Live stream: St Teresa’s Catholic College ready to make impact at AFLQ Schools Cup finals

While the competition heavyweights flexed their muscles, a couple of surprise packets are sure to make the weekend championship matches interesting. Check out all the REPLAYS.

Day one of the AFLQ Schools Cup state finals has come to a close with competition heavyweights and some surprise packets advancing to the championship matches.

Local school, St Teresa’s Catholic College had the crowd on their feet all game as they matched it with Varsity College in the senior female preliminary final.

It was a defensive battle between both teams, with St Teresa’s holding the lead all the way until the final minute of the match.

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Varsity snuck away with a 2.3 (15) to 1.5 (11) victory and will now play Palm Beach Currumbin, who overcame The Cathedral College by 79 points in the other preliminary match-up.

REPLAYS

FIELD 1

St Augustine’s College v Palm Beach Currumbin (Senior Male PF)

The Cathedral College v Palm Beach Currumbin SHS (SF)

Varsity College v St Teresa’s Catholic College (Senior Female PF)

St Laurence's College v Padua College (Senior Male PF)

Marymount PS v Mango Hill SS (Primary Female)

Ryan Catholic College v Westside Christian College (Primary Female)

Marymount PS v Mooloolaba SS (Primary Female)

Ryan Catholic College v Mango Hill SS (Primary Female)

Mooloolaba SS v Westside Christian College (Primary Female)

FIELD 2

Westside Christian College v St Mary’s Primary School (Primary Females PF)

Ryan Catholic College v St Vincent’s Primary School (Primary Female PF)

Banksia Beach State School v Mooloolaba State School (Primary Female PF)

Marymount Primary School v Peregian Springs State School (Primary Female PF)

Westside Christian College v Mango Hill SS

Mooloolaba SS v Mango Hill SS

Mooloolaba SS v Ryan Catholic College

Padua College v Emmanuel College

Windaroo SS v Whitfield SS

Peregian Springs SS v Emmanuel College

Padua College v Whitfield SS

Peregian Springs SS v Windaroo SS

Emmanuel College v Whitfield SS

Windaroo SS v Padua College

Whitfield SS v Peregian Springs SS

Windaroo SS v Emmanuel College (Primary Male)

Peregian Springs SS v Padua College (Primary Male)

FIELD 3

St Margaret Mary’s v Palm Beach Currumbin (Junior Female PF)

Trinity Bay v Palm Beach Currumbin (Junior Male PF)

Brisbane South v Padua College (Junior Male PF)

Marymount v Varsity College (Junior Female PF)

Banksia Beach SS v St Mary's PS (Primary Female)

Peregian Springs SS v St Vincent's PS (Primary Female)

Peregian Springs SS v Banksia Beach SS (Primary Female)

St Vincent's PS v St Mary's PS (Primary Female)

St Vincent's PS v Banksia Beach SS (Primary Female)

Peregian Springs SS v St Mary's PS (Primary Female)

FIELD 4

Padua College v St Vincent’s College (Primary Male PF)

Whitfield SS v St Mary’s PS (Primary Male PF)

Windaroo v St Laurence’s College (Primary Male PF)

Ryan Catholic College v Marymount PS (Primary Female)

Marymount PS v Westside Christian College (Primary Female)

Villanova College v St Vincent's PS (Primary Male)

St Mary's PS v St Laurence's College (Primary Male)

Siena Catholic PS v St Vincent's PS (Primary Male)

Villanova College v St Laurence's College (Primary Male)

Siena Catholic PS v St Mary's PS (Primary Male)

St Vincent's PS v St Laurence's College (Primary Male)

St Mary's PS v Villanova College (Primary Male)

St Laurence's College v Siena Catholic College (Primary Male)

St Mary's PS v St Vincent's PS (Primary Male)

Siena Catholic PS v Villanova College (Primary Male)

St Laurence’s and Palm Beach Currumbin will play a 2023 grand final rematch for the senior male title with St Augustine’s College and Padua College playing in the third-place playoff.

After finding themselves down 28-23 at three-quarter-time, Brisbane South were also able to claim an upset victory, beating Padua College 6.4.40-5.7.37 in the junior male division.

They will advance to Sunday’s final where they’ll play Palm Beach Currumbin, who claimed a comfortable 60-point win against Trinity Bay State High School.

Varisty’s junior female side produced a whopping 60-point win margin over Marymount, while Palm Beach Currumbin claimed a landslide victory against St Margaret Mary’s College.

In the primary divisions, Villanova College and St Vincent’s will contest the male grand final, with Marymount and Banksia Beach competing for the female title.

Earlier, Villanova College made it through to the grand final of the primary male division.

The Cooparoo powerhouse made no mistake in their preliminary final showdown against Peregian Springs State School, keeping the Sunshine Coast rivals scoreless to book a spot in Saturday’s decider.

It capped off an undefeated opening day for the Villanova side with young guns Oliver Symons and Eli Szolomajer combining well in front of goal across the pool stages.

The tough times continued for the Peregian Springs faithful after the school’s primary girls side missed out on booking their spot in the grand final after going scoreless against Marymount College. ‘

Peregian Springs refused to give up, scrambling hard in defence until the final whistle, despite giving up six-unanswered goals to their rivals.

The home side earned a late consolation goal to finish the preliminary final 6.2 (38) to 1.1 (7).

Banksia Beach will take on Marymount in the grand final on Saturday after they surged late in a come-from-behind one-point win over Mooloolaba in the other preliminary final on Friday afternoon.

PREVIEW

The Maroochydore Multi-sports Complex will host the three-day AFLQ Schools Cup finals series from Friday, with more than 30 teams competing for silverware glory across six divisions.

Every minute of the action will be exclusively LIVE STREAMED on KommunityTV through the Courier Mail, Gold Coast Bulletin and News Corp Australia mastheads.

Five teams give the Sunshine Coast a huge shot at state glory on home soil as the AFLQ Schools Cup goes into finals mode at Maroochydore next weekend.

Peregian Springs State School will be aiming up in both primary male and female divisions, joining Mooloolaba State School (female) and Siena Catholic Primary School (male).

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In the race for the senior title, St Teresa’s Catholic College will proudly fly the flag as the first local team to compete in the female division.

The Maroochydore Multi-sports Complex will host the three-day finals series once again, with more than 30 teams competing for silverware glory across six divisions.

Every minute of the action will be exclusively LIVE STREAMED on KommunityTV through the Courier Mail, Gold Coast Bulletin and News Corp Australia mastheads.

St Teresa's Catholic College are looking to do well this wekend at Maroochydore.

After knocking off Stuartholme School in the first round of finals, St Teresa’s Catholic College head coach Kellie Barker said her side was eager to get back on the field.

“The girls have really enjoyed it, we’re still growing as a team and as individuals each match, but I’m really proud to have made it this far,” she said.

“To now get the chance to play on home soil is very exciting.

“We’re taking a supporters bus down with students, friends, parents and other local footy fans, so hopefully that will help get them across the line.”

Barker’s side could be set for some sustained success as well, with just three players finishing up at the end of the year.

“We’ve got about 14 Year 10 players in our senior side this year. Last year when they were in the junior division, we were knocked out in the SEQ finals by Palm Beach Currumbin,” she said.

“Majority of the girls play for the Noosa Tigers, some with the Maroochydore Roos, three from rugby and two that have never played Aussie rules before.”

St Teresa's in action against Stuartholme School in the AFLQ Schools Cup SEQ finals.

St Teresa’s will play Varsity College in their semifinal match on Friday afternoon before taking on either Palm Beach Currumbin or The Cathedral College in the decider on Sunday.

Captain Isabella Fernandez said she was proud of his side’s journey to the finals.

“We’ve gelled really well, especially since a lot of us had never played together before, but with each win we’ve grown in confidence and our coaches have been really positive,” she said.

“Playing at Peoples First Stadium for the first round of finals was amazing, but it’s also pretty cool to now be playing at home.

“We’re definitely expecting some talented opposition players, which will make it tough, but I also think we’re a bit of a surprise packet team, so hopefully we’ll go alright.”

Originally published as Live stream: St Teresa’s Catholic College ready to make impact at AFLQ Schools Cup finals