Waverley College are pleased to announce we will be offering skills sessions for all rugby players. Please see information below for timings and the list of skills that these sessions will target. All players are encouraged to join with no registration required.
Venue: Queens Park
Day/Time: Wednesday 6:45am
Skills targeted:
For any questions, please email ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley College are pleased to announce that Mr Eddie Paea from The Kicking Academy will deliver kicking skills sessions for all age groups. Players who would benefit from these sessions include any player who wants to improve their in game kicking and goal kicking skills.
Venue: Queens Park
Day/Time: Friday 6:45am
Skills targeted:
For any questions, please email ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Lachlan Drew-Morris
Director of Coaching – Rugby
ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
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This week we celebrated all of the amazing achievements of our Summer Co-curricular activities and award winners. The full list of award winners can be found HERE.
We will also continue trials this weekend and I want to reinforce that selections are ongoing and we will continue to make adjustments over the season.
I also want to wish the Cadet Unit well for their adventurous journey on AFX next week.
When students return in Term 2, training will commence for the full winter program from Wednesday, 1 May 2024 and we will have our first round of opposed fixtures on Saturday, 4 May 2024.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley College are pleased to announce we will be offering skills sessions for all rugby players. Please see information below for timings and the list of skills that these sessions will target. All players are encouraged to join with no registration required.
Venue: Queens Park
Day/Time: Wednesday 6:45am
Skills targeted:
For any questions, please email ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley College are pleased to announce that Mr Eddie Paea from The Kicking Academy will deliver kicking skills sessions for all age groups. Players who would benefit from these sessions include any player who wants to improve their in game kicking and goal kicking skills.
Venue: Queens Park
Day/Time: Friday 6:45am
Skills targeted:
For any questions, please email ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Lachlan Drew-Morris
Director of Coaching – Rugby
ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Click HERE
Congratulations to James Peate on his 4th place finish in the finals of the Sydney Catholic Schools Public Speaking. Waverley is really proud of you.
Last Thursday our Years 8, 11 and a number of Year 12 students attended the CAS Swimming and Diving Championships to support the Waverley squads. The support and behaviour of our students was exemplary and a huge thank you to the students, staff and parents/carers that attended to support on the night.
Waverley finished 5th in Swimming and 4th in the Diving. Special mention to James Wynyard and Darcy Dawson in the Diving who have both qualified for CIS as well as giving Waverley the most points we have ever secured at the Diving Championships.
Hugo Binder’s win in the U12 Freestyle was one of the performances on the night, as well as the excellent performances of our two Year 5 swimmers Kai Hess and Jack Forde.
We also held our Basketball, Cricket and Aquatics presentation evenings over the past week and a huge thank you to the various Supporters’ Groups and parents/carers for their efforts in making these evenings happen.
Well done also to all of those award winners. We will recognise all award winners in our summer co-curricular awards assembly on Thursday, 4 April 2024 and parents/carers are welcome to attend.
This week we commenced our winter season and all students are to be reminded of the following:
Good luck to all students and staff with the first round of trials this weekend.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
In 2024 Waverley College is partnering with Guard Up Mouthguards as our provider from the commencement of the Winter Season. These mouthguards are worn by notable names in both professional Rugby, AFL, and US College Football.
The mouthguards are fitted using laser scanning technology and are 3D printed to ensure an exact and customisable fit, and can be produced and replaced in a much shorter timeframe and at a much lower cost when compared with a traditional fitted mouthguard. Those with Private Health cover may also receive a rebate on their purchase, dependent on their cover.
If you are interested in having a mouthguard fitted for the upcoming Winter Season, please complete the Expression of Interest form HERE.
Numbers will be finalised on Wednesday, 27 March 2024.
Mr Harry Lind
Convenor of Rugby
hlind@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley College are pleased to announce we will be offering skills sessions for all rugby players. Please see information below for timings and the list of skills that these sessions will target. All players are encouraged to join with no registration required.
Venue: Queens Park
Day/Time: Wednesday 6:45am
Skills targeted:
For any questions, please email ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley College are pleased to announce that Mr Eddie Paea from The Kicking Academy will deliver kicking skills sessions for all age groups. Players who would benefit from these sessions include any player who wants to improve their in game kicking and goal kicking skills.
Venue: Queens Park
Day/Time: Friday 6:45am
Skills targeted:
For any questions, please email ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Lachlan Drew-Morris
Director of Coaching – Rugby
ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
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Congratulations and well done to all students, staff and parents/carers on the conclusion of the senior summer season. Special mention to the Year 12s on their final season of summer activities at the College.
Next week we commence the winter season for most activities. All students starting next week need to ensure they have the appropriate attire and equipment for their relevant sport. We will also spend most of the weeks this Term going through selections for the winter season.
Please also be patient with the trials processes and our coaches and staff will do the best they can from what they observe. Students’ attitudes and application at training will also influence their selections. All teams remain fluid throughout the season and selections are ongoing. Whilst we look at previous year’s teams, these are a fresh round of trials and adolescent boys grow and develop at different rates. We also don’t pick on reputation based on external club and representative teams.
If there are any students not happy with their initial selections, they are encouraged to seek feedback on where to improve from their coaches.
*If any parents/carers have any queries or concerns then please contact the Convenor of that activity or myself. Please do not contact or speak to coaches directly.
We had a number of students last weekend competing at the NSW State Nipper titles and they were representing a range of clubs. From all reports, there were a number of Waverley students who won a number of medals and well done to all who went up to Queenscliff.
Congratulations to the 1st Water Polo who had a great win on Saturday of 14-6 against St Ignatius’ Riverwood to complete the season.
Just a reminder that any student requesting leave from their weekend commitments must seek approval in writing from myself and that students are only entitled to two exemptions per year. A number of students have already exhausted these exemptions. The Parent Portal absence notification on the College app is not be used for exemptions please and is only to be used in case of illness and injury.
Last week we also help our House Swimming Carnival over two days at the College Pool. After Years 7-9 had competed on day one, it was Lacey House out in front with a narrow lead.
By the end of day two, Brennan House had stormed home to claim the House Swimming Shield for the 5th year in a row, once Years 10-12 had competed.
Well done to all students and staff for a great two days of action in the water.
Finally, I want to recognise Old Boy Noah Havard (Class of 2018) who was selected this week to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Kayak Sprint. We will all be cheering him on and hopefully he is able to claim a medal.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular (Senior School)
sodonell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Congratulations to the small contingent of 11 boys who represented their respective clubs at the NSW Junior Athletics Championships from Friday, 8th – Sunday, 10 March 2024 at SOPAC.
Our boys displayed true grit and determination in both the track and field events to showcase various personal bests resulting in a total of 10 medals across 21 different events. Our boys continue to highlight why Waverley College Track & Field is continuing to enter a new era of success.
I congratulate all of our boys and their respective coaches on their ongoing hard work as they strive toward the Australian Track & Field Championships in Adelaide from April 11-19 2024.
100m Prelims (Heat 2 of 2)
4th George Lambousis 12.95s (11th Overall)
200m Prelims (Heat 1 of 2)
5th George Lambousis 26.93s (11th Overall)
800m
24th Koji Howard 2:30.18
1500m
12th Koji Howard 4:47.97
800m
1st Evan Rowbotham 1:59.82 PB
1500m
1st Evan Rowbotham 4:13.31
3000m
1st Evan Rowbotham 9:16.20
Evan Rowbotham: triple gold medalist in the U15 Men 800m, 1500m and 3000m
Javelin
1st Vaidas Levi 41.23m
Long Jump
4th Vaidas Levi 5.24m
High Jump
7th Vaidas Levi 1.50m
800m
7th Lachlan Feain 2:07.84
1500m
1st Lachlan Feain 4:15.13 PB
100m Prelims (Heat 2 of 3)
2nd Wol Albino 11.27s Q
100m Final
5th Wol Albino 11.19s
200m Prelims (Heat 2 of 3)
2nd Wol Albino 22.19s Q PB
200m Final
3rd Wol Albino 22.28s
Shot Put
3rd Zoran Szekeres 13.03m PB
Discus
8th Zoran Szekeres 39.35m
800m
2nd Alex Marshall 1:56.89
7th Jack Richardson 1:59.78 PB
1500m
10th Jack Richardson 4:13.81
Alex Marshall (far left) – silver medalist in the U17 Men 800m
800m
3rd Asher Thomasyu 1.59.67
1500m
10th Asher Thomasyu 4:10.95
Long Jump
4th Ricardo Zanapalis 6.77m (3rd NSW)
Alexander Bissell (100m Hurdles and 400m)
Evan Rowbotham (800m, 1500m and 3000m)
Vaidas Levi (Javelin)
Lachlan Feain (800m and 1500m)
Wol Albino (100m, 200m and 400m)
Alex Marshall (400m and 800m)
Jack Richardson (800m)
Christopher Szekeres (Shot Put and Discus)
Zoran Szekeres (Shot Put and Discus)
Daniel Hornery (100m and 200m)
Asher Thomasyu (800m)
Ricardo Zanapalis (Long Jump)
Mr Jeremy Mark Roff
Head Coach of Track & Field
jroff@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Basketball Parents, Carers, Coaches, and Players,
Please see below details of the 2024 Basketball Presentation Night.
Trybooking has now closed, however, a small number of tickets will be available at the door. If you still require tickets, please contact Mr Anthony Gibbs.
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley College are pleased to announce the commencement of our Rugby skills sessions. These sessions will focus on:
These sessions are open to all Senior School age groups (Years 7-12) and will commence from Wednesday, 20 March 2024.
Venue: Queens Park
Day/Time: Wednesday 6:45am
For any questions, please email ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.
Waverley College are pleased to announce Eddie Paea from The Kicking Academy will deliver kicking skills sessions for all age groups.
These sessions will commence on Friday, 22 March 2024.
Players who would benefit from these sessions include any player who wants to improve their in game kicking and goal kicking skills.
Venue: Queens Park
Day/Time: Friday 6:45am
Skills targeted:
For any questions, please email ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Lachlan Drew-Morris
Director of Coaching – Rugby
ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au
A huge thank you to all students, parents, carers, convenors, staff and coaches for your efforts over the 2023-24 Summer co-curricular season. In particular I want to mention the parents of the supporters’ groups as well as wish all of Year 12 the very best in their final round of summer activities this weekend.
Next week we have the CAS Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday, 14 March 2024. This is a compulsory event for Years 8, 11 and Prefects. The outline of the day and related information can be found via this LINK.
The following Saturday is a sport-free weekend for Years 7-12 as we will be conducting our winter staff and coaches induction. On Monday, 18 March 2024 we commence our winter season for a number of activities and the winter training schedule can be found via this LINK. It is also on the College website and has been sent out on the College app.
On Wednesday, 20 March 2024 we will also hold a Rugby Information Night for any parent or carer of a son who plays Rugby, and we will include the 2024 Game Management Guidelines with the new trial tackle law. We would encourage as many people as possible to attend this event. To RSVP please use the message sent on the College app.
We have had a number of students representing the College at higher levels again this past week.
This includes 1st Cricketers Aarush Soni, Hunter Eldridge and Jono McDonald in their comprehensive victory over GPS by CAS.
Henry Walker and Henry Read in the U15 CAS Cricket who were also able to defeat GPS.
U15 CAS Cricket
Congratulations to Tristan Lee and Lincoln Tanner who represented CAS at the U17 Water Polo trials, with Lincoln being selected in the NSWCIS squad. Well done also to Max Gregson who represented CAS Tennis against GPS this week also.
We also have a number of students representing their various surf clubs at the State Nipper titles this weekend and we wish these students well for their events.
This week, Year 8 students Harry Welfare, Will Collignon, Brashen Uncle and Dexter Francis travelled to the Snowy Mountains to represent Waverley in the College team in Division 3 of The Boost Mobile Australian Mountain Biking Interschools Competition.
Competing against schools from across New South Wales (including King’s, Scots, Marcellin, Cranbrook and Snowy Mountains Grammar), they made impressive times in the Norco All-Mountain race (6km enduro style racetrack) and The Fox Flow (5km track on Thredbo’s famous Kosciuszko Flow Trail).
“The boys put their hearts into racing, were proud to represent Waverley and did really well for their first time there … they had the best time and really challenged themselves.” – Bonnie Collignon
Waverley four, we congratulate you!
Please note that there are a number of summer presentation evenings coming up and we hope to see as many students and families at these as possible.
Good luck to all Senior School students in their final round this weekend.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Recently, the College hosted a function for approximately 30 Old Boys from our 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2006 CAS Premiership-winning teams. Also in attendance was long-serving, legendary coach, Mr Curt Forrester, who coached the four 1990s teams to their premiership success.
The night began in the PAC (Performing Arts Centre) Foyer where the Old Boys had the opportunity to catch up with each other, reminisce about their playing days and share their stories since leaving the College. Many of the Old Boys addressed the gathering and spoke fondly of their time at the College and playing together under coach Forrester.
Coach Forrester was presented with a framed Waverley Basketball singlet with a plaque containing the words: “Honouring Coach Forrester for his outstanding contribution in leading Waverley 1st V Basketball to victory in the 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1998 CAS Premierships.” Unfortunately, the 2006 premiership-winning coach, Mr Tim Hudson, was unable to make it.
Before the start of the 1st V game against St Aloysius’ College, Mr Forrester and Old Boy representatives from each of the premiership-winning teams participated in a brief on-court banner presentation where members of our 7As and 7Bs players presented Mr Forrester and each Old Boy with a banner.
Each banner was then hung up at one end of the court to be displayed during the game. Waverley Basketball is extremely honoured and grateful that Mr Forrester and the Old Boys were able to attend the night and help celebrate these magnificent milestones in the College’s history.
There are many other people to thank for their help in organising the event including Head Coach, Mr Matthew Johnston, Waverley Basketball Supporters’ Club president Mrs Juliette Carter; 10A/B coach Mr Damien Thompson; Old Boys Mr Achilles Peshos and Mr Linden Smith-Hyde; our Marketing Department, in particular Mrs Emma Laurence and Mr Angus McPherson; TAS Technician Mr Perry Stanbrook; and Senior A/V Technician Mr Bishoy Wasef. Finally, thanks to Principal Mr Graham Leddie, Director of Co-curricular Mr Stephen O’Donnell and Assistant Director of Co-curricular Mr Stephen Wilmot for their attendance and support at the game.
Mr Anthony Gibbs, Convenor of Basketball
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Basketball Parents, Carers, Coaches, and Players,
It’s time to get our community together and celebrate all the hard work and achievements this season.
Join us and find out!
Book tickets HERE.
*RSVP no later than 10pm Tuesday, 12 March 2024.
Waverley College are excited to be running a three day Volleyball Holiday Camp hosted by ProVolley.
This Volleyball camp will be an excellent opportunity for your son to improve his skills while having fun with friends.
The camp will run in the College Gymnasium from 22 – 24 April 2024, 8:30am til 12pm on each day.
Please sign up HERE to register attendance and pay for tickets.
Click HERE
We are rapidly moving towards the end of the Summer season with two more weekends for the Senior School and three more for Junior School teams.
Our 1sts Touch Football had a great result against Trinity last weekend, and our Swim Squad performed really well at the annual Christian Brothers Swimming Carnival on Saturday evening to take out both the overall and intermediate shields, despite missing a number of swimmers due to a range of other events last weekend.
2024 annual Christian Brothers Swimming Carnival
Well done also to Aarush Soni, Hunter Eldridge and Jono McDonald who were part of the CAS 1st XI Cricket who chased a big ISA total in an impressive victory on Sunday. These boys will be also part of the team playing GPS this Sunday.
CAS 1st XI Cricket
This week we are playing local rivals Cranbrook in most activities, and I want to remind all students and parents/carers to ensure that Codes of Conduct are adhered to at all times.
View the CAS Code of Conduct HERE
Last weekend we also had a number of students competing in a range of events. This included metSEA Swimming, Branch Nippers and State Oztag.
Well done to all of these students and especially to the U15s South Sydney Oztag team which won the State titles.
State Oztag Under 15 Champions
The U13 Easts Oztag State Cup team comprised Oscar Mac Domhnaill, Jackson MacAskill, Kai Kolster, Oliver O’Donnell, Talin Opai, Hugo Cummins, Joesph Di Blasio, Jack Baker Sedgman and Louis Coleman, who competed at the NSW State Oztag Championships in Coffs Harbour.
The boys played 6 games and won 4, showing sportsmanship, skill and determination in every game. The team finished 3rd in their pool, making it an amazing achievement. Oscar Mac Domhnaill and Jackson MacAskill were awarded MVPs.
We also have received a number of requests for students to attend both the State and National Surf Lifesaving titles, based on their recent performances. If there are any other students requesting leave to attend these, can I please request these are submitted asap.
We also have some key dates coming up this Term in regards to the co-curricular calendar:
Good luck to all teams and activities this coming weekend.
The Cricket Supporters’ Club invites all players from Years 5- 12, coaches and families to celebrate another season of great cricket. The evening includes a BBQ dinner; awards with Trivia Game hosted by our First IX; a fun hit in the nets; and lots of exciting prizes to win.
Tickets: Tickets are $15 per person (including players) and include BBQ dinner, soft drink and lucky door prize.
Tickets must be purchased before the event – book HERE.
Also buy tickets for a chance to win some fantastic prizes in the raffle – 1 for $5, 3 for $10 or 5 for $25. All money raised goes towards supporting cricket at Waverley College, including extra coaching, gear, and equipment.
When: Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 6pm-8:30pm
Where: Braidwood and PAC
Click HERE to view the flyer.
Click HERE.
Well done to all activities on some excellent results last weekend. In particular I want to congratulate the 1sts Water Polo on their 13-2 victory over Riverview, the 1st XI Cricket on their resounding win against Knox, as well as the 8A Cricket on defeating Knox on the last ball of the day. Our 1sts Basketball came from 25 points down to take the match into overtime and were desperately unlucky to lose by two points, however our 2nds, 10As, 9As, 8As and 7As Basketball all recorded wins along with a number of other teams.
Well done to Aarush Soni, Jonathon McDonald and Hunter Eldridge in their selections in the CAS Cricket squad.
We have a number of students away at various activities this weekend including State Oztag, Branch Nippers and MetSEA Swimming. Our swim squad are also at the annual Christian Brothers Swimming Carnival on Saturday night and we wish all of these students well in their various endeavours.
Next week we are holding our House Swimming Carnival at Waverley College over two days. On Thursday, 29 February 2024, Years 7-9 will have their events during Periods 3-6 and will be in class for the first two periods of the day. These students will be able to wear PE attire for the whole day and obviously need their swimming attire.
We will publish the events schedule at the start of next week. Years 10-12 will have their events on Friday, 1 March 2024, following the same format of being in class Periods 1-2 and then undertaking the swimming events after recess.
Our last round of summer sport is on Saturday, 9 March 2024 and the following weekend is a sport-free weekend for Senior School students. We do, however, have the CAS Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday, 14 March which is also a compulsory supporters’ duty for Years 8 and 11. Many of our Winter season activities and trials will commence on Monday, 18 March 2024 with internal trials on Saturday, 23 March 2024 and Saturday, 6 April 2024 for all team-based sports.
We do also have some presentation evenings coming up for Basketball, Cricket, Swimming and Water Polo and these details sent out on the Waverley app.
We will also be running some of the Winter Supporters’ groups meetings over the next couple of weeks and invite any parent/carer from Years 5-12 to join us for these events.
Good luck to all teams and activities this weekend.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley students combined with St Clare’s College to form our inaugural Dragon Boating team. A joint venture with Easts Dragon Boating Club—led by Head Coach Katy McDonald—the program involved a series of Thursday and Sunday morning Rose Bay training sessions.
At the prestigious Luna New Year Dragon Boating Regatta at Darling Harbour last Saturday, we fielded two crews in the Mixed Division, one Women’s crew and one Opens crew. Students paddled in two heats and a final race in each division. The 200m fast furious races are both taxing on the body and mind. Paddlers must be disciplined and determined to execute each stroke with precision and strength.
Our students responded positively to coach feedback, improving technique and teamwork each race, culminating in medal-winning final performances—a silver in Opens and Bronze in Mixed divisions.
We are very proud of the students for their efforts on the water and the responsible and courteous way they conducted themselves in training and in competition. On behalf of the team, I thank the Easts club for their outstanding coaching and team management to bring out the best in students.
Mr David Parnell
Dragon Boat Coach
dparnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Saturday, the 1st V faced off against second-placed Knox Grammar School in what was expected to be an extremely tough game. Unfortunately, the Waverley boys came up short despite the game going into overtime, falling 81-79 in an extremely close and hard-fought game.
The game started with an early surge from the Waverley boys taking an 8-0 lead early, forcing Knox to call a timeout. After Knox had a scoreless first half of the quarter, they picked up their intensity and started hitting a few threes evening out the score. After a highly contested first half, Knox went up by 25 points in the 3rd quarter. Things were looking bleak for the 1sts although efforts from Flynn Busteed started Waverley’s come comeback. In the 4th quarter, Waverley had fought back with Angus Peshos’ two free throws, sending it to overtime with 0.2 seconds on the clock.
In overtime, Waverley was unable to win the game, losing the game by two points in a very strong outing, but unfortunately pulled up short.
Waverley’s record now is 2-5, with St Aloysius’ coming up this Friday night in what will be another exciting game.
The game against Knox was a crucial one for the 2nds, who still have hopes of winning the CAS premiership. Fortunately, they were able to pull away with the win 55-50 after a tremendous effort from the 2nds players.
Knox started well and got to an early 10-point lead, although the scoring of Rory Donnellan was able to slow their momentum and kickstart Waverley’s comeback. In the second quarter, the 2nds evened out the score and from then on it was a dog fight until the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the likes of Giles Strachan and Renato Rovacchi were able to give Waverley a slim lead. Knox kept fighting until the end, although the Waverley boys’ composure on defence was able to give them the win by five points.
The 2nds record now improves to 5-2 and their hopes of winning the CAS are still alive. They aim to continue their winning ways this week against St Aloysius.’
On Saturday the 10As were able to take a comfortable lead through the game against Knox due to their hustle on the defensive end that led to easy transition points. The likes of Nico Palacio, Petros Kalpouzanis and Jonte Garvey helped them pull away with a convincing win. They kept this pressure up the whole game and were able to win 64-17 and this continues their undefeated season.
The 9As had a strong win over Knox in a competitive game that Waverley won due to their ability to play with pace and execute hard, solid defence. This helped them hold a lead throughout the entire game. Malachai Rangan and Oli Lau were big factors in helping them win 41-23.
The 8As had an intense game with both teams playing hard and physical defence. Led by Lucas Barber and Lachie Bayly, Waverley was able to keep up this pressure and was rewarded with a hard-fought 39-36 win.
The 7As had a fiercely competitive game against Knox. It was a back-and-forth affair that came down to one possession, with Waverley taking home the win 34-32 against a talented Knox team.
Sergej Jakovljevic
(Captain of 1st V)
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Last weekend, Waverley College once again faced off against tough opponents, Knox Grammar, on their home ground. Knox, after winning the toss, opted to bat on a favourable wicket for batting. Joe Packington delivered an impressive opening spell of pace bowling, claiming figures of 2/25 off 8 overs, showcasing his ability to challenge top batsmen when hitting the right areas.
The entire Waverley bowling unit maintained immense pressure on the Knox batsmen, leading to their collapse and a restricted total of 9/152 from 50 overs. In response, Waverley’s Aarush Soni and Johno McDonald built a crucial 85-run partnership, securing the team’s second victory of the season, with a display of patient yet aggressive batting, a focus for the remaining games.
Meanwhile, the 8As journeyed to Gillespie Playing Fields to face their opponents. Despite losing the toss and being asked to bowl first, the team focused on maintaining line and length with the small boundaries. Knox’s number three batsman dominated, scoring 113 runs off 58 balls, helping his team reach 179 runs in 30 overs. However, Waverley’s Henry Walker (79) and Louis Croser (54) provided a strong start in response. Despite facing a challenging situation after losing three wickets, Cameron Spies and Liam Chalmers displayed resilience, timing their run perfectly to secure victory for the 8As with a boundary off the final ball of the innings.
1st XI v Knox
In other news, congratulations are in order for the 1st XI for winning the CAS South Harbour T20 competition. Although they progressed to the final against Barker at Queens Park, defending 93 runs proved too difficult, as Barker chased down the total with three overs to spare. The team appreciates the support from all the fans and fellow cricketers who cheered them on during the match.
I would like to once again encourage all players to attend the batting club sessions starting at 7am on your allocated day. It’s a great opportunity to work on your craft irrespective of where you bat in your team.
Mr Greg Elliott
Convenor of Cricket
gelliott@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Waverley College Rugby Supporters’ Club will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday, 4 March, 2024 at Queens Park Pavilion, 6pm.
Any parents/carers and friends interested in getting behind the Waverley College Rugby Program in 2024 are welcome to attend, as we discuss plans for the exciting season ahead. All welcome!
Parents/carers unable to attend this particular meeting, but who are interested in assisting with Waverley College Rugby, are invited to register their interests with the Convenor of Rugby, Mr Harry Lind by emailing hlind@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Harry Lind
Convenor of Rugby
hlind@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional Custodians of the land on which Waverley College is located. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual connections to the land, waters, seas and sky and their rich contribution to society.
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