewLoadsman)

U9PurpleThisweektheU9PurpleplayedtheKellyville Magpies. The gamestarted with strong midfield workbyCallumresultinginAlikickinghisfirstgoal for the teamandhis firstfor the season. A short time laterBrodie won a free kick after astrong tackle, a string of handballsfollowedandHugoput the secondgoalontheboard.In the second quarter we lent aplayertotheopposition–thankstoHugo,CallumandRyan forplayingfortheMagpiesforaquartereach.Good team-work resulted inanother2goalsbeingscoredinthesecondquarter.The half time break startedawkwardly when our coach Kylebacked gently into a contest, losthisfootingandlandedonHugoand

the leftover oranges. No one washurt, the Purple’s played anotherstrong quarter, Scarlett winning aballatgroundlevel,andfiringoutahandpasswhichresultedinanothergoal. Jeremywon plenty of ball inthemidfield,andgoodteameffortsawthePurple’sfinishthegameofwell.Good sportsmanship at the end ofthe game by all players, cheeringthe umpire and thanking theoppositionpolitely.

Pleaseparentstakenotethatifyouare listed for a task, such asOranges, Time Keeping, GoalUmpireetc,wedorelyonrotatingvolunteers to do that. Pleasearrange a swap with anotherparent if you are unable tocompleteyourallocatedduty.

–AndrewDarnell

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U11

TheU11stookonKellyville.U12The U12s played the Lane CoveCatsEnright–seephotoattheendofthisissue.U13The U13's played our first homegame for the season and it wasperfect weather for it. Playing animproved Canada Bay Cannons, itwas never going to be an easyencounter.Unfortunately the game wasmarred by injury and shortenedslightlywith one of the oppositionplayershaving to leave the field inan ambulance after landingawkwardly.Thankfully,hehasbeencleared of any major injuries andwill bebackon the field soon.We

allwishhimaspeedyrecovery.The shortened game made theboys work for the win right up tothefinalquarter.Locking the ball down our end issomething that we need to keepworking on and not letting theopposition take any chances andadvantage of loose balls andmistakes. More pressure andconsistencybythebacksixwillhelpthe boys up front become evenmoreenforceable.

A solid gamewas had by our ruckmanFlynnandsomeofgreatmarksweretakenoutwidebyWill,Lucas,and Ben. A special mention to

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Nathan who we welcome aboardthis week as a new player for theseason. Nathan showed courageand determination and proved hehas what it takes to become avaluableDockerinthefuture.AnotherfirstfortheweeksawWilland Ben umpire their first officialAFL game. They represented theclub well through theirprofessionalism and commitment.(More on umpiring in a futureissue!)An extra thank you to Archie whoalso made a cameo appearanceand was a valuable asset in thedefenders. A small break for theholidayswill help sowe can comeback stronger when we return.Enjoy!

–BronPapandreaWhataretheseJointVentures?This year the Dockers haveentered into a Joint VenturewiththeCanadaBayCannons,whoarethemselves a Club Alliancebetween the Drummoyne Powerand the Concord Giants. In 2016,the North Ryde Dockers havealigned with the Canada BayCannonstofieldthreejointteams–one in theU17sand two in theU15s. This is a one-year

arrangement.TheU15Div.1teamis known as the Canada BayCannons; the U15 Div. 3 and theU17 teams are known as theCanada Bay Dockers. The U17splay in Dockers’ playing kit. Aswell, there are several Dockersplayers who are playing underpermit for the Cannons in theU14s.U17Withplayingstrengthdownduetoinjury Dockers hosted their firsthomegameagainstStIves.Wehad19 versus their 20. St Ives werecoming off a thumping win thepreviousweekwhilewe’dcomeupalongwayshort.Our thanks go to workers of theClub Exec and the 13s and 14swho’d flattened out the deep rutsinthesurfacecausedbysomelocalhoons doing donuts overnight.ComingfromtheUteCapitaloftheWorld (Deniliquin) I thought thequality of their circle-work wasprettyaverage.The opening 3 minutes were acollective “Oh no, here we goagain”fromthecoachingpanel.Laxmarking,notalking,noenergy.Butthenwegot theball forward, tooka steadying mark in front of goalandastraightkick.Adifferentteam

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in purple came out of their shells.We attacked, held possession,created chances and convertedthem. We finished the quarter 3goals to the good for theunfortunate loss of Ben Riley justafterhe’dheldaclassymarkWewerenowwithoutabenchandtogethomefromherewouldneedcharacter as well as skills. Webegan the task well, winning anarmwrestle in the second quarterandjuststretchedourlead.They came back at us hard in thethird and our backline lost itscohesion. They kicked threestraight to get within a couple ofpoints. Then came our firstcandidateforplayoftheseason.AStIvescentrebreakallowedalongbomb to an unmarked forward intheStIvesgoalsquare.Lookedforall money like shut the gate. Butthe indefatigable Ehsen not onlymanaged to somehow get back intimebut to take themark runningback with the flightRiewoldt/Brownstyle.But there was more. Soundbacklineplayworkedtheballcameback through the corridor to halfforward. Out of congestion someprecision handballs got the ball toJackwithhalfametreofroom.Hesoldanexquisitedummy,exploded

through the gap he’d created anddobbed it between the big sticksfrom 40m. Would have made theproducers on Fox Footy’s list forplayoftheweek. ItstoppedtheStIvesmomentuminitstracks.

We won a tight last quarter andafterthesirennearlyliftedtheroofoftheclubhousewithanexuberantrenditionof“JoinInthechorus”.James in the engine room showedgreatleadership.BigHazcontinuedhis rapid improvement around theground including some defthandballsandmusthavewon65%of the ruck contests. Our two

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wingmen Tyler and Michaelshowed endeavour at high speedfor four quarters. Up front Oscarlooked much more at home andKotsy provided a marking targetthatwasasgoodaperformanceashe’s ever played. Harry workedvery hard, made contests andnailed the chances he had. Indefence Lachie showed somecreative edges that causespremature balding in the coachesbox,butalso somesignsofa soliddefender.MaccaandLaytonfounda bitmore room andwill improvewith the run. Still plenty of roomfor improvement in skills, fitnessand structure, but a sound win toliftthePurple&Whitespirits.The round 2 “Played strong, donegoodAward”went toMichael inaclosedecision.Finalscores:CanadaBayDockers9-7=61defeatedStIves6-1=37.

–GraemeDurrantInjurymanagementFollowing last week’s article onavoiding injuries, this week wefocuson injurymanagement.WithAFLbeingacontactsportitmaybedifficult to avoid injuriescompletely however, if they dooccurwe can aim to get you backon the field quickly with the tipsbelow.

• Trytorestfromvigorousactivity

for48hours.• Elevate theaffectedareaabove

heart level to assist withreducinginflammation.

• Ice the affected area for 20minutes between 3-6 times aday,forthefirst72hours.

• Following the first 72 hours,heat (using, e.g., a wheat bag)can be used to stimulate theblood flow, which relaxes themuscleandeasespain.

• Applyacompressionbandagetoreduceswelling.

If the pain does not settle orincreases in severity it is best youseekprofessionalhelp.YourDoctoror your club Physio can assist intreatment or heading you in therightdirection.Finally,itisimportanttorememberthat with soft tissue injuries(bruises, swelling,muscular strainsetc.) receiving Physiotherapytreatment in the first 2–3 daysfollowing the injury can speed upthehealingprocess.Ifyouareunsureaboutanythingorhave any questions please comedownandseeusongameday!

–SimonfromSpectrumHealthcare

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AcknowledgementsThanks to managers, coaches andparentsformatchreports,AmandaJubb for photos, and to Clubsponsors for theirsupport. AngelaPhippen is thanked for help withthe trivia question, and theDrummoynePowerwebsite is alsoacknowledged for details of theJVs.TriviaQuestionAnswerThecorrectansweris(c).AldermanE.L.S. Hall was mayor of Ryde in1948 and from 1960 to 1962. Hisgiven names were Edward LesterSeptimus!

TheU12splayedLaneCoveatELSHall.