St Augustine’s College 1950s.
Represented Australia in Rugby League in 1961.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1978.
Represented Australia in athletics at the Pacific Conference Games (1981, 1983) and the World Championships in Helsinki (1983).
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marist College Kogarah 1930s.
Unfortunately, the outbreak of World War II delayed a promising rugby league career.
Represented Australia against Great Britain in the first test after the War in 1946.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Trinity College Auburn-Regents Park 1946-1952 / Parramatta Marist High School 1953-1954.
Competed in Athletics for the Western Suburbs club, competing for NSW in 1960.
Later invited to compete in the Auckland Games, winning the trophy for 220 yards.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown 1946.
Australian rugby league coach, player, and commentator.
Widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the sport's history.
Played and coached in Sydney's top-grade competition, the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, and coached Eastern Suburbs to premierships in 1974 and 1975 and later the Parramatta Eels to three successive premierships from 1981 to 1983.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1967
Successfully competed at the 1986 Penang Marathon Championships.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Joseph’s Hunters Hill 1898.
Rugby union player who played his only test against New Zealand in 1903.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Trinity Catholic College Lismore 1966-1974.
Represented Australia in baseball between 1979-1983.
Served as baseball coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport 1994-2007.
Worked as an International Scout for the Cleveland Indians baseball club 2007-2010.
Worked in player and coach development for Baseball Australia 2010 - current (at time of publication in 2023).
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marcellin College Randwick 1930s.
Selected to play for the Wallabies against the New Zealand Maori side in 1946.
Most notable contribution to rugby was as a referee.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1916-1924.
Chosen to play for the NSW Waratahs and the Wallabies in a number of test matches in the UK, totallaling nine tests between 1927-1930.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1917-1918.
Selected to represent the Wallabies between 1927-1929, playing seven tests.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marist College Ashgrove 1959 - 1966.
Selected to play for Queensland in Rugby Union in 1969.
In 1971, toured with the Wallabies to France.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1955-1960.
After success at the senior level at the Sydney Rowing club, was selected to compete at the Australian Rowing Championships.
Won a Silver Medal at the 1968 Olympics as part of the Mens Eights rowing team.
Returned to Joey’s to coach rowing from 1993-1997.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marist College Kogarah late 1930’s.
Played for the Newtown Bluebags in the NSW Rugby League from 1942-1951, winning a Premiership in 1943.
Represented Australia in four test matches from 1946-1948.
Served as an officer of the NSW Police from 1938-1976, earning the Queen’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1976.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Trinity College Beenleigh 1987-1991.
Represented Ireland as a runner at the 1996 Olympics, competing in the 400m event.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Augustine’s College Cairns 1976-1981
Talented soccer player who competed in Australia, Belgium, France, Italy and England.
A major player for the Australian National team, selected to the Socceroos a total of 37 times and scored 11 goals.
Named Oceania Footballer of the Year in 1988.
Inducted into the FF Hall of Champions in 2001.
Appointed as coach of the Socceroos, 1999-2005.
Appointed to the inaugural National Indigenous Advisory Group of Football Australia in 2021.
Awarded Medal of the Order of Australia in 2000 for service to soccer as a player and coach.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill 1949.
Represented Australia in handball at the 1964 World Championships.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Joseph’s College Hunter’s Hill 1933.
Selected in the 1936 Australian Olympic rowing team.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
Marist College Canberra 1972-1980.
Represented Sydney and Oxford Universities, NSW and Australia in Rugby Union.
An important member of Australia’s 1991 World Cup victory.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.
St Joseph’s College 1956.
Having competed in rowing at school, gained selection in the Australia rowing team at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.
Source: Marist College Canberra 1998: Celebrating 125 Years of Sporting Achievement Australia 1872-1997.