The Growthbuilt Sydney University Australian National Football Club opened its 2026 home and away season with Round 1 at HJ Mahoney Memorial Park, recording a clean sweep against the St George Dragons across all premier aligned teams.

Saturday – Round 1 Results

Across the four matches, Sydney University delivered consistent performance across all teams:

• U19.5 Division 1

  • Sydney University 16.10 (106) def St George 5.1 (31)

  • Best: Jackson Rumpff, Marley Smith, Patrick Smith, Samuel Hutchinson, Harry Mayne, Toby Ryan
     
  • Goals: Toby Ryan 6, Harry Mayne 3, Benjamin Hocking 2, Jack Webb 1, Sebastian Mok 2, Patrick Smith 1,  Oliver O’Callaghan 1, Abe Race 1

• Men’s Division 1

  • Sydney University 5.20 (50) def St George 2.11 (23)

  • Best: Harry Moxey, Louie Barrington-Case, Marcus Valstro Hugo Van Hal, Anton Demark, Jet Hendrie
     
  • Goals:

    Oliver Stafford 2, William Kenny 1, Mamadou Faye 1, Lewin Fairbairn 1

• Men’s Premier Division

  • Sydney University 20.17 (137) def St George 7.5 (47)

  • Best: Hugh Sienkiewicz, Harrison Podmore Taylor, Braydon Pilot, Connor Kent, Hugo Blacker, Felix Rugge Price
     
  • Goals: Hugo Blacker 6, Lachlan Keeffe 5, Braydon Pilot 4, Kai Offen 2, Sam Barkley 1, Nicholas Andreacchio 1, Austin Lucy 1
• Women’s Premier Division – 3:55pm 

  • Sydney University 13.16 (94) def St George 0.0 (0)

  • Best: Lily Race, Arabella Hendriks, Emma Juneja, Ashley Dribbus, Molly Gibbs, Georgina Gough
     
  • Goals: Molly Gibbs 4, Lucy Gilfedder 4, Emma Juneja 2, Arabella Hendriks 1, Georgina Gough 1, Jessica Lee Urquhart 1

The results reflect a strong translation of pre-season work into match performance, with each side controlling territory and scoreboard across the day.

Round 2 for our premier aligned teams will take place on April 11. This also marks Round 1 for our divisional teams, as the broader club season gets underway.