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Giants are, and have been since they started, doing an amazing job at furthering the sport out here in the bush. Im in Dubbo, we never saw the Swans, but as soon as the Giants got started their presence was felt out here. Really positive approach by your club. Kudos.
That April article from the Tele was spot on.
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I played 2 years at Penno!1. This is an interesting quote from Dirty Bird, in the "Canberra" Thread (post#422, 30.4.22) from the Footy Industry forum.
"Western Sydney - AFL Sydney Juniors
Below is a list of clubs located in the Western Sydney region. To register with the club click ‘REGISTER NOW’ WOLLONDILLY REDBACKS REGISTER NOW Click here for a map
aflsj.com.au
17 Junior clubs in Western Sydney
8 of which wern't there when I left Sydney 14 years ago.
And of the 9 that were, only 3 (Baulkham Hills (then known as the Falcons), Penrith (then known as the Rams) and Hawksebury) pre-dated 2000".
This above aflsj List of WS clubs does not include the mighty Pennant Hills FC (Pennant Hills is recognised by the NSW LGA as being part of "Greater Western Sydney").
Pennant Hills snrs is one of the biggest GR snr clubs of all time, anywhere in Australia, with 11 snr teams *
The above List does also not include these booming jnr Inner WS AF clubs- Western Suburbs JFC (based in Croydon!), Glebe FC, Concord FC, Canada Bay FC, Drummoyne FC, Leichardt FC etc. (all playing in the Swans', not Giants', comp.!).
*2. Pennant Hills is 18 kms NW of Sydney; & in 2021, its estimated population was 8232.
"In recognition of its new $2.08m clubrooms, "Pennant Hills’ received the award for developing new community clubrooms for the use by Senior and Junior AFL Clubs, which included installing a commercial kitchen, meeting rooms, spectator viewing facilities and bar...The completed development allows around 250 people to gather in the clubrooms, with both indoor and outdoor viewing options of both home fields at two oval facility.
The new facility was necessary. In the past eight years, the senior club has grown from fielding three teams to 11 in 2022 (five men’s, four women’s, one U19s and one masters)".
Penno wins metro facilities prize - AFL NSW / ACT
The Pennant Hills Demons Football Club has won the Ken Gannon Award for NSW/ACT’s Metro Project of the Year. Members of Pennant Hills’ committee accepted the award from Federal Member for Berowra, Julian Leeser MP, at the club in May.…Read more ›
aflnswact.com.au
Pennant Hills Demons Sydney AFL Club - A family focused AFL club.
Looking for a Sydney AFL Club to join ? Pennant Hills Demons is one of Australia's largest local AFL Clubs with 7 Mens & 4 Womens AFL teams.
www.phafl.com.au
There would be very few GR clubs, in history throughout all of Australia, that have 11 adult snr teams.
(North Shore FC, with 14 adult snr teams in 2022, probably has the all-time snrs. record.
In the VAFA, Old Boys' teams Xavier, St Kevins, De La Salle, & St Bernards -incl. the U19 & U23 comps.- probably have c. 9-10 snr teams each).
Few GR AF clubs would have an internal viewing area, of the oval, that can accomodate c. 250 people.
Pennant Hills FC usually serves c. 200 meals to its snr players after training every Thurs. night, usually rice or pasta dishes, & soup.
Throughout the history of GR AF clubs anywhere in Australia, AFAIK, no GR AF club has ever done this many meals 1 night pw, every week.
It is just as well they have a large commercial kitchen!
For Pennant Hills snr cub to grow from 3 snr teams in 2014, to 11 in 2022, is exceptional growth- & bodes well for GR AF in NW Sydney.
EDIT:
The suburban Sydney club that became the AFL’s unlikeliest football factory
How can a team based in Sydney’s upper north shore be such a big producer of AFL talent? The answer lies deeper than just what’s in the water at Pennant Hills.www.smh.com.au
Pennant Hills FC snrs. now play also at Greenway Park, Cherrybrook- where the big, new facilities & clubrooms etc. are.I played 2 years at Penno!
u16s in 2006 and in our 2nd u18s team (w/1 game in the 1st team) in 2007.
This might sound like a weird question. But which ground will the clubrooms be at?
We used to play at Ern Holmes Reserves (home of the junior club) however, last I checked they were playing at the ground of Westbrook's junior club.
And bloody hell, 11 teams. Was only 5 when I played for the senior club.
I just read it then.3.
Pennant Hills FC snrs. now play also at Greenway Park, Cherrybrook- where the big, new facilities & clubrooms etc. are.
Go to my post#91 above, then click on the red section "Penno Wins Metro Facilities prize" for the lengthy description of their magnificent new facilities (includes a 250-person indoor viewing area of the oval!).
Did you read, in the EDIT I added later in my post#91, the SMH article on Pennant Hills FC snrs.' huge growth, its great culture etc, that helped it form 11 snr teams?
In your experiences, when you lived there, did most people in the outer NW area consider themselves as part of the GWS area- or Upper North Shore wannabes?
When's her draft year?GWS Auskick going on around Mudgee schools.
Surprised.
Daughter coming home and saying she has joined up for 4 weeks.
Bigger surprise. Never liked footy, makes fun of me for looking it lol.
2033When's her draft year?
Marked on the calendar!2033