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OSCA
OLD BOYS
IN SOCCER
AND CRICKET
TEAMS
LEFT: ANDREW FEKETE ('03); MIDDLE, TOP: WILL SUTHERLAND ('17);
MIDDLE, BOTTOM: JAMES MEREDITH ('05); RIGHT: DENIS GENREAU ('17)
In a scenario reminiscent of the battles former Scotch teammates
Nick Smith (‘06) and Cyril Rioli (‘08) had when they played
respectively for the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn, two Old Boys
lined up for opposing teams this season in soccer’s A-League.
Denis Genreau (‘17) is a midfielder for Melbourne City in the
A-League, and James Meredith (‘05) is a defender for Perth Glory.
Denis has also played for the Australian under 20 and under 23
teams, and has been included in two Socceroos (Australian national
team) camps. Melbourne City lent him to Dutch team Eredivisie PEC
Zwolle for the 2018/19 season.
Perth Glory’s James Meredith played two games for the
Socceroos in 2015. He was also named in Australia’s 23-man squad
for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and he has played for a number of
clubs in English soccer, including York City (131 games), Bradford
City (181 games) and Millwall (82 games).
In cricket, Will Sutherland (‘17) and Andrew Fekete (‘03) both
played for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield during the 2019/20 season,
and both also played for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big
Bash League. Andrew, who formerly played first-class cricket for
Tasmania, was selected in the Australian squad for the 2015 tour of
Bangladesh. He also played for Australia A in India. Will was Vice
Captain of the Australian under 19 team in the 2018 World Cup, and
made his first-class debut for Victoria in this year’s Sheffield Shield,
also playing for his state in the domestic 50-over Marsh Cup.
TOM ROBERTS AND
MONASH CONNECTION
TOM ROBERTS, WINTER MORNING AFTER RAIN, GARDINER’S CREEK (1885)
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When he is in Adelaide, Perth-based Chas
Lane ('70) enjoys visiting the Art Gallery of South
Australia, where a fine collection of Australian art
includes works by Heidelberg School artists such
as Tom Roberts. Among the Roberts works is a
smallish oil painting, Winter Morning After Rain,
Gardiner’s Creek (1885).
‘I had not really had a close look at it before,’
Chas told Great Scot, ‘but I realised that the
scene is probably at Glenferrie Road, where it
crosses Gardiners Creek. I was excited by this
realisation, and when next in Melbourne – on a
visit to the School by courtesy of OSCA Executive
Director, Scott Montgomery ('85), I went down to
this corner to see what it looked like now.’
He saw that the current brick arch bridge,
which replaced the wooden structure, is reduced
to insignificance by the Monash Freeway towering
above it. ‘I was curious about the current bridge,’
Chas said, ‘and a Google search revealed
another coincidence. This bridge (or rather the
widening of it in 1912) was designed by none
other than another Old Boy, John Monash, later
General Sir John (1881).’ The 19th century brick
bridge was widened to enable trams to cross it.
Great Scot Issue 159 – May 2020