Annual Report 17/18

Annual Report

17/18 Think.Act.Play is the program that was developed in conjunction with Water Polo Australia and NSW Sport & Recreation to ensure that core values, good reputation, and positive behaviours are maintained. Water Polo NSW has implemented the program and envisage it to be a cornerstone support to the development of the Sport.

The key messages that the program aims to promote are:

THINK before you speak ACT with respect PLAY in the spirit of the game

All Clubs and Regional Associations are encouraged to look to implement the program within their local training and activities.

If you would like more information, please contact Water Polo NSW

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CONTENTS

VISION MISSION VALUES 2 CURRENT OFFICE BEARERS & PERSONNEL 3 CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS 4 HONOUR ROLL 5 HALL OF CHAMPIONS 6 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 7 EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT 8 SPORTS DEVELOPMENT REPORT 9 SPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 12 SYDNEY ACADEMY REPORT 15 NSW INSTITUTE OF SPORT REPORT 18 SYDNEY YOUTH FESTIVAL 20 COMPETITIONS & EVENTS REPORT 22 REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT 25 REGIONAL ASSOCIATION REPORTS 26 METRO CLUBS REPORTS 40 STATE TEAM REPORTS 48 LOCAL COMPETITION RESULTS 62 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS 64 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS 70 AUSTRALIAN WATER POLO LEAGUE 72 NATIONAL REPRESENTATION 73 OFFICE BEARERS 74 FINANCIAL REPORT (ANNEXURE A) 77

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report OUR OBJECTIVES Improve our communication and engagement with members and stakeholders. Identify and provide benefits and services to regional clubs and associations Increase playing and non-playing memberships Deliver professional competition and event management Provide member benefits Establish a WPNSW presence in Schools Attract long-term sponsors and commercial partners

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OFFICE BEARERS 2017/18

HONORARY STATE TEAM OPERATIONAL OFFICER COACHES PERSONNEL

Patron U14 Girls Executive Officer Vacant Greg McFadden (Blues) David Whittaker Kyle Alp (Waratahs) BOARD OF Leanne Lucy (Platypus) Sports Development DIRECTORS Carla Woolley (Opals) Manager Christopher Dyson President U14 Boys Nick Hodgers Mark Holden (Blues) Sport Development Consultant Fergus Bennie (Waratahs) Kyle Alp Secretary / Sam Negus (Platypus) Director of Finance Patrick O'Brien (Opals Communications & Chris Shaw State Team Program Co-Ordinator U16 Girls Vangeli Kollias Director - Metropolitan Michael Hahn (Blues) (September 2017-present) Mark Simpson Natasha Rewi-Henry (Waratahs) Scott Henderson (Platypus) Development Programs Officer Director - Regional Daniel Trent (Opals) Danielle Smith Gail Salter Zoe Stimson (Country) (September 2017-present)

Director U16 Boys Events Coordinator Rebecca Rippon Dudi Kristic (Blues) Ethan Rogers Harry Sanderson (Waratahs) (September 2017-present) Director Brett Arnold (Platypus) Alan Balla Liam Ireland (Opals) Competitions Coordinator & James Dezius (Country) Clubs Liaison Stefani Jelic U20 Girls Business Support Officer Richie Campbell (Blues) Paul Tassone (part time) Troy Stockwell (Waratahs) Administrative Support Officer U20 Boys Marif Safin Allen Caldwell (Blues) Nick Godfrey (Waratahs) Sport Development & Education Of- Australian Country Women ficer Jackie Morrison (Blues) Ashleigh Kaesler Ash Faulder (Waratahs) (resigned October 2017)

Australian Country Men Participation Coordinator Shannon Gould (Blues) Ally Jalvo Mark McNamara (waratahs) (July 2017-January 2018)

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 3 CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS

METROPOLITAN CLUBS

ACU Cronulla Parramatta Sydney Stingers Blue Mountains Piranhas Sydney Uni Men Coogee Ryde Sydney Uni Women Drummoyne Sydney Northern Beaches UNSW Wests Icebergs Sutherland Shire QVS Wizards Macquarie Uni Sydney Dolphins UTS Balmain

REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & CLUBS

Bathurst Water Polo Ovens & Murray Water Polo Albury Tigers Coffs Harbour Water Polo Northside Stingrays Sharks Central Coast Water Polo Pool Pirates Gosford Wodonga The Entrance Woy Woy Southern Highlands Water Polo Wyong Mainers Polar Bears Dubbo Water Polo Sharks Dolphins Far North Coast Alstonville Junior Water Polo Sutherland Shire Water Polo Association Alstonville Water Polo Arctic Ballina Bin Chooks Caringbah Byron Bay Sharks Gunnamatta Le-Ba Water Polo Bundeena Lennox Water Polo Sutherland Lismore Water Polo Shire Mullum Water Polo Tamworth & District Water Polo Newcastle Districts Eco Energy Central Newcastle Southgate Inn Easts Tamworth Tigers Hunter Hurricanes U16 Boys Rep Lake Macquarie Newcastle Uni Wagga Water Polo Raymond Terrace Dolphins Wagga Octopuses Orange Water Polo Association Raiders

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HONOUR ROLL

LIFE MEMBERS

1936 H. Grose * 1980 F.L.Falson * 1990 L.J. Kay 1 939 C.E. Chapman* 1980 R. L Smee 1991 K.F.Connor * 1950 H. Doener * 1983 J. Thornett 1992 P.H. Kerr 1963 H.K. Porter * 1985 D.F. Hamill 1992 A.P. Kerr 1963 A.P. Hart * 1985 D.M Woods * 1998 G. Wulf 1971 R.Y Traynor * 1986 P.G. Montgomery 1999 D.J. Marks 1978 G.R. Woods * 1989 W.R. Jones 2012 D. Henricks 1978 V.J. Chalwin * 1989 G. Winterton * 2012 B. Falson 1979 M.W. Gooley 2014 P. Waterman 1979 W. Berge Phillips * * denotes deceased

PRESIDENTS

1929/30 H. Shaw 1966/67 - 68/69 H.J. Bund 1930/31 - 32/33 J.C. Dempsey 1969/70 - 76/77 V.J. Chalwin 1933/34 - 35/36 H. Grose 1977/78 - 82/83 G.R. Woods 1936/37 J. Dreelin 1983/84 - 87/88 W.P. Jones 1937/38 - 39/40 C.E. Chapman 1988/89 - 95/96 P.H. Kerr 1940/41 - 42/43 M. Campbell 1996/97 - 07/08 D.M. Woods 1943/44 - 54/55 H.K. Porter 2008/09 - 09/10 D.J. Marks 1955/56 - 59/60 A.P. Hart 2010/11 - 12/13 D. Henricks 1960/61 - 62/62 F. Lamb 2013/14 - Current N. Hodgers 1963/64 - 65/66 G.R. Woods

HALL OF CHAMPIONS

John Thornett Cathy Parkes (née Turner) Charles Turner Peter Montgomery Andrew Kerr Hermie Doener Dick Thornett David Woods Chris Wybrow Roger Cornforth

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Hermie Doerner David Woods Andrew Kerr

Chris Wybrower Cathy Parkes (Nee Turner) John Thornett

Dick Thornett Charles Turner Peter Montgomery

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

2017/18 was defined by the success of competitions conducted by the organisation. The most notable being The Sydney Youth Festival (SYF). The SYF conducted in July, was hugely successful and well attended by athletes from around Australia and included some international teams. The organisation of the event was several months in planning and the first of its type for Water Polo NSW, if not Australia.

Regional areas hosted a number of tournaments during the year with the U14 Girls and Boys, U16 Girls and Boys conducted outside the metropolitan area. Additionally, Country Districts Championships, Coun- try Clubs and Country Junior Tournament were all Again this year I congratulate David Whittaker, Chris held in regional NSW. Dyson and the staff of WPNSWI on their contribution to the operation and success of water polo locally and The Metropolitan competition continued to grow in nationally over the past year. team entries indicating growth in membership particularly in junior water polo. To all Life Members, members, Clubs and Affiliated bodies, thank you for your support and input over the Continued development of officials via the implemen- past 12 months. tation of the Water Polo Australia “Officials and Coaches Level 0 Courses” was undertaken during the year and have been well attended by members.

Events such as the SYF resulted in successful negotia- tions with the Sydney Olympic Park Authority to bring Nick Hodgers future events to SOPAC, including support that en- President sures sustainability for Water Polo NSW in conducting events.

Water Polo NSW has continued to work in a number of partnerships developed in recent years. These include UTS Sport, Bright Club and Actuex.

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 7 EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

It is a pleasure to report on another successful year for While I will leave others to report in detail on the various Water Polo NSW (WPNSW) both in and out of the pool. It activities during the year I provide here a summary over- has certainly been a busy and exciting period with a number view of some highlights. As reported last year, the Sydney of new initiatives being introduced and continual progress Youth Festival became a reality in July 2017 with fifty-one in areas under development. state representative and international teams taking part in high level competition. With this being the first event of its The continued growth of the business would not be possi- kind in Australia with four fields of play operating simulta- ble without a dedicated team at the WPNSW Office. Steff neously in a single venue, I am pleased to report that Jelic continued as an important point of contact for Clubs WPNSW received positive feedback and accolades from and invaluable support with the coordination of the Sydney participants as well as Water Polo Australia (WPA) and New Metropolitan Competition and NSW State Championships. South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) personnel. After Kyle Alp once again brought insight and constructive feed- the overall success WPNSW has been able to secure an back from the pool deck and a parent’s perspective to de- agreement with Sydney Olympic Park Authority to continue cisions. Chris Dyson has continued to be an invaluable to host similar events over the next three years. This is member of the team and continues to grow as an experi- obviously a significant partnership which will have lasting enced administrator. I congratulate Chris on his ongoing benefit for the Sport. personal development and commitment to the sport. He is a constant support and it is a privilege to see first-hand his The NSW State Championships were hosted again at vari- professional anda leadership development. ous regional and metropolitan venues during the months of November 2017 through to April 2018. All Championships During the year the WPNSW Office also farewelled Ash once again saw tight competition from participating teams. Kaesler as a regular team member to pursue career and The Junior Country Clubs Championships expanded to in- study opportunities. Ash’s knowledge and authentic contri- clude an U/16 age group while Col Smee changed the eligi- bution can not be under estimated. It has been a pleasure bility requirements to be a 22&Under competition along to have Ash continue in WPNSW support roles with referee with marquee players also being available for regionally and event management during the remainder of the year. based clubs. The Shoalhaven area hosted for the first time In September 2017 three new graduates joined the a NSW Championships (Junior Country Clubs) and it is WPNSW team bringing enthusiasm and desire to learn the hoped that this will have a similar impact as with Dubbo business. While they did not have any background in Water and Orange areas forming a local competition after hosting Polo I commend them all (Danielle Smith, Vangeli Kollias, Championships over the last couple of years. Ethan Rogers) for the commitment shown to grow into their roles and the genuine interest in the Sport. The Development Camp for all age groups continued to be an important stepping stone for athletes in their individual The business activities of WPNSW continued to grow dur- skills development. This year all age groups were held at ing the year with another strong financial performance be- the same time at SOPAC and Auburn with Greg McFadden ing reported. A total income of $1,629,276 was an in- as Head Coach. An enormous undertaking lead by Chris crease on the previous twelve months which contributed Dyson with support of Kyle Alp and Bec Rippon (NSWIS to a Net Profit of $102,259 and Retained Earnings position Talent & Pathways Coach) enabled all participants to re- of $512,856. This provides a healthy outlook that will ena- ceive high quality coaching consistently over the week in ble ongoing investment in strategic priorities. Such a result April 2018. I congratulate Chris, all the coaches and sup- would not be able to be achieved without the support and port personnel for a wonderful new initiative which is sure direction provided to management by the Board capably to be a regular calendar event and to have ongoing value lead by Nick Hodgers as President. for years to come.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

Planning for the 2018 State Team Program commenced in terparts during the 2017 season. Further, Sydney Universi- October 2017 with the development of the new Develop- ty claiming for the fourth consecutive season, the Southern ment Camp concept and expansion of the Sydney Youth Cross Trophy awarded to the Champion Club. Festival scheduled again for July 2018. Unfortunately these plans needed to be revised early in 2018 when it became I would like to thank the New South Wales Institute of apparent that the SYF18 would be unable to be hosted. A Sport for their proactive engagement with WPNSW and complete overhaul of the program was undertaken with WPA to create the best possible pathways for athletes. NSW Teams being rescheduled to compete in the Pan Pacs This partnership has seen a continuation of healthy interac- Youth Championships in July 2018. Congratulations to tion between NSWIS and Academy programs as well as Vangeli Kollias and Kyle Alp for the enormous workload of greater involvement with the State Team Program. In par- changing the program from a domestic to an overseas ven- ticular I acknowledge the leadership of Sheila Galloway, ture in such a short timeframe. Daniel Rowe and Bec Rippon, along with Chris Dyson and Kyle Alp for their foresight in creating opportunities and The Sydney Metropolitan competition continued to grow scholarships for talented athletes. with an average of ninety games per week being played. It was good to see a number of new teams entered in both WPNSW and WPA have continued a proactive relationship Summer and Winter competitions. The year also saw during what has been a productive and challenging year. WPNSW allocate referees for the first time to Division2 Both parties worked collaboratively on the National Mem- mid-week games which was well received by teams. I bership & Registration Framework including a revamped would like to acknowledge the dedication of referees and Capitation Model and new Digital Platform (Revolution pool controllers during the year with their ongoing commit- Sport) which WPNSW trialled during the 2018 Winter ment to provide vital support to the competition. Metropolitan season. A national online accreditation system (Learning Pool) was also implemented during the year with To coincide with Sydney Madi Gras activities in March Community Level courses being available for both Coaches 2018, WPNSW partnered with Sydney Stingers for the and Referees, while further levels are scheduled to be inaugural LGBTI event at Sydney University Sports & Fit- available in the 2018/19 year. After an evaluation process ness Centre. This new initiative is planned to be an annual over several years, WPA announced in March 2018 that event as part of the WPNSW’s commitment to promote the Australia Youth Championships will commence in Janu- Inclusion in Sport. An exciting night saw local Stingers and ary 2019 which will see all National Aged Championships interstate players join with National & State representative played on an annual basis within a two-week period. Also players to compete in a fun and vibrant game in front of a during the year, a consultation and review process was packed house at the Peter Montgomery Pool. conducted by the Australian Sports Commission for the development of a new National Sports Plan which encour- The 2018 OVO Australia Water Polo League saw another ages participation as well as sporting success. dominant season from NSW club teams. In the Men’s competition five of the six finalists were from NSW with the In closing it would be remiss not to mention all of the vol- top four Women’s teams being from NSW clubs. Sydney unteers at all affiliated Clubs who contribute to the overall University Men and UNSW Wests Women finished the reg- health of the sport and the NSW Office of Sport for their ular season as Minor Premiers and both went onto secure financial assistance and governance framework. This con- the Gold Medal in the Final Series. The medal games also stant support is critical for the ongoing viability of the sport saw Cronulla Men and Sydney Uni Women win the bronze within New South Wales. and silver medals respectively. Acknowledgement should also be given to Sydney University Men’s for being the first team to complete the whole season undefeated, a feat David Whittaker matched by the same achievement of their Women coun- Executive Officer

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 9 SPORTS DEVELOPMENT REPORT

What a year 2017 / 18 has been for WPNSW, we STRATEGIC PARTNERS have had significant output and this is testament to WPNSW are proud to continue their extended strate- the calibre of people involved at the Organisation and gic partnerships with the following stakeholders: the greater Water Polo community. • Water Polo Australia • New South Wales Institute of Sport There are many important acknowledgements that • NSW Office of Sport need to be made. I would like to thank David Whit- • UTS Sport: Plays a significant role in the taker and the WPNSW Director’s for their ongoing Academy Program. WPNSW currently hold support in our projects. Next is Kyle Alp, who is in- their ACE (Athletic Core Enhancement) ses- credible to have involved in the organisation bringing sions within the UTS Elite Athlete Gym. creativity and a different perspective across our busi- • Actuex: Continue to help WPNSW with ness scope. And Steff Jelic whom has been at event planning and delivery. WPNSW for 3 years, Coordinates the Metropolitan • Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA): Competition has continued to be a valuable member. WPNSW are fortunate to be in partnership with SOPA and have agreed to host several This year we have also been fortunate to add a num- events at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic ber of new recruits onto the team, whom have grown Centre per year. significantly and have been instrumental in the suc- • BrightClub: Continue to help WPNSW with cess of the organisation. event planning and delivery They are: • Ethan Rogers – Events SERVICE PROVIDERS • Danielle Smith – Programs WPNSW continued partnerships with AGON Australia • Vangeli Kollias – State Program and Com- Swimwear and Sports Apparel for the 2017 State munications Team Program. Furthermore, WPNSW appointed Ac- tuex and Brightclub as service providers to improve And lastly, I need to acknowledge all the people who efficiency and expanded the operations of the STP. are involved in our projects in various positions in- Major tasks that each of these service providers de- cluding, Officials, Coaches, Managers, Age Coordina- livered for WPNSW stakeholders included the follow- tors, Event Assistants etc. We are so very lucky to ing: have you all involved with WPNSW and could not do • Sports Apparel what we do without you. • AGON Swimwear • Actuex • Brightclub

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SPORTS DEVELOPMENT REPORT

GRANTS ORGANISATIONAL GRANTS Below is a list of grants that WPNSW has communi- The following grants apply to WPNSW as an organisa- cated to clubs, athletes, associations or has acquired. tion: WPNSW has identified this space as a key area for 1. NSW Government – Regional Sports Infra- continued growth both in supporting member’s appli- structure Fund: The Regional Sports Infrastructure cations and continuing our own processes. Fund has been established by the NSW Government, Individual Grants/Scholarships allocating up to $100 million to create a network of spaces and places that enable communities to enjoy The following were distributed out to the community quality sport and participate in physical activity. through social media and WPNSW website: 2. NSW Government – Stronger Country Com- 1. Sport Access Foundation $2000 grants plus munities Fund – Minimum $50,000 per project: The other inclusions: Stronger Country Communities Fund delivers local 2. Youth off the Streets - $6000 Scholarship: infrastructure to improve the quality of life for people 3. Macquarie Sports Scholarship Program: In- in regional NSW. cludes training and study grant ($1,500), 3. Macquarie Group Foundation Sponsorship 4. Australian Sports Foundation – Athlete Fund- Agreement: The Macquarie Group Foundation sponsor raising Program State Sporting Organisations to perform development clinics which aim to attract 100+ new participants. CLUB GRANTS 4. Infrastructure Grants - $100,000 to The following are grants which were sent to water $300,000 per project Sport and Recreation: Depart- polo clubs: ment of Industry (Liquor & Gaming) Infrastructure 1. Holden Home Ground Advantage: The program Grants are made possible by the Club Grants Catego- aimed to help grass roots grow and was open to any ry 3 Fund which reinvests profits from gaming ma- club or community organisation that ran or supported chines into community projects. sporting activities. With a total pool of $250,000, the average value awarded was $12,500 In conclusion it has been another very exciting year 2. Team Harvey Junior: The #TeamHarveyJunior for WPNSW, please continue reading for details sur- initiative is continuing Harvey Norman's commitment rounding the other areas of the business. to women and girls in sport. Girls teams aged between 8-16 were eligible to apply for $5000 spon- sorships by identifying how the sponsorship could take their team to the next level. 3. Australian Sports Foundations - GIVING FOR GRASROOTS (G4GTM). The G4G™ program grants Chris Dyson up to $10,000 to community-based organisations, schools and clubs. Sports Development Manager

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 11 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

WPNSW experienced a change in the Regional Devel- Alongside this support, David Whittaker has been li- opment Program as Ash Kaesler moved away from aising with Southern Highlands regarding committee this role and has now transitioned to Danielle Smith, development. The support that has been provided Development Programs Officer. This saw a change in includes Referee and coaching courses (Level 1), ref- management, update in database and new relation- eree assessments, skills clinics, Flippaball clinics and ships to be created. board support such as reviewing constitution. Throughout the Regional Finals, WPNSW sent refer- Regional areas which WPNSW have supported in the ees to Regions for games across their finals games as 2017/18 Summer season include Ovens and Murray, another avenue for support. Central Coast, Orange, Bathurst. Due to time limits and low participant numbers, Tamworth and WPNSW The opportunity for a potential new water polo club have agreed to run the courses and clinics first thing at Narromine is still in process. Danielle has contacted in the 2018/19 Summer Season. the appropriate personnel and discussed the opportunity to bridge off Dubbo water polo club and also the roles and personnel which will be required when the club is developed. Contact details have been passed onto David Whittaker to discuss further.

Location/Club Program/s Date Status Newcastle Level 1 Officials & Coaching Course 14/15 Sept Postponed due to low numbers Ovens & Murray Clinic & Level 1 Officials Course; 21/22 Oct & Clinic and course complete; Referee Follow up referee assessments Feb 2018 assessments in progress

Central Coast Level 1 Officials & Coaching 15th Oct and Completed courses; Implement TAP Course; Think.Act.Play Next season in progress Tamworth Officials & Coaching course, Flippa- Postponed Postponed (low numbers and time ball, Clinics restraints) Southern Highlands Referee Support and committee Jan-Feb 2018 Completed; Committee in progress support Wagga Wagga Attend strategic planning meeting, 3rd Feb In progress review constitution Alstonville N/A No response from club

Orange Development alongside Bathurst 10-11 Oct Completed

th WPA course, clinics and referee 11 April Completed course 2018 Bathurst Level 0 Officials & Coaching 10-11 Oct Completed

Flippaball clinic & WPA Coaching 27th Feb Completed info Dubbo N/A No response from club Coffs Harbour N/A No response form club Narromine Club development opportunity In progress of forming club, liaising with personnel

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INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Exercise Science Internships UTS Exercise Sport Science Internship – State Team Program Within the last 6 months WPNSW has increased the amount of internship positions. One type which 3x students (Louise Daffas, Helena Miao and Lachlan WPNSW has explored the most is Exercise Science Davis) Internships. The below are internship students which Onboard from Monday 16 April 2018 until Friday 6 are included in this category and information on their July 2018. work: Supporting the Exercise Science component of the UTS Exercise Science Internship – Sophie Taylor State Team Program (STP) and working alongside Onboard from Tuesday 10 October 2017 until Tues- Sophie Taylor and Vangeli Kollias. day 20 February 2018

Produced a research paper analysing the overhead Communications Internship throw and scientific evidence of other throwing vari- ations, with the positives & negatives for each throw. WPNSW have onboarded the following internship personnel within the communications department: Sydney University Physiotherapy/Exercise Science Internship – 2x groups (9 students altogether Communications Internship – State Team Program Onboard from Tuesday 13 March 2018 until Friday Independent personnel, Steven Goutsoulias 11 May 2018. Onboard from Monday 16 April 2018 until Friday 6 These students are 4th year physiotherapists and have July 2018. been divided into 2x groups. Group 1 (Hip) – Anthony Started internship at the Development Camp (16 Hrysanthos, Isabella Khoundair, John Nguyen, Nathan April – 18 April). Tam Nguyen and Kenric Ji Chui. Group 2 (Shoulder) – Throughout the internship, Steven will attend numer- Zoe Yanz, Steven Quan, Anthony Vassil and Glen Tieu. ous STP training weekends to assist with the commu- One group is focusing on the hip joint while the sec- nications of the overall events and Program. ond groups focus is the shoulder joint. The end result will include an informative resource with scientific research included, a written (with photos to support) exercise plan (addressing the focus points outlined) and the exercise plan in a video format. All components of the project will be reviewed by WPNSW and partly by industry professionals including Bec Rippon (NSWIS Junior water polo coach) and Tom Donaldson (WPA Physiotherapist).

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 13 MACQUARIE SPORTS CLINICS

WPNSW endeavours to foster inclusivity and increase Dubbo participation levels of water polo players in Regional • Macquarie Clinic was held alongside the NSW. This can be achieved by targeting primary and U14s Girls State Championships in Dubbo secondary school aged children and utilise sporting NSW platforms to assist with marketing of the Macquarie • Date: Tuesday 19th December 2017 at Clinics. By implementing the Macquarie Clinics, an op- 8:45am – 11am portunity is given to the Regional school aged children • Representatives included Richie Campbell to participate and experience water polo. and Sam McGregor • Approx. 90-100 participants attended Objectives 1. Clinic’s to be held within WPNSW’s (2017/18) Orange Summer Season • Clinic held alongside the U14s Boys State 2. Macquarie clinics to generate a participation base Championships in Orange NSW of at least 100 school aged children • Date: Wednesday 20th December 2017 at 3. Ambassadors in the form of Australian Representa- 8:45am – 11am tives to be utilised throughout the clinics (also provid- • Very successful with the representatives of ing an opportunity for Q&As and signing for partici- Liz Weekes and Anthony Hrysanthos pants) • Over 100 participants attended 4. WPNSW to organise & distribute Branded Legacy (approximately 115) packs 5. Encourage new members from Regional areas to Media Coverage attend the clinic (in the form of promotion and mar- The Macquarie clinic included the coverage from keting techniques) Prime7 in Orange which publicised to the regional

WPNSW Promotion The Macquarie Clinics provided the opportunity to promote the WPNSW and Macquarie branding through a legacy package that is given to all participants who attend the clinics. Further to this, the water polo clinics would be promoted in conjunction with Macquarie Sports partnership through social media, local media, schools, local government and sporting/ community venues. At the clinics, as per all WPNSW State Championships Events, WPNSW (and Macquarie Sports for just the clinics) signage is used to ensure the branding can be noted. By implementing the Mac- quarie clinics through utilising the partnership with Macquarie Sports, there is a major opportunity shown to publicise the WPNSW logo/branding to a new market in Regional NSW

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INTERNSHIP PROGRAM SYDNEY ACADEMY

The Water Polo NSW Academy (WPNSWA) is an invitational ATHLETE REGISTRATIONS program which commenced in January 2015. There are 3 components to the Academy program: Term 2 (2017) to Term 1 (2018) 1. Academy Water Polo – Water Polo pool sessions and ACE (Athletic Core Enhancement) at UTS gym Term Academy STEP TOTAL assists with the growth and development of athletes Term 2 2017 125 20 145 whilst assisting them with the transition into elite Term 3 2017 93 21 114 water polo. Focus of the pool sessions are tech- Term 4 2017 131 25 156 nique, endurance and strength in passing, leg work, Term 1 2018 154 21 175 shooting and game physicality. ACE focuses on dry land functional movement, core strength, flexibility Term 1 (2018) invitations vs declines and muscle development all for injury prevention Squad Invitations Accepted Declined 2. High Performance Program (HPP) - The was intro- B2004 169 75 94 duced to Academy in January 2017. The HPP is a B2003 105 32 73 program designed to bridge the gap between the Seniors (01/02) 91 24 67 Academy and NSWIS whilst assisting those who are HPP 50 23 27 on the cusp of national team selections. Eligibility to Total 415 154 261 the HPP squad is based off national identification and by invitation. Currently the squad is capped at As seen above, there was a total of 415 invitations sent 30 athletes. out and 261 (62%) of athletes declined this invitation. 3. STEP Swimming (Speed Technique Enhancement Term 1 2018 has seen an increase in 19 athletes attending Program) – commenced Term 1 2016 and is open Academy from Term 4 2017. Common themes within the to any NSW registered athlete who meets minimum feedback received for declines include logistics, school swim time requirements. This program is water polo commitments, family commitments and other sport/ specific swimming training. training commitments.

The Academy Coordinator role transitioned from Ally Jalvo Term Registration Comparison to Danielle Smith in Term 1 2018, with Danielle beginning the role 15th January 2018. This transition involved a major change in approach such as invitation changes, program overview documents & coaches documents to be updated, engage with the coaches on a personal level and attend all sessions in the first week, followed by 1-3 sessions per week for the remainder of the term. This change was nec- essary to ensure all coaches and athletes were familiar with the coordinator and felt comfortable to discuss any topics Academy related.

The weekly schedule for Term 1 2018 consisted of 5 x pool sessions, 2 x ACE sessions and 2 x STEP sessions as outlined below (Inc. 2x POWERPOLO nights)

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 15 SYDNEY ACADEMY

WPNSWA Coaches – Term 1 (2018) POWERPOLO Coaches for term 1 were selected through expression of Friday Night POWERPOLO held at 6pm to 9pm at Ashfield interest from past involvement in Academy and through Aquatic Centre is an exciting new concept WPNSWA has National League Clubs for coaches/imports. New on board introduced in 2018. It allows all athletes to come together we have Ben Stevenson, Marino Fatovic and Lorenzo Uda. and have an enjoyable evening training and playing togeth- The other coaches for term 1 include Matt Lewis, Raphael er as one united group. Pirat, Savannah Henshaw, Michaela Davies, Danielle Lewis and Katie Sverchek. The gym (ACE – Athletic Core En- The idea of POWERPOLO was developed to ensure there hancement) sessions are coached by Liam Gough and So- was some value added to Academy Program. For our phie Taylor, and Sophie also coaches the STEP (Speed and younger and newer athletes, it provides an opportunity to Technique Enhancement Program) sessions. train with athletes they look up to, whilst our older Acade- my athletes take on more of a leadership role (providing Bondi to Bronte guidance and assistance) and a time to practise skills. The WPNSWA invited Academy athletes to attend/compete in Friday Night POWERPOLO sessions included: Water Polo the Bondi to Bronte event on December 3rd, 2017. Course games – focusing on game strategy and using drills and length is approximately 2.4km and WPNSW aimed to en- skills learnt at the Academy along with a BBQ, music/ courage Academy athletes to attend and generate a kick- entertainment and Staff vs Athlete Game. Scheduled nights start into the Summer Season. On the day of Bondi to for Term 1 were 23rd February and 6th of April. Bronte, WPNSWA Marquee had the UNSW Men’s National League Team complete the race with 2x Academy athletes. The first session on Friday 23rd February showed great Unfortunately, due to weather conditions many athletes interest with around 60 athletes in attendance. The night were deterred away, and the race was rescheduled to Bon- was full of skills, drills and fun games where the athletes di in a loop (avoiding Bronte’s dangerous swell). Overall, it were able to interact in a different environment compared still shows as a fantastic initiative which WPNSWA will en- to training. Only positive feedback was heard from parents deavour to implement in the future. of the athletes to the Academy Coordinator (there was not a formal feedback survey conducted). In future it would be Summer STEP recommended to ensure longer time is allocated for the Providing further training opportunities, Ally Jalvo imple- rotational games as 12 minutes was too rushed and didn’t mented the Summer STEP (Speed and Technique Enhance- give athletes a suitable timeframe to socialise and eat. The ment Program) to allow athletes to continue to train night was finished with a game against the coaches and throughout the summer break. This involved a 5-week WPNSW Staff – the kids loved this game. program in January 2018 with 1 session per week on Sat- urday mornings 7am-9am. The athlete registrations Overall, the POWERPOLO concept is a positive and value showed a total of 27 athletes attend over the 5-week pe- adding program which WPNSWA endeavours to continue to riod. Sophie Taylor, current Head coach of STEP coached implement. Below are 2x photos below from the first ever the Summer STEP over the 5 weeks. General feedback was Friday Night POWERPOLO night. positive from parents as it gave their children an opportunity to train in the holidays and athletes found it enjoyable.

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SYDNEY ACADEMY

Future Planning - Term 2 (2018) • With the newly agreed MOU between WPNSW and Auburn Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre, the Academy With the closure of the Ashfield Aquatic Centre, due to sessions will be hosted at Auburn. refurbishment plans, WPNSW need to organise an alternative for our WPNSWA sessions to be held. Council has noti- • Continue to utilise the UTS Elite Sports facility with fied the community on their website and directly to 2 days of 1.5-hour ACE sessions scheduled per WPNSW that the construction will commence in April 2018 week. We thank UTS for their continued support and and the refurbished centre will reopen in time for summer allowing us to provide athletes with professional and 2019/2020. safe environments to train within.

• Decrease the size of the program to offer a more Future Session Overview tailored service to our current members

Due to the relocation of Academy sessions, WPNSW is ex- • Continue our valuable partnership with the New pecting a drop of registration numbers as the change in the South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) pathways program will create uncertainty or issues for some ath- program. letes/families, specifically regarding logistics. WPNSW are • Appoint high level coaches to maintain quality ses- proud to announce several new and exciting changes for sions (Australian and National League Coaches) the WPNSW Academy Program in Term 2 2018. The major changes to ensure the integrity of the program and to con- • Reschedule Senior/HPP water polo sessions to tinue evolving the delivery of the service includes → → → Thursday Night (based upon member demand)

Proposed Weekly Schedule - Term 2 (2018)

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Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 19 SYDNEY YOUTH FESTIVAL

SYDNEY YOUTH FESTIVAL Live Streaming – Live streaming of all matches was offered by StreamingSports. This was a huge task The Sydney Youth Festival itself was the largest and with over 120 hours of games recorded over four most ambitious representative age tournament to be days. held in Australia. There were over 50 teams competing across 6 age/gender competitions. The tourna- Media – Actuex implemented and managed the crea- ment required 5 fields of play across 2 venues. Apart tion of a media team inclusive of 4 interns. The team from the significant administrative output during the were on pool deck throughout the event; interviewing program, a number of critical factors ensured it’s suc- athletes and coaches and managing the social media cess: accounts of the festival, ensuring that the voice and message of the accounts were in line with strategy. SOPAC – Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre They also were able to create daily videos that show- (SOPAC) is an ideal facility to help grow the event cased the festival which helped to drive increased over future years. SOPAC is an incredible venue to online engagement. This additional capacity meant have at our disposal, with it’s indoor facilities making that the social media accounts were able to be moni- the centre available for events year round. Further- tored throughout the event, leading to an increase in more SOPAC’s staff were incredibly supportive response time to enquiries. throughout the entire event preparation phase and delivery of the Sydney Youth Festival. We certainly Entertainment – A DJ played music during the festival could not have this event without them. and helped create a strong carnival atmosphere.. This was further enhanced by SOPAC’s angular speakers SSO’s – With state representation being removed deflecting noise away from pool deck so that it did from the direct athlete pathway, the support of other not affect participants. SSO’s in Australia, particularly Queensland ensured that this event be implemented. Administration – WPNSW was support by Bright Club and Actuex for the event administration. Both firms NSO’s – The international interest the Sydney Youth brought new initiatives and professionalism to the Festival attracted added to the prestige and the cred- event. ibility of the event. The national teams that attended were Water Polo New Zealand, Indonesia and Thai- land. WPNSW would like to thank these teams for their participation and hope they got as much value out of the competition as their attendance brought to it.

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Survey results found: • 82% of participants were satisfied with the tournament, organisation and structure. • Communication was an integral part of the tournaments success. More than 75% of parents and athletes were satisfied with the volume and quality of coverage and content shared through SYF and WPNSW Facebook pages, Instagram, Snapchat Geofilter and Twitter. 89% of participants were also satisfied with the SYF website and the program having it’s own portal/homepage. • A key objective for WPNSW was to provide complete coverage of the matches through Facebook live streaming. This was achieved as over 91% of parents and athletes were satisfied with this additional service and over 97% satisfied with an up- load of all the matches onto YouTube after the tournament. • The ticketing process and atmosphere were critical components in enhancing the total experience of the SYF. Consumers were satisfied (77%) with the price of the tickets and felt that the DJ and music added to the atmosphere of the SYF; 59% of consumers felt this was a positive change, 33% felt neutral and only 8% felt this was a negative impact towards the event. • The opening ceremony of the SYF was received well with over 77% of parents/athletes satisfied. The idea of the opening ceremony was to intro- duce all our competitors both domestically and internationally as well as special representatives and our WPNSW executive staff. • The hiring matrix involved engaging with individuals outside of water polo rather than the traditional process of filling positions from inside the community. This was seen as a positive change and provided the operational team with a number of different perspectives to assist in running a more holistic event.

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The 2017-18 Events Season saw a restructuring within the WPNSW office and the creation of the Events Coordinator role on the 30 August 2017. Under the new format, the Sports Development team oversaw the planning and delivery of WPNSW events with the Competitions team assisting the administration. There was a total of 11 events organised by the Events Coordinator which ranged from the State Championship competitions to the LGBTI Inclusion in Sport event.

SPORTS DEVELOPMENT: The 2017/18 events season was the first time that the Spots Development team have predominately overseen the events season. Competitions assisted with draw structures and referee allocations however the majority of responsibility fell on the Events Coor- dinator who was assisted by the Sports Development team.

LGBTI INCLUSION IN SPORT EVENT: COMMUNICATIONS: 2017/18 saw the inaugural LGBTI Event implement- When planning for the events season the Sports De- ed. The events objective to involve the Sydney Sting- velopment team placed an emphasis on improving ers and celebrate one of NSW’s fastest growing clubs communications both internally and externally. alongside the Mardi Gras. The event was centred Internal Improvements: around a water polo match between the Sydney By clearly identifying, breaking down and allocating Stingers and the ‘NSW All Stars’ who were composed tasks, the Sports Development Team was able to ef- of NL/Australian Rep players such as Joe Kayes and fectively bring additional resources to assist with Hannah Buckling. event preparation when required. This was done through: The Sydney Stingers is one of the only clubs recruiting • Scheduled team meetings adults with limited to no water polo experience. For • Developing an extensive Project Management many of these players, this was their first ever in- Template volvement with WPNSW. Working in conjunction with • Task delegation procedures the Sydney Stingers and Sydney Uni Aquatic Centre, the event was organised in less then a month and resulted in a large amount of positive feedback and ex- periences. With further preparation, the event could become a great addition to the WPNSW Events Cal- endar

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COMPETITIONS & EVENTS REPORT

EXTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS:

The addition of the Communications Coordinator in the office allowed for significant improvement on communication with external stakeholders through social media as well as more traditional forms of media. Improvements included: • Developing an extensive social media plan for each event • Preparing/contacting local media outlets • Using marketing collateral created for the Sydney Youth Festival • Engaging with Local Councils which marketed the event

MEDIA LIAISON By introducing the Media Liaison role at all 2017/18 events, WPNSW was able to significantly increase its social media output as well as create more high- quality media material then then the sport has had before. • Coordinating local media news crews/reporters • Delivering the social media plan for the event, e.g. daily wrap up videos, Instagram posts, e.t.c. • Creating high quality media material that can be used by WPNSW for promotion • Assisting with running/operating the event upon completion of media responsibilities.

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 23 LGBTIQ INCLUSION IN SPORT

2017/18 saw the inaugural LGBTI Event implement- WPNSW ALL STARS ed. The events objective was to involve the Sydney Stingers and celebrate one of NSW’s fastest growing Joe Kayes Australian Captain clubs alongside the Mardi Gras. The event was cen- Aidan Roach Australian Player tred around a water polo match between the Sydney Chris Dyson Australian Player Stingers and the ‘NSW All Stars’ who were composed Pinky Rewi-Henry Australian Player of NL/Australian Rep players such as Joe Kayes and Keesja Gofers Australian Player Hannah Buckling. Anthony Hyasanthos Australian Player Amy Ridge Australian Player PRIDE IN SPORT Hannah Buckling Australian Player Fundamentally this event was created to promote Isobel Bishop Australian Player Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Genevieve Longman Australian Player (LGBTI) awareness and inclusion in a sporting envi- Steph El Safty Australian Player ronment. Both WPNSW and Water Polo Australia Lindsey Cotterill Coach (WPA) have committed significant finances to become members with Pride in Sport which is Australia’s first and only sporting inclusion program for LGBTI employees, players, volunteers and spectators.

WPNSW recognises the issues that the LGBTI community tackle when attempting to participate in sport and in everyday life. • 80% of Australians have experienced homophobia in a sporting environment. • 79% of Australians under the age of 22. • 87% of gay Australians under the age of 22 and 55% over 22 are most likely to stay in the closet when it comes to sport.

It is our hope that by creating events like this one we can continue to keep our water polo community as inclusive as possible and help to stamp out all forms of homophobia in sport.

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COUNTRY DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Country Water Polo continues to achieve at State and Na- November end saw our Australian Country Representatives tional levels amongst a very competitive family leisure and win gold in Thailand in both the Men’s and Women’s Divi- fitness niche market. However regional development of sions, a great reward for some outstanding water polo. country members continues to face daily challenges of continuity, cost and pool availability. Communication with Representative pathways for Regional Coaches, Referees regional centres is paramount to help overcome and/or and Officials has once again resulted in more opportunities realise new and innovative ways to bring up to date train- for these members helping to increase the overall level of ing/coaching to its members and to also provide assistance proficiency at both State and National competitions as well with the running of local regional clubs, all headed by our as in local clubs. Further development for Regional mem- fantastic volunteers. Please remember to acknowledge bers will continue to be pursued in the 2018/19 season. your Club Volunteers at every opportunity, we wouldn’t exist without them. Thank you to all the many volunteers of the various clubs in the regional areas and in particular, those who hold posi- In May 2017, our Country Open Men’s and Women’s tions on their respective Club Committees. We also appre- teams competed in the Australian Country Championships ciate and thank the Management and Staff of WPNSW for in Hobart with fantastic results. The allowance of 2nd NSW facilitating this sport. teams to compete and be eligible to medal saw a strong contingency converge on beautiful Hobart. The NSW Blues With the introduction of the WPA Youth Festival in January Men and Women took the gold with the NSW Waratahs 2019 it will be important to foster and encourage as many Men and Women just missing out marginally to play for a regional centres to select and enter teams in the age medal. Libby Magann (Tamworth), Laura Robinson (UON) championships as well as to nominate officials to partici- and Leah Dodd named in All Star 7 Women’s Team and Lu- pate in this exciting step forward for Australian Water Polo. cas Mackaway (Easts) and Jai McNamara (Gosford) named in All Star 7 Men. To top off a great carnival, no less than 7 NSW Women and 4 NSW Men were selected in the Aus- tralian Country Men’s and Women’s Teams with Al Caldwell (Woy Woy) named as Coach of the Men’s Team.

In June 2017, Julia Barton was named in the Australian Stingers’ Team becoming Newcastle’s first female Australi- an Open Women’s Player, a great achievement by one of our very talented and hard working country members.

November 2017 saw the start of the representative car- nivals with Junior Country Clubs in Nowra, a beautiful facility. Although numbers were down in the U14’s and U16’s GAIL SALTER girls, the U16 boys division was as good as it gets with WPNSW COUNTRY DIRECTOR Central Newcastle and Nordek facing off in the final.

Nordek surprising the Newcastle team and coming away with the win under Coach Don Cameron’s guidance. The Barbarian Girls won the U14/16 mixed competition and once again development of junior referees and coaches was to the fore.

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REGION DELEGATES Bathurst Aquatic Centre again hosted the NSW U16 Boys President: John Collins Championships from 9-12 December 2017. The Champi- Vice President: Brett Wells onships were a success and offered some inspiration to Secretary: Dana Russelll change the focus of the Club. Starting at square one and Treasurer: Gavin Pilossof developing through juniors. Public Officer: Murray Cheers Publicity: Nikita Williams A “Come & Try Water Polo” and coaches courses aimed at Committee: Lesley Hooper Flippaball activities were conducted by Water Polo NSW in February 2018. Only seven children turned up for the class, MEMBERSHIP but the coaches coursed netted more interest and it was pleasing to see pool management involved, having a num- Senior Men: 8 | Senior Women: 2 ber of their swim teachers attend. Junior Boys: 0 | Junior Girls: 0

The other exciting prospect for Bathurst is a school pro- Pre-season enthusiasm was quit high. After hosting the gram using government funding attained by the school and State Championships in 2016, it was decided that our goals supporting by Water Polo NSW where water polo is intro- were in desperate need of an upgrade, and so a working duced as an alternative sporting activity over several bee was held in early July. Pre-season preparation ran weeks at the school. An initial course run at Perthville Pub- smoothly and we were looking forward to a good season. lic School by Nikita Williams has reached approximately 3o

students an netted some additional interest from parents. Sign-on day showed some promise even with the with- drawal of two teams from Kinross Wolaroi School, with 30 2017-18 season has been a mixed back for Bathurst Wa- people expressing an interest to participate and a commit- ter Polo and has forced the Club back to grass roots. Whilst ment to round up some extras. However, after a couple of daunting at the time, it would appear that the changes we weeks of social games only 10 people went on to become have undergone through the course of the year are long financial members. Those memberships were recognised by overdue and possibly the best thing that could have hap- Orange and most players transferred to the Orange com- pened to the Club moving forward. It will be interesting to petition, leaving Bathurst in a state of limbo. A small group see what net season brings. continued to turn up for training to try and promote some interest, but by Christmas their efforts seemed futile and all activity in Bathurst ceased after the break.

COFFS HARBOUR

REGION DELEGATES MEMBERSHIP President: Peter Goddard 20 Senior, 35 Junior players Secretary: Jamie Marschke Treasurer: Cheryl Lane Increase in junior player numbers. Inter- Association games with Taree & Alstonville

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CENTRAL COAST

REGION DELEGATES Our local competition featured competitive water polo Vice President: Chris Hutton throughout the season, culminating in a fantastic grand- Secretary: Vanessa Henderson final day that featured all 4 clubs and number of close Treasurer: Twynette Dickinson games. Registrar: Lois Ditterick Central Coast Representative teams were fielded in U12s, CLUBS U14 Boys, U14 Girls for Nationals; U22s Males and U22s Females for Col Smee; Ladies and Men's team for NSW Gosford Country Districts; U14 Boys State, U16 Boys State; 6 The Entrance teams in Senior Country Club Championships and 3 teams Woy Woy in Junior Country Club. Central Coast also had a number of Wyong members selected to represent state and national teams,

including various NSW Junior Teams, NSW Country and MEMBERSHIP Australian Country. Senior Men: 80 | Senior Women: 51

Junior Boys: 155 | Junior Girls: 123

Non-Playing/Associate: 4 This year was marred by

the sudden and unex- TEAMS BY CLUB pected passing of David 12s Mixed Isaacs, a life member of Gosford (1), The Entrance (1), Woy Woy (2) The Entrance Water 14 Girls Polo Club. Dave was Gosford (1), The Entrance (1), Woy Woy (1), Wyong (1) widely loved and re- 14 Boys spected, not only within Gosford (1), The Entrance (1), Woy Woy (1) the Central Coast Water 16 Girls Polo community, but Gosford (1), The Entrance (1), Woy Woy (1), Wyong (1) more broadly across 16 Boys NSW and Australia. Gosford (2), The Entrance (1), Woy Woy (1), Wyong (1) M3, M2, M1 (per grade) Gosford (1), The Entrance (1), Woy Woy (1), Wyong (1) Dave was a dedicated player, coach, referee and board L2, L1 (per grade) member; and was always one of the first to volunteer his Gosford (1), The Entrance (1), Woy Woy (1), Wyong (1) time to improve water polo on the Central Coast. The impact Dave had on our association was on full display at the Central Coast Water Polo compromises of four clubs com- inaugural Dave Isaacs Memorial, organised by The Entrance peting across grades from U12 through to U16 in juniors Water Polo club and featuring a ‘North vs. South’ match and 5 grades in seniors (2 women & 3 men’s). format, members from all clubs banded together to celebrate the contribution and impact Dave had made on water 2017-18 has been a successful season for the association, polo – he will be missed by all those who knew him. with strong participation across our local competition and some fantastic results by individuals, clubs and association teams in state and national competitions.

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CLUB DELEGATES One of our juniors Sam Hughes has been selected for the President: Tracey Worrall NSW All Schools team heading to Perth later this year, a Secretary: Jude Rowe great effort from this young man who also has played in Treasurer: Russell Stimson our junior competition. Registrar: Lois Ditterick Member Protection: Kylie Faulder A number of our coaches and referees have had representative success at NSW level and Country championship MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS tournaments and have been identified for future development pathways. Senior Men: | Senior Women:

Junior Boys: | Junior Girls Gosford Water Polo Club made history this season with Non-Playing/Associate: first grade premiership success for both the women’s and

the men’s teams on grand final day. This has never been Gosford Water Polo Club continues to grow in strength of done before in the history of our great club when we have numbers and success with each season. This season has reviewed the record books. The men’s team have tasted seen many of our best results in the history of our great victory for the first time since 1984, an awesome achieve- club. With member numbers at 143, we have fielded 5 ment. As a club we had 6 of our 8 team’s premiership win- senior teams (1 team in each division) and 6 junior teams ners on grand final day with the Under 12’s, Girls Under (1 team in each division and 2 Under 16 boy’s teams) in 14’s and Boys Under 14’s also victors on the day. The great the local Central Coast competition. A focus on our coach- thing to see on grand final day was the number of junior ing and training programmes across the club has flowed on coaches coaching across all our junior age groups. to success in the pool.

The financial success of our club is built on the great sup- As a club we entered teams in the Junior Country Club port from players and parents and we have been successful championships at Nowra and our seniors were represented sourcing a number of grant opportunities this season. at Country Club. A number of our senior players and coach- Our greatest challenge ahead will be the threat to losing es represented at Country Districts with many currently in our home base with future developments of the Gosford the NSW Open teams heading to Rockhampton in May for waterfront site, this will be a major focus for us with the the Australian Country Championships, both as players and season ahead. as coaches. At the commencement of this season, three of our Gosford women were selected in the Australian Open

Country Women’s water polo team who successfully represented in Thailand and won gold. Our 3 representatives,

Kaitlin Clague, Isabella Faulder & Rosie Stimson were all under 20 at the time and came through our junior development programme. This is a great reflection of the great coaching within the club and a first for us to have so many players in this team.

Our junior players also represented at Central Coast level and a number of juniors are also playing in the metro competition for further development. A number of our club juniors are in NSW squads or teams from State champion- Gosford Natives Representing Australian Country (LtoR) ship selection or CHS school selection. Kaitlin Clauge, Rosie Stimson & Bella Faulder

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WOY WOY

CLUB DELEGATES We have players in NSW High Performance Programs, President: Vanessa Henderson NSWIS, National League, some representing NSW and in Vice President: Nicholas Baird Australian squads, others in the NSW All Schools team, Secretary: Karen Trenholme NSW and Australian Country teams and a load going to the Treasurer: David Jack State Development camps. Registrar: Roslyn Caldwell So many fantastic young coaches. Along with these amaz- MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS ing volunteers are the tireless executive who are fantastic to work with, plus the parents who help out in any way Senior Men: 21 | Senior Women: 11 they can, setting up, scoring, packing up, managing teams. Junior Boys: 45 | Junior Girls: 41 An awesome community effort from the Wombats. Non-Playing/Associate: 4

Wombats are a family oriented club, with 2 lots of mum/ daughter/daughter combinations playing together. Again this year, 10 out of 11 teams made the Grand final, and our 11th team came 3rd, that was 1 Wombat team in EVE- RY grand final. We won a very healthy 4 out of the 10. We christened our new scoring and timing system that was installed at our home pool, the PLC during the NSW U16 Girls Championships (December 2017).

This year saw 2 x U12s teams plus 3 young referees head off to Balmain again for some fun. Wombats attended a referee/coaching clinic run by WPNSW earlier in the season. The Opens Men took out Gold in the B division of Sen- ior Country Clubs and the Women were very competitive in the A Division. We again hosted the Wombats Cup, the Central Coast Schools Competition. Winter comp will start in Term 3 with the introduction of the “Gumby Game” for new players followed by the more experienced, competitive players.

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REGION DELEGATES The Newcastle Water Polo Inc. competition was again well President: Mark Preece supported, especially within the junior competition. The Vice President: Tony Kirchner finals series was very strong with some very close game Secretary: Elaine Lambert results across all grades. Treasurer/Registrar: Lisa Matheson Delegates: Kaye Dunford, Andrew Saunders, Lachlan Turner This season we trialled the splitting of the Women’s competition into 2 separate competitions, with the aim of im- MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS proving the senior women’s competition especially during the National League Season. From October to December Senior Men: 101 | Senior Women: 81 2017 a Women’s A and B grade competition was conduct- Junior Boys: 121 | Junior Girls: 105 ed with the finals held at the end of December 2017. From Non-Playing/Associate: 21 January to March 2018 a Women’s Open competition was

conducted with the finals held in March 2018. A review of TEAMS BY CLUB the trial will occur prior to next season. U14 Mixed

Central (3), Easts (3), Newcastle Water Polo Inc. with approval of the Clubs Lake Macquarie/Raymond Terrace (1) agreed to allocate funds along with Central Newcastle and U17 Girls Easts to purchase new Scoreboard equipment for Lambton Central (2), Easts (1), Lake Maquarie (1), Pool for the 2018/2019 season. Raymond Terrace (1)

U17 Boys From a competition level Newcastle was successful in win- Central (4), Easts (1), Raymond Terrace (1) ning both the Men’s and Women’s grades in the NSW Men’s A Country Districts Competition. Central (1), Easts (1), Lake Maquarie (1),

Raymond Terrace (1), University (1) Congratulations to Central Newcastle who hosted a very Men’s B well run NSW Country Clubs Championships at Lambton Central (2), Easts (1), Lake Maquarie (1), Pool in January 2018. The Newcastle Clubs were well rep- Raymond Terrace (1), Uni versity(1) resented and achieved the following results: Men’s A Divi- Women’s A (Oct-Dec 2017) sion 1st Lake Macquarie, 3rd Central Newcastle. Men’s B Central (1), Lake Maquarie (1), Raymond Terrace (1), Division 3rd Easts. Women’s A Division 1st Raymond Ter- University (1) race, 2nd Central Newcastle. Women’s B Division 1st Cen- Women’s B (Oct-Dec 2017) tral Newcastle Blue, 3rd Easts. Central (2), Easts (2), Lake Maquarie (1) Raymond Terrace (1) Women’s Open (Jan-Mar 2018) Central (2), Easts (2), Lake Maquarie (1), Raymond Terrace (2), University (1)

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HUNTER HURRICANES

CLUB DELEGATES In terms of tournament results, all of our Junior teams had Chairman: Mick O’Brien great successes, with our female juniors overall achieving Vice Chair: Daniel Robinson some of the highest finishes we have seen in several sea- Secretary/Finance/NSW Delegate: Alissa Berry sons. AWL Delegate: Mark Robinson Sponsorship/Fundraising: Phil Reid Some of our successes on the Junior front include Coaching Director: Mitch Baird • Both U14 Boys and Girls placing 4th at State. • Our Girls Grey Team placing 1st in B Division at MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS State and winning the ‘Think / Act / Play ‘award for Senior Men: 21 | Senior Women: 17 the Tournament. Junior Boys: 47 | Junior Girls: 43 • U16 Girls Blue team finishing 5th at State Non-Playing/Associate:17 • U18 Boys finishing 5th at State • U18 Girls finishing 4th at State Our Junior base has continued to grow this season seeing • U14 Girls finishing 7th at Nationals some positive improvements in the numbers that we see • Our U18 Girls finishing 8th at Nationals express interest in joining our representative teams partici- Our National League Program has also seen great success. pating in both State and Nationals each year. Our Women’s team has continued it’s positive growth to recruit and develop, while our Men’s team finished second Historically we have had issues filling our U18 teams, over in the regular season, our highest achievement to date, and the last few seasons we have worked to expand our U16 finishing fourth after finals. base to 2 teams per gender to allow for the drop off rate faced in U18’s. This season has seen further success in the We also ran our Harbour Games series for the second year. numbers of this age group and will assist in ensuring the The series was a tremendous success in terms of exposure natural pathway to our National League teams. for our club and our sport. As well as having a great number of spectators on site to watch the game, we were able to use local media opportunities to further promote the event.

LAKE MACQUARIE

CLUB DELEGATES MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS President: Ellie Singleton Senior Men: 22 | Senior Women: 7 Vice President: Clint Bryant Junior Boys: 1 | Junior Girls: 17 Secretary: Joel Wales Non-Playing/Associate: 0 Treasurer: Tiarn Stubbs Registrar: Jo O’Toole

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CLUB DELEGATES Largest club in the Newcastle region. President/Delegate: Steve Power Secretary & Registrar: Lee Bendeich Winning the U13, Junior Boys, Women’s A, Womens’ B & Treasurer: Andrea Thomas Men’s A competitions in 2017/18.

MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Central Newcastle hosted a successful NSW Country Club Tournament, entering 6 teams. Winning the Women’s B, Senior Men: 43. | Senior Women: 36 runner up in the Women’s A and Men’s A. Junior Boys: 75 | Junior Girls: 37

Non-Playing/Associate: 13 A large number of our players played in the NSW State

championships, National League competition. Continue to

have players selected at the NSW and AUS junior teams.

EASTS

CLUB DELEGATES Our Men’s B team were both Minor & Major Premiers in President/Delegate: Matthew Bartlett the Newcastle competition. Vice President: Mark Davy Secretary: Kay Dunford Men’s A & B teams along with one Women’s B team com- Treasurer: Amanda Bubb pleted at Country Clubs at Lambton pool in January. All our RegistrarL Kay Dunford & Amanda Bubb teams were competitive with Women’s B winning Bronze.

Men’s B had a 6-6 draw with The Entrance Ducks for MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Bronze and Men’s A, having no reserves in the playoffs, Senior Men: 17.| Senior Women: 13 came 4th Junior Boys: 34 | Junior Girls: 26 Non-Playing/Associate: 4

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NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

CLUB DELEGATES MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS President: Lachlan Turner; Senior Men: 20 | Senior Women: 14 Vice President: Christopher Boyko Junior Boys: 0 | Junior Girls: 0 Secretary: Elyssia Gasparotto; Non-Playing/Associate: 0 Treasurer: Sam Turner

RAYMOND TERRACE

CLUB DELEGATES This season has been the first time in a number of seasons President: Mick O’Brien we have fielded a team into Women’s A, it was a difficult Vice President: Paul Lidbetter time some weeks with numbers but proved to be a great Secretary: Alissa Berry development opportunity for our Junior Girls. Treasurer: Adele Berry Registrar: Kylie Saunders While we are one of the smallest Newcastle Clubs we have had good representation in both Country Water Polo teams MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS and selection into the Hunter Hurricanes. These fronts have been great exposure for both our male and female athlete’s Senior Men: 16 | Senior Women: 9 with multiple selections into NSW teams. Junior Boys: 12 | Junior Girls: 19

Non-Playing/Associate: 4 Some of our successes this season within the Newcastle

Competition has been as follows: Raymond Terrace has continued to face a downturn in • Women’s’ B finishing 1st Place numbers, we, thankfully have had a strong base in our Jun- ior Teams over recent years that has enabled us to field • Women’s A finishing 2nd Place teams up into our Senior Age group. This has been evident • Women’s Open finishing 2nd Place in our Women’s teams, where our juniors have stepped in • Women’s team winning Gold at Country Clubs Women’s B and now A. • Men’s A team making it into the finals for the first time in many seasons.

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REGION DELEGATES President: Sam McGregor Vice President: Scott Ferrari Secretary: Emma Johnson Treasurer: Sam MacGregor Registrar: Belinda Hollingworth

MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Senior Men: 7 | Senior Women: 20 Junior Boys: 20 | Junior Girls: 17

The Club was excited to have 64 members sign up for the 2017/18 season, a little over 15% increase from last year’s participation numbers.

Dubbo Water Polo Club introduced an open competition this season. There were 4 teams playing a modified 6 per side social competition. The Club introduced exclusion fouls about half way through the season which is a reflection on how well the players are progressing and understanding the game.

The Junior program again took a combined approach of skill work and match play. On occasion, some junior players braved the open competition. This seemed to be well received by some open players who enjoyed the additional substitutes.

Dubbo was lucky to have The NSW State Under 14 Girls Championships come to Dubbo in December 2017. It was a fantastic tournament for our members to be able to watch and learn how the game is played at a high level. The response from all stakeholders was the event was a great success.

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SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS

REGION DELEGATES Additional training was facilitated by Siobhan and Jonathon President:/Chair: Siobhan Coombes for Juniors on a Thursday evening, this regularly had great- Secretary: Kim Larratt er than 40 members attend and some of our junior mem- Treasurer: Ian Feary bers assisted with the younger age groups. Competition Director: Jonathan Hatcher Having an adequate number of skilled referees was a chal- All competitions were of mixed gender. There was a senior lenge at times during the season with a small number cov- competition on Monday nights, with 6 B-Grade teams, two ering a significant number of games – thank you to those from Oxley College, one team of Chevalier College stu- who assisted. dents and the rest of these were comprised seniors and of junior members moving up to increase their skill and expe- The outgoing board would like to thank all those who lent rience. The A-Grade competition had 4 teams with three of their support to the 2017/2018 season in the Southern these teams having significant overlap with B-Grade Highlands. teams. The junior competition was held on a Tuesday night and included U12s, U14s and U16s. The U14 competition As Secretary I would like to thank Jonathon Hatcher and was again split into a before and after Christmas competi- Siobhan Coombes who have served Southern Highlands tion to allow for transition to high school as some children Water Polo for many years and will be leaving the board move out of the area. Again if age allowed there was sig- this year, your support, knowledge and advice has been nificant overlap with juniors playing in more than one com- invaluable. petition/age group.

At the beginning of the season the board was informed that this was the 40th year of water polo in the Southern Highlands (the club has been continuous but the name has changed) as such the board voted to subsidise entry for the senior competition into Frensham pool.

The initial board of 6 was reduced to 4 just prior to Christ- mas due to resignations of two board members.

The U14s representative side pursued a number of competitions and undertook significant community fundraising as they are aiming to attend the Pan Pacs in New Zealand in July 2018. In preparation they have attended the Country Clubs, State and the National championships for the first time. Some U16s players joined a composite team with Canberra for the Nationals and others for Country Clubs. For the first time in some years teams were not entered in the Men's and Women's country club competitions.

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 35 SUTHERLAND SHIRE

REGION DELEGATES This past year, 6 clubs (Arctic, Bundeena, Caringbah, Gun- President: Valerie Bryant namatta, Shire and Sutherland) entered teams into our Secretary: Teresa Simonetti competition. The divisional winners across our two seasons Treasurer: Joshua James Sprake were as follows: Operations Director: Alex Mednis Directors: Karren Kerr, Shane Veness, Summer 2017/18 Glenyce White, Lyn Kaesler U11s: Arctic Icicles U12s: Gunnamatta Black-Tip Sharks CLUBS U13s: Sutherland Angelfish U14s: Arctic Mammoths Artic | Bundeena U15s: Gunnamatta Hound Sharks Caringbah | Gunnamatta U18s: Gunnamatta Oceanic Sharks Shire | Sutherland Opens B: Gunnamatta White Tip Sharks

Opens A Minor: Bundeena Bush Pigs MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Opens A: Sutherland Yellow Tang Senior Men: 154 | Senior Women: 140 Club Championship Award: Gunnamatta Junior Boys: 342 | Junior Girls: 258

Non-Playing/Associate: 78 Winter 2017

Combined Juniors: Gunnamatta Mako Sharks The Sutherland Shire Water Polo Association ran both Win- Opens: Sutherland Champions ter and Summer seasons during the year ending 31 March Club Championship Award: Gunnamatta 2018, which saw 894 members come through our competition in those 12 months.

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TAMWORTH

REGION DELEGATES STATE & NATIONAL RESULTS Acting President: Joshua Magann The Tamworth U16’s team coached by Ross White took a Vice President: Darryl Martin team away to Nationals and placed in the top ten teams at the championships. Junior Vice President: Tim Smith

Secretary: Libby Magann Tamworth Open ladies entered a team into the NSW Coun- Assistant Secretary: Casey Kelly try Club Championships for the first time in a very long Treasurer: Kate Mackay time and placed 3rd. Registrar: Jenny Taggart The Tamworth U14’s girls coached by Sean Hofman placed MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS 8th at the State Championships. Senior Men: 15 | Senior Women: 16 Junior Boys: 114 | Junior Girls: 87 LIFE MEMBERSHIPS Non-Playing/Associate: 4 After over forty years as a club, we only have five life members but in 2018 three more were added. At the LOCAL RESULTS T&DWPI presentation night, three members were hon- This year Tamworth Water Polo introduced a Splashball oured with a Life Membership of Tamworth Water Polo. program for young children aged 5-7 to teach them basic They were Sean Hofman, Gail Salter and Ross White. water polo skills and build their water confidence. There were approximately 30 children engaged in this program Without Ross, Gail and Sean’s involvement in Tamworth which was run over 8 weeks. Siblings of children who par- water polo, our club would be unrecognisable. They have ticipated in this program also came along and participated had such a significant and positive impact on every player in Flippaball which was run on the same night. Tamworth over the past two decades. They have been, and continue Water Polo have been successful in winning a Sport Access to be exceptional mentors for players, coaches and officials grant for $5000 to continue the Splashball program next and advocates for Tamworth Water Polo. season. NEW AQUATIC CENTRE FOR TAMWORTH With regards to senior numbers (men's and women's), we Tamworth Regional Council has consulted with the com- were down this year and with women, we were unable to munity to close the existing two 50m pools to and build a run an A grade competition. Instead the ladies open players new aquatic centre. A business case is currently being pre- formed 2 teams and entered into the Schoolgirls competi- pared and we will have a shovel ready project in December tion (A and B grade). This season was the first time in our 2018. With a new aquatic centre and dozens of players history that we have had more registered senior women's selected in the NSW Representative sides, next season players than men. promises to be one of excitement for Tamworth Waterpolo

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 37 WAGGA WAGGA

REGION DELEGATES Wagga Water Polo has had numerous players represent President: Amy Hazelwood throughout the season. Secretary: David Barrett • Rex Gallaher, Kolby McMahon, Shaun Bennett, So- phie McLeod and Phebe McLeod represented Wag- Treasurer: Alan de Jong ga in the O&M/Wagga side for the Southern Cross

League. CLUBS • Kate Gallaher represented Australia in the Australian Dolphins Country team that went to Thailand. Raiders • David Barrett was selected in the second NSW Wagga Octopuses Country side to play in Rock Hampton this year. • Lauren Nugent and Rex Gallaher was selected in the MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS NSW CHS teams. Senior Men: 73 | Senior Women: 58 Junior Boys: 80 | Junior Girls: 46 Grand Final Day was held on Saturday the 24th of March. The juniors finals were played on the Friday as this year the Wagga Water Polo Association Inc has had an eventful and association tried to move it to the Saturday. successful year with its competition as there was over 250 members. This included men’s, women’s, juniors and Flippa- Grand final day was a success due to the 5 games played Ball. Our numbers in the senior competition stayed the and all finals were close games. Wagga Water Polo had the same, however juniors seemed to improve and FlippaBall pleasure of Ash Kaesler as referee for the day. stayed to same from last year. Men’s A grade – Sportsman’s Hotel Dolphins FlippaBall was moved to Sunday this season to allow for the Men’s B grade – Raiders Black coaches to run a better program. Wagga Water Polo is also Men’s C grade – Octopus Leagues trying to put a strategic plan in place so that the sport can Women’s A grade – Framer’s Hotel Raiders flourish over the next few years and beyond. Women’s B – Raiders Under 16’s – Raiders This season saw Wagga Water Polo enter a men’s Bidgee- Under 14’s – Octopuses Pink gators side in the Country Clubs in which they played in A grade. The executive were assisted by the match committee for all grades, referees, table officials and the general water Wagga also hosted the National U12’s competition which polo family. was a success and Wagga entered a mixed side which was great exposure for the juniors. Wagga was involved with the Southern Cross League and the association had the opportunity to host a men’s and women’s game.

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OVENS & MURRAY

REGION DELEGATES FUNDRAISERS President: Brendan Dickie Dip For Dempsey Open water swim & Big Splash for men- Vice President: Jimmy Scannell tal health continue to grow.

Secretary: Marg Moran

Treasurer: Fiona Tuthill 2017/18 Premiers Registrar: Emma Gould A Grade Women: Sharks Rep Coordinator: Tracy McLeod A Grade Men: Sharks B Grade Women: Albury Tigers CLUBS B Grade Men: Northside Stingrays Albury Tigers U14 Girls: Pool Pirates Northside Stingrays U14 Boys: Sharks Pool Pirates U16 Girls: Pool Pirates U16 Boys: Northside Stingrays Sharks

Wodonga Dolphins

MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Senior Men: 169 | Senior Women: 156 Junior Boys: 107 | Junior Girls: 117

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT Flippa ball extended into winter season O&M U12 boys gold medal waterpolooza 2018 O&M U12 girls 4th place at Nationals 2018 O&M U12 Boys 5th at Nationals 2018 O&M U14 girls 16th in Nationals April 2018 O&M U14 boys 18th at Nationals in April 2018

Think Act Play Cup - Award introduced across whole O&M competition

O&M clubs win Victorian Country Championships Open Women: Pool Pirates Open Men: Albury Tigers

Participation in Open Women's & Men's in Southern Cross Water Polo League

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 39 ACU CRONULLA SHARKS

CLUB DELEGATES ACU Cronulla Sharks players that made the Australian President: John Zagame Sharks & Stingers team that competed at the 2017 FINA Vice President (Juniors): Ian Gatherer World Championships in Budapest. Rowie Webster (C), Vice President (Opens): Sandra Holden Amy Ridge & Lena Mihailovic in the Stingers team and Joe Secretary: Rachel Collier Kayes & Nic Brooks in the Sharks team. Our club coach Treasurer: Rodney Molla Predrag Mihailovic was Stingers Assistant Coach. Registrar: Katrina O’Halloran AWL Delegate: Matthew Perfrement In addition, there were five ACU Cronulla Sharks players Director of Coaching/Programs: Predrag Mihailovic representing Australia at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Committee: Leanne Lucy, Matt Hankin, Andrew Barr, Jim Taipei. Congratulations to Mollie Williams, Ash Colaco, Winchester, Samantha Mitchell, Troy Stockwell, Graeme Brooke McClean, Tom Freeman and Nic Brooks. Geldart, Sean Parmenter, Katrina Mulchay, Rob Lancaster Both of the ACU Cronulla Sharks Men’s and Women’s MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS teams are positioned well going into the Australian Water Polo League finals. Unfortunately, Rowie Webster has Senior Men: 15 | Senior Women: 16 missed the whole season due to injury and we wish her a Junior Boys: 114 | Junior Girls: 87 full recovery. Non-Playing/Associate: 4

Outside of water polo, ACU Cronulla Sharks members were The 2017/18 season was another great season for the in the news with a Life Member, Grace Bryant OAM, ACU Cronulla Sharks Water Polo Club with the continuation sports doctor to the Australian Olympic, Commonwealth of our affiliation agreement the Australian Catholic Univer- Games and Australian Netball teams being inducted into the sity (ACU). Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Congratulations Grace! Also,

our very own Ziggy (Nicola Zagame) was seen on National Our Development Programs for U14/U16-U18’s have TV competing throughout the arduous Australian Survivor made a positive impact since their introduction two years series . Well done Ziggy! ago. Amongst many great results ACU Cronulla Sharks

Women won the prestigious Col Smee U22 title in April Our club is run day-to-day by a small group of very ener- 2018. After winning the U14s National Championship title getic and dedicated volunteers. Our management team is in 2017 they backed up with a silver medal in March 2018. growing year by year but needs more supporters to accept Our U18 Boys also finished with a silver medal at Nationals. formal roles.

In preparation for the U16 Nationals we tried a new initia- At the end of another wonderfully successful year we tive with the ACU Cronulla Sharks U16 Nationals Squad should all thank those who dedicate so much of their ener- having their first Inter-Club session. Our players were sep- gy and time to make our sport great. arated into teams, named after a CSWPC Olympian – Team

Fads, Team Rocko, Team Troy, Team Joe, Team Ake, Team We thank our ACU Cronulla Sharks Executive Committee, Bec, Team Rowie, Team Ziggy. Each team was coached by our Coaches/Managers and Officials who do so much hard one of our Olympians, Australian or National League Play- work for our club. ers. A great day was had by all and the players certainly learned a lot in preparation for Nationals.

In the senior grades a huge congratulations to all five of the

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DRUMMOYNE DEVILS

CLUB DELEGATES in 24 competitions. Of these 16 teams made the semis. President: James Tuite An outstanding result. Vice President: James Brennan Secretary: Sally Gates We were also thrilled that our Men’s and Ladies National Treasurer: Kym Hooper League teams have made the final series. Registrar: Wendy Tuite Director - Women: Ross Dembecki Congratulations to our L12 who won gold at Waterpooloza. Director Men: Mike Wicks Our L16 won silver and our M18 and L12 won bronze at AWL Delegate: Michael Hahn Nationals.

MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS With over 110 participants our Friday night Primary Schools Competition has continued this season with a Senior Men: 370 | Senior Women: 290 bang! The kids vary in skill level and experience, from be- Junior Boys: 114 | Junior Girls: 87 ginners to U12s and 14s players who simply cannot get Non-Playing/Associate: 4 enough of their water polo!

Supporting long standing sporting values of participation, At our heart, we are a family based sporting and social club. competition and community, Drummoyne Water Polo Club Everyone’s contribution made it possible for the club to is a vibrant sporting club that caters to players who enjoy compete at all levels. playing for social and fitness reasons, to those seeking to compete at the highest representative level.

2017/18 has been another colourful and very successful year in the life of the Devils, both in and out of the water.

Congratulations to Morgan Baxter and Elle Armit on their selection in the Aussie Stingers for the text match series against USA at the Sunshine Coast.

In summary, 13 of our players were named in Australian squads or teams during the year. Almost all of these players got their start in water polo through our Junior Devel- opment Program.

At state level, eight players were selected in State based school representative (i.e. CIS, CCC or CHS) teams. Charlotte Gates, Macy Hansford and Sienna Hearn were selected in the NSW All Schools Teams.

We currently have 42 U14 through to U20 players vying for NSW team selection for the Pan Pacific Games in New Zealand in July.

In the Summer Metro Comp we put 27 teams in the water

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 41 RYDE RHINOS

CLUB DELEGATES This club’s success is the result of an increased focus on President: Michael Tolhurst technical skill development of our player cohort. Vice President: Mark Cleland Secretary: Cheryl Robertson The club is focused on ensuring that we provide our players Treasurer: Chris Hook with access to experienced coaches develop the technical Registrar: Stewart Randall capability of our players. NSW Metro Delegate: Nick Hodgers Junior & Senior Ladies Coordinator: Despina Hasapis The committee and members, are building a strong club Committee: spirit through inclusive events that cater for all member groups. MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Unfortunately the club continues to rely on member fund- Senior Men: 41 | Senior Women: 36 raising to help fund these activities and is keen to secure a Junior Boys: 47 | Junior Girls: 56 key sponsor to further elevate the club at the competitive

level. Ryde Water Polo has had a successful water polo year with all Ryde teams becoming increasingly competitive and a number of our teams making the finals round for the Syd- ney Metro competition.

Highlights include: • Ryde junior boys and girls teams participated in all Under 14 and under 16 State and National Tourna- ments • Several junior and senior Ryde teams made it into the 2017-18 Summer finals with our L4 team winning the Gold Medal. • Several senior teams made the finals round in winter 2017 competition with the M7s winning the Gold Medal. • Ryde coaches and a number of our junior players were included in the WPNSW Academy program for the first time.

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SYDNEY STINGERS

CLUB DELEGATES President: David Parsons Vice President: Kerry Mealing Secretary: Ben Thomas Treasurer: Scott Hogan-Smith

MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Senior Men (Competitive):68 Non-Playing/Associate: 57

The Sydney Stingers enjoyed a successful and busy yea, with our continued participation in the Sydney Metro competition. While no international tournaments were attended, the club has been diligently training in the lead up to the Gay Games in Paris in August 2018, sending 3 teams to compete in this week long event with over 36 other inter- Photo 1 (Stingers 1): Pride and inclusion event March national teams. 2018

The metro competition over Winter 2017 saw our three teams again compete – one in the M6 and two in the M7 divisions. After a second win in the M6 summer men's division earlier in 2017 the club entered our first team in the M5 division over summer, a great challenge and learning curve for the team members.

March saw the club partner with WPNSW to hold the first Pride event in at Sydney University Sports and Aquatic Centre, held during the 40th Anniversary Mardi Gras cele- brations in Sydney. The Stingers thank WPNSW for their support and organisation of the this event and their active role in promoting inclusion in the sport.

The club continued it’s recruitment drive during the year with two boot camps, held in Spring 2017 and Autumn 2018, with a healthy participation of 24 and 58 people Photo 2 (Stingers 2): Autumn Boot Camp 2018 respectively. To further develop inclusion in the sport the (both images Daniel Kirkwood) club actively recruited for our first womans teams in the Autumn boot camp, and given the success of this have now registered two teams in the L3 and L5 divisions for Winter 2018. We look forward to this new chapter in the clubs development and the benefits this has for the sport as a whole.

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 43 SYDNEY UNI LIONS MEN

CLUB DELEGATES Stewart Moar. In recognition of Stewart’s contribution and President: Antony Green service to the Club, it was announced at our Blue & Gold Secretary: JoAnn Matruglio Water Polo lunch that the Club’s highest award was to be Treasurer: Greg Turner re-named The Stewart Moar President’s Trophy. Registrar: Neil O’Shea NSW Metro Delegate: JoAnn Matruglio We also continue to send our support to Club member Nick Dempsey who suffered spinal damage and our annual MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Charity Tournament this year assisted raising funds to assist The Australian Spinal Research Foundation charity. Senior Men: 74 | Junior Boys: 169 Looking forward to continued success and enjoyment of all Volunteer: 35 | Social playing members: 17 our members at all levels from the great game of water

polo. Sydney University Men’s Water Polo Club (SU or the Club) had another fantastic and extremely busy 2017/18 with great participation from our over 250 strong membership ranging from our elite Australian Water Polo League squad, senior grade players to juniors in the U18 to U12 age groups.

We continue to grow “from the bottom up” and support our players in taking numerous teams to both State, Na- tional and independent Competitions throughout the year which have become a highlight to both player and supporters alike. This would not be possible without the dedication of our volunteers and coaches who ensure the experience is a memorable one for which we are truly grateful.

The Club held two amazing offshore Training Camps in July 2017 to help with player development and personal growth. A group of U16’s went to Malta and a group U14’s went to Santa Barbara (USA). Both tours were extremely successful and the club looks forward to hosting more overseas tours in the years to come.

More difficult during the year was the passing of Club great

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SYDNEY UNI LIONS WOMEN

CLUB DELEGATES respectable effort President: Simon Lewis Undefeated Metro Comp Gold - Beat Balmain in final 9-6 Vice President: Luke Fitzgerald L16A | Coach: Scott Henderson NSW Metro Delegate: JoAnn Matruglio Managers: Camilla Learmonth & Vanessa Henderson AWL Delegate: State Champion Bronze - Beat UNSW in Bronze Medal 9-6 - Tournament MVP: Aspen Henderson Tournament 7: Dal- MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS las Lowry Senior Women: 47 Metro Comp Silver - Went down in final 9-4 to Balmain Junior Girls: 88 L18 | Coach: Jenny MacGregor Asst Coach: Ian Trent U12’s | Coach: Fergus Bennie Manager: Daniel Trent Manager: Sue Trent National Championships Gold - First Ever U12 Australian State Champions Gold - Beat UNSW in final 13-9 - Tour- Champions - 3-1 (full time 1-1, win via penalty shootout) nament MVP and GK MVP: Lily Hawthorn Tournament 7: victory against the Brisbane Mermaids Carla Traplin and Ella Worland Metro Comp Silver - Lost final against Drummoyne 3-2 Metro Comp 3rd Place Waterpolooza Silver - Lost final against Drummoyne 4-2 National Championship Silver - Went down in final 5-2 SNB - GK of the Tournament: Lily Hawthorn L14B’s Blue Team Coach: Tori Parker Blue Team L5 Manager: Liz Weekes & Abby Moar Blue Team: Metro Comp 3rd Place Gold Team Coach: Antonia Mijatovic Gold Team Managers: Helen Richardson & Louise Sung Manager: Matthew Troughton Gold Team: Metro Comp 8th Place Metro Comp Finishes: Blue Team - 6/10 Gold Team - Manager: Sandy (Kass) Dibona 8/10 Mostly new to club Water Polo and a good number of L4 | Coach: Jon Harker Manager: Paul Richardson these girls attend their first State and Nationals this year Young team - Metro Comp Finish 8/10 - Great improved in last 5 games - 3 wins and 2 draws L14A | Coach: Ivana Drakulic Asst Coach: Grace Coleman Manager: Tessa Green L3 | Coach: Ian Trent Asst Coach: Jenny MacGregor Knox Charity Challenge Gold Manager: Daniel Trent State Champions Gold - Beat SNB in the final 6-4 - Tour- Metro Comp Gold - Beat Drummoyne in final 6-4 nament MVP: Millie Quin Tournament 7: Sienna Green and Samantha Hardingham L2 | Coach/Manager: Daniel Trent Metro Comp Gold - Beat SNB in the final 8-2 - Lost only Metro Comp 3rd Place one game for the season - 15 wins 1 lose National Championship Silver - Went down in final 9-1 to L1 | Coach: Debbie Watson Asst Coach: Ian Trent Brisbane Mermaids - Lost only one game for the tourna- Manager: Daniel Trent ment Metro Comp 3rd Place

L16B | Coach: Daniel Trent AWL | 2nd Place Managers: Luke Fitzgerald & Vicky Worland 8 Lion AWL Debutants This Season Played A Division at State - Finished 9/10 teams - Very Coach: Deb Watson Manager: Sue Trent

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 45 UNSW WESTS MAGPIES & KILLER WHALES

CLUB DELEGATES AUSTRALIAN WATER POLO LEAGUE (AWL) President: Phil De Gail Both Men’s and Women’s AWL teams made the finals to- Vice President: Dan Swinnerton gether for the first time in our history.

Secretary: Mark Gilbert The Women’s team winning the competition in their first Treasurer: Peppi Kearney time in the finals. This on the back of winning the Women’s AWL Delegate: Ray Swinnteron L1 competition finished off a very successful season.

MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Overall, we had a very successful season with some fantas- Senior Men: 53 | Senior Women: 36 tic results (especially in our junior and women’s teams). Junior Boys: 76 | Junior Girls: 78 UNSW Wests have put in place some great programs for our juniors over the last few years and it is great to see the As you are most likely aware, Ashfield pool is closed for positive results coming through and filtering up in to our next season so we will be managing our games and training senior grades. across a number of different pools in Sydney. This will be a challenge in terms of enough pool space and Along with the results that some of our teams have time to accommodate all our teams/players but we have achieved, the club as whole has a very enjoyable culture, some workable solutions in place. where we are supporting all the teams and celebrating any success together. METRO ACHIEVEMENTS 1st in Club Championship We were lucky enough to win gold in the following grades: Women: L1 & L2 Men: M12 & M18

And we made Finals in the following grades: Women: L3 & L4 Junior Girls: L18, L14A, L16B, & L14B Men: M1, M2, M3, M4 & M7 Junior Boys: M16A & M14A

TOURNAMENTS Canberra Cup: Gold in Boys, Girls & Women, Silver in Men U12 Festival: Gold Girls NSW U14s: Bronze Girls & Boys NSW U18s: Gold Boys, Silver Girls Col Smee: Gold Boys National U14s: Bronze Girls National U16s: Gold Girls, Silver Boys National U18s: Bronze Girls Southern Cross League: Silver Women

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UTS BALMAIN TIGERS

CLUB DELEGATES Chairman:: Damian Smith Secretary: Ann-Marie Miranda Metro Delegate: Jo anne Court AWL Delegate:

MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Senior Men: 64 | Senior Women: 56 Junior Boys: 88 | Junior Girls: 71 Junior Programs: 21 Non-Playing/Associate: 76

Implementation of a new platform for communication, registration and retail transactions opened the path for a new era in the Club’s strategic plan.

A clear focus has been made on our junior’s development as well as adjustments towards coaching to ensure improved performance. The club engaged Martin Callaghan as Head of Coaching and Development in order to develop the club’s performance framework. This contributed in 5 junior teams playing in semi finals, and 4 in grand finals with 3 teams achieving gold medals. This structure has seen the club improve in overall rankings at State Championships with the L16s placing 1st, M18 – 2nd, M16 – 3rd and L18 – 5th.

The club will strive to further build it’s junior base and look to improved results at more senior levels as we continue to develop our juniors and our coaching.

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NSW BOYS BLUES NSW BOYS WARATAHS

COACH Mark Holden COACH Fergus Bennie MANAGER Glenn Simpson (Pook) MANAGER Michael Pilch TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Will Mather, 2. Brandon Wicks, 4. Toby Goldschmidt, 1. Patrick Moro, 2. Max Churchyard, 4. Jack Winchester, 5. Tristan Glanznig, 6. Jeremy Woods, 7. Louis Grossemy, 5. Riley Moore, 6. Ben Prichard, 7. Aedan Pilch, 8. Jarrah Ronan, 9. Charlie Hoffmann, 10. Luka Krstic (C), 8. Daniel Munk, 9. Fegus Clarkson, 10. Nicholas Byrnes, 11. Alex Brischetto, 12. Kristan Dixion, 13. Lachlan Reeve 11. Ben Shires, 12. Tyler Krenkels, 13. Noah Reed

RESULTS RESULTS Game 1: Win vs Victoria 17- 5 Game 1: Win vs QLD White 17-3 Game 2: Win vs NSW Platypusus 14 - 6 Game 2: Draw vs QLD Maroons 8-8 Game 3: Win vs QLD White 20 - 2 Game 3: Win vs NSW Platypuses 8-7 Game 4: Win vs NSW Opals 13 - 3 Game 4: Win vs ACT 12-7 Game 5: Win vs South Australia 16 - 8 Game 5: Win vs South Australia 10-5 Game 6: Win vs NSW Platypuses 14 -4 Game 6: Win vs NSW Opals 12-6 Semi-Final: Win vs South Australia 16 - 5 Semi-Final: Win vs QLD Maroons 13-9 Gold Medal Match: Win vs NSW Waratahs 17 - 3 Bronze Medal Match: Loss vs NSW Blues 17-3

After a slow start the team began to find their potential The Waratahs had a great experience at the East Coast and play some very good defensive water polo. Challenge. The team had some great wins with their only loss in the Gold Medal Match. The semi -finals match was a Every player received equal playing time in every game as tremendous effort to beat a inform Queensland team. we were such a strong team which allowed each field play- However the NSW Blues were a better team on the day in er to score goals during the tournament. the Gold Medal Match. It showed the high level of competition across the tournament. The team bonded extremely well with each other and also the Waratahs team from day one, right through to the end. The team bonded extremely well and were supportive of It was evident that they improved significantly throughout each other from day one, right through to the end. It was all of the training sessions as well as at the competition. evident that they improved significantly throughout all of the training sessions as well as at the competition. As a Special mention to Toby Goldschmidt for receiving MVP of team, we had a dinner with some of the families which the tournament and Will Mather for receiving the goal gave everyone a chance to enjoy each other’s company keeper of the tournament. away from the pool deck and bonded the team that little more.

Overall, the Boys had a great time leading up to and at ECC. As a coach and manager, we instilled a team culture of supportiveness, openness and fun, and I believe that this helped make the experience worthwhile and enjoable for them all.

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SYF17 - EAST COAST CHALLENGE

NSW BOYS PLATYPUSES NSW BOYS OPALS

COACH Sam Negus COACH Patrick O’Brien MANAGER Mark Hoath MANAGER Jodie Spano TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Connor Moore, 3. Kaegan Aslund, 4. Byron O’Halloran, 1. Jacob Collingridge, 2. Joe Mitchell, 3. Harry MacMillan, 5. Jordan Lancaster, 6. Oliver Cooper, 7. Luke Stimson, 4. Marcus Spano, 5. Adam Lukic, 6. Corey Brown, 7. Aidan 8. Jonty Clayton, 9. Ned Hoath, 10. Gaberiel Carmody, Principe, 8. Thomas Oates, 9. Samuel Matruglio, 10. Bailey 11. James Lyons, 12. Sam Myles, 13. Ben Scott Chapman, 12. Morgan Lekovic, 13. Tyrone Albertyn

RESULTS RESULTS Game 1: Win vs Victoria 15-4 Game 1: Draw ACT v Opals. 7-7 Game 2: Loss vs NSW Blues 14-6 Game 2 Draw vs S.A. v 6-6 Game 3: Win vs ACT 7-5 Game 3 : Win Queensland White vs Opals. 8-11 Game 4: Loss vs NSW Waratahs 8-7 Game 4: Loss Blues vs Opals. 13-3 Game 5: Loss vs NSW Blues 14-4 Game 5: Loss Queensland Maroon vs Opals 10-3 Game 6: Loss vs QLD Maroon 10-6 Game 6: Loss Waratahs vs Opals 12-6 Play off for 5th: Draw vs ACT 11-11 Play off for 7th: Loss ACT vs Opals 6-4

Platypuses stood up extremely well over the 4 days, draw- The Opals had a fantastic experience throughout the ECC ing the hardest pool seeing them play both the Blues and tournament. They performed higher than expected, and Waratahs in pool rounds abnd then Blues and Qld Maroons gelled together very well from the first game of the tour- in cross over round to miss the top 4 medal playoffs by nament. I was very impressed at how well they played as a countback. team after a few training sessions.

A key factor is the defensive attitude they mustered for a From the outset their defence was very solid, and they all smaller less physically advanced team of boys. There was a helped each other out. In attack they were a bit timid and real commitment to the coach Sam Negus who is an inspi- nervous, at times struggling to get down to the 2m. How- ration to the team and such an asset to NSW Water Polo. ever against the Waratahs and the Blues they played ex- ceptionally well, as just before halftime they were either Organisation in and around the whole 14s tournament by El tied or one goal behind. The difference in the second halves Prendergast was truly commitment and dedication by El, a was the fitness. wonderful job indeed. On the Wednesday night, we had a team dinner, which we Platypus and Opals mixed well throughout, we even had combined with the Pplatypus at Ribs & Rumps. Players our Team dinner with the Opals at Ribs & Rumps. across teams shared meals. It was great to see all the NSW players supporting each other.

All in all, it was a fantastic experience to develop as a coach, and for the players to develop and experience high quality water polo.

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NSW GIRLS BLUES NSW GIRLS WARATAHS

COACH Greg McFadden (Dumpa) COACH Kyle Alp MANAGER Kim Thomas MANAGER Odete Mourant TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Evie Glover-Rylah, 2. Michaela Dyson, 3. Nioka Thomas 1. Casey Ferguson, 2. Elise Balla, 3. Hannah Baker, (C), 4. Sophie Walters, 5. Sophia Thomas, 6. Sally LeFoe 4. Lana Bridges, 5. Andie Kearns, 6. Bronte Ryan (C), (C), 7. Dayna Garside, 8. Hannah Fulton, 9. Lana Oppen- 7. Sienna Green, 8. Rebel McFadden (C), heim, 10. Karla Poot, 11. Alice Mourant, 13. Tabitha Kelly 9. Samantha Henderson, 10. Sophie O’Connell, 11. Charley Porter, 13. Taffy O’Neill RESULTS Game 1: Win vs Victoria 23-2 RESULTS Game 2: Win vs NSW Platypus 12-5 Game 1: Win vs Qld White 14 – 2 Game 3: Win vs QLD White 11-4 Game 2: Win vs Barbarians 10 – 3 Game 4: Win vs SA 20-1 Game 3: Win v NSW Opals 14 – 5 Game 5: Win vs NSW Opals 15-3 Game 4: Win v Victoria 21 – 4 Game 6: Win vs NSW Waratahs 8-7 Game 5: Win v QLD White 13 – 2 Semi Final: Win vs NSW Platypus 10-5 Game 6: Loss v NSW Blues 8 – 7 Gold Medal Match: Win vs QLD Maroon (penalties)11-9 Semi-Final: Loss vs Qld Maroons 4 – 2 Bronze Medal Match: Win vs NSW Platypus 7 – 4 The ECC & SYF17 tournament was a fabulous experience for all. The Opening Ceremony incorporated our Captain, The Waratahs came together as a team both in and out of Nioka Thomas, reading the Acknowledgement of Country, the water from the minute the team was announced. A with two of our team members, Michaela Dyson and Dayna highly spirited and energetic group of young ladies that Garside leading the National Anthem. played water polo in the same enthusiastic manner.

After each game, feedback was given to all girls, both posi- Team training sessions were great fun but at the same time tive and negative, so that the girls could build on their skills, the girls always listened, trained hard and improved enor- and get their mindset right, along with this 2 x MVPs were mously. Congratulations to Casey Ferguson who won GK of awarded for each game. the Tournament and for her own personal improvement. Thank you to Bronte and Rebel for being excellent captains Undefeated, the girls made it to the Grand Final where they both in and out of the water. faced QLD Maroon which ended in a penalty shootout of which the Blues were victorious! From there the girls went At SYF17 after winning very comfortably in the first 2 wild throwing the coach into the water with sheer jubilation days, they came up against NSW Blues and then Qld Ma- (and relief)! The team had formed a strong relationship roons in the semi-finals. They pushed both silver and gold and had bonded very quickly. They enjoyed it all immensely. medal teams with their “nothing to lose” and “never give Although undefeated, there was a lot learnt, both in the up” attitude that will carry them well in life both in and out pool and mentally, and I’m sure the girls will continue to of the pool. develop their skills, and their love for water polo. All players These young ladies were respectful of their competitors, contributed greatly towards the success of the team and Odete and I as coach and manager, all staff and they were Nioka Thomas was rewarded with being awarded the MVP an absolute delight to coach. I could not have been proud- for the tournament for her outstanding play. er! Well done team.

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NSW GIRLS PLATYPUSES NSW GIRLS OPALS

COACH Leanne Lucy COACH Carla Woolley MANAGER Melissa Pride MANAGER Brittany Spencer TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Chyna Tolhurst, 2. Annabelle Smith, 3. Cassie Clarke, 4. 1. Jemma Gilligan, 2. Bree Foley, 3. Zoe Ibrahim, 4. Jasmine Indigo Ditterick, 6. Jenna Holden, 7. Bianca Watson, 8. Tara Higgs, 5. Lily Kablau, 6. Alice Pride, 7. Rose Bowman, McMannus, 9. Kara Simpson, 10.Poppy Crowe, 8. Emily Fitzgerald, 10. Ellen Wilde, 11. Maddy Hogan, 11. Josephine Lewis, 12.Sarah dal-Molin, 13. Yasmin Kell 12. Amelia Ritchie, 13. Stephania Maxwell

RESULTS RESULTS Game 1: Win vs Victoria 16-6 Game 1: Win vs South Australia 7 – 2 Game 2: Loss vs NSW Blues 13-5 Game 2: Loss vs QLD Maroon 22 – 0 Game 3: Win vs Barbarians 7-5 Game 3: Win vs Victoria 12 – 4 Game 4: Loss vs Qld Maroon 13-0 Game 4: Loss vs NSW Waratah 14 – 5 Game 5: Loss vs Qld Maroon 6-2 Game 5: Loss vs QLD Maroon 18 – 2 Game 6: Win vs Qld White 9-5 Game 6: Loss vs NSW Blues 15 – 3 Semi-Final Loss vs NSW Blues 10-5 Play off: for 7th: Loss vs Barbarians 13 – 12 (penalties) Bronze Medal Match: Loss vs NSW Waratahs 7-4 The Opals had a very fun tournament at the East Coast The "Plaits" had a great tournament and enjoyed the expe- Challenge. Even though many of the players were young or rience of competing at the Sydney Youth Festival. Whilst had little experience, they improved incredibly over the the results show that we lost more games than we won, tournament. we did play the 2 top teams twice ( mproving our result on both occasions ) and the bronze medallists once. All girls Coming up against strong sides like the top QLD and top received equal water time throughout the tournament. NSW team was a huge achievement in itself. They played Training sessions went well and we trained every session really well as a team and bonded together nicely. They got with the Opals. to meet new people from other clubs and learn from each other. The team bonded well as the tournament went on. We held a "Miss World Pagent" that the Blues, Waratahs and Opals Overall, the girls enjoyed themselves greatly at the training were all involved in which was a lot of fun, we also con- sessions and at the tournament. ducted a trivia competition and had a team dinner at a Thai Restaurant.

Overall the girls improved and made plenty of new friends with some girls saying "Best Week Ever.

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NSW BOYS BLUES NSW BOYS WARATAHS

COACH Dusan Krstic (Dudi) COACH Harry Sanderson MANAGER Robert Trobec MANAGER Scott Garside TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Tom Harris, 2. Hugh O’ Neil, 3. Jackson Brown, 1. Nathaael Griffiths, 2. Ben Wood, 3. Antonio Matruglio, 4. Mark Elwaw, 5. Dan Colaco, 6. Tom Mateffy, 4. Sam Gaffney, 5. Harry Pride, 6. Lachlan Matthews, 7. Matthew Byrnes, 8. Nicholas Trobec, 9. Nicholas Beattie, 7. Lachlan McLeod, 8. Rex Gallagher, 9. Jack Pringle, 10. Rory O'Shea, 11. Brock Moller, 12. Jacob Gadiel, 10. Hamish McDonald, 11. John Licitra, 13. Phil Tzioumis 12. Nicholas Corbett, 13. Max Pride

RESULTS RESULTS Game 1: Win vs Qld White 21-4 Game 1: Win vs Melbourne Collegians 7-6 Game 2: Win vs NSW Country 15-1 Game 2: Loss vs QLD Maroons 6-9 Game 3: Win vs NSW Platypus 6-4 Game 3: Loss vs South Australia 6-9 Game 4: Win vs ACT 9-5 Game 4: Win vs NSW Opals 9-6 Game 5: Win vs Melbourne Collegians 13-2 Game 5: Win vs NSW Country 13-3 Game 6: Win vs South Australia 10-1 Game 6: Loss vs Qld White 5-6 Semi-Final: Win vs NSW Platypus 9-5 Play-off for 7th: Win vs NSW Opals 6-4 Gold Medal Match: Win vs QLD 6-5 The Waratahs had a shaky start leading up to the tourna- After a gruelling 4 days, playing 8 games The mighty NSW ment with change of coaches and manager leading into the Blues team won the grand final against QLD remaining un- final weeks. This was turned around to be positive for the beaten for the tournament. The First 3-days saw the Blues team whereby they really needed to stick together as a play varied games from fast & furious goals from all angles, team to overcome adversity. The boys throughout the to battels between center forwards & centre backs. tournament stuck together as a team and there were no signs of isolation of any team member. The semi-final against the NSW Platypus was a tough af- fair. However with the Blues boys playing a skilful game and The team had some great wins and some very tight losses dominating physically they managed do creep away from which showed their resilience, this showed their determi- the opposition. Great play from drivers in counters nation in the play offs to aim for the top 6. They were dis- appointed to lose a position in the top 6 to Melbourne who Grand Final time and the Blues were yet to come up against they had beaten in the play offs in a very tight game. Harry the Maroons. It went down to the wire and we were down Sanderson rallied the team to make a final charge for the 5-3. With the coach clearly working up and down the pool paly off game against NSW Opals for bragging rights to win the Blues worked hard in all positions , using their speed 6-4 in their final game of the tournament. and strength to challenge the lead. Slowly but surely the Blues found the back of the net and defeating QLD. The team dinner was held at the Ettamogah Pub being a Congratulations to tournament Goal Keeper Tom Harris. family orientated facility and was organised between the U16s Waratah & Blues Teams managers for both teams to The team bonded well and were positively encouraging attend. This would allow the boys to not only bond with themselves even when mistakes were made. A great expe- their team but allow them to mix with the other NSW 16s rience for the boys at a fantastic event. boys team to create a larger social circle.

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NSW BOYS PLATYPUSES NSW BOYS OPALS

COACH Brett Arnold COACH Liam Ireland MANAGER Levina Abbo MANAGER Karly Fitzpatrick TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Angus Abbo, 2. Lucas Vass, 3. Kai Young, 1. Charlie Hunter, 2. Rowan O’Callaghan, 3. Joshua 4. Nikita Strbac, 5. Ben Tuite, 6. Brady Holmes, Pritchard, 4. Alex Cornish, 5. Reuben Warner van Dijk, 7. Jay Novotny, 8. Zachary Green, 9. Liam Watson, 6. Chad Mackinlay, 7. Harrison Churchyard, 8. Joshua Dun- 10. Jacob Findlay, 11. John Crameri, 12. Connor Barclay, can, 9. Joel Smith, 10. Tyson Mutsch, 11. Drew McJannett, 13. Nick Perfremont 12. Callum Bruce, 13. Harry Reynolds

RESULTS RESULTS Game1: Win vs NSW Country 15-1 Game 1: Loss vs South Australia 10-6 Game 2: Win vs ACT 9-7 Game 2: Loss vs QLD Maroons 12-3 Game 3: Loss vs NSW Blues 4-6 Game 3: Loss vs Melbourne Collegians 7-5 Game 4: Win vs QLD White 10-0 Game 4: Loss vs NSW Waratahs 9-6 Game 5: Loss vs South Australia 8-10 Game 5: Win vs QLD Maroons 11-7 Game 6: Draw vs QLD Maroon 5-5 Game 6: Win vs NSW Country 11-3 Semi-Final: Loss vs NSW Blues 5-9 Play-off for 7th: Loss vs NSW Waratahs 6-4 Bronze Medal Match: Win vs ACT 11-7 The Opals had a great experience at SYF17. The team had a The NSW U16 Boys Platypus team were a pleasure to man- tough run of games in the round play, but they fought hard age. They were an outstanding group of young men and for the wins, which showed their determination and how they represented NSW Water Polo with distinction both in well they had come together to play as a team. and out of the pool. The majority of these players participated as a team in the 2016 ECC in Melbourne, which had The boys played a hard-fought playoff game against the already allowed them to form a strong bond. I was im- NSW Waratahs and unfortunately lost to the older age pressed with the warm inclusion of the new players into group. While the result wasn’t in our favour, we believe the the side and the strong support that the existing players boys walked away with so much more in the way of their offered new recruits. Several comments were made own game and personal development and a new group of throughout the tournament from outside parties about the mates. comradery of this team. It was natural and obvious. The boys bonded together extremely well and were sup- The coaching leadership offered by Brett Arnold was pro- portive of each other from day one, right through to the fessional and thorough – with all members receiving a end. It was evident that the boys improved significantly playbook in lead up training sessions and clear directions throughout the training sessions as well as at the competi- regarding their role in the team. Respect for the coach was tion. As a team, we had a dinner with the families which evident in all players. gave everyone a chance to enjoy each other’s company away from the pool deck. Overall, the boys had a great A huge thankyou to Ann-Marie Miranda who was very time leading up to and at SYF. As a coach and manager, we helpful throughout the tour. She was unflustered and al- instilled a team culture of supportiveness, openness and ways had a solution. Ryan Richards was also was excellent fun, and I believe that this helped make the experience in supporting us at our accommodation. worthwhile for them all.

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NSW GIRLS BLUES NSW GIRLS WARATAHS

COACH Michael Hahn COACH Pinky Rewi-Henry MANAGER Kirrilee Gardner MANAGER Beth Harris TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Ciara Atherton, 2. Lauren Balla, 3. Campbell Reimer, 1. Lara Taggart, 2. Emma Preece, 3. Sara Maciejewski, 4. Ella Worland, 5. Jess Bonnici, 6. Beth Simmons, 4. Anna Melas, 5. Gabriella Hooper, 6. Georgia Smith, 7. Emily Gralton, 8. Abbey Simshauser, 9. Aysha Whyte, 7. Lillis Harris, 8. Sophie McLeod, 9. Hayley Boatswain, 10. Dany Zapata, 11. Hayley Spence, 12. Ruby Weekes, 13. 10. Bella Southern, 11. Layne Ryan, 12. Mia Liberman, Harriet Powell 13. Olivia Patrick

RESULTS RESULTS Game 1: Win vs Barbarians 19-2 Game 1: Loss vs NSW Opals 4-6 Game 2: Win vs QLD White 12-4 Game 2: Loss vs Thailand 5-17 Game 3: Win vs New Zealand 8-6 Game 3: Loss vs QLD Maroon 2-15 Game 4: Loss vs NSW Platypuses 8-9 Game 4: Win vs NSW Country 8-5 Game 5: Draw vs QLD Maroon 4-4 Game 5: Win vs Barbarians 4-3 Game 6: Win v NSW Opals 14-3 Game 6: Loss vs QLD White 2-10 Semi-Final: Win vs QLD Maroon 7-6 Play-off for 7th: Loss vs QLD White 3-4 Gold Medal Match: Win vs NSW Platypuses 10-9 The Waratahs had a great experience at SYF17 with two Congratulations to the girls on a successful week securing wins and some very close games against the QLD teams. gold in the SYF U16 competition. They learnt that some games are going to be rough and tough they showed some great team work as some of the Plenty of memorable moments during a long campaign that players had never played under pressure before. They im- was made even more memorable with both finals games proved over the tournament in which was very pleasing for won when we fell behind by two goals in the back half of a coach to see and couldn’t of ask for anything better. both games. In both games you maintained your compo- sure and worked as one to get the result. The team bonded very well as our team had a mixture of clubs and it was great to see that everyone was getting Thanks to team manager Kirrillee Gardner for all your great along with each other and having laughs. They all worked work. Thanks to the players for your commitment and par- so hard over the last past few weeks building up to the ents for your support. tournament, I couldn’t have ask for anything better, My manger Beth was a great help she did well looking after not Hopefully everyone enjoyed the experience and came away only me but the girls as well thank you. from the campaign with more knowledge about water polo, yourself and your team mates. Good luck to everyone for Overall, the tournament was great the girls did learn a lot the season ahead in and out of the water. on how some games would be harder then others and what you have to do to adjust. I’m sure we will be looking for- See you on pool deck. ward to next year and what is has installed for us. Thank Well done girls and go the Blues!! you very much for a great competition and the set up was great.

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COACH Scott Henderson COACH Daniel Trent MANAGER Vanessa Henderson MANAGER Anita Majstorovic TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Meg Shaw, 2. Jade Vinson, 3. Billie Mitchell, 1. Sabine Moller, 2. Ruby Johnston, 3. Isabella Majstorovic, 4. Alexie Lambert, 5. Ellena Little, 6. Mikayla Gross, 4. Lucinda Haig, 5. Aimee Gladstone, 6. Tahlia Bailey, 7. Jemma Caldwell, 8. Megan Miranda, 9. Maeve Ryan, 7. Maddison Hampton-Vickers, 8. Dallas Lowry, 10. Aspen Henderson, 11. Lucy Hull, 12. Sophie Earl, 9. Cara Murray, 10. Grace Coleman, 11. Jessica Layton, 13. Flyn Moss 12. Alison Scott, 13. Olivia Mitchell

RESULTS RESULTS Game 1: Win vs QLD White 4-3 Game 1: Win vs NSW Waratahs 6-4 Game 2: Loss vs New Zealand Silver 6-8 Game 2: Loss vs QLD Maroons 15-2 Game 3: Win vs Barbarians 21-3 Game 3: Loss vs Thailand 15-3 Game 4: Win vs NSW Blues 9-8 Game 4: Win vs NSW Country 8-3 Game 5: Win vs Thailand 5-0 (forfeit) Game 5: Loss vs New Zealand Silver 9-6 Game 6: Loss vs QLD Maroon 3-8 Game 6: Loss vs NSW Blues 14-3 Semi-Final: Win vs New Zealand Silver 5-3 Play-off for 5th: Loss vs Thailand 9-2 Gold Medal Match: Loss vs NSW Blues 9-10 The NSW Opals had a great experience at SYF17. The team The Platypus girls had great preparation leading into the played with great team spirit, energy and passion against tournament. The team was able to develop some team some local and international talent. The team’s major high- structure in both attack and defence that proved very ef- light was beating the older NSW Waratahs team (Born fective during the SYF. 2001) on Day 1, 6 goals to 4 - a tournament upset!

A highlight for the team was after the Semi Final against Against the international teams the Opals found them- NZ, Liz Weeks 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist spoke to the selves on the back foot early especially against Thailand. To team and expressed how evident their teamwork was in the girls credit in game two against them (Thailand) they the games that she had seen them play. She then pulled her managed to keep the score below 10 and have a much Gold Medal out for the girls to see and feel. When we look improved effort from the first time we played them. at the statistics from this team it does highlight how they worked as a team. In the gold medal game the Platypuses The team bonded extremely well and were supportive of had 7 players score goals. each other from day one, right through to the end. It was evident that they improved significantly throughout all of As manager and coach, Vanessa and I would like to thank all the training sessions as well as at the competition. the players and their parents for a great year of representative Water Polo. As a team they have grown tremen- Overall, the girls had a great time leading up to and SYF17. dously since their first training session at Ashfield. As the born 2002 coaches, Scott Henderson and I instilled It’s a shame a team like this can’t work together for longer a great age group bond of supportiveness, passion, because the potential in this group is considerable. Finally, knowledge of the game in a fun and educational way, and I the players are to be congratulated on the way they con- believe that this helped make the experience worthwhile ducted themselves both in the pool and outside. It was a for them all. really great week of Water Polo.

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NSW GIRLS COUNTRY The girls all bonded extremely well from the first time they met and this assisted in the team being such the success it COACH Zoe Stimson was. Outside the pool, the girls enjoyed each other’s com- MANAGER Claire Irwin pany as well as the corresponding boys team in a day out in TEAM LIST the city and with subsequent dinners and time spent to- 1. Imogen Hicks, 2. Chelsea Cox, 3. Ellie Negline, gether. 4. Harriet Lyden, 5. Matilda Stephenson, 6. Cerys O’Grady-Cousins, 7. Jaz Samrt, 8. Lilly Saunders, Overall, the team had a fantastic time at the tournament 9. Shanae Kirchner, 10. Lauren Price, 11. Darcy Millett, and enjoyed the friendships it created. The opportunity for 13. Jorja Irwin this team allowed all these players from various regions throughout NSW to experience such a wonderful tourna- RESULTS ment and playing with a new group of people. Game 1: Loss v Thailand 16 – 2 Game 2: Loss v QLD Maroon 11 – 2 For me as a coach, it was both an honour and a challenge to Game 3: Loss v NSW Waratahs 8 – 5 coach these girls, which I would do all over again if given Game 4: Loss v NSW Opals 8 – 3 the opportunity. To take a team who barely knew each Game 5: Loss v QLD White 6 – 3 other and play in a high level competitive tournament was a Game 6: Win v Barbarians 8 – 5 whole learning experience for me in its self. Seeing the girls Play-off for 9th: Win vs Barbarians:4 – 2 develop as a team and improve their skills was something I am hugely proud of. The Country girls had a fantastic time at SYF17. They played some great games and exceeded all expectations in NSW BOYS COUNTRY and out of the water. Being a team who had only met the day before competition began, and coming from all areas of COACH James Dezius NSW, created some difficulties. However, considering the MANAGER Lesley Brill short amount of time the girls had together they did an TEAM LIST outstanding job of bonding as a team quickly and working 1. Thomas Stefanou, 2. Ambrose Mills, 3. Thomas Close, together in the pool. 4. Zac Molony, 5. Will Pearce, 6. Sam Horwarth, 7. Kolby McMahon, 8. Matt Dal Molin, 9. Cameron Martin, Every game the girls played they added a further level of 10. Edmund Burke, 11. Matt Matheson, 12. Clay McKeown determination and fight, no matter what team they were versing. As the tournament progressed and the girls played RESULTS more games together, everyone could see the improve- Game 1: Loss vs NSW Platypuses 1-15 ment in both their water polo skills and teamwork, with Game 2: Loss vs NSW Blues 1 -21 their last few games proving how well the team had come Game 3: Loss vs ACT 4-10 together. Game 4: Loss vs QLD White 7-13 Game 5: Loss vs NSW Waratahs 3-13 The girls all went into each game wanting to achieve indi- Game 6: Loss vs NSW Opals 3-11 vidual goals as well as perform the best they could as a Play-off for 9th; Loss vs QLD White 6-7 team. After every game, the team identified areas of improvement to work on in the next game as well as the The Sydney Youth Festival tournament was a great experi- things they had accomplished. ence for all involved with the NSW Country U/16’s team. The tournament was a large success and a pleasure to be a part of.

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NSW MENS BLUES NSW MENS WARATAHS

COACH Al Caldwell COACH Nick Godfrey MANAGER Leanne Munk MANAGER Mark Frazer TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Ben Scobie, 2. Sam Yip, 3. Cooper Steen, 4. Harry 1. Declan O’Connor (C), 2. Jordy Perkins, 3. Brendan Ward, Sanderson, 5. Daniel Davis, 6. Daniel Yoon, 7. Sean O’Shea, 4. Jake Frazer, 5. Mathew Wilcox, 6. Steven Gotsoulias, 7. 8. Nick Taylor, 9. Dean Munk, 10. Aiden Schmitt, Joseph McMullen, 8. Jay Houhlias, 9. Jayden Horne, 10. 11. Matthias Jancic, 13. Alexey Korolkov Michael Taylor, 11. Jake Mitchell, 12. Harry Nixon, 13. Daniel Corbett RESULTS Game 1: Win vs NSW Waratahs 8-2 RESULTS Game 2: Loss vs QLD Maroon 12-4 Game 1: Loss v NSW Blues 2-8 Game 3: Win vs QLD White 7-3 Game 2 : Loss v NSWIS 4-11 Game 4: Loss vs NSWIS 6-5 Game 3 : Loss v QLD White 4-8 Game 5: Win vs QLD White 6-5 Game 4 : Loss v QLD Maroon 2-15 Game 6: Loss vs NSWIS 10-9 Game 5 : Loss v QLD Maroon 1-9 Quarter-Final/Bronze Medal Match: Loss vs NSWIS 7-6 Game 6 : Loss v QLD White 4-6 Play-off for 4th: Loss v QLD White 5-6 It was a pleasure to coach these young men they had many hurdles thrown up at them, From players not attending Although not reflected in the results the Waratahs were training, becoming hospitalized a day out from the tourna- extremely competitive during SYF17. The team improved ment and one player withdrawing during the tournament, with each game played and always played their games in they showed true character, grit and determination just the true spirit of competition. what is expected when pulling on a pair of NSW BLUES costumes. They grew ten foot tall and bulletproof while The boys gelled well even with four team members being taking it to the “States elite” three times holding them to a from interstate and limited pool time together. The Wara- one goal deficit each time. tahs could be considered unlucky not to at least draw their final game against the QLD White team. In the qualification game they did it with only 11 men this includes two goalkeepers. (Applause NOW). Upon the com- Jay Houhlias finished equal second highest goal scorer for pletion of these games they came out of the pool abso- the Junior men tournament. lutely gutted at the loss. (one or two had tears welling that’s how much it meant to them). The team only met at the pool before games but benefited I could not be prouder of this team they wore their hearts from a team dinner that they shared with the NSW Blues on their sleeves and showed what playing for your State is and the two NSW Junior Women’s teams. The team was all about believing in their Coach and lifting for their fellow well lead by Declan O’Connor form the back with lots of teammate. Outstanding. encouragement and inspiring pre-game speeches.

Each and every one of these boys did their representative Coach, Nick Godfrey, was pleased with the way the team clubs proud, if I had more time with them and had a couple fought out every game till the end. of centre forwards I believe the result would be different no doubt. ONE PROUD OLD COACH!

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COACH Richie Campbell COACH Troy Stockwell MANAGER Sharon Peterson MANAGER Kylie Faulder TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Nicole Chaney, 2. Sarah Harnwell, 3. Georgia Dyson, 1. Kim Kean, 2. Pip Nash, 3. Georgia Webb, 4. Bethany Stockwell, 5. Nicola Schubert, 6. Maddison 4. Mollie Williams, 5. Georgie Gardener, 6. Siani Swarbrick, Reynolds, 7. Belle Humby, 8. Tiana Sinclair, 9. Kate Ritchie, 7. Jas Pye, 8. Jacqui McGirk, 9. Mackenzie Hoy, 10. Lilian Hunt, 11. Brooke Peterson, 12. Eliza Limn, 10. Natasha Majstorovic, 11. Bella Faulder, 13. Renee Rechichi 12. Alex Corbett, 13. Amy Wallace

RESULTS RESULTS Game 1: Win vs Indonesia 13-4 Game 1: Win vs New Zealand 7-3 Game 2: Draw vs New Zealand 5-5 Game 2: Win vs Indonesia 11-3 Game 3: Win vs NSW Waratahs 9-6 Game 3: Loss vs NSW Blues 6-9 Game 4: Loss vs NSWIS 4-10 Game 4: Loss vs Thailand 7-10 Game 5: Loss vs Thailand 5-6 Game 5: Loss vs NSWIS 5-7 Game 6: Win vs QLD White 9-4 Game 6: Loss vs Qld Maroons 6-12 Semi-Final: Loss vs Thailand 4-10 Play-off for 5th: Win vs New Zealand 9-5 Bronze Medal Match: Loss vs NSWIS 1-7 The 20’s Waratahs girls bonded really well considering the SYF17 provided a great opportunity for the NSW Blues short time they had together leading up to this tournament girls to play some quality waterpolo. The team consisted of and that it was non-residential for them. The attendance girls from varies regions that came to together to play, during the training camps was exceptional, given that some learn and support each other. girls had to travel from Canberra and a few are studying for their HSC. The Blues had a great 4 days of competition at the Juniors Invitational - Women. The team had 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 The addition of NSWIS team members strengthened the losses, this produced a high level of competition. Waratahs, and it was pleasing to see Molly, Alex and Kim Both finals matches were played with fierce determination. really encourage the other girls. The results were very As it may not be highlighted in the results the girls played good, with close games throughout, and, but for one poor with a lot of passion. quarter against both NSWIS and NSW Blues, the Waratahs could have finished in the top 4. Having said that, it was The Team dinner included the other NSW Junior Teams of reiterated numerous times that score lines weren’t im- boys and girls as well as parents. It was a great bonding portant, and that developing as individuals and being happy experience away from pool deck. in the team environment was paramount. I feel the girls Overall, the girls had an enjoyable time with the training achieved this, and certainly the consistent good results leading up to and at Junior Invitational - Women. The girls proves this. made meaningful friendships and unforgettable memories It should be noted that the whole team attended the team dinner with the other 20’s teams, giving further indication All in all for me (Richie) it was a fantastic experience and I of good morale within the team, and this is due in no small really enjoyed coaching a new bunch of girls and will defi- part to excellent management from Kylie Faulder whose nitely be putting my hand up again. relaxed, easy going nature made coaching the girls a pleasure.

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NSW MENS BLUES NSW MENS WARATAHS

COACH Shannon Gould COACH Mark McNamara MANAGER Matt Hogan MANAGER Ross White TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Lachlan Walters, 2. Ben Douglas, 3. Chris Boyko, 1. Luke Dunford, 2. Reece Rowbottom, 3. Pat Hoffman, 4. 4. Jai Mcnamara, 5. Jarod Tobin, 7. Lucas Mackaway, Mark McNamara, 5. Shaun Bennett, 6. Chris Hutton (C), 8. 8. Mitch Salter, 9. Taylor Miller, 10. Matt Hogan, Matthew Reddy, 9. Matthew Secomb 10. James Makeham, 11. Blake Holmes, 12. Trent Remington 11. Jarek Miller (VC), 12. James O’Brien, 13. David Barrett

RESULTS RESULTS Game 1: Win vs Australian Defence Force 18-5 Game 1: Loss vs Queensland 12-17 Game 2: Win vs NSW Waratahs 20-2 Game 2: Loss vs NSW Blues 2-20 Game 3: Win vs Queensland 17-6 Game 3: Loss vs Victoria 7-8 Game 4: Win vs Victoria 24-9 Game 4: Loss vs Tasmania 4-28 Game 5: Win vs Tasmania 13-7 Game 5: Loss vs Australian Defence Force 10-14 Semi Final: Win vs Victoria 22-6 Play-off for 5th: Won vs Australian Defence Force 11-9 Gold Medal Match: Win vs Tasmania 11-9 The Waratahs were made up from players from Albury, The NSW Blues had all played well at Aus Country held in Tamworth, Wagga Wagga and Gosford and only played Hobart this year. The team had a couple of easier games to together for the first time at this tournament. It was a start the tournament that put us in a great place consider- great learning experience for the younger up and coming ing we had no training sessions as a team before the com- team members who were mentored by several more expe- petition. rienced players. Late withdrawals and injuries marred our preparation. Our tough game for the week was against the eventual finalists TAS. They had a very fast and well drilled team that After many team meetings where tactics and plays were have played together for a number of years. discussed well into the evenings, the team realised that we We had a great spread of players that fit into their role well were more than worthy of a medal in this tournament and in the team, Lachlan Walters had a great tournament in to prove that we could play well as a team, our aim was to goals that gave us the perfect backbone to an already demonstrate our abilities and finish the tournament with a strong defensive side. win in the 5th/6th playoff.

It is usually hard to keep motivation and concentration up The team bonded extremely well and were supportive of when you are winning games quite comfortably, this was each other from day one. It was evident that the younger needed as the Tasmanian side was well coached and didn’t boys improved significantly throughout the competition. want to disappoint the home crowd, but this bunch of young men did themselves proud, played hard and re- As a coach and together with a great manage (and assis- sponded in every way I asked. tant coach), we instilled a team culture of supportiveness, openness and fun, and I believe that this helped make the All in all, the team had a great tournament. I applaud the experience worthwhile for them all. Post tournament cele- guy’s efforts and would love the opportunity to coach a brations were worthy of a gold medal and all players are NSW country side again. looking forward to improving on 5th position next year.

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AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY

NSW WOMENS BLUES NSW WOMENS WARATAHS

COACH Jackie Morrison COACH Ash Faulder MANAGER Gail Salter MANAGER Gail Salter TEAM LIST TEAM LIST 1. Emily Grellman, 2. Belle Humby, 3. Bella Faulder, 4. Leah 1. Elyse Boyer, 2. Alice Grellman, 3. Ellie Stimson, 4. Libby Dodd (C), 5. Kate Gallaher, 6. Rosie Stimson, 7. Kaitlin Magann, 5. Tammy Humby, 6. Phebe McLeod, 7. Sophie Clague, 9. Zoe Stimson, 10. Sienna Trenholme, 11. Laura McLeod, 8. Katie Salter, 9. Eliza Meredith, 10. Emily Carroll, Robinson, 12. Giaan White, 13. Georgia Polkinghorne 11. Jenna Rowe, 12. Sahrni Salau

RESULTS RESULTS Game 1: Win vs NSW Waratahs 13-2 Game 1: Loss vs NSW Blues 2-13 Game 2: Win vs Queenslan Maroon A 7-2 Game 2: Win vs Queensland B 8-5 Game 3: Win vs Australian Defence Force 11-6 Game 3: Loss vs Victoria 4-7 Game 4: Win vs Victoria 10-5 Game 4: Loss vs Queensland A 2-9 Game 5: Win vs Tasmania 13-7 Game 5: Draw vs Tasmania 9-9 Game 6: Win vs Queensland B 20-2 Game 6: Loss vs Australian Defence Force 4-7 Semi-Final: Win vs Australian Defence 22-5 Play-off for 5th: Loss vs Tasmania Gold Medal Match: Win vs Queensland A 15-10

The NSW Blues team was a young team for an open women’s team, however, they displayed a high level of skill and were dominant throughout the entire tournament.

The girls were willing to be adaptable in all game plans and always played to the whistle. The team had a good vibe with all players comments being valued in the way the tournament was approached.

Sportsmanship was demonstrated in all games, it is to be noted that when we played the Waratahs the girls were exceptional role models and assisted some of the more junior players in the water with body positioning etc.

This was by far the most coachable NSW ladies team I have coached and I believe their gold medal was a testament to the way they approached the tournament with a positive attitude in and outside of the pool.

A big thank you to Gail Salter who ensured that our teams were always comfortable, well dressed and transported easily from one place to another.

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2017 SYDNEY METROPOLITAN WINTER COMPETITION

GRADE GOLD MEDALLISTS SILVER MEDALLISTS 3RD PLACE

L1/2 UNSW Wests Black UNSW Wests Yellow SNB Breakers

L3 Sydney University UTS Balmain Gold Ryde

L4 ACU Cronulla Ryde Drummoyne

L5 SNB Breakers Ryde Sydney University Blue

L12 UNSW Wests Sydney University UTS Balmain

L14A UNSW Wests Yellow Sydney University Ryde

L14B ACU Cronulla UTS Balmain SNB Blue

L16A UNSW Wests SNB Breakers UTS Balmain

L16B SNB White SNB Blue ACU Cronulla

GRADE GOLD MEDALLISTS SILVER MEDALLISTS 3RD PLACE

M1/2 UNSW Wests White Mac Uni Drummoyne

M3 UNSW Wests Drummoyne Mac Uni

M4 Sydney University Watson's Bay Drummoyne

M5 Sydney University Ryde Blue Mountains

M6 Ryde Icebergs Sydney University

M7 Coogee SNB Breakers Mac Uni

M12 Sydney University Gold Sydney University Blue UNSW Wests

M14A Sydney University Blue UNSW Wests Sydney University Cubs

M14B Parramatta Sydney University Ryde Black

M16A Sydney University Blue UNSW Wests Black Drummoyne Red

M16B UNSW Wests Sydney University Gold ACU Cronulla

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2017/18 SYDNEY METROPOLITAN SUMMER COMPETITION

GRADE GOLD MEDALLISTS SILVER MEDALLISTS 3RD PLACE

L1 UNSW Wests Killer Whales Drummoyne Devils Sydney University Lions L2 UNSW Wests Drummoyne Red Drummoyne Black L3 Sydney University Drummoyne UNSW Wests L4 Ryde Teal SNB Breakers UNSW Wests L5 SNB Breakers Sydney Dolphins Sydney University Blue L12 Drummoyne Sydney University Blue UTS Balmain L14A Sydney University SNB Breakers UNSW Wests L14B SNB Blue Ryde Black ACU Cronulla L16A UTS Balmain Sydney University Drummoyne L16B Sydney University Blue UTS Balmain ACU Cronulla L18 SNB Breakers UNSW Wests Sydney University

GRADE GOLD MEDALLISTS SILVER MEDALLISTS 3RD PLACE

M1 Sydney University Lions UNSW Wests Magpies ACU Cronulla Sharks M2 Drummoyne UNSW Wests Sydney University M3 Drummoyne Sydney University UTS Balmain M4 SNB Breakers Ryde ACU Cronulla

M5 UTS Balmain SNB Breakers Watson's Bay M6 Drummoyne Black Drummoyne Red ACU Cronulla M7 Drummoyne Black Icebergs Mac Uni M12 UNSW Wests Sydney University Gold SNB Breakers M14A Sydney University Blue ACU Cronulla Blue UNSW Wests M14B UTS Balmain Gold Sydney University SUNS Ryde M16A ACU Cronulla Blue Drummoyne Black Sydney University Blue M16B UTS Balmain Gold Sydney University SUNS ACU Cronulla M18 UNSW Wests Drummoyne ACU Cronulla Blue

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JUNIOR COUNTRY

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 69 NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

16U BOYS NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 12U NATIONAL FESTIVAL 25 September - 29 September 2017 | Sydney, NSW 26 January - 28 January 2018 | Wagga Wagga, NSW

2. UNSW West Magpies Black BOYS 3. Sydney University Blue Silver - Sydney University lions 5. Hunter Hurricanes 4. UNSW Wests 11. ACU Cronulla Sharks Blue 5. Ovens & Murray 14. UNSW Wests Magpies White 7. Sydney Northern Beaches 15. UTS Balmain Tigers Gold 16. SNB Breakers GIRLS 17. Drummoyne Devils Red Champions: Sydney University Lions 18. Sydney University Lions Gold Bronze: Drummoyne Devils 21. ACU Cronulla Sharks Black 4. Ovens & Murray 22. Drummoyne Devils Black 5. Sydney Northern Beaches 23. Parramatta 24. Tamworth MIXED 25. UTS Balmain Tigers Black Champions: Central Coast 26. Ovens & Murray Silver: Sydney Northern Beaches 27. Hunter Hurricanes Grey Bronze; Wagga Bidgeegators 29. Central Coast 30. Ryde Rhinos 31. Southern Highlands/ACT

16U GIRLS NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 27 September - 2 October 2017 | Hobart, TAS

1. UNSW Wests Killer Whales 2. Drummoyne Devils 5. UTS Balmain Tigers 6. Sydney University Lions Blue 7. ACU Cronulla Sharks Blue 9. SNB Breakers 10. Central Coast/Tamworth 12. Hunter Hurricanes 14. Ovens & Murray 16. Sydney University Lions Gold 19. ACU Cronulla Sharks Black 22. Ryde Rhinos

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NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

14U BOYS NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 18U BOYS NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 28 March - 2 April 2018 | Canberra, ACT 28 March - 2 April 2018 | Canberra, ACT

1. Sydney University Blue 2. ACU Cronulla Sharks 2. ACU Cronulla Sharks 3. Drummoyne Devils 10. Hunter Hurricanes 4. Sydney University 11. SNB Breakers 5. UNSW Wests Magpies 12. UNSW Wests Magpies 10. UTS Balmain Tigers 13. UTS Balmain Tigers 13. Hunter Hurricanes 14. Sydney University Cubs 15. Drummoyne Devils 16. Tamworth 18U GIRLS NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 18. Ovens & Murray 28 March - 2 April 2018 | Canberra, ACT 20. Central Coast 23. Ryde Rhinos 1. SNB Breakers 29. SHWP Honey Badgers 2. Sydney University 3. UNSW Wests Killer Whales 14U GIRLS NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 4. Drummoyne Devils 28 March - 2 April 2018 | Albury/Wodonga, NSW 7. UTS Balmain Tigers 8. Hunter Hurricanes 2. Sydney University Blue 3. UNSW Wests Killer Whales 6. ACU Cronulla Sharks 7. Hunter Hurricanes 8. SNB Breakers 15. UTS Balmain Tigers 16. Ovens & Murray 18. Central Coast 19. Tamworth 21. Ryde Rhinos 24. Sydney University Gold

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WOMEN’S RESULTS MENS RESULTS

Champions: UNSW Wests Killer Whales Champions: Sydney University Lions Runners-Up: Sydney University Lions Bronze: ACU Cronulla Sharks 4th: Drummoyne DevilS 4th: Hunter Hurricanes 5th: ACU Cronulla Sharks 5th: Drummoyne DevilS 8th: Hunter Hurricanes 6th: UNSW Wests Magpies 9th: UTS Balmain Tigers 10th: UTS Balmain Tigers

AWL WOMEN’S AWARDS AWL MEN’S AWARDS

Southern Cross Trophy Southern Cross Trophy UNSW Wests Killer Whales Sydney University Lions Charles Turner Medal MVP Season Charles Turner Medal MVP Season Elle Armit (Drummoyne Devils) Goran Tomasevic (Sydney University Lions) Pat Jones Medal MVP Finals Tom Hoad Medal MVP Finals Ash Southern (UNSW Wests Killer Whales) Anthony Hrysanthos (Sydney University Lions)

All Star Team All Star Team Rachel Fattall (Hunter Hurricanes) Tyler Martin (Drummoyne Devils) Elle Armit (Drummoyne Devils) Goran Tomasevic (Sydney University Lions) Keesja Gofers (Sydney University Lions) Gordon Marshall (Hunter Hurricanes) Ash Southern (UNSW Wests) Jared Gilchrist (UNSW Wests Magpies) Kiara Holden (ACU Cronulla Sharks) Joe Kayes (ACU Cronulla Sharks) * as voted on by the delegates after every match during * as voted on by the delegates after every match during the season. the season.

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NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

AUSSIE SHARKS (SENIOR MEN) AUSSIE STINGERS (SENIOR WOMEN)

FINA World League FINA World League Intercontinental Intercontinental Tournament Tournament, Davis, Gold Coast USA, May 2017 Australia, April 2017

Nicholas Brooks (ACU Cronulla) Elle Armit (Drummoyne) John Cotterill (Sydney University) Isobel Bishop (Sydney University) James Fannon, Hannah Buckling (Sydney University) Jarrod Gilchrist (UNSW Wests) Keesja Gofers (Sydney University) Rhys Holden (UNSW Wests) Amy Ridge (ACU Cronulla) Lachlan Hollis (UNSW Wests) Rowie Webster (ACU Cronulla) Anthony Hrysanthos (Sydney University) Joseph Kayes (ACU Cronulla) Nathan Power (UNSW Wests)

FINA World League FINA World League Super Finals Super Finals Ruza, Russia Shanghai, China, June 2017 June 2017

Nicholas Brooks (ACU Cronulla) Ellie Armit (Drummoyne) Jarrod Gilchrist (UNSW Wests) Julia Barton (Hunter) Lachlan Hollis (UNSW Wests) Morgan Baxter (Drummoyne) Anthony Hrysanthos (Sydney University) Bronte Halligan (Sydney University) , Joseph Kayes (ACU Cronulla) Amy Ridge (ACU Cronulla) Thomas Kearns (Sydney University) Rowie Webster (ACU Cronulla) Nathan Power (UNSW Wests) Lea Yanitsas (UNSW Wests)

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 73 WATER POLO NSW INC OFFICE BEARERS

Baker, R. Registrar 1973/74 Copeland, W.M. Registrar 1974/75 - 76/77 Competition Secretary 76/77 Baker, W.R. Director City 1989/90 Cotterill, L. Director Membership 1996/97 Balla, A. Director 2015 - Current Cridland, K. Registrar 1972/73 Bartels, D. Director Metropolitan 2013/14 Dempsey, J.C. President 1930/31 - 32/33 Bartels, G. Referees Commission 1997/98 Chairman 1929/30, 34/35, Beattie, A. Country Secretary 1976/77 38/39 - 39/40

Bogg, O.N. Treasurer 1971/72 Dent, G. Secretary 1964/65 Bower, P.L Treasurer 1971/73 A/Secretary 63/64 City Secretary 81/82 Derwent, P.A. Secretary 1965/66 Director Technical 88/89 Dodd, R. Treasurer 1976/77 Director Membership 98/99 – 01/02 Registrar 1976/77 to 79/80 Bryant, H.L. Registrar 1978/79 Doemer, D. Competition Secretary 1950/51 Bund, H.J. Competition Secretary 1963/64 - 65/66 Donohue, P. Director Country 2010/11 to 2015 President 66/67 – 68/69 Donaldson, B. Competition Secretary 1956/57 Burge, A. Secretary 1936/37 – 37/38 Treasurer 37/38 Dovey, G. Director Metropolitan 1985/86 to 86/87

Burton, H. Registrar 1931/32 – 32/33 Dreelin, G. President 1936/37, Registrar 44/45 Secretary 45/46 Campbell, J. A/Secretary 1971/72 Secretary 74/75 – 75/76 Duker, H. Registrar 1940/41 - 42/42 46/47-47/48 Treasurer 82/83 Competition Secretary 1949/50-50/51

Campbell, M. Chairman 1930/31 – 33/34 Elison, B. Treasurer 1963/64 President 40/41 Emmanuel -Smith, W. Registrar 1973/74 - 74/75 A/Secretary 43/44 – 44/45 Erickson, B. Treasurer 1941/42 - 45/46 Cantor, I.J. Secretary 1952/54 Falson, B. Director Development 1989 Carlisle, F. A/Secretary 1941/42 - 42/43 Chairman 43/44 Falson, B. Treasurer 1979/80

Carroll, L.S. Secretary 1938/39 - 41/42 Falson, F.L. Chairman 1968/69 - 70/71, 73/74

Chalwin, V.J. President 1969/70 - 76/77 Falzon, F. Secretary 1984/85 Chairman 72/73 Director City 1987/88 - 88/89

Chapman, C.E. Secretary 1930/31 - 34/35 Falzon, F. C/Secretary 1975/76 - 78/79 Registrar 30/31 A/Secretary 79/80 A/Secretary 30/31 Country Sec 80/81 President 37/38 - 39/40 Secretary 81/82, 83/84

Charles, O. Treasurer 1965/66 Finitkotis, R. Director Metropolitan 1998/00 Director PR/Marketing 2000/02 Coggan, R.G. AWPI Delegate 1992/93 - 97/98 Folsom, T. Director - 2014-2015 Cohen, D.J. Secretary 1967/68 - 68/69 Ford, W. Competition Secretary 1951/52 Conley, P. Competition Secretary 1957/58 Assistant Secretary 1950/51 Connor, B. Referees Commission 1999/00 Foster, J. Treasurer 1930/31 Connor, K.F. Director City 1990/91 - 95/98 Gearing, R. Country Secretary 1979/80 Director Finance 97/98 - 03/04 Director 02/03 - 06/07 Gerrie, G. Secretary 1982/83

Connor, K.F. Registrar 1972/73 - 76/77 Gibson, R. Registrar 1951/52 - 52/53 Chairman 79/80 - 81/82

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WATER POLO NSW INC OFFICE BEARERS

Gilbert, B. Registrar 1972/73 - 73/74 Kirkham, A. Assistant Secretary 1937/38 Registrar 1939/40 Gooley, M.W. Secretary 1969/70 - 73/74 Country Secretary 1973/74 Kirkwood, J.B. Treasurer 1964/65 Registrar 1962/63 - 63/64 Gosschalk, H. Registrar 1933/34 - 37/38 Competition Secretary 1961/62 Secretary 1935/36 Lamb, F. Secretary 1955/56 - 59/60 Gratten-Smith, P. Secretary 1942/43 President 1960/61 - 62/63 Grose, H. President 1933/34 - 35/36 Country Secretary 64/65 Secretary 41/42 Langford, A. Country Secretary 1960/61 Chairman 45/46 Langford, H.W. Registrar 1960/61 - 61/62 Hamill, A.W. Secretary 1961/62 - 63/64 Large, P.T. Country Secretary 1982/83 Hamill, D.F. Registrar 1972/72 Director Development 1968/69 A/Sec 72/73 Treasurer 80/81 - 81,82 & 83/84 Marks, D.J. Director Finance 1989/90 - 95/96 Sec. 84/85 Chairman 1996/97 - 07/08, Director Finance 84/85 & 97/98 President 2008/09 - 09/10

Hamlin, A.V. Treasurer 1933/34 - 36/37 Marsden, W.A. Director Finance 1986/87 - 88/89

Harrison, C. Director 2003/04 - 04/05 Martin, R.J. Competition Secretary 1958/59

Hart, A.P. Chairman 1946/47 - 54/55 McDonald, K. Country Secretary 1974/75 - 75/76 President 55/56 - 59/60 McFarlane, J.W. Registrar 1966/67 - 68/69 Hellmrich, D. Treasurer 1929/30 McGlen, H. Treasurer 1940/41 Henricks, D. Secretary 1994/95 - 03/04 & 05/06 Minty, L. Secretary 1937/38 Director Finance 02/03 - 09/10 Treasurer 1937/38 - 38/39 President 10/11 - 12/13 Morris, W. Secretary 1929/30 - 30/31 Hersee, R. Competition Secretary 1952/53 O’Connor, S. Treasurer 1931/32 - 32/33 Hodgers, N. Director Met. 2000/01 - 09/10 WPAL Delegate 06/07 Papps, L. Assistant Secretary 1964/65, 70/71 Secretary Dir. Finance 10/11 - 12/13 Parkes, C.G. Director Development 1987/88 President 2013/14 - Current Peebles, H. Registrar 1942/43 Howard, J. Competition Secretary 1962/63 Secretary 1943/44 Hunt, C.M. Secretary 1988/89 - 89/90, 92/93 Assistant Secretary 1945/46 & 93/94, Persi, M. Chairman 1976/77 - 78/79 Director PR 89/90 - 91/92 Phillips, M. Registrar 1938/39, 49/50 - 50/51 Jennings, C. Registrar 1974/75 Porter, H.K. Chairman 1940/41 - 42/43 & 44/45 Johnstone, P.E. Assistant Secretary 1946/47 - 47/48 President 1943/44 - 54/55

Jones, P. Competition Secretary 1970/71 Quill, S.A. Director Metropolitan 1984/85

Jones, P.L. Secretary 1986/87 - 87/88 Quinn, J. Registrar 1953/54 Director Development 1992/93 - 93/94 Reid, J. Director Country 1998/99 to 07/08 Jones, W.R. President 1983/84 - 87/88 Rennix, A. Chairman 1935/36 - 37/38 Kay, L.J. Director Technical 1984/85 - 87/88, 89/90 - 01/02 Rickards, A.E. Secretary 1960/61 Country Secretary 58/59 - 59/60 Kaye, M. Director Metropolitan 2014-15 & 61/62 - 63/64 Kerr, P.H. Chairman 1983/84 - 87/88 A/ Secretary 64/65 President 1988/89 - 95/96

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Rippon, R. Director 2014 - Current Trent, I.M. Secretary 1985/86 Director Development 86/87 Ritchie, J.W. Competition Secretary 1959/60 - 60/61 Director PR 88/89 Country Secretary 64/65Rockwell, T.P. Archivist 2002/03 - 07/08 Trevenar, A.V. Chairman 1974/75 - 75/76

Rolfe, I. Secretary 1954/55 - 55/56 Trevenar, G. Country Secretary 1965/66 - 66/67

Salter, G. Director Country 2015 - Current Trewhella, G. Registrar 1974/75 - 75/76

Sandquest, D. Director Development 1990/91 & 91/92 Turner, G. Director 2005/06 - 09/10 Director Membership 92/93 - 95/96 Turner, K. Director Development 1994/95 - 95/96 Schweickle, S. Director Metropolitan 1995/96 - 98/99 Turner, M.J. Director Development 1989/90 See, R. Competition Secretary 1954/55 Twining, P. Country Secretary 1976/77 - 78/79 Registrar 55/56 Vadas, R.A. Registrar 1965/66, 69/70 - 71/72 Shaw, H. President 1929/30 Secretary 76/77 Simpson, C. Country Secretary 1972/73 Treasurer 76/77 Comp Secretary 66/67 to 68/69 Simpson, M. Director Metropolitan 2015 - Current & 72/72 - 74/75 Smee, R.L. Treasurer 1951/52 - 59/60 Vernardos, G. Treasurer 1982/83 Smith, C.W. Director Country 1984/85 - 86/87 Ward, G. Treasurer 1946/47 Smith, C.W. Country Secretary 1982/83 - 83/84 Waterman, P.G. Director PR 1992/93 to 99/00 Smith, R. Director Metropolitan 1992/93 - 93/94 Director Schools Liaison 00/01 to 01/02 Sparkes, A.S. Country Secretary 1967/68 - 68/69 Director 02/03 to 11/12 Director Metropolitan 12/13 Sponner, D.J. Secretary 1990/91 - 91/92 Director 13/14 - Current Director 2002/03 Watkins, J. Director Metropolitan 1987/88 Springett, A.S. Director PR 1984/85 - 85/86 Director Development 84/85 to 85/86

Steele, H.C. Registrar 1929/30 - 30/31 Webb, R. Registrar 1964/65 Assistant Secretary 1930/31 Westdorp, M.J. Director Development 1995/96 - 01/02 Steer, R.N. Secretary 1966/67 Whalan, R. Director Finance 1996/97 Taylor, C. Competition Secretary 1971/72 White, G.M. Director PR 1986/87 Thompson, B. Chairman 1972/73 Country Secretary 1971/72 Wilkinson, R. Country Secretary 1969/70 to 71/72

Thomas, N. Director Country 2008/09 Wilson, B.A. Secretary 19789/80 to 80/81 Director 10/11 - 12/13 Winterton, G. Registrar 1980/81 to 83/84 Secretary/Finance 2013/14 - Current Competition Secretary 79/80 - 83/84, Thornett, J.E. Treasurer 1960/61 - 63/64 Director Metropolitan 88/89 to 91/92, Registrar 54/55, 56/57, 58/59 - 59/60, Director Membership 1984/85 to 91/92, Comp Sec. 55/56 WPAL Delegate 84/85 to 87/88

Traynor, R.Y. Chairman 1960/61 - 67/68 & 71/72 Wirth, M. Director 2010/11 to 12/13 Secretary 43/44 - 44/45, 51/52 - 52/53 Woods, D.M. Chairman 1988/89 to 95/96 & 77/78 - 78/79 President 96/97 to 07/08 Treasurer 47/48 - 50/51, 73/74 - 75/76 Woods, G.R. President 1963/64 to 65/66, 77/78 - & 77/78 - 78/79 82/83 Registrar 45/46, 57/58 Comp Sec. 53/54 Woods, R. Treasurer 1939/40 to 40/41 Assistant Secretary 37/38

Wright, M. Director Membership 1997/98 to 98/99

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FINANCIAL REPORT

ANNEXURE A

WATER POLO NSW INCORPORATED A.B.N. 81 108 929 971

FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018

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COMMITTEE'S REPORT

Your committee members submit the financial report of the Water Polo NSW Incorporated for the financial year ended 31 March 2018.

Committee Members

The names of the committee members throughout the year and at the date of this report are:

Nick Hodgers President Chris Shaw Secretary/ Director of Finance Mark Simpson Director Metropolitan Gail Salter Director Country Rebecca Rippon Director Alan Balla Director

Principal Activities

The principal activities of the association during the financial year were to promote the sport of water polo, conduct competitions and select teams to represent New South Wales.

Significant Changes

No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year.

Operating Results

The profit (loss) for the year ended 31 March 2018 amounted to $102,259 (31 March 2017 profit of $9,440).

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Members of the Committee.

. Nick Hodgers President

Dated this 9th day of October, 2018

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018

2018 2017 $ $

INCOME Affiliation & Capitation Fees 354,887 321,782 Clinics & Courses 35,399 18,840 Competition Sydney Metro 261,673 142,280 Competition NSW Champs 103,139 81,020 State Team Program 623,115 441,385 Sport Development Funding 116,930 91,323 Sundry Income 7,688 16,948 WPNSW Academy 126,445 95,477

TOTAL INCOME 1,629,276 1,209,055

EXPENDITURE Accounting/ Bookkeeping Fees 31,818 5,091 Audit Fees 13,750 15,950 Advertising and Promotion 196 Capitation Scheme 175,071 128,414 Competitions (NSW Championships & Metro) 236,524 121,603 Finance & Processing 1,533 3,856 Insurance 2,089 7,418 IT & Equipment 15,117 5,340 Labour Costs 469,849 296,998 Legal & Attorney Fee 6,240 Meeting Costs 1,686 3,115 Miscellaneous 4,392 1,499 Office & Administration Costs 9,040 4,730 Prior Year Adjustments 1,567 Provision for Doubtful Debts (3,814) 72,781 Provision for Leave 8,547 (21,628) Sponsorship 9,792 5,350 Sports Development 118,741 109,552 State Team Programs 309,622 339,465 Sundry Expense 82 155 Training 9,670 3,668 Travel 58,188 19,156 Uniforms 53,557 70,862

1,527,017 1,199,615

Current year surplus (deficit) before income tax 102,259 9,440

Income tax expense

Net current year surplus (deficit) after income tax 1 (a) 102,259 9,440

RETAINED SURPLUS (DEFICIT) AT THE BEGINNING OF 410,597 401,157 THE YEAR

RETAINED SURPLUS (DEFICIT) AT THE END OF THE YEAR 512,856 410,597

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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES STATEMENT AS AT 31ST MARCH 2018

Note 2018 2017 $ $

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 2 353,393 381,193 Accounts receivable and other debtors 3 326,502 238,608 Other assets 4 283,577 166,899 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 963,472 786,700

TOTAL ASSETS 963,472 786,700

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payables and other payables 5 390,148 273,262 Other liabilities 6 41,500 92,420 Provisions 7 18,968 10,421 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 450,616 376,103

TOTAL LIABILITIES 450,616 376,103

NET ASSETS 512,856 410,597

MEMBERS' FUNDS Retained surplus 512,856 410,597 TOTAL MEMBERS' FUNDS 512,856 410,597

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018

Reserves Retained Total Earnings Equity $ $ $

Balance at 1 July 2016 401,157 401,157

Profit (loss) for the year 9,440 9,440

Transferred to retained earnings

Total other comprehensive income

Balance at 31 March 2017 410,597 410,597

Profit (loss) for the year 102,259 102,259

Transferred to retained earnings

Total other comprehensive income

Balance at 31 March 2018 512,856 512,856

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018

NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Financial Reporting Framework and Statement of Compliance

The financial statements are special purpose financial statements prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 of NSW and in accordance with Class Order 11/01, Australian Accounting Standards AASB 1048 and 108 are applicable.

The committee has determined that the association is not a reporting entity.

Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historic costs. They do not take into account changing money values, or except where stated specifically, current valuations of noncurrent assets.

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless stated otherwise, have been adopted in the preparation of the financial statements.

(a) Income Tax Expense

No provision has been made for income tax as the Association is exempt in accordance with the terms of Section 5045 of the Income Tax Assessment Act, 1997.

(b) Employee Provisions

Provision is made for the association's liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to the end of the reporting period. Employee provisions have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled, plus related oncosts.

Cash on cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, other shortterm highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

(d) Accounts Receivable and Other Debtors

Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well as amounts receivable from donors. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as noncurrent assets.

At the end of each reporting period, the carrying amounts of accounts receivable and other debtors are reviewed to determine whether there is any objective evidence that the amounts are not recoverable. A provision for impairment is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all the amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018

NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

(e) Revenue and Other Income

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable after taking into account any trade discounts and volume rebates allowed. For this purpose, deferred consideration is not discounted to present values when recognising revenue.

Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest rate method, which for floating rate financial assets is the rate inherent in the instrument.

Grant and donation income is recognised when the entity obtains control over the funds, which is generally at the time of receipt.

If conditions are attached to the grant that must be satisfied before the association is eligible to receive the contribution, recognition of the grant as revenue will be deferred until those conditions are satisfied.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax.

Income in Advance and Prepaid Expenses

Monies received prior to year end which are referable to events and competitions held in the next financial year are recorded as Income in Advance and are included in the Assets and Liabilities Statement.

Expenses paid in the current financial year but relating to periods beyond the current financial year are recognised as prepaid expenses are included in the Asset and Liabilities Statement.

(f) Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Tax Office (ATO). Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included with other receivables or payables in the asset and liabilities statement.

(g) Accounts Payable and Other Payables

Accounts payable and other payables represent the liability outstanding at the end of the reporting period for goods and services received by the association during the reporting period which remain unpaid. The balance is recognised as a current liability with the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018

2018 2017 $ $

NOTE 2: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash at bank 321,395 349,942 Cash on deposit 31,998 31,251

353,393 381,193

NOTE 3: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER DEBTORS

GST refundable 37,778 16,593 Other debtors 20,150 (486) ATO Integrated Client Account 18,405

Trade debtors 306,668 400,188 Less: Provision for impairment of receivables (38,094) (196,092) 268,574 204,096

326,502 238,608

NOTE 4: OTHER ASSETS

Accrued income 105,818 59,437 Prepayments 177,759 107,462

283,577 166,899

NOTE 5: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Accrued expenses 48,104 50,127 Funds Held in Trust Dempsey 3,574 GST payable 36,147 31,595 PAYG withholding payable 3,666 (2,372) Superannuation payable 18,670 20,770 Trade creditors 283,561 169,568

390,148 273,262

NOTE 6: OTHER LIABILITIES

Income in advance 41,500 92,420

41,500 92,420

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018

2018 2017 $ $

NOTE 7: PROVISIONS

Provision for annual leave 18,968 10,421

18,968 10,421

NOTE 8: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

There were no related party transactions during the March 2018 year end.

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ANNUAL STATEMENTS GIVE TRUE AND FAIR VIEW OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND PERFORMANCE OF INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION

I, Nick Hodges, being a member of the committee of Water Polo NSW Incorporated, certify that:

The statements attached to this certificate give a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of Water Polo NSW Incorporated during and at the end of the financial year of the association ending 31 March 2018.

. Nick Hodgers President

Dated this 9th day of October, 2018

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WATER POLO NSW INCORPORATED ABN 81 108 929 971

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF WATER POLO NSW INCORPORATED

Report on the Financial Report

Opinion We have audited the financial report of Water Polo NSW Incorporated (the association), which comprises the asset and liabilities statement as at 31 March 2018, the income and expenditure statement and statement of changes in equity for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the certification by members of the committee on the annual statement giving a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the association.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the association as at 31 March 2018 and its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements and the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 of NSW .

Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the association in accordance with the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110: Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Emphasis of Matter – Basis of Accounting We draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared to assist the association to meet the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 of NSW . As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

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Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decision of users taken on the basis of this financial report.

As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism through the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the association’s internal control. • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the committee. • Conclude on the appropriateness of the committee’s use of the going concern basis of accounting, and based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the association’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the association to cease to continue as a going concern. • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

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We communicate with the committee regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

CBC PARTNERS Chartered Accountants

ROSS E. CHAPMAN FCA CTA Partner

SYDNEY Dated this 9th day of October 2018

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WATER POLO NSW INCORPORATED A.B.N. 81 108 929 971

COMPILATION REPORT

We have compiled the accompanying special purpose financial statements of Water Polo NSW Incorporated which comprise the assets and liabilities statement as at 31 March 2018, the income and expenditure statement for the year then ended, a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes. The specific purpose for which the special purpose financial statements have been prepared is set out in Note 1 to the financial statements.

The Responsibility of the Committee of Management

The committee of management of Water Polo NSW Incorporated is solely responsible for the information contained in the special purpose financial statements and has determined that the basis of accounting used is appropriate to meet the needs and for the purpose of complying with the association's constitution.

Our Responsibility

On the basis of information provided by the committee of management we have compiled the accompanying special purpose financial statements in accordance with the basis of accounting described in Note 1 to the financial statements and APES 315: Compilation of Financial Information .

We have applied our expertise in accounting and financial reporting to compile these financial statements in accordance with the basis of accounting described in Note 1. We have complied with relevant ethical requirements of APES 110: Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants .

Assurance Disclaimer

Since a compilation engagement is not an assurance engagement, we are not required to verify the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information provided to us by management to compile these financial statements. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or a review conclusion on these financial statements.

The special purpose financial statements were compiled exclusively for the benefit of the committee of management. We do not accept responsibility to any other person for the contents of the special purpose financial statements.

CBC Partners Chartered Accountants

Ross E. Chapman FCA CTA Partner

Sydney Dated this 9th day of October, 2018

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ASHFIELD AQUATIC CENTRE

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With apologies for any omissions, Water Polo NSW would like to thank, most sincerely, the following people and organisations for their support and co-operation over the past year.

Management and Staff of all aquatic facilities used for competitions and training

Executive & Staff of Water Polo Australia

Volunteer officers of all Clubs and Districts Associations that organise the selection, coaching and participation of all teams involved in the many activities of the Association.

Our Referees; without you we have no game, so thank you.

Water Polo NSW remains forever grateful to the New South Wales Government for its financial support provided through the Department of Sport and Recreation Sports Development Program. Water Polo NSW could not function without their continued financial support including the provision of grants to assist in the presentation of training programs which are invaluable in maintaining our position as the number one State in Water Polo within Australia.

New South Wales Institute of Sport for their substantial contribution throughout the year. The Elite Training Centre (ETC), this program is funded jointly by a Sports Commission grant to Australian Water Polo and the NSW Government. The program is considered to be of extreme value in maintaining our Champion State status. The NSW institute of Sport provides great resources and training opportunities for our Elite Athletes. The professionalism of their services and programs is outstanding and definitely at the cutting edge of sport science.

Water Polo NSW 2017/18 Annual Report 79 Think.Act.Play is the program that was developed in conjunction with Water Polo Australia and NSW Sport & Recreation to ensure that core values, good reputation, and positive behaviours are maintained. Water Polo NSW has implemented the program and envisage it to be a cornerstone support to the development of the Sport.

The key messages that the program aims to promote are:

THINK before you speak ACT with respect PLAY in the spirit of the game

All Clubs and Regional Associations are encouraged to look to implement the program within their local training and activities.

If you would like more information, please contact Water Polo NSW

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@waterpolonsw

Water Polo NSW Incorporated P: +61 2 8736 1271 E: [email protected] www.waterpolonsw.org.au