THE MacKillop football side fell just short at last week\u2019s NSW Primary Football carnival, but it didn\u2019t mean there was nothing to celebrate for some of the team\u2019s young stars.<\/p>\n
Hunter Galvin, 12, and Ben Parker, 11, will represent St Patrick\u2019s Primary in Holbrook as part of the NSW Primary Schools sports Association\u2019s state Australian Rules football team.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ll be joined by Corowa Primary School\u2019s Ryan Beveridge and The Scots School\u2019s Harrison Podmore-Taylor, who Riverina and MacKillop as the quartet enjoyed stand out campaigns at the carnival in Tomaree last week.<\/p>\n
The Riverina side finished second at the state-wide carnival, enjoying big wins over Polding, MacKillop and Sydney West as it progressed to the grand final.<\/p>\n
The Riverina boys put in a gallant performance though defeated in the grand final, going down to the Combined Independent Schools team 8.3.(51) to 3.7.(25).<\/p>\n
The state team will be coached by Lavington\u2019s Kade Stevens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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