The Old Collegians Soccer club goes from stregnth to strength.  Old Boy and Marcellin staffer Dino Faelis is the club coach this season.  The club is entering two teams and the pre-season is full steam ahead.  Visit the Marcellin Old Collegians Soccer Club Website

Congratulations are in order to the Old Collegians Cricket Club.  After a few lean seasons,  Captain Coach John Dinneen has lead the club’s to First and Third XI Premierships with the Seconds Runners up in their grade. All three teams will be promoted up a grade for next season, and with the development of their junior program things are looking very healthy.  Visit the Marcellin Old Collegians Cricket Club website

Its with great sadness to advise the passing of Old Collegian Martin Wood.  Known affectionately as Woody, Martin passed away after a long illness.  He was 44.  He is survived by his wife Ruth, children Darcy, Rex and Avril.  After leaving Marcellin in 1980, he pursued his profession in motor vehicle engineering & design working with both Nissan and GMH; at the latter he pioneered the use of 3D modeling in their car design.  Woody was farewelled by his family and friends at a moving (and packed) Funeral mass at St Kevin’s church in Ormond on Friday August 1.

Congratulations to Old Collegian (1981) Andrew McLachlan AM for his Queens Birthday Honour. For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Armoured Regiment; Operations Officer on Headquarters Joint Task Force 633 during Operation CATALYST; Acting Director of Operations — Army; Director of Officer Career Management Army, and as the Commander Career Management Army.

Rosie Dillon (MOCCC Player) has been selected in the Under 13 Victorian Primary Schools Girls Cricket Team. Along with the privilege of representing her state she gets to travel to Darwin, Rosie has been selected after an exhaustive process and she is seen as one of the top 13 girls in her age group in the state.  Great achievement Rosie! [Read more...]

The Old Collegians extend their deepest sympathies to the Rath family for the passing of Willem. As you can see from the notice (see below) kindly forwarded by Paul Rath, Willem was the father and husband of a great family. All of his eight sons attended Marcellin – a record that is not likely to be broken in the foreseeable future! The Rath family have always been great supporters of the Marcellin community. Willem’s wife Maureen passed away two years ago.

Please check the paper for funeral arrangements

RATH, Willem B.
01.08.1925 – 25.05.2008

Passed away peacefully early Sunday morning at Coronella Nunawading.
Loving husband of Maureen (dec.) and devoted father to Michael, Jenny, Steven, Andrew, Damien, Paul, Gregory, Nicholas and Simon (Jack), treasured grandfather of Adam, Oliver, Annemieke, Emily, Dominic, Oscar, Julia, Benjamin and Harry.

To our dearest Father, who is resting in peace with no further suffering, and who is now reunited with his beloved wife Maureen.
You have been such a role model for us all. Your courage and spirit for adventure will always inspire us. We are forever grateful that you worked tirelessly in providing for our family, and gave unconditional love and devotion to us all. With much love from your children – Michael, Jenny,
Steven, Andrew, Damien, Paul, Gregory, Nicholas and Simon-Jack.

Old Collegian legend, John ‘Chubba’ Dinneen has been appointed the Captain Coach of the Marcellin Old Collegians Cricket Club for Season 2008/09. John officially returns to the club following his 12 month ‘retirement’ from cricket.

Official Club Announcement It is with tremendous pleasure that we announce that the Committee has unanimously supported the recommendation of the coaching sub-committee to appoint John Dinneen as MOCCC captain-coach for the 2008/09 (and the following season, body and Committee approval allowing). John’s record as a twelve-time Club Champion and ECA Dunstan Medal winner suggests that he is impeccably qualified for the role. John is very excited about the Club’s prospects for the year ahead and can’t wait to get stuck into the next phase of the ‘rebuilding’ process, which is player retention/recruitment. The new committee is certain that we could not have found a better fit for the Club at this stage of its history; quite possibly our most important professional club appointment to date.

Pictured below are John (left) with his brother Daniel; on football umpiring duties at Marcellin during the AGS Winter Season.

On behalf of all old Collegians, I would like to extend my condolences to the Wood family for the passing of Jack. Jack Wood was the father of four Marcellin boys and a passionate supporter of the Old Collegians – especially football and cricket. Jack is survived by his wife of 60 years Clarie and their five children Gerard, David, Richard, Andrew and Margaret. Chris Mirabella Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Mr Jack Wood willbe offered at St Bedes Church,1 Severn St, North Balwyn onWEDNESDAY (Apr. 23, 2008)commencing at 10.30 a.m. At the conclusion of Mass, theFuneral will leave for the Andersons Creek Cemetery,Warrandyte.