Before a ball was kicked, we had a few students withdraw due to injury, which meant some students got their first opportunity to represent the school. We were placed in a pool with St Paul’s Catholic College, Manly; St Peter’s Catholic College, Tuggerah; and Mater Maria College, Warriewood. We needed to win every game to qualify for the grand final.

We defeated St Paul’s 36 to 12, followed by another win against St Peter’s 24-6, which meant we needed a win against Mater Maria to guarantee a grand final berth. We managed to defeat Mater Maria 42 to 6. This meant we played St Brigid’s Catholic College, Lake Munmorah in the grand final.

After a long day of gala day footy, fatigue had set in. To the boys’ credit, they gave 100% in the final and ran away winners 24-6. I would like to thank Mr Woodbine and Mr Gentle for coaching the team, and all the parents who came to support throughout the day. Some special mentions are:

• Austin Willis (Captain) scored 6 tries on the day and lead from the front all day.
• Makai Parada scored 5 tries on the day and is only in the Under 12s age group
• Cruz Vella 2 try hero in the grand final

I could give a special mention to all the boys as it was a real team effort.

Congratulations and let’s bring on next year.