The Junior team had a tough match in the semi-final. In slippery conditions the team was behind at the break but managed to maintain their composure and trust their skills to come over the top of their opponents and qualify for the final.
Georges River won the other semi; the only team that had a winning record against us. We got off to a flying start with Joseph Demasi returning the kick-off for a try. The team got out to an early lead and managed to hold on to win the grand final at Broughton Anglican College.
The Senior team finished second in its pool. They played St Peters in the semis. At half the team had played well but trailed by a couple of points. They rallied in the second half but when the full time whistle blew the scores were tied. The rules state that in this situation, the top ranked team goes through to the final - this rule eliminated them from progressing. The team played in a third versus fourth playoff against Macarthur. The side chose to make it a fun game; attempting trick plays and deceptive moves rather than concern themselves about the final score.
It has been encouraging to see the teams improve and develop over the year. Some of the plays the teams put on were a pleasure to witness. I am very proud of everyone in the squad.
Junior Champion Team:
Christian Algeri, Trinity Logozzo, Tomi Garard, Isabella Wu, Eliora Rizk, Anne Bunch, Lillian Evans, Joseph Demasi, Hugo Le, Luca Patane, Jack Peterson, Oliver Velnic, Joel Casanova
Senior Team:
Jai Nakhl, Alana Moore, Sofia Doria, Indiana Mimoso, Dahlia Logozzo, Eliana Sapone, Nicola Mansour, Kayla Ta, Ashton Nou, Joshua Cachia, Luke Moran, Bailey McDermott, Adrian Veleski, Adrian Duric
Mr Dane Bakarich
