Once again our MSA Alumni have been working hard on the local and International stage. Here’s how they have been going
Football/Soccer
Naomi Chinnama has represented Australia in the first two of games in the FIFA Women’s U20 World Cup in Costa Rica. Australia beat the home team 3-1 and lost to Brazil 2-0. Naomi started in both games. Australia’s next 1st round game is against Spain which they will need to win to be in contention to move into the next round. Catch Naomi talking about National Team life in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uGdEtUGRRo
AFLW
Our AFLW players started off their season with practice matches over the weekend. Monique Conti, Elle McKenzie, Charlotte Baskaran and Libby Birch all got the opportunity to play a practice match prior to the AFL Men’s games on the MCG. Stay tuned for our AFLW Season preview next week. The AFLW Season starts on Thursday the 25th of August.
AFL
St Kilda v Brisbane – Cam Rayner kicked 4 goals and had 18 touches in Brisbane’s win over the Saints, ending their finals hopes.
Western Bulldogs v GWS – Rhylee West had 13 touches in the Bulldogs narrow defeat of the Giants. The Bulldogs now need to beat Hawthorn in Tassie and hope Carlton lose to Collingwood so they can make the finals.
Adelaide v Nth Melbourne – Paul Curtis gathered 8 possessions and 4 tackles in Nth Melbourne loss to the Crows.
Geelong v Gold Coast – Touk Miller continued his fantastic form amassing 36 possessions and 5 Clearances in the Suns loss to the AFL Minor Premiers and McClelland Trophy winners Geelong.
Fremantle v West Coast – Luke Ryan had 14 touches as the Dockers defeated the Eagles in the Derby.
Richmond v Hawthorn – Emerson Jeka continues his good form with 10 touches and 3 marks in the Hawks loss to the finals bound Tigers.
Essendon v Port Adelaide – Zak Butters had another solid game for the Power claiming 25 possessions, 6 clearances and kicking 3 goals in Port’s massive win over the Bombers who had Massimo D’Ambrosio with 9 possessions 5 marks, 3 tackles and 2 goals, while Peter Wright had 8 touches and 1 goal in a game where the ball didn’t go into Essendon’s forward line much.
Basketball.
Congratulations to former MSA teacher and Basketball Coach Shane McDonald who has been appointed the inaugural head coach of the West Australian Institute of Sport women’s basketball team. McDonald telling the West Australian Newspaper “My philosophy and approach to coaching is based on creating optimal learning environments enabling athletes to strive for personal excellence. Player development is at the core of my coaching experiences and expertise. I enjoy assisting athletes chase their goals by optimising their strengths and building positive habits that leverage their talents.”
https://wais.org.au/news-archive/shane-mcdonald-appointed-wais-womens-basketball-head-coach/