School Officer- College Receptionist
Kristine Herbert
School Officer- College Receptionist
Sports Bulletin 08/23
Sports Bulletin 08/23
Round 4…… Team Villa’s Victorious Trip to Ipswich!
Great week for Team Villa! After a delay in getting away, Team Villa were on their way to Ipswich to face the wrath of the Eddies Chess teams. Following the long trek there, the lads settled in for some serious game play. After round one, Villa were just ahead, but two of our divisions, Firsts and Senior A team were sitting on drawn rounds. The second round proved very fruitful for our mighty First IV as Daniel, Oliver, Jack and Sebastian strategically played to achieve a 7-1 round of victory. Once again, our Intermediate B team, who continue to succeed, remain undefeated. Well done to our Firsts for a sterling effort this week, and to all of Team Villa for a great overall win against Eddie’s.
A Villanova Superstar this week is Year 7 student Jackson Waldie, who won the Gold Coast Allegro Championships 2023 Junior U1000 Division on Sunday. See photo attached.
This week we play against Padua here at the College. Chess photos are also scheduled after school on Friday, so students will be required to dress in full academic uniform including tie. Chess coaches will accompany teams up to Langlands for their photos at 3:15 on Friday, prior to Padua arriving.
Hey parents! Has your son joined the club? Our wonderful chess Captain Daniel Egert, has formed an online Chess club, so please encourage your son to join up and sharpen his chess skillset! https://www.chess.com/club/villanova-college/join/8118b7
Finally… JUNIOR SCHOOL CHESS PLAYERS only … If your son is interested in attending the following tournament, please email me at kunderhill@vnc.qld.edu.au no later than 3:00pm Tuesday 30 May. Numbers are limited, so please respond at your earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
Brisbane Primary South Zone
- When: Thursday 8 June
- Where: Holland Park State School Hall
- Who: Primary students in Years P-6 with multiple divisions
- Time: Registration from 8.30am to 9.15am. Start at 9.30am and finish around 2.15pm (allow to 2.30pm to be safe)
- Cost: $22.00 per player
Wishing all players the very best this week as we take on Padua here at home.
Ms Kath Underhill, Chess Coordinator
Round 4 Football saw us up against SEC, after a tough weekend last weekend vs SLC, I challenged all players and coaches to turn up against SEC with a positive attitude and to always learn from our previous performances. It was extremely pleasing to see the great results against SEC and across our supplementary matches. Overall, we had 18 wins, nine losses and a draw across the day. Our challenge now is to keep turning up every week, keep listening to the team coaches, play in the right spirit and to always have a positive attitude.
The First XI had a gritty 2-0 win against SEC which keeps the premiership in sight, it’s an extremely competitive competition and I know that coaches Tom and Anthony have the team focused and are ready for another tough match this Saturday against Padua.
This weekend we will be taking on Padua in our Round 5 fixtures. Once again, I remind all parents and players to check the draw carefully for game times and venues. Please also ensure you arrive at least 30 minutes before your game. There were still several situations on the weekend where players arrived just before kick-off. This makes it extremely tough for coaches to plan for the game and it also puts a lot of unwanted pressure on your teammates.
Football teams that are playing at Villa Park this week will have their team photos taken. The photo schedule is outlined in this week’s draw, we ask all students to make sure that they arrive in time for their allocated team photos.
Good luck to all the players and coaches this week in your matches.
Mr Nathan Dufty, Football Coordinator
First XI
For Round 4 the boys travelled to Ipswich to play St Edmunds. A win would keep us in the hunt for the premiership.
The boys started the game positively and we looked threatening down the right side with Tom whipping in some great crosses. Unfortunately, we couldn’t capitalise, and Eddie’s were also defending deep making it very difficult for us. Despite our possession Eddie’s were quite dangerous on the counterattack and finished the half with a few late chances. Halftime 0-0.
The boys were a little frustrated at halftime so in the second half we needed to stay positive and patient and show more composure keeping the ball. The second half was better, but we couldn’t find the finished product. Thankfully our dominance prevailed and with less than 10 minutes to go Tom tapped in after great build up work from Alex and Jordi. Soon after Tom was awarded a penalty and despatched it with confidence. A hard-fought win. Full time 2-0.
Well done to Jake (GK) for a great game and congratulations to Gianni for making his first start.
Come and watch the boys back at Villa Park this week. We’re hoping to keep our home form and premiership alive versus Padua College.
Mr Tom Carnavas, First XI Head Coach
Many thanks to the parents of our players who had boys playing in Brisbane and then drove their son’s out to Ipswich to sit on the line for other teams. It shows the commitment and ‘buy in’ of both parents and players in improving the rugby programme at Villa. We managed to finish last Saturday with 18 wins, two draws and six losses.
Besides the 10A’s going down in a close game and the 5A and B teams finishing in draws, all the other A and B teams had wins on Saturday. After four rounds, many of our teams have tasted success at some stage this season and our preparations for the next two rounds needs to ramp up with very strong opposition in Padua and Iona awaiting Villa in Rounds 5 and 6.
I’d like to make special mention of Fraser Nixon, who played in the 7C and 7B rugby games last Saturday. Fraser scored seven tries in both games, five in one game and two in the other, which is an incredible feat. Well done Fraser.
All Junior teams are away this Saturday against Padua, with three teams playing either Marist College or SLC. All Year 9 to Open teams are at Villa Park, with photos on Saturday. Please arrive early to have your photo taken. Late arrivals will unfortunately miss having their photo taken.
All Rugby matches at Villa Park will conclude by 12noon and it would be great for the Rugby community to support the First XI football team in Reconciliation Round in a stand alone game at 12.15pm.
Mr Chris Everding, Rugby Coordinator
First XV
It was a long drive out to Ipswich to play a side who already this season had troubled everyone they played. We trained well during the week and were ready to turn on a strong performance for the Villa faithful.
Not all plans go to script, and we had a very slow start to the game and let St Edmunds run out to an early lead of 12 points to nil. Fortunately in the final seconds of the first half Mr Reliable Larry Clark intercepted the ball on halfway and ran untouched the score under the posts to give us a momentum changer, now going into half time only trailing 7-12.
At half time we were focused on the key areas we wanted to deliver against, and for the first time this year the boys put the plan into action. For those of you who are lucky enough to be there or see it on the livestream it was a fantastic half of Rugby. The green and gold amassed 32 unanswered points, with great examples of running Rugby.
A big shout out to Caden Griffiths who was awarded the Peter Daley medal for the best player on the field awarded by the opposition, with special mention to Ben Addley, Jackson Connor and Eli Harris who all had fantastic games.
Mr Eddie Harris, First XV Head Coach
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