Two MacKillop College students are helping the AFL tackle racism.
Year 10 student Samantha Wainwright designed a logo that was printed on the footballs used during last weekend’s multicultural round.
The logo, which was designed as part of a schools competition, features two hands and the words, “one team, one goal”.
Classmate Joshua Guzzardi was the competition’s runner-up.
The students entered the competition after their visual communication and design teacher, Silvio Mannello, asked his year 10 class to come up with designs.
Samantha said she found it hard to believe that footballers would be playing with a ball bearing her logo.
“I was very happy when I found out, but it was hard to believe I’d won,” she said.
Joshua said he and Samantha had spent a few weeks planning their designs, drawing up different options and touching up their chosen logos by using computers.
Samantha then spent several hours working with a graphic designer to simplify her design after it was chosen as the winner.
“That was a great experience,” she said. “I want to work in that field.”
To reward Samantha and Joshua’s success, the Werribee school received 10 footballs, $5000 for first prize, $1000 for second prize and 50 tickets to last Sunday’s match between Collingwood and Adelaide.
