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Draws
Essendon
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A Grade
Round 5: Monday, July 27th 2026 at 8pm
Secret Topic
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Strathmore Secondary College 1 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (LC) 2 |
| Strathmore Secondary College 2 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (LC) 1 |
| St Aloysius College 1 | vs. | St Bernard's College 1 |
| Overnewton Anglican College 1 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 |
B Grade
Round 5: Monday, July 27th 2026 at 7pm
Secret Topic
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Strathmore Secondary College 1 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (LC) 4 |
| Ave Maria College 1 | vs. | St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College 1 |
| St Aloysius College 1 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (LC) 5 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (LC) 1 | vs. | Maribyrnong College 1 |
| Springside West Secondary College 2 | vs. | Overnewton Anglican College 1 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College 2 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (LC) 2 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (LC) 3 | vs. | St Aloysius College 2 |
| Maribyrnong College 2 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 |
| St Bernard's College 1 | vs. | Mt Alexander College 1 |
| Overnewton Anglican College 2 | vs. | Springside West Secondary College 1 |
C Grade
Round 5: Monday, July 27th 2026 at 7pm
Secret Topic
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (Gottliebsen) 1 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 2 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (Gottliebsen) 2 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 3 |
| Strathmore Secondary College 1 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (Gottliebsen) 3 |
| Victoria University Secondary College 2 | vs. | Bacchus Marsh Grammar 3 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College 2 | vs. | St Bernard's College 1 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 1 | vs. | St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College 1 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar 2 | vs. | Catholic Regional College North Keilor 1 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 2 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 4 | vs. | St Aloysius College 1 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar 4 | vs. | Overnewton Anglican College 1 |
| Victoria University Secondary College 1 | vs. | Maribyrnong College 1 |
| St Bernard's College 2 | vs. | Keilor Downs Secondary College 1 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar 1 | vs. | Salesian College Sunbury 1 |
D Grade
Round 5: Monday, July 27th 2026 at 8pm
That dynamic pricing should be banned.
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Ave Maria College 1 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 1 |
| Strathmore Secondary College 2 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 2 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 3 | vs. | Strathmore Secondary College 1 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (Gottliebsen) 3 | vs. | Catholic Regional College North Keilor 1 |
| Maribyrnong College 1 | vs. | St Bernard's College 1 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 3 | vs. | Keilor Downs Secondary College 1 |
| St Columba's College 3 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 4 |
| Rosehill Secondary College 1 | vs. | St Aloysius College 1 |
| St Aloysius College 2 | vs. | Strathmore Secondary College 3 |
| Strathmore Secondary College 4 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 4 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar 2 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 2 | vs. | Mt Alexander College 1 |
| St Aloysius College 3 | vs. | St Columba's College 4 |
| Buckley Park College 1 | vs. | St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College 1 |
| Overnewton Anglican College 2 | vs. | St Columba's College 1 |
| Salesian College Sunbury 1 | vs. | Bacchus Marsh Grammar 3 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar 4 | vs. | Overnewton Anglican College 1 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (Gottliebsen) 1 | vs. | Maribyrnong College 2 |
| St Columba's College 2 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (Gottliebsen) 2 |
| Buckley Park College 2 | vs. | Bacchus Marsh Grammar 1 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (Gottliebsen) 4 | vs. | Bye |