Thirteen of Newington’s finest (and only) netballers travelled to MLC  School on Tuesday 4 June  to take on the girls in the annual netball challenge. After two solid lunch time training sessions, the boys travelled to Burwood with immense confidence and a lot of height on our side.

With five players over 190cm, it was always going to be easy to see what our tactic would be. The very first comment when we arrived was “We didn’t think you would be THAT tall” and with that it began. There was also a lot of effort put into the team uniform with long white socks being a must.

With Ms Smith as our coach on the sidelines, we got off to a good start in the game, opening with a 5-0 lead, with thanks going to our Goal Shooter, Jack Jones (12/PR), who dunked most of his shots. But soon enough, the girls started to mount a comeback, knowing the embarrassment that they would face if they lost to us, and a strong crowd on the sidelines helped to spur them on. The Newington boys were able to sustain their lead and ended up winning 9-7 in what was a closely fought battle.

Special mentions go to Max Schultz (12/PR) who put his body on the line for the game, which included drawing blood on several occasions, Daniel Trent (12/PR) who did a remarkable job as a replacement goal shooter and George Prassas (12/MO) who by the end of the game eventually learnt how the “three-feet” rule worked.

Lachlan McKirby (12/LE)
Newington Netball Team