Moree Public School student Darcy Brazel was named man of the match for the North West Primary Schools Sports Association (PSSA) rugby league team during their final game at the state championships this week.
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Darcy spent Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (June 19, 20 and 21) in Kingscliff representing the North West at the PSSA rugby league under 11s championships, where he competed against all the other regions in the state.
The North West under 11s was one of the most successful North West sides for some time, winning two of their six games. They defeated Riverina 6-4 and Hunter 8-4, while going down to McKellop 12-0, Sydney East 18-6, Western 12-4 and eventual tournament winners South Sydney 10-0.
Darcy was named man of the match by the coaches in the side’s last game against Western on Thursday.
Darcy’s dad Brett Brazel said Darcy had a great time competing in the state championships.
“He really enjoyed it and although the metropolitan sides are a lot bigger, the boys showed a lot of character and were competitive in all matches,” he said.
“There was a lot of people talking about this side and maybe a bit shocked on how they handled the opposition. It was a credit to them all.”
The year five student was one of 17 boys chosen for the North West representative side.
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It’s the first time he’s made it this far with school representative football.
To gain selection for the North West side, Darcy has had to progress through various levels.
From the Moree Public School team, he made it into the Moree zone side which covers all the schools throughout the Moree district.
The Moree zone side then played all the northern zones from the region and from that Darcy was selected in the Northern team.
Northern then played the Southern team (made up of players from the Tamworth area) during the North West trials in Tamworth on May 4, from which Darcy was one of 17 selected to represent the North West.
Moree Public School rugby league coach Dominic Brown said the school is very proud of Darcy’s achievements in representing the region at state level.
“He’s quite talented,” Mr Brown said.
“He was picked in year three for the school team. His tackling ability, defence and passing got him a spot in the team in year three. As he’s gotten older, he’s gotten bigger and stronger. His defence has gotten better and his running game has improved.”
Mr Brown said the young hooker will be able to have another crack at making the North West side again next year.
