Carey and Sacred Heart into girls final, Rowville boys topple Caulfield
The 2023 Herald Sun Shield interschool football competition commenced on Tuesday, July 25 with a triple-header of Intermediate Division One action in near-perfect conditions at Coburg City Oval.
Two girls Semi-Finals were played with Carey Grammar and Sacred Heart College Geelong earning spots in the Intermediate Girls Division One Grand Final, while Rowville Secondary College progressed to the Intermediate Boys Division One Semi-Finals with a victory over Caulfield Grammar in the Play-In game.
A commanding six-goal-to-two second half saw Carey kick away from Ballarat Grammar in the opening game and win by 27 points. In the second match, Sacred Heart overcame inaccurate kicking to post a solid 24-point triumph. The Grand Final will be played on Thursday, August 10 at Trevor Barker Oval, Sandringham.
The Intermediate Boys Division One competition featured a ‘Play-In’ game for the first between schools seeded fourth and fifth, with the winner to progress to the Semi-Finals. A strong second term saw Rowville take an 18-point lead into half-time and while Caulfield persisted, it wasn’t enough with the final margin 26 points.
Rowville, who won the Intermediate Boys Division Two competition in 2022, will face reigning Intermediate Boys Division One premiers St Patrick’s College Ballarat in a Semi-Final next Tuesday, August 1 at Trevor Barker Oval, Sandringham. The other Semi-Final in the double-header will be contested by Parade College and Marcellin College.
First played in 1977, the Herald Sun Shield is in its 45th year of competition in 2023 and involves the best girls and boys school teams representing school associations and competing across eight divisions.
Seedings, which determine semi-final match ups in division one, are based on the performance of school associations and the teams that represented them in the 2022 competition. Senior divisions are open age while intermediate teams comprise players in Year 10 and below.
Full 2023 Herald Sun Shield fixture: https://aflvic.com.au/herald-sun-shield
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2023 Herald Sun Shield results – Tuesday, July 25
Coburg City Oval
Intermediate Girls Division One
Semi-Final 1
Carey Grammar (Associated Public Schools) 8.8.56 def.
Ballarat Grammar (Ballarat Associated Schools) 4.5.29
Carey Grammar
Best players: Sophia Davey, Francesca Anderson, Emma Johnston, Alice Curno, Kaitlyn McIntyre, Siena Coffin
Goals: Milly White 3, Alice McLeod 3, Francesca Anderson 2
Ballarat Grammar
Best players: Milly Shortall, Meg Stowe, Greta Arnel, Macy Burrows, Sophie Stock, Maggie Harris
Goals: Meg Stowe, Macey Squire, Olivia Beechey, Winnie Thomson 1
Semi Final 2
Sacred Heart College, Geelong (Geelong Independent Secondary School Association) 6.13 49 def.
Strathmore Secondary College (School Sport Victoria) 3.7 25
Sacred Heart
Best: Tara Trethowan, Emily Soppitt, Neave Dickson, Mikaela Payne, Meg Lappin, Jayde Harissey
Goals: Eleanor Walsh 3, Neave Dickson 2, Grace Carroll 1
Strathmore
Best: Sahara Ball, Taylah Gilchrist, Ada Osman, Jasmina Curtis, Matilda Fitzpatrick, Ava Cocomello
Goals: Matilda Clarke, Matilda Fitzpatrick, Hollie Lawson 1
Intermediate Boys Division One
Play-In Game (between #4 and #5 seeds – winner progresses to Semi-Final)
Rowville Secondary College (School Sport Victoria) 9.13.67 def.
Caulfield Grammar (Associated Public Schools) 6.5.41
Rowville
Best: Lachy Dovaston, Archie Le Clerc, Jay De Varlet, Kayleb Lovett, Zac Smith, Kai Stewart
Goals: Noah Holt 2, Lachy Dovaston, Cayden Wood, Kayleb Lovett, Logan Shelton, Kai Stewart, Archie Le Clerc 1
Caulfield
Best: Archer Sweeney-Johnson, Oliver Wilson, Oliver Greeves, Callum Smith, Will Murray, Harry Edwards
Goals: Oliver Greeves, Noah Will, Ethan Lakman
