.: 14/05/09 - wagga mini carnival transport - may 30th

The Sydney AFL Masters are organising a coach to travel down to Wagga Wagga on May 30th for the Mini Carnival. The coach will travel down and back on the Saturday. Those of you who wish to travel by coach please contact me ASAP so I can let Sammy Grasso know our numbers. Thanks, Brad.

.: 09/04/09 - macarthur vs illawarra - april 19th

Illawarra Lightning AFL Masters have confirmed the date, time and venue for a return match against the Macarthur Wombats AFL Masters. The Lightning will travel to Harrington Park, Camden on April 19th, 2009 for the game. The first bounce will be at 10:00 am. Players are to be at Harrington Park by 9:30 am.

.: 04/04/09 - illawarra vs macarthur - april 5th

The game against Sydney at Rosedale Oval has been called off due to the ground closure. Illawarra Lightning AFL Masters will now be playing at Reed Park, Horsley against the Macarthur Wombats AFL Masters on April 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am. Players are to be at Reed Park by 9:30 am. PLEASE NOTE: Daylight Saving time finishes that Sunday at 3:00 am, so don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hour before bed, otherwise your alarm will go off an hour late.

.: 02/04/09 - illawarra vs sydney - april 5th

Weather permitting, Illawarra Lightning AFL Masters will be traveling to Rosedale Oval at Warwick Farm to play the Sydney AFL Masters on April 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am. Players are to be at Rosedale Oval by 9:30 am. PLEASE NOTE: Daylight Saving time finishes that Sunday at 3:00 am, so don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hour before bed, otherwise your alarm will go off an hour late.

The Liverpool City Council will be assessing the oval on Friday. We will know late on Friday afternoon whether the game will go ahead. We will call the wet weather line (02 98219570) to see if the ground will be closed on Sunday. Should the Sydney game be called off, we may look at playing on Reed Park on Bong Bong Road in West Dapto (Horsley). Please check back here on Saturday for further updates.

.: 19/10/08 - presentation night 2008

Illawarra Lightning MAF will be holding their Presentation Night at the Harbourfront Restaurant, Endeavour Drive, Wollongong on Friday October 24, 2008 at 7:00pm.

.: 19/10/08 - afl masters national carnival results

The National AFL Masters Carnival was held in Darwin from Sunday, September 28th to Saturday, October 4th, 2008. Eight Illawarra Lightning players represented NSW, with Lachlan Hilton becoming All Australian in the Superules Age Division (35-39). Lachlan represented in the Vic Metro (Div 2) side along with Steve Pigram. Paul Sultana (Soul) and Ron Hogenkamp (Yogi) represented in the ACT side in the Masters (40-44) Division 2. Mick Pitt and Brad Olds represented NSW in the Seniors (45-49) Division 2 team, while Robert Schleicher (Buzz) and David Phillips (Snake) represented NSW in the Super Seniors (50-54) Division 2.

All results are shown below:

Superules Division 2

Masters Division 2

Seniors Division 2

Super Seniors Division 2

.: 14/09/08 - illawarra mini carnival a success

The Illawarra AFL Masters Mini Carnival again turned out to be be a great success. With good representation from the Riverina and Hunter regions, the ACT and Sydney the Carnival gave the players headed to Darwin a good hit out. All teams and supporters were very generous in their support of the "Call To Arms" event, raising $301.00 in donations alone. ACT were crowned winners once again with three superb performances. All the results, photos and information on the final figure for the Call To Arms donation from the club should be up here in the next few days.

.: 09/09/08 - illawarra mini carnival draw

The Illawarra Mini Carnival will be held on Saturday, 13th September at Jock Brown Oval in Barrack Heights. The first game will begin at 10:30 am. Each game will be two 15 minute halves with a 5 minute break for half time. This will leave 5 mins for teams to changeover between games. Click this link to view the full draw in .pdf format. or click here for the Word Document (.doc) format.

.: 04/07/08 - new hunter mini carnival draw released

A new draw for the Hunter Mini Carnival has been released. Click this link to see the Hunter Mini Carnival Draw (Microsoft Word Document) or here for the Hunter Mini Carnival Draw (Adobe Acrobat Document). Depending on your browser settings, you may be asked for a password, simply click "Cancel" and your document will be displayed. Illawarra will now play their first game against Wagga/Hunter Blue at 5:50pm and the last game against the ACT at 7:10pm.

.: 03/07/08 - hunter mini carnival draw released

The Hunter MAF will hold their Mini Carnival at the No.1 Sports Ground (corner of Parry & Union Streets) on the 5th July. The Carnival will be held under lights. Click this link to see the Hunter Mini Carnival Draw (Microsoft Word Document) or here for the Hunter Mini Carnival Draw (Adobe Acrobat Document). Depending on your browser settings, you may be asked for a password, simply click "Cancel" and your document will be displayed. Illawarra will be contesting the first game against Hunter at 4:30pm and the last game against the ACT at 7:20pm.

.: 20/06/08 - darwin carnival registration forms

The Registration Forms are now available for the National Carnival in Darwin. You can download the Microsoft Word Document or the Adobe PDF Document here. Right-click the link and select "Save As", print the document, fill it out and send it to Con with your deposit.

.: 03/04/08 - change of venue for game two

Due to Jock Brown Oval being double-booked, the Masters will play their April 6th game at Kully Bay Oval on Northcliffe Drive in Warrawong.

.: 24/02/08 - season starts in march

The Masters AFL season will begin on March 16, 2008 at Jock Brown Oval. First bounce is at 11:00 am but players are requested to be there at least half an hour earlier so we can ensure everyone gets through the registration process.

.: 24/02/08 - beer tasting on friday, february 29, 2008

The Illawarra Lightning MAF Club has been invited to a beer tasting night at Wollongong's first ever "Brew on Premise" Microbrewery.

A copy of the email invitation is printed below:

We would like to invite you and your team to Wollongong’s first ever “Brew on Premise” Microbrewery!


Date: Friday, 29 February, 2008
Time: 5 – 7 pm
Address: 77 Kenny Street Wollongong


RSVP: by 28 February, 2008

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Robert & Damien
Directors
U-Brew It Wollongong
77 Kenny Street
WOLLONGONG NSW 2500
PH: 42271234
FAX: 42296075
Email: robert@ubrewitwollongong.com.au
Website: www.ubrewit.com.au

.: 11/09/07 - illawarra mini carnival results

The Illawarra Mini Carnival turned out to be quite a successful day and a good time was had by all. The ACT ran out winners with victories over Sydney and Illawarra. In the other competition game, Sydney defeated Illawarra. With only three teams to contest the carnival, it was an opportunity for a Barbarians game where the ACT teamed up with the players from the Hunter and Riverina regions to take on a combined Illawarra and Sydney side. Once again the ACT were victorious in a much closer game than what was anticipated.

The awards were presented at the Warilla Sports Club after the games. Best players for each region were as follows: Shane Street (Illawarra), "Tank" (Sydney), Jeff Garret (ACT) and John Tutty (Hunter / Riverina). Thanks also goes out to all those that assisted on Sunday, including our sponsors, umpires, the ladies on canteen duties and those guys that ran the water on what turned out to be a near-perfect (very warm) day.

Hopefully we will have some photos posted here soon.

.: 28/08/07 - illawarra mini carnival draw

The Illawarra Mini Carnival will be held on Sunday, 9th September at Jock Brown Oval in Barrack Heights. The first game will begin at 10:00 am. Each game will be two 20 minute halves with a 5 minute break for half time. This will leave 5 mins for teams to changeover between games. Click this link to view the full draw in .pdf format. or click here for the Word Document (.doc) format.

.: 09/08/07 - sydney mini carnival draw

The Sydney Mini Carnival being held this Sunday, 12th August at Rosedale Oval near Warwick Farm Race Course. The Illawarra players will once again link up with the guys from the Riverina to form a combined Illawarra/Wagga team. We'll be gathering at Figtree Oval at 8:00 am and leaving for Rosedale no later than 8:30 am. The first Illawarra/Wagga game is at 11:00 am. Click this link to view the full draw in .pdf format. or click here for the Word Document (.doc) format.

.: 07/08/07 - sydney mini carnival this sunday

The Sydney Mini Carnival is to be held this Sunday 12th August at Rosedale Oval near Warwick Farm Race Course. All players wishing to play this weekend should contact Ron Hogenkamp or Brad Olds as soon as possible.

.: 03/07/07 - hunter mini carnival draw released

The Hunter MAF have been given permission by the Newcastle City Council to use the No.1 Sports Ground for their Mini Carnival on the 14th July. The Carnival will be held under lights. You can look at the Hunter Mini Carnival Draw by clicking on the link.

.: 26/06/07 - kiama game a raging succcess

The June 24th game at Bonaira Oval in Kiama was an overwhelming success. A special thank you to all of the guys that came down from Sydney. A great game of footy was played in the right spirit and the game was in the balance well into the fourth quarter. The Sydney Rocks ran out eventual winners 10-10-70 to 8-8-56. Click here to see a few photos from the day.

.: 10/06/07 - game cancellation and next game

The June 10th game at Jock Brown Oval has been cancelled due to ground closure. The Masters' next game will be held on June 24th at Bonaira Oval in Kiama. Some of the Sydney guys have offered to come down to make up extra numbers. Hope to see as many of you there as possible.

.: 27/05/07 - new name change & more sponsorship news

To avoid confusion the Illawarra Masters organisation has decided to undergo a name change. We will now be dropping the name "Illawarriors" that is now most commonly associated with the Rugby Union Club of the same name and using our new name "Illawarra Lightning MAF". You can see the new logo at the bottom of the Information page.

Also South Coast Truck Spares have become a major sponsor by providing an entire set of football jerseys. These new jerseys will display the new Lightning logo and the South Coast Truck Spares name across the chest.

.: 07/05/07 - game draw and email registration

The new Illawarra game schedule has been released. If you would like to be included on the mailing list to notify you of fixture changes, ground closures and general MAF news, simply email Brad at webmaster@southcoastsportspage.info.

.: 29/04/07 - game cancellations

The Illawarra game scheduled for 13th of May is now cancelled due to that particular Sunday being Mother's Day. Keep an eye out for draw changes on the fixtures page.

.: 11/04/07 - new start date

The Illawarra MAF will now kickoff their season one week later on Sunday 22nd April, 2007. Watch out for the new draw on the fixtures page.

.: 11/03/07 - sponsorship news

QuickSmart Commercial Signage has come on board with the offer of signage for our local and intrastate games. This signage could be displayed at local junior and senior games to increase awareness of the MAF organisation in the Illawarra region.