Australian Team Representatives

We have found 33 instances of one of our students being selected to an Australian team – quite a remarkable achievement.

The earliest we can find on record is 1961 when Robyn Tansey made the Australian girls Hockey team.

Cross Country Skiing has been the most prolific with 5 – Finlay Clarke (2014 in Canada), Xanthea Dewez (2011, 2012, 2013), Aislinn Kildea (2011, 2012),and Kate Spiller & Andrew Johnson (1997 in Sweden).

Four boys have made a prized All Australian Football team – Steve Johnson (2001 Under 18), Sean O’Keefe (1999 Under 17), Darren Steele (1985 Under 17), and Andrew Douglas (1981, Under 15 Full Back).

We have had 3 make an Australian Basketball team – Heather Oliver (2007, Sydney), Deanne Smitheram (1997, USA) and Stuart Baird (1982).

Two girls have made an Australian Netball team, and both incredibly were in the same year (1982). That was Robyn Townsend (Under 16) and Lisa Wilson (Under 15). The following year, they were both in our Senior team that won the 1983 All High State Title. Long-time P.E Teacher Zelda Yeates made it at Under 21 level.

We have had 2 reach that pinnacle in Volleyball (Bec Gilbert 2001 and Kerry White 1995), and two in Golf (Andrew Kelly 2004 and Brad Lamb 1997, 1998).

In Cricket, Fraser Ellis stands alone (2015), as does Aimi Delahaye in Soccer (2012).

We are certain we have more. Contact Jud.Mullins@education.vic.gov.au if you can help us either:

a. Add an instance we have missed,

b. Send a photo of one of these players in the Australian strip.

Australian Team Members

ATHLETE

YEAR

SPORT

AGE

COMPETED

Reuben Smith
2024
Cycling – Track
U19
New Zealand
Riley Corke
2022
Mountain Bike XCO
18
Riley Corke
2018
Mountain Bike XCO
14
Fraser Ellis
2015
Cricket
U16
Finlay Clarke
2014
Cross Country Ski
18
Canada
Xanthea Dewez
2013
Cross Country Ski
18
Xanthea Dewez
2012
Cross Country Ski
17
Aimi Delahaye
2012
Soccer
U18
Xanthea Dewez
2011
Cross Country Ski
16
Trevor Griffiths
2008
Cycling – Track
18
Janine Chick
2008
Shooting
18
Aislinn Kildea
2007
Cross Country Ski
U16
Aislinn Kildea
2006
Biathlon
U15
Aislinn Kildea
2006
Cross Country Ski
U15
Heather Oliver
2005
Basketball
U18
Sydney
Andrew Kelly
2004
Golf
17
Steve Johnson
2001
Football
U18
All Australian
Bec Gilbert
1999
Volleyball
U16
New Zealand
Sean O’Keefe
1999
Football
U16
Brooke Winzer
1999
Artistic Gymnastics
16
Sydney
Brad Lamb
1998
Golf
Brad Lamb
1997
Golf
Deanne Smitheram
1997
Basketball
16
USA
Kate Spiller
1997
Cross Country Ski
16
Sweden
Andrew Johnstone
1997
Cross Country Ski
16
Sweden
Kerry White
1995
Volleyball
U19
Sri Lanka
Shaun McGauran
1988
Archery
USA
Gayle Parrott
1988
Athletics
Pan Pac Games, Sydney
Darren Steele
1985
Football
U17
All Australian
Robyn Townsend
1982
Netball
U16
Lisa Wilson
1982
Netball
15
Stuart Baird
1982
Basketball
18
Andrew Douglas
1981
Football
U15
All Australian
Robyn Tansey
1961
Hockey