Over 170 broke bread in the new Toorak Park Pavilion yesterday as the Old Xavs and Xavier College launched their football seasons.

OXFC premiership captain Matt Ball emceed the lunch and the crowd heard from XC Principal Bill Doherty, XC Football PSG President Siobhan Miller and Old Xavs President Matt Cosgrave. Paul Connors chaired a panel discussion with Robbie Tarrant (XC First XVIII Coach), Dan Donati (OXFC Senior coach), Doug Greenough (WOX coach), and Alice O'Loughlin from North Melbourne AFLW.

Next Saturday, the OXFC celebrates Opening Day with football from 9:20 am and another lunch, this time for 220.

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