2022 | Issue 6 | SJC Newsletter

In the final week of Term 2 our two Senior Football teams played their second friendly match of the term, this time against Geelong College.

An inexperienced 1^st XVIII team travelled down to Geelong College Main Oval after school on Wednesday and matched it with Geelong College throughout the game. Lachlan M kicked the only goal of the first quarter before Geelong College hit back over the next two quarters to lead narrowly at three-quarter time. A brilliant goal from the boundary by Zachary B kept us within reach in the final term but Geelong College were too strong on the night, going out 10-point victors. Ryan C and Daniel C were outstanding throughout the match whilst Francesco P – one of the few Year 11s that played – Charlie C and Charlie H also impressed.

A fresh 24 Year 10 players to the one that took on St Ignatius a week earlier took on Geelong College at Elderslie Reserve on Tuesday afternoon. Although lacking experience together, the boys played a phenomenal brand of team football and kicked away in the last quarter to win by 39-points. Ben C, Nicholas S and Giuseppe P all kicked two goals in outstanding performances, with Jai A, Alfie W and Harry S also amongst the best players.

All in all, it was a wonderful experience for the boys to pull on the famous SJC jumper, many of whom did this for the first time.

Both our 1^st XVIII and Year 10 teams kick off their season in early term 2 and we look forward to following their journey.