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Year 7 - 9 Junior Boys & Girls AFL Gala Day

Our Year 7–9 Boys & Girls AFL teams competed in a Gala Day today at the Leeton Showground this week.

Thank you to Mr Forrest & Mr Ianelli for coaching the boys and Miss Cirillo & Mrs Johns for the girls!

The Boys first match was against a very strong St Francis side; despite a fantastic effort from all of our players, we were unable to secure the win. However, the boys bounced back beautifully in their second game against Leeton High. The team really came into their own, securing a convincing victory by the final siren.

Our Girls side had a tough day on the pitch going down in our first few games by minimal margins, this put us out of the running for round 2.

We had a brilliant win over West Wyalong in their final game to send the girls home happy.

Overall, the boys & girls played some excellent footy throughout the day and did our school proud with their outstanding efforts and sportsmanship.

Thank you to NRL & Bryson Goodwin, former NZ international, Rabbitohs & Sharks player, it was great talking with our Year 10 boys. Not that our boys gave him much, they're not the talkative bunch when they aren't in their comfort zone. The NRL State of Mind program directly links to concepts taught in PDHPE throughout stage 5.

It focuses on mental health awareness, resilience, help-seeking behaviours, and strategies to support positive wellbeing, while encouraging students to build confidence and respond positively to challenges both on and off the field.

We hope they take some of the concepts learnt into their everyday life.