Director of Sport 

Pictured: Year 7-8 Blue Football team 

Term 2 Sport and Finals

Well done to the hundreds of students who represented Team sVc in the sporting domain during this term.  With most sports being finalised, there have been some amazing results and achievements across the board. A big thank you to our amazing staff and coaches who dedicate their time to assist our boys.

Congratulations to the Year 7-8 Blue Football team for finishing runner up to a powerful MacKillop College team in the final of the Term 2 SSATIS AFL roster. Overall, a fantastic season for the team and coached well by Oliver Wilson-Haffenden and Bridget Jenkins.  The boys should be very proud of their achievement. 

Good luck to our Year 7-8 Water Polo team who finished on top of the ladder for the regular season. Team sVc will take on MacKillop College this Friday night in the semi-final to earn a spot in next week's grand final.

Term 3 Sport

Term 3 Sport registrations are now closed, and what an amazing response from our sport's mad cohort.

Team sVc will field 13 teams across sports such as Soccer, AFL, Volleyball, Hockey, Rugby and Canoe Polo.  Further information about each sport, including team lists and rosters will be sent out as soon as they are available, so please keep an eye out for EdSmart emails and Student Messages.

Year 9-10 Football Trials

Due to changes in the format of the Year 9-10 SSATIS AFL roster, including moving to Term 3, the College will now only be having one team participate in the competition.  This makes it an even six team competition, with one team each from St Virgil's, Hutchins, MacKillop, Friends', Sacred Heart and St Aloysius. The roster will commence in Week 2 and all matches will be played on Wednesday afternoons/evenings at Geilston Bay Oval #1.

All students that have registered for Year 9-10 AFL in Term 3 are invited attend a selection trial on the Main Oval on Wednesday 26 July from 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm.  Students should be in full sVc football uniform and be prepared to play an intra-school practice match.  From the trials, a squad will be selected to participate in the 9/10 roster and the Alex Gadomski Cup later in the term.  The winner of the SSATIS 9-10 roster will play off against the best DOE teams in the Southern Hawks Cup, with the winner of this qualifying to play in the Tassie Hawks Cup.

Term 3 Swimming Trials

Just a friendly reminder that registrations close next Thursday for students wishing to trial to be part of the sVc Swim Team for 2023.

The trials are for highly capable swimmers and are run in conjunction with Mount Carmel College, St Mary's College and Guilford Young College.

The trials will take place at the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre on Monday 31 July (Week 2 of Term 3), starting at 8.30 am and concluding by 10.30 am. Students are to make their own way to the pool and arrive by 8.00 am. The College will bus the students to Austins Ferry at the conclusion of the trials and have them ready to commence Period 3. Following the trials, the sVc Swim Team will be selected to participate in the SSATIS Swimming Carnival on Friday 1 September (Week 6) and the SATIS Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 13 September, both at the DKHAC.

Please note, the selection trials provide a guide only for the final selection of the team. Past performances, commitment to College sport and fulfillment of student academic and behavioural expectations will also be taken into account. Representing the College is a privilege and ongoing participation in Co-Curricular activities is subject to advice from Heads of House and College Leadership.

To assist with team selections, students must swim in the appropriate SSATIS year of birth age groups as per below:

• Year 7 - U13 - year of birth 2010
• Year 8 - U14 - year of birth 2009
• Year 9 - U15 - year of birth 2008
• Year 10 - U16 - year of birth 2007
• Year 11 - Open - year of birth 2006

If you have already registered, there is no need to register again.

Registrations for the trials close at 5.00 pm on Thursday 27 July. Students can register for multiple events.

If selected in the sVc Swim Team, students are required to wear sVc approved bathers and swim cap, which can be purchased through the Uniform Shop. The Uniform Shop is open Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 8.00 am - 4.00 pm or can be contacted on 6249 3610 or st.virgils@midford.com.au.

Parents/carers are welcome to attend the trials.

To register for the trials, please click here to complete the Google form.

Rowing Annual Dinner and Club Awards 

The end of season Rowing Annual Dinner was held on Saturday 17 June, as staff, parents and rowers alike got a chance to celebrate an awesome season.

Peter Leamey Trophy for exhibiting great resilience throughout the 2022-2023 School rowing season: Finn McNanamey.

Weisse Family Trophy for achieving a high degree of excellence in the sport of rowing: Saxon Van Anholt. 

Saints’ Club Service” for contributing to the Club community through his dedication and effort: Liam Stewart.

The St Virgil’s College 'Head of the River' Day Cup was awarded to the crews who secured first place in a Division One Final at the Head of the River Regatta:

• U13: Ryan Lamprey, Hamish Godfrey (Double Scull), Hamish Quinn, Andrew Mooney, Ryan Lamprey, Hamish Godfrey (Quad Scull).
• U15: Alex Lamprey (Single Scull)

Well done to the following Year level winners of Team Spirit and Rowing Excellence Awards:

Year 7

Team Spirit: Hudson McLeod 

Rowing Excellence: Hamish Godfrey 

Year 8

Team Spirit: Ethan Palado  

Rowing Excellence: Henry Mollon 

Year 9 

Team Spirit: Josh Topham 

Year 10 

Team Spirit: Liam Stewart 

Rowing Excellence:– Saxon Van Anholt 

Tasmanian Secondary All Schools Cross Country Championships

Congratulations to all members of Team sVc for their efforts at last week's Tasmanian Secondary All Schools Cross Country Championships at Symons Plains Race Way. Results are in: 

U14

Arden Petersen 2nd

Max Thom 15th

Ayrton Brown 46th

U15

Ewan McIlwraith 12th

Jake Beams 31st

U16

Hugh McCallum 6th

Hayden Clark-Sullivan 22nd

U17

Max Sylvester 32nd

There was amazing team spirit and effort all round. Well done to Arden Petersen and Hugh McCallum for their selection in the State Team with the top six automatically qualifying.

SATIS will be liaising with Athletics Tasmania around the dates of these championships, to ensure they do not clash with Year 10-12 exams and all students who wish to participate are able to.

Water Polo

Congratulations to our four Year 7 Student Athletes, Archie Ferguson, Oscar Butterworth-Barry, Liam Quinn and William Anderson for their selection to represent Tasmania at the 2023 Water Polo Australia U13 Development Carnival being held in Hobart at the DKHAC over the holidays.  Well done boys.