The Score 31/10/23

The great performances don’t stop, with our Alumni once again getting into the action at home and around the world.  Check out these results.

Hockey

HC Melbourne have defeated the Perth Thunder sticks 6-2.  Connor Otterbach scored 2 goals in the victory.  Cooper Burns and Nye Roberts did not play for HC Melbourne as they are in Singapore with the Australian U23 team in the lead up tournament to the U21 World Cup.

Golf

Stephine Bunque competed in the Hero Women’s Indian Open missing the cut with a pair of 77’s. Steph saying on Instagram “Stings to have a couple of bad holes derail an entire tournament, but still always trying to find the positives.”  Steph is now preparing for the Australian Open which is being played in Sydney in 4 weeks’ time. 

Cricket

Fergus O’Neill has made his debut first class 50 in a Shield match against NSW.  Batting for Victoria who won by 205 runs, Fergus made 7 in the first innings and 70 not out in the second innings to add to his bowling figures of 4/23 in the 1st and 1/32 in the second.  He dismissed Moises Henriques and Nathan Lyon in the 1st innings.

A-League

Sebastian Pasquale came on for Western United in the 46th minute in their disappointing 5-0 loss to the Western Sydney Wanderers.

FC St Pauli def Karlsruher 2-1.  Connor Metcalfe played most of the game for the victors, coming off in the final few minutes.

AFLW Round 9

Melbourne V Fremantle – Demons by 33 points

Melbourne - Libby Birch had 11 disposals.

St Kilda def Brisbane Lions by 21 points

St Kilda – Georgia Petrikios had 18 disposals and a goal.

Essendon def Carlton by 32 points

Essendon - Georgia Nanscawen had 18 disposals, 8 tackles and 6 clearances.

West Coast lost to the Western Bulldogs by 8 points.

Western Bulldogs – Jess Fitzgerald had 14 disposals and 9 tackles.

Geelong def Richmond by 38 points

Richmond – Monique Conti had 31 disposals, 6 tackles and 7 clearances.

Geelong - Georgie Prespakis had 27 disposals and 9 clearances

Sydney def Collingwood by 19 points

Sydney - Aliesha Newman had 9 disposals and kicked a goal.

North Melbourne lost to Adelaide by 3 points.

North Melbourne – Amy Smith had 12 disposals and 7 tackles.

Hawthorn def Port Adelaide by 8 points

Hawthorn – Charlotte Baskaran had 17 disposals and 6 tackles

The Score 251023

We are so proud of the efforts of our Alumni and current students when it comes to performing on the big stage here at home or around the world.  Check out what some of our Alumni have been up to.

Taekwondo

Congratulations to MSA Alumni Reba Stewart who has been selected for the Australian team that will compete at the Pacific Games in November.

Badminton

 Gronya Somerville lost the Mixed doubles final with partner Kenneth Choo for the second week in a row, this time at the Sydney International.  They lost to the same pairing from Chinese Taipei 21-12, 14-21, 11-21

Football

Polly Doran’s Crystal Palace Women’s team were defeated by Charlton 3-2

Connor Metcalfe came on in the 46 min in FC St Pauli’s 2 all draw with Paderborn. 

A League W

Annabel Martin started for the Central Coats Mariners in their 2-1 victory over Adelaide United.

AFLW

Hawthorn v Richmond – Tigers by 11

Richmond – Monique Conti had 35 disposals, 9 tackles and 7 clearances.

Hawthorn – Charlotte Baskaran had 5 disposals and 8 tackles.

Sydney v Western Bulldogs – Swans by 57 points

Bulldogs – Jess Fitzgerald had 12 disposals and 3 tackles.

North Melbourne v Melbourne – Narmm (Melbourne) won by 23 points.

Melbourne – Libby Birch had 10 disposals and 4 clearances.

North Melbourne - Amy Smith had 17 disposals, 4 marks and 4 tackles.

Collingwood v Geelong – Pies by 6 points.

Geelong – Georgie Prespakis had 26 disposals, 8 tackles and 7 clearances.

St Kilda v Fremantle – Dockers by 24 points

St Kilda – Georgia Petrikios had 15 disposals and 5 tackles.

Essendon v West Coast – Eagles by 4 points

Essendon – Georgia Nanscawen had 20 disposals, 17 tackles and 6 clearances.

MSA launches research centre

An Australian first high school sport research centre has been opened at Maribyrnong College within the Maribyrnong Sports Academy program today, and it’s set to influence the way teenagers go about their education, training, and preparation for sport.

The MSA Research Centre aims to provide evidence-based, innovative solutions to youth athlete development via high quality research. The centre will be a first of its kind in an Australian High School Academy and is committed to producing practical and applied research outcomes, which can be translated into a holistic training environment.

The MSA research centre will have the ability to test and work with over 550 athletes competing in a range of sports including Australian football, athletics, aquatics, badminton, baseball, basketball, cricket, football (soccer), golf, hockey, judo, netball, taekwondo, tennis, and volleyball. MSA currently provides a high-performance daily training environment for students to thrive in both sport and education and achieve their dreams.

The strength of the research program is the opportunity for multi-disciplinary projects related to youth athlete development; including and not exclusive to physical preparation; sport specific skill development; exercise preparation; injury prevention; rehabilitation; mental well-being; nutritional education and academic performance.

The MSA research centre will look to undertake collaborative research projects with local, national, and international partners.  An advisory committee has been set up to oversee the research centre and will include doctors and professors from around the world including The Universities of Melbourne and Sydney, Victoria University, La Trobe University, Edith Cowen University, Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales and both the Victorian Institute of Sport and the Australian Institute of Sport.

MSA Sports Director Mark McAllion believes the Research Centre can play a vital role in adolescent sport. “There is a genuine lack of research related to teenage athletes worldwide.  The MSA Research Centre aims to fill that gap and ultimately develop knowledge that can improve the way young athletes are educated, coached, supported and managed.”

Attending the launch was local state member Katie Hall MP (pictured above) as well as staff from the education department and members of the Advisory Committee. We also welcomed a delegation from the Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales who will be working with MSA on research projects.