Senior School Sport
Mr Jamie Cook
SPORT REPORT
TERM 1 WEEK 5, 6 & 7 2021
As the College has changed the timeframes of releasing College Newsletters, reporting on Sport and other College news may change over the coming weeks. As we try to keep our Sports reports fresh and current, we look forward to bringing the highlights of the past few weeks of College Sport.
Week 5 Action
College Sport was severely hindered by the weather this week. Morning showers jeopardised our MCS Grand Finals at our local sport grounds as our scheduled game at Raby was moved to Clarke Reserve, but it didn’t matter, as the afternoon downpour, thunder and lightning stopped all Grand Final matches mid-game to force a draw and joint premiers.
Only a few 100 metres away at Eschol Park, a similar fate met the 10 B’s Cricket team. The 10B’s were playing Dundas and dismissed them for 8/43 before the storms hit. As this was a semi-final, the 10B’s will now feature in the Year 10 Opens Grand Final next week as they were the highest-seeded team. The 10A’s had to travel to Eastwood for their semi-final and were in for a nail-biter. An unfortunate result followed but the boys are to be commended for their sportsmanship and behaviour throughout the game.
The Year 9 Opens Basketball team played in their second consecutive Grand Final against St Dominic’s College. Mrs Giles is one happy coach and so proud of her team as they won their second final in consecutive years in a convincing manner.
Winter MCS Trials
We have seen over 600 students’ trial for MCS Football and Rugby League over the past four weeks in Winter MCS trials on Thursdays. Seeing the College fields full of students displaying their skills and talents is such an impressive sight.
Winter MCS teams are almost complete for our Rugby League teams and we anticipate their season commencing before the end of Term 1.
Our MCS Football teams have been finalised and completed Round 1 of their respective seasons. This was an exciting time for our Year 7’s and Year 8’s as they are new to MCS representative sports and they represented the College in a fantastic manner.
The College celebrated our individual and teams sporting achievements from our MCS Summer competitions and NSW pathways at our Week 7 Assembly. Special guests Chris Lawrence and Pat Richards joined the College in announcing our 1st Grade Football and 1st Grade Rugby League teams.
MCS Sport Reports Week 5
1st XI Cricket – Joint Premiers as the Grand Final was washed out
3rd XI Cricket – Joint Premiers as the Grand Final was washed out
Semi Final Action:
10 A Cricket (8/79) were defeated by Eastwood (2/80)
The Semi-Final was a nail-biting game that came down to the final over. St Greg's A’s batted first and in damp conditions scored 79 runs. The bulk of the runs came from Ryan Polsen (42) and Lachlan Stanley (15). The St Greg's bowlers and fielders kept Eastwood to just 44 runs in the first 15 overs. Notable bowlers were Jack Spragg (1/7 off 4 overs), Tom Chell (1/9 off 4 overs) and Tim Saunders (0/14 off 4 overs). Unfortunately, a couple of expensive overs followed and lead to Eastwood requiring just one run off the last over. Eastwood was able to score this run total comfortably and in doing so ended the season for St Gregory's A’s.
MVP: Ryan Polsen (Kilian)
Mrs J Sligar
10 B Cricket – Game wash out.
St Greg’s won the toss and elected to bowl first. A good bowling performance, led by Ben Taylor who took 3 for 5, restricted Dundas to 8-43 after 18 overs before the rain came which stopped play. As St Greg’s qualified as the 1st seed they won the game and advanced to the grand final.
MVP: Ben Taylor (Molloy)
Year 9 Basketball (49) defeated St Dominic’s College (42)
Wow, what an amazing match. We started really strongly and focused on the end goal playing sensational defence and then capitalising at the offensive end. St Dominic's were taken by surprise with our intensity and were getting frustrated with themselves. We went into the second half with a thirteen-point lead so we just needed to maintain our pressure and play solid. St Dominic's came out ready to play the second half with man to man defence and making a couple of 3 pointers and good moves by their big guys to the basket. Thankfully, this team of fine Marist men kept pushing right to the end and got their 2nd Championship trophy.
I am so very proud of the contribution that all of them have made throughout the season towards this success. The Referees struggled with the decision of a player to award as MVP as they stated it was very close between Dylan Sharp and Mason Hunter. But unfortunately, there could be only one winner and that was Mason. Special mention must go to Isaac Sykes who was outstanding at both ends of the court in rebounding.
MVP: Dylan Sharp (Kilian)
Mrs M Giles
MCS Sport Reports Week 6
10B Cricket vs Eastwood – Grand Final
For the final round of MCS cricket, the St Gregory’s College 10B team faced off against Marist College Eastwood at Pearce Reserve Kings Langley. We won the toss and elected to bat on a field that was less than ideal due to all the large slashed bundles of grass left on the field. This made it near impossible to find the boundary. Unfortunately, our team just did not fire on the day. We were all out for only 20 runs in 13 overs with our highest batsmen score of 7 runs to Cameron Salter. Disappointed, but determined to defend the low total, the boys genuinely played very well in the 2nd innings. Our bowling and fielding was definitely on point trying to preserve every run. However, it was inevitable, and it took Eastwood 8 overs to chase down our total. If we had another 30 runs on the board it would have been a different game all together. Overall, a bit of a disappointing end to a great season, however, the boys still had fun and are even more determined for next year.
MVP: Cameron Salter (Kilian)
Mr K Singh
MCS Sport Reports Week 7
1st Grade Football (2) were defeated by Blacktown (3)
A great game and excellent resilience shown by the boys as they went down a man in the first 5 minutes. We were down 3-1 and managed to get back to 3-2 and almost got the draw with the last kick of the game bar a great save from the Blacktown keeper.
MVP: Tommy Mandarano (Laurentian )
Mr T Witton
2nd Grade Football (5) defeated Blacktown (0)
It was a very positive start to the season today. At the coach’s request, there were several players playing out of their preferred positions, but they took on the roles with a great school, team and personal pride. There were 13 great contributors from our team, all worthy of a mention, however, some highlights included: The first goal by Bailey Wheeler who looped over the keeper from left field in the 10th minute. Brodie McConchie laid a ball off to Wheeler to tap in his second before half time. Oscar Coltman was dominant in the middle of the park, creating opportunities through hard work. Nick Watmough had a great header cleared off (or was it over?) the goal line. Brodie McConchie was denied by the crossbar. Great balls in from Harrison Gee throughout the match. Great control and volley by Wheeler to again hit the crossbar. Another Gee cross saw McConchie hit the crossbar again. Thomas Graham met a cross first time to side volley our third goal. McConchie headed the ball well and the keeper could only parry it. Jack Carey had followed up well to be there to slot in our fourth.
A late 40m carry from Mason Bell finished with an unselfish lay off to McConchie to first-time slot the ball inside the far post for our 5th and final goal. To their credit Blacktown never slackened off, however, we just played a very strong game and earned the 5-0 scoreline.
MVP: Bailey Wheeler - Molloy
Mr D Clarke
Year 10 Football – No game. No goalposts at the designated venue.
Year 9 Football – No game. No goalposts at the designated venue.
Year 8A Football (2) were defeated by Parramatta (4)
The St Greg’s 8A’s played extremely well throughout the game. The team went down 2-0 in the first half through a penalty and a great shot from distance by Parramatta Marist. The team had an early free kick in the second half to make it 2-1. The 8A’s were caught on the counter-attack as they applied pressure to secure a second goal and conceded 2 goals in a similar fashion. In the last minute, the boys scored an indirect free-kick to make it 4-2. The boys played very well throughout the game and will look for a win next round.
MVP: Jet Jeffress - Laurentian
Mr Kripal
Year 8B Football (2) defeated Parramatta (1)
The boys were full of nerves and were keen to compete against their opponents. A pre-game talk and we were away. After several minutes of sound build-up play, the boys adjusted to their opponents playing style and soon were on the front foot with several attacking sets in the opposition final third. Noah Walker unleashed one almighty shot on goal and St Gregory's were in the lead. The game ebbed and flowed and soon after the game was tied up, as we failed to clear the ball from a loss of possession at the halfway line. As the game came to a close, St Greg's executed a corner and Flynn Roach headed the ball into the goal with 20 seconds remaining and Greg's fans went wild. In the blur of excitement, Flynn failed to regain his feet and stayed down, as he had fractured his arm as he landed from the contest. A terrible tragedy for Flynn, but a great result for the 8B Football team.
MVP: Sebastian Francois (Laurentian)
Mr J Cook
Year 7A Football (7) defeated Parramatta (1)
With much excitement and anticipation, the Year 7A squad began their season convincingly today. After watching the B squad come off with a close win, they were pumped by the traditional guard of honour that we send off the boys. We struck the first blow with a fantastic goal by Finn in the first 5 minutes of the game. The next couple of goals by the team saw us slacken off in intensity to allow our opposition to score the next goal. At that point, the boys knew that to be their best they needed to step up the talking and spreading the ball around the pitch. A procession of goals came next from Massimo, Max and then again Finn. The defence of Ben, Jesse and Jack denied the opposition opportunities on goal. Our subs played a fantastic part in the game with energetic legs and the St Greg’s passion. Byron played a great second half, along with Dom and Finn, they carved up the opposition. An awesome display of energy, spirit and skill was demonstrated by all. Well done lads!
MVP: Finn Miller (Donovan)
Mr M Ivancic
Year 7B Football (1) defeated Parramatta (0)
A great start for St Greg's Year 7B's season. Parramatta produced a very energetic opening couple of minutes testing the defensive line and goalkeeping of St Greg's. The young men did a great job defending and after finding their groove, produced some sharp counter-attacks to give us a 1 nil lead.
A strategic second half was played with a focus on shutting down Parramatta scoring opportunities and maintaining the early lead. This approach led to Parramatta being unable to take a shot on goal in the second half.
MVP: Luca Reveler (Molloy)
Mr M O’Brien
Please see the attached link to photos taken from the day and the Jersey Presentations.
Swimming Age Champions
Once again congratulations to the students who were selected to represent the College Swim team at the ISA and MCS Swimming Championships.
There has been an update to the College Champions. After a small timing error, a few changes were required and as such, a new 17 Years Champion has been named.
ISA Swimming Championships
Recently, the College competed at our very first ISA Swimming Carnival. We had a very successful day at this event with students competing against other Independent Schools across the Sydney region.
Every student who came along did a wonderful job in their individual and team events and we are extremely proud of their swimming, behaviour and consistent support towards each other and staff across the day.
Our final results for the day were as follows:
- Juniors- 2nd place (Div 2)
- Intermediate- 1st place (Div 2)
- Seniors- 1ST place (Div 2)
- Overall Championship winners (Div 2)
Considering this was our first time competing at this event, the results were exceptional, and it was amazing to hear that we will be competing in Division 1 in 2022!
MCS Tennis Championships
Ms Parsons and Ms Keith led the College Open Boys Tennis team to Parramatta City courts to contest the 2021 MCS Tennis Championships. Please read their report below.
The MCS Tennis Senior Shield is back in its rightful place after a heroic effort by the squad.
We had 5 out of 6 teams make the semis and 3 of those teams made the finals:
- Runner up U17’s Montell Muiruri
- Age champions U17’s Declan Byrum and John McDonald
- Runner up Opens Jayden Brockwell
- Runners up Opens Tadhg Chretien & Zyross Navales
The competition was fierce and the boys are to be commended for their courage and perseverance throughout the day.
Of notable mention was the team captain, Tadhg Chretien who fell and was injured late in the finals match. Bravely, he played on, helping to secure our win.
All of the boys involved represented the College with great pride. Please congratulate the boys if you see them, they are extremely excited to be bringing the shield back home.
Our Junior Team will compete in their respective MCS Championships on 18 March. Good luck to the Juniors as we aim to win both titles which will see a return trip to the NSW CCC Team Championships in Bathurst later in the year.
NSW Pathways Sporting Representatives
MCS Touch Football
Congratulations to the following students who trialled and were selected into the 2021 MCS Touch teams. These students will now travel to Nelson Bay on the 31st March to compete at the NSW CCC Championships.
- Liam Walsh – U15
- Joshua Sykes - Opens
- James Sykes - Opens
NSW CCC and NSW All School Softball
Congratulations to the following students who were selected into the NSW CCC Open Boys Softball team.
On the back of solid individual and team performances at the NSW All Schools Championships, Evan Wulff and Joel Byrne were selected into the NSW All Schools team that will participate in the School Sport Australia Championships to be held in Perth in September. A massive congratulations on this achievement.
NSW CCC Cricket
Congratulations to Matthew Canellis and Liam Sutton who were recently selected into the U19 NSW CCC Cricket team. Matthew and Liam will now take part in the NSW All Schools Championships in Maitland from 16 – 18 March. Well done to Josh Shipley who were selected as a shadow player.
On the 1st March, a strong contingent of boys also trialled at the NSW CCC U16 selections. With several representatives backing up from last year, there is a strong indication of future representatives in years to come.
Congratulations to Riley Kingsell on his selection into the NSW CCC team.
NSW CCC Volleyball
The College sent a strong contingent of students to this year’s NSW CCC Volleyball selections and again represented the College to a high standard, on and off the court. This year the College will have three representatives in the NSW CCC team on 11 June at Homebush.
2021 Winter Jersey Presentations
The last set of presentations awarded on Friday’s Sport Assembly were the jersey presentations of the College First Grade teams for the upcoming Winter seasons.
Special guests Chris Lawrence and Pat Richards assisted with presentations to the boys continuing on a College tradition. Hopefully, the boys will accept and embrace this tradition and lead the College on and off the field.
External Sporting Representatives.
Congratulations to the following students on their sporting achievements outside the College.
Taj Barrington and Dylan Wulff have been selected to represent U14 NSW Softball and will travel to Lismore to compete at the State titles in the upcoming weeks. Good luck boys.
Dominic Curtin is also in selection mode for the Australian Junior Canoe Slalom team.
Dominic has been training very hard over the last few weeks in preparation for the Australian trials. All the best Dominic.
MCS Swimming Carnival
On Wednesday evening the College Swim Team competed at the annual MCS Swimming Carnival. We had a very successful night with students competing in various individual and team races.
All the swimmers did a fantastic job and we are extremely proud of the effort they put in and the respectful behaviour they each showed to the parents and staff who were present.
I would like to give a special mention to the Senior students who provided such wonderful support and school spirit to the Junior and Intermediate students. We had a tough night going head-to-head with Marist College Eastwood for that sweet winning title.
During the individual events, St Greg’s was in the lead and that Championship title was so close to becoming ours. However, the Eastwood relay teams were fierce competition and we ended up coming second overall by just a handful of points!
Our results for the night were as follows:
- Juniors- 2nd place
- Seniors- 3rd place
- Overall- 2nd place
- Jaxon Coleman- U/13s runner-up Age Champion
- Jaxson Smith- U/14s Age Champion and 3x new event records!
- John Dimech-O’Connell- U/16s Age Champion
- William Winsor- U/18s Age Champion
The results achieved by our students last night were exceptional and it was amazing to be present at this event.
Other special thanks go out to Mr Jamie Cook, Miss Loren Keir, Mr Mitchell O’Brien, Mr Lindsay Munroe and Mr Finn Hastie, for all their hard work that went into making this event so successful.
House Cup
As you can see below, Kilian holds a small lead over the other Houses, but with Winter MCS team selections taking place, a plethora of points will be awarded shortly to successful students. Our Public Speaking competitions begin shortly so the boys will have plenty of opportunities to represent the College and contribute to the House Cup.
Upcoming Events
MCS Trials and Competitions
Jamie.Cook@stgregs.nsw.edu.au
Yours in Sport,
