Debating
Round One
It was a very successful opening round of the 2018 DAV debating season for the St Bede’s Squad, albeit a nervous night for many new juniors to our debating circle in 2018. Well done to all boys who represented the College last night at Brighton Grammar School, and a big thank you to the many parents, siblings and friends who turned out to support and encourage the boys – we appreciate it.
This year St Bede’s College has entered seven teams in total; one B Grade team from Year 11, three C Grade teams from year 10 and three D Grade teams from years 8 and 9. It is great to see not only such high participation rates, but also such depth of talent and desire for success at all levels. This ideal is suitably modelled for the squad by their Captain for 2018 – Jeremy Mann, Year 11, McCristal House.
Round one saw each team open their campaign, results as follows:
B Grade:
Topic - “That we should limit the number of government funded university places”
SBC 1 – Jeremy Mann, Dillon Bulman and Mattias Seisedos defeated Brighton Grammar School 1, Best Speaker awarded to Dillon Bulman.
C Grade:
Topic: “That fossil-fuelled car sales should be banned by 2025.”
SBC 1 - Liam Collins, Elijah Barrett and Flynn Morley defeated St Leonard’s 3, Best Speaker awarded to Elijah Barrett.
SBC 2 – Jack Pooley, Conor Mooney and Will Devlin defeated Star of The Sea 1, Best Speaker awarded to Jack Pooley.
SBC 3 – Sam Murray, Jack Dawson and Blake Wilden defeated Albert Park Secondary College 3, Best Speaker awarded to Sam Murray.
D Grade:
Topic: “That the Olympics should be expanded to include non-sporting events”.
SBC 1 – Ben Martinelli, Lyndon Bulman and Lachlan Doyle defeated St Leonard’s 5, Best Speaker awarded to Lyndon Bulman.
SBC 2 – Cameron McGoldrick, Liam Higgins and Harry Griffin, defeated by Albert Park Secondary College 4 in their first debate. Much potential exists to develop in this team and we look forward to their progress into next round.
SBC 3– James Donlon, Aaron Nowlan and Renzo Alves – Glennon, defeated by Sandringham Secondary College 1 in their first debate. A solid performance from another new team with much potential to develop further.
Thank you to staff mentors for their commitment to the teams this round: Carl D’Souza, Shae Howe, Sally Spencer and Viv Ditcham.
Finally, it was lovely to witness the support for the St Bede’s Debaters in this round from Old Collegians and past debaters: Darragh Tate and Kye Mitchell, both currently adjudicating at DAV, and 2017 College Captain, Lucas Barrett. The Beda spirit is alive and well in debating circles!
Round 2 will be held at Brighton Grammar School on Wednesday, 28th March 2018 from 7.00pm.
DAV Round 2
SBC debaters contested the second round of DAV on March 27th, at Brighton Grammar School. The evening resulted in four strong wins and threenarow loses – setting the scene for some even competition in the next round.
B Grade: “That the West should lift all sanctions on Zimbabwe.”
SBC defeated Brighton Grammar School 4 by four points. An excellent debate from this newly formed team, comprising Dillon Bulman, Jeremy Mann and Mattias Seisdedos. Congratulations to Dillon and Jeremy for being awarded joint Best Speakers on the night.
C Grade: “That Australia and New Zealand should unify as a single country.”
SBC 1 – Tom Griffin, William Bunn and Liam Collins, defeated Star of The Sea 1, by four points. A new speaker debut in this round for this team, proving that their capabilities run deep. Another polished debate for the season. Congratulations Tom Griffin, awarded Best Speaker, and to William Bunn for an exceptional first debate.
SBC 2 – Jack Pooley, Conor Mooney and Jacob Barry defeated Brighton Secondary College by three points. This team continues to put in excellent efforts with research and speech writing ;it is pleasing to see their skill sets consolidating. Congratulations to Jack Pooley, awarded Best Speaker
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SBC 3– Sam Murray, Jack Dawson and Blake Wilden, defeated by St Leonard’s 2 in a spirited debate. This team were the recipients of an adjudication with clear suggestions for the next round.
D Grade: “That all gambling advertising should be banned.”
SBC 1 – Tomas Cooling, Lyndon Bulman and Elijah McEvoy, defeated St Leonard’s College 5. This team has had a very strong start to the season, winning both their rounds convincingly.
SBC 2– Monty Young, Ethan Fletcher and Liam Higgins, narrowly lost by a point to S Leonard’s 6, but continue to extend their experiences and skills.
SBC 3 – Ben Uheara, Aaron Nowlan, Adam Bartosy and James Donlon, defeated by Sandringham Secondary College 1. Some good points for future practise gleaned in adjudication, and much potential to continue developing in this enthusiastic new team.
Thank you to all staff mentors for Round 2 – Sally Spencer, Shae Hower, Viv Ditcham, Robyn Kensley and Carl De Souza. Round 3 will take place at Brighton Grammar School on Wednesday night, 9th of May – all supporters welcome.
Kaylene Menara,
SBC Debating Coordinator.