Stars At Trials For Combined Catholic Colleges 16s Girl’s Rugby League Team For Secondary School Titles
Competent in defense; strong physically and mentally; in a defensive posture. These are the young women who excelled at the Combined Catholic Colleges Rugby League 16s trials and earned spots on the team competing in the national secondary school championships.
Aselector has praised the new Combined Catholic Colleges rugby league 16s girls side as full of "amazing athletes" after a day of trials in western Sydney to discover the 20 teenagers to represent CCC at the forthcoming national secondary schools championships.
at late September, the 16s girls will make their debut at the prestigious rugby league competition, which will be held this year at Port Macquarie.
Scott Ashcroft, a selector for the 16s squad on Wednesday and coach of the CCC team at St. Patrick's Campbelltown, was among the first to incorporate a girls tournament at the 18s championships earlier this year.
Astonishing young athletes are being developed by their coaches, Ashcroft remarked.
The quality of women's leagues will skyrocket in the next decade.
Ashcroft said that all of the games played during the trials were defensive "arm wrestles."
"The defense was so solid in those games," he remarked.
A lot of the arm wrestling matches of that era ended in draws because of the high quality of the contact.
Emily Dietrich of Northern Cpuntry was one of many outstanding players.
As Ashcroft put it, "she was just outstanding" from the first game to the last.
She is very assured under the ball and has excellent kick return ability. She actively sought employment.
"Frontrower Lily Ryan was likewise fantastic.
She's a formidable defensive force since she's so physically fit and powerful on the court.
Erin Denham, the team manager, pointed out two further highlights.
When it came to passing, kicking, and overall performance, Northern's Macey Cox was outstanding. It was as though the ball were being pulled toward her.
She was a strong manager and leader who was willing to put it all on the line.
Organizer extraordinaire, that Sienna Thomas. She possesses a powerful defensive presence and an accurate kicking game.
Players of the Matches at the end of the trials were Isabella McDonald (Sydney) and Sienna Thomas (Metropolitan). Tahanni Kaufusi (Southern Country) and Macey Cox (Northern Country). Maretta Fuimaona (Metropolitan) and Lily Ryan (Northern Country). Charlotte Teplicanec (Sydney), Bonnie Porter (Northern Country). Freya Bryant (Southern Country) and Matilda Vella (Metropolitan).
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On Wednesday, before Thursday's carnival, players trying out for slots in the NSW CCC participated in a training and improvement session.
The 18s squad that will be competing in Port Macquarie will be motivated to repeat their success from earlier this year, when they were the only team to defeat CHS and win the national championship.
The CCC 18s squad advanced to the semifinals before losing to Queensland.
From September 23-29, Port Macquarie will host the Australian secondary school rugby league championships for 15-year-old boys and 16-year-old girls.
The girls' 16s division is making its competition debut.
NSW CCC 16S GIRLS RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM 2023
- Emily Dietrich McCarthy, Catholic College Tamworth
- Charlotte Teplicanec Bethany College – Hurstville
- Hannah Ison Caroline Chisholm College – Glenmore Park
- Freya Bryant James Sheahan Catholic High School, Orange
- Eliza Taylor Hennessy Catholic College, Young
- Sienna Thomas St Brigid’s Catholic College, Lake Munmorah
- Macey Cox St Joseph’s High School Aberdeen
- Lily Ryan St Pius X Adamstown
- Bridget Shearer John Therry Catholic College, Campbelltown
- Bonnie Porter McCarthy Catholic College Tamworth
- Jessica Stonestreet De La Salle Catholic College – Cronulla
- Summer Dowell St Joseph’s High School Aberdeen
- Matilda Vella Caroline Chisholm College – Glenmore Park
- Holly Williams Kildare Catholic College, Wagga Wagga
- Ellie Barnett Marist Sisters’ College – Woolwich
- Emily Castillo La Salle College – Bankstown
- Alavina Tu’ifua St Vincent’s College – Ashfield
- Maretta Fuimaono St Agnes Catholic High School – Rooty Hill
- Tahanni Kaufusi Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Oak Flats
- Rhianna Quinn All Saints College Maitland