Inaugural Interschoolgirls Game On 1995 Print

In primary school in the countryside, if my memory serves me, girls and boys had played every ball game imaginable (including british bulldogs until it was banned) in scrappy informal but passionate style throughout the years, from release into recess until the bell. In middle school there was netball for the girls and footy for the boys. Until in 1995 my great friend Cat Viggers decided she wanted more and the school said fine. I was co-captain for the one-off celebratory match with our main competitor school. Some people claim it was the first schoolgirls match – and I have researched and not yet found an earlier. I recall the fun and adrenaline of it. I don’t think I could say it better than Cat (taken from a quote in the school rag): “We played Geelong College, and even though we didn't score, it belongs with my fondest of memories. Despite our prayers, rain did not eventuate, much to the disappointment of all - one of the main reasons we had wanted to play was to roll around in mud. Apart from this, it was great. We flexed our muscles, body slammed', spat out our mouthguards… Fantastic!”

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:10 W x 8 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:15.25 W x 13.25 H x 1.2 D in

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