Eric was intrigued by a schoolground game apparently invented by the boys to fill in time on the cramped Orrong Rd yard. This game ‘throwball’, as Eric remembered it, took place each lunchtime at the back of the college. Trying to get a grip on the intricacies of the game, Eric was found around the sheds when he ought not to have been there, and received six cuts from Saul. Such was his introduction to St Kevin’s and to ‘Socker’ Saul.”

“Another brother who ruled with a firm hand stuck in the memories of several students. Brother English was remembered by some boys as sitting at the front of their classes, his sleeves rolled up and his strap positioned prominently on the desk.”