Welcome back to the College community and a very special welcome to our new members of the College.
While many of us were holidaying over summer, three of our students were striving for victories in the pool, on the court, at the beach and on the field. I’m delighted to report on their exceptional holiday achievements.
Congratulations to Ryan McNamara (Year 9) who was selected in the NSW team and competed at the 2024 Australian Pool Life Saving Championships in Melbourne. We’re proud that Waverley Old Boy Andrew Bowden (Class of 2001) was his coach.
Ryan had a great championships, and is now a five time Australian Champion after winning gold in all five U14 events, as well as being crowned the U14 Overall Champion.
Congratulations to Cooper Ryan (Year 10) who was selected to play for NSW under 16s at the Australian Indoor Volleyball Championships. He finished with silver after being undefeated in all pool and finals matches.
He also won for the second year in a row, the gold medal at NSW Beach Volleyball Youth Championships (U17s). Selected in the NSW elite squad of 10 boys (he is the youngest), he recently travelled to Adelaide to compete in Australia’s oldest beach volleyball tournament, the adults SA Open. Cooper now plays predominantly in adult tournaments and is the leading points holder in the national rankings for his age.
Congratulations to Kahu Capper (Year 12) who represented New Zealand as the New Zealand Māori Captain for the 2024 Pasifika Youth Cup. Kahu scored an impressive four tries and 14 conversions, resulting in 44 points across four games. Kahu was also awarded the prestigious Pasifika Youth Cup Player of the Tournament.
Congratulations also to James Dyson Merwe (Year 12) who has accepted this week a scholarship to the AIS for Basketball with the possibility of representing Australia at the Junior World Cup being held in Turkey in June this year. Unfortunately, James has had to move to Canberra for this amazing opportunity, leaving behind his Year 12 friends and colleagues. We wish him all the very best in this exciting opportunity.
We also had a large number of students and staff who gave up much of their time over the holidays to continue training and preparing for the 2024 season – a huge thank you to these members of the community.
Term 1 is a busy start to the year and I want to remind every parent/carer and students of some of the expectations:
Click to view the CAS Code of Conduct
We are also accepting applications to change winter activities and this strictly concludes at the end of Week 3. Any student requesting a change will need to come and collect the required form from the Co-curricular office please.
Finally I want to thank and congratulate those students in Year 7 who have made a great start to the year. In particular our Year 7 Manchester City Academy Football students who are under the direction of Mr Ben Charlton.
Any queries regarding the program can be directed towards Mr Charlton via email: bcharlton@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Good luck to those students playing and trialling this weekend.
Dear Parents and Players,
Expressions of Interest are being sought for a proposed Basketball Tour to Japan in December 2024 (4-24 December).
This will be a development tour, comprising three teams: Freshmen, Junior Varsity and Varsity. The total number of players is strictly limited to 36.
To indicate your ‘Expression of Interest’, please use the button at the bottom of this page. Should there be sufficient expressions of interest before this date, an information evening will be held in the PAC from 6pm-7:30pm on Wednesday, 14 February 2024. This information session will cover costs and inclusions, dates and proposed itinerary, policies and procedures as well as other items. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions.
As part of the selection process, coaching staff, teaching staff, and the College’s Finance Department will be consulted and asked to provide feedback and information on each candidate in terms of basketball-related criteria, wellbeing record, academic performance, and school fee status. This information will be used to determine the final touring group. Please be aware that Years 7, 8 and 12 (2024) students are currently not able to participate in the proposed tour.
To ensure the tour proceeds to the next stage, a ‘non-refundable’ deposit of $2,000 is payable on behalf of any interested player by 3:15pm, Monday, 23 February 2024.
Payment should be made to:
BSB: 062-124
Account number: 0090 3139
Quote: ‘BballTour-SURNAME’
Please send me an email receipt of your deposit.
A minimum of 36 deposits must be paid for the tour to proceed. If more than the required number of deposits are paid, a decision will then be made on which 36 players will be offered a place on the tour. Any player who is not selected to tour will be placed on the waiting list and their deposit will be refunded.
In our preliminary discussions with the tour provider, it is estimated that the tour will cost $8,900. This is subject to change with confirmation of the final itinerary. Currently, the following payment plan is in place:
A list of successful candidates selected to tour will be notified once all tour spots have been filled.
To register your ‘Expression of Interest’, please click the button below to complete and submit the Expression of Interest form no later than 3:15pm on Monday, 12 February 2024.
Click here to view and submit the EOI form
Thank you to all staff, convenors, coaches, parents/carers and especially the students for their efforts over a successful 2023 co-curricular year.
We continued this success last weekend with the selection of 1sts players Lincoln Tanner and Tristan Lee in the CAS 2024 Water Polo squad. We also had a number of boys competing in the Pacific Islands Rugby fixtures last weekend and all boys playing represented their culture to an incredibly high standard.
When we return in 2024 I have included some key dates for Term 1 below:
I want to wish the whole College community a happy and Holy Christmas!
Onsite Waverley College exclusive cricket camps will take place on:
Should you be interested in attending, please view the flyer below.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Are you ready to take on a challenge in 2024?
Term 1 of the new year will provide Waverley students born between 2005 and 2012 the opportunity to compete in the NSW All Schools Triathlon. This epic event will be held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre on 21 and 22 February 2024. We are now calling upon all enthusiastic Waverley students who are eager to give it a “TRI.”
This race will see individuals tackle the swim bike and run, individually racing against other schools from all over the state. Individual entry fee $45.00 per person.
Individual entries will open at the start of the 2024 school year.
Offering a fantastic opportunity for challenge with mates. Gather your friends and form a team of three ( a swimmer, a cyclist and a runner) and take on a Triathlon together. You will also be racing against other schools from all over the state.
Teams entry fee $60.00 per team. Note that entries for the teams event are now open. Click the links below to enter.
Junior Boys Team Entry: students born in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Intermediate Boys Team Entry: students born in 2008 and 2009.
Senior Boys Team Entry: students born in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Both individual and team registrations and entry fees must be received by Wednesday, 14 February 2024.
If you are interested or would simply like more information please reach out to Mr Douglas down in the PDHPE department or via email: sdouglas1@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Click here for more information
Mr Samuel Douglas
PDHPE Teacher
sdouglas1@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Please come and support the Waverley Swimming and Water Polo teams with a sausage sizzle at Eastgardens Bunnings on 9 December.
If you are interested in helping out with the fundraiser please email Ms Silsby nsilsby@waverley.nsw.edu.au or Ms Lipman clipman@waverley.nsw.edu.au for all the details
We can’t wait to see you there!
Ms Nicola Silsby and Ms Cath Lipman
Convenor of Swimming and Convenor of Water Polo
nsilsby@waverley.nsw.edu.au
clipman@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Click here to view the fixtures, training schedules and maps
Congratulations to Fred Carmody (Year 10) who will soon be competing in the Australian Junior Surfing Titles in Victoria. He is one of eight boys selected in the NSW Team for U18. He’s competing as an individual and he’s also been selected in the NSW two-man U18 school’s All Stars team. As a 16-year-old, he’s one of the youngest in his age group.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Friday, Waverley’s 1st V Basketball had a tough matchup against Trinity Grammar School, coming short with the final score, 72-94. The game was back and forth right from the tip-off, with Trinity coming into the second quarter up by a small margin of points. The 1st V was able to fight back and have a glimpse of victory by the end of the first half, with James Dyson-Merwe leading the team with his scoring.
The second half was led by Trinity, with their defence stopping Waverley from scoring. With the last quarter coming down, Waverley was down and was able to make a quick run with the help of Flynn Busteed and Angus Peshos’s shooting to bring Trinity’s lead down. Unfortunately, it was too late, with Trinity having very great players, the 1st V ended up losing in the end.
Although it wasn’t the way Waverley wanted to end the year, they will come back stronger than ever, next year.
At Waverley, the 2nd V faced off against Trinity to try to secure a 4-1 record for the first half of the season. With a huge amount of effort and grit, they were able to overcome Trinity with the end score, 51-43. The first quarter was a slow one with Trinity playing along with them in a very close game.
After the break, the dynamic duo of Giles Strachan and Hudson Hatchet were able to pull the team up with their defensive presence to take the lead by the end of the first half.
After that, there was no stopping them, as they were able to build a 10-point lead with the help of Rory Donellan’s spectacular performance.
With the win against Trinity, the 2nd V is now sitting on top of the CAS leaderboard, winning four out of five games, hoping to secure the championship next year.
The Waverley 10As already had a lot of momentum coming from being victorious in their previous games to have an undefeated season so far.
Waverley initiated the game very passionately, playing strong on both offence and defence with players such as Jonte Garvey and Nico Palacio playing very well, getting some early scores.
The game was very entertaining to watch, particularly to see such great basketball and talent shown by such a young team. They finished the game with another victory, the final score 34 – 23, and a great way to end the season.
The Waverley 9As played a very strong Trinity team that was an intense, back-and-forth game with all players playing hard on every single play, which gave them momentum going into the second half. Going into the second half Waverley continued to play hard, but Trinity was playing very well and got the win, 26-43.
The 8As played a very good game against Trinity and were playing hard from the first whistle. They continued to play hard throughout the whole game and got a lead going into the second half. They continued to play hard and got a very good win, 50-44.
Congratulations to all the teams with each of them putting all their effort into these games. Good luck to all teams as they head off into the next half of the CAS season.
Flynn Busteed (Captain of Basketball)
James Dyson-Merwe and Sergej Jakovljevic (Co-captains of 1st V)
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Onsite Waverley College exclusive cricket camps will take place on:
Should you be interested in attending, please view the flyer below.
The Waverley College Cricket Supporters’ Club cordially invite you to the annual Parents and Sons match.
All ages, Years 5-12. Kids, come beat the old people!
Cool prizes!
When: Wednesday, 29 November 2023, Queens Park, from 4:15pm.
Click the button below to register.
At the Parents and Sons Match, the Cricket Supporters’ Group will have a bin for donations of old cricket gear in good condition.
We strongly encourage you to bring along your old cricket gear and help support disadvantaged children across Australia.
You can donate:
Click here to view the fixtures, training schedules and maps
This coming weekend we have our last full round of activities for the year. We still expect all students to ensure they are at their compulsory fixtures this weekend and maintain their high standards of uniform and behaviour.
Next weekend we will still have two day Cricket fixtures (except for the 9As due to camp), as well as CAS trials for some of our 1sts Water Polo players. A few activities will continue to train over the next couple of weeks, however, the majority of students have their final commitments this weekend.
We continue to have students perform at the highest levels and I want to make special mention of several students:
When students return in 2024 they will complete the second half of their summer activities. The first three weeks of Term 1 2024 will also be when students are able to request a change in their Winter activities.
For any students and families that are concluding their time at Waverley at the end of this year, I want to say a huge thank you for your efforts in the co-curricular components of your time at the College, and wish you well for your future endeavours.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Friday night, the Waverley 1st V had hundreds of supporters who came to watch another chapter of the timeless Waverley vs Cranbrook rivalry. With the crowd roaring, Waverley won the tip off straight away and with the entire stadium supporting, the 1sts started the game exceptionally well, moving to a 10-point lead.
Players like Sergej Jakovljevic and Eden Byrd were relentlessly scoring throughout the game, as both teams went on various runs to finish the half with a 39-29 score. As the game continued, and the two opposing team’s crowds kept vigorously cheering to help their teams find the extra effort to win the game, Waverley extended their lead to a game high 19 points, at one stage.
The 4th quarter started with some early nail-biting scores from Cranbrook. As Cranbrook kept cutting the lead down, Waverley started to lose their composure and make reckless plays. Luckily, the rebounding efforts of players like James Dyson Merwe, we were still able to stay in front. As the clock was ticking down, Cranbrook was getting closer and closer, eventually taking the lead with two minutes to go. Waverley held out in the last few minutes as the game kept going back and forth. With Waverley up two, Angus Peshos hit two clutch free throws, to bring us up to a four-point lead.
Finally, Cranbrook had the last possession of the game, and hit an explosive three pointer to cut the game to a one, although it was not enough as time had expired, and Waverley won the game by one point. Waverley’s record now improves to two wins and two losses, and they hope to improve on this in the last game of the year, against premiership favourites and undefeated Trinity Grammar.
The Waverley 2nd V had a tough matchup, playing against an undefeated Cranbrook 2nds. Waverley began slow and faced some early adversity which they were able to overcome and play themselves to a good position in the game, going up five at the half.
Coming out of after half time, it was clear Waverley was playing very well, and Cranbrook could just not keep up, with Giles Strachan and Renato Rovacchi being standouts.
Eventually, the game came to an end with a large crowd that had built for the 1sts game supporting. Waverley took the game by 21 points, 60-39, and their record now stands at three wins and one loss. They look to take on a winless Trinity outfit this week.
The Waverley 10As already had a lot of momentum coming off a series of well-played previous games, to enjoy an undefeated season so far. New to the team is Francesco Scarpa, who has just joined Waverley.
Waverley started the game very passionately, playing strong on both offence and defence, with players such as Jonte Garvey and Nico Palacio playing very well, getting some early scores.
The game was very entertaining to watch, to see such great basketball and talent shown from such a young team, as they finished the game off with another victory, with the final score 53-32.
The 9As were able to defeat Cranbrook in a close game at Cranbrook. The team were led by Hayden McAusland. The game went down to the wire, with Waverley being down by two points with a few seconds remaining. With a big clutch shot from Aidan Busteed, a thrilling corner three buzzer-beating shot which gave them the win by one point. They ended up winning 33-32 in a courageous effort, never giving up until the end.
The 8As played a tough Cranbrook team, first thing on Saturday morning. The boys were dominant and organised in the first half, being led by Charlie Gibbins and Maximillian Malley. They ended up winning the game at the crunch, coming over the top of Cranbrook with the final score, 48-46.
Congratulations to all teams, each putting all their effort into every game. Good luck to all teams as they head off into the 5th game of the season for this year against Trinity Grammar’s very strong basketball program.
Last Friday, four lucky Waverley supporters got to enjoy courtside seating at the Waverley-Cranbrook Friday night game.
The Basketball Supporters Club had auctioned VIP seats at the Basketball Season Launch at the start of the season, and the lucky winners enjoyed VIP parking, cushioned courtside seats, free food, drinks and snacks and supporter merchandise. Congratulations to the Byrd family for getting the best seats in the house!
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Click here to view the fixtures, training schedules and maps
Despite some weather interruptions last weekend, we had another successful round of fixtures against Knox Grammar and St Aloysius’ College. The 1sts and 2nds Basketball both had impressive wins on Friday night and one of the other highlights was Henry Walker’s outstanding 132no against Knox for the 8As Cricket. Our 1sts Water Polo were desperately unlucky after leading for most of the match to lose on the siren, 9-10.
A big congratulations also to James Finegan and Daryus Sione who played for the Gen Blue U16s Academy against Queensland in the Rugby Australia final on Saturday. These boys were part of the successful winning side and James was also awarded the coach’s award for the representative season. Well done also to Ehren Little who was part of the squad but is currently injured.
Gen Blue U16 Premiers
This Friday evening we are hosting Cranbrook in 1sts and 2nds Basketball. I want to remind any student attending that they have to be in full College Summer uniform and that high standards of behaviour are expected at all times.
From next week, Year 10 are on exams and home study. Year 10, however, are still required to meet their co-curricular requirements.
We have two more full rounds to go, including this weekend, and I know all of our students will finish their 2023 co-curricular activities strongly.
The Waverley College Cricket Supporters’ Club cordially invite you to the annual Parents and Sons match.
All ages, Years 5-12. Kids, come beat the old people!
Cool prizes!
When: Wednesday, 29 November 2023, Queens Park, from 4:15pm.
Click the button below to register.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Friday, 3 November 2023, the Waverley 1sts played their third CAS fixture against a very tough St Aloysius’ outfit. Starting off the game, Waverley played very well and could not be stopped, gaining a 10-point lead and looking very slick with players like James Dyson Merwe getting a few early scores.
Coming out of the early second quarter, St Aloysius’ went on a run, battling Waverley for dominance in the middle section of the game, however, Waverley was able to fight to a 15-point lead at one point.
Finally, coming into the fourth quarter, St Aloysius’ had a lead of 12 points and Waverley knew they had to come up with some big shots with players like Aren Yaghoubian and Angus Peshos obliging. Waverley started to come back and tied the score 67-67 in the final few minutes, and then hit a clutch three to bring the lead to 70-67.
As St Aloysius’ fought in the remaining minute, they just could not get any scores and Waverley walked away with a win, 71-67. Waverley’s record now improves to one win and two losses, and they hope to improve on that against local rivals Cranbrook in a big Friday night game this week.
The Waverley 2nds had a great game against St Aloysius’ and it was one of the most entertaining games so far this CAS season. The game started with players like Renato Rovacchi getting some early scores, and became a back-and-forth game from there onwards with an intimidating St Aloysius’ crowd giving their boys energy to help them to try and win the game.
In the remaining moments of the game, Waverley was losing, but Jock Edwards hit a big three to cut the lead to two, followed up by a steal, a layup, and sinking the free throw to put them up by one. Waverley went on to win the game in the dying moments. The 2nds record improves to two wins and one loss.
The Waverley 10As played a very good game against St Aloys, playing hard from the first possession and being led by great interior finishing from Francesco Scarpa. The 10As were very able to keep applying the pressure throughout the game from great scoring by Ratu-Gosho Vishanin. Nico Palacio’s lockdown defence was crucial in denying key St Aloysius’ players from scoring throughout the game. Because of a great team effort, Waverley got the win 61-21 and their record improved to 3-0.
The 9As played a great game against St Aloysius’ with the game going back and forth with numerous lead changes and all players playing very well, especially Hayden McAusland. Unfortunately, St Aloysius’ was able to pull away, winning 30-23.
The Waverley 8As played an amazing game against St Aloysius’ as both teams played hard throughout the whole game, with neither team wanting to lose. Unfortunately in the second half, St Aloysius’ was able to pull away, winning 49-36. A great performance by Darcy Kidd and Charlie Gibbins helped them stay in the game and be competitive.
Congratulations to all our teams, with each of them putting all their effort into their games. Good luck to all teams as they head off into the fourth round of the season.
Flynn Busteed (Captain of Basketball)
Sergej Jakovljevic and James Dyson-Merwe (Co-captains of 1st V)
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents, Carers and Students
We are pleased to announce that we are seeking expressions of interest for a proposed New Zealand Cricket tour which will take place at the conclusion of school in Term 4 2024 and will then go into the first week of the December holidays.
Please note the following:
Deposit
The College requires a $1,000 deposit to guarantee your son a spot. This deposit will be followed by three equal instalments. The total amounts of each instalment will be confirmed once a final cost of the tour is determined.
The tour payment schedule will be as follows:
– $1000 deposit by Wednesday, 17 November 2023
– Equal payment by Friday, 15 March 2024
– Equal payment by Friday, 14 June 2024
– Final balancing payment by Friday, 13 September 2024.
Payment of deposit can be made via the following:
Please only use EFT as BPAY will go onto school fees instead and make sure to include your son’s full name in the transfer.
Waverley College
BSB: 062 124
ACCOUNT: 00903139
All tourists must have a valid passport. The College will share more information on this, once the tour group has been finalised.
Please note that this is a self-funded tour and will not be subsidised by the College.
This tour is a wonderful opportunity for those selected and students are encouraged to potentially seek casual work over the holiday periods to pay for the tour.
Thank you and kind regards,
Mr Sean Picone
A rain-affected weekend saw only a few teams take part in some play.
Our 1st XI are in a decent position at 4/156 after 62 overs at stumps on Day 1. Captain, Hunter Eldridge, demonstrated his maturity with an impressive 63, while Will Livissianis remained unbeaten on 40.
In the 8As, Henry Walker followed up last week’s 83 against Knox to pile on an incredible 138 from only 93 balls. Well done Henry, a first of many Waverley hundreds. We look forward to drier weather for Day 2 this coming Saturday.
In the 10As, Aidan Herlihy took 5 for 28 off 15 balls.
8As
Mr Sean Picone
Convenor of Cricket
spicone@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Click here to view the fixtures, training schedules and maps
The Waverley College Cricket Supporters’ Club cordially invite you to the annual Parents and Sons match.
All ages, Years 5-12. Kids, come beat the old people!
Cool prizes!
When: Wednesday, 29 November 2023, Queens Park, from 4:15pm.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Click here to view the fixtures, training schedules and maps
Saturday, 28 October 2023, Waverley 1sts played the second round of CAS against a very tough Knox Grammar School team, and unfortunately lost the game 104 to 68. It was a very intense game to start, with Waverley going up in the first quarter 24 to 18 dominating the rebounds, and Sergej Jakovljevic hitting a few three-pointers.
The game continued on with many players battling like Tashi Harrison, but Knox was playing really well and went on a good run at the end of the second quarter to pull in front. James Dyson-Merwe’s interior dominance was once again big for Waverley.
Unfortunately, as the game went on, the 1sts just couldn’t match Knox’s intensity on defence and offence, weren’t able to find their run to get back into the game, and ended up losing to Knox. The 1sts will look to bounce back against St Aloysius’ College in a big Friday night game at Milsons Point.
The Waverley 2nds played a very good game, especially on the defensive end, which ended up leading to transition points, giving Waverley a good lead early on. The defensive presence was led by Hudson Hatchet, who was a pest on defence, getting steals and turning them into transition points.
The second half kicked off and Knox just couldn’t find an answer for Waverley, led by Renato Rovacchi as the main scoring presence, playing with a lot of energy on offence and defence, which helped Waverley pull away the game with a win 55 – 40. The 2nds record now improves to 1-1 as they hope to continue their winning next week against St Aloysius.’
Waverley’s 10As had a strong game, notching up another great victory on top of the previous week’s wins against Barker and Trinity. They started off the game very strong with Ratu Gosho Vishanin showing his ability to score points.
The whole game was very entertaining to watch, with players like Jonte Garvey battling through the whole game, to bring the final score to 81 – 18 to Waverley.
Waverley’s 9As had a tough game against a strong Knox team. The whole team fought until the final whistle, led by Aidan Busteed’s defence and Gabriel Hrzina’s scoring, but unfortunately couldn’t pull away with the win, going down 18 to 45 in favour of Knox.
The 8As also played a very strong Knox side and experienced a back-and-forth game, with many lead changes for both teams, however Knox was able to pull away in the second half with a lot of transition points. This resulted in a loss for Waverley, going down 23-39 at the final siren.
Last round, Waverley enjoyed a 68% win ratio against Barker across all games, however against perennial CAS Basketball powerhouse, Knox, we were only able to achieve a 25% win ratio.
Congratulations to all the teams, with each of them putting all their effort into these games every week. Good luck to all teams as they head into their third games of the season.
A special thank you goes to Mr Gibbs, Mr Johnston and all the coaching staff who have made a tremendous effort for the season so far.
Flynn Busteed (Captain of Basketball)
James Dyson-Merwe and Sergej Jakovljevic (Co-captains of 1sts)
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Waverley College Cricket Supporters’ Club cordially invite you to the annual Parents and Sons match.
All ages, Years 5-12. Kids, come beat the old people!
Cool prizes!
When: Wednesday, 29 November 2023, Queens Park, from 4:15pm.
Click here to view the fixtures, training schedules and maps
It was a really positive start to the season with our first full round of fixtures last weekend. A huge thank you to all of the wonderful parent supporters who were working on the BBQ at the College and also those parents down at Queens Park with the 1st XI Cricket.
We head into our second round this weekend and including this Saturday, the majority of students have four rounds left for the calendar year. The last round of activities for most students will be on Saturday, 18 November 2023.
I would also like to remind the community of the processes for leave request and absenteeism please:
A couple of weeks ago we had a visit from the Manchester City Football Club with the four premiership trophies they hold. Most students were able to view these and we took a number of photos.
Click to view the Manchester City trophy tour photos
We have a big home game this weekend against Knox with our two day Cricket playing their second day. Aarush Soni taking 6/72 in the 1st XI was certainly one of the highlights of last weekend.
Good luck to all teams and activities this weekend.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Barker Invitational Tournament provided an incredible experience for the 8As and 9As, as they had the opportunity to play against the best basketball schools from GPS and CAS competitions. The event was not only a chance to showcase their skills as a team, but also allowed them to grow both as individuals and as a team. Unfortunately, the 10As did not have a tournament, but they were still able to hone their skills, through a three-hour team training session that was greatly attended.
The Knox Invitational Tournament was an opportunity for the 1st V and 2nd V trialists to compare their level of basketball to other schools from different associations before the start of the season. The 2nds had a decent tournament finishing 7th, winning two games, and losing three. The 1sts struggled with six injuries, had to battle with just seven players with courageous efforts, but unfortunately finished 9th, winning one game and losing four.
On 14 October, Waverley went up against Trinity in their final preparation before the season started. It was a great opportunity to see what they needed to work on before round 1. Unfortunately, Waverley lost 96 to 58 to a very strong Trinity team, that is one of the favourites to take out the CAS competition this season.
It was a very intense start to the game. Waverley and Trinity were going point for point in a tightly contested first quarter, with Trinity in the lead 22-18. The second quarter was much the same, led the way by Sergej Jakovljevic’s scoring, with Trinity extending the lead to four points from a buzzer-beating shot going into half time.
However, the second half was very disappointing for Waverley, as the game gradually started slipping away, Trinity’s dominance on defence and ability to score the ball in transition was what made it hard for the students to stay in the game. James Dyson Merwe’s interior presence was much needed, although Trinity ended up winning big, in a 38-point dominant victory. The team turned their focus to the Barker game for CAS Round 1 and were hoping to bounce back to win their first game of the season.
Waverley 2nds also played their last pre-season game against Trinity before the season opener which provided a good opportunity to understand how to play together. It was a good win for Waverley and a great confidence boost going into the CAS season, winning the game 71-65. It was a back-and-forth game as both teams were unwilling to give up, and kept playing their hardest throughout, but ultimately Waverley pipped their opponents to win by seven points.
Giles Strachan helped with his amazing 26-point performance to help the 2nds get the win over Trinity going into their season opener. Waverley was able to keep the pressure on Trinity, which overall was able to get them the win. Waverley’s interior defence was able to force Trinity into taking tough shots which made Waverley’s job easier, as Caelum Brook’s defence made it hard for Trinity to score at a consistent pace, and allowed Waverley to get easy points in transition.
Saturday, 21 October was the 2023/2024 CAS Basketball season opener, where Waverley’s 1st V faced off against Barker in a well-fought, intense battle. Unfortunately, Barker was able to beat Waverley 79 to 53.
It was a back-and-forth start to the game, with the score moving between 15 to 8 points difference in the first three quarters in Barker’s favour. The students were confident going into the fourth quarter down by just 8.
James Dyson Merwe’s dominance in the paint was able to keep Waverley in the game. Barker was able to come out aggressive in the fourth quarter, and stretched the lead out to the 20s, and ended up securing their first win of the season by 26 points. The students will face off against Barker once more early next year at home at Waverley, where they hope to attain a victory.
The 2nd faced off against Barker for their season opener in a well-fought contest that was back and forth for most of the game. After a hard-fought game between the two teams, Barker beat Waverley 36 to 55.
There were a number of lead changes during the first three quarters of the game, however unfortunately for Waverley, they fell down into the 4th, unable to keep up with the fast play from Barker.
Hudson Hatchett’s defensive intensity was able to help Waverley stay in the game by providing them with extra time with the ball. Barker was able to outwork Waverley in the second half, which gave them a small lead that Waverley couldn’t come back from, which ultimately led to the 19-point loss.
For the 10As, Barker was going to be a hard matchup. The game was played at Waverley, and it started very strong with a few early scores from Nico Palacio and Jonte Garvey, which gave Waverley the lead.
The game carried on with everyone from Waverley playing well, and we ended up pulling away with a 51-26 win for the first round of CAS.
The 9As, led Mr Tom Kennedy as coach, had a very tough matchup against Barker. With some great talent, the game started well with both teams looking good, but unfortunately for Waverley, we just couldn’t match Barker for the entirety of the game. The final score was a 44-22 loss.
The 8As started off their game at Barker with ample spectators watching on, as they experienced a very competitive matchup against their opponents. As they battled for the first half, Maximilian Malley was able to post a few nice points, however they went into half-time down by a few points.
Despite this adversity, the 8As worked hard and battled their way to the end, eventually winning the game 27-22.
Good luck to all teams as they face off against Knox Grammar School in the second round of CAS Basketball this season.
Flynn Busteed (Captain of Basketball)
James Dyson-Merwe and Sergej Jakovljevic (Co-captains of 1sts)
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This week we celebrated the presentation of the Summer Co-curricular Captains and 1sts Teams. Waverley College has a broad program that enables students to demonstrate their strengths in both cultural and sporting pursuits. All of the College’s activities are highly valued and need to be supported.
Well done to the following students on their selections and appointments:
1st IV Tennis
1st XI Cricket
1st V Basketball
1sts Water Polo
1sts Touch Football
We have our first full round this weekend with a number of teams already also completing their first round last weekend.
Our 1st XI Cricket had a great away win against Barker with Aarush Suni taking 5/25, and our 2nd XI Cricket also securing a famous last ball victory.
Best wishes to all activities this weekend.
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Welcome back to Term 4 and the start of our new Summer season for 2023-24. All activities commenced this week and we have a number of trials and fixtures this weekend.
A huge thank you to all of the staff and coaches who conducted fixtures and training over the holiday period. We also had some students and Old Boys who represented the College at the highest levels.
Well done to the following students and Old Boys:
Congratulations to the following students on some impressive results at the NSW All Schools Athletics.
Friday, 6 October 2023
Boys 13 years High Jump Final
Boys 13 years 90m Hurdles Prelims and Final
Heat 1
Final
Boys 13 years Discus Final
Boys 13 years 400m Prelims
Heat 3 of 3
Boys 15 years High Jump Final
Boys 15 years 400m Prelims
Heat 3 of 4
Boys 13 years Shot Put Final
Saturday, 7 October 2023
Boys 13 years 400m Final
Boys 15 years 400m final
Boys 13 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 1 of 4
Heat 2 of 4
Heat
Final
Boys 15 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 2 of 5
Final
Boys 15 years Long Jump Final
Boys 15 years 800m Prelims
Heat 2 of 3
Boys 13 years Long Jump Final
Boys 13 years Javelin Final
Sunday, 8 October 2023
Boys 13 years 200m Prelims and Final
Heat 3 of 3
Final
Boys 14 years 200m Prelims and Final
Heat 4 of 5
Final
Boys 15 years 200m Prelims
Heat 2 of 3
Saturday, 23 September 2023
Boys 11 years Long Jump Final
Boys 19 years 110m Hurdles
Boys 17 years Long Jump Final
Boys 11 years 200m Prelims
Heat 1 of 3
Boys 16 years 1,500m Finals
Boys 11 years 200m Final
Sunday, 24 September 2023
Boys 16 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 4 of 5
Final
Boys 19 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 2 of 2
Final
Boys 16 years 800m Prelims
Heat 2 of 3
Boys 11 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 2 of 3
Final
Monday, 25 September 2023
Boys 16 years 200m Prelims and Finals
Heat 1 of 4
Final
Boys 16 years 800m Final
Congratulations to the staff, coaches and members of the Waverley College CAS Track & Field Team on an outstanding performance last Thursday and over the whole season. Mr Jeremy Roff and Ms Rebecca Gair have led this group superbly, and to achieve an equal 2nd with Knox is an amazing result. This is our best result since 1995 and we are looking to continue to build on this in the coming seasons.
A huge thank you also to all of the staff who assisted on the evening and also to the parents/carers and students who came out to support. The following students broke College records and will be recognised in the 2024 College Diary:
Well done to the following students:
Age Champion 2023 | ||
Champion | Runner Up | |
13s | Alex Bissell | Lukas Pendleton and Vidas Levi |
14s | Julian Minto | Payton Tarau |
15s | Jonah Barrett-Fungalei | Paula Teisina |
16s | Asher Thomasyu | Xavier Parish |
17s | Ricardo Zanapalis | Campbell Groves |
Opens | Ryan Harper | Billy Lions |
Best Team Man 2023 | ||
13s | Finley Mulligan | |
14s | Richard Nestor | |
15s | Ethan Rich | |
16s | Joe Mohi | |
17s | Sean Foley | |
Opens | Tom Gleeson | |
CAS Best Performance 2023 | ||
13s | Evan Rowbotham | |
14s | Julian Minto | |
15s | Jack Richardson | |
16s | Daniel Hornery | |
17s | Ricardo Zanapalis | |
Opens | 4 x 100 opens relay
Connor Andrews Billy Lyons Harrison Lee Ryan Harper |
Special Awards | |
Doug Ricketson Cup – Most Improved Athlete | Lachlan Grant |
Brother Lewis Award – Best Hurdler | Ryan Harper |
Garry Judd Cup – Best Team Man | Jacob Hassan |
Jeremy Roff Award – Best Middle Distance Athlete | Campbell Groves |
Morris Curotta Cup – CAS Most Outstanding Athlete | Ryan Harper |
Last Saturday, we also had our first round of summer sport trials for Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Touch Football and Water Polo. Teams will be announced soon, so we can go straight into training at the commencement of Term 4.
We do also have some holiday activities including some 1st XI Cricket fixtures and Basketball tournaments and camps.
I want to wish all of those students and coaches the very best for those upcoming activities and the whole College community a wonderful holiday period.