Matt Grice, Director of Sport
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. Sandra Day O’Connor
Once again, last week’s weather brought more rain than many of Sydney’s ovals could handle, which unfortunately led to the cancellation of several fixtures. This was especially disappointing given that Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day.
A big thank you to Mr Uncles, Mr Fryer, Ms McCabe, and all the staff who helped run the Cross-Country event on Saturday. It was a very successful day, and we truly appreciate all the forward planning and hard work that went into making the event run so smoothly. It was great to see white singlets running side by side with a great display of camaraderie throughout the morning. In the Juniors, we had Carter McGee and Hugo Fowler running side by side, working with each other for the entirety of the race. Max Mills had another great showing in the Intermediates, placing 9th – the Milkman is skyrocketing through places each week. The Opens racers weren’t stoked to hear that, after some dodgy course laying, they’d be running 8.5km, as if 8km wasn’t long enough. Michael Still, Loki Leibert and Theo McGrath were clinical in getting it done regardless, crossing the line in unison.
This week saw Cranbrook take on St Aloysius across most of our winter fixtures. I’d like to thank St Aloysius for being such gracious hosts. Cranbrook secured strong wins in the 1st teams for Rugby, Football and Volleyball, while St Aloysius were well-deserved winners in the 1st Tennis fixture. Across the board, there were many outstanding performances throughout the day, with Rugby being particularly impressive, losing only one match across all teams.
A big congratulations to Shannon Selby and Zac Crowe for their selection in the CAS 1st Football team.
Picture perfect day at College Oval
A special thank you goes out to our amazing Rugby and AFL supporters’ groups for organising their respective season openers last week. Both events were extremely well attended and provided a fantastic way to officially kick off the winter season. We look forward to the Football season opener next week
All our sports teams are incredibly grateful for the tireless efforts of our wonderful supporters’ groups. From organising events to running weekly BBQs at various locations around the school, their behind the scenes work does not go unnoticed. A big thank you from our staff and student body for everything they do.
This week, Cranbrook takes on Knox in a highly anticipated round of winter fixtures, with Open matches being played at home. We would love to see as many supporters as possible on Saturday, cheering on our teams across all sports. Your presence makes a real difference and helps create a vibrant, encouraging atmosphere for our players. Let’s get behind our teams and make it a memorable day of school spirit and sportpersonship.
Looking forward to seeing everyone around the grounds this weekend.
Please download this weekend’s fixtures here.
The Lewis Report, by Eddie Lewis
After a week of rain forced the cancellation of many fixtures, the sun came out for what was set to be a stunning day of Saturday sport. Rugby’s trial rounds are now over and for rest of Term 2, their fixtures will align with Football, Tennis and Volleyball. This meant that St Aloysius’ College Oval hosted both Football and Rugby on Saturday. Too hard to pick a favourite game of the round, I’ve chosen two: the 1st XI Football, and the 16A Rugby.
After a courageous win last week against Trinity, our 1st XI came into their game with confidence. This time last year saw our team win 2-1, and we sought to repeat or improve this. Our hopes took an early hit, as St Aloysius found the back of the net first. It was clear we weren’t playing to our full potential, as targets were missed and corners went untouched. That was until Zaya Askaro made an impressive shot that beat the keeper and levelled the scores just before half time.
An inspiring address from Coach Rollison had our team looking much stronger, faster, and more skilful in the second half. We built the pressure on our opponents with several strong attacking plays, before Jamie Samios put the icing on the cake to bring the score to 2-1. Another victory for our mighty 1st XI, congratulations team.
Once the football goals were moved off the field, it was time for our 16As to continue Cranbrook’s winning streak. Much like the footballers before them, our team took a while to get going, with dropped balls and line out infringements making for a whistle-heavy first half. We did manage to get over the line once in the first half, but we knew it should’ve been more. At half time Coach Grice and Coach Pyle fired their troops up, and made a simple request: respect the ball; catch it, secure it, and carry it. Our 16As took on board this message and we managed to get over the line twice more. Left winger Luke Cassidy showed off his speed and agility as he turned several opposition defenders inside out. Meanwhile on the other wing, Harry Middleton gave not one but two St Aloysius defenders a ‘don’t argue’ on his way to the line. A great result for our up and coming 16As, and a huge turnaround from losing last year. End score: 17-0.
Score Summary
Saturday 17th May vs St Aloysius
| Sport | Team | Score |
| AFL | All games washed out | |
| Football | 1st XI | 2-1 |
| 2nd XI | 0-3 | |
| 10A | 3-3 | |
| 9A | 0-1 | |
| 8A | 5-3 | |
| 7A | Wash out | |
| Rugby | 1st XV | 64-7 |
| 2nd XV | 56-0 | |
| 16A | 17-0 | |
| 15A | 26-0 | |
| 14A | 5-44 | |
| 13A | 33-7 | |
| Tennis | 1st IV | 1-7 |
| 2nd IV | 3-5 | |
| 10A | 4-2 | |
| 9A | 6-0 | |
| 8A | 5-1 | |
| 7A | 4-2 | |
| Volleyball | 1st VI | 3-0 |
| 2nd VI | 3-1 | |
| 16A | 1-2 | |
To Note:
- The T2 2025 Co-Curricular and Sport Schedule can be accessed here.
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Looking forward to seeing everyone around the grounds this weekend.
Matt Grice
Director of Sport