Diocesan Girls Touch Football

On Wednesday 27 February our Girls Touch Football Teams travelled to Wollongong to represent the school in the Diocesan Touch Football Tournament. All teams finished strongly with some good wins. Amalia Plummer was selected for Diocesan representation in the U15s and Olympia Plummer was selected as a shadow player for the Opens division.

The convenor for the event was Mr Collins who did an outstanding job in organising and running the event.

U13s - Coach: Mr Quinn

A good effort by the Under 13 girls who played whole-heartedly throughout the day. Some great passing and teamwork saw the team come away with a pleasing result. The results of the games were 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.

Well done girls.

The Players:

U15s - Coach: Miss Angelopoulos

Under 15s were absolute superstars. The girls went into each game with enthusiasm and fantastic sportsmanship. For many of the girls, it was their first DIO competition and first time playing Touch Football so they did exceptionally well. The girls improved as each game went on and made an effort to spectate their fellow Magdalene peers. Congratulations to Amalia Plummer who was selected to represent the Diocese.

The Players:

Opens – Coach: Mrs McAlister

On Wed 27th February our Senior Girls Touch Football team travelled to Wollongong for the Diocesan Carnival.  The cooler weather was perfect for a hard day of touch football, where we played 9 games against all the other teams in the Diocese. As a team, our girls gelled exceptionally well and were a cohesive and supportive unit throughout the day. We won three games, drew two games and lost four games to some highly developed teams from the Wollongong area. We are blessed with students who are quality athletes. Whilst Touch Football is not their main sport, our girls were able to adapt quickly to the rule changes and sheer pace of the game. They also demonstrated excellent sportsmanship towards other members of our team, the opposition and referees. Throughout the day, this wonderful team demonstrated what sport should be about and I would like to thank each and every one of them for being such a pleasure to coach. 

Our most valuable player for the day was Olympia Plummer,  who directed the team around the field in each game, driving our team forward and creating opportunities every time she touched the ball. Olympia was recognised as a shadow player for the Wollongong Diocese team, and with any luck, she will get the opportunity to participate at the CCC carnival.

I would like to thank our graduate students from the 2017 cohort, Charlotte O’Flynn and Isabelle Maarsaveen, for giving up their time to referee our girls all day. It is a big day to referee, particularly when they went between u13’s, u15’s and Opens, meaning they didn’t have much time for a break during the day.  We thank them for their excellent guidance and knowledge throughout the carnival. 

Mrs McAllister 

The Players: