December 1959 School Magazine

.ErisbanCl Girls' Grammar S.chool Magazine

December, 1959

Brisban£1 Girls~ Grammar School Magazine

December, 1959

Results-"A" Team: B.G.G.S. v. Somerville House-won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v . St. Margaret' s-won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v. Ipswich Grammar-won by B.G.G.S . B.G.G.S. v. State High School-won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G .S. v. St. Hilda's-won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S . v. Commercial High School- won by Commercial High School.

"B" Tedm:

B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S.

v. v. v . v. v.

Somerville House- won by B.G.G.S. St. Margaret's-won by B.G.G.S.

Ipswich Grammar-won by B.G.G.S. State High School-won by B.G.G.S. St. Hilda'-won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v. Commercial High School-won by B.G.G.S.

CRITICISM OF THE TEAM. Joan P.rideaux-goaler- reliable godler, made use of her height towards the end of the season, thus improving her defence. She combined well with the attack-wing and other gooier. Margqret McCallum-goaler-consistent, a·nd good defence, but is apt to move too soon . She does not make full use of the attack-wing. Joan Simpson-attack wing-her defence is good but her a•tta'cking movements. could have been faster. She gained speed during the season, and proved a strong link between centre-court and goalers, but her passing and catching is sometimes erratic. Deirdre Muirhead-defence wing-provided a strong link between the defence· and centre court. Her rr:ovements are fast, but her throwing and. defence are not always reliable . Lynsey Speight-defence goaler-play improved greatly towards the end d the season. She jumps well despite her lack of height, and defence· IS good. She must gain confidence. Karen Wilson-defence godler-tried hard. She must watch the ball as as her opponent as she jumps well, but often at the wrong time. passing is not always accurate . well. Her

B. BASKETBALL TEAM. L. to R. Standing: Fayalen Meehan, Leslie Trotter, Elga Ander son~ Lorraine Worth. Sitting : Beverley White, Penelope Salter (Captain), Noela Hartland.

Practice rr.atches were arranged a t the beginning of the season with the University and St. Aidan's, and this helped the teams to gain combination. ·Our strength during the season was mainly due to strong tedmwork. In the final week of the August holidays , the "A" team wa·s soundly defeated by ihe Victorian Touring Team whom we were invited to play, but we gained the ·experience of a new style of gdme, and the defeat gave us an added impetus io train in the warm weather for the Interzone finals which both teams reached undefeated. The final matches were both played against Corr:mercia1 High ·school on the neutral court of Clayfield College; Commercial High School won the "A" Pennant by two goals, but our "B" team, playing soundly, won their Penna·nt by 27 goals to 19. There were some close matches provided by teams in the interform basketball, VB defeating VI A in the finals. We now eagerly await the staff -v. III match. We thoroughly en;oyed all our matches this yea·r, and the delightful bus-trip to St. Hilda's. Thank you, Mrs. Melzer, fo r all the time you have spent with us, and for your encouragement and advice . Thanks a lso to the 'scorers, and to those girls who helped with the dfternoon teas-your services w ere really appreciated. 22

A.V. VI.

Andrea Vidqen-centre-Andrea has been d good captain and has helped to· maintain steadiness and a high standard of play. Her attdcking movements could have been faster and she was sometimes slow in defence, but her bdll handling and control were good .

S.M.

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