Independent Schools match reports

Redlands vs Waverley 1 – Year 5/6

The match was still up for grabs at half-time, with Redlands holding a narrow lead of just three goals at the long break, before a strong second-half saw them record a solid win.

This was in large part to the efforts of Liam Dow & Oliver Reed.

The best on ground player for the victors was Harry Garrett, closely followed by Gus Miller, and Nick Goerner.

Ethan Lane deserved kudos as he kicked one of the great goals of the match whilst Josh Green showed what was required in terms of work ethic by impacting on contest after contest.

Less than half of Waverley’s team have played competitive Australian football before, but they acquitted themselves well and showed an enthusiasm for the contest.

For Waverley, Ben Walton, Ryan Breslin and Noah Mitchell showed high-quality skills, while Rex Crabb, Jack Harris and Ethan Ehlers also shone.

Knox vs Waverley 2 – Year 5/6

This was an even contest with both teams in with a shot of victory well into the last quarter, but in the end, Waverley secured the win.

Players to shine for Waverley included Oliver Rinder, who was best on ground for Waverley and competitive in the packs, Remy Crompton-Lamb, who didn’t stop running and got to numerous contests, and Massimo Bucci.

Others to impress were Rupert McEvoy, Jack Bush and Jake Simcocks.

Best on ground for Knox was Hugh Peden who was a tackling machine.

Not far behind him in terms of impact were Liam Parnell and Jayllen Naganayagam.

Jayllen stood out as he took some strong marks and kicked accurately over long distances. 

Owen Lees, George Paleologos, and Robbie Ritchie also worked well for the team.

The goal scorers were William Fernandez, Jayllen Naganayagam and Owen Lees.

Waverley vs Cranbrook- Year 7/8

There were some great leaders standing up for Cranbrook in difficult circumstances, led by the two Maxs – Max Whillas and Max Geddes.

Max Whillas shone as he got from contest to contest, never stopped running and created attacking play in the process.

Max Geddes was also strong in the contest and demonstrated his strong kicking skills throughout this match.

Matt Baynham is new to the game but he took some telling marks.

Cranbrook was also well served by Caleb Henty-Brown, Xavier Hamilton, Will Butterfield and Angus Watts.

Yet on the scoreboard Waverley held sway and had a few players in their team that Cranbrook didn’t have an answer for.

Isaac Barthlomaeus and in particular Miles Glover were dominant, while Miles Glover was the leading goal scorer in the match with six goals to his name.

Others to shine for Waverley were Baxter Oleksyn, Archie Crabb, Dylan Miller, and Stuart Ashcroft.

In front of the big sticks, there were nine goal kickers for Waverley including Jasper Wilde (3 goals), Eli A’Bell, Ashley Backlund, and Lewis Pepper.

Waverley vs Knox – Year 9/10

Knox claimed early dominance in this match by kicking 26 points to 1 in the first quarter.

The second quarter was also dominated by Knox, but after half-time the teams were evenly matched, with 22 points scored by both teams.

For Knox, Oliver Roe was a goal kicking dynamo, securing six majors.

Ned Campbell built a wall across the midfield and repelled many Waverley attacks with strong marking and robust play.

Josh Tighe was arguably best on ground, whilst other players to stand out for the Knox team were Josh Tighe, Charles Sennitt, and James Bennett.

Best on ground for Waverley was Jack Mason, closely followed by Johnny Pawle.

A big contributor for Waverley was Adam Lawther who ran here, there and everywhere, taking a courageous goal saving mark at full-back, obtaining clearances out of the midfield and later setting up some attacking play that led to a goal.

Tom Sharpe (2 goals) and William Tyson (1 goal) were the main goal scorers for Waverley.

St Patricks v St Aloysius 2- Year 5/6

The boys from both sides showed strong commitment throughout the game, with great skills on display.

Positional play was very good which allowed for some great kicks in play and nice marking of the ball.

The first quarter was a low scoring affair with one goal each.

St Pat’s were able to open a gap in the second quarter which, despite a strong defensive effort and persistent attacking, St Aloysius were unable to bridge.

Stand out plays were from N. O’Neill (#2 St A) and W. Lohan (#4 St A) who took some very nice marks.

Trinity v St Aloysius 1- Year 5/6

A very strong and determined St Aloysius team displayed good ball skills and team work to move the ball around the oval.

Trinity Grammar showed their robust stature by continuing to compete for the ball throughout a physically demanding game.

A strong third quarter by Trinity showed that the boys have a strong determination and will improve as the season progresses.

St Aloysius exhibited strong ball control through the centres and accuracy when kicking for goal.

It was an all-round athletic effort from St Aloysius with strong marks from J. Larkey (#6), H. Cox (#15), R. Huntley (#8), P. Cole (#16), H. Inwood (#20), M. Read (#21) and H. Parmenter (#17) which included a diving mark.

Barker v St Ignatius College- Year 5/6

This was a very good, close game from both teams.

Both sides were committed to kicking the ball long, which enabled some fine marks on both teams.

Strong defence from both sets of backs kept the contest close throughout the first three quarters, with both teams even on goals into the final quarter.

Barker College were able to use their strong positional play to kick clear in the final ten minutes of the game.

St Ignatius should be very proud of their tenacious effort.

Special mention to H. Fielding (#17 SIC), C. Hely (#7 SIC), G. Rutherford (#4 SIC), E Fleming (#35 SIC), C. Taylor (#39 SIC), O. Calligaro (#54 BC), N. O’Bryan (#11 BC), and J. Raue (#20 BC) for strong marks and ball control.

Also T. Howard (#15 SIC) and J. Waterson, (#32 SIC) with strong kicks in play and D. Gabb (#50 BC) for determined tackling.

Trinity v Barker- Year 7/8

The year 7/8 game saw Trinity College taking on Barker College in a terrific game of footy.

Both teams were strong and physical from the start, with Trinity taking the early initiative.

At the end of the first quarter only one goal had been kicked.

Trinity came out into the second quarter determined to build on their early lead and looked to have the game under control at half time.

The third quarter was a display of strong defence from both sides with the result that no goals were kicked.

In the final quarter Trinity kicked an early goal, however Barker found their stride and made a charge kicking three goals.

At full time Trinity came out in front by one goal in a low scoring game.

Both teams demonstrated strong and disciplined defence and a never give up attitude until the final siren.

There was strong marking from R. McCoy (#1 BC), B. Kinasch (#63 BC), H. Stonier (#17 TC), C. Murphy (#18 TC) and S. Diaz (#23).

Determined tackling and a strong run from O. Bird (#11 BC) assisted in Barkers final quarter rebound.

Best On Ground:

Trinity: 1. #3 B. Uglow, 2. #26 N. Davies, 3. #30 J. Hooper, 4. #35 K. Dahan, 5. #23 S.Diaz, 6. #4 F. Ritchie

Barker: 1. #11 O. Bird, 2. #13 T. Meacham, 3. #65 L. Basten, 4. #1 R. McCoy, 5. #70 B. Nogajski, 6. #8 T. Lee

Goal Kickers:

Trinity v Barker- Year 9/10

The day’s final match was a physical encounter between the year 9/10 boys from Trinity College and Cranbrook School.

Cranbrook came out very strong and were able to move the ball through their centres to the forward line with determined runs and good positional play.

This enabled them to control the game through the first two quarters.

Trinity kept their heads up and battled valiantly.

Trinity displayed some good defence and were able to move the ball back towards their attacking fifty metre, however the Barker back line were very solid.

All of the players displayed great skills with the ball and committed effort to the game.

At full time Cranbrook came away with the win.

Best On Ground:

Cranbrook: 1. #21 J. Whaling, 2. #3 K. Shapiro, 3. #5 N. Jewell-Tait, 4. #2 H. Carter, 5. #11 J. North, 6. #17 C. Rosanove

Trinity: 1. #37 J. Fernandes, 2. #3 B. Uglow, 3. #33 J. Keogh, 4. #26 N. Davies, 5. #44 T. Stavropoulos, 6. #2 J. Pullinger

Goal Kickers:

Trinity College