2018 Marby Cup
A favourite event on the Maribyrnong Sports Academy, The Marby Cup, was once again run around the famous Flemington Racecourse just weeks before crowds totaling 400,000 people converge on the home of racing for the spring carnival.
A favourite event on the Maribyrnong Sports Academy, The Marby Cup, was once again run around the famous Flemington Racecourse just weeks before crowds totaling 400,000 people converge on the home of racing for the spring carnival. A beautiful day greeted our students as they arrived at Flemington with the roses in full bloom and the grass freshly cut. A cracking pace was set for the 2.7 km run with Year 8 student Lachlan Attard taking line honors overall and year 10 student Bianca Puglisi leading the girl’s home. A big thank you to all staff who helped organize the day and congratulations to all our students who were extremely well behaved. Congratulations to all our place getters in all year levels. We also thank Racing Victoria and Flemington Racecourse for allowing us to use the facility so close to the running of the Melbourne Cup.
Placings for 2018 Marby Cup
Overall Placings
Girls Boys
1. Bianca Puglisi (Yr. 10) 1. Lachlan Attard (Yr. 8)
2. Orla Grenfell-Fox (Yr. 8) 2. Sam Rogers (Yr. 8)
3. Yara Taylor (Yr. 9) 3. Massimo D’Ambrosio (Yr. 9)
Year Groups
Year 7 Girls Year 7 Boys
1. Bridie Collings 1. Shabir Sawiz
2. Montaya Sardi 2. Devesh Sri Deenathayalan
3. Broklyn Palu 3. Lorimer Bouman
Year 8 Girls Year 8 Boys
1. Orla Grenfell-Fox 1. Lachlan Attard
2. Charlize Buna 2. Sam Rogers
3. Ellie Kewish 3. Rhys Bozinovski
Year 9 Girls Year 9 Boys
1. Yara Taylor 1. Massimo D’Ambrosio
2. Kiralee Collings 2. Billy Cootee
3. Olivia Manfre 3. Cody Baker
Year 10 Girls Year 10 Boys
1. Bianca Puglisi 1. Ben Rogers
2. Georgie Piespakis 2. Fred Pace
3. Georgia Muller 3. Lucas Nikoloski
Year 11 Girls Year 11 Boys
1. Janae Mackrell 1. Noah Chinnama
2. Tully Watt 2. Aaron Hilton
3. Georgia Nelson 3. Benson Pisanelli
England Roses train at Marby
The England Netball Team has spent the morning training at the Maribyrnong Sports Academy prior to their final Quad series match against South Africa in Melbourne this Sunday 23rd September.
The England Netball Team has spent the morning training at the Maribyrnong Sports Academy prior to their final Quad series match against South Africa in Melbourne this Sunday 23rd September.
After spending a two week training camp in New Zealand, where they played the Silver Furns and won 52-39, the England Roses went down to Australian Diamonds in Newcastle 52-47 in their first clash since the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
England goal keeper and New Collingwood Magpies recruit Geva Mentor says the Maribyrnong Sports Academy facilities are first class. “ I been here a few times before and I’m always happy to come here. Maribyrnong is an easy place to get to, and it’s great having the sprung floors and all the facilities at hand. Having the gym also helps our girls in rehab and not on the court, to continue their work with fantastic facilities all under the one roof. For me it’s also great to see the friendly smiles from the staff when you walk in. Everyone goes out of their way to make us comfortable, from bringing us bottles of water to sweeping the floors and making sure it’s already to go.”
For Geva, catching up with her England teammates again is a fun way end a very full year. “ It’s been a big year starting with the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast then a full season with the Sunshine Coast Lightning in the Suncorp Super Netball Season. So it’s nice to now re-join with these girls and reminisce on the season we have had.”
And as the Academy students start their term 3 holidays, Geva is set to embark on a break of her own after such a long year on the court. “ Finally I will get a break, with just the one game against South Africa to come I will get all of October off and I’m very excited about that.”
Maribyrnong Sports Academy has been host to many National Teams in the past including the Australian Diamonds, the England and Welsh Netball teams and the Australian Boomers.
Nia Stamatapoulos scores a Hat Trick for Australia
Year 9 Academy student Nia Stamatapoulos is on top of the world after a het trick for the young Matilda’s.
Year 9 Maribyrnong Sports Academy student Nia Stamatapoulos has scored a hat-trick in the young Matilda’s resounding win over Indonesia 11-0 in the AFC U16 Women’s Championship Asian Qualifiers.
Nia opened the young Matilda’s account in the 5thminute with a juggled goal inside the penalty area giving Australia the early lead.
An inch perfect free kick outside the area brought up goal number two for the talented striker in the 11thminute while her third goal came just after half time with a beautiful run down tackle and shot for goal from 30 yards out to put the Matilda’s 5-0 up.
MSA Football Academy Senior Group head coach Adrian Mazzarella says Nia is a shining star of the Academy’s women’s program. “ Nia came to Maribyrnong via the FFA High Performance School Program of which our Academy is only one of two in Australia to accept students on this pathway. Nia has excelled in the training regime of the academy. One of Nia’s main attributes is her personality and character. I expect Nia will go a long way in her football career.”
The next Game for the Matilda’s, who now sit on top of their group, is tonight against the Kyrgyz Republic at 9pm Melbourne time.