2019 - A Championship Year

Once again Maribyrnong College has had an outstanding year in the 2019 Interschool Sport program run by School Sport Victoria.

This year we won 19 State Championships as part of the program and we congratulate the following teams on their performances:

Golf Junior Girls Champion Senior Boys/Mixed Tennis

Senior Girls Tennis Intermediate Girls Tennis

Premier League Boys Soccer Premier League Girls Soccer

Intermediate Girls Badminton Senior Girls Badminton

Senior Mixed Hockey Senior Girls AFL

Year 8 Girls Netball Senior Girls Basketball

Year 8 Boys Soccer Intermediate Hockey

Intermediate Cricket Year 7 Boys Tennis

Year 7 Baseball Year 8 Cricket

Year 8 Girls Tennis State Swimming Champions

Boys 12/13 Cross Country Champions Girls 17/20 Cross Country Champions

In Addition to the School Sport Victoria events, we have also won the following State level competitions:

All Schools Girls Badminton Championship for the 2nd year running

Intermediate Girls Vic Netball Championships

2019 Open Honours Division Victorian Schools Volleyball Championships

Vic Water Polo Secondary Schools Cup

Year 8 Girls 4’s Vic Schools Beach Volleyball Championships

Open Girls pair Vic Schools Beach Volleyball Championships

As well as the above teams championships we have had numerous students become individual State champions and record holders.

We congratulate all Students and Staff who have been involved in winning a State championship in 2019 and thank all Students and Staff for their amazing efforts in all of our teams entered in competition this year.

MSA AFL Girls continue to shine

Hot on the heels of the drafting of former MSA student Georgia Patrikios to St Kilda with the number 5 pick this year, comes more great news for our girls AFL program.  

The AFL have announced the players selected for the 2020 NAB AFL Women’s Academy and Maribyrnong Sports Academy have had 3 girls selected into the program.

Selected as Level 2 squad members are year 11 students Jess Fitzgerald and Ellie McKenzie while fellow year 11 student Georgie Prespakis has been selected into the level 1 program.

52 players have been selected for the academy with the intake including two squads; 17 Level One – players who are 16 years of age and 35 Level Two – which includes the best 17-year-olds across the country who will be eligible for the 2020 NAB AFL Women's Draft.

AFL National Female Talent Manager Sophia Samartzis has told AFL.COM the fourth intake is the biggest squad to date.

"With the introduction of four new AFLW teams in 2020 the demand for young talent is higher than ever," she said.

"I look forward to the development of the players over the next 12 months as they strive for the dream of playing in the AFLW."

 Academy players will have access to;

• Training sessions with AFLW Clubs (in December 2019 and January 2020)

• High Performance training camps in January, April and August

• Athlete management systems

• Expert coaches, sports science and sports medicine staff

Getting ready for Exams

When it comes to facing exams at school, studying is not the only important thing you need to do to help you pass.  Making sure you’re eating the right food, can help ensure your brain is fuelled to perform at its best.

Meanwhile looking after your mental health is also critically important, as your mood and feeling going into an exam can determine how the next couple of hours may go for you. 

MSA Dietitian Ola Luczak and Sports Phycologist Natalie Kyan have prepared some guidelines that every student should have a read of before exam time.

To read about the best way to fuel your body for exams click here

To read about theist way to mentally prepare yourself for an exam click here