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Welcome to Central Sharks District School Sport. 
Information relating to district activities can be accessed here.

See table below for District Trial information

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Contact and staff

District Chair: Liam Herbert, St Laurence's College

District Secretary: Megan Orgill, Brisbane Sth State Secondary College

District Treasurer: Sean O'Neil, Villanova College


District calendar listed below for District trials. 

Please note: selection trial dates, times & venues are subject to change​

It is essential that School Sport Co-ordinators are contacted in the first instance to answer all questions in relation to District trials.

District Nomination Process– Nominations via your School Sports Coordinator to attend a District Trial.

Direct to MER Nomination Process - Nominations via your School Sports Coordinator to attend a Met East trial directly (No District Trial).​


Trial Acknowledgement & Selection Policy

  1. District trials are sports trials run by volunteer officials within each district.
  2. Schools must ensure students nominated for 10–12 years district trials meet the eligibility and capability criteria, including age requirements, appropriate skill standard for district-level participation, and readiness to compete safely.
  3. Officials are chosen based on competency & knowledge in the sport / event.
  4. To ensure transparency and fairness, multiple officials collaborate on the final selections in accordance with the district's trial procedures.
  5. This process is the standard procedure for all district trials.
  6. Any successful selection is based on the standard of performance on the trial day and the selection panels' decision is final.
  7. By schools allowing students to participate in a trial, all parents/carers acknowledge acceptance of this process.


​​Sport​​
​​Nominations Process

​​​​Trial Date

​​District Convenor & School
AFL
10-12yrs Boys
​District nomination process 
Thurs 12 Mar 2026​Alex Barnes - St Laurences College
AFL
10-12yrs Girls
​District nomination process
Wed 25 Feb 2026
​Lucy Ballinger - Somerville House
AFL
13-14yrs Boys
​District nomination process 
Fri 20 Feb 2026
​Alex Barnes - St Laurence's College
AFL
13-14yrs Girls
​District nomination process
​Tues 10 Feb 2026
​Monica Mackillop - Brisbane SHS​
AFL
15-17yrs Boys
​District paper nom process
​Tues 10 Mar 2026
Alex Barnes - St Laurences College
AFL
15-17yrs Girls
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Thurs 19 Mar 2026
​Jasmine Kawa - ​Bris Sth State Sec College
Baseball
12-14yrs
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Fri 12 Jun 2026
​Check with the Sports Co-ordinator at your school.
Baseball
13-19yrs Girls
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - ​Fri 12 Jun 2026
Check with Sports Co-ordinator at your school
Baseball
15-19yrs
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Fri 6 Feb 2026
Check with Sports Co-ordinator at your school
Basketball
​10-12yrs
Boys
District nomination process
Mon 25 May 2026
Alex Barnes - St Laurence's College
Basketball
​10-12yrs
Girls

District nomination process
Mon 25 May 2026​​
​James Roche - Brisbane SHS​
Basketball
13-16yrs
B & G
District nomination process
​Mon 9 Feb 2026 (Boys)
&
Tues 10 Feb 2026 (Girls)
​Kirron Byrne - St James College (Boys)
Sam Firrell - Loreto College (Girls)
Basketball
17-19yrs Boys
District nomination process
Wed 11 Mar 2026

​Emma Read - Villanova College
Basketball
17-19yrs GIrls
Direct to Met East Nom process
​MER trial date - Thurs 19 Mar 2026​
Sam Firrell - Loreto College
Cricket
10-12yrs Boys
District nomination process
​Fri 5 June 2026
​Alex Barnes - St Laurence's College
Cricket
10-12yrs Girls
​District Paper Nom process
TBC
Glen Kranen - Brisbane SHS
Cricket
13-14yrs Boys
District nomination process
Thurs 20 Aug 2026
​Nathan Duffy - Villanova College
Cricket
13-14yrs Girls
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Wed 2 Sept
​TBC
Cricket
15-19yrs Boys
Direct to Met East Nom process
​TBC
​TBC
Cricket
15-19yrs Girls
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Thurs 5 Feb 2026
​TBC
Cross Country
10-19yrs
 B & G
District nomination process
Tues 28 Apr 2026
​Ben McKenzie - Brisbane SHS &
Dave Miles - Brisbane SHS
Football
10-12yrs Boys
District nomination process

​Wed 22 Apr
&
​Thurs 23 Apr 2026

​Alex Barnes - St Laurence's College
Football
10-12yrs Girls
District nomination process
Wed 22 Apr 2026
​Michael Anderson - St James College
Football
13-15yrs & 16-19yrs Boys
District nomination process
Thurs 12 Feb 2026
​Alex Barnes - St Laurence's College
&
Michael Anderson - St James College

Football
13-15yrs & 16-19yrs Girls
District nomination process
​Wed 4 Feb 2026
​Michael Anderson - St James College (16-19rys)
Futsal
13-14yrs
B & G
District nomination process
Thurs 16 July 2026​
​Michael Anderson - St James College (Boys) &
James Anderson - St James College (Girls)
​Futsal
15-16yrs
B & G
District nomination process
Thurs 16 July 2026
​Jamie Coates de Jonge - Somerville House (Boys) & Michael Anderson - St James College (Girls)
Golf
10-19yrs
B & G
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Mon 23 Mar 2026
​Luke Middis - Bris Sth State SC
Hockey
10-12yrs
B & G
District Paper Nom process
TBC
Natalie Flannery - All Hallows School​
Hockey
13-15yrs & 16-19yrs Boys
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Tues 10 Mar 2026
​Rachael Stokes - Bris Sth State SC
Hockey
13-15yrs & 16-19yrs GIrls
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Fri 27 Mar 2026
​TBC
Netball
10-11yrs
District nomination process
Tues 3​ Mar 2026
​Annabelle Durling - Somerville House
Netball
10-12 Girls
District nomination process
Tues 3 Mar 2026

Annabelle Durling - Somerville House
Netball
10-12yrs Boys
District nomination process
Wed 4 Mar 2026
​Monique Elliot - Coorparoo SS
Netball
13- 15yrs 
Girls
District nomination process
​Tues 24 Feb 2026
​Maddy Feltha​​m - Somerville House
​Netball
16-19yrs Girls
District nomination process
Tues 17 Feb 2026
​Maddy Feltham - Somerville House
Netball
13-15yrs Boys
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Mon 9 Mar 2026
​Eliza Hoelscher - St James College
Rugby League
10-11yrs
District nomination process
Wed 25 Feb 2026
(combined with Mt Gravatt Echidnas)
Blake Henry - St James College
Rugby League
11-12yrs
District nomination process
Tues 24 Feb 2026

Blake Henry - St James College
Rugby League
11-12yrs Girls
District Paper Nom process
 Nominations due 29 May 2026
​Megan Orgill - Brisbane Sth State Sec College
Rugby League
13-14yrs Girls
District Paper Nom process
​Nominations due 29 May 2026
Blake Henley - St James College 
Rugby League
13-14yrs Boys
District nomination process
​Thurs 21 May 2026 ​(combined with Mt Gravatt Echidnas)
​Blake Henley - St James ​College
Rugby League
15-16yrs & 17-18yrs Boys
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Tues 10 Mar 2026
​Blake Henley - St James College
Rugby League
15-16yrs & 17-18yrs Girls
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Thurs 26 Feb 2026
​Blake Henley - St James College
Rugby 7's
15-16yrs & 17-18yrs Girls
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Thurs 12 Mar 2026
​Georgia Hooper - ​Bris Sth State SC
Rugby Union
11-12yrs
District nomination process
​Tues 28 Apr 2026
​John Tabrett - Brisbane Sth State Sec College​
Rugby Union
14-15yrs Boys
District nomination process
​Thurs 30 Apr 2026
​Hershelle Classan - Villanova College
Wian Joubert - Villanova College
Rugby Union
17-18yrs Boys
​Direct to Met East Nom process
​MER trial date - Tues 17 Mar 2026
​TBC
Softball
10-12yrs
B & G
District Paper Nom process
​TBC
​TBC
Softball
13-19yrs
B & G
Direct to Met East Nom process
​MER trial date - Thurs 12 Feb 2026
TBC
Squash
10-19yrs
B & G
Direct to Met East Nom process
​MER trial date - Thurs 5 Mar 2026
TBC
Surfing
13-19yrs
B & G
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Fri 5 Jun 2026
TBC
Swimming 
10-12yrs
B & G
District nomination process
Thurs 12 Feb 2026 ​(this trial will be done in conjunction with Mt Gravatt Echnidas and Southside Sea Eagles Districts)
​Mick Austen - Macgregor SS
Swimming
13-19yrs
B & G
District Paper Nom process
Met East trial date  - Tues 3 Mar 2026
​Alex Barnes - St Laurence's College
Tennis
10-12yrs
B & G
District nomination process
Mon 27 Apr 2026
​TBC
Tennis 
13-19yrs
B & G
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - Thurs 5 Feb 2026​​​
​Robby Newton - Somerville House
Touch
10-12yrs Boys
District nomination process

Thurs 23 Apr 2026
Bronwen Roberts - West End SS
Touch
10-12yrs Girls
District nomination process
Wed 22 Apr 2026​
​Nikki Paterson -Greenslopes SS
Touch
13-15yrs
B & G
District nomination process
Wed 4 Mar 2026 (Boys) 

Thurs 5 Mar 2026​ (Girls)
​Nikki Paterson - Greenslopes SS (Boys) 
&
Stuart Sprott - Brisbane SHS (Girls)
Touch
16-18yrs
B & G
​District nomination process will be followed.
Thurs 5 Mar (Boys) ​

Thurs 5 Mar (Girls)
​Nikki Paterson - Greenslopes SS (Boys) 
&
Stuart Sprott - Brisbane SHS (Girls)
Track & Field
10-19yrs
B & G
District nomination process
Mon 10 Aug
&
Tues 11 Aug 2026

​TBC
Triathlon
10-19yrs
B & G
Direct to Met East Nom process
Check with Sports Co-ordinator at your school

Volleyball
13-15yrs Boys
District nomination process

Thurs 19 Mar 2026
​Todd Kropp - Villanova College
Volleyball
13-15yrs Girls
District nomination process
Mon 16 Mar 2026
Wanaka Broad - All Hallows School
Volleyball
16-19yrs Boys
District nomination process
Tues 31 Mar 2026

Todd Kropp - Villanova College
Volleyball
16-19yrs GIrls
District nomination process
Tues 17 Mar 2026
Wanaka Broad - All Hallows School
​Waterpolo
15-18yrs
B & G
Direct to Met East Nom process
MER trial date - ​Fri 6 Mar 2026
Wanaka Broad - All Hallows School

General Information

Nomination Process – Parents and Schools

 School Level

  • Students who wish to participate must first nominate through their school's Sports Coordinator or HPE Teacher.
  • Schools will communicate the sports available, nomination dates, and eligibility requirements to families.
  • Schools are responsible for the selection of high skilled level students and submission of nominations to their District by the advertised due date.​


All permission and consent forms must be completed and physically taken to the District Trial and submitted to relevant district officials. NO PAPERWORK / NO TRIAL.

Nominations outside of this process will not be accepted.


Student Officials

​Queensland Representative School Sport (QRSS) offers students in Queensland an opportunity to participate in all facets of the representative school sport pathway and actively promotes the development of students in all areas of sport.

 

Student official opportunities include:

  • referee/umpire roles
  • Student Advisory Committee membership.

https://queenslandschoolsport.education.qld.gov.au/officials/student-officials-programs




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Last reviewed 19 March 2026
Last updated 19 March 2026