WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT National Championship Results <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> Women’s National League January - May 20<strong>12</strong>, Finals Sydney 16 YEARS & Under GIRLS Melbourne, October <strong>2011</strong> 14 YEARS & Under Girls Perth, April 20<strong>12</strong> 1 Cronulla Sharks 1 Sunshine Coast 1 Ovens & Murray 2 Brisbane Barracudas 2 Drummoyne Red 2 Melville Marlins 3 Longmont Fremantle Marlins 4 Victorian Tigers 5 Balmain Tigers 6 Fyfe Adelaide Jets 3 Sydney Nthn Beaches 4 Hunter Hurricanes 5 Cronulla Blue 6 UNSW Yellow 3 Dolphins Blue 4 All Hallows 5 Cronulla 7 Sydney Uni Lions 7 Dolphins Blue 6 Hunter Hurricanes 8 UNSW Killer Whales 8 Essendon 7 UNSW Killer Whales 9 KFC Queensland Breakers 9 Melville 8 Sydney Northern Beaches 10 UWA Torpedoes 10 All Hallows 9 Drummoyne 34 11 Hunter Hurricanes <strong>12</strong> Drummoyne Devils 20 Years & Under Junior Women Adelaide, January 20<strong>12</strong> 1 NSW Blues 2 Queensland 3 Western Australia 4 NSW Waratahs 5 South Australia 6 Victoria 7 New Zealand 18 YEARS & Under GIRLS Canberra, April 20<strong>12</strong> 1 Drummoyne 2 Sydney Nthn Beaches Blue 11 Drummoyne Black <strong>12</strong> Tasmania 13 Stuartholme 14 Barracudas 15 Dolphins White 16 Cronulla Black 17 Melbourne Collegians 18 South Australia 19 River City 20 City Beach 21 Sydney University 22 ACT Fins 23 Ovens & Murray 24 UNSW Black 10 City Beach Bears 11 KFC Breakers <strong>12</strong> Balmain 13 Brisbane Barracudas 14 City Beach Red 15 Stuartholme 16 Tasmania 17 Melville Sharks 18 Essendon 19 City Beach Black 20 Triton 21 Dolphins White 3 Melville 4 UNSW Killer Whales 5 Cronulla 6 Sunshine Coast 7 Hunter Hurricanes 8 All Hallows 9 South Australia 10 UWA Torpedoes 11 Sydney Uni/Balmain <strong>12</strong> Brisbane Barracudas 13 Victorian Tigers 14 ACT Fins 15 Sydney Nthn Beaches White Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT National Championship Results <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> Senior Men FINA World Championships, Shanghai, China, July <strong>2011</strong> Team Team: Mitchell Baird, Richie Campbell, Tim Cleland, Joel Dennerley, Rhys Howden, Sam McGregor, Rob Maitland, Anthony Martin, Billy Miller, Luke Quinlivan, Aidan Roach, Gavin Woods, Aaron Younger. Head Coach: John Fox. Assistant Coaches: Frank Otto, Paul Oberman. Manager: Jon Harmer. Doctor: Grace Bryant. Referee: Daniel Flahive. Senior Men Exhibition Series with USA, Sydney, Australia, January 20<strong>12</strong> Team Samuele Avallone, Mitch Baird, Jamie Beadsworth, Richie Campbell, James Clark, Tim Cleland, Johnno Cotterill, Joel Dennerley, John Hahn, Rhys Howden, Sam McGregor, Rob Maitland, Anthony Martin, Billy Miller, Aidan Roach, Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods, Aaron Younger. Head Coach: John Fox. Assistant Coaches: Paul Oberman, Frank Otto. Manager: Garry Rydberg. Physiotherapist: Ian Gard. Referee: Danny Flahive. Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Australia 14 (S McGregor 4, J Beadsworth 3, T Cleland 2, S Avallone, A Martin, R Campbell, T Whalan, A Younger), Barbarians 5. Australia 6 (R Howden 2, S Avallone, S McGregor, A Younger, R Campbell), USA 6. Australia 13 (S McGregor, R Campbell 3, A Martin, R Howden 2, T Whalan, B Miller, S Avallone), China 3. Australia 20 (A Younger 4, S Avallone, G Woods, B Miller, S McGregor, T Whalan, A Martin, T Cleland 2, R Howden, J Beadsworth), New Zealand 3. Day 2 Day 4 Day 6 Day 8 Day 10 Day <strong>12</strong> Final Placings Australia 9 (B Miller 3, A Roach, R Campbell 2, R Howden, A Younger), Romania 8. Australia <strong>12</strong> (A Younger, R Campbell 3, B Miller, A Martin 2, G Woods, S McGregor), China 7. Serbia <strong>12</strong>, Australia 9 (R Maitland, B Miller, R Campbell 2, G Woods, A Younger, R Howden). Group points: Serbia 6, Australia 4, Romania 2, China 0. Second round: Spain 9, Australia 8 (A Roach, R Howden, A Younger 2, R Campbell, A Martin). Round 9-<strong>12</strong>: Australia 15 (R Howden, S McGregor, A Martin 3, R Campbell 2, G Woods, M Baird, T Cleland, R Maitland), Japan 9. Classification 9th-10th: Australia 8 (A Younger 2, B Miller, T Cleland, A Roach, R Campbell, S McGregor, R Maitland), Canada 6. Italy, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Spain, USA, Montenegro, Germany, Australia, Canada, Japan, Romania, Kazakhstan, Brazil, China, South Africa. Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Senior Men Pan Pacific Championships, Melbourne, Australia, January 20<strong>12</strong> Team Day 1 Day 2 Australia 10 (S McGregor 2, M Baird, J Cotterill, T Whalan, B Miller, R Howden, R Maitland, R Campbell), USA 7. Australia 8 (A Younger 2, R Campbell, S Avallone, J Cotterill, T Cleland, R Howden, B Miller), USA 5. Australia 11 (R Campbell 3, S McGregor, R Maitland 2, AJ Roach, G Woods, A Younger, J Beadsworth), USA 8. Australia wins series 3-0. Samuele Avallone, Jamie Beadsworth, Richie Campbell, James Clark, Tim Cleland, Joel Dennerley, Rhys Howden, Sam McGregor, Anthony Martin, Billy Miller, Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods, Aaron Younger. Head Coach: John Fox. Assistant Coaches: Paul Oberman, Frank Otto. Manager: Garry Rydberg. Physiotherapist: Ian Gard. Referee: Danny Flahive. Australia 8 (S McGregor, R Howden, B Miller 2, J Beadsworth, A Martin), Japan 4. Australia 17 (G Woods 3, R Howden, S McGregor, B Miller, R Campbell, T Cleland 2, T Whalan, A Martin, A Younger, J Beadsworth), Brazil 5. Day 7 Final Placings Senior Men FINA World League, Asia/Oceania Preliminary Round 1, Shanghai, China, May 20<strong>12</strong> Team Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Gold medal: USA 11, Australia 10 (R Campbell, T Whalan, A Younger 2, S McGregor, T Cleland, R Howden, J Beadsworth) in extra time (FT: 9-9). USA, Australia, China, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand. Samuele Avallone, Mitch Baird, Jamie Beadsworth, Richie Campbell, James Clark, Tim Cleland, Johnno Cotterill, Rhys Howden, Sam McGregor, Anthony Martin, Billy Miller, Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods. Head Coach: John Fox. Assistant Coach: Paul Oberman. Manager: Garry Rydberg. Physiotherapist: Adam Smith. Australia 14 (R Campbell 4, A Martin 3, J Cotterill, T Whalan, R Howden 2, S McGregor), China 1. Australia 14 (J Cotterill 3, S McGregor, T Cleland, B Miller 2, R Campbell, J Beadsworth, A Martin, R Howden, T Whalan), Japan 7. Australia 10 (R Howden, J Beadsworth, J Cotterill 2, S McGregor, M Baird, T Cleland, R Campbell), Kazakhstan 5. 35