THREE junior footballers from Torquay will represent School Sport Victoria (SSV) at this year\u2019s Australian Football Championships.<\/p>\n
Budding Torquay Tigers Lucas Gray, Hamish McGowan and Lucius White will journey to Mandurah (Western Australia) on August 3 to play as part of Team Vic 12 Years and Under.<\/p>\n
Forging pathways for aspiring athletes, Team Vic has been captained by Australian Football League (AFL) stars including Joel Selwood, Nathan Jones, Jack Ziebell, Ben Jacobs, Touk Miller, Nick O\u2019Kearney and Scott Selwood.<\/p>\n
Geelong College student Lucas Gray, who joined the Torquay Football Club about two years ago after playing for Geelong Amateur, said although he\u2019s excited to be kicking the footy at an elite level, he\u2019s nervous about making mistakes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just the highest honour because it\u2019s the highest level of footy we can play,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m probably just excited but I\u2019m nervous that I\u2019ll stuff up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The three mates participated in a five-day long trial before they were selected as part of the team.<\/p>\n
The squad is made up of 23 players from around the state.<\/p>\n
Hamish\u2019s father, Jason McGowan, said he\u2019s incredibly proud of his son.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all proud parents. They all harbour ambitions to be AFL footballers so this is a pathway to begin with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey take it fairly serious because it\u2019s the earliest age group that they start doing state rep teams for football. It\u2019s an early step for them and it\u2019s all about talent ID I suppose to get your name out there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Team Vic will play three practice matches against Trinity Grammar, Carey Grammar and Scotch College in preparation for the carnival which will run from August 3 to August 10.<\/p>\n
For more information, head to ssv.vic.edu.au\/team-vic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THREE junior footballers from Torquay will represent School Sport Victoria (SSV) at this year\u2019s Australian Football Championships. Budding Torquay Tigers Lucas Gray, Hamish McGowan and Lucius White will journey to Mandurah (Western Australia) on August 3 to play as part of Team Vic 12 Years and Under. Forging pathways for aspiring athletes, Team Vic has […]<\/p>\n