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Last weekend saw Marist host Padua College in tennis and basketball, as well as hosting the entire round for rugby league, which saw all six AIC rugby league schools play at Ashgrove. It was a huge and enjoyable day for the College. Thank you to the parent volunteers who assisted particularly in the three canteens that were running, as well as the staff who went over and above to make sure it was a smooth event. Special mention to Mr Ryan Apps, our Rugby league Coordinator, for all your work on the day and in the organising of the day. It is a huge role in getting ready for the home round.

All three main codes enjoyed a strong day across the board with basketball winning 19 matches to 12 and the firsts winning 80-56 in a dominant display from start to finish. Tennis enjoyed a strong day as well 14-2 with the firsts winning 6-2. Rugby league enjoyed a strong day against Padua, one of the AIC powerhouses in rugby league, although the firsts were on the end of 36-4 loss as Padua played their best match of the year, we did enjoy a good set of results across the board.

This weekend sees Marist playing against Iona College, with Marist hosting all the primary rugby league matches and the senior teams are at Villanova. In basketball and tennis the senior teams are at Iona, with the juniors here at Ashgrove.

Four C’s For Sport

I am a big believer in process. You will rarely (never) see me being demonstrative or aggressive or emotional on the sidelines at sport, either as an administrator or as a coach. Firstly, it is not my nature, but more importantly, from my playing days, my coaching experiences and now in administration, I am a firm believer that to be successful in sport the work needs to be done in the lead-up. Gameday is for the players. Winston Churchill style speeches rarely work, and if a coach is relying on them on a regular basis questions should be asked about their training and preparation.

I will give you an example of preparation and outcome. Without trying to embarrass him, our 1st XI cricket team were not favourites to win the AIC premiership, but Mr Abbott came on board this year and had a clear plan, he built relationships to work with the players, he drove the standards and expectations from day one and he was flexible enough to adapt where it was needed. The rest as they say was history and we fought out a terrific campaign to secure the premiership.

For me, our programs should be built on four principles for sporting performance: concentration, confidence, control and commitment, and they are often underpinned by one single C…courage. We as coaches and teachers need to develop these attributes within the boys, and boys need to give of themselves to allow us. Concentration is about being focused- at training that is on the work, developing the skills (mental and physical) to perform the attributes required for that sport or activity. Confidence comes from knowing you have the skills and ability to execute under pressure. Control can take many forms, for us control is executing the skill but doing it regardless of the situation, and also in maintaining control of yourself regardless of what is going on around you, regardless of the provocations and noise that can happen in competitive sport. Commitment is vital in getting better and dedicating to hard work, putting the team before self, and the requirements of the role being asked to perform over any personal desires or rewards. They all come together to form courage. The courage to play front foot…to play with freedom…to lose…to win…to make mistakes…to take extraordinary risk.

An example of the 4 C’s in action worth checking on YouTube is our own Old Boy John Eales, in the last minute of a Bledisloe Cup match in New Zealand in 2000 with Australia 2 points behind, the cup on the line, and he never looked like missing. Confidence in his ability to execute, concentration to remove the noise around him, commitment through dedicated practice over many years, control to take the emotion out of the situation and the courage under extreme pressure, the whole country on his shoulders, to get the job done. Australia has won one match in New Zealand since, losing 27. The 4 C’s in action.

Hockey

Ms Kathryn Badini - Hockey Coordinator

It was a big week for the Hockey team with a double header against our fellow AIC schools – Wednesday against St Edmund’s at the State Hockey Centre and Friday against Padua at Burringbar Park. 

Our Wednesday game was always going to be a tough gig and unfortunately, we went down 5-1. The scoreline does not reflect how many unlucky shots we had at the net and the great saves that our defence and goalkeeper, Zander Holliday (12), managed. But some good lessons were learnt.

Luckily, we were able to regroup with a 9-nil win against Padua where we certainly had most of the attack. In the end, it was a hat trick for Matt Alverez (8), two apiece from our powerhouses, Isaac Pratt (11) and Oliver Shinkel (11), a great tomahawk goal from Daniel Thirgood (9) and, before getting injured, Nick Keir (12) managed a brilliant goal as well. In the end, we had three goals coming in-field, three from short corners and three from tomahawks – with Matt getting one of each. 

What’s more heartening than the score line was how the team recovered from Wednesday and supported each other on the field. It is always a sight to see players from every grade in Years 7 to 12 playing together, especially when they are playing as one and having fun out there. The sportsmanship of our side also came to the fore in what turned out to be a fairly heated game. 

Thank you to the Year 12s who came out to support as well as Bonita Gerry who is now knocking up a couple of game plays for us. 

Good luck to Damon Johnston (7) who is off to Hobart representing Queensland in the SSA Hockey Championship. He is a worthy recipient of our number 1 jersey, so we are expecting great things from him. Congratulations also to Harrison Lunn (10), Lincoln Stockwell (9) and Daniel Thirgood (9) who have been named in the Brisbane 3 Under 15 Team for the Coulter Shield on the 15th of August.

This week, we take on Brisbane Grammar School – who are new to the competition and are our current threat to qualify for the Grand Final – at Burringbar Park.

Student Achievements

Hockey

Congratulations and good luck to Damon Johnston 10-12 Years Queensland hockey team, competing at the National Championships in Tasmania this week.

Good luck to Harrison Lunn, Lincoln Stockwell and Daniel Thirgood who represent Brisbane 3 Under 15 at the South Queensland Championships.

Football

Good luck to Hunter Chan-Riotto who flies to Cairns today to take part in the Queensland School Sport 10-12 Years Football State Championships from August 3-6.  

Rugby

Well done to the nine Marist boys who competed at the recent 10-12 years Queensland School Sport Rugby championships, representing Met North. The boys involved were Tom Casey, Isaac Mastenbroek, Hugh Burg, Jameson McGahan, Stirling McDonald, Will Berry, Tate Miles, Tom Cross and Will Hutchison. This is a remarkable achievement for the College and bodes well for our future.

Golf

Mr Marcus Schrader - Golf Coordinator

Mr Andrew Fogarty - Golf Coordinator

The 25th AIC Golf Championships were held this week at Keperra Country Golf Club on Monday 31 July. Marist was the host school, thank you to Mr Schrader and Mr Fogarty for your efforts in making the day happen and supporting our boys competing.

The conditions were tough, with very few golfers shooting their handicap across the nine schools competing. The Marist team, consisting of Frank Piper, Will Nickelson, Jackson Williams, Tom Williams and Flynn Connolly performed well finishing fifth of nine in teams competition and Jackson Williams finished eighth overall in the individual competition.

Rugby League

Mr Ryan Apps – Rugby League Coordinator

Hello players, parents and supporters.

Firstly, I would like to thank all of our ground staff for their preparation for last Saturday’s home round of Rugby League games versus Padua here at Marist College.

Secondly, I would like to congratulate our players for a wonderful performance. The players demonstrated our Marist values for all to witness. Well done to all our teams on a very successful day.

I would also like to acknowledge our coaches, support staff, spectators and parents for all the support you give us constantly. Our teams are developing every session and building into a strong unit in all age divisions.

This week we host the Year 5 and 6 teams at Marist College (against Iona) and our secondary age group teams play Iona at Villanova playing fields. Best of luck to all our teams.

Basketball

Mr John Lambourne - Basketball Coordinator

Marist Basketball – Round 2 vs. Padua College

1st V

Marist 80 – Padua 57

1st V Coach’s Report

Saturday saw the 1st V host Padua at the Champagnat Centre in a must-win game for both schools. We invited our 1st V Old Boys, and it was great to see them sitting courtside. Our first quarter didn’t disappoint, high-energy defence and selfless offence had the team firing on all cylinders. Will Ford poured in an incredible 18 first-quarter points, scoring from deep, at the rim and getting to the foul line. We skipped off to a commanding 30-16 first-quarter lead. We kept the subs coming and continued to apply the pressure to Padua throughout the second quarter. Getting stops defensively led to easy transition baskets and some handy outside shooting from Matt Gibson and Jack Forrester helped us enjoy a comfortable 48-27 lead at the half. Unfortunately, we came out a little sleepy to start the 3rd quarter and Padua scored the first 13 points of the half to cut the margin to 8. The boys regrouped and tightened up defensively to shift the momentum back to our favour. We steadied the ship and behind big scoring games from Will Ford (30), Jack Forrester (20) and Matt Gibson (16) we ran out comfortable winners 80-57. We have a massive two games coming up against Iona this weekend before hosting AIC favourites St Peters the week after Ekka Break.

1st V Captain’s Report

After a close loss in round one to Villanova College, round two against Padua college was crucial to keeping the season alive. Being the home game for rugby league, and tennis and being basketball’s inaugural Old Boys’ Day, the team was able to draw energy from the hive that came in numbers. With many players set to make their 1st V debut, including Isaac Deem, Will Lathwell and Austin Beaman, nerves were high in the dressing room. Despite this, our ability to lock in once on the floor allowed us to get off to a flying start helping secure a win with the final score of ….

A few notable performances from the game included Will Ford’s masterclass from the 3-point line hitting 4 threes in the first quarter. Jack Forrester’s ability to get to the rim and shoot from the three, whilst Spencer Mahoney played an enormous role on the defensive end. A special mention must be given to Matt Gibson for rolling his ankle in the first quarter before later returning to the court and playing through it.

With Round 3 quickly approaching, the team has another crucial game against Iona to keep the season alive. I invite all of you to support the team for our first away game at 12:15 at Iona College to help us get across the line. It doesn’t go unnoticed. Thank you.

Marist Track and Field

Mr Richard Graham – Director of Rugby / Track and Field

Mr Rob Martin – Head Coach, Track and Field

Track and Field Registration

 If you haven’t registered yet for the 2023 Track and Field program, please go to Student Café now. Track and Field registrations will close at the end of this week, Friday 4 August.

This is particularly important so you don’t miss any of the relevant information being sent to Track and Field squad members. 

Internal Mini Meet #2

Please note that the second Internal Mini Meet for the season with be held this Friday (August 4).

ALL students are welcome!... and those students keen on making the various Track and Field teams, please come and record a time or distance. We are flexible and will work with you to see how you are performing.

The event will be held on McMahon Oval and Hayden Oval. The competition will start at 3:30pm and be concluded by 4:45pm. The schedule of events will include –

1. Track events – 100m / 200m / 800m
2. Field events – Long jump / Triple jump
3. Throw events – Discus / Javelin

Please see the Marist app for the event schedule and note the specific events for Primary and Secondary students. NOTE – Met North places are still available.

North West Districts Track and Field Championship

Last Thursday and Friday the College was host to the 2023 U10-12 North West Districts Track and Field Championship.

Across the two days, 22 schools, including 500 boys and girls competed in a range of events. The carnival is part of the selection process for the Met North Track and Field Championships at the end of August.

Congratulations to the Marist College students who finished second place in the aggregate behind Patrick’s Road State School. A fantastic achievement given the boys are only eligible to participate in 50% of the events. Well done to all the students on two very good days of competition!

Some notable achievements –

1. Nathan Wright (Year 5) – 1st place, 11 Year Boys, Long Jump; 3 other top 3 placings.
2. Marist College – 1st place, 11 Year Boys, 4 x 100m relay.
3. Marist College – 1st place, 12 Year Boys, 4 x 100m relay.
4. Hugo Lockhart (Year 5) – 2nd place, 10 Year Boys, High Jump.
5. Declan Mulqueen (Year 6) – 2nd place, 11 Year Boys, 1500m.
6. Christian O’Reilly (Year 6) – 3rd place, 12 Year Boys, Long Jump.
7. Dermot Whitaker (Year 6) – 3rd place, 12 Year Boys, Shot Put.

Track and Field Key Dates Calendar

More information will be posted on the Marist app at a time closer to each event.

Track and Field Uniform

A reminder that the DRESS CODE for all T&F training sessions is as per the 2023 Track and Field Handbook. MCA sports shirts / Marist T&F singlet, Marist sports shorts, and white or blue socks.For competitive events including Internal Mini Meets, the DRESS CODE is as per the 2023 Track and Field Handbook. Marist T&F singlet, Marist sports shorts, and white or blue socks.It is important we get this right now as we have a mini meet this Friday afternoon here at the College, and we will be competing in the AIC Championship AS A TEAM wearing this uniform.

Track and Field Handbook

Please see the Marist app for the 2023 Track and Field Handbook.

The Handbook includes the relevant Track and Field information for students and parents/guardians. If you have any further questions, please contact Mr Richard Graham.

Marist Rugby Union

Mr Richard Graham – Director of Rugby / Track and Field

Congratulations to the Marist College students recently selected for Met North rugby union teams.

U14-15 Met North

Oliver Condon, Archie Searle and Harry Graham represented Met North at the U14-15 State Rugby Union Championships held in Cairns. Also selected, however injured before the event were William Slater and Matt Pegg.

U11-12 Met North

Jameson McGahan, Will Berry, Stirling McDonald, Isaac Mastenbroek, Tom Casey, Tom Cross, Tate Miles, Will Hutchinson, and Hugo Burg represented Met North at the U11-12 State Rugby Union Championships held in Ipswich.

Swimming

Mr James Boyce - Director of Swimming

Well done to all the swimmers who competed at BSA Senior Short Course over the weekend. Congratulations to the following swimmers who finished in the top 10 in their events. 

Congratulations to Hannah Casey, Jack Kelly, Noah Magoffin, Joshua Mason, Archer Mellifont and Edward Wild, who were Brisbane Champions in their individual events. 

Chelsea Adams: 8th in the Girls 15 Years 50m Backstroke, 8th in the Girls 15 Years 100m Butterfly, 9th in the Girls 15 Years 50m Butterfly

Hannah Casey: Brisbane Champion in the Women’s 200m Freestyle, 2nd in the Women’s 400m Freestyle, Brisbane Champion in the Girls 17 Years 100m Freestyle

Emily Draper: 2nd in the Girls 17 Years 50m Freestyle, 2nd in the Girls 17 Years 100m Freestyle

Thomas Gibson: 5th in the Men’s 50m Freestyle, 5th in the Men’s 100m Freestyle

Tululah Gooden: 10th in the Girls 15 Years 200m Freestyle

Jack Kelly: 2nd in the Boy’s 18 Years 400m Freestyle, Brisbane Champion in the Boy’s 18 Years 200m Freestyle

James Leigh: 2nd in the Men’s 400m Freestyle, 4th in the Boys 16 Years 200m IM, 2nd in the Boy’s 16 Years 200m Freestyle, 3rd in the Boy’s 16 Years 100m Butterfly

Noah Magoffin: Brisbane Champion in the Boy’s 15 Years 100m IM, 2nd in the Boy’s 15 Years 50m Breaststroke, 3rd in the Boy’s 15 Years 200m Breaststroke, Brisbane Champion in the Boys 15 Years 50m Freestyle, 4th in the Boys 15 Years 100m Butterfly, 7th in the Boys 15 Years 50m Butterfly, Brisbane Champion in the Boys 15 Years 100m Freestyle

Nicholas Marco: 9th in the Boys 16 Years 50m Breaststroke, 9th in the Boy’s 16 Years 100m Breaststroke

Luca Martinuzzi: 5th in the Boy’s 16 Years 50m Backstroke

Joshua Mason: 6th in the Boy’s 15 Years 100m IM, Brisbane Champion in the Boy’s 15 Years 50m Breaststroke, 2nd in the Boys 15 Years 200m Breaststroke, Brisbane Champion in the Boys 15 Years 100m Breaststroke, 10th in the Boy’s 15 Years 100m Freestyle

Archer Mellifont: 5th in the Boy’s 14 Years 100m Freestyle, Brisbane Champion in the Boy’s 14 Years 100m Backstroke, 2nd in the Boy’s 14 Years 200m Freestyle, Brisbane Champion in the Boy’s 14 Years 50m Backstroke, 5th in the Boy’s 14 Years 50m Freestyle

Siana O’Callaghan: 8th in the Girl’s 13 Years 200m Breaststroke

Nicholas Osborn: 2nd in the Boy’s 12 Years 100m IM, 3rd in the Boy’s 12 Years 100m Freestyle, 4th in the Boy’s 12 Years 200m IM, 8th in the Boy’s 12 Years 50m Butterfly, 3rd in the Boy’s 12 Years 200m Freestyle, 5th in the Boy’s 12 Years 100m Butterfly

Bailey Skinner: 3rd in the Boy’s 17 Years 200m Freestyle, 3rd in the Boy’s 17 Years 50m Freestyle, 3rd in the Boy’s 17 Years 100m Freestyle

Lily Tomlinson: 2nd in the Women’s 200m Freestyle, 3rd in the Women’s 400m Freestyle, 4th in the 19 Years 100m Freestyle

Lachie Vink: 3rd in the Boy’s 15 Years 50 Breaststroke, 5th in the Boy’s 15 Years 200m IM, 5th in the Boy’s 15 Years 100m Breaststroke, 7th in the Boy’s 15 Years 50m Freestyle, 7th in the Boy’s 15 Years 100m Butterfly, 8th in the Boy’s 15 Years 50m Butterfly

Abigail Wild: 3rd in the Girl’s 14 Years 100m IM, 8th in the Girl’s 14 Years 50m Breaststroke, 9th in the Girl’s 14 Years 50m Backstroke, 9th in the Girls 14 Years 100m Butterfly, 9th in the Girls 14 Years 50m Freestyle

Edward Wild: 5th in the Boy’s 16 Years 100m Backstroke, 7th in the Boy’s 16 Years 50m Backstroke, Brisbane Champion in the Boys 16 Years 200m Backstroke.

Congratulations to all swimmers who competed over the weekend.

Tennis

Mr Andrew Ward - Director of Tennis

Our weekend started well with all boys turning up on time and warming up before hitting balls which is important to get the body moving and blood circulation working well. Many times, I see boys not treating warm-up sessions before hitting balls as not necessary. This is very important with Tennis players as we are constantly using our feet and legs, and if they do not move then you will not play to the level that you are hoping to play on the day. When you see a great tennis player it is always the footwork going into the shot that makes him stand out from the rest. If it were easy, we would all be on the circuit earning millions.

With that in mind, I must congratulate all the captains who have taken it upon themselves to lead by example in warm-up sessions before matches. Let’s keep it going boys.

Our weekend saw great wins to all primary teams and all year levels had wins except for two teams which was great.

From 16 matches Marist was able to win 14 of them including a clean sweep in all the open teams.

A special mention to our 2nd and 3rd teams for completely dominating their opponents. Our 4th team also won in style with a hard-fought win.

First Report

1st IV team started with a fantastic meet and great with the opposing team and then prepared for battle of the day. Both teams were looking for weaknesses in each other’s teams with the first doubles matches played to the delight of the many spectators there to watch. Great to see the crowds are getting bigger each week.

Eddie and Fletcher won easily and Henry and Hamish went down 5-7 in a close match that could have gone either way.

1. and the 4 singles to come.

Henry playing extremely well to lose in a close 3rd set tiebreak 9-11.

Eddie winning in a very tight struggle in his match.

Hamish also winning in a hard-fought match where he learned to grind out a win through sheer determination.

Fletcher who demolished his opponent 6-0 6-0 could not have been faulted in the way he played his match.

4-2 up and ahead on sets we had secured the tie, but we still had 2 more matches to take care of first.

Eddie and Fletcher against the top pair found themselves down 1-4 early on but somehow turned it around to come back and win the set against all odds.

Henry and Hamish also winning in a close set to see us win 6-2 in matches and put us in a great position for the season.

After seeing the results from the weekend Marist and Peters are the only two teams still undefeated so early in the season.

This week we have a tall order against last year’s winners in Iona College who will be looking to knock us off.

MVP awards for Round 2 v Padua.

Marist Open Singles Championships

We are fast approaching this year’s Singles Championships and we are taking entries from any boy from year 7 upwards who would love to play this event.

The event is held on Monday 14 August and Tuesday 15 August. Matches will start at 3:30pm and run till about 7:00pm. Tuesday will be all Finals. We will be holding a separate tournament for those who do not progress from their round-robin groups.

There is no coaching of any sort during this week only this tournament.

I would expect every student to have a crack to get some much-needed match play in, and the experience of playing against all standards of players. We will also be providing a sausage sizzle on both days for those entered to play in this tournament. The winner will have their name recorded as the Champion which will see them as a part of a select few who have been able to win this tournament. And the trophy and prizes too.

Junior Championships 

This year we are holding a junior tournament for Years 5 and 6 students.

Singles will be held on Monday 11 September 3:30pm-7.30pm.

Doubles will be held on Tuesday 12 September 3:30pm-7.30pm.

AIC Break up Party

AIC break-up party will be held at the Marist Tennis Centre on 13 September at 3:30pm-6:00pm. All students are welcome to attend.

Round 3 Draws

Basketball

Rugby League

Tennis

Round 2 Results

Basketball

Rugby League

Tennis