2023-02-28 Western Force First Win Ever! States Round Robin Weekend! I am in! Hakuna wins GF!

Aiysha: I am so happy! We finally won a game at Super W! Even though it was a trial game, it was an amazing feeling! I played at 15, then 13, and thought I played pretty well. I also almost scored, and also set one try up. We won 17-15, but should have won by more as we played really well in the first 20 minutes, but for some reason let them back into it. Next time we need to sustain it!

Clara: We had our round robin tournament - we played Comets, Rangers and the Boys U17 state team. This was all about selection, and the weekend was a simulation of our state tour, so we even had training on Saturday to see how we would cope under fatigue. I think I played okay. We beat Comets and Rangers, but lost to the boys which was a really fun match.

The selection came out and I got selected! I am so relieved, and can't wait to play with the team again in Darwin!

We also had the School Sports Awards Night in Leederville where the compere actually went through the whole last quarter of the final, because he actually drove 3 hours to watch it in Canberra! That is dedication. It was the best narration of the final, and was very funny!

What a crazy week!

C: Amazing weekend guys! So fun watching your games Paish, and so angry at the security guards who didn't let me in until the 2nd half! So proud of you both! And Can't wait to go on tour with Doodis!

So proud of you and all your awards Rox!

S: Brilliant game Paish, your defence was amazing! Can't wait to see you play there again! Well done Rox on your selection! It's going to be fun in Darwin!

Our Hakuna Matata team won the mixed GF 8-5, and it was so much fun! I managed to score 2 tries! What a fun season!

2023-02-17 I am 16! Touch State Champions! 20s vs Academy. Final Next Gen 7s Weekend!

Rox: I am 16! I can finally start driving! We went for a Mings meal which was lovely, and a cheesecake at the Korean dessert place - it was so nice! Thanks guys!

Paish missed out on our first State Touch win in 9 years! It was so tough, and our toughest game was definitely the semi-final against Northern where they managed to take us through to a drop-off which we won. We won the final pretty well against Freo, and I was so relieved! Me and Dad had a lovely hug at the end where I was so happy I cried! What a fun tournament, but it would have been great if Paish played too!

Paish: I got there just as the final finished, but I watched the whole game on the live stream! I am so happy they won!

I was driving back from the airport from the Next Gen 7s where I was playing my last weekend for All Stars at the Next Ten 7s. This time I played against Charlotte Caslick, and I ended up being captain too which was such a privilege! We were so close again against NSW, but we played well. I can't wait for next year though!

2023-02-06 First Comets Game vs Academy, First Wing on the Sea. CAS.

Rox: We started our games with Comets this week and we played the Academy - we won the first one 66-20 which was surprising.

We played our first CAS touch rugby - we lost by a couple against St. Stephens, and it wasn't that great. Very different to Brothers!

S: I did my first wing on the ocean this week - the wind was not strong, but enough to take me a little. I didn't get onto the foil, but it was amazing just standing on the wing board and looking through the clear ocean.

The 20s Comets look very impressive.

C: Amazing game Rox, your team is looking amazing!

2023-01-26 Yanchep Dog Beach Walk

S: Mummy and I did a huge walk with Callie at Yanchep Dog Beach - we went all the way to the peninsula and round the corner - it was amazing. We must do it again.

C: Loved our walk! We walked past the rocky reef which was fascinating.

2023-01-22 Grandad Brian Passes Away in 60 Woodmarket, Prems Final

Dad / Grandpa Brian sadly passed away on the 22 January 2023. The plan was to go back every August, and luckily I got the chance to do that last August for the first time since Covid. I am so glad I did.

We played the Men's Open in the semi-final of the press and lost, and found out the news on the way home.

A sad day. The funeral will likely be in late Feb/Mar 2023.

2023-01-10 Margaret River!

 

C: It was lovely to get away to Margaret River for a few days. We visited a lot of beaches around Gracetown and tried to do some paddle boarding but the wind was pretty big. We cooked some lovely meals in our place, and watched 21 Days Later which was very cool! Our place was in the middle of nowhere, and had a BMX track around it. At night we'd walk out and star gaze, which was so nice!

We also went 4WD to Joey's Nose - that was so much fun! A lot of cars got stuck the first time we were there, and the second time we were the only people there - scary! We managed to drive out okay though - lucky for that!

S: We watched some wing foilers in the heavy wind - looked very impressive on the waves - one day...

Rox: Margaret River was fun - Paish would have enjoyed it!

I drove at Joey's Nose for the first time ever! Very cool place to start driving! I thought I was pretty good!

We went surfing a couple of times at Reigate Beach which was pretty big! We caught a few good waves though which was fun!

2023-01-18 Away in Collie, Crazy Times With Dad

Rox: Mummy took Grandpa and Grandma to Collie for some time away which looked lovely. Meanwhile, Dad and I spent a week together - we had some many plans, but didn't have time to do all of it! We were so busy! Our wing foiling is getting better by the day and we managed to do some training too, but we never made it to the cinema, and never played GOW! We did manage to go for dinner, do the jigsaw, play catchy.

It was a very funny and crazy week!

S: This week with Rox was soooo much fun! How did we not play GOW!

C: It was fun in Collie - we paddle boarded and kayaked on the dam, and had our own little canine companion! Grandad even had some very exciting farming equipment to check out!

2023-01-01 Happy New Year! Our First Wing Foil Session! Point Walter

 

C: We went to Point Walter on New Years Day. It was pretty crowded, but nice in the water. We brought our paddle boards which was lovely, and there were plenty of jellies to pick up!

Rox: We finally completed our Wing Foil set, and we went for our first foil at the river. The wind had come in, and all we did was fly the wing - very lucky we did that, as it reminded us how we need to hold the wing! It was fun, even though we were on the shore.

S: I can't wait to being our wing foil onto the water!

2022-12-31 Penguin Island, Leapfrogs 80th Birthday Party! Yanchep BBQ

 

C: We had Dad's 80th at Leapfrogs - we had a fun game of mini-golf, and some lovely pizza!

I loved walking across to Penguin Island and also went the next day with everyone else. I paddle boarded around and it was amazing seeing all the sea life - the paddle boarding was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had! It was so calm and peaceful, and the sea was so clear!

S: Claire, Rox and I went down o Rockingham and walked to Penguin Island - it was amazing fun, and it was such beautiful day!

Rox: We went to Yanchep for a BBQ and also walked around the lake. Paish joined us later with Jaxson which was very nice! Hardly anyone was there, and it was pretty spooky.

Paish: I arrived with Jaxson and we tucked into the left over BBQ food. Dad decided to scare us which was funny! It was his first time meeting Jaxson!

2022-12-26 Lizzie, Nick, Bella, Max Arrive! Christmas Day in Yanchep, Surfing at Mullaloo! Quad Biking in Lancelin!

 

C: Lizzie, Nick, Bella and Max arrived! It was so nice to have everyone here! They were a bit jet lagged, but loved our pool, and the sun!

Dad loved the Quad Biking!

Rox: We went to Cold Rock with the Hilder family and went climbing at Scarborough which was fun, and hot! We also went surfing at Mullaloo after Trigg was way too busy!

Quad biking was so much fun - Dad got told off for going off track which was very funny. I took over the driving but I didn't get told off.

Paish: We went to Yanchep Beach on Christmas Day which was fun - we took the paddle boards, we played football - surprise surprise, Jaxson came along, and Callie had an amazing walk with Mummy and Daddy! It was lovely.

The Quad Biking was cool, and Jaxson did the best run on the sandbar, which was very annoying!

2022-12-18 Grandpa Arthur and Grandma Sue Arrive, Windsurfing, Covid, BF Night Out! AON All Stars Selection!

 

S: I finally succumbed to Covid! Ah well. Unfortunately I had it at the outdoor cinema so hope no one got it! Andrea, Harry, Wayne, Liz, Marc were there to watch Bullet Train. Great to see everyone, but everyone was so tired! Marc went home after the opening credits as he was so tired after moving house!

The Warriors had to do the BBQ without me, which went really well.

Managed to get out for my first windsurf of the year too! I bought a new board and it seems good - I can't wait to get use to it! It is going to take a while though.

C: Mum and Dad finally arrived! It was so good to see them! We got lots of things planned for them!

Paish: The Warriors Bunning BBQ was so much fun! I also got selected for the All Stars team that will travel over to East in January next year for 5 weekends of 7s. I'll be playing against Australian players which will be so exciting! I managed to get a placement, so will have to work something out with them. Exciting times, and I would have never believed I'd be playing All Stars this season!

Rox: Well done Paish - that is amazing!

2022-12-04 Beach Touch Champions! Father Daughter Day! First State u17 Training

 

Paish: I looked forward to Beach Touch all year! This time I get to play with Jaxon! It was such a good day, and it was such hard work! We had 7 games before we hit semi-finals, and in the semi we had to play the Rosalie team who we almost lost to in the round games. It was such a close game, and at one point we conceded so many points that we went down to them. In the last couple of minutes, we managed to score a couple more, and we won it by one! We met the winner from the other pool in the final - a Northern touch team who said they could take us, but we beat them pretty easily, even with Jaxon rolling off the pitch with cramp, twice! Even Uncle Dave could not take his eyes off the guy blocking the camera! So funny!

Rox: Me and Dad spent the whole day together - it was so funny! We mooched around the beach touch, then followed the girls who were doing the Care Bear Cup Round 3 which was really funny. It was great watching Paish win the final, and even funnier watching Jaxson roll off the pitch with cramp!

We had our first state 17s training with our new coach Guy - exciting to see what happens!

S: Amazing fun watching you Paish, and the Care Bear Cup at Scarborough was a great way to end Round 3!

C: Well done Paish on the win! Two years in a row!

2022-11-28 Junior State Champs Champions! U17 Fever Futures - I got in! Buddy!

 

Rox: We had the final trial at GNC, and I managed to get in with the other 3 All Australians, which is so cool! I am so excited about this tour! I'm sad only one of the twinnies got in, but it is shaping up to be a really great team!

We also had the Junior State Champs at McGillivray Stadium. I was playing u18 and we only really had 2 training sessions, Macey and Tara were our coaches who were excellent. We managed to win every game - we had 3 games on the Saturday, and 3 games on the Sunday. I was captain and I was voted MVP for the final with Brodie. Mackenzie got MVP for the whole weekend which was right because she played really well!

Paish: Taking a break from rugby for a couple of weeks to try and get my leg right, so will be missing the Force trials. You team was so good Roxy, the other teams didn't really stand a chance.

C: Well done Rox! Amazing tournament, and we got to have our sneaky Indian IGA!

We had Buddy with us for a few days this week - he injured one of his back legs, so couldn't really walk for long or run, but he was very cute and tried to do lots of things.

S: Love seeing Buddy! He kept Callie company while we watched Roxy play.

Love the tasty Indian at IGA!

Callie: I love Buddy! Even when he stays my goat horn!

2022-11-15 Caslick Cup Uni Series All Stars! Care Bear Cup Round 2

Paish: I was so excited to be going back to Brisbane to represent the All Stars! I was worried about my knee as it still wasn't 100%, but I think I could play on it. We arrived on a Tuesday, and spent 3 days training together - the first day was a bit awkward, but after that we got to know each other which was really fun.

In the tournament, we met some pretty tough teams and we just lost to a couple of team, but when it came to the play-offs we had to play teams in the other pool. We managed to beat the top team, which meant we went into the semis, and we only JUST won that game which was super exciting and went right up to the last minute! We were pretty worn out by the time we hit the final against Bond. We didn't mind losing, we gave it such a good go, and coming second was amazing!

It was such a great experience I was so lucky to be there and really makes me want to push for so much more!

Rox: Amazing job Paish! You played so well! Super proud of you!

S: Well done Paish considering your knee - I think if you get the opportunity again, you would have more confidence to really have a go yourself if you were 100%! Amazing effort though!

We had Round 2 of the Care Bear Cup - games night! Another funny evening where the girls really got to know each other! Megan and Mackenzie really showed they are a force to be reckoned with! However, Cassie and Karls won the evening!

C: So proud of you Paish, and so glad your knee was okay at the end!