Swans celebrate Grassroots Appreciation Round
The Sydney Swans are this week celebrating Grassroots Appreciation Round, to acknowledge everyone involved in community football: the many players, coaches, umpires, parents and volunteers who make the running of junior clubs possible.
During the week, the Swans have undertaken a number of initiatives to bring in people from around the Sydney and Hunter Central Coast region and acknowledge their hard work in making Australian Football happen in our communities.
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This Saturday at the SCG is Grassroots Appreciation round and the Sydney Swans are celebrating the real heroes of community footy.
To say thank you for helping to grow our game from the grassroots up, Woolworths are offering you the opportunity to purchase a family ticket to watch the Swans take on the Suns for only $25*
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VIDEOS
Nick Blakey heads back to the Bulldogs
Swans players surprise Fiona, a volunteer from the Concord GIANTS
VOLUNTEER PROFILES
Lisa Coombes – Heathcote Hawks
Stephen Burke – Saratoga Hawks
TRAINING FUN
The Sydney Swans players went back to their roots on Monday and wore their junior guernseys to training.
LAP OF HONOUR
Congratulations to the local clubs who will take to the field at the SCG on Saturday:
- Forest Lions Junior AFL Club
- Lane Cove Cats
- Balgowlah Suns
- Southern Power Youth Girls
- Maroubra Saints Junior Australian Football Club
- Newtown Swans
- Hornsby Berowra Eagles
- Concord Giants
- North Ryde Dockers
- East Sydney Bulldogs
GUARD OF HONOUR
Keep an eye out for the 20 volunteers and their families who are set to form the guard of honour as the players run out onto the field
JUNIOR MASCOT
Congratulations to Xavier Protogeros from Pennant Hills Junior AFC who will run out with the team this weekend as the Junior Mascot.
CHAIRMAN’S FUNCTION
Mark Philpott, President of the Warner’s Bay Bulldogs Junior club will be a special guest speaker at the Chairman’s Club function prior to the game.
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