Secondary Sport

SECONDARY SPORT REDLANDS PULSE

AFL

Junior B Boys

The Junior B Boys started slow against Cranbrook but as they game progressed their intensity and physicality around the contest increased measurably. The boys dug deep to come back in the last quarter but in the end the result was a draw. Great game to watch and some great skill improvements across the team.

Junior A Boys

The Junior A Boys put on a clinical display with a strong win against Waverley. Our boys showed some great passages of play throughout the game and the skill execution was great to watch. With great tackling and intensity, the boys managed a very comfortable win.

Intermediate Boys

The intermediate Boys had a strong win against Riverview. The boys were extremely physical and placed lots of pressure on the opposition with their tackling. The boys began hitting leads and targets around the ground and showed good accuracy when kicking at goal. The backline were extremely reliable, always getting to the ball first and stayed tight on their opposition. Great game and the boys should be very happy with their performance.

Junior Girls

The Junior Girls came up against a very strong and experienced side but continued to show major improvements from previous weeks and throughout the game. They competed hard and have displayed potential to be a very strong and competitive side in the future as they build their confidence and understanding in AFL.

Intermediate Girls

The Intermediate Girls had consistency across all four quarters and had the ball in our forward line for a considerable amount of time each quarter but are not yet able to translate that into scoring shots. Special mention to Yazi Coltran (Yr 10) and Caterina Croll (Yr 10) who battled without a rotation all day in the midfield; and also to Isla Wickham (Yr 9) and Chloe Moore (Yr 9) who worked together as defenders and made significant improvement in their play. With more experience and a full list available, we should see a vastly different result when we play Pittwater again.

CIS Under 15 Representation

We recently had 2 students represent the school in the CIS Under 15 NSW All School AFL All School Championships with Eva Osborn (Yr 9) playing on Monday and Henry Charles (Yr 9) playing on Tuesday. To play at this level is a great honour and a strong reflection of the skill level from these students as other members of their CIS teams had been selected from schools as far away as far North NSW.

Both Eva’s and Henry’s teams progressed through to their respective Grand Finals where both teams won silver medals in very competitive games.

Athletics

The Redlands Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 17 June (Term 2, Week 9), the carnival program can be found on Redlands Pulse – Athletics.

We will begin Athletics training with Mosman Athletics Club on Friday 4 June, for those interested in attending please email Mr Ellis (cellis@redlands.nsw.edu.au). The bus will depart from Redlands at 3:30pm and will return approximately 5:30pm.

Cross Country

Yesterday, Wednesday 26 May, we had 85 students represent Redlands at the ISA Cross Country Carnival at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. The weather was perfect for running. It was great to see so many students challenge themselves to be their best out on the course. All students should be congratulated on their attitude, effort and behaviour on the day. Of note, there were a number of outstanding results:

13 Year Girls – Amber Kusano – 2nd

15 Year Boys – Isaac Brooks – 3rd

17 Year Girls – Olivia Vigneault – First

18 Year Girls – Emma Mahon – First

Congratulations also goes to all 15 and 16 Years Boys runners. Their outstanding team performance resulted in Redlands taking home the Intermediate Boys Shield.

A full list of students who made the ISA Cross Country team to represent Redlands and the ISA at the NSWCIS Cross Country Carnival on Thursday 10 June at the Sydney Motor Sport Park will be in Note Day next week.

Football

Round 4 of the ISA Football Season was another great round for the Girls Football program. The 1^st Girls had an impressive 6-2 win, the Inter A girls had a very competitive game against Barker Inter A, finishing with a 3-3 draw. The Junior A and B teams continue to go from strength to strength with a 9-1 win for the Junior A and a 4-0 win for the Junior B team. The Boys Football program played against St Patrick’s College who continue to be a powerhouse of the competition. Although there were tough games across all divisions, it is great to see the teams improving week to week and staying competitive from start to finish.

The details for Round 5 can be found on Redlands Pulse under the “Redlands Rhino (FIXTURES)” tab. A reminder all students should be arriving at minimum of 30 minutes prior to the kick off time indicated on the fixture.

For teams travelling to Oakhill in Round 5 please note this Saturday is their annual Gala Day and therefore the campus will be busier that usual. Please allow additional travel time to find parking on the day as it is expected to be very busy. There is a limit of two spectators allowed at Oakhill this Saturday.

Feature image: Redlands 1st XI & Jnr A teams at BMGS.

Fitness Centre

The Redlands Fitness Centre will continue to run our Monday morning Girls Only Session. It has been a brilliant success with great numbers across the first two weeks. This is a way to encourage all of our female athletes to attend a session specifically designed for their selected Winter Rep Sports. The session will run off the normal time with the students arriving at the session at 6:30am.

This is a great initiative and I encourage all of our female athletes to get behind the session and continue to attend in strong numbers.

Sessions for the rest of the week, Tuesday–Friday will continue as mixed age groups and students.

Hockey

Round 4 was another great round of Redlands Hockey with all teams playing at our home field at Barker College. The day started with the 2^nd Girls, who got off to a flying start and managed to secure another great 7-1 win over Barker College. The 1^st Girls were up next, a little undermanned this week due to the Hockey State Championships on the same day. It was great to see some of the younger players step up and play for the 1sts and play a competitive game that finished as a 0-4 loss. The Junior Girls continue to dominate the competition with a massive 6-0 win over Oxley College.

A huge congratulations to Eloise Trueman and Sebastien Griffith who have been selected into the NSW AAP (Athlete Acceleration Program) squad.

Netball

It was a great day out at NBISC on Saturday morning, with 11 of our 14 teams at home all playing against Barker College, it was great to have spectators back at the courts in a socially distancedmanner. There were some great matches that went down to the final minutes. Our Senior 2 team had been moved up to Division 2 for the rest of the season and took on Barker 3 in what was going to be a tough match. This see-saw match went back and fourth throughout the first 3 quarters and with the match heading into the final quarter, Redlands kicked up a gear and ran away with the game in the 4th quarter taking the match 38-30. Our Junior D team had another exciting match on Saturday, and again with their game going down to the final quarter, the team had really focused their training on spreading out and running into space, their drives have been improving each week and they were able to field the circle really well.

We have another weekend with a number of teams playing at NBISC on Saturday, and reminder for the Junior C and Junior E teams that their games are at Dunnet Hall on Saturday morning.

Please ensure you check the Redlands Rhino for the up-to-date fixtures each week.

Rugby

Redlands Rugby came up against Central Coast Grammar on the weekend, playing three matches across our Under 13s, 14s and 16s. Central Coast are a consistent presence in the ISA Rugby Finals and it was fantastic to see how our teams, across all age-groups, took it to CCGS in defence and attack. I also must commend our Under 15s, who travelled to Pittwater Park, with a comprehensive 78-0 win against St Augustines. This weekend we come up against our rivals from the other side of the bridge, St Andrews Cathedral School. These have always been fantastic games with results bouncing back and forth between the schools.

Game times will be as follows.

Under 13s vs SACS – 09:00am Wentworth Park Sport Complex

Under 14s vs SACS – 10:00am Wentworth Park Sports Complex

Under 15s vs SACS – 11:00am Wentworth Park Sports Complex

Opens vs SACS – 12:00pm Wentworth Park Sports Complex

The Opens / 1^stXV will all need to arrive and be changed by 11:00am as there will be a short team run through in preparation for the match.

Please note that all games are at Wentworth Park Sports Complex that is located inside the Greyhound Racetrack.

Tennis

On Saturday 22 May, Redlands ISA teams played a variety of schools, with a couple of schools travelling to Bowral and Gosford. We had mixed results, with our Firsts playing a convincing match against CCGS, only conceding 2 games, a great effort. Team 6 and 8 both also had good wins, however they had to work hard to win some of their sets with a number of the sets going to a tie breaker. This week marks the half way mark of the Winter Tennis Season.

Spectators are asked to sign in to each venue with the venues Service NSW QR code and to follow any instructions as directed by the school convenor present.

Just a reminder, please email Eliza Peirce directly regarding injury/illness that eliminates you from a training session. Unexplained absences will result in a lunch time detention. If you are rostered to play on Saturday and fall ill on Friday, please notify Eliza Peirce no later than 12.00pm on Friday to ensure a substitute can be found. Wet weather notifications can be found on Twitter @RedlandsSport, if you cannot find wet weather information, please turn up to your venue regardless, this applies to training and matches.

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

Barack Obama

Ms Alison Cox
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.