Tuesday, 22 December 2009

How SWIH’T it is – the School of Women’s and Infants’ Health (SWIH) sported a netball team at the UWA Sports Day held recently and managed to rumble their opponents.

But School Head Winthrop Professor John Newnham (front row,right), who was cast as goal defence, paid a price for the glory – a broken finger that ended up in a splint.

“I had never even watched a game of netball in my life, let alone played one,” the Professor said in his defence. “I was surprised at how violent this women’s sport is,” he added with a smile.

“I learnt I had to extend my hand out to intercept the ball and at some stage I must have broken my little finger.”

But it was worth it because his team won and took one for the Faculty, he said.

The Sports Day was run like a mini-Olympics, with a torch and walk-past of athletes holding banners.

Before the game, SWIH’T, including School Manager and team coach, Maz Schneider (next to the Professor), posed for a photo. Always having an eye out for happy kids, they spotted some children from the UniCare child care centre being entertained by being pulled around in mini-carts.

“We saw the kids about 30 metres away and asked if we could borrow them,” Professor Newnham said. “It looks like it was a magnificently set up photo but it was actually just by good fortune.”

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