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ST JOSEPH’S<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>locker</strong> <strong>room</strong><br />
TERM 3 | 2015 | TRACK AND FIELD<br />
| BASKETBALL<br />
| RUGBY<br />
| AND CULTURE<br />
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THE LOCKER ROOM<br />
From <strong>the</strong> Principal<br />
Term 3 has seen ano<strong>the</strong>r period of outstanding<br />
performances from our players, parents, staff<br />
and supporters.<br />
The amount of help needed, and provided, to<br />
enable Rugby – our highest participation sport –<br />
to be played each weekend at home and away<br />
is quite remarkable, made all <strong>the</strong> more satisfying<br />
by <strong>the</strong> enjoyment and success of our young men.<br />
Just as much work goes into our vastly improved<br />
Basketball program.<br />
Both sports have proven successful overall, with<br />
<strong>the</strong> performances by our flagship teams – <strong>the</strong><br />
First V and First XV – deserving special mention<br />
for <strong>the</strong> way in which <strong>the</strong>y competed week after<br />
week, often against much bigger teams, and for<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir sportsmanship.<br />
On <strong>the</strong> cultural front, our Debating and Chess<br />
seasons also came to an end, and like Term 3<br />
sports, both had successful seasons. Our Senior<br />
A Debating Team finishing as QDU Champion<br />
and our very young Premier Chess Board,<br />
showing great potential for <strong>the</strong> future.<br />
We also are blessed with outstanding amenities<br />
at Tennyson and at our main campus at Spring<br />
Hill and I would like to thank Mr Alan Kennedy<br />
and Mr Craig Jesberg at Tennyson, Activities<br />
Coordinators Mr Tyron Mandrusiak and Mr Sam<br />
Mackinnon, Coordinators Ms Alex Cashin and<br />
Mr Bruce Devine, and <strong>the</strong> Rugby, Basketball and<br />
Debating Supporters’ Groups for what <strong>the</strong>y have<br />
done not just in Term 3 but in <strong>the</strong> lead-up.<br />
Next term it is Track and Field, which already<br />
has begun, and Gymnastics, which dominate<br />
sports proceedings and I am sure that we will<br />
once again, compete to <strong>the</strong> best of our ability and<br />
always exhibit <strong>the</strong> very best of sportsmanship.<br />
Dr Michael Carroll<br />
COLLEGE PRINCIPAL<br />
My thanks to <strong>the</strong> many staff, Old Boys, coaches,<br />
referees and supporters for <strong>the</strong>ir hard work and<br />
dedication during <strong>the</strong> term in ensuring that as<br />
many of our students as possible are able to<br />
undertake <strong>the</strong>ir chosen activity - no matter what<br />
level.<br />
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THE LOCKER ROOM<br />
TERRACE<br />
SPORT<br />
COLLEGE SPORTS FACULTY<br />
TERM 3<br />
DIRECTOR OF SPORT<br />
DAMIAN WRIGHT<br />
Sport & Activities AdministratoR<br />
EMMA SUCH<br />
RUGBY<br />
TYRON MANDRUSIAK<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
SAM MACKINNON<br />
STRENGth AND CONDITIONING<br />
JONATHON ROUSSETOS<br />
Congratulations must<br />
go to all players,<br />
coaches and referees<br />
for <strong>the</strong>ir exceptional<br />
contribution to <strong>the</strong><br />
season just passed.<br />
The level of Team<br />
Work, Sportsmanship,<br />
Courage and<br />
Commitment shown<br />
by all has been<br />
outstanding.<br />
I would like to<br />
acknowledge all Open<br />
Rugby players and<br />
thank <strong>the</strong>m for <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
efforts over...<br />
Tyron Mandrusiak<br />
With more than 250<br />
students participating in<br />
Terrace Basketball this<br />
season I’d like to thank<br />
everyone involved in<br />
making it an enjoyable<br />
and successful year.<br />
Special mention must<br />
go to parents dropping<br />
off at 6am, coaches<br />
balancing work and<br />
university, volunteers<br />
for helping out where<br />
needed and players<br />
for <strong>the</strong>ir commitment to<br />
improve and put <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
best foot...<br />
Sam Mackinnon<br />
As <strong>the</strong> Term 3 activities<br />
come to a close this<br />
week, our attention<br />
is turned to <strong>the</strong> preseason<br />
sporting<br />
programs leading into<br />
Term 1, 2016.<br />
Term 3 saw <strong>the</strong><br />
College’s Athlete<br />
Development Program<br />
(ADP) heavily involved<br />
across all in-season<br />
sports and continue to<br />
grow its exposure to<br />
all students across <strong>the</strong><br />
College....<br />
Jonathon Roussetos<br />
FULL ARTICLE ON P4. FULL ARTICLE ON P7. FULL ARTICLE ON P11.<br />
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RUGBY<br />
TYRON MANDRUSIAK<br />
17 SEPTEMBER 2015<br />
Congratulations must go to all players, coaches<br />
and referees for <strong>the</strong>ir exceptional contribution to<br />
<strong>the</strong> season just passed. The level of Team Work,<br />
Sportsmanship, Courage and Commitment shown<br />
by all has been outstanding.<br />
I would like to acknowledge all Open Rugby players<br />
and thank <strong>the</strong>m for <strong>the</strong>ir efforts over <strong>the</strong> years playing<br />
Rugby at Terrace. These young men have played<br />
Rugby at Terrace, some since 2008. The Terrace<br />
Community is very proud of you and in your final year<br />
at Terrace we want to publically thank you for pulling<br />
on <strong>the</strong> Red and Black jersey.<br />
Season Snap Shot:<br />
THE LOCKER ROOM<br />
• 39 teams played Rugby at Terrace with over<br />
750 boys participating in <strong>the</strong> program;<br />
• Five outstanding days at Tennyson;<br />
• Eight schoolboy-based referees;<br />
• Overall win percentage of 70 per cent;<br />
• Averaging 26 point for and 11 against per game;<br />
• Winning each day overall with <strong>the</strong> exception of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Nudgee day;<br />
• Undefeated teams - 16E, 15D, 15E, 14A, 14F,<br />
13E, 12D, 12E;<br />
• Teams that lost only one game - 15C, 14C,<br />
14E, 13C, 12A, 12B, 12C.<br />
Ken Long Memorial Trophy - Congratulations to 4th<br />
XV player Sam Rex for being named this year’s Ken<br />
Long Memorial award winner. Sam was a worthy<br />
recipient showing <strong>the</strong> highest level of sportsmanship<br />
and commitment in his Open Year of Rugby.<br />
Team Man Awards - Congratulation to <strong>the</strong> below<br />
players on receiving this year’s individual Team Man<br />
Award which were presented to <strong>the</strong> players who<br />
make an outstanding contribution to <strong>the</strong>ir team both<br />
at training and in a game.<br />
Team Year House<br />
1st Ed Burns Windsor<br />
2nd Tom Pozzi Barrett<br />
3rd Tom Proberts Reidy<br />
4th Tom Lynam Barrett<br />
5th Tim Stretton Kearney<br />
6th Michael Thompson Treacy<br />
16A Charlie Dollar Barrett<br />
16B Matt Kahler Xavier<br />
16C Lochlan Monckton Barrett<br />
16D Joe Sheehan Windsor<br />
16E Darcy Newton Mahoney<br />
15A Sam Hearne Windsor<br />
15B Charlie Round Windsor<br />
15C Billy Boulton Magee<br />
15D Nick Felsch Buckley<br />
15E Nicholas Castley Mahoney<br />
15F Matt Keattinge Windsor<br />
14A Ethan Aridis Reidy<br />
14B Ned Esler Treacy<br />
14C Joseph Cavallucci Kearney<br />
14D Eddie Lockyer Magee<br />
14E Zac Taylor Windsor<br />
14F Max Keogh Mahoney<br />
13A Ed Hiley Magee<br />
13B Rory Slevin Magee<br />
13C James Baker Mahoney<br />
13D Harry Canfell Mahoney<br />
13E Samuel Alexander Barrett<br />
13F Joe Stretton Kearney<br />
12A Toby Snell Treacy<br />
12B Oscar Shields Xavier<br />
12C Nicholas Morgan Buckley<br />
12D Joshua Ferguson Kearney<br />
12E James Cameron Buckley<br />
11A Harry Forster Treacy<br />
11B Riley Mills Reidy<br />
11C Patrick Keogh Magee<br />
11D Charlie Hopkins Windsor<br />
11E Sam Conn Mahoney<br />
Please visit <strong>the</strong> Rugby App or Twitter@ TerraceRugby for all information relating to Rugby.<br />
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THE LOCKER ROOM<br />
SCHOOLS TRI NATIONS 2015<br />
INVOLVING AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS, NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS, SAMOAN SCHOOLS AND THE<br />
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS BARBARIANS<br />
Proudly supported by:<br />
QRU, Sunnybank RUFC, St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, Brisbane Boys College, St Leo’s College UQ<br />
NZ Schools v Samoan Schools Sunnybank RFC 24 Sep 6:00pm<br />
Australian Barbarians v NZ Schools Tennyson Ovals 28 Sep 1:00pm<br />
Australian Schools v Samoan Schools<br />
3:00pm<br />
Australian Barbarians v Samoan Schools Ballymore 2 Oct 4:00pm<br />
Australian Schools v NZ Schools<br />
5:45pm<br />
Entry at Tennyson & Ballymore: Adults $10<br />
Children/Students with ID FREE<br />
consulting<br />
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BASKETBALL<br />
Sam Mackinnon<br />
17 SEPTEMBER 2015<br />
THE LOCKER ROOM<br />
With more than 250 students participating<br />
in Terrace Basketball this season I’d like<br />
thank everyone involved in making it an<br />
enjoyable and successful year. Special<br />
mention must go to parents dropping<br />
off at 6am, coaches balancing work and<br />
university, volunteers for helping out where<br />
needed and players for <strong>the</strong>ir commitment<br />
to improve and put <strong>the</strong>ir best foot forward in<br />
representing Terrace.<br />
The 1st V must be congratulated for finishing<br />
3rd, best result for a number of years. This<br />
would not have been possible without Mr<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Hamilton-Smith’s dedication to<br />
development of our young men on and off<br />
<strong>the</strong> court. Mr Andrew Latimer’s impact on<br />
<strong>the</strong> group has been tremendous but 2015<br />
sees Andrew departing Gregory Terrace<br />
for a new work opportunity in New South<br />
Wales. We wish him all <strong>the</strong> best for his new<br />
venture.<br />
To celebrate our season a dinner was<br />
introduced and <strong>the</strong> response was amazing<br />
with 285 students and parents attending<br />
<strong>the</strong> event last Saturday night. This was<br />
truly a fantastic night and part of Terrace<br />
Basketball moving forward. We enjoyed<br />
looking back at <strong>the</strong> season and handing out<br />
awards to our deserving players.<br />
MVP and Team Man Awards <br />
Team MVP TEAM MAN <br />
1ST V Mat<strong>the</strong>w Booysen Harrison Isaac <br />
2ND V Tom Barlow Daniel Schmidt <br />
3RD V Chris Power Jacob Hill <br />
11A Nick Caulfield Daniel Stack <br />
11B Declan Harvey George Edmonds <br />
11C Ben Shannon Zac Edmonds <br />
10A Adam Baumann Sam Turner <br />
10B Adam McNamara Kevin Ho <br />
10C Donald Cameron <br />
9A Dom Hunter Dom Previtera <br />
9B Cameron Ball Luca Scoglio <br />
9C Josh Buckley Matt Dean <br />
9D Lachlan McIntyre Ewan Bryson <br />
8A Quincee Fepuleai Darcy Watt <br />
8B Cyril Ma<strong>the</strong>ws Ruairi Corroon <br />
8C Oscar Wilkins Liam O'Connell <br />
7A Maliq Jackson Jasper See <br />
7B Arum Rapchuk Marindra Welgampola <br />
7C Will Davidson Daniel Barone <br />
7D Sydney O'Hare Simon Drew <br />
7E Christian Larsen Mat<strong>the</strong>w Rice <br />
6A Geordan Papacostas Justin Sullivan <br />
6B Orlando Wightman Hugh Menegazzo <br />
5A Angus Killen Jack Psaros <br />
5B Blake Thiele Jayden Jap <br />
Overall results in <strong>the</strong> win and loss column<br />
didn’t vary much from 2014 but what we<br />
did was compete and make adjustments to<br />
our game style making huge differences in<br />
<strong>the</strong> margins of defeats. This may not sound<br />
great but it’s something I am proud of and<br />
believe 2016 will see more wins across <strong>the</strong><br />
program.<br />
Looking forward to next year, please see<br />
results and award recipients right.<br />
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THE LOCKER ROOM<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
Sam Mackinnon<br />
Overall results <br />
ACGS BGS TSS IGS TGS BBC NC BSHS WINS LOSS DRAW<br />
1sts W 79 -‐ 70 W 77 -‐ 60 L 53 -‐ 63 L 67 -‐ 76 W 70 -‐ 42 L 67 -‐ 65 W 73 -‐ 56 W 58 -‐ 48 5 3<br />
2nds L 18 -‐ 46 L 26 -‐ 27 Draw 31 L 19 -‐ 42 W 47 -‐ 38 W 43 -‐ 37 W 38 -‐ 34 W 36 -‐ 27 4 3 1<br />
3rds L 8 -‐ 49 L 10 -‐ 21 Bye L 8 -‐ 19 W 20 -‐ 0 L 17 -‐ 36 L 31 -‐ 37 L 21 -‐ 42 1 6<br />
11A W 37 -‐ 29 W 48 -‐ 28 W 58 -‐ 21 W 53 -‐ 31 L 49 -‐ 51 W 56 -‐ 29 W 52 -‐ 40 W 56 -‐ 41 7 1<br />
11B W 25 -‐ 22 W 43 -‐ 16 W 32 -‐ 14 W 45 -‐ 8 W 61 -‐ 7 W 47 -‐ 23 W 38 -‐ 14 W 44 -‐ 20 8 0<br />
11C L 29 -‐ 50 W 41 -‐ 30 W 50 -‐ 18 W 33 -‐ 18 Bye W 52 -‐ 19 W 41 -‐ 27 L 28 -‐ 36 4 2<br />
10A L 45 -‐ 47 L 36 -‐ 43 W 43 -‐ 30 L 45 -‐ 46 W 57 -‐ 36 L 58 -‐ 28 0 -‐ 0 L 54 -‐ 27 2 5<br />
10B L 9 -‐ 62 L 9 -‐ 44 L 14 -‐ 39 W 33 -‐ 31 L 13 -‐ 22 L 24 -‐ 37 0 -‐ 0 L 19 -‐ 45 1 6<br />
10C L 7 -‐ 52 L 20 -‐ 21 L 14 -‐ 26 W 16 -‐ 7 L 28 -‐ 12 W 20 -‐ 0 0 -‐ 0 L 14 -‐ 28 2 5<br />
9A L 19 -‐ 65 W 32 -‐ 25 L 27 -‐ 33 L 42 -‐ 45 W 65 -‐ 42 L 41 -‐ 24 Draw 53 L 32 -‐ 65 2 5 1<br />
9B L 5 -‐ 70 L 18 -‐ 40 L 16 -‐31 L 20 -‐ 37 W 40 -‐ 14 L 19 -‐ 41 L 27 -‐ 38 L 22 -‐ 29 1 7<br />
9C L 13 -‐ 63 W 23 -‐ 14 W 42 -‐ 10 W 31 -‐ 20 W 31 -‐ 19 W 26 -‐ 21 W 40 -‐ 18 W 17 -‐ 8 7 1<br />
9D W 19 -‐13 L 14 -‐ 35 L 18 -‐ 25 L 15 -‐ 47 L 15 -‐ 37 L 22 -‐ 40 W 37 -‐ 29 Bye 2 5<br />
8A L 20 -‐ 67 W 50 -‐ 20 W 47 -‐ 40 L 15 -‐ 33 W110 -‐ 7 W 37 -‐ 36 W 82 -‐ 9 L 27 -‐ 41 5 3<br />
8B L 10 -‐ 96 L 14 -‐ 20 L 29 -‐ 38 W 33 -‐ 4 L 19 -‐ 31 L 24 -‐ 32 W 41 -‐ 4 Draw 23 2 5 1<br />
8C L 8 -‐ 79 L 4 -‐ 22 L 24 -‐29 L 15 -‐ 32 L 26 -‐ 31 L 16 -‐ 24 L 29 -‐ 37 L 11 -‐ 27 0 7<br />
7A L 22 -‐ 51 L 22 -‐ 40 W 31 -‐ 29 W 37 -‐ 8 L 43 -‐ 50 W 44 -‐ 38 W 33 -‐ 22 L 20 -‐ 53 4 4<br />
7B L 10 -‐ 40 L 18 -‐ 23 L 26 -‐ 29 W 41 -‐ 12 L 7 -‐ 46 L 15 -‐ 25 W 19 -‐ 10 W 34 -‐ 10 3 5<br />
7C L 18 -‐ 55 W 25 -‐ 20 W 36 -‐ 13 Bye W 20 -‐0 W 34 -‐ 18 W 35 -‐ 14 W 24 -‐ 21 6 1<br />
7D L 10 -‐ 35 L 10 -‐ 26 W 30 -‐ 15 L 6 -‐ 53 Bye W 27 -‐ 25 L 8 -‐ 35 W 23 -‐ 8 3 4<br />
7E L 10 -‐ 24 L 12 -‐ 25 L 15 -‐ 30 L 18 -‐ 26 Bye L 4 -‐ 64 W 28 -‐ 12 L 8 -‐ 23 1 6<br />
6A L 22 -‐ 57 L 24 -‐ 34 W 22 -‐ 18 W 20 -‐ 17 W 28 -‐ 17 L 31 -‐ 37 L 14 -‐ 36 Bye 3 4<br />
6B L 6 -‐ 72 L 12 -‐ 44 W 19 -‐ 18 W 10 -‐ 6 L 17 -‐ 28 L 16 -‐ 23 L 22 -‐ 28 Bye 2 5<br />
5A L 10 -‐ 7 L 10 -‐46 L 8 -‐ 33 L 6 -‐ 14 Draw 20 L 11 -‐ 33 L 9 -‐ 42 Bye 0 6 1<br />
5B L 2 -‐ 17 L 4 -‐ 39 L 4 -‐ 18 L 8 -‐ 18 L 4 -‐14 W 12 -‐ 10 L 11 -‐24 Bye 1 6<br />
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THE LOCKER ROOM<br />
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING<br />
Jonathon Roussetos<br />
17 SEPTEMBER 2015<br />
As <strong>the</strong> Term 3 activities come to<br />
a close this week, our attention<br />
turns to <strong>the</strong> pre-season sporting<br />
programs leading into Term 1,<br />
2016.<br />
Term 3 saw <strong>the</strong> College’s Athlete<br />
Development Program (ADP)<br />
heavily involved across all inseason<br />
sports and continue to<br />
grow its exposure to all students<br />
across <strong>the</strong> College. This was<br />
achieved by undertaking<br />
an important role during all<br />
Years 5-8 HPE classes during<br />
our Track and Field talent<br />
identification process and also<br />
being heavily involved during<br />
<strong>the</strong> Track and Field sports<br />
excellence programs across<br />
<strong>the</strong>se year levels.<br />
Congratulations to <strong>the</strong><br />
successful season our First V<br />
and First XV teams had this year<br />
and also to all teams involved<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Basketball and Rugby<br />
programs. From an athlete<br />
development perspective, our<br />
2015 Firsts teams have been<br />
exposed to <strong>the</strong> restructured<br />
Athlete Development Program<br />
for two years, which saw<br />
enhanced physiological and<br />
anthropometric adaptations<br />
occur throughout <strong>the</strong> season.<br />
The success of an ADP must<br />
not be judged on <strong>the</strong> size of its<br />
athlete nor <strong>the</strong> success of <strong>the</strong><br />
team but <strong>the</strong> ability an athlete<br />
has to be able to play a full<br />
season of sport injury free. This<br />
is achieved by a periodised<br />
approach where many phases<br />
are gradually introduced into<br />
<strong>the</strong> program to fully prepare <strong>the</strong><br />
athlete to be able to meet <strong>the</strong><br />
demands of any given sport.<br />
Some of <strong>the</strong>se components<br />
include, gaining maximum<br />
relative strength, undertaking<br />
specific injury prevention<br />
strategies and training under<br />
fatigue, specific to an athlete’s<br />
individual sport.<br />
This season it was most<br />
pleasing to see that our 2015<br />
First XV athletes did not incur<br />
any soft tissue injuries during<br />
<strong>the</strong> season which allowed us<br />
to maintain a relatively fullstrength<br />
team each week. As <strong>the</strong><br />
program progresses, so too will<br />
<strong>the</strong> training age of our athletes<br />
which in turn will yield more<br />
exciting results transferring from<br />
<strong>the</strong> hard work put in during <strong>the</strong><br />
athlete development sessions<br />
onto <strong>the</strong> field, court or water.<br />
Next term will see <strong>the</strong> program<br />
implemented into our Rowing,<br />
targeting boys from Years 8-12<br />
through various types of training<br />
modules specific to each year<br />
group. We also will see a much<br />
greater involvement throughout<br />
our Cricket, Volleyball and<br />
Swimming programs which is<br />
all part of <strong>the</strong> continual growth<br />
and evolution of our ADP.<br />
Participation in our junior HPE<br />
classes also will continue to be<br />
emphasized through our sports<br />
excellence programs next term.<br />
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SPORT<br />
17 SEPTEMBER 2015<br />
THE LOCKER ROOM<br />
DAMIAN WRIGHT - DIRECTOR OF SPORT<br />
Thank-you to all involved in <strong>the</strong> Term 3 activities<br />
of Basketball and Rugby. Both programs have<br />
significantly improved over <strong>the</strong> last 12 months<br />
and <strong>the</strong> future of Terrace Basketball and Rugby<br />
is in good hands.<br />
For Basketball, <strong>the</strong> season finished with a typically<br />
strong program performance. An analysis of<br />
<strong>the</strong> program would highlight <strong>the</strong> significant<br />
improvement in <strong>the</strong> overall standard / skill level<br />
on display by all <strong>the</strong> boys in Red and Black. In<br />
short, Terrace boys are playing better, competing<br />
better and are displaying far better game sense<br />
and decision-making in game situations.<br />
This significant improvement is a reflection on<br />
<strong>the</strong> improved coaching levels now available to<br />
<strong>the</strong> boys, headed by Mr Sam Mackinnon. The<br />
opportunity for <strong>the</strong> boys to learn from someone of<br />
Sam’s stature – both on and off <strong>the</strong> court – should<br />
never be underestimated. Sam is well supported<br />
by numerous hard-working coaches.<br />
The First V recorded <strong>the</strong>ir 5th victory for <strong>the</strong> year,<br />
overwhelming <strong>the</strong>ir opposition in front of a vocal<br />
supportive crowd. This team has continually<br />
defeated more fancied opponents and have<br />
finished in 3rd position overall – this is a significant<br />
improvement and good days are ahead for this<br />
team. Congratulations to coaches Mr Mat<strong>the</strong>w<br />
Hamilton-Smith and Mr Andrew Latimer for <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
dedicated programs in getting <strong>the</strong> best out of <strong>the</strong><br />
boys.<br />
In Rugby, <strong>the</strong> Terrace colours flew strongly again<br />
at Tennyson with a solid program performance.<br />
Thirty-nine teams represented <strong>the</strong> College in<br />
Rugby in 2015, and even though not all teams<br />
had <strong>the</strong> opportunity to play on Saturday – many<br />
boys were present to cheer on <strong>the</strong>ir mates.<br />
The quality of Rugby on display weekly by<br />
<strong>the</strong> boys in Red and Black is testament to <strong>the</strong><br />
program generated by Mr Tyron Mandrusiak.<br />
Tyron is a tireless worker and provides great<br />
opportunities for boys in <strong>the</strong> Red Program (A-B)<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Participation Program (C-D-E-F).<br />
In season 2015, <strong>the</strong>re was only one weekend<br />
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SPORT (CON’T)<br />
THE LOCKER ROOM<br />
In season 2015, <strong>the</strong>re was only one weekend<br />
on which Terrace did not own <strong>the</strong> day and win<br />
<strong>the</strong> majority of games - and on that day Terrace<br />
produced numerous outstanding performances<br />
to win 13 fixtures against Nudgee College – a<br />
great result.<br />
While o<strong>the</strong>r schools focus on a purely A/B<br />
program, and limit <strong>the</strong> opportunities for boys to<br />
play - <strong>the</strong> Terrace program provides opportunities<br />
for all boys – regardless of previous experience.<br />
Well done to all <strong>the</strong> coaches and parents for<br />
providing such a positive sporting environment.<br />
First XV - This team may feel like <strong>the</strong>y<br />
underperformed a little by winning three games<br />
this season and finishing in 7th position overall.<br />
The boys covered <strong>the</strong>mselves in glory week in,<br />
week out by taking on opposition who were much<br />
bigger - however not once did any boy shirk his<br />
job and all boys were dedicated and courageous.<br />
In <strong>the</strong>ir minds <strong>the</strong>y might consider three games<br />
slipped away but that is in itself a reflection of<br />
<strong>the</strong> vagaries of sport – <strong>the</strong> boys performed<br />
exceptionally well and did <strong>the</strong> College proud.<br />
Any summary of <strong>the</strong> two seasons cannot be<br />
complete without <strong>the</strong> recognition and thanks to<br />
<strong>the</strong> supporters’ groups.<br />
Mr Dean Booysen and Mr Mark Macklin lead<br />
<strong>the</strong> way in supporting <strong>the</strong> College’s programs<br />
by leading <strong>the</strong>ir respective supporters’ groups.<br />
Basketball and Rugby are well served by <strong>the</strong>se<br />
groups which work tirelessly and quietly behind<br />
<strong>the</strong> scenes. Thank-you to both groups and<br />
to both men for <strong>the</strong>ir outstanding leadership.<br />
To both committees a sincere thank-you for<br />
answering <strong>the</strong> call on so many occasions when<br />
asked to volunteer your time. The programs<br />
would not work as effectively as <strong>the</strong>y do without<br />
<strong>the</strong> numerous foot soldiers who so generously<br />
provide <strong>the</strong>ir time in so many areas.<br />
Sport has by no means now stopped – in fact it<br />
is building to <strong>the</strong> great events of Term 4 with <strong>the</strong><br />
Track and Field championships on Saturday 31<br />
October and <strong>the</strong> Gymnastics Championships on<br />
Saturday 24 October.<br />
Training for both activities is in full swing – Track<br />
and Field athletes need to dust off <strong>the</strong>ir training<br />
spikes and celebrate in <strong>the</strong> freedom of this great<br />
activity.<br />
If boys are in Brisbane over <strong>the</strong> holiday period<br />
<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong>y need to be involved in training Monday,<br />
Wednesday and Friday of both weeks. The skill<br />
set available for Track and Field athletes to<br />
embrace is significant and highly influential on<br />
performances at <strong>the</strong> Championships. Grab <strong>the</strong><br />
opportunity and train now.<br />
St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace<br />
w. www.terrace.qld.edu.au | p. 07 3214 5200 | e. enquiries@terrace.qld.edu.au<br />
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TERRACE CULTURE<br />
CULTURE, MATT COCKING<br />
17 SEPTEMBER 2015<br />
With <strong>the</strong> conclusion of <strong>the</strong> GPS Rugby season<br />
just behind us, is it a great time to reflect on how<br />
our community integrated all elements of school<br />
life and has created a place where elite athletes<br />
and musicians can stand on <strong>the</strong> same field to<br />
thunderous cheers from <strong>the</strong> Terrace supporters<br />
in <strong>the</strong> stands. Continuing our relatively new<br />
tradition of having <strong>the</strong> Drumline support <strong>the</strong><br />
Rugby games has grown in its acceptance to a<br />
point where atmosphere is void of punch when<br />
<strong>the</strong>y are not <strong>the</strong>re.<br />
Prior to <strong>the</strong> last game of <strong>the</strong> season, our Principal<br />
Dr Michael Carroll, Director Sport Mr Damian<br />
Wright and I sat toge<strong>the</strong>r to plan <strong>the</strong> future and<br />
build <strong>the</strong> supporter atmosphere through <strong>the</strong><br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r inclusion of our ‘Athletics Bands’.<br />
From this, <strong>the</strong> ‘Call to Arms’ was devised to bring<br />
in <strong>the</strong> supporters from <strong>the</strong> surrounding fields and<br />
give an aural energy to <strong>the</strong> fields. This was adopted<br />
by our supporters and was a great success. Next<br />
year will see us integrate <strong>the</strong> Athletics Bands<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r into our sporting programing. Like many<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r schools and colleges in <strong>the</strong> USA, <strong>the</strong>se two<br />
parts of school life walk hand-in-hand.<br />
Bringing <strong>the</strong> Pep Band, Drumline and Rock<br />
Bands to Tennyson will take ‘Terrace to <strong>the</strong> Fore’<br />
of all GPS schools as Terrace Sport and Terrace<br />
Culture work toge<strong>the</strong>r as ‘Terrace’.<br />
w. www.terrace.qld.edu.au | p. 07 3214 5200 | e. enquiries@terrace.qld.edu.au<br />
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