23 Oct 2018
The annual Cooke Bragato Cup was held a little later in the school year in 2018 which meant the players were up against an additional opponent, the heat, however all the players dug deep and put in exceptional efforts. The Cooke Bragato Cup is an initiative both Mr Cooke and Mr Bragato created as a means to showcase the vast array of football talent our students possess and also to reward the students for their sporting commitment and success throughout the year. The two teachers sit down with a list of all under 16 year old rugby league players and flip a coin to see who gets the first pick in the draft. They then take turns choosing players one at a time. Despite winning the coin toss all 3 years in a row team Cooke had not won a game. That was, of course, until yesterday where his team got up with a 5 tries to 4 win over team Bragato in the boys competition. Although being in its third year, it was the first time the Cooke Bragato Cup included a game for our female students, which followed the exact same procedure as the boys game. Team Cooke walked away with the win in the girls game as well, defeating team Bragato 5 tries to 3. Standout performances in the boys game were; Liam Browne, Josh Jurd, Jayden Plummer and Jeb Crossley. The girls who made the most impact were; Aleah O'Brien, Slyvia Carr, Kailey Crossley and Tenika Gilmore.
