Trinity College’s domination of the WAFC Year 8/9 Schoolboys Cup continued last Saturday night when they defeated CBC Fremantle by 34 points to win the WAFC Year 8/9 Schoolboys Cup for the fifth year in a row.
This year’s grand final was played as the curtain raiser to the Round 24 match between West Coast v Adelaide in front of a crowd of 4500.
Since the competitions inception in 1983, the WAFC Year 8/9 Schoolboys Cup has grown to become WA’s premier lower school football competition with 3925 students from over 180 schools competing this year.
One of the major directions of the WA Football Commission and School Sport WA when the competition was established was to re-establish Australian Rules Football into all Secondary Schools.
Over the years football has provided the vehicle where values like loyalty, teamwork, respect, leadership, mateship, endeavor and integrity are taught. Both teams demonstrated these qualities in a highly skilled display and in true sportsman’s like manner.
Clayton Anderson WAFC Schools Competitions Manager was on hand to present the WAFC Year 8/9 Schoolboys Cup and medallions to the players, coaches and umpires.
Callum Radecki (Trinity) and Tyler Sorrell (CBC) were presented with the special WAFC footballs used in the match as recognition for being their school best players in the grand final.
The Ross Davis Medal was awarded to Michael Braut from Trinity College for his outstanding contributions throughout the competition.
“The West Australian Football Commission greatly appreciates the support received from School Sport WA for the contribution of the WAFC Year 8/9 Schoolboys Cup," Mr Anderson said.
"On behalf of the Commission I would also like to sincerely thank those teachers who gave up their time to coach a school football team in the 2011 WAFC Year 8/9 Schoolboys Cup competition."
SCOREBOARD
Trinity College 3.1 5.3 6.7 8.7 (53)
CBC Fremantle 0.0 2.0 2.2 3.3 (21)
Best: Trinity – Callum Radecki, Jackosn Flematti, Francis James
CBC – Tyler Sorrell, Brandon Sollis, Nick Menegola
Ross Davis Medal – Michael Braut (Trinity College)
