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The Weekly Times - TWT - 27th March 2019

The Weekly Times - TWT - cheekily describes itself as a campaigning, crusading, truth-seeking, death defying, Aussie battler-aligned, one-eyed-Tiger-led news organisation dedicated to Sydney's north west. It's one of the few remaining independently run community newspapers and turns 100 years old in 2021 - so if you want to show your support for independent media, have a quick look at the paper, submit a letter to the editor via its website or like or share one of its posts on social media. The flip book - or digital edition/replica - of the 27th March 2019 edition of TWT can be reached here: https://weeklytimes.com.au/the-weekly-times-twt-27th-march-2019/ And the most current edition of TWT is always reachable using this short address: bit.ly/OurTWT

The Weekly Times - TWT - cheekily describes itself as a campaigning, crusading, truth-seeking, death defying, Aussie battler-aligned, one-eyed-Tiger-led news organisation dedicated to Sydney's north west.

It's one of the few remaining independently run community newspapers and turns 100 years old in 2021 - so if you want to show your support for independent media, have a quick look at the paper, submit a letter to the editor via its website or like or share one of its posts on social media.

The flip book - or digital edition/replica - of the 27th March 2019 edition of TWT can be reached here: https://weeklytimes.com.au/the-weekly-times-twt-27th-march-2019/

And the most current edition of TWT is always reachable using this short address: bit.ly/OurTWT

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Wednesday 27 <strong>March</strong>, <strong>2019</strong> THE WEEKLY TIMES 27<br />

Cup action feast at<br />

Junior League launch<br />

By CHRIS KARAS<br />

BALMAIN junior representative rugby league teams<br />

face their moment of truth when they host North Sydney<br />

in crunch Junior Cup fixtures this Saturday at<br />

Leichhardt Oval.<br />

<strong>The</strong> much anticipated<br />

U/16 Harold<br />

Matthews Cup and<br />

U/18 S.G Ball Cup<br />

matches between<br />

the Tigers and Bears<br />

are the curtain raisers<br />

to a Leichhardt<br />

Oval rugby league<br />

fest to celebrate<br />

the Balmain Junior<br />

League’s <strong>2019</strong> season<br />

launch.<br />

n all important Matthews<br />

Cup game followed<br />

by the S.G Ball<br />

fixture at 11.30am.<br />

Penrith dented the<br />

Tiger cubs’ finals<br />

hopes when they recorded<br />

32-14 and<br />

30-14 victories in the<br />

NSWRL Junior Cup<br />

U/16 and U/18 competitions<br />

last Saturday<br />

at Leichhardt Oval.<br />

<strong>The</strong> tenth placed Tigers<br />

face a must-win<br />

match against ninth<br />

placed North Sydney<br />

in the Matthews Cup<br />

series after a disappointing<br />

loss to the<br />

Panthers.<br />

Balmain conceded<br />

three early tries and<br />

trailed 20-4 at the<br />

interval before succumbing<br />

to the slick<br />

Penrith outfit.<br />

Ross Murdocca’s<br />

cubs will pin their<br />

hopes on power forwards<br />

Brandon Tumeth,<br />

Will Carroll,<br />

Mataele Fifita, Jaxson<br />

Rahme and Wilkinson<br />

Papalii-Afoa to provide<br />

the go-forward<br />

for talented halves<br />

Christian Jardim and<br />

Liam Wright-Terry,<br />

fullback Ponipate Rakuli,<br />

centres Chris<br />

Trad and Semisi Foliaki<br />

and elusive winger<br />

Alex Miltiadous to<br />

show their wares.<br />

Balmain S.G Ball<br />

side led 8-0 against<br />

Penrith after 21 minutes<br />

with early tries<br />

by half back Cooper<br />

Wood and centre<br />

Josh Rizk before the<br />

visitors hit back with<br />

four pointers to Ryan<br />

Eisenhuth and centre<br />

Zion Tauasa and<br />

a Bailey Hughes conversion<br />

to lead 10-8 at<br />

the interval.<br />

But the Panthers<br />

dominated after the<br />

break - piling on another<br />

four tries to register<br />

a resounding win.<br />

<strong>The</strong> sixth placed<br />

Tigers will be chasing<br />

victories over the<br />

Bears and Central<br />

Coast Roosters in<br />

the final two rounds<br />

to consolidate a top<br />

eight finals berth in<br />

the U/18 Cup series.<br />

Skilful halves Zane<br />

Camroux and Cooper<br />

Wood and gun centres<br />

Livai Saukuru<br />

and Josh Rizk will<br />

spearhead an exciting<br />

backline with<br />

strong forwards Daniel<br />

Sykes, Callum Ellis,<br />

hooker Jake Kusto,<br />

Braydon Guyan, Zayn<br />

Wilkins, Stylez O’Mara<br />

and Jason Smyth laying<br />

the foundations.<br />

Ryde Eastwood<br />

Hawks meet the Rams<br />

in a third round Sydney<br />

Shield fixture at<br />

1.15pm while competition<br />

leaders Concord<br />

Burwood-Glebe lock<br />

horns with Asquith<br />

Magpies in a Ron<br />

Massey Cup clash at<br />

3pm.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re’ll be lots of<br />

kids activities and a<br />

Tigers cake - so bring<br />

the family to an entertaining<br />

day’s football<br />

in Tigertown.<br />

FOOTY<br />

TIPSTERS<br />

NSWRL Volunteer of the Year Norm Towells<br />

(Five Dock JRLC) was also joint winner of Balmain<br />

Junior League’s George Thompson Trophy<br />

with Carlingford Cougars secretary Kathy<br />

Lansdown. <strong>The</strong>y are pictured with NSWRL<br />

CEO David Trodden. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO.<br />

Five Dock RSL stalwart Norm earns<br />

NSWRL Volunteer of Year award<br />

A CASUAL visit to an inner western suburbs park nearly 30 years ago to register three of<br />

his sons in Junior Rugby League has turned into a rewarding hobby for popular Five Dock<br />

RSL Junior Rugby League Club stalwart Norm Towells.<br />

<strong>The</strong> tireless Dockers official<br />

was recognised for his outstanding<br />

service to the game<br />

last season when he was<br />

named the NSWRL Gordon<br />

Lowrie Volunteer of the Year<br />

and joint winner of the Balmain<br />

Junior League’s George<br />

Thompson Memorial Award.<br />

Norm’s sterling commitment<br />

to grassroots rugby league over<br />

29 years through the Five Dock<br />

club and the wider Balmain District<br />

JRL earned him the prestigious<br />

NSWRL award, which was<br />

selected from the 12 District<br />

nominees.<br />

<strong>The</strong> awards cap a memorable<br />

2018 for Norm, who was made<br />

a Life Member of the Balmain<br />

Junior League earlier in the year.<br />

He has proved the “heart and<br />

soul” of the Five Dock rugby<br />

league fraternity with his passion<br />

and selfless approach to<br />

helping develop up and coming<br />

juniors.<br />

“This was totally unexpected;<br />

I have won this acclamation<br />

for doing what I thought was<br />

somethingeveryone did,” said<br />

Mr Towells.<br />

“I didn’t know anything about<br />

rugby league until one of my<br />

sons started playing 29 years<br />

WESTS<br />

TIGERS<br />

ago … the rest is history,” he<br />

said.<br />

“I love being involved because<br />

of the lifelong friends you make<br />

and the influence you can have<br />

on children and playersthrough<br />

sport.”<br />

He was introduced to the code<br />

back in 1990 when he took eldest<br />

son David and twins Michael<br />

and Paul down to Five Dock<br />

Park to register with the Five<br />

Dock club.<br />

“David started in Under 10s<br />

and the twins in Under 8s and<br />

I volunteered to take on roles<br />

as a trainer and team manager,”<br />

Norm reflected.<br />

“My other sons Chris and<br />

Brendon later joined their elder<br />

brothers in the Five Dock playing<br />

ranks and I found myself on<br />

the club’s committee.”<br />

Brendon would later form a<br />

potent partnership in the front<br />

row with a 16 year old Aaron<br />

Woods at the Leichhardt Juniors<br />

Rugby League Club.<br />

Norm was encouraged to participate<br />

in rugby league by his<br />

brother-in-law Colin Campbell,<br />

a former South Sydney Presidents<br />

Cup and Under 23s forward<br />

back in 1973.<br />

“Colin often talked about the<br />

camaraderie at club level and<br />

V<br />

CANTERBURY<br />

BULLDOGS<br />

the many friendships he formed<br />

while staying involved with the<br />

game,” revealed Norm.<br />

<strong>The</strong> hard working Towells established<br />

himself as a trainer<br />

and team manager before<br />

serving as the Dockers’ Club<br />

Treasurer, Vice President, Club<br />

Patron and in recent years as<br />

manager of the club’s A Grade<br />

squad in the Combined Sydney<br />

competition.<br />

As well as encouraging the<br />

club’s junior and senior mens<br />

teams during the winter months,<br />

Norm can also be found on<br />

weekends supporting the Five<br />

Dock Ladies side.<br />

“Great Five Dock leaders like<br />

John Critchley, Joe Dougal ad<br />

Nick Speranza have been major<br />

influences on myself and I thank<br />

them immensely,” said Norm.<br />

It has been a real family affair<br />

for Norm and his brood at the<br />

Five Dock club over the past 29<br />

years.<br />

As well as having his five sons<br />

carve out long careers with the<br />

Dockers, Norm was joined on<br />

the panel by daughters Kim<br />

- the club’s current secretary -<br />

and Julia, a junior coach.<br />

He was named joint winner<br />

of the Balmain Junior League’s<br />

George Thompson Trophy with<br />

SUNDAY<br />

MARCH 31 4.05PM<br />

CAMPBELLTOWN<br />

STADIUM<br />

tireless Carlingford Cougars<br />

secretary Kathy Lansdown.<br />

Norm received his NSWRL<br />

Volunteer of the Year award at<br />

Waterview in Bicentennial Park,<br />

Sydney Olympic Park last September.<br />

NSWRL Chief Executive David<br />

Trodden said the annual<br />

NSWRL Volunteer of the Year<br />

Awards night is about celebrating<br />

and acknowledging the<br />

hardworking Junior League<br />

volunteers who have given their<br />

time, without an expectation of<br />

reward or recognition, to make<br />

the 2018 season such a success.<br />

“It is only with the commitment<br />

and passion for the game<br />

of these truly wonderful people<br />

that Rugby League continues to<br />

grow and prosper in NSW,” Mr<br />

Trodden said.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> participation figures released<br />

are testament to that.<br />

For the first time in five years<br />

participation in NSWRL competitions<br />

has increased (up 5.5<br />

per cent) and retention is above<br />

the national average, which<br />

means our volunteers and staff<br />

are creating a positive environment<br />

for participants to get involved<br />

– and stay involved – in<br />

our game.”<br />

JOHN<br />

ALEXANDER<br />

Bennelong MP<br />

Broncos<br />

Raiders<br />

Roosters<br />

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Cowboys<br />

Storm<br />

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Rabbitohs<br />

ANTHONY<br />

ROBERTS<br />

Lane Cove MP<br />

Broncos<br />

Raiders<br />

Roosters<br />

Warriors<br />

Cowboys<br />

Storm<br />

Tigers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

JACK KING<br />

Ryde Eastwood<br />

Leagues Director<br />

Broncos<br />

Knights<br />

Roosters<br />

Warriors<br />

Cowboys<br />

Storm<br />

Tigers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

SARKIS YEDELIAN<br />

Ryde City Clr<br />

Dragons<br />

Raiders<br />

Roosters<br />

Warriors<br />

Cowboys<br />

Storm<br />

Tigers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

BARRY HERBERT<br />

North Ryde RSL<br />

Club Director<br />

Broncos<br />

Knights<br />

Roosters<br />

Sea Eagles<br />

Cowboys<br />

Storm<br />

Tigers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

VICTOR<br />

DOMINELLO<br />

Ryde MP<br />

Broncos<br />

Knights<br />

Roosters<br />

Sea Eagles<br />

Cowboys<br />

Storm<br />

Tigers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

CHRIS KARAS<br />

<strong>TWT</strong> Sports<br />

Editor<br />

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THE ONE-EYED TIGER<br />

<strong>TWT</strong>’s fearless<br />

unbiassed<br />

correspondent<br />

Bananabenders<br />

Faders<br />

BondiChicks<br />

Kiwis<br />

Milkmaids<br />

Mexicans<br />

TIGERS<br />

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ALLAN JARVIS<br />

Putney Bowlo<br />

Club Treasurer<br />

Broncos<br />

Knights<br />

Roosters<br />

Warriors<br />

Cowboys<br />

Panthers<br />

Tigers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

TRACEY MITCHELL<br />

Gladesville Sporties<br />

Vice President<br />

Broncos<br />

Raiders<br />

Roosters<br />

Warriors<br />

Cowboys<br />

Panthers<br />

Tigers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

STEVE COLQUHOUN<br />

<strong>The</strong> Eastwood Club<br />

Manager<br />

Broncos<br />

Raiders<br />

Roosters<br />

Warriors<br />

Cowboys<br />

Storm<br />

Tigers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Guest Tipster<br />

JOHN OWENS<br />

Tigers Legend<br />

Broncos<br />

Knights<br />

Roosters<br />

Warriors<br />

Cowboys<br />

Storm<br />

Tigers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

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