From the Head of Sport
By Mr Jim Potts
The 1st XI Football Squad attended a training camp at Lake Ainsworth in NSW during the holidays as part of their preparation for the 2026 season. With a strong focus on team standards, tactical development, and strengthening squad connections this provided a challenging yet rewarding environment in which our team could develop their skills.
In the second week of the holidays, six football teams represented the College at the annual EREA Football Tournament, once again hosted by St Joseph’s College - Nudgee. Congratulations to the Year 5 team, who finished 4th in their competition, and to the Year 9 team, who won the Plate Final.
While it is still early in the season, all teams showed encouraging signs, with clear improvement and promising patches of form throughout the tournament. The experience gained provides strong confidence that our teams will be competitive when during the Association of Independent Colleges (AIC) Term 2 season.
Ballymore Cup Tournament
The 1st XV Rugby Squad also had a busy holiday period, attending a training camp in the second week of the holidays. A highlight of the camp was a match against a visiting side from Whanganui Collegiate (New Zealand), providing a valuable opportunity to test the wider squad against international opposition and experience a different style of play.
The camp concluded with the team competing in the Ballymore Cup Tournament, held over the Thursday and Friday. The tournament provided strong competition and valuable match experience for the current season.
Rugby League Coaching Team
We’re excited to welcome Dunamis Lui to the St Patrick’s College Rugby League coaching team.
A highly respected former NRL forward, Dunamis enjoyed a distinguished professional career with the Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders, and Manly Sea Eagles, as well as representing Queensland in State of Origin and Samoa on the international stage. Having retired as a player, he is currently coaching at the Redcliffe Dolphins. Known for his toughness, leadership and work ethic, he brings a wealth of top-level experience and a strong commitment to developing young athletes. The St Patrick's community is fortunate to have someone of his calibre guiding our students both on and off the field.
Term 2 Sport
The AIC Term 2 sporting season is now well underway for both our Football and Rugby teams.
In Week 1 of the term, in recognition of ANZAC Day being commemorated on the Saturday, St Patrick’s College took the opportunity to play a full trial fixture against Padua College. While this was a departure from our usual Saturday sport routine and required significant logistical planning, it was pleasing to see how positively our students embraced the occasion.
I would like to commend all students involved for the way they conducted themselves throughout the day and for representing the College with pride. Impressively, we were able to accommodate a full day of matches within a five-hour window, making for a busy but highly productive afternoon.
