February Update – North Sydney Brothers Season 2023 

Hello Brothers Parents, Players and Supporters,

Happy 2023 and the build up to the footy season is beginning. Hopefully everyone has put down the cricket bat and basketball and has a footy in their hands, working on their skills for the season ahead.

REGISTRATIONS:
Registrations are OPEN and early numbers are very strong particularly across Under 10s, Under 13s and Under 15s. Welcome to all the new families who have registered for the first time, welcome back to existing players who have registered and to those existing players who have not yet registered….where are you? Time to lock in your spot for the season ahead, so jump on it.

REGISTER NOW: https://www.playrugbyleague.com/

TEAMS:

Whilst registrations are ongoing, Brothers will likely be fielding teams in the following age groups this year (obviously subject to change) and see respective coaches:

  • U6s League Tag (Coach TBC)
  • U7s League Ready (Coach Clint Lucas – 0423 535067)
  • U9s (Coach Brent Rice – 0416 007447)
  • U10s (Coach Gareth Uys – 0427 108050)
  • U11s (Coach Sean Daggett – 0413 971770)
  • U13s x 2 (Coaches Ben Ives – 0414 623799, Andrew Kaless – 0416 392113)
  • U14s Girls League Tag (Coach TBC)
  • U15s (Coach Daniel Dickson – 0412 144271)
  • U17s Combined with Lane Cove (Coach TBC)
  • U20s – TBC
 

WEBSITE:

The club has gone live on a new website: www.www.northsydneybrothers.com.au

Thanks to Warwick Kells and Tony Prykiel at Dovetail Group for all the hard work and creative input in developing and designing the site. The website will be a hub for news, updates, photos, gameday information and sponsor information throughout the season.

SPONSORS:

North Sydney Brothers is always on the lookout for new partners and sponsors who would like to support junior rugby league, promote health and fitness in children and young adults and become part of our ever-increasing Brothers community. There are a range of options for potential sponsors from jersey representation to smaller local sponsors, all of whom will gain exposure to the Brothers community on gameday, the website, on communications and social media.

Currently, we are finalising our sponsors for 2023. The following options are available for sponsors looking for jersey representation:

LEFT SLEEVE SPONSOR – CLUB $3,000 – This includes representation on the left sleeve of all playing jerseys across the entire club (all teams and age groups), inclusion on the sponsors page of the brand new North Sydney Brothers website, social media posts throughout the year and representation on match day signage at Tunks Park.

RIGHT SLEEVE SPONSOR – INDIVIDUAL TEAM / AGE GROUP $1,500 – This is a new initiative that would allow each team to be supported by an individual sponsor, which will appear on the right sleeve of that particular team. It will also involve inclusion on the sponsors page of the brand new North Sydney Brothers website, social media posts featuring the relevant team throughout the year and representation on match day signage and exposure at Tunks Park.

NON JERSEY LOCAL SPONSOR – $250 – $1,000 – Inclusion on the sponsors page of the brand new North Sydney Brothers website and match day signage and exposure at Tunks Park.

Please contact our Treasurer Daniel Dickson [email protected] (0412 144271) or President Gareth Uys ([email protected]) (0427 108050) if you are interested in getting involved with Brothers. The amazing support of our sponsors is a key reason we are able to run the “play for free” initiative and keep growing rugby league in the North Sydney area.

SEASON DATES:
Click to download the key season dates for the competition and below key dates for North Sydney Brothers.

In Summary:

Monday 27th February – Come and Try day, Tunks Park, Cammeray. Lots of non-contact footy activities to give new and old players a taste of rugby league. Representatives from North Sydney Bears Harvey Norman Women’s team and Tarsha Gale representative team will be on hand to help out and provide tips.
Saturday 15th -Sunday 16th April – NSWRL Conference Competitions Start (U13, U15, U17, U20)
Sunday 16th April – Blues Tag Gala Day – North Sydney Oval No.1 (U14s Girls Tag)
Saturday 22nd April – North Sydney District Junior Competitions Start (U6, U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U14 Girls Tag)
Saturday 3rd June – Under 7s Tackle Commences (League Ready Graduation)
NO PLAY: 10th 11th June – No Play (June Long Weekend

Friday 16th June – Brothers Annual State of Origin Fundraising Lunch – North Sydney Leagues Club

NO PLAY: 1st 2nd July – No Play (Middle week of school holidays)
Saturday 22nd July – U8 and U9s Gala Day – North Sydney Oval No.1
Sunday 30th July – U10 and U11 Gala Day – North Sydney Oval No.1
Sunday 20th August – U6 and U7 Gala Day – North Sydney Oval No.1
26th August – Saturday Competition Grand Finals – Hills Grammar
27th August – Sunday Competition Grand Finals – North Sydney Oval No.1

PRESEASON TRAINING:
Preseason training will be at the discretion of coaches. If you have received no guidance for your age group please reach out to your coach on the above contact details or to Gareth Uys President on [email protected]. In a fantastic development for the club, we will be fielding an Under 14 Girls League Tag team. Registrations are strong and if you know of any girls that would like to be part of this team, please encourage them to register soon, they will have a fantastic season.

NORTH SYDNEY BROTHERS SOCIAL MEDIA:
Follow Brothers on our Instagram @northsydneybrothers and Facebook pages: North Sydney Brothers. Feel free to send through any great photos or videos of Brothers players in action at training, out and about in the community or on game day.

With the season starting in mid and late April, preparations will ramp up in March so stay tuned.

Go Brothers!

Gareth Uys – President 2023
North Sydney Brothers Rugby League