AFL Report

Saturday 10 August 2024

Last Saturday was the final fixture for the 2024 season. And it was our best result, winning all four matches, which was the only time this was achieved all season. At the start of the season, as a coach, staff member or MIC of the programme, you always set yourself two main goals: for each student to have an enjoyable time and develop their game, becoming a better player than they were at the start of the season. Watching the games on the weekend, I can truly say the standard of the players has improved dramatically. The results clearly demonstrated this, seeing not only an improvement in skill but also attitude. Teams were coming into the games feeling confident and believing that they could win.

The Junior team were in Division 2. This meant they were either up against very strong teams that would be competitive in Division 1 or teams, like us, who had a mixed ability of players from novice to experienced players. The wet weather interrupted the season and caused us to have washouts against the more Division 2 level teams. Fortunately, we finally got to play Redlands. Coming into the game, we knew it would be competitive. An amazing effort by our boys to fight to the end and finish the season on a positive note. Manning Soh stepped up and kicked three crucial goals. The Junior A team finished the season with two wins, five losses, and three washouts.

The Intermediate’s were depleted with injuries and were playing without a bench. Waverley is probably the number one school at the moment with the largest depth of players. So, their Division 3 team was still going to be very challenging. Missing key players, others had to step up and be the leaders, and several did. They wanted to finish the season undefeated in Division 3. This was enough motivation to play for the whole duration of the match, get a well-fought victory and finish on top of Intermediate Division 3. They finished with four wins, one loss, two byes and three washouts.

With the Second XIII winning their first match in Division 2 last week, this gave them enough fire in their belly to go back-to-back against Newington, who beat them well the last time they met. Our boys came out looking like a well experienced team with their highly skilled handballing, marking, bouncing and kicking long, easily outplaying their opposition from the first bounce. They flew out to a huge first-quarter lead. However, Newington fought back and was not willing to go away. Our boys needed that fire in their belly again and this came after some heavy contact in the tackles, lifting the energy and getting the team home in a great contest. Well done to the boys who went from the start of the season, hoping they just win a match in Division 3, to getting promoted and winning two matches in Division 2. A great season and one I hope they talk about for many years to come. The team finished with four wins, three losses, and three washouts.

For the first time all season, we managed to get our full strength team out on the paddock, including our skipper, James Boyd, who finally got to run on for his first match for the season due to an ankle injury. Up against the other team who were also relegated from Division 1, St Augustine’s, is the team we lost to earlier in the season on a cold, wet, windy, miserable day. With dry conditions, our boys were ready for redemption, and they came out all guns firing. We dominated them from the start, and we never looked back. It was great to see what they are capable of doing when they are in the right head space. What’s most encouraging is that out of the 24 players, we have 19 players coming back. Next season sees us with a lot of potential. Hopefully, our boys are keen and continue to build the Shore AFL programme. They finished the season with six losses, one washout and three wins in the last three rounds.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the whole AFL community for their commitment and support of the programme. It’s been a pleasure working with everyone and witnessing the boys improving their game each week. I look forward to seeing everyone back again next year. In the meantime, enjoy your summer season.

“Courage is the process that builds good men, striving for consistency”

Mr G Tesoriero
MIC of AFL

ISC AFL Round 9 – Saturday 3 August 2024

Team	Round	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Highlights
Shore Opens First XVIII – Division 2	ISC Round: 10	Saturday 10 August 2024	Saint Augustine’s	North Narrabeen Reserve AFL Field	Shore WON by 74	Shore 84 (12.12) def. Saints 10 (1.4)	Liam Brell 3, Mitchell Dettman 3
Shore Opens Second XVIII – Division 2	ISC Round: 10	Saturday 10 August 2024	Newington College	North Narrabeen Reserve AFL Field	Shore WON by 3	Shore 64 (10.4) def. NC 61 (9.7)	Ethan Smith 4
Shore Intermediate A – Division 3	ISC Round: 10	Saturday 10 August 2024	Waverley College	ELS Hall No. 3	Shore WON by 10	Shore 56 (9.2) def. WC 46 (6.10)
Shore Junior A – Division 2	ISC Round: 10	Saturday 10 August 2024	Redlands School	Macquarie University, Northern Field	Shore WON by 19	Shore 49 (7.7) def. Redlands 30 (4.6)	Manning Soh 3

Wins	4
Losses:	0
Draws:	0
Byes/Internal:	0
Match Abandoned:	0

ISC Round 9: Team of the Week

	Name	Team		Name	Team
1	Mitchell Dettman	First XVIII	11	Aidan Kurtis	Intermediate A
2	Jamie Gandhi	First XVIII	12	Daniel Wyborn	Intermediate A
3	Neo Pressley	First XVIII	13	Jack Lamb	Intermediate A
4	Matthew Gill	First XVIII	14	Jacob Chilton	Intermediate A
5	Liam Brell	First XVIII	15	Lachlan Boys	Intermediate A
6	Ethan Smith	Second XVIII	16	Manning Soh	Junior A
7	Oliver Mezrani	Second XVIII	17	Jak Loughnan	Junior A
8	Angus Baker	Second XVIII	18	Archer Bailey	Junior A
9	Thomas Latimer	Second XVIII	19	Hugh Campbell	Junior A
10	Joel Wyborn	Second XVIII	20	Harrison A Thomas	Junior A