2004 Intermediate Boys Football

A team that went so close, with more than enough talent to be worthy State Champions.

Sadly there appears to only be 1 Korrumbeia article about this team that went so close. We’re still searching for offical write-ups to ascertain scores and best players throughout this campaign

Players recall playing the State Final at the Trevor Barker Beach Oval in Sandringham, and going down by about a goal to Lilydale High School.

Year 10 Tyson Hartwig was Captain and won the BOG Medal in the losing side.

Many of the other Year 10s had won the Year 8 State Final two years prior. Thos named in the article include Hartwig, Luke Morgan, Shane Gaston, Brent Newton, Cade McDonald, Nick Hill, Tom Sorrahgan, Tim Aumann.

Tony Hill (father of key player Nick) was said to be the volunteer coach, with teacher Frank Ford the Team Manager, as they were for the Year 8 side.

Coming up into this team as Year 9s were the likes of Daniel Boyle, Brad Bell and Casey McDonald.

This team boasted 3 boys in the 2004 Under 15 Vic Country team that played the National Championships in Perth that year  – Luke Morgan, Daniel Boyle and Casey McDonald. We believe it’s the most players the school has ever had in the one Vic Country team.

Morgan won the Best & Fairest of the whole National Championships carnival, on 34 votes. Boyle took out the 3rd place in the award, with 27 votes. Again, the best year on record for our school at the U15 Carnival.

Morgan would go on to Captain the U18 Murray Bushrangers two years later, play 60+ VFL matches for the Northern Bullants, Playing-Coach Benalla to a GVFL Premiership, and almost Play-Coach Wangaratta Magpies to a Premiership (raging favourites, only to have future Gellong player Shaun Mannaugh snatch the game from them).

Boyle would also star with the Bushrangers, get Rookie Drafted to Port Adelaide for 1 season, and then spend many years in the SANFL and VFL, before returning to a Premiership with the Magpies, where his dad David won one in 1976.