MSA Alumni - WE 07/08/22

It’s been an action packed week for past and present students and also some of our past and present coaches have been in the lime light as well.  Let’s have a look at all they have done.

Commonwealth Games

Lucas Plapp became MSA’s first duel Olympic and Commonwealth games medal holder adding a Bronze in the 400m Team Pursuit at Birmingham to the Bronze won in Tokyo last year.  Lucas also competed in and placed highly in the Individual Pursuit, Points Race, Road race and Time trial.

Gronya Somerville and her partner finished 4th in the Women’s doubles losing the Bronze medal match 2-0 to India.  Gronya also made the round of 16 in the Mixed Doubles

Jacob Schueler made the quarter finals with his partner in the Men’s doubles

Celeste Mucci placed 7th in the final of the Women’s 100m hurdles in what was considered to be a World class field.  Celeste ran a Personal Best in the Semi’s.

And Lushavel Stickland competed for Samoa in the 50m Freestyle and Backstroke, the 100m Freestyle and relay events

Also congratulations to Nicole Richardson a former Marby Netball coach on her Commonwealth Games Gold as an Assistant coach of the Australian Netball Team. Brett Valance coached  Jemima Montag to a Gold medal in the 10km walk, while our own Darren Clarke coached Celeste Mucci to the final in the 100m Hurdles.

We Congratulate all on their amazing efforts.

Football/Soccer

We have had some amazing news in the past week in the World Game

2019 Graduate Polly Doran has signed a contract to play in the English WSL2 with Crystal Palace.  The Melbourne Victory fullback played 42 with Victory including back to back premierships in her 3 years with the club.  Polly has signed for the 22/23 season.

And Alana Cortellino was a part of the Junior Matilda’s team which won the Asian Football Federation U18 Championships over the weekend – Came on in 67 min

AFL

In the game between Gold Coast Suns and Hawthorn, Suns superstar Touk Miller had 21 touches and 7 clearances – Meanwhile for Hawthorn Emerson Jeka had 16 touches and 7 marks playing off a half back flank.

Essendon tall Peter Wright had 11 touches and kicked 2 goals in their defeat to the Giants.

Bulldogs v Dockers – Luke Ryan had 32 touches and 15 marks in Fremantle’s win over the Bulldogs with Rhylee West getting 6 Possessions.

Zak Butters had 28 touches and 8 tackles and kicked a goal in Port Adelaide’s loss to Richmond

Paul Curtis had 11 disposals and 5 tackles in Norths loss to the Swans

And Cam Rayner has had 16 touches and 6 Marks in the Lions defeat of the Blues