Sports UNE Eels Week

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The University of New England’s partnership with the Parramatta Eels continues in 2013, with the team once again holding their pre-season camp in Armidale.

To have a National Rugby League side in the New England region for a week gives our local community the opportunity to interact with players and see them in action.

It also brings people from around the region to Armidale for coaching clinics, official dinners and to watch the Eels trial match against the Newcastle Knights, in a boost to our local economy.

The Eels will call UNE home this week in order to take full advantage of our exceptional training and sports science facilities.

UNE’s connection with the Eels will be further strengthened this year when we open our first Future Campus in Parramatta to service the large amount of Distance Education students we have in the Western Sydney region.

I know the community will make the Parramatta Eels players and staff feel welcome during their stay and I hope the training camp sets them up for a successful season in 2013.

Prof. Jim BarberVice Chancellor & CEO University of New England

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Armidale Jockey ClubMonday, 28 January - 1pm

Ricky Stuart and Luke Burt, will join other Parramatta Eels representatives at the Armidale Jockey Club’s TAB Meeting.

Parramatta Eels Junior Coaching Clinic Guyra Sporting Fields (opposite the Guyra Truck Stop)

Wednesday, 30 January 5pm - 6pm

Guyra, Tingha, Inverell, Glen Innes and Tenterfield junior rugby league players are invited to join Parramatta Eels representatives for a coaching clinic. This is a great chance to pick up rugby league tips from some of the best.

Evening with the EelsArmidale Ex Services Club

Thursday, 31 January - 6pm

It doesn’t get much better than this for rugby league fans! The night kicks off at 6pm with canapés and drinks and then moves to a sit down meal, where you will be seated with a Parramatta Eels player.

Tickets are available online www.une.edu.au

Parramatta Eels Junior Coaching ClinicBellevue Sporting Precinct, UNE

Saturday, 2 February

9.00am: Armidale Junior Rams Registration Session

10.00 - 11.00am: Junior Rugby League Coaching Clinic for school aged children

11.15am - 12.15pm: Signing Session with the Parramatta Eels

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Parramatta Eels vs Newcastle Knights Trial Match Bellevue Field, UNE

Saturday, 2 February

12noon: Gates open

1.30pm: Eels under 16’s vs Greater Northern District Academy

3.00pm: Corporate Hospitality Opens

3.00pm: Eels under 18’s vs Greater Northern District Academy

5.00pm: Parramatta Eels vs Newcastle Knights

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Pre-purchase your tickets to the PARRAMATTA EELS vs NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS TRIAL GAME and receive free bus transport to and from the event.

Simply show your ticket to the bus driver on the day on the specially marked buses which will be running a continual loop between the Uni and town.

It’s very easy to do, just go online at www.une.edu.au and follow the instructions or contact SportUNE on 6773 3856 and they can help you.

From 12.30pm buses will be leaving every 15 minutes from the Armidale Courthouse Bus Stop and the Tourist Information Centre.

After the game, return buses to the Armidale CBD will run every 5 minutes from 7pm. These are completely FREE for ALL game attendees.

For the ultimate game day experience, enjoy Corporate Hospitality in the Bellevue Grandstand and Function Area between 3pm and 7pm (grandstand seating will be available from 12pm).

On offer are a number of exclusive opportunities including an address by Ricky Stuart prior to the game, offering you an insight into the coach’s last minute thoughts on the Knights and the game strategy; a selection of gourmet canapés and beverages; and the opportunity of meeting some of the great Parramatta Eel’s “legends”.

For further information on Corporate Packages, please contact Jacqui or Ben at SportUNE on 02 6773 5186 or [email protected].

$15 General Admission (15 and over)

$5 General Admission (ages 6-14)

FREE General Admission (under 6)

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For those withoUt a ticket, you can catch a lift out to the grounds for just $2.

It’s exciting times for fans with Rugby League season just around the corner and to kick it off UNE is proud to bring the Parramatta Eels and the Newcastle Knights to regional NSW.

Bellevue Grandstand will come alive on Feb 2, as fans and players gather together for a great day of football. Gates will open at 12 noon with two quality curtain raisers between the U16s and U18s Eels and Wests Greater Northern Rugby League Academy Teams from 1.30pm.

At 5pm, fans will see some of the stars of the future play first class football on home soil as the Eels take on the Knight’s in their first Trial Match for 2013.

PLEASE NOTE: NO ALCOHOL is to be brought into the grounds. Bag searches will be in place at the entry point and you will be asked to return contraband to your vehicle or it will be confiscated.

NO SMOKING is permitted inside the grounds in accordance with section 6A of the Smoke-Free Environment Act 2000. Designated smoking areas have been created outside the grounds on the day.


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There are several food and beverage vendors located around the grounds and marked on the map opposite. The grounds have been divided in two with an area licensed for alcohol consumption (western side) and one ‘family friendly’ area (eastern side).

There is to be strictly no alcohol taken into the eastern side of the field and anyone affected by alcohol will be asked to leave.

SECURITYThere will be a security team present on the day and they will be clearly identifiable by their uniform. In addition, several plain clothed security guards will also be present. These guards are there to ensure that all patrons enjoy themselves. If you experience a situation in which you would like the assistance of a security guard, notify a nearby guard or an official.

LOST PROPERTY/PERSONSThe security control point is located near the entrance in the eastern section of the grounds (next to St Johns Ambulance). If you have lost somebody, please notify the security team immediately, or the nearest official and they will notify security.

PARKINGFor the purposes of the event, the road directly outside the entrance to the ground is closed for all vehicles except for taxis and the designated buses. From 12.30pm buses will be leaving every 15 minutes from the Armidale Courthouse bus stop and the Tourist Information Centre

If you are driving to the game, please follow the directional signage on campus, turning on to Elm Avenue, then into Meredith Road where SES volunteers will be present directing vehicles into the lot adjacent to the field. Although security will be present, UNE does not accept any liability for damage or theft and encourages everyone to use the available buses where possible.


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this is the Eels second year at UNE. what are the players thoughts on training in Armidale and how do they benefit by being in a regional centre.The facilities at Armidale are fantastic, and it’s great to have that available to us. It’s also great to be able to connect with our fans in regional NSW- there are lots of them and it’s fantastic to know they’re supporting us.

It’s a big job and so much time and effort from everyone involved - my staff, the staff from UNE, and yet it all comes together smoothly. The players love this kind of stuff. It’s great to get away from the daily routine. They realise how important it is to connect with footy fans all over.

what are you looking for from your players in this week’s training camp?I won’t be expecting anything other than them to be themselves. I’m proud to be able to take them anywhere. The scenery might be different, but their attitude and goals don’t change.

We will laugh and joke and get involved in plenty of community work, we are here to showcase our game and our club. I’m very proud of their commitment to date, they’re a good close bunch of blokes with big hearts.

But when it’s time to focus and train hard, I’d expect nothing less.

what is the importance of the trial Match to pre-season training?The trial really shows where our players are at. Everyone has specific goals during the off-season, but getting game time is different.

Trials are a great indication of fitness levels, trying a few combinations it’s also a good time to test our younger players and try some new things.

why the move from coaching the NSw origin team to an NRL team? how do the challengers differ?Coaching at origin level is about bringing a bunch of elite players together and getting them to gel. Coaching an NRL team is a very different challenge, it’s more about developing younger players with different levels of experience and skill sets and trying to refine and develop them. The goal is to turn them all into quality players that deliver something unique to the club.

Parramatta’s proud history also won me over, it’s a club you want to be associated with.

how does a coach adapt to a new club?It’s actually really easy - everyone here has the same goal of getting the team to the best level it can be, and it’s about making my vision and the club’s vision work hand in hand.

what are your goals for this year’s season?To work hard, remain focused and do the best job I can do.

where to now for the Eels?The only way is up. I’m not promising miracles, they just don’t happen.

There are no quick fixes, we can’t buy success. What I can tell you is we are all committed, training hard improving our skills and combinations.

We’ve got a positive attitude, and are playing for our fans.

for 2013

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Connor BROADHURST

Daniel ALVARO

Diamond CHARLIE

Ken EDWARDS

Mark DAOUD

Zach CLAY

John FOLAU

Mitch ALLGOOD

Mitchell BRASINGTON

William BUGDEN

Matt EISENHUTH

Andrew WEBSTERCOACH

Ricky STUART

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Jordan GRANT

Sam GORMAN

Dylon GILBERT

Jarryd HAYNE

Sean JACKSON

Blake HARRISON

Daniel HARISON

Lorenzo MAAU

Jacob LOKO

Reni MAITUA

Corey MAKELIM

DarcyLUSSICK

Jordan LATHAM

Michael KI

Taniela LASALO

Lalausa LEHA

Luke KELLY

Matt KEATING

Tui M KAMIKAMICE

Jake MULLANEY

Joseph PAULO

Junior PAULO

Kaysa PRITCHARD

Marlon PURCELL

Fred Junior MAUALA

Fuifui MOIMOI

Isaiah MOSESE

Pat O’HANLON

Pauli PAULI

Ryan MATTERSON

Ryan MORGAN

Sam MANULELEUA

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UNE and the Parramatta Eels have formed an exciting partnership over the past two years, can you tell us more about it?Jim: For everyone, education is necessary in order to lead a full and productive life, whatever you do in life. And when it comes to sport, it has almost every professional discipline that you can imagine. Sport is not just about the players running around the paddock, there is a great deal going on behind the scenes, including the medicine behind it, the financial and organisational aspects, and much more. All of that requires education. Sport is big business and you can make a lucrative career out of it, it can be your whole life. We see our sponsorship of the Eels as a valuable partnership to build bridges between sport and education.

Dave: For UNE, and the wider community in this region, the partnership with the Eels creates all kinds of new opportunities. It gives us access to new markets and business possibilities which will help to make the University stronger, with a clear flow-on effect to the community at large. UNE is increasingly prominent in the marketing aspects of the Eels. This year, for example, UNE is on the front of the Eels playing jerseys and its training gear and apparel, and is also highlighted at Parramatta Stadium to a national audience.

The Parramatta Eels are not just a Sydney team but also a national one, and UNE’s link provides a new form of extended exposure for the University and the New England region.

this is the second year the Eels have visited Armidale for their pre-season, what does the week involve?Dave: We are fortunate in Armidale to have fantastic sporting facilities, and the team will be able to take full advantage of these. They will have the opportunity to be living and training on campus. There are very few places where a visiting sporting team can do this.

Jim: Sports Science is all about producing the very best, bringing the best science there is to bear on sport and elite sports. We have assembled the best facilities, the best staff, and now we want the best students, and we want to be associated with the best players and elite athletes.

To have a National Rugby League side in the New England region for a week gives our local community the opportunity to interact with players and see them in action. During the week there will be coaching clinics for school aged children, the showcase “Evening with the Eels” dinner, and as the main event, the trial match.

The UNE Business School will also host a staff leadership development talk with Ricky Stuart as the guest speaker, which is a wonderful opportunity for our staff to hear from a well-known coach at an elite level.

the last NRL trial match held in Armidale was in 1993, what can we expect from this one?Dave: Much has changed in the 20 years since the last trial match was hosted in Armidale - the pace of the game, the pressure on players, and a much larger fan base, particularly through the influence of TV and social media.

When Armidale hosts major sporting events, the community really gets behind them. In 2012 they came out in large numbers to support the event and we are hoping this year is even bigger.

We believe that the Eel’s visit will show the great value of sport as a bridge to educational opportunity, and also, how a University initiative can benefit the entire community.

Visitors are coming from around the region and beyond. There’s talk of buses coming from Moree, Gunnedah and surrounding areas and these visitors may stay for a few days. The impact on tourism in the town will be substantial, with visitors eating, sleeping and shopping here in Armidale.

UNE is a strong advocate of tourism in Armidale. It’s sporting events and activities based on campus have brought an estimated $14.1 million dollars into our local community over the past 5 years.

Jim: We see the UNE/Eels relationship as important, not only to UNE, but to all of the Armidale community. It offers both UNE and Armidale new exposure on a national level, highlighting our excellent sporting facilities and the beautiful New England region as a tourism destination and educational centre.

Jim Barber, CEO and Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England (UNE), and Dave Schmude, Director of the UNE Sports Business Development Unit and SportUNE, discuss the Eels Week at UNE.

Both men are passionate advocates of building bridges between sport and education and opening up new opportunities for university study.

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conditions OF entry for trial match• Smoking within the grounds is not permitted.• Entry to the grounds is at your own risk – no liability is accepted by the University of New

England (or any other person or organisation associated with the grounds) for any loss, damage, costs, expenses or injury suffered by persons entering the grounds.

• Tickets may not, without the prior written consent of the seller, be resold or offered for resale (including via on-line auction sites) or used for advertising, promotion or other commercial purposes (including competitions and trade promotions) or to enhance the demand for other goods or services, either by the original purchaser or any subsequent bearer. If a ticket is sold or used in breach of this condition, the ticket may be cancelled without a refund and the bearer of the ticket may be refused admission or have legal action taken against them.

• Persons must not disrupt, interrupt or behave in any manner that may disrupt or interrupt any of the matches or other activities at the grounds, hinder or interfere with a player, referee or official, interfere with the comfort of other persons or their enjoyment of any of the matches or other activities at the grounds.

• A full security check is in effect for the protection of members of the public at gate entrances. All persons and bags are subject to search (including whilst they are within the grounds) by a member of UNE Staff or person contracted by the University of New England for the purposes of this event.

• University of New England staff or persons contracted by the University of New England for the purposes of this event reserve the right to refuse entry to, or remove any person deemed to be affected by the consumption of alcohol or drugs, or otherwise unruly or quarrelsome.

• Children under the age of 12 must be under the immediate supervision of a responsible adult at all times.

Persons are prohibited from entering the grounds with any of the following items:• alcohol, glass, cans, firearms, weapons,

knives or other items deemed or considered dangerous;

• illegal substances;• air horns (including without limitation,

a vuvuzela);• laser pointers;• commercial fast foods;• musical instruments;• oversized eskies;• dogs or other pets;• any commercial, political, religious,

race-related or offensive material;• clothing with offensive wording, pictures,

or graphic design;

• megaphones, loudphones;• poles, sticks or oversized flags(1m x 1m);• fireworks, flares or explosives;• photographic, video and recording equipment

for any purpose other than private non-commercial purposes;

• balls, frisbees, bicycles, skateboards, scooters or skates;

• any other objects which may be used as missiles or weapons; and

• any item that University of New England staff or person(s) contracted by the University of New England for the purposes of this event considers inappropriate.

• Such items may be confiscated by a University of New England staff member or person(s) contracted by the University of New England for the purposes of this event.

• The University of New England accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage to items confiscated or left outside the Stadium.

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