by Chelsea Cryer | Aug 29, 2019 | Latest News
NSW Oztag Head of Development Luke Manahan believes selecting NSW Merit sides at this month’s NSW Schools Champions of Champions tournament will further strengthen the development pathway for young Oztag players in the state.
The best school Oztag sides competed against one another at the Champion of Champions tournament after qualifying by finishing in the top two at 13 regional tournaments.
Selectors then picked the best of the best from the one day tournament and named NSW Merit sides at the completion of the event.
“It’s the first time we’ve selected Merit sides as part of our schools pathway and we think it’s something that we can really develop,” Manahan told Oztag Australia.
“While our older players can be picked in National representative teams each year, we identified that there wasn’t really a dominant pathway for high school aged players.
“We launched the Australian Oztag High Performance Academy earlier this year and now we’ve added the NSW Schools pathway to make sure we identify the best young talent in the state and keep them in our sport.”
Manahan said there were initial plans in place to schedule matches for the NSW Merit sides in the future, with the potential for State of Origin style matches against Queensland and potentially even New Zealand Schools down the track.
“We know we’ve got plenty of talent playing in these school tournaments so we want to identify the best of them and then give those players the opportunity to test themselves against others like them,” he said.
“There’s now a genuine pathway for young players through club representative and school tournaments from their first game, right through to potentially representing Australia in International matches and at World Cups.”
To view the 2019 NSW School Merit teams, click on the below links:
BOYS
Boys YR 7/8
Boys YR 9/10
Boys YR 11/12
GIRLS
Girls YR 7/8
Girls YR 9/10
Girls YR 11/12
by Chelsea Cryer | Aug 15, 2019 | Latest News
If your school participated at the recent 2019 New South Wales Secondary Schools Champion of Champions tournament (13th & 14th of August), it was already a great achievement to qualify as you would have finished top or runners up in your region.
Here are the final standings of each division in the state of New South Wales, well done to all schools:
BOYS YR 7/8
1/ Figtree High School
2/ Kiama High School
3/ Terrigal High School
4/ St Edwards College
5/ Kirrawee High School
6/ Oxley High School
7/ Heathcote High School
8/ Kingsgrove North High School
9/ Model Farms High School
10/ Crestwood High School
11/ Glenmore High School
12/ All Saints College
13/ Ambarvale High School
14/ Jamison High School
15/ Birrong Boys High School
16/ Tomaree High School
GIRLS YR 7/8
1/ Warilla High School
2/ St Marys Star of the Sea
3/ Heathcote High School
4/ St Josephs College
5/ Lisarow High School
6/ Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
7/ St Clare High School
8/ Hunter Sports High School
9/ Gilroy College
10/ Crestwood High School
11/ Caroline Chisholm High School
12/ Oxley High School
13/ McCarthy Catholic College
14/ Beverly Hills Girls High School
15/ San Clemente High School
16/ Woolooware High School
17/ Penshurst Girls GRC
18/ Castle Hill High School
19/ Ambarvale High School
20/ Moorebank High School
BOYS YR 9/10
1/ Gilroy College
2/ Edmund Rice College
3/ Wadalba High School
4/ St Clair High School
5/ Punchbowl High School
6/ Kirrawee High School
7/ Port Hacking High School
8/ Ambarvale High School
9/ Kiama High School
10/ Hunter Sports High School
11/ Belmont High School
12/ St Pauls Catholic College
13/ North Lakes High School
14/ Castle Hill High School
15/ Tamworth High School
16/ All Saints College
17/ Caroline Chisholm College
18/ St Edmunds College
19/ Kingsgrove High School
GIRLS YR 9/10
1/ Erina High School
2/ St Mary Star of the Sea
3/ Glenwood High School
4/ Kirrawee High School
5/ Model Farms High School
6/ McCarthy Catholic College
7/ Brigidine College Randwick
8/ Hunter Sports High School
9/ McKillop Catholic College
10/ Figtree High School
11/ Caroline Chisholm College
12/ Sylvania High School
13/ Oxley High School
14/ Liverpool Girls High School
15/ Strathfield High School
16/ Matraville Sports High School
17/ Ambarvale High School
BOYS YR 11/12
1/ Kiama High School
2/ Edmund Rice College
3/ Wadalba High School
4/ Kirrawee High School
5/ Terrigal High School
6/ Holsworthy High School
7/ Model Farms High School
8/ Arndell College
9/ Heritage College
10/ Cranebrook High School
11/ Crestwood High School
12/ Cecil Hills High School
13/ Kingsgrove North High School
GIRLS YR 11/12
1/ Woolooware High School
2/ Erina High School
3/ Kirrawee High School
4/ Glenwood High School
5/ Belmont High School
6/ Crestwood High School
7/ Oak Flats High School
8/ St Clare High School
9/ Randwick Girls High School
10/ Beverley Hills Girls High School
11/ Tamworth High School
12/ Liverpool Girls High School
by Chelsea Cryer | Aug 15, 2019 | Latest News
The 2019 New South Wales Secondary Schools Merit teams have now been named. We’d like to congratulate all players who have been chosen, what a fantastic achievement!
All players selected for the New South Wales Secondary Schools Merit teams will receive a representative jacket.
To view the teams, click on the below links:
BOYS
Boys YR 7/8
Boys YR 9/10
Boys YR 11/12
GIRLS
Girls YR 7/8
Girls YR 9/10
Girls YR 11/12
by Chelsea Cryer | Aug 14, 2019 | Latest News
Schools from the New Souths Wales South Coast have dominated on finals day at the NSW Champion of Champions tournament in Western Sydney.
Figtree High, Warilla High and Kiama High will all return south as Champions with five other teams from the region contesting this afternoon’s grand finals.
NSW Oztag held the annual tournament over two days for the first time in 2019 with teams qualifying after finishing in the top two at nine regional tournaments.
The state’s best Oztag sides then progressed to this week’s tournament and played five pool games ahead of today’s finals.
On a perfect winter’s afternoon in Penrith, Figtree High defeated Kiama High 5-2 in the Boys 7/8 final, while Warilla High beat local rivals St Mary’s 4-1 in the Girls 7/8 division.
Gilroy Catholic College from Castle Hill defeated Edmund Rice 5-1 in the Boys 9/10 division and Central Coast school Erina were too good for St Mary’s in the Girls 9/10 final.
In the Boys 11/12 decider, Kiama beat rivals Edmund Rice, while Woolooware defeated Erina 5-4 in a thrilling Girls 11/12 final.
NSW Merit Teams will be selected in each division following the completion of play.
2019 NSW Champion of Champions Grand Final Results
Boys 7/8: Figtree High 5-2 Kiama High
Girls 7/8: Warilla High 4-1 St Mary’s Star of the Sea 1
Boys 9/10: Gilroy Catholic College 5-1 Edmund Rice
Girls 9/10: Erina High 4-2 St Mary Star of the Sea
Girls 11/12: Woolooware High 5-4 Erina High
Boys 11/12: Kiama High 4 -1 Edmund Rice
by Chelsea Cryer | Aug 13, 2019 | Latest News
The search for New South Wales’ best High School Oztag teams is on this week with the NSW Oztag Champions of Champions tournament beginning today in western Sydney.
Following 11 regional tournaments held right around the state, the top two teams from each division have progressed to this week’s two day Champions of Champions event.
99 teams will compete in both Boys and Girls 7/8, 9/10 and 11/12 divisions with all sides to play five matches in the hope of booking a spot in Wednesday’s quarter finals.
“We were really impressed by the quality of the tournaments we held right around the state but it’s pretty special to get all the best teams here together for a two day tournament,” NSW Oztag Development Manager Luke Manahan said.
“The best part of our school program is that these sides aren’t all filled with experienced Oztag players.
“We’ve got a number of players here this week who played Oztag for the first time at the regional tournament earlier this year and not only have they picked up the sport incredibly fast, but they’re loving it as well.”
Manahan said a NSW Schools Merit team will be selected in each division and that players from right across the state will be in the mix.
“Glenwood and Crestwood from western Sydney are both very strong schools and are well represented across a number of divisions,” he said.
“Wadalba High on the Central Coast are also very strong, as are McCarthy Catholic College in Tamworth.”
Pool matches began on Tuesday at 10am with quarter finals to begin on Wednesday from 11am.
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