2020 Annual Report Football NSW

2020

ANNUAL REPORT

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CONTENTS + p4 | Chairman’s Report + p6 | CEO’s Report + p8 | Board of Directors + p9 | 2020 Season Highlights + p11 | Social and Digital Statistics + p12 | Facilities & Advocacy Unit + p15 | Valentine Sports Park + p16 | MiniRoos + p17 | All Abilities Football + p18 | NPL NSW Men’s + p20 | NPL 2 NSW Men’s + p22 | NPL 3 NSW Men’s + p23 | NPL 4 NSW Men’s + p24 | NPL NSW Women’s

+ p26 | NPL 2 NSW Women’s + p28 | Walking Football + p29 | Summer Football + p30 | Futsal Competitions + p31 | National Futsal Championships + p34 | Football NSW Institute + p35 | Schools + p36 | Technical Department

+ p40 | Football NSW Associations

+ p37 | Talent Support Program

+ p60 | Registered Player Comparison

+ p38 | Referee Development

+ p61 | Age Comparisons + p62 | Gender Comparisons + p65 | Futsal Registered Player Comparison + p66 | Number of Clubs Comparison + p67 | Life Members + p68 | Honour Roll + p72 | Football NSW Financials

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT We make decisions in the best interests of football first; Clubs and Associations second; Individuals third. This, our decisionmaking promise, was the very first thing our board approved following my assuming the responsibility of Chair of Football NSW. In the eight years that I have had the honour of supporting and helping lead Football NSW, our sport has faced challenges from national reforms to pandemics – and through it all our organisation has been central to how football has responded, taking a leadership role that has always intended to help protect and develop football.

Our boards’ ability to always hold the mantra of “football first” at the centre of our thinking has, I humbly believe, allowed us to weather various forms of turbulence, but also build upon our collective strengths.

Football in NSW is the natural leader of football in Australia – with the most participants, clubs, referees, and officials and volunteers. This is a heavy burden and responsibility, but one that we must continue to accept and embrace positively, for the game to prosper, including nationally – from the grassroots to the elite level.

Five years ago, I was elected chairman of the board of Football NSW by my fellow directors and said at the time that holding the role was an honour, but more importantly, an incredible responsibility. It was not something I ever desired or aspired to but accepted quietly with a view to do my level best for the organisation and all its stakeholders.

At that time, I wrote down six words representing the important attributes that we would set course as a board and management

towards achieving – given the recent history of the organisation at that time.

Those words were Formidable, Stable, Dependable, Confident, Compassionate, and Bold – and largely, I believe we have helped enshrine these attributes into the character of our organisation.

We have become a formidable organisation that has taken positions of selfless leadership, notably during the lengthy debate over reforms to Football Australia’s Congress; leagues unbundling; in establishing the expected standards of governance long required in Australian football; and as we continue to navigate football through the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is important to mention that our selfless position in helping to lead resolution to significant football and societal matters has attracted commendation and brought greater value to the brand “Football NSW”, including from federal and state government who seek and value our contributions on important matters, and from commercial partners – and there is no better indicator of the growing value and reputation of our organisation than the calibre of people that are assuming positions on our board.

We have shown, especially in the recent times of uncertainty, that we are a stable organisation. Our stability has been tested through our ability to endure and navigate the recent challenges of the pandemic and demonstrated through the organisation not having contested elections in more than four years; a sound financial position; and always working towards a long view that seeks to help our clubs and associations continue to grow and become stronger.

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Being stable has also required us to cast a critical eye on our own management systems, which were lacking significantly, and some outcomes of these internal reviews have included the establishment of a Future Fund for investment that strengthens management’s capability and capacity; the re-establishment of a Commercial department; the impending establishment of a Marketing department and a Corporate Affairs department; investment into a new finance management system and development of 2-year rolling budgets; and the updating of many management policies and systems.

We are dependable and have demonstrated during times where we have experienced and been challenged by drought, bushfires and above all a coronavirus pandemic – where Football NSW led all sports in developing the necessary protocols and regulations to meet public health requirements – an ability to help protect, support, and shepherd our communities to continue delivering football and in doing so help sustain the wellbeing of our communities.

In recent years, we have also helped lead the advocacy for, and then delivery of, the Active Kids Voucher to our participants and clubs; established facilities funds to help support our clubs and associations with upgrades to infrastructure and lighting; helped deliver cars to our associations; establish the Future Matildas programme to assist our national teams; and establish the Talent Support Program for talented girls and boys – including in regional NSW. I have also been immensely proud to be part of a board that have selflessly shown incredible support and leadership to our management

and one another during difficult times. Good people, thinking of others and helping and supporting one another to get better. In my experience, this is what great organisations are built on.

We have continued to show confidence, especially at a time when others may have felt vulnerable. We have always attacked significant and sensitive issues apolitically, proactively, and consultatively – including governance and constitutional review and reform; the future of SAP; football pathways; NPL improvement; and reviews into private academies and their licensing, to name but a few.

We also have the confidence to be critical of and towards investing into our organisation, through decisions that seek to improve our capabilities and capacity so that we deliver greater value to our participants, clubs, associations, and partners.

Another key to our confidence, is our respect for our history and heritage and the incredible work of those custodians that came before us and for whose work we have been entrusted to help build on. To this end, we recently established the History and Heroes working committee, which will see the most revered contributors to football in NSW be recognised with the highest honours we can bestow.

We have and continue to work towards being compassionate and empathetic, after a long period of being policing and compliance focussed, and almost apathetic to clubs and associations. Whilst this continues to be a work in progress, we have made significant strides and the continued addition of ‘Football people’ to the board and management of Football NSW will help us progress towards embedding this important virtue into our organisation’s character.

In the coming weeks, we will be launching our guidelines and handbook for clubs and associations for improving fan behaviour at football matches, and following this, the delivery of related programmes that will continue to educate all parts of our game towards being more welcoming and kinder to one another.

We continue to be bold and forwardthinking when others have been hesitant, uncertain, and retreating from long-term plans. In the last few years, Football NSW

has set about, and executed, Australia’s first digital streaming platform through NPL.TV; established an organisational Future Fund; led the establishment and delivery of walking football, summer soccer, and inclusive football; helped lead the continued growth of women’s football and played an integral role in helping Football Australia succeed in its bid to host the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup; established and delivered many capability-building programmes including the widely acclaimed national football coaches conference; and recently re-established the State of Origin concept.

Additionally, in the coming months, Football NSW will have completed and published its Club Management Handbook – the first of its kind in Australian football – for all clubs in NSW, from grassroots to NPL; its governance research project, in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney, that seeks to help build the governance of our clubs and associations – and be the leading sport for governance standards in NSW; and a partnership with Football Australia in an additional and new football facility in Sydney.

Each of the above milestones, including those to come very shortly, are without exception an example of what we can achieve when we each, and collectively, make decisions in the best interests of football first.

Whilst all of the aforementioned milestones can bring us pride, it is always our next decision that will define the kind of future we will all have – and it is more important now, than ever, that we continue to make decisions in the best interests of football first.

To that end, last year we all accepted the significant challenge to review our own governance frameworks with the intention of making them clearer, stronger, and more relevant. Since then, almost every stakeholder has provided feedback that has helped continue shaping this discussion. This project alone can create a future where we all work cohesively together, collaborating on projects, sharing successes, and communicating with one another in the interests of the game. To discharge our responsibilities to this project genuinely, we must think of the collective and make decisions in the interests of football.

Eventually, when we continue to put football first, we observe an impact on the field as demonstrated by more players from NSW

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being selected for girls and women’s, and boys and men’s national teams; the head coaches for both the Socceroos and the Matildas, and a majority of the A-League clubs, having come through the NSW football system; an ever increasing number of match officials from NSW involved on the international stage, and more NSW A-League and W-League referees than ever before; NSW clubs progressing late into the FFA Cup competition; and the continued development of football facilities, including Valentine Sports Park complex which now regularly hosts youth national teams, A-League clubs and many of our own NSW football family.

I want to acknowledge the directors who I have been blessed to sit alongside this last eight years, including James Chetcuti who like me will stand aside after serving on the board for football and Football NSW, for two terms.

I want to acknowledge all staff and management for your valuable work and efforts in serving and supporting our participants, clubs, associations, and partners.

I want to acknowledge and recognise every one of the thousands of volunteers who drive, develop, and deliver football, selflessly and tirelessly, in our state.

Ultimately, these volunteers put football first.

And whilst we are quick to always mention the role and importance of volunteers, we sometimes fail to genuinely appreciate what they are doing – giving up their own precious and scarce time and energy for our game, so that others can enjoy it. This should humble us all and be a continuous reminder that when good people work together, when we each want the best for one another and each other, great things will happen naturally.

Finally, and most importantly, thank you all for your support, constructive and positive provocations, and in continuing to lead your organisations in delivering football – rain, hail, wind, and shine – fire, flood and now pandemic. You are all the custodians, protectors, and shepherds for football – and its future. It is an exceptional responsibility you have all accepted, and it is with distinction that you continue to carry out your selfless service.

Honoured to have served you and with best wishes Anter Isaac - Chairman

CEO’S REPORT There are many unexpected moments in a role like this, but having to inform our members that football would be suspended due to a global pandemic took that to an unprecedented level.

Almost exactly a year later, the impact that COVID-19 has had and continues to have around the world is tragic and will be felt for many years to come.

As soon as football was suspended last year, and the state went into lockdown, we focused on three key priorities to make sure we were ready for when a resumption might be possible: • Return to play in a safe way, abiding by any Government guidelines • Support organisations within the football family to secure their ongoing viability • Advocate to the government for investment into football as part of any stimulus The fact that collectively we were able to put on anything approaching a normal season in 2020 is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of volunteers, associations, clubs, players, coaches, referees, the committed staff we have at Football NSW and everyone else involved in the game.

To all of you who put up the posters and QR codes, and set out the sanitiser and filled up the handwash, on top of all the hard work that you consistently do to keep our clubs going, I wholeheartedly thank you.

and Clubs. In addition, through our engagement with State Government, we were able to deliver over $500,000 in NSW Government grants to clubs, associations and branches.

We should be proud that our combined efforts allowed this season to go ahead, an achievement which brought so much joy to those involved in our beautiful game. I know from my many conversations with those in the football community how important it was, for so many reasons, that football was played.

It was also vital that our Football NSW competitions were played, and I thank all clubs who participated for the commitment and effort they made to participate in a modified season. This was especially crucial for our talented young players to ensure that their development continues.

The restart of the season allowed us to launch NPL.TV, our Over The Top (OTT) streaming platform that we have developed with Football Queensland.

With over 25,000 subscribers achieved in the first season and amid a changing landscape for broadcast rights, NPL.TV has positioned us well to capitalise into the future.

The pandemic also resulted in many activities and programs having to be conducted online including referees courses and our state coaching conference.

We remained in constant contact with our Associations and Clubs, keeping them informed, sharing information and working together to navigate through these unprecedented times.

The 2020 Australian Coaching Conference was held online in November and attracted over 1,800 coaches from across Australia, Oceania, Asia, USA and Europe.

Coaches were treated to fantastic insights from some of the very best in the game from Australia and around the world including the former Arsenal Manager and current FIFA Head of Global Development, Arsene Wenger.

A wonderful outcome that we can continue to enhance into the future.

Beyond our advocacy on behalf of our sport and delivery of critical documents including COVID safety guidelines and plans that enabled football to restart, Football NSW provided over $2.4m worth of fee relief to Associations

In support of the football family, we hosted Wellington Phoenix and the three Melbourne-based A-League clubs in quarantine at Valentine Sports Park to assist in having their season concluded.

As your state governing body, Football NSW has been determined to do everything in its power to support, protect and provide solidarity to all our valued Associations and Clubs through this difficult year.

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Regardless of the pandemic and its impact, we progressed on a key infrastructure strategy project.

We completed and released the NSW Football Infrastructure Strategy 2020– 2030. The strategy sets out the future direction for football facility planning, provision and development across NSW for the next ten years.

The strategy identifies the key focus for the future planning and development of almost 1,000 community football facilities and in 2021 we will release 19 Football Area Summaries comprising 16 metro associations and three regional Football NSW Branches.

These football area summaries are evidenced based and will enable the football community and government partners to invest in future football related projects confidently.

To the Football NSW Board, I want to thank you for your support during an incredibly difficult period and the trust you placed in myself and the management team.

I would like to thank the hard-working staff at Football NSW. Collectively we faced many challenges in 2020 and I am proud of the way we pulled together and supported each other.

Finally, I want to acknowledge Anter Isaac, who retires after completing his maximum term. I hope that you appreciate the important role Anter played in reforming the game at a national level and the countless, long hours he dedicated to Football NSW. All of this was done with the utmost dignity and humility.

Anter has been an incredible servant of the NSW Football community and has been a tremendous mentor and supporter of me. The entire football community owes Anter a debt of gratitude.

Stuart Hodge CEO

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1. Anter Isaac - Chairman 2. Fiona Lang - Deputy Chair 3. Stephen Hayes - Director 4. James Chetcuti - Director 5. Louie Apostolovski - Director 6. Carlos Gonzalez - Director 7. Morris Iemma - Director 8. Stephen Loader - Director 9. Stephanie Brantz - Director

THANK YOU Football NSW would like to thank the members of its Disciplinary Committee, General Purposes Tribunal and Appeals Tribunal for their contribution and commitment to the operation of grievance and disciplinary matters in 2020.

The members are passionate about Football and volunteer a significant amount of time and effort to assist Football NSW in ensuring a level playing field for all participants. In 2020, the members of the Disciplinary Committee, General Purposes Tribunal and Appeals Tribunal were: DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

GENERAL PURPOSES TRIBUNAL

APPEALS TRIBUNAL

• Barry Hoare • Theo Wisman • Geoff Leverton • Shane Merry • Luke Margelis • Michael Napoli

• David Lewis (Chair) • Ben Jones (Vice-Chair) • Anthony Scarcella (Vice-Chair) • Marcelo Valerio • Robert Iaconis • Duncan Tweed • Louis Fayd’Herbe • Mendo Cklamovski • Courtney Scallan • Pouyan Afshar • Jacquie Seemann • Lara Nurpuri

• Anthony Lo Surdo SC (Chair) • Graham Turnbull SC (Vice-Chair) • Iain Todd (Vice-Chair) • Iain Rennie • Peter Mulligan • Julia Sorbara • David Stanton • Ivan Griscti • Michael Holmes

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2020 HIGHLIGHTS SEASON PARTICIPATION

326,068

TOTAL

PARTICIPANTS

PLAYERS

CLUBS

275,788 COACHES

655

REFEREES

19,865

5,606

GENDER PROFILE

MALE 76%

5-11 YRS

12-17 YRS

42%

26%

VOLUNTEERS

24,809

FEMALE 24% 18+ YRS

32%

OUTDOOR

SUMMER

FUTSAL

SCHOOLS

215,430

54,794

4,559

1,005*

Western Plains Amateur Soccer Association

*Players in programs delivered by Football NSW in schools, does not include school competitions.

All figures as at 31st October 2020.

SOCIAL & DIGITAL STATISTICS 2020 150,974 LIKES*

2.9% from 2019

WEBSITE VIEWS Summer Football

Play Football NSW

Local Futsal

78,613

125,321

12,558

13,932

FOLLOWERS* 8.5%

WEBPAGE VIEWS

from 2019

19,278

FOLLOWERS 26.4%

3,808,802

929,884

footballnsw.com.au

nplnsw.com.au Men’s, Women’s & Landing Page

from 2019

10,600

SUBSCRIBERS

VIDEO VIEWS (FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE)

24.6%

footballnsw.com.au

nplnsw.com.au

from 2019

524,245

4,381,001

REACH

5,550 FOLLOWERS

20,419,387*

Statistics above for the period 1st January 2020 - 31st December 2020 *Football NSW and NPLNSW

FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS The Facilities and Advocacy Unit remained upbeat in what was a difficult and challenging year for not only football but all community sport across NSW and Australia. In general, infrastructure planning and development continued to advance with projects progressing even in the height of the pandemic. This was certainly a positive for the football community with no interruption to the 2020 winter schedule as players sat on the sidelines for many months due to COVID-19 as construction continued.

The key activity for the Unit in 2020 was the completion and release of the NSW Football Infrastructure Strategy 2020–2030. This extensive piece of work was launched by the NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian in

Newcastle on 2 October 2020 and its impact is already being recognised. The strategy sets out the future direction for football facility planning, provision and development across NSW for the next ten years.

The NSW Football Infrastructure Strategy was collectively developed by Football NSW and Northern NSW Football through the Facilities and Advocacy Unit. Although both organisations plan for and deliver football across the state separately, this jointly funded and developed project is one of the largest planning exercises undertaken by a NSW peak sporting body in recent times.

Australia and New Zealand are set to co-host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023. This is

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a once in a lifetime event that will unlock the untapped football potential of the Asia-Pacific region and increase participation growth at the grassroots level here in Australia. An influx of participants correlates to an increase in demand for football facilities. Therefore, now is the ideal time to invest in improved football facilities for girls, women to accompany the growing demand we are experiencing and will continue to experience for many years because of this worldwide event.

The Strategy identifies the key focus for the future planning and development of almost 1,000 community football facilities and over 272,000 active club participants across NSW. The Strategy will provide a strategic framework to support football’s

vision of connecting communities through well located, welcoming, accessible, and sustainable football facilities.

Following the NSW Football Infrastructure Strategy’s launch, the next ten months will see the release of 26 Football Area Summaries comprising: 16 metro associations, 3 regional Football NSW Branches and 7 Northern NSW Football Zones. These Football area summaries are evidenced based and will enable the football community and government partners to invest in future football related projects confidently.

In the past Football NSW received significant funding from Football Federation Australia under its annual Community Investment Fund to support the implementation of the ‘Let’s Light Up Football’ program. Unfortunately, considering the pandemic and the severe financial constraints on every organisation’s budgets, this program has been temporarily suspended for the immediate future, but it is hoped that we can recommence it as soon as feasibly possible.

Infrastructure projects continued to progress, and some fantastic football facilities were completed for our communities across NSW. Some major projects of note included: • Rydalmere Park – construction of a synthetic field

• Ron Routley Reserve – installation of the first synthetic field in Canada Bay Council

providing further opportunities for players to play the world game in Western Sydney.

• Nott Oval – installation of the first synthetic field in Camden Council

Similarly, a new modernised amenity building will be built at the Cookbundoon Sporting Complex -home of the Southern Tablelands Football Association. This new building will provide better change rooms, bathrooms and facilities for football participants in the area. Currently there are no gender neutral changerooms for the growing number of females participating in the Southern Tablelands (Goulburn and its surrounding townships).

• Ewen Park – lighting upgrade • Gannons Park – development of a new amenities building as well as added pitch improvements including water quality improvement and stormwater harvesting project Round Two of the Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund was announced with 22 projects across metropolitan Sydney receiving funding. Pleasingly, five of the projects were football related: • Christie Park – construction of a new amenities building • Box Road Reserve – renovation to playing fields and spectator facilities • Robin Thomas Reserve – facility upgrade • Western Sydney Football Park – Stage 4 Development • Club Marconi/Deaf Football – installation of a new synthetic field Across NSW, several significant projects are due for completion in 2021 including the first synthetic field in the Nepean Football Association at Jamison Park. A synthetic field in the Nepean will assist the Association in

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As we inch closer to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup , we have a great opportunity with the assistance of local, state and federal government to upgrade and renew football infrastructure across the NSW. Providing quality facilities enables growth in the game.

It is vital that communities have adequate local infrastructure in place to allow people to engage in the world game actively and safely.

The Facilities and Advocacy Unit will continue to work with Associations and Clubs across NSW to achieve the best possible outcome for all 272,000 registered participants in the state. 2021 will no doubt be another big year for infrastructure upgrades, renewal, and the overall development of football moving forward.

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VALENTINE SPORTS PARK Valentine Sports Park did its part in promoting the world game even though COVID-19 wreaked havoc in 2020 as Football kicked on albeit under tough and restricted circumstances.

The famous Glenwood based venue assisted in a number of national and international training setups for both outdoor and indoor clubs and national teams.

The major news was the pivotal role the precinct played in assisting with the A-League’s commitments to recommence during COVID-19 with the likes of Wellington Phoenix, Adelaide United, Western United and Melbourne Victory

all gracing the hallowed Valentine Sports Park’s turf.

W-League side Canberra United also utilised the venue as did the Chinese and Thai Women’s sides for its Olympic Qualifiers.

Some of the major highlights for the 2020 season included: • Western Sydney Sports Festival • Canberra United W-League • Australian Futsal Club Championships • Olympic Qualifiers – Thailand and China Women’s National Teams Training venue

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• Far South Coast U13 Camp • Wellington Phoenix Quarantine • Victorian A-League Quarantine Training • Adelaide United FC Pre-Season Camp The venue hosted in excess of 794 separate events and it is estimated over 43,000 people passed through the venue in 2020.

The true reality was that the venue usage was down 60% from the previous year due to events being cancelled via poor air quality and COVID-19 but this was a chain reaction that was felt right across the globe.

MINIROOS MiniRoos Club Football

Club Coach Coordinator (CCC)

2020 saw more than 87,000 children under the age of 12 participate in MiniRoos Football across NSW. Through the tireless work from the many incredible partners of our sport, the 2020 season kicked off in July, with some clubs getting back to training as early as May.

Another initiative aimed at improving the experience of participants at grassroots clubs is the FA’s Club Coach Coordinator (CCC) program. 2020 saw the Technical and Member Services departments at Football NSW work together to promote the program to our grassroots community through Association Workshops and sharing key messaging through social media.

MiniRoos Football is specifically designed for children under the age of 12 with matches and programs delivered on smaller fields, in smaller teams with the aim to build a more inclusive environment for kids to fall in love with football.

MiniRoos Club Football is the home of Australia’s largest network of grassroots football clubs, who provide opportunities for boys and girls of all abilities to play smallsided games at the weekend. 2020 saw more than 87,000 children register to play football during the Winter Club Football season. Of these children nearly 21,000 were female (24%), an increase of 2% in female participation from the 2019 season, which is a testament to the continuous promotion and support for female football across the football landscape despite the barriers faced from the pandemic.

MiniRoos Kick-Off A fun, safe introductory program designed for new players aged between 4 and 9, the MiniRoos Kick-Off program is a great way to learn football. The program consists of weekly 45-minute sessions that build skills through games and simple drills delivered in an engaging and inclusive environment, without the weekend game. Players also receive a MiniRoos Participant Pack when they register – which includes a bag, ball, sticker sheet and an activity book to improve their learning at home. 2020 saw over 1,300 registrations in the program, and we are looking forward to kicking-off again in the new year.

In 2021, we intend to implement a communications plan to better assist our CCC’s with the valuable work they commit for the love of the game. Alongside improved communication, we will be creating a centralised resource location on the Football NSW website for CCC’s and club coaches to access, reducing the time required for our volunteers to plan sessions.

Active Kids Voucher Pilot Programs Despite the challenges faced this year gone, Football NSW was still able to design, develop & deliver 2 successful pilot programs taking advantage of NSW Government’s Active Kids Voucher Scheme. These programs were designed to reduce barriers to participation that families may experience such as: travel to fields/clubs, and cost, as the redemption of the Active Kids Voucher results in the program being completely free. Both programs are delivered over 8 weeks to promote the consistent increase of moderate-vigorous physical activity.

The MiniRoos After-School Kick-Off program is designed to be delivered to primary school aged students, outside of regular school hours, using the school’s facilities. Football NSW delivered a very successful pilot at St Jerome’s Catholic School in Punchbowl, with over 50 registered students enjoying staying back after school with their friends to play football.

The Football NSW Street Football program is designed to be delivered to High-School aged students, also outside of regular school hours.

Street Football promotes a mix of Football & Futsal skills, to be delivered preferably on a hard surface, such as a basketball court, or indoor hall. Football NSW delivered 2 highenergy pilots at Plumpton HS & Amity College with almost 20 registrations at each school.

We plan to continue this program in 2021, branching out to delivery before school hours with the intention to provide extra (more active) options to parents for before-school care.

Kinder Kick-Off Whilst the MiniRoos Kick-Off is designed for children aged 4-11, Football NSW once again delivered the Kinder Kick-Off program in late 2020 joined by almost 20 Bright Achievers at Glenwood Early Learning Centre. The 10-Week program is designed to help the children build fundamental motor skills, develop social skills and self-esteem through the introduction of football-based skills.

2021 will see the Kinder Kick-Off program branch out Sydney wide with the aim to promote healthy and active lifestyles in the early development stages of children through introducing them to football.

MiniRoos Settlement Program The MiniRoos Settlement Program is another branch of the Kick-Off product that aims to build more inclusive football environments by supporting recently arrived migrant and refugee communities through subsidised programs. Football NSW developed a strategic partnership with Creating Chances in 2020, facilitating the development of over 200 children at 2 schools across Western Sydney.

Holiday Clinics Valentine Sports Park was once again home to the MiniRoos Kick-Off Fun Days. After the successful implementation of these school holiday programs in 2018, Football NSW successfully hosted another fun day in the Term 3 school holidays of 2020, engaging with more than 100 children. All participants received a MiniRoos Jersey and MiniRoos Football as well as Football NSW giveaways.

Inflatable Activations Despite the restrictions, Football NSW still managed to make visits to local club presentation days, come & try days & promotional events in 2020. We are looking forward to supporting more local club events for the 2021 season.

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ALL ABILITIES FOOTBALL Football4all Football NSW provides a number of inclusive playing opportunities across the all-abilities space. Programs and initiatives that fall under the football4all banner have continued to strive in 2020 with a variety of programs and initiatives still running throughout the year.

25 of 45 football4all programs across NSW ran at the recommencement of football in June with programs providing inclusive playing opportunities for players of all ability levels, genders and ages. Amongst those programs 609 players (487 male and 122 female players) were engaged in 2020 during a shortened season. Unfortunately, the annual NOVA Employment football4all Gala Day didn’t run this year which would have seen around 500 players across all football4all programs come together in a festive environment.

Additional all ability programs were able to recommence, these included NSW CP Football training, Female Only CP Programs, the NSW Powerchair Football Premier League and more.

CP Football Although the National CP Football Championships was unable to run in 2020, the NSW CP Football teams continued to meet here at VSP for training sessions and player development in prep for an even bigger 2021.

The Pararoos Development Centre also recommenced at the North Turramurra

Recreation Centre hosted by Northern Suburbs Football Association (NSFA) with sessions run monthly for participants with Cerebral Palsy (CP), Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) or symptoms resulting in Stroke. Sessions are run by qualified coaches and current Pararoos players including Ben Atkins, Ben Sutton and Jeremy Boyce.

Female only CP program relaunched in 2020 and saw around 20 players attend sessions over the year. Sessions are held monthly and are run out of Valentine Sports Park for females of all ability levels.

Powerchair Football The NSW Powerchair Football competition recommenced later in 2020 at Valentine Sports Park with 50 players participating across all divisions.

Teams competing in the NSW Premier League competitions include: •C entral Coast Mariners FC •H ills United •N ewcastle Jets FC •S ydney FC •W estern Sydney Wanderers FC Newcastle Jets FC took the title during the 2020 Australian Powerchair Football Association (APFA) Club Championships which has been held earlier in 2020.

Although their season has been put on hold, preparations are underway for the 2022 Powerchair Football World Cup being hosted

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in Sydney with Powerchair Local Organising Committee (LOC) meetings being held here at VSP. Players selected for the FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup in 2022 training squad include Jordan Crane (Sydney FC), Dimitri Liolio-Davis (Newcastle Jets), Abdullah Karim (Hills United), Andrew Kim (Western Sydney Wanderers), Ryan Seck (Newcastle Jets), Chris Suffield (Hills United), Chris Turnbull (Hills United), and Andy Waite (Western Sydney Wanderers).

Multicultural Programs Community FC programs are introductory programs targeted at Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, newly arrived migrants, refugees, and Indigenous people. These programs provide playing, coaching and administrative opportunities and an avenue for integration, social cohesion, and harmony.

Community FC programs recommenced in June with existing programs restarting following the brief hiatus from football.

During this time new programs in different sites launched throughout the year and across several different communities.

Compared to 247 players engaged in the first year of running Community in 2019, we saw a total of 254 players participate over a shorter season in 2020. Players and coaches transitioned into both the winter and summer seasons and will continue to do so leading into 2021.

NPL NSW MEN’S The 2020 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s 2020 season is done and dusted with Rockdale Ilinden taking out the Premiership while Sydney United 58 were crowned Champions after a grand final thriller.

spent most of the season challenging for top spot with Josh Bingham banging in the goals for Luke Wilkshire’s Wolves while Charles Lokolingoy and Adam Parkhouse were Olympic’s main threats up front.

A barnstorming season from Rockdale Ilinden saw them excel all expectations as they raced to the premiership with plenty of goals arriving from all areas of the pitch.

Marie Gauthier was the club’s top goalscorer with six to his name while Tomoki Wada and Alec Urosevski grabbed nine between them throughout the COVID-19 shortened season.

Sydney FC marginally missed out on the finals series as they finished in 5th while Blacktown City and Marconi Stallions dropped down in the standings from 2019 with both clubs settling for 6th and 7th respectively.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the ladder were APIA Leichhardt Tigers who had a difficult season following last season’s grand final triumph.

A blockbuster clash saw United book their place in the showcase event courtesy of a 3-1 win against the Wolves. A chaotic first half saw Antelmi break the deadlock before he and Wollongong’s Thomas James were given their marching orders for separate off the ball incidents. A Thomas Beattie goal leveled the scoring at the break before clinical strikes from Glen Trifiro and Matt Sim were enough to take down the Wolves.

Turning our attention to the first of the semi finals which saw Rockdale dispatch of Olympic 3-0 at home. A stunning strike from Michael Neil set the hosts on their way just before the half hour mark. Neil was at the centre of attention only minutes later after he won a penalty which was converted by Wada to give his side a 2-0 lead as they headed into

A wild and entertaining grand final saw Sydney United take out the championship as they overcame Rockdale 4-3 on penalties after the match ended 3-3 after extra time.

The NSW top flight championship returned to Edensor Park for the first time since 2006 thanks to a nervy shootout which followed a six goal thriller.

Sydney United 58 secured their passage to the ‘big dance’ for the second season running despite finishing the regular season in 3rd.

Household NPL striker Patrick Antelmi aided United’s cause with 10 goals - only Sydney FC’s Patrick Wood scoring more as he grabbed the elusive golden boot with 11 to his name.

Wollongong Wolves and Sydney Olympic

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the sheds. A crafty finish from Jaden Casella wrapped up a convincing win for Rockdale as they set their sights on grand final glory.

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NPL 2 NSW MEN’S It was the Central Coast Mariners Academy who were the only team left standing in 2020 NPL 2 competition after they took out the Premiership before seeing off Northern Tigers in the grand final.

their 5th place finish in 2019 with a 2nd place spot in the 2020 campaign. Unfortunately they were outdone in the semifinal by the Tigers who claimed a 2-1 win thanks to their extra-time decider.

The meteoric rise of the Mariners was there for all to see after they capped of a spectacular 2020 season with a 6-2 triumph (AET) against Northern Tigers. Their achievements were made all the sweeter given that they finished the previous season in 8th. As we found out, the shortened season also paid dividends for a number of other sides throughout the competition.

It was also a season of improvement for the Tigers who finished the previous season in 6th before managing to seal a grand final berth in 2020. Bonnyrigg White Eagles were fortunate enough to snare the remaining finals position on offer while Blacktown Spartans and St George City FA claimed 5th and 6th respectively.

Beginning with NWS Spirit who backed up

Hakoah Sydney City East concluded their first season back in the NPL 2 competition in 7th

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after they dropped down from the NPL while SD Raiders first season at this level saw them finish just behind the eastern suburbs side.

One of the Raiders’ two triumphs arrived against Hakoah back in round 3 when they beat them by the odd goal in five.

St George rounded off the season in 9th place with only goal difference separating them from finishing one place better off. It was a challenging campaign to say the least for reigning champions Hills United who finished in 10th position while Newcastle Jets’ first season in the NSW NPL system proved to be a harsh reality check as they finished bottom of the pack.

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NPL 3 NSW MEN’S Another pulsating season of the NPL 3 National Premier Leagues competition culminated in Rydalmere Lions being crowned the 2020 Champions.

Rydalmere Lions bounced back in spectacular fashion after being relegated from the NPL 2 competition.

The shortened season played out perfectly for the Lions who enjoyed an eight match winning run which set them up for their finals series assault.

Gavin Rae’s side dispatched Bankstown City in the showcase event thanks to a last ditch winner when it appeared all but certain that the match was heading to extra time.

It turned out to be a crushing end to the season for Bankstown City who spent the majority of the season breathing down Rydalmere’s neck – sitting in 2nd place for the final four weeks of the competition. Nevertheless, it was an improvement for the Jensen Park outfit who finished one place better off than they did in 2019.

The ever-competitive Gladesville Ryde Magic once again proved to be tough opposition for every side they faced.

Kiriakos Tohouroglou was once again a saviour in between the sticks, causing many a heartbreak for the league’s top strikers with his eye-catching performances. Wally Savor steadied

the ship at Canterbury Bankstown following their relegation from NPL 2.

He guided his side to an unlikely 4th place finish with eventual champions Rydalmere seeing them off in a 4-3 thriller in their semi final clash.

Dunbar Rovers and Inter Lions finished just outside the coveted final positions in 5th and 6th respectively while a challenging season saw reigning premiers Stanmore Hawks finish in 7th.

The mid-season departure of striker Jovan Blagojevic left a sizable gap in the Hawks’ attack but there was one match in particular where goals weren’t hard to come by. It was the men from the inner west who managed to crush Rydalmere’s perfect record when they played out an end-to-end 4-4 stalemate in round 9.

Dulwich Hill came in 8th position, just below their inner west rivals while Central Coast United ended their first season in the NPL 3 competition in 9th.

Just below the Pirates, was Macarthur Rams, which every side always had an eye out for given their capability to escape with a shock result. A final day triumph saved Sydney University from the wooden spoon at the expense of Bankstown United whose sole victory of the season arrived in the form of a 7-0 thrashing against the ‘students’.

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NPL 4 NSW MEN’S A heroic effort from Nepean FC saw them crowned Champions of the NPL 4 competition after finishing the regular season in 3rd place.

Nepean FC were left to do it the hard way this season – ending the regular season in 3rd place, they saw off UNSW before overcoming premiers Fraser Park in a nail-biting penalty shootout. Their unforgettable season was made that bit more special by the fact that they came in 6th in 2019.

according to script as Fraser Park took a 2-1 lead into the break before Nepean levelled after the interval to take the match into extra time before eventually forcing the match into penalties. By that time, it was down to a bit of luck and who could ultimately hold their nerve. It was Nepean who prevailed on this occasion as they won the shootout 4-3.

Shifting focus away from the finals where Dean Bertenshaw steered his Hawkesbury City to a

It was a disappointing end to what was otherwise a record-breaking campaign for premiers Fraser Park as Alex Araújo led his charges to an 11 match winning run that came crashing down in the all-important grand final.

The result compounded by the fact that it denied Fraser Park from securing consecutive championships.

The finals series was full of plenty thrills and spills with fans treated to plenty of action over the shortened two weeks. The first of the semi-finals saw Fraser Park overcame Hawkesbury City with goals from Cam Philpot and captain Rodrigo Cataldi sealing a 2-0 win for the Portuguese club. Eventual champions Nepean also beat UNSW by the same score line with Mitchell King and Edward Stewart getting on the scoresheet.

It was now time for the all-important result which many did not see coming. It began

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respectable 4th placed finish following the reshuffle which saw his side drop into the rebranded NPL 4 competition. Hurstville FC ended the campaign in 5th while Western NSW came in 6th after starting the campaign with three wins on the trot.

The bottom half of the table finished as follows: South Coast Flame, Parramatta, Camden Tigers, Prospect United with Granville Rage propping up the ladder.

NPL NSW WOMEN’S It was Manly United who managed to take out the 2020 National Premier League Women’s competition after defeating Premiers Sydney University in the showcase event.

Sydney University were undefeated for the regular season with the experienced Alex Epikas at the helm. Sydney Olympic were trailing just behind Sydney as the competition’s eventual champions finished the campaign in 3rd before really turning on the heat in the finals series.

The achievements of the northern suburbs outfit were made that bit more spectacular given that they did not break into the top three until the final three weeks of the competition.

For most of the shortened campaign, United were locked in a four-way battle with APIA Leichhardt, North West Sydney Koalas and Blacktown Spartans.

However, all three of those clubs failed to make the cut for the finals with Northern Tigers sneaking into 4th place on the final matchday

after starting off the day in 6th place. The Tigers’ win over Macarthur coupled with defeats for the Spartans and APIA paved the way for them to book their spot in the semifinal.

The first semi-final took place on the Saturday with Sydney Olympic welcoming Manly to Peter Moore Field. It was the home side who struck first via a sublime effort from Teresa Polias before Sunny Franco equalised shortly after for United. An Aimee Phillips header restored Olympic’s lead but the visitors were once again able to level the scoring through Claudia Cholakian. When it all but appeared destined for extra time it was Manly’s Corrine Winkler who popped up with the winner to break Olympic hearts.

The other semi-final saw Northern Tigers tasked with taking on Sydney University who had conceded on just three occasions all season. The first half was even with both sides producing chances with a fortuitous

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Demi Koulizakis goal giving Uni the lead on the stroke of half time. The visitors managed to keep the scoreline at 1-0 before a Sydney barrage in the final 10 minutes of the contest saw them score three in quick succession with Grace Maher, Clare Wheeler and Michelle Heyman wrapping up what turned out to be a comprehensive victory for the hosts.

The stage was set for a blockbuster finale with Uni going head to head against underdogs Manly. The challengers were forced to come from behind in this one with Maher putting the ‘students’ ahead nine minutes into the contest. Manly did not put their heads down and soon found the equaliser through the head of Emily Minett. It was now Manly’s turn to take the lead for the first time as Tara Andrews tapped home to make it 2-1. Fine team management from Chris Williams saw his Manly hold onto their advantage as the full time whistle blew, leaving Alex Epikas’ Uni side in a bitter sweet mood after their nearperfect season.

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NPL 2 NSW WOMEN’S The 2020 National Premier Leagues 2 NSW Women’s competition belonged to North Shore Mariners who claimed the Premiership before going on to be crowned Champions courtesy of their grand final triumph against Marconi Stallions.

scoring 13 goals without reply. A mid-season slump in the shortened campaign ultimately damaged their hopes of finishing in the top two which meant they were forced to deal with the might of North Shore in their semifinal.

The early signs were extremely promising for North Shore Mariners as they maintained a perfect record after the first seven rounds – recording 17 goals and conceding on only two occasions throughout that period.

A Rita Boateng first half trick coupled with a Chronis goal gave North Shore an unassailable 4-0 lead at half time in the semi final fixture with Central Coast’s Mikala Tucker managing to reduce the deficit with her consolation goal after the interval. The other semi-final turned out be a much closer affair with a Samantha Huynh goal proving to be decisive for Marconi as they overcame Sutherland.

There were two sides who kept pushing North Shore throughout the season, Sutherland Shire FA and grand-finalists Marconi.

Sutherland were top of the table for most of the regular season before North Shore stole top spot from them in round 9. Meanwhile, the Stallions who finished in 3rd also managed to remain unbeaten throughout the regular season like North Shore and were the first and only team to take points from the eventual champions. Their round 8 meeting ended all square at 2-2 with North Shore’s Evelyn Chronis grabbing a first half brace before a Ceyda Cambaz double rescued a point for Marconi.

North Shore’s rivals Central Coast Mariners were quick out of the gate to start the season as they claimed four wins on the bounce,

The stage was set for a closely fought grand final between North Shore and the Stallions however it turned out to be a lot more one sided than many expected. A series of clinical finishes by the Mariners saw them sail to a convincing 5-0 victory with golden boot winner Chronis opening the scoring before Siahn Bozanic got in on the act followed by an unfortunate own goal from Renee Tomkin.

North Shore’s scoring spree did not stop there with Boateng helping herself to a brace to make sure of the win and wrap up the double for her side as they cruised through the 2020 season with a perfect record.

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WALKING FOOTBALL Walking Football made up for lost time in early 2020 with Bankstown & NSFA kicking off programs that were unfortunately halted

by COVID-19.

NSFA held a successful come and try on the 20th of February and reconvened in September post COVID-19 to continue to offer this fantastic initiative at North Turramurra Recreational Area.

up of family groups, a fantastic way to enable the whole family to play together.

On the 26th of November, NSFA, NWSF & West Epping combined forces to put on the first Walking Football festival. With FFA ambassadors Shona Bass and Paul Wade

On the 30th of August Highlands Soccer Association held a successful come and try in conjunction with the Bradman Centre playing out of Bradman Oval, and have gone from strength to strength ever since.

NWSF, Nepean and West Epping ran programs in line with their Summer Football programs with continued success, whilst West Epping ran a program with teams made

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in attendance, there was banter aplenty as Walking Footballers came from across metro Sydney to get involved.

With plans in place with multiple Clubs and Associations to run programs in 2021, the future is bright for Walking Football!

SUMMER FOOTBALL Following the record-breaking 2019 winter outdoor grassroots season, the 2019/20 Summer Football season saw more records broken with player numbers increasing from 48,473 in 2018/19 to 54,794 in 2019/20.

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Overall, Football NSW had an extraordinary 97 centres take part, 49 of them being run by metropolitan clubs, 15 by regional clubs, 22 by Metropolitan Associations, 5 by elite clubs and 6 by Regional associations.

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FUTSAL

FUTSAL COMPETITIONS Futsal Premier League 1 & 2 / Futsal Cup 2020 has been an a hard year for Futsal with the pandemic of COVID-19 greatly effecting our Football Season. As a result this led to the Football Winter season prolonged into the Futsal Season. At the time we were consulting with both our FPL Clubs and the NSW government. The restrictions on sport lead to the decision to cancel the 2020 Futsal Premier League season. Some FPL Clubs however did engage with their members and in community/local Futsal Competitions with either Indoor 5’s and E6 led by 6 Premier League Clubs.

The way our 2020 Local Futsal Affiliates along with the Futsal community has come together to keep the game alive while keeping our participants and their families safe has been truly inspiring. It is important to remember that Futsal competitions are a vital part of the game for our players and other participants, but also vital to our communities. Football

Local Futsal Affiliates / Local Futsal Competitions 2020 saw 10 Local Futsal Affiliates provide up to 15 Local Futsal competitions across NSW. Some of these Affiliates were affected massively during their Winter Futsal competitions and others were just not able to proceed with their Winter and Summer Competitions.

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NSW would like to thank you all for your work to keep the flame burning during unprecedented turbulence and disruption.

Football NSW have also decided that due to the disruption to the Futsal season, the Football NSW Board has agreed to apply a discount to futsal registration fees for players registering over this summer season of 2020.

NATIONAL FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The Futsal Nationals in 2020 did go ahead in early January although there were many scares surrounding the severity of the Bushfires that had been ongoing during last summer.

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FNSW saw 35 teams participate in the 2020 Nationals Championships 21 Thunder & Lighting 9 Country & 5 Country North (NNSW). This involves roughly 360 players across all age groups.

Both sides went through the group stages undefeated and faced off in what would be a thrilling derby encounter in the decider.

Storm didn’t sit back however and continued to push for the remainder of the half but struggled in the final third as they went into the break down by two goals.

NSW Thunder had the bulk of the early chances, causing problems for the Storm defence but struggled to get the ball in the back of the net.

It was the Thunder that started quickest in the second half, a quick counterattack resulting in Maya Lobo receiving a through ball and slotting the ball into the back of the net.

It wasn’t all Thunder though as Storm also created their own chances, but like the Thunder they lacked the finishing touch needed to go ahead.

Despite their best efforts, Storm couldn’t hold out a potent Thunder attack as Maya Lobo added a second, shotting from the touchline.

12s Boys Final Football NSW Metro Thunder 6-3 Football Queensland The two sides were locked at 3-3 at the end of regulation, but three goals in extra-time lifted NSW Metro to an entertaining 6-3 win.

The first half was an entertaining, see-sawing affair which saw both sides enjoy periods of dominance.

FQ started the better of the two sides though and didn’t have to wait long to open the scoring, as Kingston Vaitusi unloaded a longrange strike that sailed past NSW keeper Harry Turner and into the top corner.

NSW hit back shortly after, as Oliver Sacks and Dylan Cotter both found the back of the net within 30 seconds to put their side ahead.

FQ then responded with two quick goals of their own, with Lucas Herrington squirting a shot between the hands of Turner before Lachlan Milan tapped the ball home from close range to give his team a 3-2 lead at the half.

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counter-attacking play, Brewster was on hand to tap the ball in and double the Thunder’s lead.

Maya Lobo had a great chance to open the scoring with a clear shot on goal, but Hannah Callaghan saw it all the way and gathered it easily.

Taking a time-out to catch their breath, Storm came out firing after the stoppage scoring almost instantly as Alvina Marie-Khoshaba tapped the ball into the back of the net to pull one back for her side.

Minutes later and Thunder opened the scoring through Milly Boughton. After a misplaced pass at the back from Storm, Maya Lobo laid the ball off to Boughton who went straight for goal and watched it sail over the deflect off the keeper and into the back of the net.

Despite their best efforts to get back into the game, the Storm would only fall further behind as a cross from Madeleine Caspers was deflected into the back of the net by Savannah Murray sealing the result for the Thunder.

Not long after and Thunder were in again, this time through Emily Brewster. After a quick

Maya Lobo of Metro Thunder was awarded MVP.

It took NSW just two second half minutes to draw level, with a mistake at the back opening the door for Lucas Jackson to chip the ball over the keeper and into the back of the net.

NSW had the best opportunity to win the match in the dying stages, as Jackson caught FQ napping with a quick kick-in before he fired a shot on goal, only to be denied by the crossbar.

Neither side could break the deadlock before the end of regulation, but it took NSW Metro just 30 extra-time seconds to hit the front, as Sacks received the ball out wide and curled a lovely shot into the bottom corner.

An own-goal and a second from Jackson rounded out the 6-3 score line and lifted NSW Metro to the title.

Lucas Jackson of Metro Thunder was awarded MVP.

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13s Boys Final Football Victoria 5-5 (3-2) pens Football NSW Metro Thunder It would be NSW that would come out the blocks firing, with Andre Rizgalla opening the scoring inside the first minute with a wellplaced shot into the back of the net.

Despite their slow start, Victoria grew into the game and created their own chances. It wouldn’t take them too long to equalise as Lucas Green pulled one back, slotting the ball past George Frousalias.

The scores wouldn’t be level for long as the Thunder captain Tiago Quintal tapping the ball into the back of the net. Thunder would be in again straight after as Levi Martins struck the ball well to pull his side even further ahead.

NSW looked to be heading into the break with a two-goal lead, their keeper Frousalias having an outstanding game to deny Victoria on multiple occasions. He couldn’t keep them out forever though, as Victoria pulled one back just before the break.

With his initial shot being denied, captain Marc Petheriotis pounced on the rebound to bring Victoria within one goal of the Thunder.

It was a tense second half as Victoria looked to equalise and NSW were trying to push further ahead. The action was end to end as both sides looked for the goal that would change the nature of the game.

It was Victoria who would get the crucial goal as Captain Petheriotis stepped up once again, blasting the ball into the back of the net.

corner, Quintal smacked the ball from range and straight into the back of the net to set up a grandstand finish.

It was an enthralling finish to the half as Petheriotis looked to be through on goal but sent his shot wide, as both sides went into extra time.

As was the case with regular time, extra time was full of tense end to ed action as both sides looked for what would likely be the winning goal.

It was NSW that would take the lead, Rizgalla grabbing his second to give his side the lead with only a few minutes remaining.

With only one-minute remaining Petheriotis stepped up once again for his side to send the game to a penalty shootout.

Victoria started the shootout strong, Lucas Green blasting home the first spot kick. NSW would follow and both sides scored their first two attempts.

It came down to Victoria Captain Petheriotis, blasting home his attempt to give his side the upper hand. Quintal stepped up to the spot for NSW but saw his attempt saved by the Victoria Keeper, confirming the result as a stunning win for the Victorians.

14s Boys Final Football NSW Metro Thunder 7-2 Football Victoria A hat-trick from Rhys Youlley and a Maisam Awaz double propelled NSW Metro Thunder to a big 7-2 win over Football Victoria in the U14 Boys Final at the AIS on Friday.

Minutes later and Victoria went ahead for the first time in the entertaining clash as Alexander Ditommaso blasting into the back of the net to send the crowd into raptures.

There was early drama in the contest as Victoria were awarded a penalty just three minutes in, and Alexander Tektonopoulos calmly sent the keeper the wrong way to put the VIC’s ahead.

With only three minutes left in the game, it was the NSW captain to step up and give his side a fighting chance, receiving the ball off a

But NSW Metro took control of the match from that point with three goals in three minutes, including two from Awaz, giving

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NSW a commanding 3-1 lead.

Youlley scored his second in the 15th minute when he curled a lovely free-kick past the wall and into the top corner, putting NSW up by three.

Victoria’s first half was summed up in the 18th minute when Aston Askew failed to put the ball into an open net, allowing NSW to charge up the court on a counter-attack, with Zane Schreiber finishing off the move by slotting the ball into the bottom corner.

Down by four, Victoria started the second half on the front foot, but were unable to get past Christian Marjanovic who made a number of impressive saves to keep NSW ahead by four.

That was until the 32nd minute, when Oliver Lavale received the ball with his back toward goal, turned his defender and slid a shot past Marjanovic for Victoria’s second.

Youlley then sealed his hat-trick with easily the goal of the game, firing a shot from just inside halfway that cannoned off the crossbar and bounced in, before a Sebastian Kiceec goal right on full time rounded out the dominant 7-2 victory.

Rhys Youlley of Metro Thunder was awarded MVP. 15s Girls Final Football NSW Metro Thunder 5-2 Football NSW Metro Lighting A stunning Clare Holder performance ensured Football NSW Metro Thunder claimed the U15 Girls Championship decider in all Metro final.

Lightning started the better of the two sides as their captain Mary Stanic-Floody blasted the ball home on the turn to open the scoring.

Lightning had the bulk of the chances early on, but neither side could really control the tempo of the match. Thunder would get an equaliser with the help of an unfortunate deflection.

Claudia Cicco went to cross the ball, but it deflected off of Riley Walsh and into the back of the Lightning net.

Only minutes later and Stanic-Floody had her second of the match, tapping in at the back post as her side regained the lead.

The even nature of the play continued on the second half as both sides traded blows, bit would be the Thunder that would score first in the half.

With a free-kick in a dangerous position, Clare Holder stepped up to the ball and blasted it past the wall and into the back of the net to level the scores.

A misplaced pass at the back for the Lightning proved costly as Cicco took control of the ball and grabbed her first of the match, simultaneously giving her side the lead for the first time in the game.

The Thunder started to take control in the second half, adding another goal through Kiara Holyoake-Caceda, slotting the ball home.

With only a couple of minutes remaining, Thunder sealed the game with goals to Holder and Aurelia Collins.

Clare Holder was awarded MVP after a stunning performance.

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The first half started out even, with chances at either end but neither of the two sides could really take control of the game and often lacked the finishing touch.

The scores were locked at 1-1 after full time and extra-time before NSW triumphed 3-2 in the shootout, with keeper Emlyn Cross making the key save to lift his side to the title.

Metro Thunder had a great chance late in the half with a free-kick, but it was dealt with easily as the two sides headed into the break with scores even at nil-all.

The Lightning’s best chance of the half came in the sixth minute when Logan Gordon chipped a well-weighted pass into the path of Stefano Rossello, whose resulting volley sailed just wide of the goal.

Emery stood tall for Country North, keeping out a stinging effort from Eliza Pereria, keeping the scores locked at nil-all. The country north keeper continued her strong form throughout the half, denying Metro Thunder and multiple occasions.

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The only goal in the opening stanza came in the 12th minute, as FQ’s Dyce Robertson turned his defender and fired a shot that struck the inside of the post and bounced in.

NSW Metro had chances to level the scores going into the break, but two strong saves from FQ keeper Connor Damsma meant the Queensland team took a 1-0 lead into half time.

Just as it looked like FQ would hold on for a 1-0 win, Lightning’s Alen Harbas hit a beautiful strike from out wide that curled past Damsma and into the net.

But that would be Harbas’ last involvement in the match, as he received a second yellow card two minutes from full time for bringing Robertson to ground.

Chances were few and far between in extratime, and the game was ultimately decided in the shootout where Cross saved Nathan Weckert’s penalty to win the championship for NSW.

Following a timeout, Kennedy was through on goal but was denied by the strong hands of Ashley Purcell, the keeper forcing the ball out for a corner.

As had been the case throughout the game, neither side could score, and they went into extra time with the scores still locked at nil-all.

It was the same in extra time as neither side could open the scoring, due to quality goalkeeping at both ends of the court. With scores still locked, the sides headed into a penalty shootout.

Southwell then found the back of the net and Long added his second to put NSW up 4-0 inside 10 minutes. SA were able to create some half chances throughout the first stanza, but couldn’t beat Whalen in goals, with NSW taking a 4-0 lead into the break.

Just as they’d done in the first half, NSW scored within 60 seconds of kick off, with Daniel Gravas tapping the ball to Dion Kalogrios who slotted the ball home from an acute angle.

Long then secured his hat-trick five minutes later, and Southwell netted the ball from the penalty spot to make it 7-0.

But NSW were able to add a few more goals to their tally, with Long netting four for the match, to run out nine goal winners in front of a strong crowd.

19 Men Final Football NSW Metro Thunder 4-0 Football West Black Swans A hat trick from Ethan De Melo ensured Football NSW Metro Thunder won the U19 Mens Championship in a dominant display at AIS Training Halls. 17-year-old Futsalroo Ethan De Melo gave Thunder the perfect start when he launched a shot into the goal from a tight angle inside three minutes.

In the shootout, both sides had two from three kicks scored and went to sudden death.

After some stunning saves from both keepers, it was Country North that would seal victory with Brooke Kennedy scoring from the spot.

De Melo scored his second shortly after when he won the ball in midfield, cut back onto his right and slid a shot between the legs of the WA keeper, giving NSW a 2-0 lead.

Monique Holder from Metro Thunder was awarded MVP.

WA slowly settled into the match and the contest became an arm wrestle for territory and possession.

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Lucas Kotevski of Metro Lighting was awarded MVP

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Joshua Long opened the scoring for NSW in the first minute, playing a nice one-two with Brad Southwell before firing the ball across his body and into the bottom corner. NSW

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keeper Nathan Whalen then brought the crowd to their feet, as he charged up the field and chipped his opposing keeper to give the Thunder a 2-0 lead.

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But NSW soon extended their lead, as Rhys Buick carried the ball beyond halfway and struck a nice shot into the bottom corner before De Melo secured his hat-trick in the 19th minute.

Ethan De Melo of Metro Thunder was awarded MVP.

INSTITUTE

FOOTBALL NSW INSTITUTE The 2020 Football NSW Girls’ Institute program had another encouraging year despite the many challenges of the pandemic and its impact on both training and the competitive season.

Fortunately, and with the benefit of having highly experienced coaching and strength and conditioning staff, players’ development was not sacrificed as we continued to provide them a high-performance training and playing environment under ever changing circumstances.

The National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s competition also maintained its reputation despite the difficulties we faced, providing a challenging experience for our respective teams. In addition to the National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s competition, the teams played some competitive matches against boys’ teams during the year. The exposure to different levels and types of competition throughout the program is extremely beneficial and we believe is an important part of their development which proves to be rewarding.

To provide the players with additional variety in high performance coaching styles, we were

pleased to welcome two previous Matildas’ National Coaches with both Tom Sermanni and Alen Stajcic conducting a number of training sessions. The use of such experienced coaches was welcomed by all players and this is something that will increasingly be done in future.

Football NSW and the Institute Program was proud to be chosen by FIFA for a review of its program as part of FIFA’s High Performance Project. The Review was conducted by world renowned consultant in this area, DoublePass who conducted an extensive analysis and review of the program, our training environment, interview with coaches, administrative and technical staff, and overall results and performances over the years that we have run. We are justifiably proud of being chosen and confident that the review and its outcomes will serve the program well in the future.

Football NSW and the Institute coaching staff will continue to strive to achieve the best highperformance environment, implementing new initiatives and ideas year after year to facilitate our young players’ aspirations in their overall goal of progression to the Westfield W-League and hopefully through to

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the various national teams. With the awarding of the 2023 Women’s World Cup to Australia and New Zealand, it is our hope that we will see members of the Institute alumni gracing our pitches on this momentous occasion.

Football NSW would like to highlight and congratulate the following players for their recent achievement in being selected for Westfield W-League (contracted and train-on) opportunities: • Jessika Nash – Canberra United • Jamilla Rankin – Brisbane Roar FC • Darcey Malone – Sydney FC • Charlie Rule – Sydney FC • Bryleeh Henry – Western Sydney Wanderers • Aideen Keane – Western Sydney Wanderers • Isabel Gomez – Western Sydney Wanderers • Sarah Hunter – Western Sydney Wanderers

SCHOOLS Football NSW MiniRoos School Program The MiniRoos Schools Program was once again delivered to students in NSW. Based off the MiniRoos introductory Kick-Off program, students were able to experience the joy of being a MiniRoo in their school environment.

Programs included weekly skills sessions that promote game-based activities with emphasis on sparking a love for football. The program continued in 2020 once restrictions loosened, and the craving for football was felt right away, with almost 2,000 students able to enjoy our sport after being locked up inside for months.

Football NSW Gala Days Football NSW conducts Gala Days throughout the state, giving students the opportunity to participate in small-sided games in a noncompetitive, safe environment. We were very lucky to deliver an exciting Gala Day to 200 girls at Riverside Girls High with the emphasis on fun and team spirit, naming all their teams after past and present Matildas. With the unfortunate cancellation of PSSA & CHS competitions, we also had a sudden desire for a competitive Gala Day format. Alongside

the assistance of Beecroft Schools Zone, we designed & delivered an exhilarating day at Pennant Hills park that saw 16 teams fight for top spot in small-sided games.

2021 will no doubt bring with it a hunger for more game-based programs, and we cannot wait to deliver more Gala Days to schools in NSW. Sporting Schools Sporting Schools is a $280 million Australian Government Initiative designed to help schools increase children’s participation in sport, and to connect them with community sporting opportunities. Despite the first 6 months of 2020 having all sporting schools funded programs cancelled, Football NSW provided Coach-Delivered programs to over 700 students in Sydney Metro schools. These ranged from weekly sessions to end-of-year fun days.

Additionally, we facilitated the new option of Teacher-Delivered programs, designed for schools located in Rural & Remote areas.

Schools that select the Teacher-Delivered program receive:

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• Lesson plans (including physical literacy) • Webinars for professional development of teachers (including contributions from Graham Arnold & Alex Brosque) • Interactive Football workbook • A-League branded Completion Certificate for the students

TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT 2020 was for the whole global community an extremely challenging year which saw the way in which we live our lives considerably impacted as we adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a sport we had to show flexibility and adaptability in how we participated in our beloved football and coaches were at the forefront of this. On behalf of the Football New South Wales Coach Development Team, I would like to thank every single coach across the state from all levels of the game who adapted their sessions to meet certain restrictions, cleaned their bibs, balls and cones after every session and maintained connection with the players throughout the suspension of football with online training sessions becoming the norm.

Even through the interruptions that were thrust in our direction Coach Development in New South Wales continued to flourish once more. In 2020 Football New South Wales along with our member associations both in the metropolitan area and regional areas delivered 17 C Licence coaching courses. Throughout these courses we also upskilled 5 new instructors who have officially been signed off to deliver C Licence coaching courses which will further increase our ability to service the football community with formal coaching qualifications, this growth in capability was also replicated in the B Licence space with a further 3 B Licence instructors signed off as full instructors to deliver the B Licence course. Valentine Sports Park in 2020 was once again the host of an AFC/FFA A Licence coaching course which is the highest on field coaching licence and it was pleasing to see this course be completed on schedule as we once again navigated the pandemic, we are delighted that in 2021 New South Wales will be the host of 2 A Licence coaching courses which will further grow our pool of A Licence holders here in New South Wales.

was a great success with 50 coaches in attendance from across the Riverina region treated to a mixture of theory and practical sessions from both Football New South Wales and Football Victoria staff and Socceroos goalkeeping legend Jim Fraser. Zone based Expo’s were also delivered within zone based footprints in conjunction with our member associations with Expos being held at: • Northern Suburbs Football Association (North Zone) • Eastern Suburbs Football Association (East Zone) • Macarthur Football Association (South Zone)

The theme of growing the capability of the Coach Development Team in 2020 was once again evident in the important area of our game which is goalkeeping. Football New South Wales worked very closely with National Head of Goalkeeping Tony Franken to upskill 2 new Level 1 Goalkeeping instructors in John Crawley and Liam Dedini to become full Level 1 instructors and assessors which will mean that in 2021 more Level 1 goalkeeping licences can be delivered across the state. As well as this we worked with Tony and Football Australia to pilot a hybrid C Licence Part 1 and Level 1 goalkeeping course to great success which has seen the course become adopted nationally with other state federations making the Level 1 Goalkeeping licence accessible to more coaches.

• Sutherland Shire Football Association (Far South Zone)

In the Community grassroots coach development space Football New South Wales worked alongside our member associations as they facilitated the community courses within their footprints. One key strategic aim within the community coach development space is to help member associations to grow their capability with more instructors for the introductory MiniRoos Coaching Course, in particular having these instructors based within community clubs so that the course can be delivered within a grassroots club environment. Football New South Wales in partnership with the Blacktown District Soccer Football Association piloted an instructor development program in February which saw club based coaches commence training to deliver the MiniRoos course. Unfortunately, the program fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic however pleasingly the program is set to kick off once again in early 2021 and then be rolled out across other associations.

The online virtual World was once again used as Football New South Wales was able to deliver our flagship Coaching Conference in 2020.

The 2020 Australian Coaching Conference was held in November online and saw Football New South Wales partner with both FA and FCA as well as fellow Member Federations Football Victoria, Northern NSW Football, Football West and Football South Australia. The online event was a huge success with over 1,800 coaches online for the conference from across Australia, Oceania, Asia, USA and Europe. Coaches were treated to fantastic insights from some of the very best in the game from Australia and around the World including, former Arsenal Manager and current FIFA Head Of Global Development Arsene Wenger, USA Women’s’ National Team World Cup Winners Brandi Chastain and Julie Foudy as well as key staff from the FIFA Technical Department and the Australian National Team Staff. The coaching conference showed the power of online virtual events with coaches being able to access the conference content anytime and anywhere for 12 months using their log in details.

As we have attested before, formal coaching courses are just one part of a coach’s development and 2020 saw further development of how we support our coaches with continuing professional development (CPD). We kicked off 2020 in an exciting fashion with the introduction of the Regional Coaching Conference which was held in partnership with our colleagues at Football Victoria in Albury. The regional conference

• Blacktown Football Association (West Zone) CPD events for the remainder of 2020 were then delivered in online formats which again showed the flexibility required as we navigated COVID-19. Working alongside Football Coaches Australia and Football Australia regular online webinars were held which saw technical staff from across Australia engaged in online webinar series for coaches of all levels from grassroots to the elite level. As we move into 2021 we are excited to be working alongside both Football Australia and Football Coaches Australia to further develop online CPD events.

Once again thank you to all of the coaches who have worked tirelessly to support your players throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We look forward to once again supporting you all in 2021

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TALENT SUPPORT PROGRAM

VISION

MISSION

Football NSW will provide talented footballers a learning environment, consistent with FA policies, that delivers the highest standard of coaching and best platform for those players to realise their personal ambitions of becoming a professional footballer and representing their country.

Football NSW reviewed the player development and identification pathways and continued to evolve the Talent Support Program to provide ongoing opportunities for players.

Football NSW, in a collaborative approach with FA, will develop and deliver the best talented player program nationally, aligned to FA objectives.

The talented player pathways will be easily recognisable to clubs, parents, players and coaches, consistent with the FA Go Forward and Football NSW goals and objectives.

The 2020 aim was to provide our most talented young players a best practice and high- performance player centered leaning and playing environment that will hopefully see them progress through to the A-League and ultimately any of the various National Teams.

Importantly, given that TSP is delivered locally – through the establishment of several hubs across Metropolitan NSW (North, South, East, Despite the disrupted football calendar in West and Far South) and within key areas of 2020, the boys Talent Support Program Country NSW – it reduces the need for players continued to evolve, with a large number (and their parents) to travel long distances of potentially talented players identified to participate in a centralised program while and developed through a collaborative providing further opportunities for potentially effort between the Football NSW Technical talented players. 2020 TSP STRUCTURE DOCUMENT Department and the various NPL Clubs

Age

Open

U23 U20

National Teams

National Talent Identification Opportunities

FNSW Elite Programs

Socceroos

A-League / FNSW Programs

HAL

National U20s

NPL Leagues

NPL 1st Grade

HAL Academies U20

NPL U20

HAL Academies U18

NPL U18

NYL

U18

U17 Joeys

National Identification Camp

U16

U15

Throughout the year, inter-hub TSP games continued to be played, including TSP elite games involving Capital Football and matches involving A League Academies. Further to this, TSP staff continued to support players, coaches and clubs in their own environments, with over 100 matches observed with the findings used to produce the 2020 boys youth league technical report.

Olyroos U23s

U19

U17

and Associations through their Technical Directors.

U15 Joeys

U14

U16 Elite Games

FNSW TSP U16 U15 Elite Games

HAL Academies U15

NPL U16 & Assoc. U16

NPL U15 & Assoc. U15

FNSW TSP U15

FFA Nationals U14 Elite Games

U13

HAL Academies U16

HAL Academies U14

NPL U14 & Assoc. U14

FNSW TSP U14

U12

HAL Academies U13

NPL U13 & Assoc. U13 SAP U12 SAP U11 SAP U10 SAP U9

U11 U10 U9

OVERVIEW

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Talented player development is a fundamental responsibility of FFA and FNSW and is

REFEREE DEVELOPMENT Football NSW referee numbers dropped to 4,959 in 2020. This was due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 and the risks associated with the virus. Early indication for 2021 is that Referee levels will return to pre COVID-19 numbers.

As the Referees department was stood down for 4 months last year, most of the programs and initiatives were reduced or cancelled.

Next season Football NSW will start a campaign called Road to 99. The concept is to achieve 99% coverage across all community football matches within 5 years.

Football NSW is also in the middle of creating an on-line education portal which will have the capabilities to hold on-line courses, provide referee education and gather important data to help with future recruitment and retention.

A total of 138 referee courses were managed across NSW in 2020 with the Referee Branches hosting most of them.

The Football NSW Referee’s Academy comprised of 22 match officials aged between 16-19 years old. The academy provides an opportunity for the referees to gain access to additional training and coaching. Unfortunately, their experience was severely impacted last season with nearly all education sessions conducted via zoom with limited on field practical sessions. Furthermore, all major tournaments were cancelled throughout the year.

Finally, thank you to Football NSW staff for the tremendous commitment and dedication they showed to all our stakeholders. Throughout the time the staff were stood down their positive attitude towards Football NSW and our stakeholders was never questioned. A big thanks also to the Referee Branches.

The generosity shown by everyone was spectacular from running Level 4 courses to arranging FIFA 20 tournaments. Our team always appreciated the kindness and encouragement we received during this time.

If there is one positive to come out of 2020, it is that the Football NSW Referee Community has never been stronger.

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BANKSTOWN DAFA Bankstown Football acknowledges the tireless efforts of their volunteers.

Bankstown started the 2020 season they way 2019 finished, full steam ahead.

BDAFA were looking forward to celebrating our 70th year and building on a successful 2019.

Then, just as our competition was to commence, along with other sporting organisations, we were all placed into lock down and our 2020 season became uncertain and bleak.

When the 2020 season re-commenced, Bankstown Football was fortunate to be able to provide a full competition with a 2 round semi-final series.

This extended season took an enormous toll on all our Clubs, Volunteers, Referees, and the office. But the football community in Bankstown showed great resilience and worked hard to ensure a successful 2020 season.

Canterbury Bankstown Council waived ground hire fees which we were extremely grateful for. This was a direct financial benefit to our clubs and will assist them for the 2020 season.

In the end the 2020 season although uncertain and chaotic was extremely successful.

Bankstown Football’s Judiciary was down 37% which is a significant improvement & whilst player participation was only down 3%, which we can attribute directly to COVID-19.

Our summer football program has grown, and we were finally able to access Jensen synthetic for our Division 1 and Ladies grand finals which was a positive for grassroots football.

COVID-19 was/is extremely hard, but it has brought everyone in our association closer together, not just the clubs within our own association, but it opened relationships and communication between football associations and in Bankstown’s case, relationships with other sporting associations.

Without our dedicated volunteers, Board, staff & players the 2020 season would not have been a year to remember, but much rather a year to forget. We now look forward to 2021 and hope to take the positives from 2020 into what we anticipate being a major growth year in our association.

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BLACKTOWN DSFA

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Blacktown.

Video Conferences became the norm and the BDSFA would like to thank Football NSW, the other Associations and the Country Branches for the hard work they undertook and the professionalism and guidance they showed from when we were shut down until when we recommenced.

There were guidelines created for the shutdown, for the Return to Training and for the Return to Play. The BDSFA would specifically like to thank Stuart Hodge, Peter Hugg and Aaron Dibdin for their efforts in assembling the information and working with the relevant authorities to get our membership back on the park.

If there was ever a time for the Blacktown Football Community to band together it was in April 2020. Life was not as we know it and 25 April was Anzac Day. Chairman Bill Owen came up with the idea to Light Up the Park’s of Blacktown.

The process was formulated and distributed to Clubs and the involvement of our Clubs was nothing short of amazing.

Photos and videos were forwarded to the BDSFA and then a video was produced depicting the way our Clubs honoured the Anzacs. The images were accompanied by a track called We Will Never Forget You by local band Hype Duo. The calendar was tight. We had 14 weekends for the rounds and two weekends for finals. Matches were played during school holidays, public holidays and on weeknights. Due to washouts and school closures (from

COVID-19 cases) there were double headers. The BDSFA would like to thank all members, their parents and carers for the time they spent dedicating to this season.

One of the success stories of the competition was the referee coverage.

We grew to a point which was comfortable in terms of quantity, knowing that most matches would be covered by centre referees.

The actual coverage rates were well over the expected rates and comparisons to 2019 were outstanding.

Official

2019

2020

VAR

Referee

77.9%

98.7%

20.8%

Referee + 1 AR

44.4%

81.2%

36.8%

Referee + 2 AR

23.6%

61.8%

38.2%

During the course of the year the BDSFA introduced a range of new initiatives: • Creation of the Blacktown Football Hour hosted by Julian Daw • MiniRoos Moments weekly segment • Goal of the Week Competition • Grand Final Video Recording & Live Streaming In hindsight and upon reflection, the season has been spectacular and whilst modified and shortened, the enjoyment and the love of football has been exemplary and has seen the true characters of our community throughout our clubs rise to meet the challenges laid before them through COVID-19.

We will continue to feel the effects of COVID-19 for many years to come and it has changed the landscape in which we operate. As an organisation, we will continue to adapt to meet these challenges and at times we will struggle but we will learn and grow from those experiences to ensure we provide the best level of service, leadership and inclusion for the whole community across all spectrums.

We finished our year with a compilation of the year that was to view the presentation.

We now work towards consolidating the good work and camaraderie of 2020, hopefully moving into a more normal season in 2021, welcoming back those Members that braved it out with us this year and those that deregistered and couldn’t play this year. We also hope to attract many new signings and look to growing the game of football in Blacktown.

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CANTERBURY DSFA In the face of dramatic and unseen challenges to face community sport in 2020, the CDSFA continued to effectively provide football for its membership throughout the past year.

The Association remained in a position to offer football in all competition divisions when onfield activities resumed on 1st July. It enabled people to reconnect in their local community as well as providing health and fitness to all participants. While there may have been limitations on those who were able to attend fixtures, it was a small accommodation to make to enable people to enjoy their annual pastime.

Despite some factors limiting on-field activities over the past 12-months, there has continued to be significant off-field investment made in local community infrastructure. The City of Canterbury Bankstown Council commenced a whole of park revitalisation of Rudd Park, being the home of one of the Association’s foundation clubs, Belmore Eagles. This investment sees the installation of a synthetic surface to cater for one full field and two small sides fields, renovation of two grass full fields and small sided fields, and the installation of lighting to Australian Standards. Such investment by Council is significant being the number of fields that reside within Rudd Park and its importance as a community sporting facility.

This has already led to the engagement of programs designed to introduce football to many who had not yet taken to the field.

Several programs have been conducted over a six-month period with many now leading into organised club football.

The Association’s “field force” thus has increased to two. Trudy Burke, having taken on the Female Development Officer role, joins Andrew Morris to give the Association two valuable resources that will engage with each of our clubs, local schools, and community groups, to introduce, upskill and promote all facets of community football within the Canterbury Association. With more activities coming online as various community engagement restrictions ease through 2021, the Association is keen to have its field force in full swing bringing both new and existing participants to the game in all capacities.

With the community football participation base seeking to extend their playing life cycle longer, the CDSFA has flagged its intention to add an Over 50 male football division in the

2021 season. The Association has a strong view that at both ends of the participation cycle, there is an importance for players to play in age-appropriate competitions at the community level. This is done to ensure there is both safety and enjoyment in mind for those involved. As we see junior and youth footballers expand their game on larger fields and for longer time periods as they near the end of their youth years, the reverse will come into effect at participants mature into the later stages of their football life cycle.

The CDSFA set itself a target in 2020 of reaching 17,000 active players. Prior to the unforeseen hibernation of the season it was well on the way to reaching that target. After a period of readjustment and noting the circumstances that currently prevail in society, the Association is of the belief that with the right support and leadership, also inclusive is that of the State body, participation should return to past levels within the coming year.

The passion for community football, be it a player or volunteer, remains in our society.

A short distance away in Burwood Council another major regional community venue, Henley Park, is progressing through its capital works with the renovating and extending of the amenities building to cater for the operations of these four full fields. This is stage two of three in the upgrades occurring following the installation of lighting to Australian Standards a year earlier.

These just highlight two venues of many in which the Association is taking a key leadership role with each of local Councils, State/Federal Government, in achieving outcomes for the membership overall to bring facilities up to standard for community sport.

A little shy of 12-months ago the Association made a conscious decision to increase its target on the participation of females in community football. With this came the engagement of a dedicated resource as the Female Football Development Officer.

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EASTERN SUBURBS FA ESFA football for 2020 nearly did not get off the ground with COVID-19 creating stress for families, businesses, and sporting organisations. Thanks to the cooperation and teamwork by Football NSW, ESFA, the Clubs and the three levels of Government, football was able to be played.

Our Councils alleviated a lot of the stress for ESFA and its member Clubs. An example of this Waverley Council, City of Randwick Council and Bayside Council who waived ground hire fees for most of the season, which was gratefully and respectfully received by all their members.

With the subsidies provided by the State Government, we were able to keep all our staff and delivered a successful albeit crammed, season!

Our Senior Competition ran for 14-15 rounds with a 1 v 2 Grand Final for all competitions. We even managed a couple of Cup Competitions for Women’s PL and Men’s O35 Championship.

Our Grand Finals were held on one weekend with all Sunday fixtures played at 4 different venues and whilst this tested our logistics, staff and Board, the success of the weekend was measured by not only the standard of football, which was high, rather the standard of gratefulness which was even higher. Although, we were not quite finished on that weekend with our Men’s Premier League competition cramming in an incredible 22 rounds plus a

Grand Final on the first weekend in November!

A credit to all Clubs involved.

Our Junior Competition ran for 12-14 rounds with Semi Finals and Grand Finals ensuring our Juniors were provided the football which had become almost a necessity during these trying times. Our MiniRoos also enjoyed a 12-14 round season which was great for our youngsters (and parents!).

Our Women’s Premier League competition grew and will continue to grow into 10 teams for 2021. We are also looking forward to introducing the return of Women’s O30 Competition to the Eastern Suburbs.

Without the joy of Football NSW State Cup and Champion of Champions ensuring further games for our members, it was important to have a season worth playing while observing all the COVID-19 guidelines. Our Club volunteers were beyond brilliant and tirelessly worked to ensure all guidelines were continually met.

Our Referees should also be congratulated in 2020. While numbers were down, they went above and beyond to ensure a high percentage of game coverage.

This season saw the creation of our Diversity and Inclusion Framework. The Framework will seek to outline how ESFA will continue to work to promote participation and engagement in Football across the diverse range of people that make up the Eastern Suburbs community.

As part of our initial activities, ESFA formed a

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partnership with John Moriarty Football and was able to send Indigenous participants to Indigenous Football Week in Dubbo. The sending of participants to Indigenous Football Week was the culmination of an 8-week process where ESFA hosted ‘Come and Try’ sessions at no cost for Indigenous children at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Redfern. ESFA will run similar ‘Come and Try’ sessions through the offseason to drive growth in our female participation numbers for 2021 and beyond.

We would expect our player numbers to grow next season however as ESFA does have a large ex-pat population in seniors, this could show as a minimal growth initially. Given the numbers of 2020 however, we are genuinely in awe of our Clubs who worked so hard to ensure their player numbers were high, given all the adverse situations they needed to deal with.

To celebrate football in 2020 and our love of the game, we produced a promotional video which can be found on our website and social media. This was ESFA’s chance to assist our Clubs in the recruitment process for the future and to thank our players for inspiring us to provide football in the most trying of times.

We have much to be thankful for and enthusiastically look forward. Whilst there is much to do, we are committed and focused on delivering the best footballing product possible.

FOOTBALL SOUTH COAST Many times, this year, it felt like we were taking one step forward and two steps backwards to deliver football to our many passionate clubs, players and spectators. In a huge effort by clubs and the FSC board, management and committees, the season kicked off in spectacular fashion. Despite the many challenges and hurdles, the football family on the South Coast truly pulled together to ensure the community was able to participate in football this year.

Competitions and Player Development • In such an unprecedented year, we were able to fit in 14 rounds and a Final Series for most of our competitions. Our Men’s Premiership was a one round competition and was one of the most exciting seasons with the last round crowning Woonona Sharks as the League Champions in dramatic fashion. Albion Park Women continued their winning streak and collection of silverware within our Women’s Division 1 League and continue to show the strength of female football in our region.

• The continuation of development programs across all ages and a partnership with Sydney FC in the Implementation of Skills Training and School Holiday Clinics.

Our partnership with Sydney FC delivered; the first ever girls only school holiday clinic, a free girl’s gala day, 27 club visits and working with 2,500 kids via school visits.

• Our Summer Football Competition expanded to seniors and reached 2200 players in 2020. Amazingly, 20% of players involved in our Summer Competition did not play during winter which means Summer Football is a great way to engage with members of the community and attract new players to the game.

Community • The FSC Knights is a program for junior players with a special need, this program continued in 2020 with the assistance of the Disability Trust. This program commenced in 2013 and is a fantastic way to promote inclusiveness in football.

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• The Refugee Football Program continues to grow and is now part of the Football NSW Community FSC Program. In 2020, over 30 of these players registered to play at local clubs.

Infrastructure FSC continues to work with clubs to prioritise and improve their infrastructure needs. This will supplement the great work by a number of clubs who were successful in funding and grants to improve drainage, lighting and amenities across a number of facilities in the region.

Sponsorship FSC has engaged a number of organisations to support and sponsor football. The level of sponsorships is growing each year and despite COVID-19, we were able to secure new sponsors and continue our relationship with organisations that have proudly supported football over many years.

FOOTBALL ST GEORGE St George puts Football, first.

Despite the many challenges we have faced the Football St George were still able to achieve a lot and still deliver an almost ‘normal’ season.

We thankfully were able to deliver 14 uninterrupted rounds of regular football followed by an exciting two-week final series. We are a proud community that were dedicated and worked extremely hard during these times to ensure we were able to continue with the 2020 football season.

Some important highlights include: • final player registration numbers were less than 2% down from 2019; • launched a new identity for organisation, Football St George;

the

• a fresh strategic plan which sets the path ahead for the game in our region until our centenary celebration; • an expanded summer football program, with over 280 teams across 3 venues; • our representative teams completed the Football NSW season; • delivery of joint skills training and holiday clinic programs with Sydney FC; • delivered a financial rebate back to Clubs;

• through good governance and prudent management of our finances and operations we have been able to establish a futures fund reserve to strengthen the Associations long-term financial position;

We recognise the support of our patrons, the contributions made by both George’s River and Bayside Councils and send a huge thanks to our Clubs, volunteers, Referees and staff for your tireless efforts and support.

• increased social media engagement and livestream broadcast of Premier League matches.

As we look forward, we will work towards achieving the objectives set out in our strategic plan, that compels us to consider and balance the multiple pillars of the organisation.

• execution of a Master Lease arrangement between FSG and Georges River Council which currently facilitates 11 grounds; • ongoing development of new ground facilities and other improvements across our district; • continued success of the St George Warriors which has celebrated its 6th year and is now firmly established as an FSG program; • establishing a COVID-19 Sub-Committee to ensure we delivered the best possible outcomes for the football community; • new working partnerships with community driven organisations the Moriarty Football Foundation and 3 Bridges Community.

Thank you to all involved with the Association, from our sub-committee members, coaches, parents, players, referees and all volunteers, your continued support and invaluable time extended, is remarkable and the backbone of football in our region.

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We will ensure that we put football, first.

GRANVILLE DSFA 2020 saw GDSFA like everyone else confronted with the uncertainty and fear of the unknown with COVID-19. We had no idea when or even if we would get a season underway and be able to kick a football. After months of restrictions and speculations we were giving the green light to continue with our 2020 plans for competition, albeit with restrictions and not in the way we were used to.

We began our competition in early July and concluded the season in October with our grand finals. With spectator restrictions we took the opportunity to live stream all our division 1 matches played at both Melita Stadium and Rydalmere Park. This gave everyone the opportunity to watch the live action and showcase our great game.

celebrate this great milestone, maybe not to the extent we would have liked to but a great night was had by all those who attended and were part of our celebrations.

Finally, 2020 saw GDSFA introduce a new GM, Scott Sadler. Scott has been a wonderful acquisition to the GDSFA football family. He has done an amazing job in what can only be described as an unprecedented and unpredictable year. His leadership in these times has been impeccable and we are excited for the future of GDSFA.

how we would deal with things or if we would even get any football in at all, but we came together and made many sacrifices not only as a nation but as a football community and in particular as the GDSFA football family. We eventually got our season under way, played a competition, had grand finals and even got our Cottam Cup snatched from us by Ponds FC. We also competed in the return match of the Atkinson Cup. We got to see our football community play the game we all love, at the end of the day, that is why we are all here and why we do what we do.

2020 was an unprecedented year to say the least, we didn’t know what would happen,

We look forward to a successful 2021 season and the challenges that comes with it.

Before COVID-19 restrictions hit we had commenced our Cottam Cup competition, where we invite 16 other Association teams to compete against 16 GDSFA teams. After round 1 the competition had to be postponed due to the restrictions. We had no idea whether we would be able to complete it this year or not, but luckily, we were able to resume and eventually Ponds FC from the BDSFA took our Johnny from us. We congratulate Ponds FC and look forward to the 2021 competition where hopefully we can bring Johnny home.

2020 was to be a very special year the GDSFA community, the year we celebrated our 120 years. We planned a big celebratory dinner but again COVID-19 had other ideas.

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HILLS FA Hills Football committing to the community and football despite unprecedented season.

Despite the unprecedented challenges facing all Associations in 2020, Hills Football and its members worked tirelessly to ensure a full season catering for 11,530 players was facilitated whilst ensure the safety and best possible experience for our all our members. Further to the success of the winter season was another booming Summer Football season – nearly 6,000 participants over the HFi and Member Club programs no doubt leading into what will be a stellar 2021.

The pathways program took off for Hills Football this season, launching a new direction for GSAP along with a brand new licence in Association Youth League for season 2020. A combined 8 teams competed across Football NSW competition for a total of 55 weeks this season. All teams finished in the top half of the table at the end of the season and most importantly achieving key developmental outcomes. Special thanks to our coaching staff who drive these players both on and off the field.

With the success of our individual programs in 2019, this year our programs came together under the new and improved Hills Football Academy. Our Academy programs include the Player Development Program, Little Legends, Holiday Clinics and our newly established Club Player Program. The Club Player Program engaged with local clubs Hills Spirit and Hills Pumas to facilitate the football experience for players in the MiniRoos age groups. Hills Football coaching staff as a collaborative effort between both club and association powered this new program.

The Association also set out for some further initiatives in 2020 introducing our very own over 60s team to compete in the Pan Pacific Masters tournament in Queensland, however this was unfortunately cancelled due to COVID-19. Another success story was the establishment of our first ever All Abilities Summer Football Program with over 40 participants involved with the program that was supported by players from our GSAP and AYL program as their commitment to give back to the community.

One of our proudest achievements in 2020 was the Kellyville Kolts Soccer Club winning the 2020 SafeWork Award. The Kolts used a proactive approach to insure their match day and training events where safe and in line with the NSW health guidelines to keep football operating. This is also a reflection of all our Hills football clubs and their commitment and efforts to keeping football alive in our community across the winter football season. We would like to take the opportunity to thank all our club committees, volunteers, coaches and referees who together made Football possible this year.

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MACARTHUR FA To say that the 2020 season challenged us would be an understatement. There was a lot of uncertainty throughout the year as we faced a global pandemic. Yet, we are so proud of how the Macarthur Football Community responded in the face of adversity. It is important to acknowledge the many passionate, committed club volunteers for going far above and beyond in this season like no other. These individuals are the heart and soul of our great game and we cannot thank them enough for their energy, enthusiasm, and hard work. It is also important to acknowledge the leadership of Football NSW during this period. The MFA thanks CEO Stuart Hodge and his team for advocating strongly for the game and ensuring we were all ready to return to play.

In February, the MFA launched the 2020 – 2025 Strategic Plan for Football in Macarthur.

The plan reflects the game’s main strategic agenda over the next five years, including the issues and opportunities ahead of us. Whilst we may have experienced an interrupted community football season, we continued to work hard on several aspects of the plan, including: 1. Improving the delivery and management of the local competition The fact that a season could be played during such unprecedented times was an achievement in itself. We would like to acknowledge and thank the MFA Competition staff, the Competition Management Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Macarthur District Football Referees Association for their professionalism during such difficult circumstances. These committees weathered all storms and worked incredibly hard to deliver exceptional customer service and ensure the community had the opportunity to take the field in 2020.

club license arrangement. The U21’s were also introduced to replace the previous third division. Several rule changes were also made to improve the standard of the competition.

Finally, we increased our investment in marketing and promotion of the Men’s and Women’s League via social media, including the successful launch of live streaming, which was well received. member satisfaction score of 79% for the 2020 Season.

2. Growing the girl’s game Despite a compromised year, we were delighted to see more female teams than ever before. Much of this growth was attributed to the Girls-only MiniRoos Leagues, which saw a significant increase in the second season of this initiative. We will look to build on this momentum heading into the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on home soil.

3. Relaunch of the M-League The M-League underwent significant review during 2019, with many changes introduced to create separation between community football and Macarthur’s Premier League.

We welcomed Ottimo House as the new naming rights sponsor and established a clear identity for the League with a new logo created.

The Men’s Competition increased from six to eight squad-based teams under a new

Ahead of the 2020 Season, the MFA worked closely with its members to update the Competition and Judiciary & Discipline Regulations. The new Regulations were passed at a Special General Meeting and quickly adopted, with rules and processes strictly enforced. Overall, we believe decisions were consistent, fair, reached quickly and communicated effectively. We will continue to review our performance frequently to ensure we deliver excellence in competition management consistently. We feel we are on the right track, having received an overall

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4. R eview of Representative Football and Coach Development The MFA embarked on this extensive review during the suspension of community football, with the overall aim of providing the best possible development ecosystem that encourages and supports players and coaches to forge professional careers in the sport. The comprehensive process included a consultation phase with members of both community and representative football within and outside of Macarthur. A Working Group was established to consider the findings of the review and draft a set of recommendations for consideration. A Final Report was published, with over thirty recommendations made for consideration.

The MFA wishes to thank our partners for their continued support of our great game: Wests Campbelltown, McDonald’s in Macarthur, Marsdens Law Group, Guzman y Gomez, Deploy Football, Ottimo House, and Stanno.

We would also like to acknowledge the support of Wollondilly Shire Council, Camden Council, and Campbelltown City Council for continuing to invest in our game and community.

MANLY WARRINGAH FA 2020 will go down as a season we will never forget. In fact, it is a year and a point in time we will never forget due to the COVID-19 disruption. But it couldn’t stop community football.

The Manly Warringah football community rallied with a sense of unity, trust, patience and belief and we organized a COVID-Safe season for our 19,000 players.

The 2020 season was different in many ways but it allowed us to re-evaluate what is important and return our focus to the simple objective of organizing and enjoying football matches on the weekends.

Grassroots football is about using our sport as a vehicle to offer our communities a way to unite on the weekend. Ultimately it is a game and an opportunity to relax and unwind with friends within our communities.

For a while that was taken away from us in a broader sense throughout lockdown and it allowed us all to take stock of what is important.

It meant some tough decisions around changing borrowing rules to ensure teams could field enough players every match, organizing midweek and school holiday rounds, putting a freeze on promotion and relegation and ensuring we organized training and matches in a COVID-Safe environment.

The bulk of the work and plaudits should go to the Club presidents, the Club committees, volunteers, players, coaches and managers, who had to readjust and reorganize matches, training schedules, COVID-Safety Plans and draws/competitions every time the NSW Government, quite rightly, changed the restrictions.

and competitions organized the MWFA did continue to push ahead with some significant milestones and projects in 2020.

The MWFA Women’s Premier League returned to a squad competition after several years as a single team competition. Eight clubs entered the competition and that number is certain to grow with several clubs working hard to develop some depth and clear pathways for younger players to be able to join the WPL in 2021.

2020 also saw the Manly Warringah Football Association move to a new Board structure, following a two-year transition. Once again, the clubs and the MWFA Board worked together well to ensure a seamless transition.

The MWFA moved into 2020 with a new Chairman, David Wilson, who took over from former President Jeff Smit, who stood down after 14 years on the MWFA Executive. David has some significant shoes to fill but it was a testament to the structures and foundations that were put in place under Jeff Smit that the transition was seamless.

The redevelopment of the Cromer Park Clubhouse stalled slightly during the COVID-19 disruption but the latter half of 2020 allowed us to restart that momentum to the point where construction will begin on the new $1.8 million facility in January 2021.

The Manly Warringah Football Club will be the centerpiece of the MWFA Football community – a true “Home of Football:” on the Northern Beaches.

We also remain proud of our integration of the grassroots and talented pathway programs

The MWFA, our 17 clubs, the MWFRA (Referees Association) and Manly United all stood together to take on what was an enormous challenge and can proudly stand here at the end of the season and accept a collective pat on the back.

MWFA would also like to thank Football NSW, FFA, Northern Beaches Council and Mosman Council for their assistance in helping us get the competition started and remaining on the park.

While 2020 was about participation and a strong focus was on simply getting matches

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that came to life in January 2020 when 7 local MWFA and Manly United juniors were part of the Sydney FC side that won the National Youth League Grand Final over Melbourne Victory.

Levi Kaye (Pittwater RSL), Thomas Fay (Wakehurst), Calem Nieuwenhof (Curl Curl), Jake Holman (Wakehurst), Patrick Wood (CC Strikers), Ben Koop (Forest Killarney) and Aaron Gurd (Wakehurst) all played their part in Sydney FC’s 5-1 victory.

On top of those 7 players, Harry van der Saag (CC Strikers) didn’t play because he was on the bench for the Hyundai A-League team that day and Cameron Peupion (Wakehurst) missed the game as he was in England, where he has now transferred to a professional contract with English Premier League side Brighton.

Cameron’s move to the EPL also started a new policy to reward grassroots MWFA Clubs with a percentage of the Training Compensation fee received by Manly United going back to his grassroots club - Wakehurst.

NEPEAN FA As with every other sporting organisation, the 2020 season activities drew on our resilience, our ability to reposition ourselves when our paths were blocked and pleasingly, our ability to show patience, tolerance and generosity. Nepean FA’s great team displayed all of these attributes and more while delivering a successful Winter & Summer season.

Our clubs worked harder than ever to keep people in the game when the universe was working as hard as it could to undermine our goals.

We’re very proud of the efforts of all involved in our district.

We’re thrilled to report that due to a strong financial position, we were able to sustain our staff throughout two months of COVID-19 closure along with reducing fees for our members due to a slightly shortened season, passing on as many reasons as possible for players to stick with us throughout the crises.

In 2020 we introduced Electronic Match Sheets, which were well received by our volunteers as well as our staff and referees. If there’s a way to make life easier and retain volunteers, we’re all in favour of that.

While our face to face contact with clubs came to a grinding halt in March, cutting short our annual Roadshows for coaches, managers and club admins, our club meetings and standing committee meetings along with all coaching courses and skill development clinics/ academies, I believe that our actual contact with members and club administrators enjoyed more direct and accessible connections through online meetings and increased rate of EDM’s to participants.

Our Football Manager, James Rankine was eventually able to get Coaching Courses, our Academy and School Holiday clinics up and running again and before long, all returned to normal.

We didn’t necessarily get everything right first time, but overall, I’m pleased with how we managed our communication throughout a very testing period.

It’s exciting to be peering 10-15 years into the future with the NFA Directors looking at our facilities and infrastructure needs long into the future, all the while not taking their eyes of immediate developments. It’s been pleasing to see some of the four local councils making concerted efforts to make more venues gender equitable. It is a priority of Nepean FA that we continue to remove barriers to participation for marginalised groups within our community.

Achievements It’s always a good thing to celebrate our achievements whether personal or professional and no matter if they’re big or small.

At club level the clubs who have celebrated their milestone anniversaries this year: •N epean Dragons FC – Year 1 done and dusted. Congratulations to the Dragons team on getting through their first year as an independently managed club. Well done everyone!

• 60 Years – St Marys Band Club Rangers FC • 50 Years – Wentworth Falls FC • 40 Years – St Clair United SC & Cranebrook United FC (celebrated and acknowledged in 2019) • 30 Years – Pitt Town & Districts Sports SC It speaks volumes about the communities that support these clubs, that they also continue to provide volunteers who remain consistently committed to their community and we congratulate them all.

To everyone at Football NSW who supported us throughout the toughest times of 2020, and to our members who stuck with us, we offer a hearty thank you and we look forward to working with you all again in 2021, when we can hug again!

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NORTH WEST SYDNEY FOOTBALL The season kicked off with a very successful Summer Competition at Christie Park which attracted 275 players and 103 teams which was more than double the participation of its first year. Summer competitions were also popular at West Epping, Pennant Hills, Morrison Bay and Pidding Park, and summer football continues to be a very popular form of the game. The Walking Football program at Christie Park also grew with 4 teams taking the field each week, and we expect this to continue to grow in future years.

At the start of 2020, we successfully ran the pre-season cup competition which was renamed the Gilmour Cup in honour of the GHFA’s founders. Congratulations to West Ryde Rovers on their first ever win in the competition over Pennant Hills.

coaches and administrators our aim is to make football the home for inclusive sport. We look forward to developing that in the lead up to 2023 and beyond.

In the spirit of adaptation that was required in 2020, our coaching course program was delivered online with initiatives such as player development programs and App, Facebook live coaching sessions, NWSF FIFA tournament for over 200 players, and coaching essentials courses delivered on Zoom.

We were pleased to receive great support from our Referee’s Association again, and they achieved an overall coverage rate on

Arrangements were also in place for the first year of the combined mixed and women’s competitions under the new Association formed by the merger of GHFA and NWSWF. However, the season commencement was put on hold due to the COVID-19 shutdown and we planned a number of contingencies around possible start dates.

Eventually we were pleased to commence in July and were able to fit in a 14-week season plus Grand Finals. We appreciate our clubs’ support for implementing various COVID-19 safety measures which ensured community sport could continue, and the support of parents and other spectators in staying away from venues when requested and for parents staying patiently in their cars during training and matches.

This year we live streamed all Division 1 and PL/SL Grand Finals and this allowed for those spectators unable to attend the finals because of COVID restrictions to follow the matches live.

The FIFA announcement on June 23 that Australia and New Zealand will host the 2023 Women’s World Cup is an exciting and positive step forward in growing the game.

NWSF launched the NWSF As One female football initiative that will create a range of opportunities to grow female football in our region. From grassroots to elite players, for

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NWSF games of 92%, with 99% of women’s games being covered.

We look forward to returning in 2021 in what we hope will be a normal competition year.

NORTHERN SUBURBS FA 2020 will be a year that is not easily forgotten and looking back, the rollercoaster year has seen society change, people’s habits challenged and the important things in life brought to the forefront. Our purpose as an organisation has been to provide accessible, inclusive and enjoyable experiences for our members and I am proud to say that in 2020 we achieved this despite many setbacks and uncertainties.

The leadership shown through our membership has been remarkable, guiding our community through a turbulent time in life and in football.

I would like to firstly acknowledge the tireless efforts and commitment of our volunteers within football. These include the NSFA Board, Club Presidents, Club committee members and the countless others that ensure football takes to the park each week.

Their leadership enabled us to traverse the unknown and reach our end goal; a football season. The ability to organise 16,800 players each week in a safe and responsible manner is no small feat and I am extremely grateful for the patience, support and understanding the NSFA community has shown myself and the staff.

I would like to specifically recognise the NSFA Board for their dedication to the community. The health and safety of members has been a leading principle throughout the season, soon followed by ensuring the sustainability of our Clubs amidst the financial pressures that presented themselves.

The challenges of the season were met with significant positives. The NSFA released its new ‘Future Football’ strategic plan, continuing to evolve our previous commitments to put football first and focus on our players, volunteers and members. We have set ourselves the lofty ambition of having the highest retention rate of any grassroots Australian sporting organisation, with key focus on Competitions, Community Football Development, Pathways, Facilities and Marketing & Communications.

Within our Competitions pillar, the highlight of the year was the introduction of NSFA’s Skill Acquisition Phase League (SAPL) catering to Under 8 – Under 11 players to create a stronger development focused environment within Clubs. The NSFA SAPL took the lead from Football NSW’s SAP program, introducing a hub concept for fixtures, minimum accreditation for coaches and a range of requirements Clubs had to complete regarding player, coach and parent development.

The omission of this year’s Champion of Champions also saw NSFA and MWFA link up to provide our competition age group winners a chance to lift silverware at the NSFA-MWFA Champions Cup. On the park, our Community Football department continued in strong form with the strengthening of the Club Coach Coordinator Program, Female Football Working Group, Female Coach Mentoring Program and XLR8 Player Development Programs. This year over 90 Club members were part of our football working groups, striving to create a better football environment and football experience for all involved.

In the facilities space NSFA were granted exceptional news this year, with Norman Griffiths Oval (West Pymble) and Bob Campbell Oval (Greenwich) approved for synthetic field conversion. These developments, alongside upgrades to natural turf fields by our five councils, significantly progress our efforts to increase sports field capacity for our growing region.

Back on the park, Northern Tigers had a great year with our SAP and GSAP programs achieving great development outcomes, high retention and elevated player engagement. Our Youth programs performed extremely well, with players and coaches traversing the tough year to find an enjoyable space on Zoom and on the park once training resumed. We continue to invest in our grassroots Super League and Diamond League divisions to strengthen our pathways within NSFA to ensure that no player has to leave the region to experience football or push themselves to the highest level. Both senior programs continued in the same fashion as 2019, reaching the finals, boasting young squads and inspiring our regions love for football.

Keeping us connected, informed and inspired by the thousands of success stories throughout the year, our communications and marketing strategy exceeded its value in 2020. This saw many coaching courses, player development clinics and club meetings transition online to ensure football continued and people were not left without.

Overall, a fantastic season was had by NSFA and the 16,828 footballers and families within. We look forward to the challenges and triumphs of 2021. I would like to thank Stuart Hodge and the Football NSW staff for their support during the season. Well done and thank you.

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SOUTHERN DISTRICTS SFA Southern Districts would like to thank all of its club committee personnel for their patience and commitment in getting through this very trying season. We all learnt a lot and had to adapt to the COVID-19 protocols and procedures in order to get our sport in a position to be viable and still managed to run a full but belated competition. We all had to ‘’roll with the punches’’ but we eventually got there and made a lot of players, both young and old and many parents happy.

We worked very closely with Football NSW, NSW Office of Sport and both Liverpool and Fairfield Councils to make it happen and get our players on the park.

construction. The venue is a facility for Women’s football, and we look forward to having matches being played there in 2021.

We’ve learnt a lot and, in some cases, made things more efficient in adapting to the ‘New normal”. It was remarkable that we got through a full season with just a little tweaking. Like all sports, our numbers were a little down (circa 12%) on previous years. We are looking to bolster this in the 2021 season.

The positive response to our summer football competition gives me confidence that we will bounce back in 2021.

The Grand Finals format this year is something that we have never had before, with three separate venues being used on the same weekend, but we all adapted as we needed to for more than the 50 Grand Finals played.

The finals format was different, the team presentations were different, we added another venue.

While we were limited by time and the COVID-19 restrictions, our Association TD was able to conduct several coaching courses for Grass Roots, Senior Coaching and Skills Training Certificate along with a Game training Course in the coming weeks. We have C Licence (Youth) set down, commencing in 2021.

The development project at Ernie Smith hasn’t missed out on the affects from the COVID-19 Pandemic. While the project was slowed, we developed very close relationships with Liverpool Council and the NSW Office of Sport and are well underway with DA’s, Environmental Impact Assessments and expecting this to come to fruition during 2021. On a positive note, Cirillo Reserve at Middleton Grange is nearing completion after more than two years of planning and

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It’s fantastic timing for women’s football leading up to the Women’s World Cup in 2023.

SUTHERLAND SHIRE FA Where does one start to consider, comprehend or put to paper on how the 2020 football season unfolded not only for our Association, but our Members Clubs, our players, our staff and our community.

varied scenarios were to play out and many more difficult decisions were to be made on the run to ensure our Association was in the best possible position and ready to start when permitted.

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the local community.

However, what it has highlighted to us is the importance of community sport to enable connection and health.

The Association’s two main aims in 2020 were to play as many games as possible and ensure the viability of our 26 Member Clubs.

They say you don’t fully appreciate what you have until you almost lose it. That was almost certainly the case with junior football and sport in general in 2020. And, who had ever heard of ZOOM before COVID! On 23rd March 2020, dark times descended on all of us, as with little knowledge, we didn’t know when we could reopen, how, if and where football would be played and what the remainder of 2020 would look like. Many

We were astounded to get the go ahead for early July, but we were ready.

Football is a team game, and our football community has achieved new strength and resilience. The Association and its Member Clubs worked together with a common goal.

In a new world of restrictions, interpretations and operating rules that changed sometimes daily, we achieved playing 13 rounds of football.

Government grants and JobKeeper was a godsend for our Association, as well as many other businesses Australia wide. We were able to maintain and support our staff, and in the end, we were able to return to our Member Clubs a substantial discount on our 2020 registration fees.

We continue to operate with these new rules to the very best of our abilities, and will ensure that our 2021 season is as normal as possible whilst maintaining the safety and good health of our football community.

Well, in closing, lets just say we made it, and we said goodbye to 2020 with glee!

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REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS the BDF committee was able to organise mini football, junior and senior competitions. The football season would finally get underway on the first weekend in July.

Congratulations to all our senior grand final winners in three grades, as well as our junior champions in six age groups.

Proctor Park would also host National Premier Leagues 4 team Western NSW FC on several occasions throughout the club’s successful 2020 season. Western finished sixth, their highest position ever.

Senior Champions

BATHURST DISTRICT FOOTBALL

• Trinity Heights IGA Men’s Premier League - Collegians

The 2020 Bathurst District Football season started off as normal.

We hosted our pre-season Bathurst Cup (for boys) and Proctor Park Challenge (for girls), which brought junior teams from all over NSW and ACT to our fantastic facilities at Proctor Park. Entries for those competitions reached record numbers – 81 in the Bathurst Cup and 64 in the Proctor Park Challenge, those figures marking the first time Cup entries exceeded those of the Challenge.

• Men’s Second Grade - Macquarie United

We would have two of our member clubs compete in the FFA Cup preliminary rounds (before it was ultimately cancelled), with Panorama FC going down to Southern & Ettalong FC 7-3 and Lithgow Workmen’s lost to Holroyd Rangers SC 1-0 in the second round.

• Ladies Second Grade - Bathurst 75

Unfortunately, only weeks after the competition of the Proctor Park Challenge, football was suspended in Bathurst. Many thought we wouldn’t get a season, but after pandemic numbers improved in NSW,

• Under 12s - Macquarie United Tigers

• Men’s Third Grade - Bathurst Athletic • Men’s Fourth Grade - Panorama Black • Men’s Fifth Grade - Bathurst City Red Tops Junior Champions • Fifty8 George Ladies Premier League - Panorama • Ladies Third Grade - Panorama Black Juniors • Under 13s - Macquarie United Snow Leopards • Under 14s - Macquarie United Tom Cats • Under 15s - Bathurst 75 • Under 16s - Abercrombie • Under 17s - Panorama

FIRST GRADE TEAM

EUROBODALLA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION The Eurobodalla Association, like everyone else, had to rethink our strategies for 2020 if we were going to be able to provide a season for our teams. Here on the South Coast, we had endured the devastating bushfires which engulfed our area with many of our families having lost everything. Now, we were dealing with COVID! We kept optimistic that we would be able to commence our season, keeping up to date with the Health Orders as they changed almost daily. Our frequent meetings were now being held virtually but at least we could keep our clubs up to date with the changes.

After plan A, B and then C, we started our competitions on July 1st with a reduced format. We made the decision to run a Premiership competition and due to time restraints, no finals series. This meant that all our age divisions could receive the same number of games, our season ending several weeks later than usual. Presentations were either not happening

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or very restricted, most clubs tried to award trophies to our younger players presented at a team level. Whilst it was disappointing for our Association players to miss out on Rep duties, travelling around was not on the cards this year.

JUNIOR LEAGUE PREMIERS 2020 - BROULEE STINGRAYS

We probably lost about 25% of our registrations as some of our players had deregistered during the unknown, but those loyal players/members that stuck it out appreciated the effort that we all went to in providing community sport to our people.

It must be said, how wonderful are our volunteers? With all the new COVID rules, finding COVID Marshalls to enforce the rules at their grounds with crowd numbers etc, it was very commendable.

We are happy to say that our Summer Football program has gone ahead for 2020/21 albeit available fields were an issue with our local council putting delayed ground works into play. As we move forward into 2021, Eurobodalla Association is looking forward to a near normal season ahead and hoping we can improve our registration numbers. Being an Association of only 6 clubs and an itinerant population, promoting our code is essential.

Our main drive for 2021 is to promote competitions for our Girls. We would like to provide more female only divisions for Under 8s and above as we feel this will encourage more girls to participate.

Eurobodalla Association would like to thank the Board of Football NSW and Southern Branch for all their hard work enabling us to enjoy Community Football here in NSW.

ORANGE & DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

lead up to the season locked in for player signup, team & draw creation.

When the season was finally allowed to start, it unfortunately fell at the beginning of the July school holidays & because of this it was decided to play Seniors as normal, Youth ages would play an 8v8 tournament for the 3 holiday Saturdays & MiniRoos were provided with 2 gala days where they could play if the individual team wished too.

Double headers were played in all competitive age groups to increase the number of games we could fit into the 3 months available to us.

Junior teams played 2 games on a number of Saturday game days & Senior teams had Sat / Sun double headers.

The ODFA Female Football Sub Committee & ODFA Executive have made some great improvements in the numbers of Female players involved in the game, with the doubling of player numbers in the second year of the ODFA Summer Football Open Women’s Competition. Although starting from a small base in the first year it was a great increase in interest for the second season in the Summer of 2020/21.

The Western Premier League was back in

The 2020 year was an interesting one for the Orange & District Football Association (ODFA) with the COVID-19 global pandemic forcing the season launch to be delayed. In the end the six-month season was brought down to 3 months through COVID-19 restrictions. This made the year a busy one for all our Committee & volunteers in the clubs.

What looked like being another year of player growth for the ODFA turned out to be a small loss in Junior numbers, but in one positive the Senior player numbers held firm from the 2019 level.

During the three months restriction on matches, the ODFA conducted surveys which were well supported by members & this information was used to plan the season.

Thanks go to the clubs for coming on board with the ODFAs plan to choose a date (Sat 20th June) & intend to have everything in place to start on that date if restrictions were eased on short notice. While our season didn’t actually begin for another 2 weeks after that planned date (4th July). Having a planned start date, allowed us to have the 4-5 weeks

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2020 & it was good to see a representative team from Orange taking part in the Competition in the form of Barnestoneworth FC. This will most likely grow to two Orange representative teams in the 2021 season.

Facility improvements were a focus for the ODFA again this year. Player / gear shelters & Lighting upgrades at the ODFA home ground of Sir Jack Brabham Park were a continuation of the work to improve what was an aging facility.

This focus on Facility upgrades is currently continuing with major work on our main changerooms & toilet building taking place over the Summer.

The ODFA implemented ways of giving back to its players during the COVID shortened season • Canteen Vouchers – the ODFA provided all Junior players with a canteen voucher to give some rego money back to the members & also help out the local canteen providers.

• The ODFA also Paid Referee fees on one weekend for Senior teams for the shortened season

Our out-of-town clubs again proved to be the strength of the competition with Leeton United taking out the men’s first grade premiership and Hanwood FC claiming the women’s premiership for the second year running. The results from the senior 2020 competition were: Men: • 1st Grade (Pascoe Cup) – Leeton United • 1st Grade (Pascoe Plate) – Tumut • 2nd Grade (Gardiner Shield) – Hanwood FC • 2nd Grade (Gardiner Plate) – Henwood Park • RU OK day – The ODFA donated over $1000 to promote R U OK day.

This was well supported by the teams & referees who were asked to wear R U OK gear at highlighted games to draw attention to the issue & provide media attention for our social media use to drive up donations.

The Orange & District Football Referees Association (ODFRA) continued their organisational Improvements which lead to another year of increased referee numbers. The clubs & players provided further support to the Referees by voting for a Referee Training Levy to be introduced as part of Player Registrations to continue the improvement in the quality of Referee standards across the Region.

Thanks again to all the volunteers involved in our Sport, without you our children will not get the chance of playing and participating in the great game of Football & congratulations to all the winners of our 2020 competitions.

• 3rd Grade (Blake Trophy) – Hanwood FC • 3rd Grade (Blake Plate) – Wagga United • 4th Grade (Nankivell Cup) – Henwood Park Sparrows • 4th Grade (Nankivell Plate) – Wagga United Crows Women: • 1st Grade (Leonard Cup) – Hanwood FC • 2nd Grade (Madden Shield) – Young • 2nd Grade (Madden Plate) – Tolland The FWW grand final weekend saw the referees and officials turn pink for our chosen fundraiser the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF).

In total we raised $1468 to contribute to the main goal of this amazing foundation – zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030.

Wagga City Wanderers made history in October with both under 23’s and first grade being crowned NPL2 Champions. Both games were decided by penalties after extra time against quality opposition. The Under 23’s replayed the 2019 grand final against ANU coming away back-to-back premiers. First grade faced Yoogali in a Riverina derby making history for the Wanderers in their maiden premiership.

Football Wagga Wagga would like to thank the volunteers at all clubs, players and referees for their support and understanding throughout season 2020. The efforts from all involved to get a season running and make it a success will always be remembered and appreciated. We are looking forward to the achievements and successes that 2021 will bring.

FOOTBALL WAGGA WAGGA The 2020 season, along with the challenges presented, was overall a success for Football Wagga Wagga. We began the year with the ever growing mini-Matildas and mini-Socceroos gala days. Now a permanent fixture in the FWW calendar we have seen this popular event grow from less than 200 children four years ago to 1700 children now. 2021 will see us run this event over four days to cater for the increase in numbers.

In June we were visited from the Hon Michael McCormack MP who officially unveiled the new lights at our main complex Rawlings Park. The addition of lights to the Rawlings Park fields came at a perfect time to coincide with the resumption of community sport training following the suspension due to COVID-19. All fields at Rawlings Park were available for multiple clubs to utilise at the same time since the completion of this long-awaited project, and it was only a matter of time before we could utilise them again for games.

LEETON UNITED

Despite the season start being interrupted Football Wagga continued to maintain regular contact with all clubs and worked closely to develop a season that would somewhat resemble normal. As soon as the green light was given for community sport to resume, we began season 2020 with the competition as strong as ever. The association and its members embraced the COVID guidelines and were forever grateful to be playing football.

Season 2020 saw the introduction of “Plates” for each competition to provide players with as much opportunity and game time as possible.

The second half of the competition ladders fought it out for their very own silverware and meant every team got to play one extra game in the already shortened season.

We were successful in introducing an under 12-14 girls competition which saw four very competitive teams make their mark in girls football in Wagga. We are hoping this competition will continue to grow and see more teams in the coming years.

OFFICIALS TURN PINK

PG 58 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

REGISTERED PLAYER COMPARISON 2019 v 2020 2019

2020

% Change

Albury Wodonga Football Association

1424

0

-100.0%

Australian Chinese Soccer Association

208

0

-100.0%

Bankstown District Amateur Football Association Inc.

6141

5804

-5.5%

Bathurst & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

2297

2082

-9.4%

Blacktown & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

9596

8257

-14.0%

Canterbury & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

16816

16138

-4.0%

Central Coast Football

14446

13142

-9.0%

Dubbo & District Football Association Inc.

2486

2167

-12.8%

Eastern Suburbs Football Association Inc.

8812

8003

-9.2%

Eurobodalla Football Association Inc.

940

780

-17.0%

Far South Coast Football Association Inc.

1021

0

-100.0%

Football South Coast

11989

11606

-3.2%

Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association Inc.

12528

0

-100.0%

Granville & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

6008

5231

-12.9%

Griffith & District Soccer Association Inc.

1133

685

-39.5%

Highlands Soccer Association Inc.

1658

1425

-14.1%

12106

11511

-4.9%

Lachlan Amateur Soccer Association Inc.

1807

1307

-27.7%

Lithgow & District Soccer Association

1109

491

-55.7%

Macarthur Football Association Inc.

10198

9574

-6.1%

Manly Warringah Football Association Inc.

18559

18528

-0.2%

Nepean Football Association Inc.

11919

11085

-7.0%

0

14983

North West Sydney Women's Football Inc.

3037

0

-100.0%

Northern Suburbs Football Association Inc.

16863

16799

-0.4%

Orange & District Football Association Soccer Inc.

2471

2104

-14.9%

Shoalhaven District Football Association Inc.

3135

2759

-12.0%

375

257

-31.5%

Southern Districts Soccer Football Association Inc.

7861

7532

-4.2%

Southern Tablelands Football Association Inc.

1097

245

-77.7%

St George Soccer Football Inc.

9574

9443

-1.4%

State League Clubs (FNSW Competitions)

12095

12859

6.3%

Sutherland Shire Football Association Inc.

18503

18002

-2.7%

2991

2631

-12.0%

322

0

-100.0%

231,525

215,430

-6.95%

Hills Football Inc.

North West Sydney Football

South West Slopes Soccer Association

Wagga Wagga & District Amateur Football Association Inc. Western Plains Soccer Association TOTALS

PG 60 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

AGE COMPARISON 2019 v 2020 2019

2020

% Change

<=6

18156

16837

-7.26%

7

16094

14328

-10.97%

8

16231

15526

-4.34%

9

16213

14847

-8.43%

10

15678

14812

-5.52%

11

14940

13856

-7.26%

12

13994

13161

-5.95%

13

11753

11336

-3.55%

14

10698

9942

-7.07%

15

9414

8964

-4.78%

16

8186

7530

-8.01%

17

6132

6053

-1.29%

18

4931

4589

-6.94%

19

4404

4119

-6.47%

20 & 21

7684

7047

-8.29%

57017

52483

-7.95%

231,525

215,430

-6.95%

All Age/Over 35 TOTALS

JUNIORS V SENIORS COMPARISON 2019 v 2020

Male Junior (5-17yrs)

2019

2020

% Change

118930

109498

-7.93%

Female Junior (5-17yrs)

38518

37686

-2.16%

Male Senior (18yrs+)

58852

54302

-7.73%

Female Senior (18yrs+)

15140

13919

-8.06%

231,440

215,405

-6.93%

TOTALS*

*0.0102% selected “Non-Binary”, “Gender Fluid”or “Gender identity not sufficiently represented”

PG 61 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

FEMALE PLAYER COMPARISON 2019 v 2020 2019

2020

% Change

Albury Wodonga Football Association

375

0

-100.0%

Australian Chinese Soccer Association

0

0

0%

1003

959

-4.39%

702

620

-11.68%

Blacktown & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

1830

1501

-17.98%

Canterbury & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

3764

3911

3.91%

Central Coast Football

3076

2917

-5.17%

Dubbo & District Football Association Inc.

663

607

-8.45%

Eastern Suburbs Football Association Inc.

2117

1917

-9.45%

Eurobodalla Football Association Inc.

296

229

-22.64%

Far South Coast Football Association Inc.

343

0

-100.00%

2690

2764

2.75%

Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association Inc.

558

0

-100.00%

Granville & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

957

776

-18.91%

Griffith & District Soccer Association Inc.

220

147

-33.18%

Highlands Soccer Association Inc.

404

315

-22.03%

Bankstown District Amateur Football Association Inc. Bathurst & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

Football South Coast

Hills Football Inc.

1920

1972

2.71%

Lachlan Amateur Soccer Association Inc.

589

417

-29.20%

Lithgow & District Soccer Association

249

102

-59.04%

Macarthur District Soccer Football Association Inc.

1954

1902

-2.66%

Manly Warringah Football Association Inc.

5665

5963

5.26%

Nepean Football Association Inc.

2375

2294

-3.41%

0

3554

100.0%

North West Sydney Women's Football Inc.

3037

0

-100.0%

Northern Suburbs Football Association Inc.

3946

4196

6.34%

Orange & District Football Association Soccer Inc.

373

342

-8.31%

Shoalhaven District Football Association Inc.

907

827

-8.82%

South West Slopes Soccer Association

126

83

-34.13%

1304

1194

-8.44%

304

70

-76.97%

St George Soccer Football Inc.

1995

2085

4.51%

State League Clubs (FNSW Competitions)

3162

3487

10.28%

Sutherland Shire Football Association Inc.

5958

5868

-1.51%

697

586

-15.93%

99

0

-100.00%

53,658

51,605

-3.83%

North West Sydney Football

Southern Districts Soccer Football Association Inc. Southern Tablelands Football Association Inc.

Wagga Wagga & District Amateur Football Association Inc. Western Plains Soccer Association TOTALS

PG 62 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

MALE PLAYER COMPARISON 2019 v 2020 2019

2020

% Change

Albury Wodonga Football Association

1045

0

-100.0%

Australian Chinese Soccer Association

208

0

-100.0%

Bankstown District Amateur Football Association Inc.

5135

4844

-5.7%

Bathurst & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

1595

1462

-8.3%

Blacktown & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

7765

6755

-13.0%

Canterbury & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

13044

12224

-6.3%

Central Coast Football

11359

10223

-10.0%

Dubbo & District Football Association Inc.

1819

1560

-14.2%

Eastern Suburbs Football Association Inc.

6692

6085

-9.1%

Eurobodalla Football Association Inc.

644

551

-14.4%

Far South Coast Football Association Inc.

678

0

-100.0%

Football South Coast

9293

8842

-4.9%

Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association Inc.

11967

0

-100.0%

5051

4453

-11.8%

913

538

-41.1%

1253

1109

-11.5%

10184

9539

-6.3%

Lachlan Amateur Soccer Association Inc.

1218

890

-26.9%

Lithgow & District Soccer Association

860

389

-54.8%

8240

7671

-6.9%

12889

12563

-2.5%

9541

8791

-7.9%

North West Sydney Football

0

11423

100.0%

North West Sydney Women's Football Inc.

0

0

0%

Northern Suburbs Football Association Inc.

12914

12603

-2.4%

Orange & District Football Association Soccer Inc.

2093

1762

-15.8%

Shoalhaven District Football Association Inc.

2227

1932

-13.2%

249

174

-30.1%

6554

6338

-3.3%

793

175

-77.9%

St George Soccer Football Inc.

7573

7357

-2.9%

State League Clubs (FNSW Competitions)

8930

9371

4.9%

Sutherland Shire Football Association Inc.

12539

12131

-3.3%

2294

2045

-10.9%

223

0

-100.0%

177,782

163,800

-7.9%

Granville & District Soccer Football Association Inc. Griffith & District Soccer Association Inc. Highlands Soccer Association Inc. Hills Football Inc.

Macarthur District Soccer Football Association Inc. Manly Warringah Football Association Inc. Nepean Football Association Inc.

South West Slopes Soccer Association Southern Districts Soccer Football Association Inc. Southern Tablelands Football Association Inc.

Wagga Wagga & District Amateur Football Association Inc. Western Plains Soccer Association TOTALS

PG 63 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

FUTSAL REGISTERED PLAYER COMPARISON 2019 v 2020 2019

2020

% Change

Boomerangs FS (NSW)

133

0

-100.00%

Bernie Mullane Sports Complex

159

71

-55.35%

Campbelltown City Quake

118

86

-27.12%

0

0

0.00%

The Centre - Dural

808

805

-0.37%

Dural Warriors Futsal Club

109

0

-100.00%

East Coast Heat

231

198

-14.29%

Eastern Suburbs Futsal Club

130

130

0.00%

Eastern Suburbs Hakoah Futsal (NSW)

126

0

-100.00%

Enfield Allstars

137

77

-43.80%

Epping YMCA Futsal Club

159

85

-46.54%

0

289

New Centre

Hawkesbury YMCA Futsal

679

357

-47.42%

Indoor 5s Futsal (LOCAL)

632

251

-60.28%

0

322

New Comp

Inner West Futsal

232

232

0.00%

Inner West Magic

162

85

-47.53%

Just Futsal Bankstown

616

155

-74.84%

Lower Mountains Futsal Club

309

463

49.84%

Mascot Vipers

145

94

-35.17%

Mountain Majik Futsal

180

0

-100.00%

North Ryde Futsal Club

27

41

51.85%

Phoenix Futsal Club (NSW)

127

0

-100.00%

Raiders Futsal Club

122

0

-100.00%

Riverstone Sports Centre

235

37

-84.26%

Ryde YMCA

305

231

-24.26%

SD Raiders Futsal Club

126

0

-100.00%

South Coast Taipans

171

0

-100.00%

Sydney City Eagles

119

0

-100.00%

Sydney Futsal Club

151

104

-31.13%

31

31

0.00%

UTS Northside Futsal Club

118

70

-40.68%

Wagga Futsal

490

345

-29.59%

West City Crusaders FC

120

0

-100.00%

0

0

0.00%

7,207

4,559

-36.74%

Central Coast Futsal Club

Futsal Shoalhaven

Indoor 5s Futsal (PL)

Tumut Eagles

West City Crusaders FC LOCAL TOTALS

PG 65 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

NUMBER OF CLUBS COMPARISON 2019 v 2020 2019

2020

% Change

Albury Wodonga Football Association

6

6

0.0%

Australian Chinese Soccer Association

10

10

0.0%

Bankstown District Amateur Football Association Inc.

20

20

0.0%

Bathurst & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

21

17

-19.0%

Blacktown & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

23

24

4.3%

Canterbury & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

27

26

-3.7%

Central Coast Football

24

24

0.0%

Dubbo & District Football Association Inc.

15

13

-13.3%

Eastern Suburbs Football Association Inc.

27

27

0.0%

Eurobodalla Football Association Inc.

6

6

0.0%

Far South Coast Football Association Inc.

8

8

0.0%

Football South Coast

63

62

-1.6%

Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association Inc.

29

0

-100.0%

Granville & District Soccer Football Association Inc.

23

22

-4.3%

9

6

-33.3%

Highlands Soccer Association Inc.

12

11

-8.3%

Hills Football Inc.

20

20

0.0%

Lachlan Amateur Soccer Association Inc.

10

8

-20.0%

6

6

0.0%

Macarthur District Soccer Football Association Inc.

21

22

4.8%

Manly Warringah Football Association Inc.

17

17

0.0%

Nepean Football Association Inc.

30

30

0.0%

North West Sydney Football Inc.

0

34

100.0%

North West Sydney Women's Football Inc.

28

0

-100.0%

Northern Suburbs Football Association Inc.

30

30

0.0%

Orange & District Football Association Soccer Inc.

17

15

-11.8%

Shoalhaven District Football Association Inc.

11

11

0.0%

South West Slopes Soccer Association

4

4

0.0%

36

36

0.0%

8

8

0.0%

St George Soccer Football Inc.

23

23

0.0%

State League Clubs (FNSW Competitions)

72

67

-6.9%

Sutherland Shire Football Association Inc.

25

25

0.0%

Wagga Wagga & District Amateur Football Association Inc.

12

11

-8.3%

6

6

0.0%

699

655

-6.3%

Griffith & District Soccer Association Inc.

Lithgow & District Soccer Association

Southern Districts Soccer Football Association Inc. Southern Tablelands Football Association Inc.

Western Plains Soccer Association TOTALS

PG 66 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

LIFE MEMBERS

Vince Balzan

Peter Gray

Cec Barlow*

John Hedison

Ron Beaumont

Ian Holmes

Leonard Bolden AM*

Stan Jones MBE*

William Brackenbury*

Ross Kelly

Howard Bradley

Steve Kenny

Frank Broughton*

Rob Laws

Aulden Brown*

Joe Leffley*

Lionel Brown*

Peter McCann*

Andy Burton*

Douglas McCarron

George Churchward*

Bill McIlveen*

Jack Cirjanic*

A. Raahauge*

Robert Clark

Anthony Raciti

Robert Colombo

Doug Rennie OAM

John Constantine AM, OAM*

Joan Robertson*

Lindsay Cosgrove

Jim Ronis

David Crampton

Laurie Simpson

William Cullinan*

Florence Stephenson

Kevin Darcy*

Arthur Sidney Tanner BEM*

Harrie Dening OAM*

Jack Thomas*

George Dick OAM*

John Thomson OAM*

Tom A. Doumanis OAM

Peter Thorne

Eric Drury

Jack Toole*

Trevor Elliott*

Ray Tweedie OAM

Brian Emery

Charles Valentine*

Les Fairclough*

Sam Vella OAM*

Ken Ferguson*

L. Williams*

William Ford*

Bill Wilson*

Jim Forrest

Frank Wilson*

Ron Garvin*

Rod Woods*

Keith Gilmour*

*Deceased

David Goodman

There were no award winners in 2020 due to COVID-19 Pandemic PG 67 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

HONOUR ROLL FOOTBALL NSW COMPETITIONS COMPETITION

MEN’S

YOUTH

2 NSW MEN’S

2 NSW YOUTH

3 NSW MEN’S

4 NSW MEN’S

NSW WOMEN’S

2 NSW WOMEN’S

GIRLS CONFERENCE LEAGUE

AGE GROUP

PREMIERS

CHAMPIONS

1st

Rockdale City Suns FC

Sydney United 58 FC

20s

Sydney FC

Blacktown City FC

18s

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

N/A

16s

APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC

N/A

15s

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

N/A

14s

Sydney Olympic FC

N/A

13s

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

N/A

1st

Central Coast Mariners FC

Central Coast Mariners FC

20s

Central Coast Mariners FC

Central Coast Mariners FC

18s

Newcastle Jets FC

N/A

16s

Newcastle Jets FC

N/A

15s

Newcastle Jets FC

N/A

14s

Newcastle Jets FC

N/A

13s

Newcastle Jets FC

N/A

1st

Rydalmere Lions FC

Rydalmere Lions FC

20s

Dunbar Rovers FC

Dunbar Rovers FC

1st

Fraser Park FC

Fraser Park FC/Nepean FC

20s

Nepean FC

UNSW FC

1st

Sydney University SFC

Manly United FC

Res

Sydney University SFC

Sydney University SFC

17s

FNSW Institute

N/A

15s

FNSW Institute

N/A

14s

FNSW Institute

N/A

1st

North Shore Mariners FC

North Shore Mariners FC

Res

Sutherland Shire FA

Sutherland Shire FA

17s

Gladesville Ravens

N/A

15s

Marconi Stallions FC

N/A

14s

Sutherland Shire FA

N/A

U17s

Football South Coast

N/A

U15s

Football South Coast

N/A

U14s

Hills United FC

N/A

PG 68 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

HONOUR ROLL FOOTBALL NSW COMPETITIONS COMPETITION

AGE GROUP

PREMIERS

CHAMPIONS

16s

Sutherland Shire Football Associa-tion

N/A

15s

Manly Warringah FA

N/A

14s

Manly Warringah FA

N/A

13s

Manly Warringah FA

N/A

AWD FUTSAL LEAGUE

Open Mixed

N/A

N/A

AWD FUTSAL LEAGUE 2

Open Mixed

N/A

N/A

ASSOCIATION YOUTH LEAGUE (AYL)

FUTSAL

PREMIER LEAGUE

FUTSAL

PREMIER LEAGUE 2

FUTSAL CUP

Open Men

N/A

N/A

Open Women

N/A

N/A

19 Men

N/A

N/A

17 Girls

N/A

N/A

16 Boys

N/A

N/A

15 Girls

N/A

N/A

14 Boys

N/A

N/A

13 Girls

N/A

N/A

12 Boys

N/A

N/A

Open Men

N/A

N/A

Open Women

N/A

N/A

19 Men

N/A

N/A

18 Women

N/A

N/A

16 Boys

N/A

N/A

15 Girls

N/A

N/A

14 Boys

N/A

N/A

13 Girls

N/A

N/A

12 Boys

N/A

N/A

Men’s

N/A

N/A

Women’s

N/A

N/A

FFA NATIONAL COMPETITIONS COMPETITION

AGE GROUP

CHAMPIONS

12 Boys

N/A

13 Boys

N/A

13 Girls

N/A

14 Boys

N/A

15 Girls

N/A

15 Boys

N/A

16 Boys

N/A

17 Girls

N/A

19 Men

N/A

Open AWD Mixed

N/A

PG 69 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

ARATAH Cup

roctor park

hallenge

ATHURST Cup

country

hampionships

OUNTRY CUP

OUNTRY CUP

STATE CUPS

HONOUR ROLL FOOTBALL NSW CUPS & COMMUNITY FOOTBALL COMPETITION

AGE GROUP

CHAMPIONS

RUNNERS UP

N/A

N/A

12 Girls

St George FC

APIA Leichardt

14 Girls

Albury Wodonga FA

St George FC

15 Girls

Marconi Stallions FC

Woden Weston FC

17 Girls

Shellharbour SC

Macarthur Rams

13 Boys

Marconi Stallions FC

Blacktown Spartans

14 Boys

Marconi Stallions FC

Blacktown Spartans

15 Boys

Marconi Stallions FC

Western NSW FC

16 Boys

Marconi Stallions FC

Nepean FC

WARATAH Cup

proctor park

challenge

BATHURST Cup

STATE TITLES

country riverina

STATE TITLES

country western

STATE TITLES country southern

STATE TITLES metro - EAST

STATE TITLES

metro - far north

14 Girls

country STATE TITLES

championships metro - north

STATE TITLES metro - SOUth

STATE TITLES city - north

STATE TITLES city - SOUTH

U16 Girls

metro - far SOUth

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

STATE TITLES city - central/west

14 Girls

U16 Girls

STATE TITLES

U16 Girls

16 Boys

N/A

15 Boys

N/A

14 Boys

N/A

13 Boys

N/A

12 Boys

N/A

16/17 Girls

N/A

14 Girls

N/A

12 Girls

N/A

CHERYL SALISBURY CUP

12 Girls

N/A

N/A

FRANK BROUGHTON CUP

12 Boys

N/A

N/A

13 Boys

N/A

N/A

14 Girls

N/A

N/A

14 Boys

N/A

N/A

15 Boys

N/A

N/A

16 Girls

N/A

N/A

16 Boys

N/A

N/A

17 Boys

N/A

N/A

COUNTRY CUP

COUNTRY CUP

PG 70 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT | FOOTBALL NSW

HONOUR ROLL COMPETITION STATE CUPS

ROBERTSON CUP STATE CUPS

BILL CULLINAN CUP

CHAMPION OF

CHAMPIONS

CHAMPION OF

CHAMPIONS

AGE GROUP

CHAMPIONS

RUNNERS UP

18 Womens

N/A

N/A

18 Men

N/A

N/A

21 Men

N/A

N/A

O35 Men

N/A

N/A

AA Womens

N/A

N/A

AA Men

N/A

N/A

12 Girls

N/A

N/A

12 Boys

N/A

N/A

13 Boys

N/A

N/A

14 Girls

N/A

N/A

14 Boys

N/A

N/A

15 Girls

N/A

N/A

15 Boys

N/A

N/A

16 Girls

N/A

N/A

16 Boys

N/A

N/A

17 Boys

N/A

N/A

18 Womens

N/A

N/A

18 Men

N/A

N/A

21 Womens

N/A

N/A

21 Men

N/A

N/A

O30 Womens

N/A

N/A

O35 Men

N/A

N/A

O45 Men

N/A

N/A

AA Womens

N/A

N/A

AA Men

N/A

N/A

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2020 FINANCIALS

FINANCIALS DIRECTOR’S REPORT DIRECTORS’ REPORT Your directors present this report on the entity for the financial year ended 31/10/2020.

DIRECTORS The names of each person who has been a director during the year and to the date of this report are: Anter Isaac Rob Laws (retired 20 March 2020) Louie Apostolovski James Chetcuti Stephen Hayes Jeanette Jones (retired 20 March 2020) Carlos Gonzalez Fiona Lang Morris Iemma (elected 20 March 2020) Stephen Loader (elected 20 March 2020) Directors have been in office since the start of the financial year to the date of this report unless otherwise stated.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES The principal activity of the entity during the financial year was the fostering of the game at all levels from the Premier Leagues to grassroots community football for its members. Its primary objectives are to grow participation and enjoyment across the Football NSW footprint and manage a Premier League and State league competition that drives the development of its players, coaches and referees for the longer term objectives of building a world class footballing nation.

Its supplementary objectives are to promote the game, service its membership and act cohesively with Football Federation Australia to provide a unity in purpose.

Football NSW measures performance against its primary objective of growing participation by monitoring registration and participation numbers in various facets of the sport. Budgets are allocated based on primary and supplementary objectives. Financial performance is measured against the budgets and reviewed in monthly Board meetings.

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FINANCIALS DIRECTOR’S REPORT REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Football NSW's short term objectives are to: deliver financial and organisational sustainability through effective corporate governance, ensure structural and philosophical alignment with the Football Federation Australia, develop a strong customer service focus and service delivery ethos. Football NSW's long term objective is to grow, develop and promote the game by supporting our members, stakeholders and football family through effective governance, strong leadership, transparent communication, professional administration and clear strategic direction.

The operating performance this year has been poorer than 2019. Outdoor registrations and grant revenue have decreased in a COVID-19 environment.

Operating expenses have decreased in line with reduction in operating activities.

The financials reflect a decrease in asset value of the land on which Valentine Sports Park is built. The market value should simply be seen as a paper valuation of the underlying land asset base that will be for future generations of the game should the park ever be sold for residential redevelopment. As in previous years, we have undertaken independent land valuation at the end of the financial year. In the current financial year, a reduction in the land value due to current market conditions has resulted in a devaluation of the asset.

INFORMATION ON DIRECTORS ANTER ISAAC (elected 1 March 2013, re-elected 31 March 2017, Chairman since 11 May 2016) Chairman, Football NSW Limited Member of Audit & Risk Committee, Football NSW Limited Managing Director, Kleinmann Wang Advisor and Consultant, FIFA (Federation of International Football Associations) Advisor and Consultant, AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Advisor and Consultant, FIBA (Federation of International Basketball Associations) Advisor and Consultant, ICC (International Cricket Council) Director, International Business Development, Beverly Hills Film Festival Lecturer and Masters Programme Curriculum Developer, International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting sub-major Corporate Law) Member, CPA Australia Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors STEPHEN HAYES (appointed 10 November 2010, elected 11 August 2011, appointed 11th May 2016) Director, Football NSW Limited Self Employed George Churchward Medal Winner Life Member, Riverina Branch Life Member, Boomers Football Club (Albury Wodonga) Life Member, Albury Wodonga Football Association Life Member, Albury Wodonga Soccer Referees Association JAMES CHETCUTI (elected 1 March 2013, re-elected 31 March 2017) Director, Football NSW Limited Member of Legal & Regulatory Committee, Football NSW Limited Member of Project Control Group Sales Professional Diploma Accounting Diploma Business (Real Estate) Member - Australian Institute of Company Directors AFC C Coaching Licence LOUIE APOSTOLOVSKI (elected 14 March 2014, appointed 11 May 2016) Director, Football NSW Limited Director, itravel Diploma in Inventory Management/Logistics Diploma in Business Management Foundation Life Member, Bankstown City Lions

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FINANCIALS DIRECTOR’S REPORT DIRECTORS’ REPORT CARLOS GONZALEZ (elected 31 March 2017) Director, Football NSW Limited Corporate Real Estate Professional FIONA LANG (appointed 29 August 2018) Deputy Chair, Football NSW Limited General Manager and Executive Director of BBC Studios, ANZ Executive Director of various BBC Studios ANZ entities and Britbox Australia entities Previously COO of BBC Studios, ANZ Solicitor, admitted to practice in Supreme Court of New South Wales Graduate Diploma in Leadership & Management, INSEAD (scholarship awarded from Chief Executive Women) Non Executive Director UN Woman Australia and member of the strategy, HR and fundraising subcommittee of the Board MORRIS IEMMA (elected 20 March 2020) Director, Football NSW Chairman, Clean Energy Partnerships Chairman, Cancer Institute NSW Director Ingham Medical Research Institute Bachelor of Law at UTS Bachelor of Economics at Sydney University Former Premier of New South Wales STEPHEN LOADER (elected 20 March 2020) Director, Football NSW Chairman Wheelchair Rugby Australia Director of International Wheelchair Rugby Federation Deputy Chairman Disability Sports Australia Receipient of Australian Sports Medal ROB LAWS (elected 19 March 2016, retired 20 March 2020) Vice Chairman, Football NSW Limited Chairman of Audit & Risk Committee, Football NSW Limited Life Member - Football NSW Limited Life Member - Macarthur FA Life Member - Ingleburn Eagles SC JEANETTE JONES (elected 1 October 2011, re-elected 19th March 2016, retired 20 March 2020) Director, Football NSW Limited Member of Legal & Regulatory Committee Medical Practitioner MB BS (Hons) (UNSW) Life Member, North West Sydney Women's Football

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FINANCIALS DIRECTOR’S REPORT DIRECTORS’ REPORT MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS During the financial year, 18 meetings of directors were held. Attendances by each director were as follows:

Director

Number eligible to attend

Number attended

18 18 18 5 18 18 5 18 13 13

17 18 18 5 16 18 5 17 12 13

Anter Isaac James Chetcuti Stephen Hayes Jeanette Jones Louie Apostolovski Carlos Gonzalez Rob Laws Fiona Lang Morris Iemma Stephen Loader MEMBERS' GUARANTEE

The entity is incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 and is an entity limited by guarantee. If the entity is wound up, the constitution states that each member is required to contribute a maximum of $20 each towards meeting any outstanding obligations of the entity. At 31 October 2020, the total amount that members of the company are liable to contribute if the company is wound up is $1,160 (2019: $1,160).

INDEMNIFICATION OF AUDITORS To the extent permitted by law, Football NSW has agreed to indemnify its auditors, Ernst & Young, as part of the terms of its audit engagement agreement against claims by third parties arising from the audit (for an unspecified amount). No payment has been made to indemnify Ernst & Young during the financial year or since the financial year end.

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS During the financial year, the Company paid a premium in respect of a contract insuring the directors of the company, the company secretary and all executive officers to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of the liability and the amount of the premium.

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER BALANCE DATE Other than that disclosed in this report and to the knowledge of directors, there has been no other matter or circumstance that has arisen since the end of the financial year that has significantly affected, or may affect Football NSW's operations in future financial years, the results of those operations or Football NSW's state of affairs in future financial years.

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION Football NSW's operations are not subject to any particular or significant environmental regulation under a law of the Commonwealth or a State of Territory in Australia.

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FINANCIALS

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FINANCIALS INCOME STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020

INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 Note

2020 $

2019 $

Revenue from contracts with customers

2

10,353,652

16,807,524

Other income

2

1,237,701

1,601

Cost of Goods Sold Employee benefits expense Depreciation expense Finance costs

(125,254)

(407,991)

(5,305,160)

(5,547,053)

(508,479)

(509,440)

-

Operating Expenses

3

(Loss)/Profit before income tax

(5,688,304) (35,844)

Income tax expense

1(l)

(Loss)/Profit for the year

(35,844)

(14,552) (10,105,784) 224,305 224,305

Other comprehensive loss after income tax: Fair Value Adjustment on Valentine Sports Park

(3,909,826)

(2,029,600)

Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax:

(3,909,826)

(2,029,600)

Total comprehensive loss for the year

(3,945,670)

(1,805,295)

Total comprehensive loss attributable to members of the entity

(3,945,670)

(1,805,295)

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIALS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2020 Note

2020 $

2019 $

CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Inventories Other assets TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

4 5 6 9

6,101,546 5,357,254 15,746 498,793 11,973,339

3,516,559 1,966,789 12,139 756,685 6,252,172

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Financial assets Property, plant and equipment TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

7 8

6,010 39,134,366 39,140,376

10,138 43,356,711 43,366,849

51,113,715

49,619,021

TOTAL ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables Borrowings Short-term provisions Other liabilities TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

10 11 12 13

7,778,530 960,183 864,826 9,603,539

2,399,575 840,033 935,894 4,175,502

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Borrowings Long-term provisions TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

11 12

70,028 70,028

57,701 57,701

9,673,567

4,233,203

41,440,148

45,385,818

12,332,273 29,107,875 41,440,148

12,735,633 32,650,185 45,385,818

TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS EQUITY TOTAL EQUITY

Retained earnings Reserves The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIALS STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020

The directors evaluate estimates and judgments incorporated into the financial report based on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the company.

Reserves Retained Asset Capital Sinking / Earnings Revaluation (b) Profits (a) Capital Fund Total $ $ $ $ $ Balance as at 1 November 2018

12,648,850

Total comprehensive income for the year Profit attributable to members Other comprehensive income for the year Fair value adjustment Addition to sinking fund

224,305

1(q)

Total comprehensive income for the year Balance as at 31 October 2019

Total comprehensive income for the year Balance as at 31 October 2020

-

-

1,335,956

-

47,191,113

224,305

(2,029,600) -

-

137,522

(2,029,600) -

86,783

(2,029,600)

-

137,522

(1,805,295)

17,236,354

(35,844)

1(q)

13,940,353

(137,522)

12,735,633

Total comprehensive income for the year Loss attributable to members Other comprehensive income for the year Fair value adjustment Addition to sinking fund

19,265,954

13,940,353

-

-

1,473,478

-

45,385,818

(35,844)

(367,516)

(3,909,826) -

-

367,516

(3,909,826) -

(403,360)

(3,909,826)

-

367,516

(3,945,670)

12,332,273

13,326,528

13,940,353

1,840,994

41,440,148

(a) Capital Profits Reserve The capital profits reserve records profits on sale of land. (b) Asset Revaluation Reserve The asset revaluation reserve records the revaluations of property, plant and equipment.

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIALS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

STATEMENT OF CASHFOR FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 Note

2020 $

2019 $

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts from sponsors, customers and members Payments to suppliers and employees Government Funding Interest received Net cash from/(used in) operating activities

7,428,401 (5,880,395) 1,237,500 201

17,201,579 (18,518,889) 1,601

2,785,707

(1,315,709)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Payment for property, plant & equipment

(200,720)

(419,542)

Net cash used in investing activities

(200,720)

(419,542)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from borrowings Repayments of borrowings Finance costs

-

2,000,000 (2,041,399) (14,552)

Net cash used in financing activities

-

(55,951)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held

2,584,987

(1,791,202)

Cash at beginning of financial year

3,516,559

5,307,761

6,101,546

3,516,559

Cash at end of financial year

4

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIALS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 312020OCTOBER 2020 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial report of Football NSW Limited for the year ended 31 October 2020 was authorised for issue by the Directors on the 16th of February, 2021. The financial statements are for Football NSW Limited as an individual not for profit entity, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Football NSW Limited is a company limited by guarantee.

Basis of Preparation The financial report is presented in Australian dollars.

The financial statements are general purpose financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards - Reduced Disclosure Requirements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001.

Australian Accounting Standards set out accounting policies that the AASB has concluded would result in financial statements containing relevant and reliable information about transactions, events and conditions. Material accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are presented below and have been consistently applied unless otherwise stated.

The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs, modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities.

The financial report has been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes continuity of normal business activities and realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.

Accounting Policies (a) Changes in Accounting Policy, Disclosures, Standards and Interpretations AASB 1058 will defer income recognition in some circumstances for not-for-profit entities, particularly where there is a performance obligation or any other liability. In addition, certain components in an arrangement, such as donations, may be separated from other types of income and recognised immediately.

The standard also expands the circumstances in which not-for-profit entities are required to recognise income for goods and services received for consideration that is significantly less than fair value of the asset principally to enable the entity to further its objective (discounted goods and services).

FNSW has adopted AASB 1058 using the modified retrospective method of adoption. FNSW did not have income that met the requirements of this standard. Therefore, the classification and measurement requirements of AASB 1058 did not have a material impact on FNSW. AASB 16 supersedes AASB 117 Leases, AASB Interpretation 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, AASB Interpretation 115 Operating Leases-Incentives and AASB Interpretation 127 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease. The standard sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to recognise most leases on the statement of financial position. FNSW adopted AASB 16 using the modified retrospective method of adoption, with the date of initial application of 1 November 2019. The application of AASB 16 for FNSW does not have a material impact to the financial statements upon transition for the year ended 31 October 2020.

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers is applicable to not-for-profit entities from 1 January 2019. AASB 15 supersedes AASB 118 Revenue and related interpretations and it applies, with limited exceptions, to all revenue arising from contracts with its customers. AASB 15 establishes a five-step model to account for revenue arising from contracts with customers and requires that revenue be recognised at an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer.

AASB 15 requires entities to exercise judgement, taking into consideration all of the relevant facts and circumstances when applying each step of the model to contracts with their customers. The standard also specifies the accounting for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract and the costs directly related to fulfilling a contract. FNSW has adopted AASB 15 using the modified retrospective method of adoption, with the date of initial application of 1 November 2019. Under this method, the standard can be applied either to all contracts at the date of initial application or only to contracts that are not completed at this date. Amounts that were presented previously as accrued revenue and unearned revenue are now presented under AASB 15 as contract assets and contract liabilities respectively. The classification and measurement requirements of AASB 15 did not have a material impact on FNSW. (b) Revenue and Other Income Revenue from contracts with customers is recognised when control of the goods or services are transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to which FNSW expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. FNSW has generally concluded that it is the principal in its revenue arrangements. The specific recognition criteria described below must also be met before revenue is recognised.

Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised upon delivery of the service to the customers. Capitation and insurance fees are recognized as revenue based on actual number of player registrations. Membership fees are recognised as revenue based on actual number of associations and competitions registered. Revenue from VSP is recognised across the accommodation period or hire period.

Sales of goods is recognised as revenue at a point in time for each transaction.

Grant revenue is recognised in the income statement when the entity obtains control of the grant and it is probable that the economic benefits gained from the grant will flow to the entity and the amount of the grant can be measured reliably.

Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest rate method, which for floating rate financial assets is the rate inherent in the instrument. Dividend revenue is recognised when the right to receive a dividend has been established.

In 2020, the government introduced the Jobkeeper Payment scheme to support businesses significantly affected by the Coronavirus pandemic to help keep more Australians in jobs. The Jobkeeper Payment is available to assist employers by subsidising salaries by $1,500 (before tax) per fortnight. Eligible employers are reimbursed a fixed amount of $1,500 per fortnight for each eligible employee from 30 March 2020, for up to 13 fortnights.

Employers are required to pay eligible employees a minimum of $1,500 (before tax) per fortnight to claim the Jobkeeper payment. This is paid to the employer in arreas each month by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). If the employers do not continue to pay their employees for each pay period, they cease to qualify for the Jobkeeper payment.

The company has recognised a receivable and income when it has obtained control over the funding.

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FINANCIALS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THENOTES YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 (c) Inventories Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realisable value. (d) Property, Plant and Equipment Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair values as indicated, less, where applicable, accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Freehold Property Freehold land and buildings are shown at their fair value based on periodic, but at least triennial, valuations by external independent valuers. In periods where the freehold land and buildings are not subject to an independent valuation, the directors conduct directors' valuations on the carrying amount of the land and buildings to review that it is not materially different to the fair value.

Increases in the carrying amount arising on revaluation of land and buildings are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the revaluation surplus in equity. Revaluation decreases that offset previous increases of the same class of assets shall be recognised in other comprehensive income under the heading of revaluation surplus. All other decreases are charged to the statement of comprehensive income.

As the revalued buildings are depreciated, the difference between depreciation recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, which is based on the revalued carrying amount of the asset and the depreciation based on the asset’s original cost, is transferred from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings.

Any accumulated depreciation at the date of the revaluation is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the net amount is restated to the revalued amount of the asset.

Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis less depreciation and impairment losses.

The carrying amount of property, plant and equipment is reviewed annually by the entity to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of expected net cash flows which will be received from the assets employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values in determining recoverable amounts.

Depreciation The depreciable amount of all fixed assets including capitalised lease assets, but excluding freehold land and buildings, is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the asset's useful life to the entity commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. Buildings are depreciated on a written-down value The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are: Class of fixed asset Freehold land and buildings Motor vehicles Plant and equipment

Depreciation rate 0-10% 12.5-20% 5-50%

The assets' residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period.

Asset classes carrying amount are written down immediately to their recoverable amount if the asset's carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains or losses are included in the statement of

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FINANCIALS (e) Leases

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020

The Company applies the short-term lease recognition exemption to its short-term leases of machinery and equipment (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the lease of low-value assets recognition exemption to leases of office equipment that are considered to be low value. Lease payments on short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognised as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. (f) Financial Instruments Initial recognition and measurement Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. For financial assets, this is equivalent to the date that the entity commits itself to either purchase or sell the asset (ie trade date accounting is adopted). Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs except where the instrument is classified ‘at fair value through profit or loss’ in which case transaction costs are expensed to profit or loss immediately.

Classification and subsequent measurement Finance instruments are subsequently measured at either fair value or amortised cost using the effective interest rate method or cost. Fair value represents the amount for which an asset could be exchanged or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties. Where available, quoted prices in an active market are used to determine fair value. In other circumstances, valuation techniques are adopted.

Amortised cost : Amortised cost is calculated as the amount at which the financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition; less principal repayments, plus or minus the cumulative amortization of the difference, if any, between the amount initially recognized and the maturity amount calculated using the effective interest method; and less and reduction for expected credit loss.

The effective interest method is used to allocate interest income or interest expense over the relevant period and is equivalent to the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts (including fees, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life (or when this cannot be reliably predicted, the contractual term) of the financial instrument to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or financial liability.

Revisions to expected future net cash flows will necessitate an adjustment to the carrying value with a consequential recognition of an income or expense in profit or loss. (i) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Financial assets are classified at fair value when they are held for trading for the purpose of short-term profit taking, or where they are derivatives not held for hedging purposes, or when they are designated as such to avoid an accounting mismatch or to enable performance evaluation where a group of financial assets is managed by key management personnel on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Such assets are subsequently measured at fair value with changes in carrying value being included in profit or loss. (ii) Receivables Receivables, previously classified as Loans and receivables under AASB 139 are now classified and measured as Financial assets at amortised cost under AASB 9 Financial Instruments. Receivables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently at amortised cost. Normal terms of settlement vary from 30 days. FNSW assesses expected credit losses upon initial recognition of the financial asset with a forward-looking expected credit loss (ECL) approach.

For trade and other receivables, FNSW applies the simplified approach permitted by the standard, which requires expected lifetime losses to be recognized from initial recognition of the receivables. In prior periods, amounts not recoverable were assessed at each reporting date under AASB 139. Indicators that an amount was not recoverable include where there was objective evidence of significant financial difficulties, debtor bankruptcy, financial reorganisation or default in payment. Any allowances for non-recoverable receivables were recognised in a separate allowance account. Any bad debts which had previously been provided for were eliminated against the allowance account. In all other cases bad debts were written off directly to the statement of profit or loss.

(iii) Financial Liabilities Non-derivative financial liabilities (excluding financial guarantees) are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Fair value Fair value is determined based on current bid prices for all quoted investments. Valuation techniques are applied to determine the fair value for all unlisted securities, including recent arm's length transactions, reference to similar instruments and option pricing models.

Impairment FNSW recognises an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held at fair value through profit or loss. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that FNSW expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the original effective interest rate. The expected cash flows will include cash flows from the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements that are integral to the contractual terms.

De-recognition A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires. When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as the derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability. The difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognised in the statement of profit or loss. (g) Impairment of Assets At the end of each reporting period, the entity reviews the carrying values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the asset’s carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed to the statement of comprehensive income.

Where the future economic benefits of the asset are not primarily dependent upon the asset’s ability to generate net cash inflows and when the entity would, if deprived of the asset, replace its remaining future economic benefits, value in use is determined as the depreciated replacement cost of an asset.

Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of a class of assets, the entity estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the class of assets belong.

Where an impairment loss on a revalued asset is identified, this is debited against the revaluation surplus in respect of the same class of asset to the extent that the impairment loss does not exceed the amount in the revaluation surplus for that same class of asset.

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FINANCIALS

extent that the impairment loss does not exceed the amount in the revaluation surplus for that same class of asset.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 (h) Employee Benefits Provision is made for the entity’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to the end of the reporting period. Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled.

Employee benefits payable later than one year have been measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those benefits.

Contributions are made by the company to an employee superannuation fund and are charged as expenses when incurred. (i) Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at-call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. These are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. (j) Finance Costs Finance costs are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. (k) Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Tax Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. Receivables and payables in the statement of financial position are net of GST and the overall GST position is remitted to the Australian Tax Office and recognised as a separate balance.

Cash flows are presented in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows. (l) Income Tax No provision for income tax has been raised as the entity is exempt income tax under Div 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. (m) Provisions Provisions are recognised when the entity has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can be reliably measured. Provisions recognised represent the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation at the end of the reporting period. (n) Comparative Figures Where required by Accounting Standards comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in presentation for the current financial year. (o) Trade and Other Payables Trade and other payables represent the liability outstanding at the end of the reporting period for goods and services received by the company during the reporting period which remain unpaid. The balance is recognised as a current liability with the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability. (p) Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements As at 31 October 2020, an independent valuation was performed on the freehold land and buildings at Valentine Sports Park. This valuation was conducted

by Colliers International. The valuation was based on the fair value less cost to sell. The critical assumptions adopted in determining the valuation included the impact of the pandemic on the property market and the demand for land in the area.

As at 31 October 2020 there is significant valuation uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the response of Governments to it. This means that the value may change significantly and unexpectedly over a relatively short period of time.

Given the market conditions at balance date, the valuation is prepared on the basis of the existence of ‘material valuation uncertainty’, noting that less certainty, and a higher degree of caution, should be attached to the valuation than would normally be the case. The current response to the COVID-19 pandemic means that FNSW has faced an unprecedented set of circumstances on which to base a judgement.

The key assumptions and estimates used in the valuation approach which have been impacted by COVID-19 include: - Comparable property market evidence - Demand for land in the area - Rate per square metre of developable site area Due to the valuation uncertainty, the value may change significantly and unexpectedly over a relatively short period of time. The potential effect of an increase or decrease in the rate per square metre of developable site area of $10 would have the effect of increasing or decreasing the fair value by $0.9 million respectively. The valuation has been prepared by an external valuer based on the information that is available at 31 October 2020. (q) Establishment of Sinking Fund The Board and Management of FNSW have established a sinking fund as part of prudent financial management practices for costs of maintaining the working assets at Valentine Sports Park. Specifically, this sinking fund identifies funds required for routine resurfacing of the 2 artificial fields, once they near the end of their useful life (20,200 hours of use per field), and in future years will include amounts for any significant capital upgrades/refurbishment. (r) Establishment of Renovation/Upgrade Capital Fund The Board and Management of FNSW have sought to establish a capital fund as part of prudent financial management practices for costs of innovation and business improvement. Specifically, this capital fund identifies funds required for replacing the current Finance system with an Enterprise systems and in future years will include amounts for any significant innovation and business improvement projects. (s) NAB Business Markets Loan Facility The NAB Business Markets Loan facility has been extended to 30 May, 2026. The facility limit reduces by $500,000 on the 31st of October each year. The interest rate applicable on funds drawn on the loan is Floating Rate of 2.8600% as at 31 October 2020.

The current facility limit is $7,500,000 as at 31 October 2020

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FINANCIALS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEDSTATEMENTS 31 OCTOBER 2020 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL (t) Contingent Liability

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020

From time to time Football NSW is subject to legal claims. At this point in time, management do not believe any exposure would be material and therefore no provision has been raised.

2020 $

2019 $

NOTE 2: REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS FROM CUSTOMERS AND OTHER INCOME Revenue:

Sales of goods Capitation and insurance fees Fines and appeals Football development grants Revenue from Valentine Sports Park Marketing and promotion levy Membership fees Rent received Sponsorship Sundry revenue Total Revenue

227,666 7,476,143 40,082 508,393 462,351 103,447 591,965 95,066 517,867 330,672

509,168 10,848,073 143,701 1,846,178 1,171,843 330,181 445,146 125,041 557,640 830,553

10,353,652

16,807,524

8,769,975 1,583,677 10,353,652

13,106,822 3,700,702 16,807,524

1,237,500 201

1,601

1,237,701

1,601

11,591,353

16,809,125

Timing of revenue recognition: Goods transferred at a point in time Services transferred over time Total revenue from contracts with customers

Other income:

Government Funding Interest received

2(a)

Total Other income Total Revenue and Other income

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2020 $

2019 $

NOTE 3: EXPENSES Other expenses:

Advertising, promotions and sponsorship servicing Auditor remuneration: - audit services - other services Bank charges Competitions, championships and camps Consultancy fees Directors' expenses Electricity and gas Entertainment expenses Events Fringe Benefits Tax General expenses Grants and member development Human resources and risk management Insurance and workers' compensation Leasing expenses Legal costs Meeting expenses Motor vehicle expenses Payroll tax Player development programmes Printing, postage and stationery Prize money and gate distribution Expected credit loss charge Rates and taxes Referees expenses Repairs, maintenance and venue costs Staff training Subscriptions Security Expenses Telephone, internet and website costs Travelling and accommodation expenses Total other expenses

355,442

743,073

48,360 3,640 31,735 173,423 64,367 118,094 155,819 1,116 88,076 21,469 113,459 303,418 11,357 2,418,735 13,790 53,726 19,501 69,166 148,735 452,507 36,503 4,574 52,902 44,870 153,745 538,712 443 10,304 38,369 120,409 21,538

45,240 6,500 14,260 406,029 204,177 146,738 214,317 7,367 318,413 39,621 115,684 1,078,310 7,326 3,560,372 13,811 43,788 21,472 96,479 245,958 773,412 54,144 246,254 4,766 41,620 480,118 859,581 19,946 19,950 40,310 193,527 43,221

5,688,304

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10,105,784

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FINANCIALS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 Note

2020 $

2019 $

1,000 6,100,546

1,000 3,515,559

6,101,546

3,516,559

5,170,078 (139,081)

1,657,899 (88,772)

5,030,997

1,569,127

286,197 40,060

397,662

5,357,254

1,966,789

88,772

95,944

52,902 (2,593)

4,766 (11,938)

NOTE 4: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash on hand Cash at bank

NOTE 5: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES CURRENT Trade receivables Less: expected credit loss provision

5(a)

Contract Assets Other Assets

(a) Expected credit loss provision Movement in the expected credit loss provision is as follows: Opening balance Charge for year Bad debts written off Closing balance

139,081

88,772

15,746 15,746

12,139 12,139

6,010

10,138

6,010

10,138

Listed investments, at fair value

6,010

10,138

Total held-for-trading financial assets

6,010

10,138

NOTE 6: INVENTORIES CURRENT TFC Stocks - at lower of cost or net realisable value NOTE 7: FINANCIAL ASSETS NON-CURRENT Held-for-trading financial assets

7(a)

(a) Held-for-trading financial assets comprise:

Investments held-to-maturity and held-for-trading are held to generate income through the receipt of distributions and capital gains.

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2020 $

2019 $

NOTE 8: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LAND AND BUILDINGS Freehold land and buildings - at valuation

38,500,000 38,500,000

MOTOR VEHICLES Motor vehicles - at cost Less: accumulated depreciation Total motor vehicles PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Plant and equipment - at cost Less: accumulated depreciation Total plant and equipment Total property, plant and equipment

(a)

8(b)

42,750,000 42,750,000

227,594 (187,438)

238,528 (202,292)

40,156

36,236

980,533 (386,323)

906,664 (336,189)

594,210

570,475

39,134,366

43,356,711

Valuation on land and buildings The accounting policy for property plant and equipment is disclosed in Note 1(d)

(b) Movement in Carrying Amounts Movement in the carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment between the beginning and the end of the current financial year.

Freehold land and buildings

Asset Under Construction

Motor vehicles

Plant and equipment

Total $

2020 Balance at the beginning of year Additions - at cost Disposals Depreciation Fair Value Adjustment

42,750,000 49,856 (390,030) (3,909,826)

-

36,236 17,145 (1,050) (12,175) -

570,475 133,720 (3,711) (106,274) -

43,356,711 200,721 (4,761) (508,479) (3,909,826)

Carrying amount at the end of year

38,500,000

-

40,156

594,210

39,134,366

2019 Balance at the beginning of year Additions - at cost Disposals Depreciation Fair Value Adjustment

45,000,000 167,486 (387,886) (2,029,600)

-

59,979 (23,743) -

416,230 252,056 (97,811) -

45,476,209 419,542 (509,440) (2,029,600)

Carrying amount at the end of year

42,750,000

-

36,236

570,475

43,356,711

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FINANCIALS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 Note

2020 $

2019 $

NOTE 9: OTHER ASSETS CURRENT Prepayments

498,793

756,685

498,793

756,685

6,270,481 1,508,049

1,832,257 567,318

7,778,530

2,399,575

NOTE 10: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES CURRENT Trade payables Other payables and accrued expenses

NOTE 11: BORROWINGS CURRENT Borrowings

11(a)

NON-CURRENT Borrowings

11(a)

(a) The carrying amounts of non-current assets pledged as security on the loan facility are: - Freehold land and buildings

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

38,500,000

42,750,000

897,734

764,650

429,070 (296,593)

496,411 (363,327)

NOTE 12: PROVISIONS Opening balance Additional provisions raised during year Amounts used Closing balance

1,030,211 2020 $

CURRENT NON-CURRENT

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897,734 2019 $

960,183 70,028

840,033 57,701

1,030,211

897,734

FINANCIALS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020

NOTE 12: PROVISIONS (CONTINUED) (a) The provision balance of $1,030,211 represents the total annual leave and long service leave employee entitlement payable. (b) Provision for Long-term Employee Benefits A provision has been recognised for employee benefits relating to long service leave. In calculating the present value of future cash flows in respect of long service leave, the probability of long service leave being taken is based on historical data. The measurement and recognition criteria for employee benefits has been included in note 1(h).

Note

2020 $

2019 $

NOTE 13: OTHER LIABILITIES CURRENT Contract Liabilities

864,826

935,894

864,826

935,894

NOTE 14: KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL COMPENSATION Short-term benefits Directors Key Management Personnel Total compensation

Directors Key Management Personnel Total compensation

2020

2019

Long-term benefits

Total

55,090 1,165,193 1,220,283

-

55,090 1,165,193 1,220,283

54,641 1,181,286 1,235,927

-

54,641 1,181,286 1,235,927

Key management personnel are those persons having authority for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the entity, directly or indirectly, including any director of that entity. Short-term benefits include salary & fees, superannuation and non-cash benefits.

NOTE 15: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Transactions between related parties are on normal commercial terms and conditions are no more favourable than those available to other parties unless otherwise stated. Stephen Hayes is providing coaching services to Talented Support Pathway and his remuneration is estimated to be no more than $1,500 for the season. This is no more than what any other coach is paid.

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FINANCIALS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTESYEAR TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 NOTE 16: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT The company's financial instruments consist mainly of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade and other receivables, trade and other payables and borrowings.

The totals for each category of financial instruments, measured in accordance with AASB 9 as detailed in the accounting policies to these financial statements, are as follows:

Financial Assets Cash and cash equivalents Loans and receivables: - trade and other receivables Held-for-trading financial assets: - equity investments

2020 $

2019 $

4

6,101,546

3,516,559

5

5,357,254

1,966,789

6,010

10,138

11,464,810

5,493,486

7,778,530 -

2,399,575 -

7,778,530

2,399,575

7(a)

Financial Liabilities Financial liabilities at amortised cost: - trade and other payables - borrowings

10 11

Net Fair Values Fair values of held for trading listed investments are based on quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period.

The fair values of finance leases are determined using a discounted cash flow model incorporating current commercial borrowing rates.

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