AFL Report

ISC AFL Round 9 – Friday 29 July and Saturday 30 July

Team	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Highlights
Shore Seniors 2	Waverley College	W H Wagener Oval	Shore WON by 53	Shore 68 (10.8) def. WC 15 (2.3)	James Collier 3
Shore Intermediate 2	Knox Grammar School	Acron Oval	Shore WON by 170	Shore 177 (27.15) def. KGS 7 (1.1)	Mitchell Dettman 9, Matthew Gill 3, Edward Gall 4
Shore Juniors 2	Waverley College	North Narrabeen Reserve AFL Field	Shore Lost by 54	Shore 8 (1.2) def. by WC 62 (9.8)

Note: For a student to make the Highlights, they need to have kicked three (3) or more goals.
Summary: 2 Wins, 1 Loss.
Undefeated Teams: Senior Div 2

All Sports Lunch 2022

It feels like we are just getting into the groove of things, but we are already into Round 9, the second last round of the season. With a washout the week before, it was great to see a dry week and blue skies on Saturday.

During the week, the School had their annual All Sports Lunch that was held at Doltone House. All Captains from each Sport were invited, and it was great to see Alex Wyborn leading the way for AFL. It was a great event and a worthy cause to raise money for the Shore Bursary Programme.

Senior Team Report

The weekend started off with the Senior team playing a Friday night fixture against Waverley College at Wagener Oval. With a bunch of boys catching the chartered bus to the ground, we were primed for a strong hit-out. Unfortunately, for the second time this season, Waverley failed to field the minimum number of players, causing them to automatically forfeit the match.

To make the most of the night, we gave them six of our players each quarter to play 16-a-side match. It ended up being a competitive run around and the team worked on a few things to get ready for their final round clash against Newington. With the team securing the win, they remain undefeated, leading Newington by just four points (one win) providing an exciting last round. We went into the last round knowing that if we beat Newington we would secure the Champions honours, if we lose, we would end up Co-Premiers with Newington.

The battle of the Senior team Golden Boot is coming down to the final match. ‘Money Bags’, Thomas Marshall, was leading James Collier by two goals after eight rounds. Unfortunately, Thomas had to rule himself as unavailable for the Friday clash due to debating commitments. This gave James Collier the opportunity to take full advantage of this, and that he did. He kicked three goals for the night to move his tally to 13 as Thomas remains on 12. We can look forward to a great battle up front next week.

Intermediate Team Report

The Intermediate team played in the afternoon against a Knox Grammar School side we demolished first time around 122-0. This time, our boys decided to lift even more and were eager to keep Knox on the duck egg. After the first half the coaches swapped players position, and this led to the team conceding not only their first point but a goal as well. Mr Separovich was not impressed! The win keeps Shore in second place, just one win behind Trinity College .

Before the match, Henry Marshall was leading Mitchell Dettman by two goals for the Intermediate Golden Boot. Unfortunately, Henry was unavailable, giving Mitchell the chance to take full advantage. He managed to kick nine goals to move his tally to 22 for the season and seven clear of Henry. He now takes the overall AFL Golden Boot lead, moving four clear of Thomas Hamilton from the Junior Team.

Junior Team Report

On Saturday morning, the Junior boys had a top of the table clash with Waverley College. With Waverley sitting on top and Shore just the one win behind them, we were keen to make amends from our previous clash, where we lost to them in the dying stages of the match. The win would have levelled us with Waverley going into the final round. It was a hard-fought contest with both teams equal after the first quarter. However, Waverley’s size and strength proved too much for our boys and we could never convert our chances with too many drop balls. The score line does not do the match justice, with Waverley managing to kick a couple of goals per quarter. This gives Waverley an unassailable lead for the premiership going into the final round.

Our goal is to beat Cranbrook next week and lock in second place, which will be a successful season and one to be proud of. With the difficulty of kicking goals last Saturday, Thomas Hamilton remains as the Junior Golden Boot leader on 16 goals, with Henry Trueman five goals behind him on 11.

Wrap Up

For the first time, ISC AFL Opens Division 1 are playing a Finals Competition. Last Saturday was the Semi-Final with Riverview beating Cranbrook by more than 100 points and Newington and Knox fought out for the other spot. They were all tied up at full-time with Newington coming out as the eventual winners by one point. The first Grand Final will be between Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview versus Newington under lights at Kogarah. Next week is our final round. Let’s hope we can finish the season well by having all three teams finishing in the top two, most notably, the Senior team coming out as Champions. Good luck and enjoy the final game! To read an in-depth report of the scores, please access this week’s edition of the Roberts-Thompson Report here or on the Lampada AFL page.

Mr G. Tesoriero
MIC, AFL