Another big week for our current and past students in the sporting world. Here are their results:
JUDO
Akos Kelly was selected with the Cadet (under 18) Australian National Team to compete in European Cups in Teplice and Berlin (over 600 judoka participated in the first event and 700 in the second). It was Akos' first international experience in that age group and even though he didn’t win his fights, it is still a significant achievement and great learning opportunity.
While Akos was in Europe, the rest of the MSA Judo crew was fighting in the Melbourne International Open with great success:
Elizabeth Drew Finn won a gold medal in the Senior Girls <57kg category.
Gabriel Talledo won gold in the Cadet Men <50kg category.
Yonatan Anshtein won a silver medal in the Junior Men and took out 5th place in the Senior Men <60kg categories - his first competition in almost a year since coming back from injury.
Mia Sazdov won gold in the Junior Women and silver in Senior Women <78kg categories – her first competition after ACL reconstruction.
MSA Alumni Danny Vojnikovich won the gold medal in the Senior Men <90 kg competition while Ruby Gojevic won the bronze medal in Junior Women and Silver in Senior women <63kg category.
All up, MSA athletes took home one bronze, three silver and a whopping four gold medals!
BASKETBALL
Congratulations to our U17 boys for winning the schools 3XCup State final.
AFL
St Kilda v Bulldogs – The Bulldogs won this game by 60 points at Marvel Stadium. For the Bulldogs, Buku Khamis had 11 disposals and 9 marks while teammate Rhylee West had 15 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Collingwood v Port Adelaide – The Pies has a 42-point victory over the Power at the MCG. For Port Adelaide Zak Butters impressed with 31 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles and 3 clearances for 574 metres gained.
Carlton v GWS Giants – The Blues won by 19 points at Marvel Stadium with Jordan Boyd having 12 disposals in defence for Carlton.
Brisbane v Geelong – The Lions lost to the Cats at the Gabba by 26 points. For the Lions Cam Rayner had 14 disposals, 1 mark and 4 tackles.
West Coast v Fremantle – The Eagles defeated Fremantle by 37 points at Optus Stadium. Luke Ryan had 16 disposals and 6 marks for the Dockers.
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast – Sydney defeated the Suns by 53 points at the SCG. Touk Miller had 23 disposals, 3 marks, 7 tackles and 4 clearances for the Suns.
North Melbourne v Hawthorn – The Hawks defeated the Kangaroos by 45 points at Marvel Stadium. Paul Curtis had 15 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles for the North while Massimo D’Ambrosio had 9 disposals and 3 marks for the Hawks.
Vic Metro v Young Guns
Congratulations to the following past and present student-athletes who were selected to play in the Vic Metro v Young Guns game at Avalon Airport oval in Werribee last weekend:
Mass Raso
Jayden Nguyen
West Barker
Lucca Grego
Xavier Kardhaci
Lucas Impey (alumni)
Tom Sims (alumni)
FOOTBALL
Western United’s Matthew Grimaldi scored the first goal of the match at the 4-minute mark of the game between Perth Glory and United played in Perth. United won the game 4-3 with Seb Pasquali coming into the game at the 57th minute.
In the first leg of the A-League Women’s semi-finals, MelindaJ Barbieri was subbed out for the Newcastle Jets in the 57th minute in their loss to Melbourne City 3-0. Meanwhile Annabel Martin started for Central Coast Mariners in their first leg loss to Sydney FC 1-0.
Connor Metcalfe played a full game for FC St Pauli in their 2-1 Bundesliga 2 win over Hannover 96. FC St Pauli are currently second on the table, one point behind Holstein Kiel.