Genazzano and Sacred Heart to contest Senior Girls Div 2 decider
The final trophy up for grabs in the 2023 Herald Sun Shield interschool competition will be contested by Genazzano College and Sacred Heart College Geelong, with the teams advancing to the Grand Final of the Senior Girls Division Two competition.
The match will be played on Wednesday 6 September at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne, starting at 12pm.
The Senior Girls Division Two competition saw eight schools split into two pools of four teams each, with each pool competing in a round robin earlier this week. Genazzano, representing the Catholic Girls Sports Association of Victoria (CGSAV) and Sacred Heart, from the Geelong Independent Secondary School Association (GISSA), emerged as the winners of each pool.
2023 Herald Sun Shield - Senior Girls Division 2 Grand Final
Genazzano College, Kew v Sacred Heart College, Geelong
Wednesday 6 September
ETU Stadium, Port Melbourne, 12pm
First played in 1977, the Herald Sun Shield is in its 45th year of competition in 2023 and involves girls and boys school teams representing school associations and competing across eight divisions.
The match will be live streamed exclusively by News Corp Australia’s Kommunity TV platform (kommunitytv.com).
Sacred Heart College have already proven to be one of the strongest girls football programs in the state and will be looking for their second Herald Sun Shield title in 2023, having won Intermediate Girls (year 10) Division One competition when they defeated Carey Grammar in the final earlier in August.
In Senior Girls Division One, Melbourne Girls Grammar took out the title and in the process ended a long winning streak held by reigning Herald Sun Shield champions Caulfield Grammar.
Senior Boys Division Two – Tuesday 5 September
The Senior Boys Division Two title will also be contested this week in a round-robin format to be played at Highgate Recreational Reserve in Craigieburn on Tuesday 5 September. Matches will commence at 10am with the Grand Final set for 2pm. Participating teams:
- St Monica's College Epping
- Westbourne Grammar
- Mount Lilydale Mercy College
- Christian College Geelong
- Christian Schools Events Network (CSEN) Combined
All matches will be live streamed exclusively by News Corp Australia’s Kommunity TV platform (kommunitytv.com).
Winners of the Herald Sun Shield Division One competitions for girls and boys have been crowned in 2023. For full results, visit aflvic.com.au/herald-sun-shield
