On Tuesday 30 July our Senior Footballers travelled up to Melbourne for the 'play in' Herald Sun Shield game. It was a fantastic game of football to watch and they showed serious grit and determination to come away with the win.

AFL Vic stats:

Senior Girls Division 1 Play In game

Sacred Heart College, Geelong (5th seed) 9.8 (62) def. Ballarat Grammar (4th seed) 9.3 (57)

Sacred Heart College

Best: Sarah Conroy, Tara Trethowan, Elara Dillon, Meg Lappin, Mekah Morrissy, Neave Dickson

Goals: Neave Dickson 4, Mekah Morrissy 2, Charlotte Elder 1, Ally Lappin 1, Tara Trethowan 1

Please find the AFL Victoria write up about the football below:

The Senior Girls Division 1 Play In Game followed and was a thrilling clash with free-flowing footy and great skills on show throughout, with Sacred Heart, who won the Division 2 title last year, edging out Ballarat Grammar by five points, 9.8 (62) to 9.3 (57).

It was Ballarat Grammar, representing Ballarat Associated Schools (BAS), who started stronger and took a 12-point lead into quarter time before Sacred Heart edged ahead by half time. Ballarat went ahead again in the third term before Sacred Heart, representing Geelong Independent School Sports Association (GISSA), came home strongly with four goals in the final term to claim the win.

Neave Dickson starred with four goals for Sacred Heart, and was well supported by Mekah Morrissy (two goals), while Sarah Conroy, Tara Trethowan and Elara Dillon were named best. Claire Mahony and Greta Arnel were named best for Ballarat Grammar and Emma Betts kicked three goals.

Sacred Heart will take on reigning champs Melbourne Girls Grammar in a Senior Girls Division 1 Semi Final on Tuesday 6 August at Williamstown. Sacred Heart and Ballarat Grammar also both feature in the Intermediate Girls Semi Finals next week, which shows how strong the football programs are at those schools.

Play-In games feature the 4th v 5th seeds, with winners progressing to take on the top seed. Seedings are established based on finishing positions of teams representing their school associations the year prior.

Thank you to staff Josh Todd for training and getting the team ready and prepared for the game, to Carl Tracey who stepped in to coach the Senior team on the day, our team manager/ trainer Sonia Conroy who did a fantastic job helping on the bench and our trainee Tyler for being the runner on the day. Well done to everyone, you should be proud of your achievements and contributions.