Once again our MSA Alumni are helping teams locally and around the world reach their goals. Here is how they performed in the past week.
Cycling
As the Tour of Spain continues Ineos Grenadiers young gun Lucas Plapp is currently 28th in the youth stage 2min 20 behind the leader. This is Lucas’ first Grand Tour.
AFLW
Libby Birch had 13 touches and 7 marks in Melbourne’s 2 point victory over North Melbourne where Amy Smith 6 kicks 7 handballs and kicked a goal.
Monique Conti had another amazing match with 26 possessions and 7 tackles while Ellie McKenzie had 13 possessions and 5 tackles in Richmond’s 9 point loss to the Adelaide Crows at the Punt Rd Oval.
The Bulldogs defeated new franchise Port Adelaide by 19 points with Jess Fitzgerald accumulating 10 touches and 5 tackles for the victors
Geelong beat the Dockers in Perth with last week’s final minute goal kicking hero Georgie Prespakis having 20 possessions and 5 tackles in the game.
In the match against her former team, Aliesha Newman had 7 possessions, 3 tackles and kicked a goal in Sydney’s loss to Collingwood by 31 points.
New team Hawthorn went down to the Saints by 53 points. Hawthorn year 12 student Charlotte Baskaran had 8 possessions and 3 tackles while Georgia Patrikios had 16 touches for the rampaging Saints.
AFL
Only one male MSA Alumni played in the AFL finals last weekend with Luke Ryan’s Fremantle Dockers over running the fast starting Western Bulldogs to win by 13 points. Luke had 31 possessions and 7 marks in a very strong performance.
Soccer
Connor Metcalfe scored in the 85’ minute of the game against Furth in the Bundesliga 2 to help his team FC St Pauli finish with a 2 all draw. FC St Pauli are currently sitting 10th of 18 teams after 7 games.
Hockey
Congratulations to Cooper Burns and Connar Otterbach who have both been selected for the Australian under 21 team ‘The Burras’ at the Saltun of Johaor cup in Malaysia late October