AFL

AFL CAPTAIN’S REPORT

The fourth year of the Pymble AFL program proved to be one of the most popular Term 1 sports with eight teams in 2021: three Junior teams, three Intermediate teams and two Senior teams.

AFL won the most popular sport for the Cross Country event this year by overtaking the long-running sports of Netball and Rowing – what an achievement!

Competition

St Scholastica’s joined the competition this year from Glebe, with other schools such as Ravenswood, Abbotsleigh, St Catherine’s, Wenona, MLC, Brigidine, Monte Sant’ Angelo, Loreto Normanhurst and PLC Sydney. They were amazing competitors and their AFL skills tested us. Pymble hosts a primary school competition for the Junior School girls which is increasingly popular. Through the term we saw vast improvement in skills, teamwork and co-operation. Such qualities were most evident when we were faced with a challenge, and the team collaborated to work well together. The parents’ reaction and encouragement from the sideline was only emphasised by the remarkable execution of AFL skills at a school level.

An unbelievable season resulted in four Pymble teams representing the College at the grand final on Saturday 27 March. Pymble Teams 1, 2 and 5 won their grand finals and should be very proud of their effort and determination. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for AFL at Pymble.

Thanks

Thank you to Mr Garrad, the AFL Co-ordinator, for his hard work behind the scenes and for organising the competition. Thank you to the AFL 2021 coaches for their hard work, patience and the successful season. Thanks to the parents, players, friends, family, umpires and staff for their support at our games on the weekends. Thank you to the groundsmen and women and gardeners at the College for taking such amazing care of the grounds, we appreciate your work so much. Louisa Mitchell, Captain of AFL

AFL AWARDS

Year 12 Blue

Emily Bannister, Bo Burton, Shivani Mehta, Louisa Mitchell, Laura Papworth, Rose Tate, Tara Watson

Red

Mia De Riz, Hannah Edwards, Samantha Guthrie, Bianca Raice, Emma Reidy, Emma Sullivan, Tiarn Wilesmith

Year 11 Blue

Rianna Bhat, Ciara Gibson, Freya Gordon, Isobel Gosper, Chloe Hanlan, Claudia Johnston, Eliza Nelson, Ruby Nicholas, Aneeka Reilly, Camilla Reynolds, Amelie Riley, Georgia Spanswick, Laura Wilson

Red

Nina Breckenridge, Amelia Browning, Edie Cleland, Chloe Ding, Matilda Geddes, Elizabeth Glenn, Amelia Hinrichsen, Laura Legovich, Sophie Misener, Ami Naito, Nea Shingler, Zara Tullipan

Year 8 Red

Mary Cottrell, Lucy Jackson

Year 7 Red

Sophie Ballantyne, Chloe Browning, Madison Donald, Matilda Harrison, Rose Kirkby, Abigail McKinnon, Lucy McLean, Maggie Morgan, Elke Payne, Jaidey Samuelsson, Zara Simpson, Olianna Tighe

Louisa Mitchell, Year 12

An unbelievable season resulted in four Pymble teams representing the College at the grand final

Aimee Ng, Year 10

AFL REPRESENTATIVES

CIS Representatives

Jessica Colbran, Hannah Ford, Yvette Volk

NSW All Schools Representative

AFL

AFL RESULTS

Pymble 1 1st ISC 11/12 Division 1

Rianna Bhat, Claudia Johnston, Ruby Nicholas, Camilla Reynolds, Georgia Spanswick, Ciara Gibson, Emily Bannister, Isobel Gosper, Shivani Mehta, Eliza Nelson, Louisa Mitchell, Tara Watson, Chloe Hanlan, Rose Tate, Bo Burton, Freya Gordon, Laura Wilson, Laura Papworth, Amelie Riley, Aneeka Reilly

Pymble 2 1st ISC 11/12 Division 2

Amelia Browning, Laura Legovich, Nea Shingler, Elizabeth Glenn, Hannah Edwards, Amelia Hinrichsen, Zara Tullipan, Sophie Misener, Chloe Ding, Matilda Geddes, Edie Cleland, Tiarn Wilesmith, Emma Sullivan, Nina Breckenridge, Mia De Riz, Bianca Raice, Emma Reidy, Samantha Guthrie

Pymble 3

3rd ISC 9/10 Division 1

Briana Armstrong, Madeline Lawson, Kaitlyn Chan, Yvette Volk, Lucy Yates, Abigail Ballhausen, Philippa Begg, Milla Black, Jessica Colbran, Samantha Lever, Phoebe Mason, Aimee Ng, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Asha Goddard, Amarley Bron, Natasha Newham, Jemima Burney, Hannah Ford, Rachel Sullivan, Ava Yates, Phoebe Vowels

Pymble 4

4th ISC 9/10 Division 2

Adelia Arslan, Sophie Banerjee, Madeleine Raymond, Juliette Harris, Sophie Livingstone, Meredith Reynolds, Arabella Smithyman, Kate Thorpe, Amelia Barr, Sophia Lupton, Ava Thomson, Emily Pearson, Charlotte Morris, Claudia Webster, Alessandra Braysich, Safia Arslan, Giselle Garey, Scarlet Czyniewski, Sarah Glenn, Alana Armstrong, Ella Jones

Emily Bannister, Year 12 Phoebe Vowels, Year 10

Pymble 5

1st ISC 9/10 Division 3

Zoe Tallentire, Jacinta Martin, Isabel Matosantos, Tess Standfield, Olivia Kowal, Lisa Chen, Isabella Jelley, Lucinda Woodfield, Ella Jones, Elise Djerrkura, Marina Volikas, Anna Ward, Ruby Thomson, Lucy Miller, Harriet McLean, Giaan Jackson, Georgia McDonagh, Alice Hillsdon, Kristina Pilkington, Hannah Walker

Pymble 6

3rd ISC 7/8 Division 1

Johanna Ricketts, Isabelle Short, Dasha Stusenko, Elizabeth Yates, Ariana Ziolkowski, Tully Black, Sophia Slater, Louise Lovell, Sarah Lovell, Tessa Newitt, Emily Visser, Tiana Walsh, Izabella Ziolkowski, Sophia Darbar, Charlotte Tidemann, Yve Willmott, Mika Naito

Pymble 7

7th ISC 7/8 Division 2

Zara Pattinson, Isabella Stalley, Annabel Charnock, Phoebe Cooper, Elizabeth Bailey, Caitlyn Bilney, Catalina Bolton, Emelia Caulfield, Matilda Hawkins, Emily Walker, Aimi Jenkin, Lily Jones, Charlotte Forrester, Maddie Morris, Dezi Magann-Jones, Ines Danziger

Pymble 8

1st ISC 7/8 Division 2

Sophie Ballantyne, Chloe Browning, Rose Kirkby, Abigail McKinnon, Lucy McLean, Maggie Morgan, Zara Simpson, Olianna Tighe, Lucy Jackson, Matilda Harrison, Madison Donald, Mary Cottrell, Elke Payne, Jaidey Samuelsson

Pymble 9

5th ISC 7/8 Division 3

Natalie Barclay, Kaitlin Vigne, Lauren Gibson, Diana Attinger, Lisa Wang, Laura Januszek, Jemima GrovesBerry, Siena Pascoe, Emma Pattison, Helena Tang, Kate Toomey, Angela Xenofontos, Isabella Pak

Milla Black, Year 10

Back Row: Mr Joshua Mitchell (Coach), Rose Tate, Isobel Gosper, Chloe Hanlan, Amelia Browning, Louisa Mitchell, Amelie Riley, Ruby Nicholas, Georgia Spanswick, Emily Bannister, Laura Papworth, Bo Burton, Mr Shane McGahan (Coach) Front Row: Rianna Bhat, Claudia Johnston, Ciara Gibson, Aneeka Reilly, Tara Watson, Camilla Reynolds, Laura Wilson, Eliza Nelson, Shivani Mehta, Freya Gordon

INTERMEDIATE

Back Row: Miss Hayley Kowal (Coach), Natasha Newham, Phoebe Mason, Asha Goddard, Jessica Colbran, Ava Yates, Milla Black, Rachel Sullivan, Kaitlyn Chan Front Row: Aimee Ng, Briana Armstrong, Yvette Volk, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Hannah Ford, Phoebe Vowels, Madeline Lawson, Samantha Lever, Lucy Yates

Back Row: Ariana Ziolkowski, Johanna Ricketts, Sarah Lovell, Emily Visser, Mika Naito, Louise Lovell, Yve Willmott, Izabella Ziolkowski, Miss Maddison Scott (Coach) Front Row: Tessa Newitt, Sophia Darbar, Elizabeth Yates, Sophia Slater, Tully Black, Aimi Jenkin, Tiana Walsh, Dasha Stusenko, Charlotte Tidemann, Isabelle Short

JUNIOR SCHOOL AFL REPORT

IPSHA AFL was certainly different from 2020. With the support of the coaches, we managed to have pre-recorded online training sessions that boosted our skills. Online learning did have its downsides though. Sometimes the videos wouldn’t load, and glitches occurred regularly. Although training was severely limited by online learning, everyone still found ways to practise frequently. Although we had fun this year, the girls are looking forward to a full AFL season in 2022.

Varada Vinay, Cindy Jin, Eden Orena Barlin and Serena Cummings, Year 6

IPSHA AFL TEAMS

Pymble 1

Sierra Borean, Blair Elliott, Sarah Foo, Abby Pisani, Eleanor Rowe, Zara Sandham, Claudia Sherlock, Pia Vandeleur, Jessica Allman, Amelia Bicego, Varada Vinay, Maile Wilson, Arin Yoon

Pymble 2

Madeleine Birrell, Edith Cullinane, Willow Gerreyn, Haneesha Lidder, Emma Lloyd, Estelle Macolino, Charlie Slater, Ava Welton, Ruby Thomas, Annabel Makeham, Madison Aikman