00:00So I'm with Noah Chamberlain at Endeavour Sports High School.
00:04Noah's just completed his first exam at the HSC, the English.
00:08Tell us, how did you get through it?
00:10How did you manage to do all that with your football and, you know, the balancing all that out?
00:16Yeah, it's been tough. I think it's been good for me now, though.
00:19The footy's kind of died down a little bit, so it's just a bit of off-season, pre-season.
00:23So not as much as it was in the trial or other exams, so it's a lot better now.
00:27Just being able to balance it a little bit, spend a bit more time studying.
00:31And your advice to people doing the HSC, the kids doing the HSC next year?
00:37Yeah, I'd say just look for some alternatives as well.
00:39Don't just solely focus on studying.
00:42Find some things you find enjoyable and, you know, make sure you really work hard for it.
00:46But at the end of the day, it's not the end of the world.
00:48If you don't get the best mark, I think it's really important to know that.
00:51So, yeah.
00:52And what about for Year 7 students starting next year on that long journey?
00:56Yeah, it's quicker than you think, honestly.
00:59Like, it's that six years, but honestly, it feels like one year.
01:03It goes really quick and just enjoy it while you're there.
01:05It's just really fun.
01:06I remember Year 7 was one of the best years of my life, so make sure you just enjoy it.
01:10Fantastic.
01:11And take us through your journey.
01:12It must have been a pretty crazy year.
01:15I know you were in the Swans Academy, made the Under-18 All-Australian,
01:21and looking at a career, I guess, in the AFL.
01:24How do you do it?
01:26Yeah, it's tough.
01:27I mean, honestly, like, this is my dream to get drafted and play a professional.
01:30Hopefully I get there.
01:32And, you know, it's just something I've dreamt of when I've been a young kid.
01:35And I think it just starts with just training and, you know, getting the hardest that you want.
01:39Just, yeah, if you've got something, if your desire is something,
01:41then make sure you try harder to get there.
01:43And what's upcoming now, or after the exams, what's up and coming for you after that
01:49in terms of the AFL side of this?
01:52Yeah, so I've got the draft coming up next month,
01:55but I think, like, just a dream for me to get picked up by any club,
01:58wherever that may be.
02:00And just, you know, it's just a dream of mine,
02:01whether that's, you know, in Sydney or somewhere else.
02:04Just, yeah, it's been a dream of mine.
02:06Hopefully I can get there.
02:07And tell us about the school and the kind of supports in place here for you
02:11during that time, six years here.
02:14Obviously, you've supported your sporting endeavours
02:16as well as your educational endeavours.
02:18Tell me a little bit about that.
02:20Yeah, so I think Endeavour's been really supporting with me and my career
02:23and potentially playing AFL.
02:25I think, like, ever since I've got here, they've always been supportive.
02:28If I need extra work done from the teachers,
02:30if I miss some classwork, they've always been here to support
02:32a good class in or in person, wherever that may be.
02:35Just the support staff has been really supportive and encouraging for me
02:38to help me achieve my dream.
02:40Terrific.
02:40Thank you, Noah.
