AFL Cape York Kickstart Events - Secondary
AFL Cape York is proud to acknowledge the support of our sponsors and supporters
2011 U16 Youth Girls State Championships
Crusader Girls 4th – 6th November
The annual U16 Youth Girls State Championships were held at North Cairns football oval from 4th – 6th November 2011. The students taking part in the championships were selected from the annual Chris Johnson & Angie Nadredre Cup held in NPA earlier in the year. The Crusader team consisted of girls from NPA, Thursday Island, Outer Islands, Lockhart River, and Djarragun students.
The Crusader team assembled on Wednesday afternoon and watched the new competition, AFL 9’s, at Cazaly’s stadium, supporting the AFL Cape York King Browns team while enjoying some pizza.
Once this was all over the team headed to Holloways Beach for the camp. The first training session was held the following morning at the North Cairns football oval. The girls then had a long and hectic day ahead of them.
After lunch the girls all headed to their first industry tour with Coles at Cairns Central and met with ‘Topaz,’ the tour guide. Students took part in tours through different departments and were very ‘hands on’ doing different things, from making donuts to wrapping meats. Students were given free gifts with assistance from the ‘prices-are-down’ hand.
From there, we toured the Mercure Inn and met with David who showed us around the hotel including the kitchen, laundry and the different styles of rooms. The students were put though a fun Masterchef competition making wraps.
There were speeches from Matt Travett Lyall, Qantas, Graham Ross, and the Mercure Inn and each discussed the different opportunities available within their industry. The students gained an enormous amount of insight and knowledge from the tour. That night we went and had a game of golf at the Cairns Golf Centre.
On Friday 4th November we started with a morning walk on the beach and stretches, and then headed to the North Cairns oval to train and back to Holloways to have lunch and prepare for the girls first game against Brisbane.
We arrived at North Cairns oval and met up with the other teams from Brisbane, Southern Stars and North Queensland to attend an educational presentation from Queensland Health on smoking.
The Crusader girls were excited for their first game; they went in hard and had a lot of fun. They were defeated by Brisbane and played another game straight after against Central Coast. Afterwards the teams attended the carnival BBQ at the oval then headed for a recovery session at the lagoon.
The next day was a very busy day again with our first game at 9.00am against North Queensland and then we headed to the lagoon for recovery and free time. There was a lot of laughter amongst the group and we ended the day with a dance at Holloways Beach camp.
Congratulations to Kathy Loban and Rowena Tabaui who won the MVP medal, and Millie Stephen and Kathy Loban for the All Stars selection.
Overall the Crusader Girls had a great experience throughout the games, making new friends with their opposition, and gained a lot from the industry tours.
A big thank you to Angie Nadredre (Coach), Laura Martin (Assistant Coach) Tammy Collins (Water), Jonathan Foley (Runner), and Malita Sagaukaz (Manager) for their assistance throughout the camp.
THREE IN FLYING BOOMERANGS SQUADTHREE IN FLYING BOOMERANGS SQUAD
Three Queenslanders have been chosen in the Australian U15 Indigenous Flying Boomerangs squad ahead of the Oceania Cup in Fiji in December.
Tuesday, 4 October, 2011
Three Queenslanders have been chosen in the Australian U15 Indigenous Flying Boomerangs squad ahead of the Oceania Cup in Fiji in December.
Sixteen-year-old Isaac Rokeby and 15-year-old Joel Hagan and Zenray Nona are among a 30-player group that will be cut to 25 prior to the championships.
They were members of the Queensland U15 Indigenous side, coached by ex-Brisbane Lions ace Darryl White, which played in the recent Kickstart U15 Championships on the Gold Coast
Rokeby (pictured middle left), currently boarding at Djarragun College in Gordonvale, 30 minutes south of Cairns, 
is originally from Weipa and is a former Brisbane Broncos scholarship holder in his first season in the AFL.
Winner of the Queensland Most Valuable Player award at the Kickstart Championships, he was part of the Queensland U16 side this year and is part of the Rookie Search program.
Nona (pictured left), also boarding at Djarragun College, is originally from Badu Island in Torres Strait. He also plays rugby league as a second winter sport.
Hagan (pictured top left), who boards at Nudgee College in Brisbane, is part of the Brisbane Lions Academy.
Born in Toowoomba but now making his home in Cunnamulla, he comes from an athletics background, and at age 13 was ranked No.1 in the country over 100m and No.2 over 200m.
He also plays rugby league and rugby union.
U15 Chris Johnson Cup (Boys) / U16 Angie Nadredre Cup (Girls)
In October, AFL Cape York held its annual U15 Chris Johnson Cup (Boys) and the U16 Angie Nadredre Cup (Girls) at the home of AFL in the Cape - New Mapoon Oval.
AFL Cape York headed up in vehicle convoy with 31 Djarragun students - girls and boys, to compete against Tagai College and NPA College/Aurukun students for the Chris Johnson and Angie Nadredre Cups. The AFL Cape York staff and Djarragun team departed early Monday morning on the 10th of October for a big day of travel on the road, arriving to meet the ever so friendly Jamie and Gayle at Bramwell Station Roadhouse and set up camp for the night. We set off early the next morning and arrived in Bamaga at lunchtime on Tuesday 11th of October. After a short trip to Pajinka – ‘The Tip’ for an amazing experience, it was back to the NPA College to set up accommodation for the night. At 5.30pm the team headed to New Mapoon to assist AFL Cape York Senior Development Officer Marc Harbrow with his ‘No School No Play’ carnival which was arranged for local students who have been attending school. It was a fantastic event; well organised and well supported by the NPA Communities, especially the New Mapoon Community who assisted in cooking the BBQ for all involved on the night. The ‘No School No Play’ event also gave the Djarragun students a chance to assist AFL Cape York and the local children with umpiring and preparing food, etc.
After a sleep and some breakfast and clean-up of the school, the students headed to the home of AFL in the Cape- New Mapoon- to meet the students from Tagai (Thursday Island), NPA college and Aurukun for the opening Ceremony and the start of the two Cups.
Some highlights of the U16 Angie Nadredre Cup (Girls) consisted of Djarragun College v Tagai College which was a close game and saw some big hits being made. NPA College girls defeated Tagai which set up a thrilling Grand Final against Djarragun in the final game of the day. Djarragun College came from behind in the second half, against the wind, to win by 10 points.
MVP medal winner for the Angie Nadredre Cup, presented by Angie Nadredre, went to Djarragun College player Shandel Sam who showed fantastic skills, speed and attack on the ball.
In the U15 Chris Johnson Cup Djarragun showed class and game knowledge, however Tagai and NPA/Aurukun showed flashes of brilliance and talent. Djarragun College came through undefeated in the end and took home the 2011 Chris Johnson Cup.
The MVP for the Chris Johnson Cup was presented by the three time Brisbane Lions Premiership player Chris Johnson to the exciting forward Djarragun Student Jawa Guligo, who kicked 10 goals in two games and showed excellent hands in the air and read the ball well. Johnno said “Jawa had a fantastic read on the game and had attributes of an AFL footballer but needs to improve his fitness, work rate and intensity in games.”
Below are the full game results for the day:
Game 1 Boys G B Pts
Djarragun College 6 7 43
Def
Tagai College 1 2 8
Game 2 Girls
Djarragun College 3 4 22
Def
Tagai College 3 1 19
Game 3 Boys
Djarragun College 6 9 45
Def
NPA / Aurukun 0 3 3
Game 4 Girls
NPA College 5 1 31
Def
Tagai College 2 1 13
Game 5 Boys
NPA / Aurukun 5 5 35
Def
Tagai College 1 2 8
Game 6 Girls
Djarragun College 3 0 18
Def
NPA College 1 2 8
At the conclusion of the closing ceremony the AFL Cape York convoy travelled on to the dusty road heading back to Bramwell Station, but not before the annual swim at Fruit Bat Falls. A fantastic meal was awaiting us at the Station, prepared by Jamie and Gayle and a short leadership discussion followed. The next morning the students were up early packing up camp before departing on the long haul back to Cairns.
AFL Cape York prides itself on providing an overall experience using the great Australian game of AFL as a vehicle to work with young people on life choices. A major part of the experience is about emphasising leadership and working hard at school to gain an education and hopefully set them up for a long and healthy life.
The Djarragun students were a pleasure to have on the trip and conducted themselves in a fantastic manner.
A big thank you goes out to the New Mapoon council for preparing the oval in the best condition we have seen it in thus far, and to Nathan Campbell for providing a fantastic atmosphere by mixing some great music while the students were playing their AFL, both during the ‘No School No Play’ carnival on Tuesday and the two Cups on Wednesday. A big thankyou also goes out to all staff, and students of colleges involved, for preparing teams with no fuss and especially NPA College and John Foley for the support in providing accommodation for the Djarragun Students and AFL Cape York Staff. Thank you to Chris Johnson and his son Preston for travelling up for the climate change from Melbourne and Angie Nadredre for her continued assistance up in the NPA region.
Kane Richter
Djarragun Sports Academy
AFL Coach / AFL Cape York High Schools Manager
2012 U14 Crusaders
Harold Cedric Yarrabah, Justin Hill Gordonvale, Lexton Denham Wujal Wujal, Stephen Schriebr Yarrabah, Russell Miller Aurukun, Kejanu Doyle Thursday Island, Tremaine Hobson Lockhart River, Zeik Tent Kowanyama, Wilson Kris Thursday Island, Marlon Sailor Thursday Island, Leslie Seriat Thursday Island, Soloman Nona Thursday Island, Jimmy Abednego Thursday Island, Laurie Nona Badu Island, Albert Rubu Badu Island, Garo Henry Horn Island, Daniel Dau Horn Island, Josh Wasaga Horn Island, Roy Yeatman Yarrabah, Ralph Nona Badu Island, Stanton Waia Thursday Island, Soloman Ahmat Badu Island, Celestino Nona Thursday Island.
EMERGENCY;
Pylarnie Piva Lockhart River,
Johnny Zitha Thursday Island,
Krue Yusia NPA,
Zac Cedric Yarrabah
O’Shan Shibaski Thursday Island,
Mervyn Bond NPA,
Sam Saro Coen,
Naseli Gaidan Kubin
U13 Crusader Championships – Weipa
The 2011 U13 Crusader Championships was held again in Weipa where Cookcluster Cats, Western Central Cape Lions, TI / NPA Dockers and the Outer Island Eagles teams travelled to Weipa to play for the championships and represent their region and community. The players given the opportunity to represent their communities were selected due to their behaviour, attitude and attendance at school along with no alcohol or drug use. The teams arrived in Weipa on Sunday 4th September with the Championships starting on Monday with round robin matches over the three days and concluding on Wednesday 7th September.
The U13 Crusader Championships consists of more than just football games. Each day the teams were involved in cultural dance training with Rita Pryce from Baiwa Dance Company for the Cultural Dance performance to the Weipa community. Leadership and life sessions were also held with Police – Be Strong Be Heard, Queensland Health – ATODS, Weed it Out – Police. In these sessions the players from all teams get the opportunity to learn and discuss issues and concerns, develop skills and knowledge and become leaders when they go back to community.
Each morning of the Championships, the players from each team were involved in intensive football training sessions with AFL Cape York staff focusing on skill development and game sense. After lunch the teams played one game against another region of the cape.
The results of the games were as follows:
Monday 5th September
Game 1 G B Pts G B Pts
TI / NPA Dockers 9 11 65 def Cookcluster Cats 3 3 21
Best Players – Keyanu Doyle, Marlon Saylor Lexton Denham, Roy Yeatman, Brent Pearson, Steven Schriber
O’Shan Shibasaki, Johnny Zitha, Mervyn Bond
Josh Newman
Game 2
Outer Island Eagles 13 5 83 def Western Central Lions 1 1 7
Best Players – Daniel Dau, Daniel Joe, Albert Rubu Russell Miller, Rebecca Peters, Liam Kerindun, Edwardo Woolla
Josh Wasaga, Teanna Suji, Ralph Nona Ziek Tent, Sam Zaro
Tuesday 6th September
Game 3
TI / NPA Dockers 18 9 117 def Western Central Lions 1 0 6
Best Players – Jimmy.A, Solomon. N, Leslie. S Zeik Tent, Liam Kerindun, Rebecca Peters, Palarnie Piva
Wilson. A, Stanton. W, Keyanu. D Sam Zaro
Game 4
Outer Island Eagles 6 10 46 def Cookcluster Cats 7 2 44
Best Players – Ralph Nona, Laurie Nona, Teanna Suji Justin Hill, Harold Cedric, Zac Cedric, Lexton Denham, Terrance
Dadaea Wosomo, Daniel Dau, Nasali Gaiden Jacko, Steven Schriber
Wednesday 7th September
Game 5
Cookcluster Cats 7 2 44 def Western Central Lions 3 4 22
Best Players – Roy Yeatma, Justin Hill, Steven Schriber Ziek Tent, Craig Goggleye, Fitzy, Russell Miller, Sam Zaro
Brent Pearson, Judhil Cunendo, Liam Kerindun
Game 6 (Grand Final)
TI / NPA Dockers 8 2 50 def Outer Island Eagles 4 3 27
Best Players- Krue, Keyanu, Jimmy, Peo, Stanton Daniel Dau, Josh Wasaga,
The Thursday Island / NPA Dockers took out the Crusader Championship for 2011 going through undefeated in their three games.
From the Championships the 2012 Crusader U14 Squad was selected, with the following players chosen based on their performances over the three days.
1 Harold Cedric, Yarrabah
2 Justin Hill ,Gordonvale
3 Lexton Denham, Wujul Wujul
4 Steven Schrieber, Yarrabah
5 Russell Miller, Aurukun
6 Keanu Doyle, Thursday Island
7 Tremaine Hobson, Lockhart River
8 Zeik Tent, Kowanyama
9 Wilson Kris, Thursday Island
10 Marlon Sailor, Thursday Island
11 Leslie Serial, Thursday Island
12 Solomon Nona, Thursday Island
13 Jimmy Abednego, Thursday Island
14 Laurie Nona, Badu Island
15 Albert Rubu, Badu Island
16 Garo Henry, Horn Island
17 Daniel Dau, Horn Island
18 Josh Wasaga, Horn Island
19 Roy Yeatman, Yarrabah
20 Ralph Nona, Badu Island
21 Stanton Waia, Thursday Island
22 Solomon Ahmal, Badu Island
23 Celestino Nona, Thursday Island
Emergency
1 Pylarnie Piva, Lockhart River
2 Johnny Zitha, Thursday Island
3 Krue Yasia, NPA
4 Zac Cedric, Yarrabah
5 O’Shan Shibasak,i Thursday Island
6 Mervyn Bond, NPA
7 Sam Zaro, Coen
8 Naseli Gaiden, Kubin Island
U13 Torres Strait/NPA Crusader Cup
August 10th-11th 2011
The U13 Torres Strait/NPA Crusader Cup kicked off well with 7 teams participating in the annual carnival. School teams from Mer Island, Darnley Island, Kubin, Mabuiag Island, Badu Island, Horn Island, Thursday Island and the Northern Peninsula Area participated in round robin matches played at Tagai College Thursday Island Primary Campus on August 10th-11th 2011.
The young, skilled athletes brought loads of energy to the carnival and made a show for onlookers around the ground. It was great to see the finesse of the young warriors from the outer islands, their ability to evade opposition at full speed was exciting to see. Mabuiag Island product John-Will Gizu had very little to say but spoke louder with talented actions on the field.
Students are selected to attend the event based on their level of school attendance, overall behavior and participation in scheduled training sessions. AFL Cape York is very focused on complimenting schools expectations and endeavors to reward students meeting these criteria.
AFL Cape York is very much appreciative of the many involved in making the carnival a success – Tagai Colleges, NPA College, Peddells Ferry, McDonalds Ferry, Westwing Aviation, 4MW T.I Torres Strait Radio, Active After Schools Community Program, IBIS Café T.I, IBIS Supermarket T.I, T.I Bulk Meats, T.I Army Base, Chris Conlon AASC Area Manager.
The carnival is also used to select two U13 teams consisting of 12 & 13 year olds to attend and compete at the U13 Crusader Cup Championships in Weipa September 5th-7th 2011 and an U11 Development squad consisting of 10 & 11 year olds to attend the U11 Development Camp in Weipa, September 3rd & 4th 2011.
Selections
U13 T.I/NPA team
O’Shan Shibisaki T.I
Wilson Kris T.I
Solomona Nona T.I
Marlin Sailor T.I
Daniel Nona NPA
Stanton Waia T.I
Keanu Doyle T.I
Terrance Sabitino T.I
Jimmy Abendigo T.I
John Zitha T.I
Josh Newman NPA
Leslie Scivat T.I
Peo Ahmat T.I
Emmerson Charlie T.I
Krue Yusia NPA
Dabas Maiga T.I
SHADOWS
Celestiro Nona T.I
Lacklan Kirk T.I
Jessma Young NPA
Jack Polkinghorne T.I
Peo Ahmat T.I
Theodore Mosby T.I
Petta Lui NPA
Taam Ahmat T.I
U13 Outer Islands team
Laurie Nona Badu
Teanna Fuji Badu
Marlon Sailor T.I
Dadea Wosomo Badu
Ralph Nona Badu
Albert Rubu Badu
Nasali Gaiden Kubin
Daniel Dau Horn
Josh Wasaga Horn
Paul Tomsana Horn
Garo Henry Horn
Soloman Ahmat Badu
Alan Kaitup Kubin
John-Will Gizu Mabuiag
Jerome Muckin Horn 12
Kadiab Gizu Mabuiag 12
SHADOWS
Azariah Tamwoy Badu
Gongai Nona Badu
Richard McKeown Horn
Brian Savage Horn
Ronald Bon Mabuiag
Joseph Tapin Mer
Nelson Foster Horn
Wajo Wena Horn
U11 Development Sqaud
Alan Kaitup Kubin
John-Will Gizu Mabuiag
Philemon Baira Badu
Ezekiel Mathew T.I
Joseph Tapin Mer
Bob Pablo NPA
Gerald Bond T.I
Lenard Aniba NPA
Kalapi Nomoa Mabuiag
Kubby Takai T.I
SHADOWS
Nevin Reys NPA
Elder Mareko Badu
Dwayne Sabatino T.I
Abai Dau T.I
John Cloudy T.I
Koster Foster Horn
Aiden Don T.I
Kobe Taylor Horn
U13 CRUSADER CUP REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AURUKUN
Aurukun Aboriginal Community once again provided excellent surroundings in hosting the 2011 Regional Crusader Cup between Western and Central Cape Communities.
Communities contesting the Cup consisted of Coen State Primary School, Aurukun x2, Lockhart River SPS, Kowanyama SPS and children from Napranum Aboriginal Community.
The Carnival was officially opened by Deputy Mayor Mr Yunkaporta, who said the Aurukun Community was delighted to host the Cup and welcomed all visitors.
From the first match Kowanyama showed it was going to be a force to be reckoned with. The round robin event gave students the opportunity to showcase their skills and team work; key areas they have been training in, for some cases, several weeks.
Aurukun, who nominated two teams for the carnival, demonstrated fantastic sportsmanship in breaking into two even teams instead of building one strong team.
The Lockhart River team was extremely competitive and superbly led by three quarter time. Crusader Regional Cup player Pylarnie Piva, along with Jenny Hobson were shining beacons.
Coen was the surprise package in terms of being the smallest school at the Cup. Each game they played we saw immense improvement. Meagan and Mr. Mac did a great job in encouraging and managing the team.
Napranum also showed excellent improvement, and by the end of the carnival they were pushing the other teams (or might I say the ‘mosquito fleet’).
But as mentioned, Kowanyama were the team to beat. You could see they had been putting in the training by their slick ball movement and ability to hit targets, in particular with their kicking.
The game of the carnival was between Kowanyama and Aurukun Blue. The scores seesawed through the match with Kowanyama kicking the last two goals of the match to win by six points and ultimately take the Cup home.
Special thanks to the Aurukun community; Katrina Matters (Cape York Partnership), teachers from school that participated, Rosalie, Karen and Adrien (Coen Camping Ground), Jo & Staff at Coen State Primary School, Shea PCYC Napranum, Sophie Smith (Weipa), Jeremy Rioli (PCYC Aurukun).
MEDIA RELEASE – QLD SELECTION CAMP FOR KICKSTART U15 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Brisbane Lions triple premiership hero Darryl White returned to Brisbane today to head a selection camp for Queensland’s best young Indigenous footballers.
White will take charge of the camp for 44 indigenous players from across the state as part of an enhanced AFL Kickstart program, which will see a new national U15 championship held on the Gold Coast at the end of the month. White will coach the Queensland team, with AFL Queensland staff including Marc Harbrow and Jesse Green.
Speaking during the Camp, White spoke of his excitement at the opportunity the AFL Kickstart U15 Championships provides for young Indigenous players.
“Camps like this one are a great way for young Indigenous kids to develop both their football and personal skills. They meet other kids from across the State, learn from each other and the staff running the program. To come away from home and get the opportunity to spend two days on skills that will help them in life, no matter how far their footy takes them, is fantastic,” White said.
“It’s great to have the chance to coach them at this stage in their lives. I’m sure we’re going to see a lot of talent, but they need to be leaders in their communities to really go ahead in the Kickstart program.”
The camp is being held at AFL Queensland’s new training and administration centre at Yeronga today (Monday 15) and tomorrow for players from Cape York, Cairns, Townsville, Gladstone, Hervey Bay, Brisbane, Gold Coast and the northern rivers of NSW.
The camp itinerary includes a day of high-performance testing, a practice match and a series of off-field lectures covering respect and responsibility, personal development and character building. Injured Lions player Xavier Clarke will also conduct a leadership session.
Participants have been selected on criteria including leadership qualities, school attendance, community involvement and football ability. The young men attending the Indigenous selection camp at Yeronga, with their ages, are:-
Cape & Cairns Region (10): Myra Tomsana (15), Henjo Mareko (15), Jeffery Hudson (15), Didymus Blanket (15), Zengray Nona (15), Ronald Kris (15), Anthony Nichols (15), Amey Odo (14), Heath Malloy (14), Tollowah Savage (14).
Brisbane South-East Region (10): William White (13), Darryl McDowell-White Jnr (14), Joel Hagan (15), Nathan Murcott (15), Aiden Broome (14), Kaden Leadbetter (15), Reece Adams (15), Martin Doyle (14), Jared Isbel (16), Josh Kerr (15).
Brisbane North Region (2): Curtis Cobbo-Riley (16) rookie search, Trey Kemp (15).
Brisbane West Region (4): Logan Murray (15), Aaron Yusia (14), Edward Tudor (15), Walter Peters (13/14).
Sunshine Coast Region (3): Samuel Stubbs (14), John Gorrie (15), Reimarley O’Donoghue (16).
Capricornia Region (1): Leo Rebel (15).
Townsville Region (5): Kusam Nuwia (14), Darby Sellars (15), Delf Garrawanga (15), Zedric Burrarwanga (15), Jessiha Clyden (16).
Gold Coast Region (5): Tyson Wilson (14), Andrew Barnes (14), Chase Coghill (15), Liam Bonner (14), Liam Togo (14).
Northern Rivers Region (3): Terry Ferguson (14), Kyle Murray (15), Raymond Anderson (14).
Wide Bay Region (1): Sam Charles (15).
The Queensland team will be announced (date) with the AFL KickStart Under 15 Championships getting underway on the Gold Coast on Wednesday 31st August.
Ends.
QLD U15 INDIGENOUS CAMP
AFL Cape York and AFL Cairns junior players attended a state AFL Camp recently for 15 year olds held in Brisbane, with 13 boys from the region attending the camp.
Players were selected throughout the far north based on school attendance and behaviour.
The two day camp was not just about football but also lifestyle and health; players were engaged in leadership discussions which also focused on health issues, respect and responsibility.
Head Coach and former 3 time premiership player for the Brisbane Lions, Darryl White, gave a very blunt description of indigenous incarceration rates in juvenile justice facilities and jail.
On the field, players were exposed to high performance skill and fitness testing, and put through post- performance rehab exercises.
On the second day two teams were selected and a full scale match was conducted. The skill on show was very encouraging and showcased just how quickly indigenous youth can adjust to the AFL game. When you consider some of the boys had very little AFL experience it was extremely encouraging.
The students that represented the region were fantastic and performed extremely well in all areas of the camp, in particular with regards to leadership.
Well done boys!
The following have been selected in the U15 State Indigenous team; Amey Odo (Horn Island), Henry Mareko (Badu Island), Isaac Rokeby (Coen), Anthony Nicholls (Thursday Island), Tolowah Savage (Horn Island), Zengrey Nona (Badu Island), Jeffrey Hudson (Cairns), Myra Tomsana (Horn Island), Didymus Blanket (Badu Island)
Inaugural Open Secondary High School AFL Championships
AFL Cape York in conjunction with AFL Cairns and AFL QLD have conducted the Inaugural Open Secondary High Schools AFL Championships this week at Watsons Oval, in the lead up to the first AFL Match, for premiership points, between Gold Coast Suns and Richmond Tigers at Cazalys. 11 teams in total have participated in the Championships this week from as far south as Proserpine SHS from Mackay and as far north as Tagai College from Thursday Island.
The Championships kicked off on Wednesday 13th July with round robin matches played in two pools over Wednesday and Thursday. The games were played in fantastic spirit over the two days with the highlight being students from different regions like Proserpine and Townsville integrating with students from Cairns and Cape York. At the completion of Round Robin matches on Thursday evening the ladder finished off with the following:
| Pool A | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Win | Loss | Draw | Points | PF | PA | % |
| Kirwan SHS | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| St Augustins | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Cairns SHS | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Proserpine SHS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 168 | 155 | |
| Djarragun College | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 193 | 69.4 |
| Tagai College | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 315 | 11.4 |
| Pool B | ||||||||
| Trinity Bay SHS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 343 | 86 | 398.8 |
| Smithfield SHS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 207 | 161 | 128.5 |
| Bentley Park College | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 144 | 216 | 66.6 |
| Mossman SHS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 237 | 70.8 |
| Shalom College | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 254 | 36.2 |
Pool A top two teams were Trinity Bat SHS and Smithfield SHS with Pool B being dominated by undefeated Kirwan, College,(Townsville) and Saint Augustine’s College, Cairns, 4wind from five games.
Semi Final 1 Pool A winner plays Pool B runner up
1.30pm Kirwin SHS v Smithfield SHS
Semi Final 2, Pool B winner plays Pool A runner up
4.00pm Trinity Bay SHS v St Augustines College
The Grand Final was played after the Richmond V Suns AFL game at Cazalys on Saturday 15th, July.
To compliment the Open AFL Championships AFL CY in conjunction with VPG (Vocational Program Group) conducted a Try a Trade program where trades set up interactive sessions and demonstrations. Students were able to connect with organizations and ask key questions and actively try a particular trade which consisted of mechanical, machinery, brick laying, hospitality along with the defense forces and James Cook University. We will now go back to each of the students and give them follow up referrals.
Championships were a great success and something we will be building on for 2012. We hope to engage at least 2-3 more male teams and invite 6 girls team to participate. The careers component was fantastic and really well received by the students.
We would like to recognize the contribution made by AFL Indigenous programs, Coles Supermarkets, Brumby’s, volunteer umpires, Nth Cairns Football Club and volunteers, VPG and career coordinators, medical staff, and all the participating schools.
GOLD COAST SUNS LAUNCH NORTH QUEENSLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CUP
Gold Coast SUNS players Roland Ah Chee and Alik Magin launched the North Queensland Secondary Schools Cup during a visit to Trinity Bay State High School today.
The players were in town ahead of the Toyota AFL Premiership match to be played against the Richmond Tigers on Saturday 16 July at Cazalys Stadium. They met with players and the coach of the Trinity Bay SHS team to wish them luck and pass on a few skills for the new schools competition that will see 11 secondary schools from across Far North Queensland compete from Wednesday, 13th through to Saturday 16th July.
Speaking at the school Roland Ah Chee congratulated AFL Cape York on the new initiative.
“This is a great concept for young players. Part of our focus at the SUNS is to combine our AFL development with a focus on life after football.
“I think it’s really important to have the chance to find out as much as you can about your career options early on. That way, no matter how far your sport takes you, you have something else to fall back on and I hope the students make of most of the Cup program this week” Ah Chee said.
Up to 250 students from across North Queensland will compete in the four day carnival, with teams coming from Proserpine near Mackey, Townsville and all the way up to Tagai College on Thursday Island. At least one third of the students participating in the championships are Indigenous with four of the schools being classed as Indigenous colleges.
AFL Cape York development officer Kane Richter said the program was developed to create another opportunity for young players from across the region to compete, but with the emphasis firmly placed on their attendance at school and their plans for their own futures.
“Through working closely with communities over the part ten years, we’ve learnt that AFL can be the tool that encourages students to get more involved in school.
Competitions like this one provide the students with a chance to compete, to meet students from across the region and to find out first hand about jobs and training options. It’s great to have Alik and Roland here to show them what they can achieve if they set their minds to it,” he said.
Round-robin matches will be played on Wednesday 13th July from 1pm to 6pm and Thursday 14th July from 9.30 to 5.30pm at Watson’s Oval. The semi-finals will also be played at Watson’s Oval on Friday at a time to be scheduled.
The Grand Final of the North Queensland Secondary Schools Cup will be played at the conclusion of the AFL match, under lights at Cazaly’s Stadium at 5.40pm on Saturday, and all participating students will attend.
The participating schools are Tagai College, Mossman High, Trinity Bay SHS, St Augustine’s College, Smithfield SHS, Djarragun College, Bentley Park College, Cairns SHS, Shalom College, Kirwin SHS from Townsville and Proserpine SHS from Mackay.
Ends.
For more information please contact:
Kane Richter, AFL Cape York on
Michelle Morgan, AFL on 0411 256 913.
Under 14 Kids Living Safer Lives CRUSADER report, from Queensland Country Championships, 21/05/2011
The U/14 Crusader team arrived in Mackay on Wednesday 8th around 6.00pm and what a surprise they received on arrival, it was freezing and didn’t they feel it! We had left Cairns on a nice cool morning and enjoyed a bright sunny day right through to the Whitsundays. Pulling up at the Eastern Swans oval it was like being in country Victoria or Tasmania in the middle of winter. The lads quickly went for their warmer clothes and didn’t venture far from the club house from then on.
Thursday and Friday were training days as this was the first time we had actually been together as a team since the 2010 Crusader Cup Championships in Weipa last September and understanding each person’s skills and learning names was very important. The lads attacked the training days with a lot of enthusiasm and confidence which was very pleasing for staff. We had a couple of first time support staff with us. AFLCY board member Napau Namok and Aurukun teacher Martin Penfold made themselves available to us for the program. They were very impressed with the overall behaviour of the children.
Saturday was game day and the lads woke full of excitement, this was until they looked outside and saw the strong cold winds and rain pelting down (it must have been around 9-10 degrees). On arrival at the ground it hadn’t changed much, with the Harrop Park surface water logged from the storms the previous night.
Saturday
Game One: The Crusaders first game was against a much bigger and stronger Capricornia side. Due to the conditions we were always going to be up against it and that’s exactly how it panned out. Capricornia were very strong around the ball and pushed our smaller players aside far too easily. The Crusaders tried their hardest but were really undermanned.
Game Two: When the Crusaders play Cairns it is always an enjoyable experience for both teams and officials. Over the past several years the Crusader U/14 team has been very competitive against a more experienced Cairns Lions teams. This year was a little different in that we had the smallest team at the Championships and Cairns the biggest. Cairns from the start were very good in the contests and their forward play just too good for our inexperienced back line, although the boys didn’t stop trying. We were beaten quite decisively but I am confident our boys learnt a lot from the experience. We were very proud of the boys after day one as it was a terribly cold and wet day, something we are not used to but they never once complained and tried their hardest.
Sunday
Game Three: Well, the sun was out and so were the Crusaders in their match against Championship host’s Mackay. From the first bounce our lads were in at the contest fighting for the ball, laying tackles and kicking goals. Ruckman Amey Odo, centre half back, Ezra Charlie and ruck-rover Glendon Woosup were in control of their areas and providing plenty of opportunities for the forwards and midfield players. Crusaders won their first game of the titles in fine form.
Game Four: The lads were full of confidence coming off the back of a good performance against Mackay but they knew Townsville would be a harder task. This game was probably our best performance over the carnival. We were again the smaller team but what we lacked in size we made up for in attitude and desire. We were soundly beaten in the end, but the desire of the Crusaders was fantastic, they never gave up for a minute and gained a lot of respect from the opposition team and the crowd in attendance.
Two Crusaders were named in the Queensland Country Kookaburras team which will contest State Champs in Brisbane over the school holidays. Joint captains Amey Odo from Tagai College and Glendon Woosup from Abergowrie College led from the front and took their responsibility as team leaders very seriously. They now have the chance to be considered for the Gold Coast Suns Academy program. We wish them well!
We would also like to thank Pat and Trevor from the Eastern Swans AFL Club in Mackay for allowing the Crusaders to camp at their club, your support is greatly appreciated.
Queens Birthday weekend 2011
Saturday 11th June Sunday 12th June
Game 1 Game 1
Capricornia Cyclones 7 3 45 Mackay Crows 5 5 35
Klsl Crusaders 0 2 2 Klsl Crusaders 6 5 41
Game 2 Game 2
Cairns Lions 5 3 33 Capricornia Cyclones 1 3 9
Townsville Eagles 3 6 24 Townsville Eagles 5 1 31
Game 3 Game 3
Mackay Crows 2 3 15 Mackay Crows 0 1 1
Capricornia Cyclones 3 7 25 Cairns Lions 13 13 91
Game 4 Game 4
Cairns Lions 11 5 71 Klsl Crusaders 2 2 14
Klsl Crusaders 1 2 8 Townsville Eagles 6 12 48
Game 5
Mackay Crows 2 0 12
Townsville eagles 4 4 28
Game 6
Capricornia Cyclones 5 3 33
Cairns Lions 4 1 25
Violence No Way U14
Crusaders
We have finalised our U14 Crusader team which will contest Qld Country Championships, in Mackay from the 10th – 12th June 2011.
Team Members:- Allan Wosomo, Daniel Bosun, Glendon Woosup (Abergowrie), Josh Wasaga, Amey Odo, Bradley Kris, Ujabi Matthew, Bando Men. Lettrell uta, Chris Sambo (Thursday Island), Robert Pootchemunka, Ian Walmbeng, Jordan Toikalkan (Aurukun), Andrew Oui, Malachi Songoro, Joshua Kyle, Adrian Dau, Rashid Nona, Nathan Tamwoy (Djarragun), James Ahmat (Cairns), Ezra Charlie (Townsville), Roy Yeatman (Yarrabah)
Team Officials:- Rick Hanlon, Thomas Holland, David Cornelius, Napu Namok (AFL Cape York representatives)
QUEENSLAND YOUNG SCORPIONS UNDER 16 TRAINING SQUAD AS AT SAT 28 MAY 2011
The following players have been selected to continue training with the Queensland Young Scorpions training squad in the lead up to the NAB AFL National Under 16 Championships which will be held in Blacktown Western Sydney in mid July.
It is important to note that the final squad will consist of 25 players and 5 emergencies, so consistent form at club level will be of paramount importance before the final squad is announced on Friday 17 June.
All the staff associated with the squad congratulates all players on their efforts and advise those that have missed this cut to continue to work hard on all facets of their game, as the selectors will continue to monitor their progress at club level. Coaching feedback will be supplied to these players over the next couple of weeks.
The selectors have had a very difficult task in cutting the squad back as the depth of talent at this age level is very good. Players listed below are required at training on Monday 30 May commencing 5.00 pm at Leyshon Park, Cansdale St Yeronga (AFL Queensland Administration complex) with the Wednesday session on 1 June at O’Callaghan Park Zillmere also at 5.00 pm start. Players from Regional Queensland ie Capricornia and Cairns will be notified as to their required training and practice match schedule.
NB- all continuing players including Country players must be available to participate in a team Camp to be held on Saturday and Sunday 4/5 June at Burleigh CYC – 22 Rudd St Burleigh Heads. As part of that Camp, AFL Combine testing will be conducted under the supervision of former AFL great and current Assistant AIS/AFL Academy coach Matthew Lloyd.
Players listed as “to be considered when fit” should attend all these sessions.
Alexander- Crackel Ethan, Labrador FC
Bertoli-Simmons Hayden, Morningside FC
Bisset Ben, Morningside FC
Bourke Jordon, Morningside FC
Conway Isaac, Sandgate FC
Davidson Hamish, Capricornia
Davidson Nick, Mt Gravatt
Dawson Liam, Redcliffe
Goodall Jack, Cairns
Hay Caleb, Northern Rivers
Hughes Tye, Darling Downs
Klessens Jarryd, Surfers Paradise
Mills Steven, Capricornia
Niland-Rowe Lachlan, Aspley
Nilmo Ori, PNG Binatangs
Pendlebury Bill, Morningside
Radford Lewis, Everton
Rokeby Isaac, Crusaders
Selman Nick, Maroochydore
Smoothy Haydn, Maroochydore
Southern Zac, Nambour
Tickner Cain, Noosa
Uebergang Matthew, Ipswich
Wardle Jermaine, Cairns
Watts Angus, Labrador
Players to be considered when fit
Coutts Steven, Mt Gravatt (ankle)
Ellis Jarred, Broadbeach (ankle)
Forbes Brad, Pomona (ribs)
Gray Jackson Rookie, Search (thigh)
Jackson Nick, Aspley (groin)
Rutledge Aden, Sandgate (leg)
U16 QLD COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Yet another win for the U16 Crusader team took out the 2011 U16 QLD Country Championships in Rockhampton April. AFL Cape York brought together players extending from 14 different communities. The squad came together 2 days before the Carnival to train and gel before enduring a 14 hour bus drive from Cairns to Rockhampton.
A week long journey for the boys and they prove to show good quality behavior and leadership both on and off the field. Accommodated at Yaapoon 70 kilometres out of Rocky the boys enjoyed their daily recovery sessions at the beach in the cool saltwater. The boys demonstrated their ability to adapt and use their natural skills and awareness to compete against well trained sides.
Team List: Henry Mareko, Aaron Guligo, Myra Tomsana, Alfred Bond, Ben Joe, Don Ashton, James Gela, Ernest Beckley, Issaac Rokeby, Medi Richards, Ronderson Crapp, Sterlin Bassani, John Gunawarra, Clinton Chaffey, Jeremiah Sebasio, Gabriel Stephen, Anthony Suluvin, Yamab Bowie, Stanton Jackson, Anfernee Bani, Harold Harry
Country selection: Henry Mareko, Issaac Rokeby, James Gela, Myra Tomsana
CRUSADERS MATCH RESULTS
Team Manager; Marc Harbrow
15/04/11
Crusaders 7.4:46 Capricornia 4.1: 25
Goal Kickers; Yamba Bowie (3), Harold Harry (2), Isaac Rockeby (2)
Best Players; Henry Mareko, Yamba Bowie, Don Ashton, Clinton Chaffey, Isaac Rockeby
16/04/11
Crusaders 6.7 : 43 Carpriconia 2.1 : 13
Goal Kickers; Isaac Rokeby (2), James Gela (1), Ernest Beckley (1), Anfernie Bani (1), Yamba 
Bowie (1)
Best Players; Clinton Chaffey, Isaac Frank, James Gela, Ernest Beckley, Myra Tomsana, John Gunnawarra
16/04/11
Crusaders 7.8 : 50 Mackay 2.4 : 16
Goal Kickers; Isaac Rockeby (2), Henry Mareko (2), James Gela (1), Myra Tomsana (1)
Best Players; Don Ashton, Jeremiah Sebasio, James Gela, Isaac Rokeby, Myra Tomsana, Henry Mareko
17/04/11
Crusaders 5.5 : 35 Darling Downs 5.3 :33
Goal Kickers; Myra Tomsana, Isaac Rokeby, Sterlin Bassani, Gabriel Stephen, James Gela
Best Players; Don Ashton, Isaac Rokeby, Yamba Bowie
17/04/11
Crusaders 4.11 : 35 Wide Bay 2.0 : 12
Goal Kickers; Not Supplied
Best Players; Not Supplied
17/04/11
Crusaders 7.0 : 42 Cairns 3.3 : 21
Goal Kickers; James Gela (2), Sterlin Bassani (3), Henry Mareko (1), Harold Harry (1)
Best Players: Henry Mareko, Isaac Rokeby, Don Ashton, Medi Richards, James Gela, Yamba Bowie, Clinton Chaffey
U/16 Crusaders
We have finalised our U/16 Crusader team which will contest Qld Country Championships, April 15th-18th.
The team will have several training sessions and camps leading up to the event which should enable the team to be better prepared and add confidence to the playing group.
Team will depart Cairns on Wednesday 13th and travel to Yeppoon where we will set up at camp Lammermoore. The round robin championships will be played in Rockhampton. Please see team names and Henjo Mareko modelling the new playing uniform.
Aaron Guilgo, Alfred Bond, Anfernee Bani, Anthony Nichols, Bauz Harry, Ben Joe, Bradley Stephens, Clinton Chaffy, Earnest Beckley, Gabriel Stephens, Henry Mareko, Issac Rokeby, James Gela, Jeffery Hudson, Joe Bond, John Gunnawarra, Medi Richards, Myra Tomsana, Rim Kris, Ronderson Crapp, Yamba Bowie, Zengrey Nona, Daniel Toby.
U/16 Flying Boomerangs tour of Sydney and Darwin
The U/16 Flying Boomerangs indigenous team regrouped in Sydney to undergo further leadership developments before travelling to Darwin for a game against the Territory Thunder. The camp coincided with the Indigenous All Stars AFL Camp. Having the opportunity to meet and train with their heroes was a real highlight for the young team.
The Boomerangs attended Leadership workshops, lifestyle seminars and trained side by side with the senior All Stars Team. Following three days of an intensive program, the team flew on to Darwin for further training and games. It was my first experience with this group of Boomerangs and it which was a wonderful, privilege and opportunity and privilege to be a part of the team. My role was to mentor the players and assist with all logistics and management of the team. On arrival, all the boys came forward to introduce themselves which showed a clear strong sense of confidence amongst the group. I was a team official on a previous Boomerangs tour of PNG back in 2008 and have a clear understanding of what we AFL Cape York as an organisation is trying to achieve throughout our Indigenous programs. The latest group of Boomerangs highlights the impact the program is having on leadership and education for participants.
Leadership is a well defined pillar of the program and this was evident when the Young Boomrangs had the responsibility of teaching the Indigenous ALL Stars the war Cry. The War Cry is similar to the All Blacks Haka with the same purpose; to and try and intimidate the opposition. The boys did really well and were very proud of their teachings. In turn the senior group were extremely appreciative and impressed by the young Boomerangs.
The All Stars were learning the War Cry in readiness for their match against the Richmond Tigers set to be played indown for Alice Springs. but thanks Due to cyclone Yasi the match had to be cancelled as there was a high risk of flash flooding in Alice.
The Flying Boomerang program provides an opportunity for youth aged boys to participate in National and International AFL programs. AFL Cape York was privileged to have two outstanding representatives at the camp. Ernest Beckley and Myra Tomsana from Horn Island represented their communities and the AFL community with distinction., Both lad’s lead from the front when it came time to present in front of their peers and their behaviour was first class.
Both Ernest and Myra have been involved in the Kickstart program for several years now and have earned a great deal of respect from the team at AFLCY. To be eligible for any AFLCY activity, students must show a commitment to attending school, and practice good behaviour in and around the community.
Inaugural Crusader U18s 2010
For the first time in the AFL Kickstart program’s history, a summer development training program has been established for U/18 Crusader players. This program offers extra training opportunities for students and allows participants to take part in a series of mini country carnivals during 2010 / 2011.
The U/18 Crusader players came together on Thursday 11th November, and have had participated in five training sessions focussed on skills and game sense. The coaching staff were have been extremely happy with the attendance and commitment shown by the players, with an average of 25 boys training each night.
On the Saturday 27th November, the Crusaders travelled to Townsville for the first of several mini carnivals, competing against sides from Townsville and Mackay. The team assembled on Friday evening for some team bonding and dinner. The early morning alarm rang out came at 5.45am with the boys looking out the window to pouring rain. The boys got ready and piled into the Crusader bus and troopies for the trip south. We finally arrived in Townsville seven hours later due to a detour through the Gillies Ranges, because of low level flooding on the Bruce Highway, and the team had a half hour rest before our first game against Townsville.
During the first half of the first game, you could have said the Crusaders were in the 12th round against Muhammad Ali. To say the Crusaders looked a little sluggish would be an understatement, but after half time the boys got their groove back only to go down in a close game by 11 points.
Scoreboard G B Pts
Townsville 6:6 42
Crusaders 4:7 31
Best Players for Crusaders-
Repu Kris, Andrew Garrett, Tinnus David, Josh Hanlon, Hodrick Mudu
After a short ten minute break, the Crusaders had to back up and play their second game of the day against Mackay. After a fast start with the burley Mackay full forward kicking 4 goals in the first 10 minutes, the Crusaders turned on the ‘after burners’ and ran the Mackay boys ragged through the midfield. The Crusaders flair and speed shone out, withand exceptional efforts from Johny Nicholson, Andrew Garrett and Henry Mareko turning the game around with their run and carry and ball winning ability. The Crusaders came home with the win in a hard fought game
.
Best Players for Crusaders-
Tinnus David, Andrew Garrett, Josh Hanlon, Jonny Nicholson, Henry Mareko, Sig Wigness
After a quick meeting, the boys piled back into the bus and troopies to headma home. After a tremendous effort for by the whole team, a long day turned out to be a fantastic experience, with a number of boys having their first taste of structured AFL competition and games. Captain Hodrick Mudu lead well all day with his professionalism, Tinnus David was rock solid down back, Josh Hanlon tried hard all day instructing and directing, and the likes of first timers Bradley Stevens, Broski Emery-Hunia, Phillip Ahbram and David Pearson impressed the coaching staff. Well done everyone!.
A big thank you goes outalso to Sue Botto from Abergowrie who helped out as team trainer and AFL Cape York staff; Dwayne Bosen, Dave Maddock-Jones, and Marc Harbrow (and Mahlay) for making the trip down to assist.
Kane Richter
U16 Crusader Girls 2010The Crusader Girls recently travelled to Cairns to partake in the State U16 Girls titles. The Crusaders came together as a team for the first time on Wednesday when girls from Thursday Island (Tagai College) and NPA (NPA college) flew in to join the Djarragun girls at Kuiyam hostel. After dinner the girls attended a session of team building and leadership activities which gave them a chance to gel as a team and get to know each other. Thursday was planned as a big day. The girls were out of bed at 7am for a walk and kick of the footy before heading to Watsons Oval for an intense training session so the girls could work on their skills ahead of the first game. After training the girls were off to the Cairns campus of JCU for a tour of the facilities. This gave the girls a chance to hear about options that are available to them after school. The aim of the tour was to encourage the girls to think outside the square in terms of their options and to believe that Uni is a possibility! There was also a chance to talk with mentors and current indigenous students about ‘Life at Uni’ and support that is available! Friday was Footy Day! The girls were up and off to the esplanade for a kick and bite to eat before heading to Watsons Oval for the opening ceremony. The Crusaders were first game against the highly fancied Brisbane Flames. The Crusaders started the game well matching the Brissy girls in the contest. The flames skill and game sense shone out over the course of the game with the crusaders going down. The Crusaders passion and relentless pressure was what the girls would take into the next game against the gold coast. The girls put in a great effort in their second game, matching the opposition in the second half. After the game the girls headed for their new accommodation at Holloways Beach Environmental Education Centre. Saturday brought a time to relax. The girls were able to have a well earned sleep in and then headed to Smithfield Shopping centre for a short time on the way to the Crystal Cascades for a swim and recovery session before lunch. After 10mins of moans and groans about the temperature of the water, it took a further 25mins trying to get the girls out. After the refreshing swim the girls headed back to camp for lunch and prepare for the game ahead. The third game was against the Crusaders rivals North Queensland. After a positive start the girls went into the first quarter break 9 points down. The next three quarters were hard fought with the NQ girls grinding out the win. Crusaders girls Vera Gibuma and Megan Anau again showed their toughness at the ball and Shandel Sam never gave up. U15 Chris Johnson Cup and U16 Angie Nadredre Cup DAY 3 WCCCA U13 Crusader Cup Championship
|
| Game 1 Darragun College vs TI Dockers Darragun 8.7.55 TI Dockers 2.0.12 |
Game 2 Eagles vs Lions Eagles 6.6.42 Lions 3.5.23 |
| Games 3 Eagles vs Cats Eagles 1.1.7 Cats 11.12.78 |
Games 4 Lions vs Dockers Lions 4.4.28 Dockers 14.5.89 |
| Game 5 Cats vs Lions Cats 11.6.72 Lions 0.1.1 |
Game 6 Eagles vs Dockers Eagles 5.8.38 Dockers 6.4.40 |
Players Selected into the 2011, U14 Crusader Team
Marley Ahmat (Weipa), Walter Peter (Coen), Joel Johnson (Yarrabah), Allan Wosomo (Saibai), Josh Wasaga (Horn Is), Robert Pootchemunka (Aurukun), Ian Walmbang (Aurukun), Jordon Toikalkan (Aurukun), Andrew Oui (Djarragun), Malachi Songoro (Djarragun), Eric Whap (Djarragun), Joshua Kyle (Djarragun), Jerry Frank (Djarragun), Adrian Dau (Djarragun), Amey Odo (TI High), Bradley Kris (TI High), Ujabi Matthew (TI High), Rashid Nona (Badu), Nathan Tamwoy (Badu), Bando Mene (Badu), James Ahmat (Badu)
Well done to all students
"Proudly supported by WCCCA & Woolworths Fresh Kids Community Grant"
Which Way Our Way U17 Indigenous High Schools Finals
Recently the annual Which Way Our Way Indigenous High Schools Finals was held at Cazalys. Abergowrie College, Djarragun College, Tagai / NPA Combined, and Trinity Bay State High School all won they’re respective regional games and progressed through to the finals.
The first game to kick of the carnival was played between Trinity Bay SHS and Tagai College who travelled down from Thursday Island earlier in the day. The match started off in a tight fashion with both teams with multiple goals in the first term. However Trinity Bay went on to overpower the Tagai boys to come away with an important first win and set up their carnival.
Scoreboard G B Pts
Trinity Bay SHS 16 11 107
Goal Kickers Phil Nona 4, Danny Mooka 3, Bauz Harry 2, Sam Nicholson 2, Matt DeBruyne, Don Ashton, Josh Hanlon, Jake, Gigi Lui
Best Players Josh Hanlon, Phil Nona, Danny Mooka, John Nicholson, Gigi Lui, Thomas Pau
Tagai College 5 6 30
Goal Kickers Kazu Savage 2, Ishmal Soki 2, Ancernee Bani
Best Players Ishmal Soki, Josh Saylor, Earnest Beckley
The second game was between Trinity Bay and Djarragun College. Trinity Bay started well having to back up from their first game straight away, and got an early lead however tired in the second term. Their first half lead was too much for Djarragun to pull back.
Scoreboard G B Pts
Trinity Bay SHS 9 7 61
Goal Kickers Sam Pau 3, Jacob Bob 3, Gigi Lui, Don Ashton Bienler, Simon Gela
Best Players Sam Pau, Don Ashton Bienler, Matt DeBruyne, Simon Gela, Phil Nona
Djarragun College 5 3 27
Goal Kickers Andrew Akiba 3, Tinus David , Henry Mareko
Best Players Andrew Akiba, Wusang Guligo, Henry Mareko, Mark Akiba, Tinus David
The third and last game of the first day of the carnival saw Abergowrie College win pretty convincingly over the younger Tagai College team.
Scoreboard G B Pts
Abergowrie College 7 12 54
Goal Kickers P. Tabuai 2, A. Gela, B. Pilot, B. Joe, P. Savo, J. Bowen
Best Players J. Tomsana, A. Gela, F. Ahone, V. Bernard, H. Mudu, B. Joe, P. Tabuai, B. Pilot
Tagai College 1 1 7
Goal Kickers Ishmal Soki
Best Players N/A
On the Monday evening night the annual U17 Dinner was held in the Cazalys function centre. This was a fantastic opportunity for the boys to mix with players from other schools and communities. Abergowrie College were looking very smart in their slacks and ties and presented themselves extremely well. The highlight for the function was the chance to meet and listen to the guest speaker, Ex-Sydney Swans Champion Michael O’Loughlin. Michael gave a all players an insight into his journey in life and how he made it into the AFL scene. Messages from Michael speech were based around; leadership, making positive choices, making sacrifices, staying healthy, the importance of communication, and setting goals and a path for yourself. After Michael spoke and shared his highlights, Dom Ambrogio – Gold Coast Suns Recruiting Manager spoke to the boys and allowed questions about what AFL Clubs are looking for in terms of players.
The first game of the second day was between Abergowrie College and Djarragun College with both teams looking for a win to potentially stay in the hunt for the championship. In what was an early start, 8am, Abergowrie proved to strong across the board and came home with the win.
Scoreboard G B Pts
Abergowrie College 13 5 82
Goal Kickers A. Gela 4, J. Bowen 3, V. Bernard, L. Gebadi, J. Tomsana
Best Players A. Gela, J. Tomsana, H. Mudu, M. Ketchell, J. Bowen, V. Bernard, T. Whap, P. Savo, J. Sebasio
Djarragun 4 1 25
Goal Kickers Andrew Akiba 2, Wusang Guligo, Henry Mareko
Best Players Andrew Akiba, Wusang Guligo, Henry Mareko, Jacob Lui, Tyler
The next game saw Djarragun College back up against Tagai in what was a game of tired players with Djarragun winning their first game for the carnival.
Scoreboard G B Pts
Djarragun College 9 3 57
Goal Kickers N/A
Best Players Andrew Akiba, Andrew Garrett, Jacob Lui, Henry Mareko, Willy Wosomo
Tagai 2 3 15
Goal Kickers N/A
Best Players N/A
Sixth Game and what turned out to be the final between Abergowrie College and Trinity Bay who had both won their first 2 games. The game started with both teams keen to get off to a good start. Abergowrie kicked the first 2 goals of the match with Trinity Bay kicking straight back to grab a narrow lead at quarter time. The game was played in great spirit with all players showing passion in representing their schools colours. Trinity Bay SHS came home hard with a hard fought win and securing their first U17 Indigenous High Schools Championship.
Scoreboard G B Pts
Trinity Bay SHS 9 11 65
Goal Kickers Phil Nona 4, Jacob Bob 2, Danny Mooka 2, Josh Hanlon
Best Players Jacob Bob, Josh Hanlon, Danny Mooka, Phil Nona
Abergowrie College 9 0 54
Goal Kickers J. Tomsana 2, T. Whap 2, J. Bowen 2, M. Kepa, H. Mudu, A, Gela
Best Players A. Gela, H. Mudu, J. Tomsana, P. Savo, T. Whap, J. Sebasio, L. Gebadi, M. Kepa
The player who won the Most Valuable Player for the carnival was Jacob Bob from Trinity Bay, who showed great poise and skill in the pressure situations.
Abergowrie College was the winner of the Best Presented Team, winning the signed Michael O’Loughlin Sydney Swans Jersey.
U17 Indigenous Secondary School Cups
Djarragun College v Gordonvale State High School
The second Regional Cup has been played with Djarragun at home to Gordonvale.
The more fancied Djarrgun College started slowly with Gordonvale kicking the first goal in the first 30 seconds. The 1st quarter was a hard fought contest with scores even at the first change.
The second term Djarraguns class shone through going into the main break with a handy lead.
Gordonvale showed glimpses of a fight back in the third and last term however their breakdown was across half forward with their depth and class.
Djarragun ran away with the rising game in the last quarter to finish winning by 42 points.
“Supported by Which Way Our Way (Qld Health)
.jpg) |
.jpg) |
.jpg) |
U17 Indigenous Secondary School Cups
Abergowrie College vs Shalom College Thurs 11th June
The first of the regional cups in the U17 Indigenous High Schools Championships had Shalom College travel to Abergowrie College.
In the first quarter Shalom came out firing, opening the account with two quick goals. Abergowrie settled and kicked the next three (3) goals to go into the first break with an eight point lead.
The second quarter saw both teams show poise and skill in what was turning out to be a close contest.
The third term followed the theme of a hard intense game with Shalom going into the last break only six (6) points down and the game still there to be taken.
Abergowrie showed its fitness running away with a 30 point win in what was an exciting even contest with both teams showing passion and determination.
A highlight of the game was the carnival like atmosphere with music in the background which made up for the umpiring decisions at times.
Score; Abergowrie 11.17 .83, Shalom 8.3.52
“Supported by Which Way Our Way (Qld Health)
U14 Country Championships
Recently the Queensland Country Championships were held in Cairns at Cazalys on 5th and 6th June. The Crusader U14 team was name during the 2009 Crusader Championships in Weipa. The Crusaders came together , from far and wide throughout the Cape and Torres Strait region, two days prior to the carnival to start their intensive training and teambuilding program in preparation for their first game on Saturday. The players attitude and commitment was evident as they embarked on their new life challenge. Leadership type students like Zengrey Nona, Henry Mareko and Anthony Nicholls made clear messages through their communication skills that they were there to play footy.
The first day of training was primarily focused on bringing the students together as one team by getting to know one another through training drills and skills. The AFL Cape York team knew very well that we wouldn’t stand a chance at Country Champs if we play as individuals. Thursday was a challenging full day of training with a gruelling session. The Crusaders finished the day heading out to Holloways Beach Environmental Education Centre where the boys were arranged into their leadership groups.
Friday brought a new day of teambuilding and training based drills around game style and getting their hands on the footballs. By lunchtime the boys finished off their session and headed to Trinity Beach for a recovery session with a few of the boys showing their ‘crash-tackling skills’ on the waves.
Saturday 5th June
The Crusaders were itching and raring to show the football world their skills and flair. The boys were up early for a walk and stretch on the beach before heading to Cazalys for their opening game against...
The Crusaders started off slow in the first quarter before the on-ball brigade of Derek Ingui, Ralph Daniel and Henry Mareko turned the afterburners pumping the ball inside the forward 50m with Wujal Wujal spark Hazeman Nandy, nephew to Patrick Nandy, kicking many goals helping the Crusaders kick away after half time and coming away with the win.
The Crusaders had to regroup for their second game, Anthony Nichols was standing strong down back, and Jonathon Tomsana worked into the game well. Again Hazeman Nandy was on fire in the forward line booting goals and the on ballers ran hard through the middle.
After the two gruelling games on the big open spaces of Cazalys, the Crusaders headed out to Holloways Beach for a recovery session and a well earned rest.
Sunday 6th June
The Crusaders were up again early for a walk and stretching session, followed by breakfast, then headed to Cazalys for their final two games. Their first game being the big one against rivals Cairns.
The final game against Townsville finished with a strong effort however not being able to accommodate for the well drilled Townsville side.
The Carnival finished with the Crusaders finishing 3rd overall, a great effort considering this was some of the boys first games of football for 2010. A big congratulations goes out to Henry Mareko, Ralph Daniel, Jonathon Tomsana, Zengray Nona, Derek Ingui for making the QLD Country Side.
Also well done to Jonathon Tomsana and Zengray Nona for winning the Crusaders Most Valuable Player Award.
The Crusader program is a great incentive program for students from the Cape York and Torres Strait region to aspire to. Its primary focus lays outside the footy arena in terms of students school attendance and behaviour within their respective communities. To make the Crusader team is a great achievement in itself and to those 23 boys who made it, a job well done. You have left a positive and high benchmark for future Crusader participants.
"Proudly supported by Skytrans"
U14 Skytrans Crusaders
The 2010 Skytrans U14 Crusaders team has been named to participate in the U14 Queensland Country Championships in Cairns. The team will travel to Cairns on Thursday 3rd June for a training camp on Friday 4th June before the carnival commencing on June 5th and 6th at Cazalys, which will give our local football community an opportunity to view the boys in action and support them
Players: Peter Sailor, Daniel Bosun, Bernard Mosby, Anthony Nicholls, Zehn Medek (Tagai T.I.), Derek Ingui, Ralph Daniel, Tyson Smiler, Zengrey Nona, Hazeman Nandy, Clinton Sullivan (Djarragun College), Tolowah Savage (Cairns), John Lowry, Jonathon Tomsana, Jordan Ambrum (Abergowrie), Tom Riordan, Trey Pengally, Henry Pope (Cooktown), Rim Kris, Marley Ahmat (Weipa), Rashid Nona, Nuts Tamwoy, Bando Mene (Badu Island). Coach – Marc Harbrow (AFL Cape York)
Emergencies:- Bradley Bond (NPA), Ronderson Crapp (Abergowrie), Sam Patrono, Lumbee Pablo, Billy Dix (Weipa)
Crusader U16 Carnival 2010
The new crew of U16 Crusaders took part in the U16 Country Championships in early May, aiming to make history and winning the championship for the third straight year in a row. The carnival was held over Saturday and Sunday with the Crusader boys playing six games against some quality opposition from the other country regions of the state.
The Crusaders arrived in Rockhampton on Wednesday and took part in two full days of training and team building in preparation for the carnival. Friday the boys finished their final training session at lunch and then headed out to Yeppoon for a recovery session in the saltwater and a relaxing afternoon.
Come Saturday the Crusaders were raring to play some football. Saturday was a massive day scheduled for the Crusaders having 4 games, however, they performed extremely well. Accounting for Townsville in game one and then Mackay in Game two the boys were on song, but realised their biggest challenge in their three peat attempt was in Game three against Cairns. Cairns came out firing kicking the first three goals despite the Crusaders having the majority of possession in the first half and wasting opportunities in front of goal. The skills and pressure applied by Cairns enabled them to go on with the game to win.
Despite the defeat to Cairns the Crusaders regrouped to put in a great team effort in the final game of the day to defeat Bundaberg Wide Bay and earn a well deserved rehab session in the pool on the way home.
With a slim hope of taking out the championship, the Crusaders arrived at the ground for their first game on Sunday against Capricornia who had been playing some solid football throughout the carnival. The Crusaders were on song putting in a brilliant effort to come away with the win. With a long break in between this game and the last of the carnival the Crusader boys were excited about playing for the last time with each other and showing everyone the Crusaders style of flair and speed. Spurred on by the tradition of the ANZACS and our ancestors the boys put in a great final game to account for Darling Downs in the final game and come away with second place in the championships. Not a bad effort considering the team came together for the first time on the Wednesday before.
A big congratulations goes to our four QLD Country Representatives; Aquila Gela (Abergowrie), Eddie Daniels (Bentley Park), Sig Wigness (Abergowrie) and Milton Miskin (Trinity Bay), well done boys. Also congratulations to Aquila Gela for taking out the Crusaders MVP award. Aquila had a great carnival and showed tremendous leadership around the group on and off the field. Final congratulations goes to Hodrick Newman for winning the Coaches Award. Hodrick showed fantastic leadership around the group, along with his professionalism.
The Crusaders program has given opportunities to indigenous boys from Cape York to travel and be a part of something special. To learn about respect, healthy living and making positive life choices, gives these boys a memory that will last a lifetime.
Kane Richter – Coach
Game 1
Crusader vs Mackay
Aquila Gela, Harry Harold, Eddie Daniels, Ernest Beckley
Hodrick Mudu 1, Sig Wigness 2, Aquila Gela 2, Adrian Akiba
Game 3
Crusader vs Cairns
Ernest Beckley, Aquila Gela, Hodrick Mudu, Sig Wigness 2
Game 4
Crusader vs BWB
Aquila Gela, Yamba Bowie, Ishmael Soki, Hodrick Mudu
Harold Harry 3, Sig Wigness 2
Game 5
Crusaders vs Capricornia
Tinnus Daniel, Aquila Gela, Eddie Daniels, Hodrick Mudu
Milton Miskin 1, Cameron Hooker 1, Ishmael Soki 1, Sig Wigness 1, Aquila Gela 2
Game 6
Crusaders vs Darling Downs
Hodrick Mudu, Aquila Gela, Eddie Daniels, Daniel Mooka
Aquila Gela 2, Sig Wigness 1, Hodrick Mudu 1, Eddie Daniels
U17 Indigenous Secondary State School Match - Gordonvale
AFL Cape York in conjunction with the Kickstart program held preliminary rounds of the U/17 Indigenous High schools Championships on Tuesday 11th May.
The three team program was held at the Gordonvale AFL facility the home of Pyramid Power junior club.
Teams participating were Djarragun, Gordonvale and Abergowrie Colleges with a further match to be held be played between NPA and Tagai Colleges in Bamaga later in the month.
It was the first time Gordonvale SHS has been involved in the program and they showed with some solid training that they will be very competitive when it comes up to regional championships played in late June.
The first game was between Djarragun and Gordonvale which was played with a lot of enthusiasm due to both schools being situated in Gordonvale and each school looking to take bragging rights.
Gordonvale Power opened the scoring with plenty of dash and work ethic coming from their half back and centre line players. Former Crusader player Jayden Kynuna and Power centre half back Ken Darcy along with Steve Daniels playing in his first AFL competition lead the way.
Djarragun were trailing at the start of the second half that was until small live were Kieran Johnson and ruckman Tinus David were injected into the lineup. From that moment Djarragun College jumped into gear eventually winning the game convincingly.
Game two between last yrs champions and Djarragun College lived up to expectations with both teams taking the contest very seriously and it also acted as a good opportunity to get a good understanding how each was looking going forward to Championships held later on in the year. Ity was goal for goal throughout the match with Abergowrie kicking clear late in the second half. They had many fine contributors like Javid Bowen, rover Paul Savo who dominated the in close play and Aquila Gela fresh from State AFL Championships was everywhere.
For Djarragun Kieran Johnson, Patrick Atu, Tinus David and Paiwan Gaidon were solid and provide their forward with plenty of opportunities but unfortunately were unable to convert.
Game three played between Abergowrie and Gordonvale again showed that Gordonvale has what it takes to compete at this level. Abergowrie was the more dominant team but Gordonvale didn’t give an inch and were very competitive against a much more experienced team.
To finish the day we selected two teams from the day’s pool of players and held a scratch match. The game was a ripper with teams being evenly matched. The group seemed to really enjoy playing alongside players from other teams and gelled really well together, this also helps in breaking down any barriers that may occur. Although it was tough trying to give each player equal playing time due to each team having 29 players it was a great success.
We would like to acknowledge all students and schools for supporting the games and in particular to the staff, Christian, Gordonvale SHS, Dave, Djarragun College, Jim, Pyramid Power, and Michael and Sue from Abergowrie College for making the trip north.
We would also like to thank the great umpiring duo of Marc Harbrow and Kane Richter, stay at it lads you just might make good umpires one day.
We look forward to the next round of matches when teams contest regional finals followed by winners contesting Regional championships to be held in Cairns, July 26th-27th.
On Friday 26th of March a primary school match between Hambledon PS and Djarragun College was held at Hambledon School in front of a large home crowd of Hambledon students. The game started out in a high intensity with Hambledon grabbing a slight early lead in the first quarter. Djarragun closed the gap in the second, sneaking a couple of late goals to bring game in the balance at half time. 
On Friday 19th of March, AFL Cape York in conjunction with Dave Maddock-Jones and Djarragun College AFL Academy ran the first session on an AFL Accredited Level 1 Coaches Course. Students from grades 9 – 12 participated in the session which focussed on the following aspects in a theory and practical based course:
