
Teachers vs. Students Netball
Match Report
The students came out fast with Basketball star Will Dooley playing for the students. In the warmups, worries were that his height would be too much, but Mr Taylor’s stellar defensive performance at Goal Keeper was critical to the teacher success. However, two quick baskets saw the students team go out to an early lead.
However, the fast ball movement of Miss Walker and Mr Banes through the middle was no match for the inexperienced students team. Miss Hounslow’s incredible skills at Goal Scorer saw her and Mr Lewis dominating on the attacking front. Points after points were flooding in for the teachers.
A fightback from the students team saw the game reach 9-5 at the halftime point.
However, the second half saw the teachers continue their dominance. Mr Sadler’s shock appearance at Wing Defence and Mr Sinclair’s fast paced Wing Attack left the students stunned.
Some brilliant offense from Xavier Spinola saw the students make the game closer, but ultimately, after the 5 minutes of bonus time, the teachers prevailed 20-12. It’s hard to pinpoint the source of the students’ loss; it could be Matt Downes’ forgetting of uniform, Felix Malcolm’s hard soled shoes or even Huon Groves’ getting bowled over when being thrust into Goal Defence.
Unsurprisingly, Miss Hounslow was named MVP, scoring the same number of points as the entire students team combined.
Special thanks to all that participated and watched, but thanks must also go to Mr Lewis, Mr Banes, Mr Sinclair and Mr Darshana for making this happen. We also can’t understate the importance of Max Shabat’s brilliant commentating in creating a great atmosphere.
It was a wonderful event, and we hope that the arrival of girls next year can give the teachers more of a fight.





