Senior School Sport

Mr Jamie Cook

College sport has not had a good run over the past few weeks with several interruptions to our scheduled games of football and rugby league. Fingers crossed all planned MCS events are able to be completed over the remaining weeks of the term.

The Senior College was able to host Round 1 of the Australian Schoolboy Cup on Thursday 13 May against Hunter Sports High School. A fantastic turnout from the Senior College, Year 5 and 6 students from the Junior College, and a great number of spectators cheered on the 1st Grade Rugby League team as they outplayed their opponents. A fantastic opportunity was experienced by the team as the College has clearly lacked these major sporting events since the onset of COVID-19. Many thanks to the College Leadership team for this event to be supported in-class time and on College grounds.

A number of students will take part in the NSW CCC Rugby League Championships in Week 5 at St Mary’s stadium. Representing the Opens MCS Rugby team - Charlie Guymer, Tom Fletcher and Emmanuel Kandidakkis. Representing the U15 MCS Rugby League team – Lachlan Dooner, Callum McMenemy and Luke Fielding. St Gregory’s will also have Liam Walsh, Cody Parry and Sipilano Vaohea competing in the championships in the NSW President’s Selection teams. We wish all the boys the best of luck at the Championships.

As we move forwards through the term, all student representatives must ensure they uphold the MCS and College expectations to ensure safe and fair play. I mention this as a talented footballer in Year 11, Tommy Mandarano, was tackled inappropriately and as a result, was hospitalised due to severe and complicated fractures to both bones in his leg. Please keep Tommy in your prayers as he recovers from this serious injury.

The College was represented at the recent MCS Cross Country Championships by a talented group of young men who ranked in the top three positions of every competing age group. We secured four Age Champions and three Champion teams but somehow got tipped at the finishing line by a very competitive Marist College Eastwood team. Thirteen students will now represent the College and MCS at the NSW CCC Cross Country Championships in June.

Australian Schoolboy Cup – Round 1

Our boys were fortunate enough to run out for the start of the game against Hunter Sports High in front of the whole College! A sight that was so wonderful to see after a year of no events in 2020.

The boys were obviously very excited to get off to a good start and we did with Thomas Fletcher regathering a deflection from a Liam Sutton kick and barging over for the first try. Unfortunately, not long after, our kick chase was staggered and with wet conditions underneath our defence slipped over to allow their fullback to slice through and run the length to even it up at 4-4.

Thankfully after a tough period of defending our line, Jason Fealofani, Thomas Carroll and Zak Clarke produced some great carries to get us down the field for Thomas Fletcher to go over for his second, off a nice ball from Liam Sutton. We then got on a bit of a roll on with Charlie Guymer and Emmanuel Kandidakkis hitting some great lines to cross over, going into the break at 22-4.

We were very lacklustre coming out for the first 10 in the second half, however, Guymer produced a barnstorming run from our 20 to draw the full back and put Will Grabowski over for our fifth try. Being up 28-4, our boys clocked off at times and not finishing off sets, however, they were to be commended for defending their errors on our line and turning Hunter away. Hunter, unfortunately, scored a last-minute try from an easy barge over, the game was long gone though, and our boys produced a great performance.

The players player was Charlie Guymer, the score finished at 28-8.

MCS Rugby League Action: T2W2 and T2W4

1st Grade League (30) defeated Patrician Brother’s Fairfield (18)

Our boys got to enjoy their first game on our home field in 2 years! We had some nervous boys with 12 making their debut. But with the traditional tunnel down the stairs and onto the field full of students cheering to start the game, the boys were pumped to start the season with a win. We struck first with a great short ball from Josh Sykes to put Thomas Fisher running a great line into to score. From the kick off set, Liam Sutton put in an early kick to the corner where the speedster Will Grabowski raced down the sideline to grab the ball and run 20m to score. Lack of discipline allowed Fairfield into our half and their front-rower crashed over near the line, which allowed them back into the game. We thankfully hit back with a tough defensive effort and Heath Mason getting the ball and breaking a tackle to run the length of the field to score which put St Greg’s up 18-6 at halftime. Unfortunately, we came out not respecting the ball and the other team, turning the ball over and giving penalties away. Fairfield played some good second phase footy to make it 18-12. Then shortly after Fairfield took an intercept try to make it 18-18. This was a good test for our boys who showed some steel in defence and when we held the ball we got up the other end, allowing Cooper Cross to show some good footwork 15 out and strength to fend off tacklers to go up 24-18. Jardyn Nori took a run from a quick play the ball to dive over and seal the victory 30-18 with 5 minutes to go. A great effort with many boys taking pride in the jersey and bring home the win. Next week, Blacktown at home again.

MVP: Cooper Cross - Molloy

Mr Bullock

2nd Grade League (56) defeated Eastwood (6)

A comprehensive win against an opposition who really had a go. We deserved the sizable victory, but credit to our opponents, they didn't just hand it to us. Very pleased with our discipline and defence.

MVP: Matthew Canellis – Kilian

2nd Grade League had the bye in Week 4

Mr Newell

3rd Grade League (46) defeated St Gregory’s College 4th Grade (10)

Third grade went up against a fine St Gregory’s fourth grade team. Strong running from Dean Bartolo and Matthew Levi set a good platform for the team. Harrison Quinn and Joseph Fealofani had fine games in the halves. Brodie Evans and Salvatore Cavaleri showed great speed on the edges to expose the fourth grade defence. Ben Whyte, Brodie Evans, Jack Williams, Joseph Fealofani, Patrick Davis and Braith MacBeth all scored tries. Ben Whyte x 2 and Harrison Quinn x 4, goal conversions.

MVP Dean Bartolo - Donovan.

3rd Grade League (24) defeated Fairfield (14)

Fairfield Patrician Brothers came out strong and quickly had us on our own try line. Our defence was good but our ball handling was poor. After an easy try to Fairfield the team started to be more competitive. Strong ball running from Dean Bartolo and Chris Techera saw us set a good foundation. We were able to hit back and score a fine try. A few injuries and Fairfield were back on our try line and scored again. We started to find momentum and just before half time we scored a try and with fine goal kicking by Harrison Quinn, we were able to go into the half time break with a 12-10 lead. We started the second half with more composure and strong running by Fergus Shelton and Bailey Macbeth which allowed Harrison Quinn and Joseph Fealofoni the opportunity to expose the Fairfiled edges. Great defence and strong running by both centres Salvatore Cavaleri and Brodie Evans opened up space for Ben Whyte to score three tries. Caiden Brincat led the team well and took control of the game which allowed the team to find its rhythm. Tries to Ben Whyte x 3, Ben Wilson. Goals, Joseph Fealofoni x 2, Harrison Quinn x 2.

MVP: Ben Whyte - Kilian

Mr Greg Cave

4th Grade League (10) were defeated by St Gregory’s 3rd Grade (46)

The season began with a fiery encounter against St Gregory’s College 3rd Grade. The first 10 minutes were very physical as the forwards from both teams clashed. Billy Pay, Lachlan Sheens, Jack Riches and Luke Fletcher contributed strong runs and solid defence. Tyrel Kelly was elusive in attack, creating options on the right side of the field. Luke Lo Giudice finished off a great set of play, running 35m to score in the corner. Tyrel Kelly converted from the sideline. Injury to Brayden Achurch and lots of defence in the first half made the team tired as 3rd Grade were 18-6 at half time. The second half resumed the tightness of the game and Billy Pay scored a strong individual try, carrying three players over the line to score. Unfortunately, dropped ball and missed tackles cost us dearly, as 3rd Grade capitalised on these errors. Emmanuel Illich made an impact in attack. Bryce Catford-Potter, Logan Nori, Ryan Polson and Jensyn Galea made good contributions throughout the game. Finn O’Connor took some difficult high balls and Blake Truman, Marty McGrath and Hayden Tipping made good metres when they ran with the ball.

Final score 46-10

MVP: Tyrel Kelly - Donovan

4th Grade League (18) were defeated by St Dominic’s Penrith (18)

A sunny 25 degrees greeted us at Penrith for our game against St Dominic’s. St Dominic’s opened the scoring with a try under the posts to take a 6-0 lead after 5 minutes of play. Once we had the ball, we made easy metres from the direction of Tyrel Kelly and Jared McKinnon. Luke Fletcher and Billy Pay made well-earned metres through the middle. Jared McKinnon had several good kick returns and eventually went over for a well earnt try. Tyrel Kelly converted the try. Miscommunication from the kick-off lead to us kicking a line dropout, which was costly, as St Dominic’s barged over under the posts. We hit back with good runs from Jack Riches, Ryan Polson and Jensyn Galea. Tyrel showed his agility and evasiveness to run through several players and score a great individual try and convert his try for a 12-12 half time score. The hot conditions tired out our forwards in the second half. Silly mistakes had us spending 70% of the time defending. Will Stimson scored a solid try running through several defenders to score, Tyrel converted. Blake Truman and Will Stimson made several solid tackles on their side of the field. Jack Bird had a few opportunities with the ball on the side. Luke Lo Giudice and Hayden Tipping made solid runs and worked in defence. Logan Nori had a busy game at hooker. Finn O’Connor had limited opportunities to run the ball from fullback. Lachlan Sheens, Jayden Brockwell and Bryce Catford-Potter had busy games in defence. The game was a tight contest until the final minutes of the game, where St Dominic’s ran away with it, scoring four tries.

MVP: Jared McKinnon - Laurentian

Mr Dinnen

U15 League (18) defeated Parramatta Marist (6)

MCS Rugby League returned and the squad looked ready to go before kick-off. Up first Parramatta Marist. However, after a slow start Parramatta scored first and converted to make it 6-0. Showing they were up the fight St Greg’s kicked into gear and hit back through a barnstorming run by Lucas Rossi. Back in the game St Greg’s looked in control for the remainder of the contest. Winning the game 18-6, including a brilliant solo kick return try from Riley Senior Final Score: 18-6

Tries- L. Rossi, M. Rope, R. Senior

Conversions: L. Dooner 3

MVP- Lucas Rossi

U15 League (32) defeated Eastwood (6)

Game 2 and confidence was up after the first win of the season and the boys took that straight into the next game. Scoring very early in the contest through a very nice backline shift. With each set both with the ball and in defence St Greg’s were dominant throughout the first half. Leading 16-0 at half time the instruction was to go on with the job and win game 2 of 2021. Fresh faces off the bench brought plenty of energy leading to a convincing win. Highlighted by some silky ball playing from Lachlan Stanley setting up tries to Jayden Mallia and Cooper Clarke, who both did well to score once they got in space.

Final score- 32-6

Tries- C. Adina 2, P. Mannion, L. Walsh, J. Mallia, C. Clarke

Conversions- L. Dooner 4

MVP- Lachlan Stanley

U15 League (32) defeated Blacktown 2 (0)

The boys were pumped up after watching First Grade get a victory in the first Schoolboy Cup game of the year. It was then our turn to do St Gregory’s proud. Conditions were still a bit muddy, so it was going to be a battle in the middle of the field. We were able to strike early through a great show and go from Captain Lachlan Dooner to go up 6-0. The next 10 minutes was back and forth with both teams trying to assert themselves in the games. Momentum swung in our favour after a great long kick downfield by Lachlan Dooner which was greatly supported by the left-hand side defence. Forcing the mistake St Greg’s went on to score three quick tries right before half time to be up 22-0 at the half. The second half was played end to end with both sides chancing their hand in attack. The boys stayed strong in defence and did not concede any points for the entire game.

Tries- L. Dooner 2, C. McMenemy, P. Mannion, C. Adina, L. Stanley

Goals- L. Dooner 3, D. Canellis 1

MVP: L. Dooner - Laurentian

Mr Coffey

14A League (8) were defeated by Blacktown (10)

A close game that we could not quite control. Great effort by all the boys who aimed up and took it to the Blacktown forwards through the centre of the ruck. Some poor decision making in the end cost the win. Two opportunities presented for penalty goals right in front that could have been thrown over. On each occasion, we elected to take the tap in the search for more points that were not required at the point in the match. On both occasions, we were unable to see out the set of six or convert into repeat sets. The closeness of the game was further reinforced with our players over the line, unable to get the ball down and a disallowed kick regather try controversially called offside. The last 10 minutes was spent camped in the opposition quarter, though as a testament to their defence, they did not crack and held on for the win. This sets up a good return future match where we have every chance of reversing the result.

MVP: Chayseton Mulholland - Donovan

Mr McMurdo

13A League (38) defeated Blacktown 2 (6)

The boys had another great performance against Patrician Brothers Blacktown. With many boys being absent, some players were asked to play out of position in the starting line-up. The boys held off some solid attack from Blacktown in the first ten minutes which allowed our backs to get the rewards and score some great tries. The boys finished with a 38-6 victory.

MVP: Brock Achurch - Kilian

Mr Allen

MCS Football Action: Round 5 (T2W2), Round 6 (T2W3 Washed out) and Round 7 (T2W4).

1st Grade Football (2) defeated Auburn (1)

A tough game especially going behind early. The boys dominated possession and a majority of field position. We eventually got the equaliser against a very tough goal keeper from Trinity. Once again, we dominated the second half and got our reward with our second goal and went 2-1 up. We continued to attack hitting the post and missing a penalty. Unfortunately, the game was called off due to the horrific injury to St Greg’s Tommy Mandarano.

MVP: Struan Carlisle - Kilian

1st Grade Football (2) defeated St Patrick’s Dundas (1)

We went into the game with 10 players due to numerous injuries and started very well moving the ball around and making St Patrick’s work hard. It only took 3 minutes before the boys created their first chance. Not long after they were able to convert a nice header from Straun Carlisle. The second goal would come soon after and Straun was the provider to Cavan Limbrey who had an easy tap in, though he had to cover a lot of ground to get himself into the box. Straun would go close again but was denied by the post. The second half started much the same as numerous shots in every goal post and we were unable to find the goal to put the result beyond doubt. As time went on the boys were starting to feel the effects of being a player down. Eventually, St Patrick’s scored from a goalmouth scramble. In the end, hard work and some great play got St Greg’s the result.

MVP: Lucas Rapattoni - Donovan

Mr Witton.

2nd Grade Football (5) defeated Blacktown (0)

A very solid game today. We took the lead early with a goal to Bayley Wheeler. Eastwood was very determined and clawed their way back to a 2-2 result. Our team showed great determination and grit with only one substitute against a team with a full bench that was well rotated. Congratulations on a solid draw - I love 3 points for a win but this was probably our toughest hit out of the season so I am equally as happy with the performance and result.

MVP: Mason Bell - Molloy

2nd Grade Football (0) were defeated by Parramatta (1)

The match was played on a very wet pitch that unfortunately had more influence in the game than any of the players. That being said we were happy to have the game. In a very scrappy affair Parramatta scored after an over hit pass held up in a puddle allowing their striker to slot past our keeper. We responded quickly and believe we scored after a box scramble was struck by Brodie McConchie and appeared to everyone to have crossed the line, unfortunately, the referee could not see that from where he was positioned and did not award it.

The second half saw much of the same, with both teams trying to play football but struggling with the conditions. Our attitude and effort maintained its excellent standard as always but unfortunately, we suffered our first loss of the season. Special mention to Jordan-Leigh Estephan who had a cracker of a game in goals, and special thanks to Mrs Blacklow in the laundry who had to deal with water and mud-soaked uniforms.

MVP: Jordan-Leigh Estephan – Molloy

Mr Clarke

Year 10 Football (3) defeated Eastwood (0)

It was great to officially get our season underway vs Eastwood.Great build up play in the midfield resulted in Tommy Gee putting a ball through to Lachlan Good who slotted away the goal.A dominant display saw us control the rest of the half. Defence was strong and laid the platform for many attacking plays. We could not get the ball over the line for the rest of the half, with Jai Bista coming closest when his long-range effort hit the crossbar. It was 1-0 at half time.We resumed strongly, the way we finished and before long it was Tommy squaring a ball into Cooper Mangan who set up Lachlan to double our lead.We had our third goal after some fantastic interplay which saw quite a few short passes in our attacking third. Ultimately Tommy took a shot that sealed our victory.Great team victory with many boys putting their hand up with positive performances.

MVP: Tommy Gee - Molloy

Year 10 Football (6) defeated Dundas (0)

Tommy Gee won a corner early on. Bryce Bell sent in a beautiful ball which Cameron Ryder met with the header that bounced straight back to his feet. He made no mistake and opened the scoring. Another corner this time sent in by Frank. Cameron made a good run to get on the end of it to send it home for his second of the match. Our third goal came via the penalty spot, expertly converted by Bryce Bell. Some good lead up play involving Frank, Tommy, Xander then out to Bryce who cut inside for Cameron to bury his hat-trick 4-0. Andrew Salian drew a foul in the Box and Tommy Gee put away the 5th. Good play between Cooper Mangan and Harry Elson resulted in Lachlan Good capping off the game by putting away our 6th. 3 - Cam Ryder 2- Bryce Bell 1- Tommy G

MVP: Cameron Ryder - Laurentian

Mr McGovern

Year 9 Football (5) defeated Schofields (0)

A change of formation for the Year 9 team this week after conceding on the break last week. The boys started brightly and created a number of chances, with Cooper Ross driving past the opposition into the top left corner. After missing a number of chances our second goal came through an unlikely source, Matthew Parkin (centre back) who calmed placed the ball past the keeper following a corner kick. In the second half we again created a number of chances but struggled to make the chances count. Cooper Ross scored a second when he finished in the bottom right corner following a good through ball. Mason Hunter added to the score sheet, scoring off another corner kick. This capped an excellent display from Mason. The left-footed Lincoln Vella rounded out the scoring when he finished calmly with his right foot. A confidence-boosting win and a proud Sub Tuum was sung at the conclusion of the match.

MVP - Mason Hunter

Year 9 Football (7) defeated Dundas (0)

Due to heavy rain the St Greg’s College fields were closed for today’s match against St Patrick’s - Dundas. We were fortunate to have the game moved to Lynwood oval (thanks Mr Cook). The boys started brightly and kept possession well. After a number of close chances, a great through ball from Lachlan Suffell set up Cooper Ross who calmly finished into the bottom right corner. Another highlight of the half was a brilliant through ball from Coby Holland to Lachlan Suffell, who cleverly went around the defence and drove onto the cross bar (unlucky Lachlan). Half time score was 1-0. In the second half the boys picked up the pace and were clinical scoring another six goals past St Patrick’s. Our second goal came from Luke Cutajar who tackled the defence on the halfway line and used his pace to open a one on one opportunity, where he finished into the top right corner. The third goal came from Denzel Tarabay who cleverly feigned past his opponent 30 metres out. He switched the ball onto his left foot and sent a brilliant finish into the top left corner. Goal of the season so far. From here the St Greg’s boys started to pile on the pressure in attack and goals began to flow. A well floated corner was finished by Mason Hunter into the bottom left corner. Our fifth goal was a good team goal and came from an excellent work down the left before Cooper Ross drove to the by line and cut the ball back to Coby Holland (a calm finish). As the game progressed a brilliant second goal from Man of the match Denzel Tarabay. This time he finished with his right foot over the keeper from 30 metres out- a brilliant effort. To round off the scoring a Coby Holland cross from the right was well finished by Lachlan Suffell and he deservingly scored. Our best performance of the season built by a solid foundation from our defence- let’s keep building momentum.

MVP: Denzel Tarabay - Laurentian

Mr Goodhew

Year 8A Football (10) defeated Schofields (0)

The boys played extremely well against their opposition. The boys scored an early goal courtesy of Aidan Richards as a result of sloppy defending. The boys had numerous chances in the first half but were only able to score an additional goal. At half time, the team had a discussion around effective shooting and the need to shoot on target. Placement rather than power was needed. Some substitutions were made also. The boys then began shooting on target and scored 8 goals. A special mention to Chewe Kamifusa who scored a hat-trick in 15 minutes.

MVP: Chewe Kamifusa

Year 8A Football – No Game due to referee misadventure

Mr Prateek Kripal

Year 8B Football (3) defeated Patrician Brother’s Fairfield (0)

The Fairfield bus was late arriving which meant the boys were only able to play two 10 minute halves. St Gregory’s were on the front foot early as we discussed the importance of scoring first. The first goal was scored in the 6th minute by Captain Sebastian Francois who scored off a penalty kick just outside the box. Sebastian worked hard in the midfield and was able to score for a second time through some excellent play in the lead up to the goal. The whole team played very well in moving the ball wide and giving consistent service to our two strikers Harry Noby Michel and Noah Walker. Noah was also rewarded with a goal after some strong work upfront. Congratulations to the team and we look forward to next week.

MVP: Sebastian Francois (Laurentian)

Year 8B Football (2) drew with St Dominic’s Penrith (2)

The 8B's were slow to react to a much taller and faster St Dominic's team who played an up-tempo game and had us chasing an early goal in the first half. The side regained some composure through ever-reliable midfielder Seb Francois who worked hard to control the ball in the middle. Seb was well supported by defenders Kai Allie and Oliver Tannous who worked hard to prevent further goals from a dominant Penrith forward line. The second half saw a change of fortunes for St Gregory’s with two smart goals scored in the first 10 minutes which took us to the lead. Despite some inspired goalkeeping from Lachlan Pearce St Dominic's produced an excellent goal to level the scores at 2-2. The boys should be congratulated on their character and their determination to fight back after a strong first half from St Dominic’s.

MVP: Kai Allie - Kilian

Mr Luke Wilson

Year 7A Football (0) defeated Schofields (0)

Buoyed by the dominating result of our last game, the boys were in great spirits and ready to play their best again. With some minor changes in positions, the boys took the field with great enthusiasm. The opposition showed significant grit from the outset and kept us at bay for the first 15 minutes. However, the midfield combination of Max and Mossimo linked well with Finn and Dominic to get our 1st goal. Within 5 minutes we were up 2 nil and then 3 within another couple of minutes. If it wasn’t for our backs lead by Ben and Jess, a couple of breaks by the opposition would have yielded a number of goals for the opposition. The second half saw us hampered by some frustration and the bounce of the ball not going our way at times. However, we were able to score a number of extra goals and come out with a solid win.

MVP: Ben Lepre - Molloy

Year 7A Football - No Game due to referee misadventure

Mr Ivancic

Year 7B Football (2) defeated Patrician Brother’s Fairfield (0)

Round 5 resulted in a forfeit due to the late arrival of our opponents, Fairfield. A game was still agreed on as a friendly fixture and both teams took the field for a 25minute kick. The St Greg's pre-game speech encouraged the young men to not let three days of camp be an excuse for a poor performance. Having already won the game prior to taking the field, the team promised to pride themselves on still playing to the best of their abilities and wear the crest with pride. The team held positional structure the best we have all year with each and every player really owning their position. Well done to Thomas Geale who helped coach the team due to injury and has continued to be a valuable asset to the team.

MVP: Owen Fishlock - Laurentian

Year 7B Football (1) drew with St Dominic’s Penrith (1)

A very wet pitch was underfoot after very heavy rainfall on Wednesday night. The young men were not put off by the mud and water and happily changed and started warming up as we waited for Penrith to arrive. Our opponents were as keen as us from the kick-off and a very competitive game was underway from the opening whistle. St Greg’s held most of the ball and field possession in the first half and kept a high level of pressure. There were not many shots taken and it took a couple of crosses from left field to set up scoring opportunities. Cody’s crosses kept the pressure up and allowed Kurtis to score out only goal of the game. Penrith evened the score in the second half and were presented with a direct penalty soon after. Outstanding goalkeeping from Ben managed to keep the score to 1-1. Sensing the pressure, the St Greg’s men turned their performance up another level and started to put the pressure back on and produce several goal scoring opportunities late in the second half, unfortunately unsuccessful. The final score was a draw and a good reflection of two well matched teams. Cody was named man of the match and awarded the 3 points for his performance. Cooper was given the 2 points, justified described by Cody “because he was everywhere”. Ben picked up the 1 point for his goal keeping. The post-match speech emphasised the importance of playing with the assertive pressure from the last couple of minutes much earlier in the game. Fingers crossed for some more confidence in taking shots at goal in the next two weeks.

MVP: Codey Ortlipp – Molloy

Mr O’Brien

MCS Cross Country

It was a pleasure to recently accompany 35 competitors to the MSC Cross Country carnival at the International Regatta Centre, Penrith. Light rain fell continually throughout the day but this did not dampen the enthusiasm of this group of fine young men.

We had some excellent individual and age group results and finished in 2nd place (behind Marist Eastwood) for all the major trophies.

The following students all finished in the top 6 places in their age group and therefore progress to the CCC carnival later in the term:

12 Years	Age Champion Cooper Clugston	16 Years	Age Champion Joel Offord 3rd Place Valentino Romanelli 5th Place Cooper West
13 Years	2nd Place Ethan Matthews 5th place Max Anastasio	17 Years	Age Champion Lucas Bucca 3rd Place Jack Carey 4th Place Blake Ciscato
14 Years	Age Champion Archie Nott 2nd Place Lucas Grima	Opens	6th Place Declan Price
15 Years	6th Place Liam Walsh

Additionally, we had three teams that won their age group:

13 years- Ethan Matthews, Max Anastasio, Rhys Parmeter, Ashton Tsagalas and Nathan Salter
16 years – Joel Offord, Cooper West, Valentino Romanelli, Ethan Rae and John Dimech-O’Connell
17 years - Lucas Bucca, Blake Ciscato, Jack Carey, Joshua Yu and Shelby Malone

Mrs Julie Sligar

2021 Bill Turner Cup

After receiving a bye in Round 1, St Gregory’s College Bill Turner Soccer team played against Liverpool Boys High School away in Round 2. The boys were enthusiastic and ready to compete in a very competitive state knock-put competition.

The game started at a fast pace with chances for both teams. Once St Greg’s settled into the match and started to work the ball around the chances began to come. Some good ball play shifted out to Lincoln Vella on the left who crossed with precision to Denzel Tarabay who made no mistake with an excellent header. The score at half time 1-0.

St Greg’s started strongly in the second half dominating the play and deservingly we made the opposition pay as Cooper Ross’s strong effort was deflected beyond the keeper. Despite pushing for an equaliser, the St Greg’s defence stood firm and were well supported in goals by Adam Papaleo, making some crucial saves. Well done to our Year 7 debutant Max Anastasio- who played an excellent game against much older opposition - a great prospect for the future.

Round 3 vs Amity College

The St Gregory’s Bill Turner Cup team travelled to Lynwood Park to take on Amity College on Monday 17 May. The boys were very anxious about our opponents in the warm-up but with some direction regarding playing style and intensity in our defence, St Greg’s were ready to start the game. We overcame some hurdles before the game with Adam Papaleo being cleared to play the game due to injury and Declan Malone getting injured on the weekend. This provided opportunities for Finn Miller and Mervyn Stone opportunities to play. The boys started really well, dominating all sections of the field, bar the opposition goal box.

Matt Parkin and Harry Elson were rock solid. They ignited our attacking sequences, providing Connor Gray, Lincoln Vella and Denzel Tarabay numerous opportunities to allow play in the opposition half.

We hovered around the opposition goal box for a majority of the match, but Amity were tenacious in their efforts and repelled our efforts.

All of the boys got minutes in the game, but the game was getting away from us and we returned to the starting line-up to finish the game. Once again, we peppered the opposition but failed to hit the mark.

We headed to extra time of 20 minutes, where a player is removed every 5 minutes. This proved a tedious time, as player fitness level dropped off, but allowed some players to show great heart and determination. Lincoln Vella and Connor Gray were the foundation of our midfield. Solid at both ends of the park.

With minutes remaining, we pushed for one final attack, with Max Anastasio delivering a cross to Cooper Ross who was not able to connect with an open goal.

The final 8 players on the field then headed to a penalty shoot out. The boys were on edge as we finalised our list of penalty takers.

Harry Elson stepped up first and converted, as did Amity. Cooper Ross stepped up an missed the mark while Amity converted.

Max Anastasio, Denzel Tarabay, Connor Gray and Lincoln Vella all converted their opportunities while one of the Amity players missed, levelling the scores. Matthew Parkin stepped up to convert as did Amity.

It now fell on the goalkeepers to take and save their respective penalties, and both converted.

The scores were still level as we headed into the second round of penalties.

Harry Elson converted his penalty. Then, Adam Papaleo read his opponent perfectly, dived to the right, and safely fended the ball away with two hands to secure the win for St Gregory’s. The boys stormed the pitch to celebrate with Adam being on the bottom of the pile.

The team returned to Earth, congratulated Amity College on their efforts then huddled to sing Sub Tuum. I have never aged more in one game than I experienced in this game. Now onto bigger and better opponents in Westfields Sports High School.

Coach:

Mr Jamie Cook and Mr Daniel Goodhew

NSW Pathways Sporting Representatives

So far this year we have had numerous students be selected for teams in the NSW Sports pathways. Congratulations to the following students on their sporting achievements thus far.

MCS Selection

Open’s Football – Declan Price, Liam Starr, Domonic Rajacic and Harrison Gelder will represent the Opens MCS Football team at the upcoming NSWCCC Championships on the 25/26 May. I have the privilege of coaching the MCS team this year and I look forward to the boys competing at this elite level.

There has also been news of a several students making great sporting achievements outside of the College.

Hayden Brown of Year 10 has been selected to represent NSW at the Australian Championships for Level 7 Trampoline, Level 7 Double Mini-Trampoline and Level 6 Tumbling on the Gold Coast. We have just received word that Hayden won the silver medal in the tumbling competition. Congratulations Hayden.

Callum McMenemy of Year 9 has recently been selected into the NSW U15 Junior Rugby team after his club team won the NSW Junior Country Championships.

We wish Hayden and Callum all the very best in their upcoming tournaments.

Dominic Curtin has had success at the 2021 NSW All Schools Canoeing Championships. His parents, Julie and Jim, have shared the below;

The competition started with the Flatwater races on the Clarence River in Grafton on Saturday the 15 May.

Dominic won gold in the four flatwater races he paddled - 16Mens DRR (downriver racer) 500M, 16Mens SK1 (slalom kayak) 500M, 16Mens C1 500 M and as well as the long 16 Mens DRR 5000M.

The competition then moved to the beautiful location on Mann River at Hanging Rock ( 1 hour out of Grafton) for the next three days of racing.

The Slalom races were held on Sunday 16 May with the competition being the best of two runs. Dominic won the 16Mens K1 and the 16Mens C1 events. His time in the K1 event earned him the title of fastest time on the course of all the paddlers. He also has some fun joining some of his Penrith Valley Canoeing Clubmates to paddle in the Open Mens C2 and the Open Mixed C2 as invitational teams.

Monday morning started the day with the teams event (where three paddlers do the slalom course together). Only teams with three students from the same school are official entries, but again Dominic paddled a C1 team with his Penrith training crew. They had a lot of fun with this.

After the team's event, the Wildwater sprints were held. Dominic again won the 16 Mens K1 event and the 16Mens C1 event. His time in the K1 event earned him the title of fastest time on course of all the paddlers.

The Wildwater classic event of the Championships was the last event on the program and this was run on the Tuesday morning. This is a 3 km event paddled down the whitewater on the river. Again Dominic won the 16M K1 event and again earned the title of fastest on course of all the paddlers.

Dominic finished the Championships with 8 gold medals and three fastest times on course. These performances were outstanding and Dominic earned the All Schools Overall Champion title with 75 of a possible 80 points.

Dominic did a great job representing St Greg’s and we are very proud of him.

Senior College Show Team – Nowra Schools Steer Competition

As part of the College Beef production program in Year 9 Agriculture, the boys have raised two Murray Grey steers. They have fed them and prepped them for this competition over 63 days.

On Tuesday 3 May, a group of 20 boys camped the night at Nowra and competed on the Wednesday with the steers. Half the team was made up of Year 9 students, for most, this was their first show. There were 10 other schools, with about 200 students competing.

The weather was far from great (nothing like 40mm over a day) but our results made up for it!

The boys had the cattle “beds” looking clean and tidy for the entire day. Marcus McGuinness was in charge of herdsman and ensuring this job was always done.

One of our steers came 5th in a very hard line up of quality steers.

Massimo Pisciuneri, Cooper Wray, Thomas Anderson and Patrick Bird made it to the finals for junior judging. All four boys spoke on a microphone in front of 400 odd people, justifying their reasons as to why they placed cattle in a line up the way they did.

This is one of the hardest parts of the competition, and the scariest, for so many kids.

Massimo Pisciuneri 2nd place (first time junior judging)
Thomas Anderson 2nd place
Patrick Bird 2nd place

In Parader’s (pouring rain by now and late afternoon with fading light):

Oliver Pullen - 5th place novice parader (first show)
Cooper Wray - 3rd place
Massimo Pisciuneri - 2nd place
Patrick “I don’t want to go in Parader’s because it’s boring and I have a ribbon already” Bird - 1st place
Vince Vaccaro - 2nd place
Toby Drinnan - 4th Place
Vincent Pisciuneri - 1st place
Riley Keogh - 1st place
Joel Offord - 2nd place
Macs Rubain - 3rd place
Tom Anderson - 5th place

I LOVE when the championship class is filled mainly with St Greg’s boys, with Vincent, Patrick and Riley were up against each other.

Riley Keogh - Champion parader (200 kids went in this event).

Another part of this comp is a report. This was compiled by Elliot Power- he did a great job.

We will wait to hear about the herdsman, report and carcass results.

We talk about responsible and resilient learners- this event was nothing short of these qualities in all 20 boys. Despite the rain and cold, there was not one complaint. Despite all the problems thrown our way, this team overcame every one of them and powered on.

This was a huge team event, not just in regard to the students.

Massive thank you to the College and Farm staff for driving the cattle and gear, for driving the truck and gear back, Owen Jones’ Grandfather for transporting a trailer home, Gerard Fetterplace and his team for the BBQ/ tables/ marquees and all round support, Lucy Willoughby for organising a bus at very late notice, Luke Morrisey for getting some of the boarders gear late at night because just having spare undies and winter crocs were not going to cut it! Pat Cleary’s parents for driving him from footy trials in Castle Hill to Nowra Showground, Elizabeth MacArthur for picking up the boarders gear early Wednesday morning, Don Perna for his drone and video editing skills to assist our report and Skye Baxter- this event I could have definitely not done without her, what a trooper!

Mrs Mahoney

Leader of Learning - Agriculture

Senior College Show - NSW Sheep Show – Dubbo

On a cold and windy weekend in May, eight senior students travelled to Dubbo with Mr Stefanski, Mr Brooks and Mr Singh in tow to compete in the NSW Sheep Show.

The College entered 6 Corriedale stud entrants this year and to Mr Stefanski’s delight, the College celebrated some fantastic results.

4th Corriedale Ram, under 1 year of age, opens class
2nd Corriedale Ram, under 1 year of age, shorn, opens class
2nd, 5th Corriedale Ewe, under 1 year of age, opens class
1st Corriedale Ewe, under 1 year of age, shorn, opens class
2nd, 4th Corriedale Ewe, over 1 year of age, under 2 years of age, opens class
2nd Corriedale Ewe, over 1 year of age, under 2 years of age, shorn, opens
1st, 2nd, 4th Corriedale Ewe, 2 years and over, opens class
2nd Pair of Ewes, under 2 years
2nd Peter Taylor Memorial Group – 1 ram, 2 ewes, under 1 year of age

Champion Shorn Corriedale Ewe!

Most Successful Corriedale Exhibitor! (4th time in 5 years!)

Over 100 students entered this year’s competition from some well-known stud families. But the boys from the city were keen to give them a run for their money and they did not disappoint, again celebrating some fantastic results.

Adam Fordham 1st Junior Meat Sheep Judging

4th Merino Judging

Overall Junior Judging Champion!

Alex Gorey 1st Junior Meat Sheep Judging

5th Merino Judging

William Hackett 1st Senior Merino Sheep Judging

Ryan Saggers 3rd Senior Meat Sheep Judging

5th Senior Sheep Handlers

Adam Fordham – Overall Junior Judging Champions

House Cup

Well done to our MCS representatives so far from Term 2 and the MCS MVP’s who are contributing vital points to their respective Houses. There are still plenty of representative opportunities across the co-curricular program for all students to contribute to the College House Cup.