Football
THIS PHOTO : JAMES TARRANT (’ 17 ) AND AIDAN FRANETIC (’ 13 ) IN ACTION AGAINST OLD BRIGHTON
RIGHT , TOP PHOTO : LEXI MCCULLOCH OF THE OLD
SCOTCH STARS GETS A HANDBALL AWAY
MIDDLE PHOTO : A SESSION OF THE HEALTHY CLUB ,
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS PROGRAM
BOTTOM PHOTO : BRODIE EASTON SENDS THE BALL INTO ATTACK ,
ACCOMPANIED BY WILL HAYS (’ 13 )
EMBRACING A BRIGHT FUTURE AND GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY
FOOTBALL CLUB ’ S VISION FOR DEVELOPING YOUNG PEOPLE
Fitting with the theme of this edition of Great Scot – embracing a bright future – in this article I look at how Old Scotch Football Club is giving back to the community , helping to forge a brighter future for community members . Our vision is to provide an inspirational environment for the development of young people , and we strive to enable all who join us to be better for having taken their journey in our club .
In June , we hosted a past players ’ luncheon , celebrating the 1973 Premier A Men ’ s 2nd XVIII premiership . The social rooms were full to the brim , providing a great opportunity for many Scotch College alumni to reflect on their great memories at the football club and hear about our plans for a bright future .
In July , we played traditional rivals Old Melburnians at Scotch College in the annual football carnival . Past students get a buzz reuniting themselves with the manicured ovals , and it is also great for young men and women who did not go to the college , to take in the experience . We are grateful to Dr Scott Marsh and the Scotch staff for giving us this opportunity in 2023 .
At the time of writing , our football season was going very well . Five of our seven teams were in the top four and on track to play
finals in 2023 . One of the biggest challenges facing us is the large number of players travelling during June-July . Our Men ’ s 1st XVIII were in third spot , having had eight wins and four losses , and were enjoying their best season since 2014 . Our Women ’ s / Stars 1st XVIII , in their first season in the Premier A section , were also on eight wins and four losses , and in third spot . We were in the top five in the VAFA club championship .
We are one of only two VAFA clubs to run the Healthy Club , Healthy Relationships program , designed to promote gender equality in sporting clubs . The program involves us participating in two workshops focusing on healthy relationships , gender equality , resilience building and bystander action . The program will work closely with our board , developing sustainable action to help us deliver actions across culture , recruitment , participation , leadership and facilities , to help to improve gender equality .
It has already been a big year for our club , and we welcome everyone to embrace and become part of our community .
WILL STRANGE (’ 07 ) – PRESIDENT , OLD SCOTCH FOOTBALL CLUB www . scotch . vic . edu . au Great Scot 89