Though the uneven fields and altered rules required some adjustment, the boys quickly found their rhythm.
In their first game they played against Mater Maria Catholic College, who had a number of rugby league players. The skill and game sense of our boys, saw us jump to an early lead. Tahj, Fraser, Sam, and David were slick through our mid-field, scoring some fantastic individual goals. From there we asserted our control and ran away with the game 32-7.
In our second game, we faced St Peter’s Catholic College, a team who we’ve developed a respectful rivalry after several encounters in AFL competition finals over the years. Today was no exception, as both teams were well-acquainted with each other. The first half was tightly contested, with St Peter’s holding a slight lead at the break. Pat dominated in the ruck, while Olly, Tom, Noah, Billy, and Max worked hard to clean up in defense. However, we seemed to lose momentum in the second half, and St Peter’s ultimately secured a 35-17 victory.
Our third game against St Leo’s Catholic College was one we had to win to get another game against St Peter’s. We started strongly through our midfield, with Finn, Sam and Luke taking advantage of some good service. We skipped to a strong lead going into half time. However, half time came and went, and the steam seemed to go out of our boys. A limited squad due to illness, meant we had some tired boys in the second half. St Leo’s were good enough to take advantage of this and win a close one 29-28.
Our final game became a play-off for 3rd place, against Mater Maria. The boys were determined to take the win and backed it up with effort in the game. They seemed to find the right person each time and connected some great play that eventuated in goals. Billy, Tom and Max had a real battle with each other, moving forward to score some great individual goals. The team ran out winners 43-4.
The Team
Arian McGuiness, Tahj Regattieri, Fraser Blackwell, David Hunt, Pat Oates, Olly Graham, Sam Hughes, Finn Giddings, Luke Nakagawa, Noah Debham, Max Pidgeon, Tomy Barry and Billy Fennell.
A big thank you to Zane Everson, in Year 10, who travelled down and officiated for us on the day. He did a great job for both teams.
