↓ Henry Cox (P’04) is the President of the Myanmar Fighting Cocks, the first Australian Rules football team in the country. The Fighting Cocks work alongside the AFL to conduct Auskick clinics with local orphanages as well as play against other Asian AFL teams like the Thailand Tigers, Laos Elephants, Cambodian Eagles and Vietnam Swans. Henry works in Myanmar for Andaman Capital Partners, providing investment advice to local and foreign investors.
2009
Lucy McKendrick (He’09) has graduated from the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory, directing a thesis short film, B'Gawk: A Chick Flick. Lucy graduated from Swinburne Film and Television School four years ago, receiving Swinburne’s Best Director and Best Film awards for her graduate film, Toombaworth. She went on to win the Best Young Film Maker award at the Byron Bay International Film Festival.
2009
Charlotte Sutherland (Cl’09) was a member of the Australian Women’s Eight Rowing Crew which gained a last-minute call-up to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio. Having narrowly missed qualification, the Australian crew’s position at the Games was confirmed just nine days before the opening ceremony following the suspension of 22 Russian rowers. With their boat and oars in transit following the European season, the crew were forced to borrow equipment upon arrival in Rio. From there the Australian Eight finished fourth in their heat and fifth in the répêchage to miss a spot in the final (won by the USA). With an average age of 24, the crew will be better for the experience and primed to improve at the 2017 World Championships in Florida.
2010
Brent Macleod (Fr’10) won the 2016 Whitley Medal for the best and fairest player in the Geelong & District Football League. Playing in the midfield for Thomson, Brent polled 32 of a possible 54 votes to win the award by six votes. He kicked 90 goals from 18 games, captained the GDFL interleague team and was also named captain of the GDFL Team of the Year. Brent had a stellar school football career as a member of the 1st XVIII from 2008-10, winning the 2008 Alan Gray Memorial Trophy (best and fairest) as a Year 10 student. He played with the Geelong Falcons in the under-18 TAC Cup competition, finishing sixth in the Falcons’ best and fairest in 2010 before being recruited by South Adelaide in the SANFL. He played 19 games for South Adelaide in 2011 before returning to Geelong in 2012, kicking 40 goals for Thomson and finishing runner-up in the Whitley Medal. He was also selected in the Victoria Country team for the Australian Country Football Carnival, where he won selection in the All Australian Country team and was judged the best under-21 player. Brent spent the 2013 season with the Tuggeranong Hawks in the North East Australian Football League, winning the NEAFL’s NAB Rising Star award. He returned to South Adelaide in 2014, kicking 41 goals in 39 games over the next two SANFL seasons, finishing third in South Adelaide’s best and fairest in 2014 and eighth in 2015. Brent and partner Layla returned home to Geelong at the end of 2015 after welcoming the arrival of their first child, Henley.
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