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TORRES NEWS THURSDAY 17 AUGUST 2023
Girls champion Queensland at AFL under 12s BY VELMA GARA Three young girls have aspirations to playing in the AFLW in future after attending the School Sports Australia (SSA) Australian Football U12 Girls Championships in Albury, New South Wales, last week. Sulia Ingui, Lathisha Waia and Nahla Moke were members of the Queensland Blaze team who competed against other states and territories in the week-long competition. Sulia, from Injinoo’s Northern Peninsula Area State College, has connections to Boigu Island. She hasn’t played club football but loved her fishing, camping and has performed at different festivals around Australia. Nahla Moke has connections to Senpol Moa and Mer Islands. She played with her school AFL team, due to commitments with basketball and netball. Only Lathisha has played club football for North Lakes Eels in North Brisbane, and has connections to Saibai and Mer Islands.
The Nationals were very competitive, as the results showed, with NSW and VIC tied for first place, SA and WA tied for third, followed by Queensland. AFL Cape York Development Officer Keiran Sciberras said the Queensland team did well to record two wins from six games, including a massive 69-6 win over the Northern Territory in the last game of the carnival. “Sulia competed well throughout the tournament and kicked a goal in the final game,” he said. “Sulia is proudly supported by Bamaga Enterprises Ltd, NPA State College and the AFL Cape York House Foundation.” Although Sulia and Lathisha said they would pursue sporting careers with AFLW, Nahla hoped to play WNBL and AFLW, following in Monique Conti’s footsteps. Conti played for Richmond Football Club and has signed with Melbourne Boomers for the upcoming WNBL 2023/24 season.
Lathisha Waia, Nahla Moke & Sulia Ingui proudly showing their Qld jerseys. Pics supplied. (L-R) Sulia Ingui, Nahla Moke, Lathisha Waia with their Torres Strait flag.
Golden Gloves for Torres Strait heavyweights
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BY ALF WILSON Power punching Torres Strait Islander boxers Rocky Savage and Thomas Warria-Utromu won gold medals in the heavyweight divisions at the prestigious Sunstate Amateur Boxing League Golden Gloves tournament in Cairns earlier this month. The 85 bouts were held at Caravonica State School Hall with boxers from as far away as Tasmania, Orange, Albury/ Wodonga, Bendigo, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Melbourne. Boxers also competed from clubs in Yarrabah, Townsville, Cairns, Home Hill, Babinda, Weipa, Mount Isa, Charters Towers, Tully, Mareeba and Port Douglas. Rocky, 22, came from Townsville Club Flatenem and has connections to St Paul’s, Darnley and Masig. He took out the heavyweight novice division for boxers weighing more than 91kg who have had less that six bouts, defeating Dom Pelblast from FTS Club on points in his qualifying bout. He then faced another Torres Strait Islander, Jeremy Yorkston, who represented
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Rocky Savage after his Golden Gloves win. Pics supplied.
Thomas Warria, winner Heavyweight Open Division.
Cairns club Old School in the final. The bout was described as “Torres Heaven” by enthusiasts in the crowd. Rocky won a hard fought contest over three rounds, despite fighting with a painful wisdom tooth, trainer and former pro boxer Gonzo Hooper said. “Rocky planned to have the wisdom tooth removed well before the Gold Gloves
but couldn’t get it done until afterwards,” he said. “He fought with pain and had the tooth removed two days after winning the final.” Thomas, who fought for Townsville Club Art of Strength, took out the Heavyweight Open Division beating Nick Ranglu from Redlynch in the final by points over four rounds.
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“Linking the Cape with the Torres Strait”
JP to help lead national basketball’s reconcililation plan John Paul Janke (pictured) will join Danny Morseau, Nate Jawai, Kerry Williams and Janelle McQueen on the National Basketball League’s (NBL’s) Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group as a new Co-Chair, in a move aimed at strengthening the League’s commitment to reconciliation. “Basketball’s growth provides an excellent platform for First Nations communities to be involved across so many aspects of the sport,” Janke said.
Last year he helped the NBL launch its Indigenous Round at Parliament House. Fellow Co-Chair of the RAP Working Group NBL
Commissioner Jeremy Loeliger welcomed the appointment. “John Paul joins the RAP Working Group at a vital time, as we transition into the next step of our cultural journey – developing and establishing an Innovate RAP,” Loeliger said. “The Working Group has guided the NBL through its Reflect RAP, and the League has made strides in shaping and implementing reconciliation initiatives in that time. This includes the establishment of the Indigenous Player Rule and launching last season’s
Indigenous Round at Parliament House. “I also acknowledge and thank outgoing RAP Working Group Co Chair Leanne Brooke for her leadership and valuable contribution to the NBL on its Reconciliation journey over the last few years. “Now, with John Paul’s guidance, we will develop a greater understanding of how we can grow and expand our impact on making meaningful, sustainable, and tangible change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.”
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