College wins place in rugby league finals

The Brisbane Water Secondary College has followed its Under 14 Rugby League success in the Buckley Shield with an open age place in the last eight of the statewide University Shield competition.

The Open Boys team, coached by the college's sport academy co-ordinators Mr Mark Cribb and Mr Matt Marker, has won its way through to the finals with some "outstanding performances" against the leading senior colleges in the state, according to relieving college principal Mr Gus Vrolyk.

Mr Cribb said the team had "impressive wins" over Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College and Callaghan Senior College and a gutsy win against Freshwater Senior College from Sydney North.

"They are playing great rugby league and growing in confidence with each successive game," Mr Cribb said.

"We now take on the western region champions, Dubbo Senior College, for a crack at a semi final berth."

Mr Vrolyk said: "The Open Boys team is a product of the College's Sport Academy program in rugby league and this year's team is demonstrating the benefit of first rate opportunities afforded by the academy program.

"The team is also fortunate in having the coaches of the calibre of Mr Cribb and Mr Marker and the support of Country Rugby League."

Mr Vrolyk said the likely squad for the Dubbo trip would be Josh Foley (captain), Michael Smith (vice-captain), Aku Uate, Martin Jeffrey, Jim Fawcett, Cheyne Hall, Jason Overton, Daniel Nicholls, Joel Weeks, Jeremy Williams, Brett Sonter, Dylan Smith, Junior Qata, Robert Woodger, Steve Little, Tom Crocker, Beau Bovis, Michael Quirk, Alex Brown, Max Perkins, Brett Jackson, Michael Paterson, Tom Reid and Nick Cama.

Press release, August 14 Gus Vrolyk, Brisbane Water Secondary College