Weekly Sports Report Thursday 12 March, 2020 - Term 1 - Week 7 Inside this edition From the Head of Sport - Individual Achievements - From College Sport Captain - Q/A Segment Team of the Week – Round 5 (Volleyball, Cricket and AFL) - Cricket, Volleyball and AFL Draw – Round 6 v Padua Saturday 14th March Round 5 Cricket, Volleyball and AFL results - S&C Schedule UPCOMING EVENTS Friday 13 March AIC AFL – 1st XVIII and Year 8/9 v Padua Saturday 14 March AIC Round 6 Cricket, Volleyball and AFL v Padua AIC AFL – Years 5, 6 and 7 v Villa and Padua Monday 16 March Student Free Day Rugby Clinics: 8:00am - 10:00am (Year 7 & 8) From the Head of Sport 10:00am - 12:00pm (Year 9 & 10) Friday 20 March It does not seem that long ago that we began the Term 1 season yet we now only have one week AIC AFL – 1st XVIII and Year 8/9 v Iona remaining before it all comes to an end. Wet weather continues to affect our training and given the Saturday 21 March weather interruptions this year it has certainly been an interesting season! Last weekend we had a AIC Round 7 Cricket, Volleyball weekend of mixed results against Villanova across all sports. The volleyballers continued their strong and AFL v Iona form, our AFL players continue to develop with the 1sts recording a good win, while some of our cricket AIC AFL – Years 5, 6 teams will be looking for a strong finish to the season after a disappointing round. and 7 v SPC and Iona Next week will be the final week for AFL, cricket and volleyball and we wish all students the best of luck for the remaining rounds of sport. Enjoy yourselves! MCA SPORTS CONNECT As we near the end of the season, it’s very important that students take the time to thank their coaches for the time and effort they have given to their team this year. Head of Sport Although we are finishing up a season of sport, another one quickly begins and things don’t slow down. Mr David Miles We move into the busy Term 2 sporting program with the official rugby union and football seasons [email protected] commencing on Monday March 23 and our Cross-Country program increases their focus. Head of Sport (Years 5 & 6) TERM 2 SPORT - RUGBY & FOOTBALL Mr John Lambourne [email protected] Time is running out to organise yourself for upcoming trials. Please make sure you have the following Volleyball gear organised: Mr Adam Knight - College jersey/playing shirt, shorts & socks – uniform shop (see pictures below) [email protected] - Mouthguard – this is essential so please get these properly fitted AFL - Water bottles – given the current “climate” each student must have their own Mr Brett Gillett - Boots – specific to your sport [email protected] - Other protective equipment specific to your sport – shin guards, head gear, shoulder Cricket pads Mr Brendan Furdek [email protected] Cross Country Mr Matt Ingram [email protected] Head of Strength & Conditioning Mr Simon Price [email protected] Marist College Ashgrove - The Buzz - Page 1 From the Head of Sport Continued... FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS!!! IMPORTANT REMINDERS This year we are launching our Term 1 sport remains our priority – if there is a clash, students must attend their Term 1 sport! new Marist Sport Instagram account. The NEW Sport RUGBY UNION STUDENT-FREE DAY CLINIC – MONDAY 16 MARCH (YEAR 7 -10) Instagram account will We will be holding a clinic on this student free day for Year 7 -10 students and are encouraging all feature any sporting highlights students to attend. This will form an important part of preparing for the upcoming season. throughout both trainings and games for the season. Please Venue: Flat 5 & 6 follow the mca_sports account. Year 7 & 8 - 8:00am – 10:00am Year 9 & 10 - 10:00am – 12:00pm /mca_sports The official trials and training program for Week 9 and 10 of term will be posted in next week’s newsletter, emailed to students and on the College APP. Please make sure you have the College APP and have registered for the sports you require information for. WET/EXTREME WEATHER For Term 2 we will be posting a lot of our information on the College APP only so please make sure you get in the habit of checking the APP. In the event of wet or extreme weather, WEEK 9 & 10 – RUGBY & FOOTBALL TRAINING & TRIALS any cancellations of training or matches will be communicated through Next week we will provide the rugby and football schedules for the remainder of the term. All students the Marist College Ashgrove College will be participating in trials throughout Week 9 and internal trials on Saturday March 28 at the College. APP. Please check this regularly if poor Best wishes for Round 6! weather looks imminent. SATURDAY SPORT Mr David Miles Unless there is extreme weather, Head of Sport no decisions will be made until the morning of competition. The APP will be updated as regularly as possible. Individual Achievements TRAINING We will aim to let students know - Jackson Grounds on his selection in the Met North 14-18 years Baseball Team. Jackson by 2nd break if possible. This is not will compete at Queensland State School Sport Championships in Cairns during mid- always realistic, so we encourage all students to have a contingency plan if March. poor weather arrives late in the day. SPORT PHOTOS AND VIDEOS The sports department are always looking for photos and videos of the Colleges sporting teams throughout the year. If you wish to share these for use in the Sports newsletter, Blue and Gold, as well as other College publications, we encourage you to please send them to [email protected] Marist College Ashgrove - The Buzz - Page 2 Teams of The Week – Round 5 v Villanova College Each week during Cricket, Volleyball and AFL season, the best performing players from 1sts, 2nds, and A teams down to Year 7 will be selected in the Team of the Week. At the conclusion of the season, a Team of the Season will be selected and presented at assembly. Please see below for the teams of the week v Villanova College. AFL Round 5 Cricket Round 5 Volleyball Round 5 1 Tyler Galligan 1st XVIII 1 Tom Philp 1st XI 1 Toby Bergh 1st VI 2 Mason Houlihan 1st XVIII 2 Jacob Kumaru 1st XI 2 Floyd Aubrey 2nd VI 3 Nick Fisher 1st XVIII 3 Riley Grace 2nd XI 3 Fred Elia 11A 4 Cooper Thomas 1st XVIII 4 Jesse O’Neill 2nd XI 4 Jeremy Vanderbyl 10A 5 Thomas Pfitzner 1st XVIII 5 Bailey Russo 10A 5 Declan Tunny 9A 6 Jackson Williams Intermediates 6 Max Hrstich 10A 6 Hayden Barnes 8A 7 Thomas Williams Intermediates 7 Ben Ferguson 9A 7 Owen Dodwell 7A 8 Cody O’May Intermediates 8 Joe Whitten 9A 9 Alistair McClure Intermediates 9 Sam Lewis 8A 10 Ned Rosenbrook Intermediates 10 James Brandon 8A 11 James Milner Juniors 11 Matt Rouston 7A 12 Harry Hogan Juniors 12 Tom Clulow 7A 13 Ethan Schulz Juniors 14 Oliver Reeves Juniors 15 Ben Caughley Juniors From the College Sport Captain Round 5 of AIC sport saw Ashgrove take on Villanova, with all First’s teams playing away. The AFL boys were in a tight contest throughout the game however ran away with the win in the last quarter. It was a special win for the boys with the highlight being Tyler Galligan’s goal from the pocket in front of the swarm. The volleyballers were victorious against a tough Villa side. Adam Green again played another stand out game. The cricketers unfortunately lost their ‘premiership game’ against Villa. Not enough runs on the board cost the boys however special mention must go to Tom Philp for an outstanding bowling performance and a tidy batting display. Marist College Ashgrove - The Buzz - Page 3 From the College Sport Captain This week Tom Collier sat down with our Sport School Officer Matt Ingram and Year 8A Cricket Player Harry Frost. TIME OUT WITH ... MATT INGRAM - SPORT SCHOOL OFFICER What is your proudest moment in coaching/playing/work you do? For a number of years, I was fortunate enough to coach an age-group of boys through a large part of their school Rugby and into Colts at club. My proudest achievement has been witnessing their development, and achievement, within the game culminating in a few premierships and some boys going on to pretty big things. My pride comes from the fact that they enjoyed it enough to keep playing through school together and beyond, and that I was a small part of allowing that to happen. To me, mateship is the most satisfying aspect of being involved in competitive sport and is something that separates it from any other pursuit in life. If you were to give one bit of advice to any young player starting to play, what would it be? To just enjoy the ride of playing sport with your mates, new and old. As someone who had to give it up while I was at school because of serious injury I can honestly say that it should just all be about enjoying yourself. If you do that, then everything else, like performance and selections, look after themselves. Regardless of the level you play at, playing sport for your school are the moments that you remember for years with your mates when you leave, and that’s worth more than anything.