Old Trinity Grammarians’ Sport Clubs

Interest is building in developing an OTG Athletics Club for both dedicated athletes and those who would like to be involved in a casual and social capacity.
Contact otg@trinity.vic.edu.au to express your interest.

Season ‘24/25 is well and truly underway with both OTGCC teams sitting 1-1 after two rounds.

The 1st XI was sent a reality check by Melbourne High in Round 1, but a week full of self-reflection and home truths saw the boys bounce back to open their account against Old Camberwell. If there is one thing that I learnt during my time at TGS, it is that WE DO NOT LOSE TO CAMBERWELL (picture Rohan Brown’s voice echoing through the Lower Robertson corridor). Wily veterans Hugh Krantz (OTG 2009), Matt Keys (OTG 2013) and Josh Mannix (OTG 2016) have been pivotal in righting the ship, reminding everyone that you can’t put a price on experience.

The 2nd XI will be led this season by new captain Jakob Kann (OTG 2018) following the departure of loyal servant Adrian Johnson (OTG 2014) . AJ claims this is a “lifestyle and career” move, but don’t rule out a last-ditch attempt at salvaging a semi-professional cricket career at a minor county. In all seriousness though I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Adrian for his years of service to the club – the stability and (relative) success of our 2nd XI wouldn’t have been possible without him. In his absence the team backed up an inspirational win in Round 1 (where they defended a score of 90) with an atrocious loss in Round 2 (where they were rolled for 60). Safe to say we’ve got some work to do on our batting…

We now storm towards the Christmas break hoping to get a few more wins on the board. As always, please feel free to get in touch with me (sebnicolosi15@gmail.com) or anybody else you may know at the club if you are thinking about putting the whites on again. Go Ts.

Seb Nicolosi (OTG 2012)
OTGCC President

The OTGAFC put a high level of responsibility on our actions to the community and how our people actively provide an amazing service to the Trinity and Old Trinity groups.

This is why we place so much honour when we award our Best Club Person in our Annual awards, and this year we actually had two people that demonstrated they provide an amazing effort and example to the rest of our club and community.
Ed Weatherson was the first award winner, whose grandfather basically started the football Club 70 years ago. Ed has been an amazing football player and leader, and assists the club in numerous ways.

Tom Beasley was our other award winner, who has been coaching for over eight years and has been involved in helping run the off-field coaching groups for several years too. After being the bridesmaid for the previous two seasons in the Grand Finals, this year, he got the chocolates and brought home the trophy.
These two fellows really sum up what is SERVICE to the Old Trinity community and lead by example in both their actions and ways.

I can only hope the others around them can try to emulate their deeds and help serve the Old Trinity community.

Tony Mulcahy
OTGAFC President

The Old Trinity Grammarians’ Hockey Club (OTGHC) had a good, but difficult year. Overall, it was great to see increased levels of engagement, clean hockey and a stronger social bond developed between all players.
OTGHC fielded two teams this year, with our 1st XI in VL3 North West and our 2nd XI in Metro 2 East.

After a disappointing but well-fought finals run last season, our 1s found themselves promoted to VL3 North West. Experiencing a new level of hockey, the 1s fought hard and managed a mid-table finish. Best and Fairest and Top Goal Scorer were awarded to Matthew Hunter-Scott (OTG 2018) and Thomas Carroll (OTG 2018) respectively.

Our 2s saw some fresh and some familiar faces this season. With a team consisting of novices and veterans, the 2s produced solid results including beating rival team Camberwell 5-0. Best and Fairest and Top Goal Scorers were awarded to Timothy Hannan (OTG 2017) and joint Alex Thomson (OTG 2016) and William Middlemiss (OTG 2016), respectively.

OTGHC held an increased number of social events this year including a formal Best and Fairest night at the East Room in the Peter Crawley
Centre for the Arts. This was a great opportunity for many members of the club to return to the school campus again.

Alexander Sarria was given the ‘Clubman’ award; an award which OTGHC hands out each year to the player who best demonstrates the values we hold at the club and the school. Alexander demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the club, high levels of sportsmanship and was a positive role model for younger players.

A special mention goes out to Thomas Carroll (OTG 2018), who stepped up as player coach this season for both teams. His service and contribution to the club was invaluable.

OTGHC looks forward to the 2025 season with optimism and an aim to embody the ‘Trinity’ style of hockey which many players grew up playing.

As always, we are looking for new members and hockey experience is not required. Reach out to Tom Cohen, Vice President on 0487 346 042 or via otghockey@gmail.com.

Tom Cohen (OTG 2018)
OTGHC Committee Member

The 2024 season has come to a close for the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Soccer Club, and we can say with confidence that this year was a thoroughly enjoyable year, despite not achieving a podium finish at the end of the season.

At the conclusion of the season, our Reserves team ended in 4th place, whilst our Seniors team ended 7th on the ladder – whilst this was not quite what the club wanted to achieve on the field, it was great to welcome many new Trinity faces. The club would like to extend a thank you to our Head Coach Renato Collaiani, who truly inspired the players and contributed a lot of his time to the teams. We are looking forward to having Renato with us again next year to assist us in achieving our on-field goals.

In mid-September the club celebrated its 2024 Presentation Night, where both new and old faces were able to enjoy an evening of games and awards. This year the awards were presented to the following players: Reserves Coaches’ Award (George Anderson), Reserves Best & Fairest (Carlo Costa), Seniors Coaches’ Award (Nic Collaiani), Seniors Best & Fairest (Aaron Ovens) and Clubman of the Year (Daniel Sekulovski). The club would like to thank all members of the social committee who assisted in preparing the evening, and to the school for allowing us to use their facilities for the event.

The club will be commencing preseason in mid-November, training every Tuesday and Thursday until 19 December from 6.00pm-8.00pm.

We will then be continuing our preseason in early 2025, with more details to come. If you are interested in joining our playing squad, or becoming a part of the club in a different capacity, please contact Jeremy Neylon or Lino Salzano (Co-Presidents) by email (jeremyneylon1@gmail.com or
linosalzano4@gmail.com).

Jeremy Neylon (OTG 2013) & Lino Salzano (OTG 2018)
OTGASC Co-Presidents

The OTG Water Polo Club has had an immensely successful 2024 with the ‘Otters’ team winning its second consecutive Victorian State Summer League Premiership at the end of last summer. During spring, the club started a new season with the ‘Otters’ moving up to State League 2 and acquainting themselves well to a new higher level of competition. The ‘Pups’ team (State League 6) have put in some fierce performances, leaving them top of the table and looking promising for the flag.

The club has seen once again record numbers of OTGs and schoolboys at training and playing in games, proving it has unlocked a winning formula of a social culture and improvement in the skills of the game. It owes a great deal of this to the Trinity values of compassion, respect and friendship.
If you are interested in joining, please send Ed an email at ecasmith1998@gmail.com.

Ed Smith (OTG 2017)
OTGA Otters President