It’s been another good week for our MSA and College community both current and past. Here are their performances:
Athletics
Celeste Mucci has continued her good form in Europe, this time in Belgium, finishing second in a time of 12.91 only 7 hundredths of a second off her personal best in the 100m hurdles.
Baseball
Congratulations to current year 12 Maribyrnong College student Declan Speirs who has been signed by MLB team the Philadelphia Phillies to played in their affiliated minor league teams.
Badminton
Congratulations to Om Neelam who has won the U15 Australian Badminton Championship over the weekend 2 sets to 1. Not only did Om win the Singles championship, but he also won the Boys doubles and Mixed Doubles as well, making him the overall National champion. Meanwhile Tanvi Mushini is also celebrating after having won the National Women’s U15 Doubles Championship and the U15 Mixed Doubles. 12 year old Smrithi Adepu was runner up in the U15 girls Singles Competition. We also congratulate Ava Wong, Ria Bairy, Tavi Mushini and Om Neelam. All 4 were part of the winning State team at the championships.
Volleyball
Former MSA volleyball athlete Mitch Croft has finished 5th with partner D’Artangnan Potts at the U21 Asian beach volleyball championships in Thailand. The pair made the Quarter Finals but were not able to advance any further. Australia though, did win Gold in both the Men’s and Women’s competition.
AFL
Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans
Rhylee West had 11 disposals and 5 marks in the Bulldogs 2-point loss to Sydney.
Melbourne v Brisbane
Joel Smith was the sub for Melbourne and had 5 disposals and 2 marks after coming on in the 3rd quarter. Cam Rayner had 9 possessions and 3 tackles for Brisbane in their 1-point loss.
Collingwood v Fremantle
Luke Ryan continued racking up the stats, with 23 disposals, 6 marks and 598 meters gained in the Dockers loss to Collingwood by 46 points.
Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda
Gold Coast captain Touk Miller had another impressive week in his teams 26-point victory over the Saints. Touk had 25 disposals, 8 marks and 5 tackles.
Carlton v Port Adelaide
Blues defender Jordan Boyd had a mixed game in Carlton’s 50-point win over the Power at Marvel Stadium. Boyd had 12 disposals and took 3 marks, but was also sighted by the Match Review officer for a tackle on Power player Darcy Byrne-Jones. Zak Butters had 17 disposals, 5 tackles and kicked a goal for the Power.
Geelong v Essendon
Peter Wright had 7 disposals and kicked a goal for the Bombers in their 77-point loss to the Cats.
Nth Melbourne v Hawthorn
Paul Curtis kicked 2 goals and had 7 possessions in the Kangaroos 48-point loss to Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium.