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A Match For The Ages

Moreton’s 1st Team Outlasts

Star-Studded OM Squad in

Spirited Season Finale

The OM versus 1st Team lacrosse match has always been more than just
a game—it’s a rite of passage. For Moreton’s Upper Sixth, it marks the final
showdown in school colours, and this year’s clash brought all the emotion and
energy you’d expect... and then some.

On paper, the Old Moretonians had the edge. Up 14–10 at the final whistle, Moreton’s 1st
With senior internationals like Milly Home Team earned a hard-fought victory that was
(OM 2019), Phoebe Jones (OM 2024), and about more than just the scoreboard. It was a
Annabel Noble (OM 2022) anchoring the squad, final chapter written with grit, teamwork, and no
the alumni brought serious firepower—and shortage of flair.
experience—to the pitch. But this 1st Team
group? They weren’t backing down. Not after For Eliza, Romilly, and Hattie, the team’s three
the season they’d had. captains, it was a fitting send-off—one that
capped an exceptional season with a win that will
Adding a bit of theatrical flair, Miss Whittle and echo in program lore. The Upper Sixth may be
Mr Quantrell heroically stepped into goal—neither hanging up their Moreton jerseys, but the mark
with a minute of keeper experience under their they’ve left? Undeniable.
belts. You wouldn’t have known it. Both stood
tall between the pipes, racking up clutch saves in
a performance that would’ve made any England
netminder proud. (A necessity, as Moreton’s
regular keepers were away on duty in Austria with
England Lacrosse.)

From the first whistle, it was clear this wasn’t
going to be a casual exhibition. Both sides traded
goals in an up-tempo, end-to-end contest. The
ball movement was crisp, the defensive slides
disciplined, and the intensity? Electric. The OMs
applied early pressure, but it was Moreton’s
ability to shift gears in the third quarter—riding
momentum, winning draws, and finishing clean—
that turned the tide.

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