Diocesan Touch Football 2021

On Tuesday, 2nd March, about forty Kildare students descended upon Jubilee Park for Diocesan Touch Football trials. Students in the Opens age group and our 15s Girl and Boy teams were joined by students from Mater Dei, St Francis, Marian, Xavier and a group from the Canberra/Goulburn diocese. 

The Open age group players were divided into teams and asked to perform drills and play short games to showcase their skills. Five of our senior girls and nine of our senior boys were selected to play for the Wagga Diocesan team in the carnival in Nelson’s Bay in late March. Congratulations to those players listed below and thank you to all students who trialled.

The trials for the 15s age group required each school to send a team of players who then played against each other in five twenty-minute games.

Results 

15s Girls team consisted of middles -Maeve Jackson, Eliza Walsh, Shayla Watson and Anabelle Willis, links -Holly Williams, Katelyn Logan, Baylee Wright, Issie Hogg and wingers- Jessica Graham and Piper Bentley.

  Game 1: KCC (5 tries) defeated St Francis (0 tries) – try scorers; Holly, Jess, Piper, Eliza and Shayla.

Game 2: KCC (7) defeated Xavier (2) - try scorers; Holly (2), Jess (2), Maeve, Anabelle and Shayla.

Game 3: KCC (6) defeated Canberra/Goulburn (2) - try scorers; Holly (2), Piper, Baylee, Shayla and Jess.

Game 4: KCC (6) drew with Mater Dei (6) - try scorers; Holly (2), Piper, Shayla (2), Eliza and Jess.

Game 5: KCC (5) defeated Marian (1) - try scorers; Issie, Baylee, Katelyn, Jess and Eliza.

Our toughest and best game was the draw against MDCC and at the end of the day we were on equal points with Mater Dei.  The MDCC team for/against was slightly higher than ours and they were named the champion Diocesan team in the 15s girls.

Congratulations to all players and well done to Maeve Jackson, Eliza Walsh, Shayla Watson, Holly Williams and Anabelle Willis on their selection in the Wagga Wagga Diocesan team to play in Nelson’s Bay in a few weeks.

15s Boys team consisted of middles – Jaxson Allen, Murray Beer, Billy Maher and Lachie Cole, links -Cohen Benson, Lachlan Dicker, Campbell Mattingly, Reuben Heine and wingers- Lachlan Field, Lochie Wilson, Archie Stoll and Preston Schultz.

 Game 1: KCC (10 tries) defeated St Francis (1 try) – try scorers: Billy (3), Preston (2), Murray, Campbell, Lachie F, Lachlan D and Lachie C.

Game 2: KCC (10) defeated Xavier (2) - try scorers: Murray (2), Lochie W (2), Campbell, Lachie F, Jaxson, Preston, Cohen and Reuben.

Game 3: KCC (8) defeated Canberra/Goulburn (2) - try scorers: Billy (3), Preston (2), Murray, Cohen and Jaxson.

Game 4: KCC (10) defeated Mater Dei (5) - try scorers: Lachie F (3), Lochie W (2), Cohen (2), Murray, Campbell and Billy.

Game 5: KCC (7) defeated Marian (2) - try scorers: Lachie D (2), Cohen (2), Archie, Lochie W and Lachie F.

The KCC 15s boys team dominated all day, were undefeated and so they were named the champion diocesan team.

Congratulations to all players and well done to Jaxson Allen, Murray Beer, Cohen Benson, Lachie Cole, Lachlan Dicker, Lachlan Field, Billy Maher and Campbell Mattingly on their selection in the Wagga Wagga Diocesan team to play in the carnival at Nelson’s Bay.

Congratulations to all players who represented KCC on the day and thank you to Mr Ward and Alice Toohey for their efforts on the day.     

Jacinta Murphy | Coach