AFL Gala Day - Girls Footy 2023

Such a fun day was had by all the girls at the annual AFL Gala Day at Beaconhills College on the last day of Term 2.

The girls were asked early in the term to commit to and attend some training sessions during lunch times and to also kick and handball a footy every day. The improvement in their ball handling skills was evident as the training sessions progressed and they went up a notch on game day!

They supported each other on the day to build up each other’s confidence and remained positive and upbeat all day. 

There were smiles, tears, knocks, bumps and cheers, as well as lots of mud! 

We thank Gabi who volunteered her time to help coach on the day. The team listened to her attentively and actioned things she asked them to do which meant that the team became close contenders for the game day final, missing out by a narrow margin. We all learnt so much from Gabi.

Scores for the day: 

St Pat's vs Pakenham Lakeside (win)

4.3.27

1.0.6

St Pat's vs John Henry (win)

1.2.8

0.0.0

St Pat's vs Beaconsfield (loss)

2.4.16

0.1.1

There were 2 pools in the Pakenham District who played off in a grand final, with the winner progressing to the Cardinia Division final on the day against the top placed team from the Officer District, who played in a separate pool of games. The team should be very proud of their final placings.

St Pat's placed:

2nd in Pool B

3rd in Pakenham District (based on our total points scored compared to teams in Pool A)

Thank you to all staff who assisted on the day, as well as family and friends who came to cheer the team along at the ground. Thank you also to Beaconhills College who organised and hosted the day, including umpires. 

It was a positive experience for all, with Year 5s ready to go again next year!

Go St Pat’s!