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Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Term 2, Week 4FEATURESilver liningby James Broe and Jack JahnGot Talent?We live in a world of ever-changing entertainment. Television is moving into the online world, withcompanies such as Netflix, Hulu and Apple leading the charge. Not only is television becoming more popularwith the rise of the internet, but, in particular, reality shows such as MasterChef and Jersey Shore are ratingswinners. What you might not know is that the shameful addiction that draws you to the television everynight at 7pm is also providing a medium for up-and-coming artists to express themselves and reveal theirtalents to the world.Australian Idol Winner‘Making it’ in the music industry has been oneof the most difficult things for artists aroundthe world to do for years. Luckily, for the nextgeneration of aspiring artists, television isadvancing in such a way that any person withtalent and the guts to act on it can becomefamous. Australia always seems to be laggingbehind on the television front; a few yearsafter any reality series comes out in the UK,we get excited about something that Americagot bored with five years ago. But never fear,since television shows such as AustralianIdol and The X Factor showcase some of theuntouched talent that Australia and the restof the world has to offer, it is becoming mucheasier for young Australians who are genuinelytalented to get noticed and make the most oftheir potential.Until recently, the opportunities for artists tomake an impression were less about talent andmore about superficial qualities such as beautyand desirability. Aside from the occasionalartist who is recognised primarily for theirvoice, the recipe for success in the musicindustry generally relies on successful mediaself-promotion and a telegenic appearance.The Voice is a show that has taken Australiaby storm. The basic principle (for those of youinclined to keeping your social life) is thatfour judges are faced away from a contestantperforming on a stage behind them. If thejudges like what they hear, they press a buttonin front of them that turns them around toface the contestant. It’s a system that tries tobypass the visual bias that lies at the centre ofmusic and performance in modern society.With music becoming both increasinglysexualised and reliant on visual stimulus, TheVoice attempts (quite successfully) a valiantrefusal to focus on the artificial qualities of aperson, but rather, as the name of the showsuggests, on their voice.One of the biggest success stories in realitytelevision history was Susan Boyle. As anunemployed, stocky, 47-year-old woman sheentered the stage of Britain’s Got Talent inApril 2009; laughter, eye-rolling and obviousprejudice swept over the unsuspectingaudience. Deemed by the spectators andwithout doubt by society as unattractive andtherefore not talented, she went on to executeone of the most inspirational performancesthat reality television audiences had ever seen.When asked why her career hadn’t worked outthus far, her immediate reply was, ‘I haven’tbeen given a chance before, but here’s hopingit’ll change’; and change it did. Indeed, we’realmost certain that if Susan Boyle had neverappeared on Britain’s Got Talent, her ‘career’would have continued as it had before, beingshut down by others’ perceptions of her, ratherthan advantaged by what her music is allabout, her voice.With the exception of shows such as JerseyShore and Big Brother, reality television isabout talent and how it can be exposed tothe outside world. It is a great way of findingflair in the most unlikely of places. Everybodyloves an underdog, and with shows such asThe Voice and Australia’s Got Talent judgingpeople based on talent rather than looks, itseems that everyone gets a chance. So if you’reever thinking about auditioning for one ofthese reality shows, just imagine, you could bethe next Susan Boyle!7

Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Term 2, Week 4Mixed Fortunesat the ChessBy Henry Poole, Captain of ChessWelcome again to another week of the chess report. Last Friday theJuniors played the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and came awaywith a close 1.5/2.5 loss. Meanwhile the Intermediates and Seniorsplayed Scots with the Intermediates winning 3-1 and the Seniorsachieving a 2-2 draw in the last minutes. Overall it was a goodperformance by the boys against strong opposition and it is good tosee tactical play, for example in the Juniors, Lucas Burger agreeing to adraw. This is a good show of sportsmanship but also acknowledging theskill of your opponent and realising that the game can go either way, italso secures half a point in the process. A great show of tactical play andeven better that it came from a Junior player.On board 4 for the Juniors, Skanda Dolphin secured a victory againsthis opponent. Skanda utilised his pieces and employed a great use offorks with his knights, winning material but despite a few mistakesas the game wore on Skanda’s material advantage held him throughto a victory. On board 3 Flynn Eder unfortunately came away witha loss. In the early stages of the game Flynn gained what he thoughtwas a material advantage, it however turned out to be a gambit by hisopponent and with his pieces occupied he could not defend against hisopponents crippling attack. On board 2 Lucas Berger and his opponentagreed to a draw which, as already mentioned, was a great show of hischess knowledge. Lucas and his opposition were very evenly matchedwith each blow demanding an equal response from his opposition,when Lucas forked his opponent and gained material his oppositionsoon made it back. By the end all that each had left was a king and arook, and it was at this point that they agreed upon a draw. On boardChessnut Week 4, Term 2, 20131 Louis Shapiro fought valiantly but eventually had to concede defeat.Louis found it hard to gain an advantage over his opponent and in theprocess of trying he unfortunately blundered and lost material. Fromthere his opponent forced him into a checkmate position.In the Intermediates on board 3 Blair Chapman lost against hisopponents strong knight attack. On board 2 Jack Whaling won againsthis opponent. After an evenly matched mid game Jack managed toenter the mid game with more pawns than his opponent, which he thenpromoted and achieved victory swiftly.In the Senior team on board 4 Matthew Evat, who was stepping in atthe last minute, unfortunately lost. Similar to Jack’s game the battlepushed into the endgame but his opponent managed to get a pawn pastMatt’s defences after a hard fought endgame. On board 3 Nathan Leebattled into the evening, eventually securing victory with very littletime to spare. Coming down to the wire Nathan’s opposition blunderedin a key move which allowed Nathan to take the offensive and securevictory with little time remaining. Henry Poole on board 2 lost after atough fought battle. Henry played a mixed game but and over allocationof pieces to attack left him open and his opponent capitalised on thesituation. James Peters on board 1 played a strong match, coming backafter being down a knight for most of the game he eventually gained anadvantage over his opponent and achieved victory.Keep playing in the various lunchtime tournaments; the Senior,Intermediate and the Super Seven.Games can be played on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.XABCDEFGHY8-+-trr+-+(7wQR+-sn-+p'6-+pmk-zpp+&5+-+p+q+-%4-+-zP-+-+$3+-+-zPP+P#2PzP-+-+P+"1mK-tR-+-+-!xabcdefghyChessnutPilaj v CrundelAustrian Championship 2006The Black King has wandered out into the middle of the board whichis always a dangerous procedure with so many pieces still in play. Howdoes White proceed as Black has a material advantage and appears to bewell defended? Find the winning combination for White.Solution: The key move is 1.RxPcheck. If 1..KxR 2.Qb6mate. No betteris 1…NxR 2.Qc5check Ke6 3.Qc6check Rd6 4.QxR(e8)mateCorrection: Congratulations to Lewis Cooksley for spotting theerror in the solution to last week’s Chessnut. The correct key movewas 1.Re7 check (the move 1.Re6 check is impossible given theposition.) Chessnut apologies unreservedly for any offence caused.To err is human, to forgive divine.9

The Cranbrook ChronicleDining DilemmasWhen the school photographer remarks that he’s never seen the parents at Cranbrook as animated as this,you know that it’s going to be a fun evening.This certainly turned out to be the case forseventy-five parents in Years 7 and 8, whocame along to the School’s evening of diningdilemmas, posed by our very own MichaelParker, Head of Senior School, and ‘inventor’of the Ethics course. All the content of thiscourse has now been encapsulated in a veryentertaining book by Michael called ethics 101and published by parent, Jane Curry.As MC for the evening, Michael made parentsrank criminals, discuss punishment, justifypoints of view, and spin the wheel (you’lljust have to come along next time to findout what that involves…!). There was muchlively discussion and a phenomenal amountof noise. The boys will be happy to hear thatparents were made to work very hard indeed.All this hard work was fortified by thedelicious three-course meal and winebeautifully served by the School Caterer, CaterCare. We thank all the staff who worked veryhard to avoid gesticulating parents who didn’twant to seem to stay in their seats!To cap off the evening, Michael declared theparents of Years 7 and 8 to be the best he’dseen this year! With that high praise from theHead of Senior School ringing in their ears,parents were allowed to go home.If you missed out on this very entertainingand invigorating night, but are interested inbuying the book, then please contact me atsoraya.cary@iinet.net.au . The price is $24.95and all proceeds have kindly been donated bythe publisher and its author to the School’sIndigenous Scholarship Fund.Thank you to all who helped to bring theevening about, with particularly huge thanksto Susie Manfred from the CSPA committeefor making it all look and smell so beautiful,and Cathy Turner of the School’s OperationsTeam.Final thanks must go to Michael Parker forgiving up his Friday night to teach ethics toa class of very energetic (and entertained)parents.We look forward to seeing you at the nextdinner in 2015.Soraya CaryCSPA President10

Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Term 2, Week 4Drama ProductionKambala’s senior production If Only The LonelyWere Home, by Finnegan Kruckemeyer, will openon Thursday 30 May, with subsequent shows onFriday 31 and Sunday 2nd June.It is a play for young people (from Kindergarten upwards) that usesmovement, song and visual imagery to tell a delightful tale aboutthe importance of appreciating the things and people that we love.Kambala girls have collaborated with a number of talented dramastudents from Cranbrook to produce this imaginative play. Pleasesee the poster for further booking details.Red Shield AppealSunday 26th MayDavid Worden, Rodney Royds, Bruce Maples, Paul AshbrookEdward Strong, Harry White, David White, James Boyd, David Strong,Andrew WhiteThe Red Shield Appeal is The Salvation Army’s primary annualfundraising drive. The Red Shield Appeal Doorknock takes placeon the 26 May 2013, and it offers Australians from all walks oflife a chance to not only get behind the Salvos, but to be part oftransforming the lives of people around the country.The Salvation Army is an international organisation that runscharity shops, operates shelters for the homeless, and providesdisaster relief and humanitarian aid to developing countries.The 2013 national goal for the Red Shield Appeal this year is $79million, and more importantly every dollar raised results in morepeople being helped.Cranbrook students have been extremely supportive in the pastand I am anticipating that 2013 will be no different. Boys fromYears 7-12 can volunteer to be collectors in the Bellevue Hill,Woollahra and Rose Bay Region.The following are important logistical details:1. Registration will be through the Houses prior to the event.2. Collection will be conducted in pairs. Students in Years 7, 8and 9 will be partnered with a senior student from their Housewhenever possible.3. Arrival time is 8.45am at Carter Hall with completion atapproximately 12.30pm.4. Full winter uniform is required.5. Students will be issued with all the necessary collectinginformation and equipment on Sunday morning.6. If possible, students should bring a mobile phone recording thefollowing mobile numbers.Sandy Dawson Salvation Army 0411398398Mr Davies 04387106917. Any queries need to be directed to the Head of Service, AntonyRobertsonMatthew Worden, Toby Royds, Harry Hart, Daniel Brunskill13

Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Term 2, Week 4Colour versions of these photographs appearin the Chronicle on Cranbrook’s website.Do you have an awesome photo?Send a jpg to Ben at focus.chronicle@gmail.comIt may be featured in Focus in the next issue.Gabriel Antoniades, Maxwell Reed and Mychal Bruell at a Concert Band RehersalConcert Band reharsalsJosh Antico working on his Visual Arts Body of WorkFeed after Football17

The Cranbrook ChronicleAdvertisementsVOLUNTEERS neededAs part of our Indigenous Scholars Program ourIndigenous students participate in a range ofactivities hosted by AIME - Australian IndigenousMentoring Experience.Last year, parents assisted in driving the students toweekly sessions in Ultimo. This year we are callingfor volunteers to donate their time for only fourdates throughout the year.The boys will be attending four full-day sessions atthe University of Sydney and we need parents toassist in drop off OR pick up on these days.The sessions commence at 9am and finishat 3pm and will be held on the followingWednesdays: June 12, July 31, August 28,October 30.We will need at least two vehicles for eachdriving leg.If you are able to help out on either a drop off orpick on any of these dates please email me yourpreferred date and leg.Thank you for your support.Tresna Karrastkarras@bigpond.net.auWanted – volunteers forexaminationsDo you feel competent reading and writing English?Are you a reasonably legible writer? Are yousometimes available during the school day?If so, we would love to hear from you as we are alwayskeen to have more people on our program of examvolunteers. We need people who would be preparedto act as a reader and/or a writer for a student.Other parent volunteers comment that this is a greatopportunity to experience the content and conditionsof examinations that your son will be undertaking inhisschool years.If you are interested, please contact Fiona Bain,Coordinator of Academic Support on fbain@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au or on 9327 9435.WINTER HOLIDAYSKI CAMPOperated By ‘On Course Tours’Sunday 7th July – Friday 12thJuly 2013Cost per student: $1365Includes:• 5 nights accommodation at the StationResort Jindabyne with 5 breakfasts & 5dinners• 5 & 1/2 day lift tickets at Perisher BlueResort. We plan to ski on the afternoonof Sunday 7th July.• 5 x 2 hour lessons each morning (skiingor snowboarding). All abilities cateredfor.• 5 & 1/2 day ski hire including a helmet(snowboards available – add $50)• Supervised skiing and boarding eachafternoon across the entire Perisher BlueResort by members of Cranbrook’s PEstaff and On Course Tours staffDeparting 6.30am Sunday 7th July(Victoria Road gates) and returning atapproximately 11pm Friday 12th July 2013.Please see Mr Slavin in the PE office for abooking form.If you have any further queries please donot hesitate to contact us.Mr. P. Slavin – 9327 9465Mr A. Slavin – 9327 9501Mrs. Debbie Dawe at On Course Tours –9986 240018

The Cranbrook ChronicleSports pagesAFL ReportKnox Grammar v Cranbrook(Year 7/8)Some early inaccuracies by Knox hadcoaching staff concerned, before the accuracyreturned and remained consistent for the restof the match. For the second week in a row,James Robertson put in a stellar performancefor Knox Grammar and helped himself with abrace of goals, with Campbell Saddington andJack Brasher kicking four apiece.The Knox side was also well served byAlexander Doling-Cook and Harrison White.As the match wore on it was evident thatCranbrook had benefitted from a trainingsession with the former Sydney SwansPremiership coach Paul Roos just the nightbefore.The crowd were willing them on at a fewdecibels above the planes flying overhead andthe boys did not disappoint as they producedsome best patches of team football on the day.Lewis Carmody worked manfully in theruck as well as around the ground and wasduly rewarded with a few goals. Cranbrook’scaptain Koby Shapiro showed great leadershipqualities and seems one to look out for infuture, whilst Nick Jewell-Tait put in anothersolid performance. A special thank you to ourall-female umpire team of Zoe and Maddywho kept the boys well under control in bothgames today.BEST:Knox Grammar: James Robertson, AlexanderDoling-Cook, Harrison White, Ryan De Vries,Campbell Saddington, Jackson BoothCranbrook: Lewis Carmody, Koby Shapiro,Nick Jewell-Tait, Gabriel Beech-Jones, JoshuaTurner, Jack Barta22

The Cranbrook ChronicleSports pagesTeam: 10AsScore: 2-2 TieGoal Scorers: Tanner Atkins andLuca ReeveThe Cranbrook 10As finished with a 2-2draw against a hard-working Waverley team.Goals in the first half by Tanner Atkins andLuca Reeve pushed us into a 2-0 at half time.During the game there were a few players thatheld the team together, such as Simon Rouseand Alec Lesmond holding up the mid-fieldwell and Oliver Adler controlling the leftdefensive position, letting no one through.Unfortunately, Waverley kept fighting andwas able to cause minor errors for Cranbrook.They slotted two quick goals and both teamsfinished with a tie.Team: 10BsResult: 2-1 WinGoal Scorers: Ben Wood (2)The Cranbrook boys started the game witha quick goal by Ben Wood. This was closelyfollowed by an unfortunate goal fromWaverley after a free kick. We put in all ourefforts and had plenty of opportunities. Lateinto the second half, Ben Wood was able toput one more in and secure a victory.Team: 10DScore: 0-3 lossAn eager Cranbrook team went onto the pitchon Saturday, having drawn all their previousgames. The first half remained scorelessas both sides had some shots at goal. TheCranbrook defence remained strong for thefirst half. This consisted of Benjamin O’Brien,Marcus Hardie, Daniel Stevens and MarkRichardson. Strong efforts from the wings,Ollie Ritchie and Thomas Ho kept the ball upmuch of the time. With the half time whistlegone, the boys were tired and determined toscore went back onto the field. A few minuteslater a well-placed ball in the corner of theCranbrook net, from Waverly, made the score1-0. Minutes later another goal was scored bythe Waverley attack. Then with a few minutesto spare Waverley scored a third and final goal.This was a strong performance from a teamthat continues to improve. I am eager to seethe results of the coming weeks.By Edward Bruce Yr10HVTeam: 9AScore: 0-2 LossThe 9As played a solid match but wereunable to secure a result against a welldrilledWaverley squad. Cranbrook madethe mistake of hesitating when completingpasses and making tackles, this gave Waverleythe space it needed to dominate possession.249AsCharlie Hayward was kept very busy at rightback, with Waverley launching most of itsattacks down the left flank and MichaelPapatheodorakis appeared to be everywhereat once. Will Baden and Jordan Swibel playedwell up front and need to back themselves totake more shots when in range.Team: 9BScore: 2-0 WinGoal Scorers: Jake Simeonides;Luke ShanahanAfter suffering a heavy loss last week, the9Bs showed great character against Waverley,walking away with a well-deserved victory.From the first whistle, Cranbrook dominatedpossession and field position, threadingtogether some wonderful passes through ballsproved our best weapon, with Jake Simeonidesand Harry Kelsey turning the Waverleydefence on numerous occasions. Jake andLuke scored great goals and ensured theresult went our way. Finishing in front of goalneeds some work (just ask Luke Shanahan)but overall, a well-rounded and dominantperformance.Team: 8DScore: 0-4 LossThis is a match that could so easily have beenwon. Waverley’s players were no more skilledthan Cranbrook but they were better in threekey areas, positional play, talking to each otherand sustaining an attack or a challenge. It’s notall bad news though as Cranbrook did fight.Jean-Claude Zust made an excellent save inthe eighth minute and there was an excellentrun at the Waverley goal by Dominic Au-9As9As

Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Term 2, Week 4Sports pagesYeung in the 23rd and Waverley were only twogoals up by the close of the first half.The second half showed some improvementand Cranbrook began putting some goodmoves together, Lewis Hutcheon and DominicAu-Yeung were prominent. This team is stilllearning, they are improving, maybe a winnext week?Team: 8CScore: 2-8 LossGoal Scorers: Will CahillA great first 10 minutes for Cranbrook whichwas sadly goal-less, then Waverley tookover, scoring three goals by half time. Aftera very ‘factual’ team talk from the coachthe second half showed some improvementthen developed into a repeat of the first halfwith Waverley putting another two past theCranbrook goalkeeper.Then Will Cahill stepped up, fighting for andlosing the ball three times in the Waverleygoalmouth before slotting it through theirgoalie’s legs to score Cranbrook’s first.What followed was another two goals fromWaverley, another from Will Cahill and a thirdfrom Waverley. It was a shame that Waverley’slast three goals were clearly offside, scored bya Waverley goal-hanger who had spotted theReferee’s weakness.It would be great to say that Cranbrookwould have won this but the truth is theywould not. Their ball skills were the equalof Waverley’s but their work rate was muchpoorer. The team needs to work on sustainingboth defending and attacking play, chasingthe loose ball and challenging their opponentsconstantly. Only hassling and scrapping forthe ball will generate better score lines.Team: 7AScore: 2-2 DrawGoal Scorers: Gabriel Antoniades& Noah HarrisThe As earned a draw against Waverley witha much improved effort by all players. Lastweek was a good game but you can see thatthe training is really starting to pay off. Whileboth goals were the result of team efforts,special mention must be made of Noah andGabriel who finished brilliantly earning ourtwo goals. However it was an improvementin positioning and support that made thereal difference and that was apparent in allpositions. Both Simone and I look forward toseeing this team continue to improve.Team: 7BScore: 1-3 LossGoal Scorers: Jay FanuliTears were shed and hearts were broken asthe 7Bs suffered a shock loss on the weekendto bring their winning streak to a suddenend. After two dominating displays the boyswere fired up and full of confidence as theykicked off. What followed was crisp passingand solid defence as Waverley were powerlessto move out of their half. The pressure roseuntil Joseph, as he so often does, finished offa smooth move down the left side by pushingaway from the defence and slotting a goal intothe top right hand corner. To Waverley’s creditthey hit back straight away, pressuring ourback four until an excellent corner was poorlycleared and they evened the ledger at oneall going to half time. Knowing that an earlygoal could decide the game Cranbrook cameout firing. The midfield dominated early andwhile the ball travelled the length of the fieldseveral times it looked like Cranbrook wouldpush ahead. Unfortunately a perfect throw ballallowed Waverley an opportunity and evenwith our super keeper Carl charging him, hemanaged to put it away. Desperate times calledfor desperate measures and after anotherstring of attacking raids Cranbrook receiveda corner with only minutes left. Pushing ourdefence into the box proved costly as Waverleywon the ball and ran the length of the fieldto score. Again Carl almost denied them buta perfect last touch by the Waverley strikermeant Cranbrook finished two goals down.Players ClubTeam namePoints TableFan 4 14Abeds 12Lagos 11Twelvies 10Cats 10Chin Chongs (cc’s) 10Bees 7Venture 5Bacon 4Baptists 1CranbrookCross CountryReportCentennial Park,18 May 2013Cranbrook tie equal first withScots, beating all other GPS &CAS schoolsBy Liam ApterCranbrook Cross Country, whilst one ofCranbrook’s smaller sports, is the School’smost successful sport and we againproved that on Saturday at CentennialPark against the other CAS and GPSschools.The u14s started off the carnival runningapproximately 4 kilometres around theflat but all speed course. I would liketo congratulate Drew Fryer, who, inhis debut run came 8th in a hard-runrace. Special mentions should also goto Ben Brennan, newly joined, cominga spectacular 27th alongside LeonSalvaggio closely following behind at 31st.Next off the mark was the u16s, withMichael Turner showing what CranbrookCross Country is all about coming 12th.However, he was not alone, with RichardMatthew coming at 33rd and BenjaminClarke at a well-deserved 42nd.The final event of the day was the opensrace over a painful 7.2km. Cranbrookshowed their strength, scoring threepeople in the top ten places and comingequal first alongside a very competitiveScots College. Praise must go to KurtFryer who came second in the race,followed behind by Liam Apter at fifthand Panaretos Panayiotis who cameseventh and to secure our numberone position, Charlie Donald came in29th. Morgan Williams must also beacknowledged for his valiant effort incompleting the race coming 83rd despitebeing very ill.To all the boys who I did not mention,we were very proud of your efforts as welland we hope you can do even better nextweek at Sydney Park! I would also liketo thank the continuing support of MrSimic and the Slavin brothers in helpingthe team.25

Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Term 2, Week 4Sports pagesWhen the team travelled to Beijing, wewere led by our friendly tour guide Jasonthe Conqueror. He informed us of theculture of Beijing while taking us to touristattractions such as The Great Wall, The BirdsNest, Tiananmen Square and many more.Bargaining was a key highlight and a newexperience for many of the boys and by theend of the trip all could get items for the bestprice. Cuisine experiences included starfish,scorpions, snake and even dog.All boys and parents are very grateful towardsMs McCallum, Mr Madigan and Mr Savic forpiecing the trip together, as well as the CFCwho had a large part in the organisation ofthe trip. The overall trip was an outstandingsuccess and will be in the forefront of ourminds for a very long time. The Schoolimproved on its already amazing internationalreputation as the passion for football wasevident in the squad’s actions and behaviour.27

The Cranbrook ChronicleSports pagesU14BRugby Reports1st XV lost 10-29Cranbrook’s 1st XV ran out on Hordern,facing an undefeated Waverley outfit. Thefirst half commenced with the ‘Brook Pen’bellowing ‘Scholar’, revving up the men inwhite. Waverley was shocked at the confidenceand determination displayed throughCranbrook’s fast ball, and hard and directrunning. Subsequently Cranbrook pushedforward into Waverly’s 22, where two penaltieswere earned. Unfortunately both attemptsat points were narrowly missed, and by nowWaverley’s temporary shock had passed. Afew high tackles and poor lineouts later ouropposition was over the line with a 7 pointadvantage. Cranbrook’s momentum was lost ina succession of basic errors and concentrationlapses. Waverley continued to push overthe advantage line through aggression andexecution of basic rugby to jump out to a 22 –0 lead at the break.During half-time the boys pulled togetherand decided they were going to give it anothercrack. All injuries and unavailability were putaside, and digging deep the team managedto score twice through Oliver De Lorenzoon the wing. It seemed as if Cranbrook weregoing to redeem their first half however thegame ended with a score of 10-29 to Waverley.It was a disappointing loss but the 1sts and2nds squad look forward to the return of key28players in coming weeks as they face Trinityand Knox before the long weekend.Harry MacGibbon and Turner Hancock2nd XV won 34-5The Second XV had a fantastic win overWaverley, going up 34 points to 5, despitewhat looked like an initially threatening side.The outside backs of Waverley were unableto match an impressive Cranbrook backline,allowing two tries early on in the game.Cranbrook’s line speed and physicality provedtoo much for Waverley, forcing a poor passeswhich allowed the Second XV to dominatepossession. Solid work by Cranbrook’stight five at the rucks, along with Number 6Jacob Leak’s ball running, helped to draw indefenders, contributing to the poor defenceout wide.Fullback Nick Carroll also had an impressivegame, returning all of Waverley’s kicks withaggressive running, often resulting in a linebreak. Waverley’s back three had a muchtougher day at the office, coming underpressure from the effective kick chase andconsistent tackling of the Cranbrook side.3rd XV lost 12-19With some changes to our line up during theweek our game saw us relying on the basics.Casey Writer had a fantastic game at halfbackgiving excellent service to Angus Reynolds.Brady Noak was once again a powerful forceU14Cin the centres and made many yards in attack.Mackenzie Baran was the best forward for theday. During the second half this team showedsome fantastic passages of play, unfortunatelywe couldn’t quite get the points on the boardneeded for victory.4th XV draw 12-12Waverly got away to a cracking start putting12 points on us in the first half. However theteam showed great character and courageputting 12 points on the score board in thesecond half and coming within metres of thewinning try in the dying seconds. Jordan Rubymade several great hit ups well supportedby Andrew Crone. Mark Roppolo had astrong game at number 10 and Jack Morgan’srunaway try down the sideline got everyoneon their feet. A strong performance.16A won 34-5The 16As proved they are definite competitioncontenders after a convincing 34-7 victoryover Waverly who was a team Cranbrook hasnever beaten in the As. Cranbrook startedthe game with real purpose as they scored abrilliant try off set piece to Declan Quin to seta strong platform of hard running and goodball security. Reuben Antico and Beau Mayercontinued to run strongly with the ball tomake great gains around the ruck area, whilstexciting support play and continuity displayedby the backs lead to impressive tries out wide.Great defence was shown by Matt Tierneywho produced two try saving tackles which