Westfields students from left, Giordan Patea, Denzal Tonise, Lindsay Smith, John Salatielu won 3 state knockouts and runner up in the fourth. Picture: Simon Bennett

TO win one state title is a big achievement.

So when one school wins three state titles in the same year it makes people take notice.

Well, that's exactly what Westfields Sports high school did last week at the 69th annual NSWRL All Schools Knockout Carnival held across western Sydney.

The Fairfield West school dominated the Elite Secondary division of the tournament winning the under-13s, 14s and 16s divisions. They were also runners-up in the under-15s division.

The under-13s team were impressive in racking up a combined 98-4 total en route to the final where they defeated Hills Sports High 22 - 8.

The under-14s team were equally impressive as they reached the final without conceding a point before defeating Hills Sports High also in the final 10 - 4.

The under-16s team also managed to keep all their opponents to zero in the round robin phases and finished off the trifecta of victories with a hard fought 12-4 win against Patrician Brothers, Blacktown.

The under-15s team narrowly missed the clean sweep of the tournament losing to Patrician Brothers Blacktown, 18 - 0 in the final.

The school has now won 19 state titles in nine years.

Westfields SHS & Endeavour SHS University & Buckley Shield teams after todays games at Endeavour (Photo's : OurFootyMedia)

BUCKLEY SHIELD ACTION

UNI SHIELD ACTION

Illawarra SHS travelled up the highway to play Matraville SHS at Yarra and it will be a sad old trip south with both teams getting smashed, the Uni Shield Matto won 42 - 6 & the score in the Buckley Shaield was 56 - 6.

Big wins to both the Matraville Sports High School teams.

In todays 3 match up, Endeavour SHS played host to Westfields SHS at the Field of Dreams, Westfields prooved to good in the opening Uni Shield match running away to win by 10.

Chase Stanley presents the 1st CHASE STANLEY CUP to Westfields skipper Fraser Masinamua at Henson Park (Photo : ourfootymedia)

Chase Stanley with the Westfields SHS Under 15's (Photo : ourfootymedia) CHECK OUT THE ACTION

Chase Stanley with the Endeavour & Westfields boys (Photo : ourfootymedia)

The Michael Buettner Shield (Under 13's) & the Chase Stanley Cup (Under 15's) are competitions involving only Elite High Schools in the Sydney & Hunter region of NSW.

This is the third Michael Buettner Shield and the Shield returns to Westfields for the second time.

CHASE STANLEY CUP
ENDEAVOUR SHS 6 - 32 WESTFIELDS SHS
HALF TIME : ESHS 0 - 10 WSHS
CONDITIONS : Perfect
CROWD : 250 - 300
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When Chase Stanley was first approached at the beginning of the year about holding the Chase Stanley Cup, "he thought it was a gee up" and today Chase was on hand to present to winning team the inaugural Chase Stanley Cup.

But things didn't quite go to script, his old school Endeavour Sport High School were in the Grand Final up against the NSWRL All School's under 15 Champions, Westfields Sports High School.

Westfields play good footy, they out musceled Endeavour and punched holes up the middle with strong performances from the forward pack, the Westfields backs are keen to follow the runners and this creates opportunities to score.

The first half was pretty even with Westfields running in tries to skipper Fraser Masinamua and Kelepi Tangaona to take a 10 - nil lead.

Endeavour came out with the right attitude in the second half attacking Westfield with purpose.

Endeavours forwards were once again well lead by Daniel Byrne and his cohorts. This lead to a nice backline move that got the ball to the speedy Souths Matty's Cup player Matthew Bateman who ran around to make it a better angle for his kicker, Endeavour go to six points after Anthony Saffo converts.

Westfields were good enough to hold out and defend their half for the rest of the game and started to take control.

Two second half tries to Cromwell Akokiri, further tries to Daniel Smith and Carlos Zopa put the Chase Stanley Cup out of Endeavours reach.

Promising pair...Frazer Masinamua and Gus Jasmin of Westfields Sports High School have dreams of playing in NRL. Photo: Steve Christo

But that doesn’t matter right now. What matters is that they can play. Yesterday, they were enjoying a big win with their under-15s teammates from Westfields Sports High School. In a few years, they hope to be able to celebrate breaking into the NRL.

Masinamua is a big boy. ‘‘I’m trying to lose 10 kilos,’’ he told the Herald during a break from play in the early rounds of the NSWRL All Schools Knockout at Whalan Reserve in western Sydney. ‘‘I want to get back to 100.’’

Yes, just 100 kilograms. He couldn’t run while recovering from a badly broken ankle suffered late last season. ‘‘I had a screw put through my ankle and today’s only my second game back,’’ he said.

Being so big makes Masinamua a constant threat on the field, as a back-rower who runs hard and has skill, and it makes him stand out off the field, where he says he is learning to take a deep breath to stay out of trouble.

‘‘I try to avoid trouble, but sometimes it’s a bit hard for me because I’m a big boy and it tends to find me,’’ he said.

‘‘I’ve walked away a few times, but it’s not easy. I’m still learning. I get my patience tested, but I have to learn to turn away if I’m going to succeed. I want to play NRL. It’s a long way away, but if I train hard I might be able to make it.’’

The most revealing – and refreshing – thing about these two kids is that they seem to get it when it comes to realising that if you want to make it these days, you need to behave just as well as you play. The game is playing hardball now with off-field offenders, and that is clearly the way it is going to stay.

Jasmin, a five-eighth who plays a year up in the under-16s Harold Matthews competition for the Bulldogs – Masinamua plays for Parramatta in the same comp – has also battled injury and off-field adversity. But he sees his goals, and the way to reach them, clearly.

‘‘Hopefully, one day, I’ll play NRL with the Bulldogs,’’ Jasmin said. ‘‘I’ve still got a long way to go, but I think I’m heading in the right direction. I’m training hard and I’m making sure I stay focused and keep away from trouble. I’ve been through a lot of injuries, but I’m not worried about that now.’’

In this five tries to one victory, the Westfields boys are looking good this year.

Off-field relationship: (from left) Roger Davis, Paul Metcalfe, Chris Uluiga, Brett Watson and Maneta Pepe. Cabramatta Rugby League club donated $10,000 to Westfields Sports High School last week to assist the rugby league program. Picture: Wesley Lonergan Learn More about Westfields SHS

Krisnan Inu, Jarryd Hayne and Kris Keating, just to name a few.

And now that relationship is stepping up a notch with the leagues club announcing a $10,000 donation to help fund the high school's rugby league program.

With more than 50 percent of the school's players representing the Two Blues at club level on the weekend, the sponsorship deal can also be seen as an investment.

Westfields already use the leagues club grounds for training sessions but will now reap the rewards of further equipment and gear.

ARRIVE aLIVE CUP
* BUCKLEY SHIELD 2008 CHAMPIONS *
* UNIVERSITY SHIELD 2008 CHAMPIONS *
ST. MARY'S CUP
NSW ALL SCHOOLS KNOCKOUTS
MICHAEL BUETTNER SHIELD - 2008 CHAMPIONS
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