A solid day out saw the SHC Senior Football Team once again prove to be the best Geelong Independent School.

A tight first quarter saw an even contest as both teams started fast and hard to begin the game. The second quarter saw SHC make some necessary adjustments and pull away slightly with a two goal to none effort.

Drawing confidence heading into the third quarter, the game was blown right open as we used a strong breeze to our advantage. Six third quarter goals saw the lead balloon out to 50+ points with a flawless team performance proving way too strong for the opposition. A more competitive last quarter saw Clonard come out firing but some solid backline efforts saw us hold our lead.

Jayde Morrissy set the tone early and continued to lead the way through tough and skilful football across the entire game. Georgia Wall showed heart and courage as she rucked hard while taking several great marks and laying some strong tackles. Tara Trethowan and Ally Lappin were steady heads down back, not much got past the two of them with a large number of intercept marks taken on the day. Evie Albones and Winter Davies, a Year 10 student who jumped up to fill a spot in the Senior team, both ran hard in the midfield and had much of the ball to themselves all day. Neave Dickson was the standout forward slotting 7 goals off her own boot.

Overall, an impressive team win with every player contributing and playing their role in some way, shape or form. We now turn our attention to the Herald Sun Shield Semi-finals in Term 3 which will be a great reward for winning the Geelong region, and a great contest against some top Melbourne school talent.

Goals: Neave Dickson 7, Grace Carroll 2, Evie Albones, Sophie Jordan, Sienna Schmidt

Best: Jayde Morrissy, Georgia Wall, Tara Trethowan, Neave Dickson, Evie Albones, Ally Lappin, Winter Davies

Josh Todd, Senior Coach