2011-12 Annual Report - Australian Water Polo Inc
2011-12 Annual Report - Australian Water Polo Inc 2011-12 Annual Report - Australian Water Polo Inc
Annual Report 2011/12
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
<strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong>
WINNING<br />
PARTNERSHIP<br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission<br />
proudly supports <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong><br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission is<br />
the <strong>Australian</strong> Government agency that<br />
develops, supports and invests in sport<br />
at all levels in Australia. <strong>Australian</strong><br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> has worked closely with the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission to develop<br />
water polo from community participation<br />
to high-level performance.<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> is one<br />
of many national sporting<br />
organisations that has formed a<br />
winning partnership with the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission to<br />
develop its sport in Australia.<br />
AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION<br />
www.ausport.gov.au
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
CONTENTS<br />
4<br />
Office Bearers <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong><br />
15 - 16<br />
Senior Men’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
31<br />
Referees’ Commission <strong>Report</strong><br />
5<br />
Honour Roll<br />
17<br />
Born ‘91 Junior Men’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
32<br />
National Capitation 20<strong>12</strong><br />
6<br />
Message from the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission<br />
18 - 19<br />
Born ‘93 Junior Men’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
33 - 40<br />
National Championship Results <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong><br />
7<br />
President’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
20<br />
Born ‘94 Youth Men’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
41<br />
Statement by the Board of Directors<br />
8<br />
Chief Executive Officer’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
21 - 23<br />
Senior Women’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
42 - 43<br />
Independent Auditor’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
9<br />
High Performance <strong>Report</strong><br />
24<br />
Born ‘91 Junior Women’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
44<br />
Statement of Comprehensive <strong>Inc</strong>ome<br />
10<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Government Direct Athlete Support<br />
25<br />
Born ‘93 Junior Women’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
45<br />
Statement of Financial Position<br />
11<br />
Operations <strong>Report</strong><br />
26<br />
Born ‘94 Youth Women’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
46<br />
Statement of Changes in Equity<br />
<strong>12</strong><br />
National Development <strong>Report</strong><br />
27<br />
Born ‘96 Youth Women’s <strong>Report</strong><br />
46<br />
Statement of Cash Flows<br />
3<br />
13<br />
National Media <strong>Report</strong><br />
28 - 29<br />
Hall of Fame Dinner 20<strong>12</strong><br />
47 - 48<br />
Notes to and forming part of the accounts<br />
14<br />
National League <strong>Report</strong><br />
30<br />
Athletes’ Commission <strong>Report</strong><br />
49 - 54<br />
Notes to the financial statements<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia LIMITED Members<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Queensland, New South Wales <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> <strong>Inc</strong>, <strong>Australian</strong> Capital Territory <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> <strong>Inc</strong>, Victorian <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> <strong>Inc</strong>,<br />
Tasmanian <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> <strong>Inc</strong>, South <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia <strong>Inc</strong>, Western Australia <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> <strong>Inc</strong>, Northern Territory <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> <strong>Inc</strong>.<br />
OUR Mission<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia will be recognised and accepted as a successful major sporting organisation both in Australia and internationally through its<br />
astute and planned management, the performance of international teams and the delivery of water polo at all levels.<br />
Affiliation<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia Limited is affiliated to Swimming Australia Ltd.<br />
Front cover photo credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Office Bearers<br />
<strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong><br />
Honorary Officers<br />
National Coaches<br />
National League Commission<br />
Patron<br />
Peter Montgomery AM<br />
Senior Men<br />
John Fox<br />
Chairman<br />
Warren Hawtin<br />
4<br />
Board<br />
President<br />
Peter Kerr AM<br />
Directors<br />
Kay Copeland<br />
Trent Franklin<br />
Suzannah Fraser<br />
Warren Hawtin<br />
Amy Hetzel<br />
David Martin<br />
Phillip Scales<br />
State Delegates<br />
Queensland<br />
Jack Lusic<br />
New South Wales<br />
Peter <strong>Water</strong>man<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Capital Territory<br />
Noel Harrod<br />
Victoria<br />
John Perrott<br />
Senior Women<br />
Greg McFadden<br />
Junior Boys ‘91<br />
Adam Richardson<br />
Junior Girls ‘91<br />
Peter Szilagyi<br />
Junior Boys ’93<br />
Duncan Greenbank<br />
Junior Girls ‘93<br />
Ryan Moar<br />
Junior Boys ‘94<br />
Chris Wybrow<br />
Junior Girls ‘94<br />
Aleks Osadchuk<br />
Junior Girls ’96<br />
Jack Lusic<br />
Referees’ Commission<br />
Chairman<br />
Michael McNeill<br />
Commissioners<br />
Suzannah Fraser<br />
Mark Grooby<br />
Noel Harrod<br />
Danielle Woodhouse<br />
Personnel<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Christopher Harrison<br />
High Performance Manager<br />
Tom Hill<br />
Operations Manager/<br />
NWPL General Manager<br />
Peter Hobday<br />
Finance<br />
Peter Jackson<br />
National Media Manager<br />
David Lyall<br />
Administration Officer & Board Secretariat<br />
Cheryl Ritchie<br />
Tasmania<br />
David Salter<br />
South Australia<br />
Jon Harmer<br />
Commissioners<br />
Michael Hart<br />
Phillip Scales<br />
Mike DeFina<br />
Western Australia<br />
Dale Ballantyne<br />
Northern Territory<br />
John Cossons<br />
Athletes’ Commission<br />
Chairman<br />
Trent Franklin<br />
Commissioners<br />
Nikita Cuffe<br />
Toby Jenkins<br />
Bronwen Knox<br />
Thomas Whalan
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Honour<br />
ROLL<br />
Life Members<br />
1993 Peter Montgomery AM<br />
Harry Quittner Medal Recipients<br />
1986 Charles Turner<br />
2010 Award Winners<br />
Male Player<br />
Sam McGregor<br />
2009 Tom Hoad AM<br />
1987 Debbie Cummins<br />
Female Player<br />
Victoria Brown<br />
2009 Pat Jones<br />
1988 Peter Montgomery<br />
Junior Male Player<br />
Aaron Younger<br />
2009 Harry Quittner<br />
1989 Tom Hoad AM<br />
Junior Female Player<br />
Nicola Zagame<br />
2009 David Woods<br />
1990 Andrew Kerr<br />
Coach<br />
Les Kay<br />
Honorary Life President<br />
Harry Quittner<br />
Hall Of Fame<br />
2009 Wendy Arancini<br />
(nee Meloncelli, WA)<br />
2009 Debbie Cummins<br />
(nee Handley, QLD)<br />
2009 Tom Hoad AM (WA)<br />
2009 Andrew Kerr (NSW)<br />
2009 Peter Montgomery AM (NSW)<br />
2009 Cathy Parkes (NSW)<br />
2009 Charles Turner (SA & NSW)<br />
2009 Debbie Watson (NSW)<br />
2009 John Whitehouse (TAS)<br />
1991 John Whitehouse<br />
1992 Chris Wybrow &<br />
Debbie Watson<br />
1993 Not awarded<br />
1994 Ray Mayers<br />
1995 Pat Jones<br />
1996 Don Cameron<br />
1997-06 Not awarded<br />
2007 Nathan Thomas<br />
2008 Tracy Rockwell<br />
2009 Leanne Barnes<br />
2010 Jeanette Gunn<br />
Volunteer<br />
Karen Armstrong<br />
Referee<br />
Danny Flahive<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Award Winners<br />
Club of the year Melville <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Club<br />
Male Player<br />
Joel Dennerley<br />
Female Player Rowena Webster<br />
Junior Male Player Aaron Younger<br />
Junior Female Player Hannah Buckling<br />
Coach<br />
Peter Szilagyi<br />
Volunteer<br />
Joel Sangster<br />
Referee<br />
Danny Flahive<br />
Player with a Disability Jamie-Lee Lewis<br />
5<br />
2010 Bill Berge-Phillips (NSW)<br />
2010 Bridgette Gusterson (WA)<br />
2010 David Neesham (WA)<br />
2010 John O’Brien (VIC)<br />
2010 Harry Quittner (VIC)<br />
2010 Ray Smee (NSW)<br />
2010 David Woods (NSW)<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Leanne Barnes (VIC)<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Peter Kerr (NSW)<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Ian Mills (VIC)<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Les Nunn (WA)<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Michael Withers (VIC, NSW)<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Chris Wybrow (NSW)<br />
20<strong>12</strong> Leon Wiegard OAM (VIC)<br />
20<strong>12</strong> Peter Bennett (VIC)<br />
20<strong>12</strong> Alan Charleston (WA)<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Message from the<br />
AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION<br />
6<br />
The <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Government is<br />
committed to getting<br />
more <strong>Australian</strong>s<br />
participating and<br />
excelling in sport.<br />
Sport not only<br />
inspires and unites<br />
us as a nation, it also<br />
motivates us to get<br />
involved and active.<br />
The staging of the Olympic and Paralympic<br />
Games is an exciting time for all <strong>Australian</strong>s,<br />
and highlights the substantial contribution<br />
of sport to our community, from athletes<br />
competing at the Games to those involved in<br />
weekend club competition and social play,<br />
as well as parents and volunteers.<br />
Australia’s performance at the London<br />
Olympic and Paralympic Games is the<br />
culmination of extensive long-term efforts<br />
across the <strong>Australian</strong> high performance<br />
system. Following the Games, there will be<br />
opportunities to celebrate the successes<br />
and critically review our next steps to ensure<br />
we focus and align our efforts to deliver the<br />
best possible results in the next Olympic and<br />
Paralympic cycle.<br />
It is two years since the <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Government delivered its new vision for<br />
sport in ‘<strong>Australian</strong> Sport: The Pathway<br />
to Success’ and substantially increased<br />
ongoing funding to the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports<br />
Commission. Since then, we have<br />
focused on implementing our new plans,<br />
delivering key programs, supporting<br />
national sporting organisations (NSOs) to<br />
deliver participation and high performance<br />
outcomes (as well as building their<br />
capacity), and building collaboration,<br />
alignment and effectiveness within the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> sport sector.<br />
The announcement in the May 20<strong>12</strong> Budget<br />
of the continuation of the Active After-school<br />
Communities program will ensure we carry<br />
on providing primary school-aged children<br />
with a positive introduction to sport. We will<br />
continue working with sporting organisations<br />
at all levels to ensure the program provides<br />
maximum value to sports and supports the<br />
transition of program participants into<br />
local clubs.<br />
Linked to the London Olympic and<br />
Paralympic Games, the Prime Minister’s<br />
Olympic and Paralympic Challenges<br />
will encourage and inspire children to<br />
participate in sport and to get active, have<br />
fun and earn rewards. This initiative, as<br />
well as participation funding programs<br />
delivered by NSOs, continues the <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Government’s commitment to ensuring more<br />
people can access sport and all the benefits<br />
it provides.<br />
The support received from the <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Government for <strong>Australian</strong> sport is essential<br />
and plays an integral role in connecting our<br />
young sporting participants with their dreams<br />
of podium success in the future.<br />
This is an exciting and challenging time<br />
for <strong>Australian</strong> sport. The <strong>Australian</strong> Sports<br />
Commission looks forward to working with<br />
sporting organisations, state and territory<br />
institutes and academies of sport, and<br />
state and territory departments of sport<br />
and recreation, to promote access to, and<br />
participation in, sport across the community,<br />
and supporting Australia’s continued<br />
sporting success.<br />
Mr David Gallop<br />
Acting Chairman<br />
Board of the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission<br />
30 June 20<strong>12</strong>
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
President’s<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
On behalf of the<br />
Board of <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong><br />
Australia Limited<br />
(WPAL) I am pleased to<br />
report on the work<br />
that has been done<br />
as we continue to<br />
refine and grow our<br />
organisation, and<br />
assist all of you,<br />
our members and<br />
stakeholders, to<br />
develop the sport<br />
of water polo within<br />
Australia.<br />
Following the governance review and skill audit<br />
from last year the Board has continued to work in<br />
the best interest of the organisation and the sport<br />
on a broad range of challenging issues. While<br />
often making important yet difficult decisions<br />
about the future of the organisation we as a<br />
Board are proud that we have approached<br />
this task with vigour and a clear purpose.<br />
The Board believes our players, coaches,<br />
officials and administrators have all had a<br />
large measure of success during <strong>2011</strong>-20<strong>12</strong>.<br />
Whilst these successes are articulated<br />
throughout this report, it is appropriate to<br />
acknowledge the tremendous effort and<br />
commitment all the coaches and support staff<br />
put in prior to the 20<strong>12</strong> London Olympics.<br />
While we acknowledge the people that have<br />
direct access to the athletes I think it is also<br />
very important that we recognise the work<br />
of the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission (ASC)<br />
and its CEO Simon Hollingsworth and the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Olympic Committee (AOC) and<br />
continued support from their President John<br />
Coates. Special mention to the states and<br />
territory institutes and academies, particularly<br />
Charles Turner and New South Wales<br />
Institute of Sport (NSWIS).<br />
From a national perspective the Board<br />
would like to congratulate the Fremantle<br />
Mariners for their consecutive Men’s National<br />
League Title and to the Cronulla Sharks for<br />
taking out the Women’s Title. This season<br />
also saw the women introduced into the<br />
All Stars competition, which coincided with<br />
the 18s Championships held in Canberra.<br />
The women’s game opened the night with<br />
an extremely close finish encouraging the<br />
crowd to get involved in the men’s game that<br />
displayed the high standards of international<br />
water polo.<br />
The Hall of Fame Dinner that is held in<br />
conjunction with the National League<br />
Finals was once again very successful with<br />
Allan Charlston, Peter Bennett and Leon<br />
Wiegard being introduced into the Hall<br />
of Fame. Special mention must go to our<br />
Administrative Assistant Cheryl Ritchie for<br />
coordinating and facilitating the event.<br />
It is also important to pay tribute to our Member<br />
States and their volunteers, our Operations<br />
Manager Peter Hobday and the parents who<br />
made our National Junior competitions run<br />
successfully for yet another year.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
The success of our athletes would not be<br />
possible without the continued support of<br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> Government through the<br />
ASC’s Direct Athlete Support program.<br />
I would like to show gratitude to the staff<br />
of the <strong>Australian</strong> Institute of Sport (AIS),<br />
the State Institutes and Academies for the<br />
continuing and effective relationships that<br />
we share.<br />
I would also like to sincerely thank the WPAL<br />
Board, CEO Chris Harrison and his staff for<br />
their ongoing contribution to the success of<br />
water polo in Australia<br />
Peter Kerr<br />
President<br />
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WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Chief Executive Officer’s<br />
REPORT<br />
8<br />
This <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> period<br />
marks our second<br />
year residing in<br />
Sydney, where we<br />
have made further<br />
investments<br />
to deliver high<br />
performance services<br />
to our athletes.<br />
To achieve this we<br />
welcomed Tom Hill<br />
as High Performance<br />
Manager.<br />
Tom has spent his first six months<br />
establishing necessary foundations for a<br />
successful high performance program. We<br />
look forward to working with Tom as he leads<br />
the high performance program into the next<br />
Olympic quadrennial.<br />
As always it has been another active and<br />
productive year for our sport and I extend<br />
my sincere gratitude and congratulations to<br />
all those who have participated, worked in,<br />
administered and supported our game over<br />
this period.<br />
In discussing the past year there have<br />
been significant milestones achieved in the<br />
infrastructure of the sport.<br />
At the <strong>2011</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting the<br />
resolution to change our name from <strong>Water</strong><br />
<strong>Polo</strong> Australia <strong>Inc</strong>orporated (AWPI) to <strong>Water</strong><br />
<strong>Polo</strong> Australia Limited (WPAL) was passed. I<br />
am excited to announce that with the process<br />
of changing our name we have identified the<br />
need to re-brand and therefore in the near<br />
future you will see our corporate colours, logo<br />
and uniform change to reflect this.<br />
The other significant achievement has been<br />
the formation of the National Competitions<br />
Committee (NCC). Developed following<br />
the National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> League (NWPL)<br />
review this committee is charged with the<br />
responsibility of reviewing the entire National<br />
Competition Structure to determine how<br />
all elements of the national competition<br />
pathway can be aligned.<br />
As we celebrate what has been a successful<br />
year, we remain very aware that this<br />
continues to be just another step in attaining<br />
our mission to be recognised and accepted<br />
as a successful major sporting organisation<br />
both in Australia and internationally, through<br />
astute and planned management, the<br />
performance of international teams and the<br />
delivery of water polo at all levels.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
We continue to receive remarkable support<br />
through our partnerships with the <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Sports Commission (ASC), <strong>Australian</strong> Institute<br />
of Sport (AIS) and each of the State and<br />
Territory Institute and Academies of Sport.<br />
Without the additional funding and shared<br />
expertise our sport would not enjoy the<br />
success that it achieves.<br />
I would also like to recognise John Coates<br />
and the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission for<br />
their continued support and wish them a<br />
successful 20<strong>12</strong> Olympic campaign.<br />
Finally I would like to show my appreciation<br />
to the <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia Board led by<br />
President, Mr. Peter Kerr of whom I am<br />
indebted to, for the support and strategic<br />
advice you have provided on so many<br />
matters during the year.<br />
Chris Harrison<br />
Chief Executive Officer
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
High Performance<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
High Performance<br />
Vision<br />
A world class high<br />
performance program<br />
executed through<br />
a collaborative<br />
partner approach<br />
demonstrated by<br />
national teams<br />
achieving sustained<br />
success.<br />
<strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> was a year for transition and<br />
establishing the necessary foundations for<br />
a successful high performance program.<br />
I was appointed as the High Performance<br />
Manager in January 20<strong>12</strong> under the<br />
recommendation of a High Performance<br />
Committee comprising of representatives<br />
from the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission (ASC),<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Institute of Sport (AIS), <strong>Water</strong><br />
<strong>Polo</strong> Australia, and the respective national<br />
coaches, and charged with the responsibility<br />
of leading the high performance program<br />
into the next Olympic quadrennial.<br />
Leadership of the high performance area<br />
encompassed many activities in the lead up<br />
to the London 20<strong>12</strong> Olympic Games. Some<br />
of the key objectives were to;<br />
• Lead the review of the high performance<br />
program and senior national teams<br />
• Establish a revised high performance plan<br />
and vision through until 2020<br />
• Build partnerships with key stakeholders<br />
that fund, support and deliver programs that<br />
support our athlete pathway<br />
• Manage the high performance budget and<br />
financial planning for the next 4-8 years in<br />
line with the high performance plan<br />
• In conjunction with the national coaches<br />
plan, establish and facilitate participation<br />
in international and national training and<br />
competition in preparation for the<br />
Olympic Games<br />
• Establish policies and procedures that<br />
enhance the effectiveness of the high<br />
performance programs<br />
• Facilitate the preparation and organisation<br />
of junior tours<br />
Many of these activities are ongoing and will<br />
continue to form an important part of the high<br />
performance plan which aims to build depth<br />
in the National Team Program, strengthen<br />
the high performance delivery network, and<br />
result in sustainable podium performances at<br />
major international competitions culminating<br />
at the Olympic Games.<br />
The high performance plan outlines seven<br />
priority areas - coaching and officiating,<br />
athletes, daily training environment/athletes<br />
services, performance science and innovation,<br />
program management, competition and<br />
partnerships. Development in these areas will<br />
play an integral role in ensuring Australia’s<br />
future water polo success.<br />
In partnership with the ASC, AIS and relevant<br />
State Institute and Academies of Sport<br />
(SIS/SAS), the high performance program<br />
encompassing; men, women, senior, junior<br />
and youth national squad athletes, is<br />
delivered through a decentralised model.<br />
This approach enables athletes to remain<br />
in their home state or territory for their daily<br />
training environment.<br />
The SIS/SAS, through identified national<br />
training centres (NTC), provide the daily<br />
training environment for current and<br />
targeted national squad athletes. In<br />
addition, selected players gain valuable<br />
international experience by playing for<br />
overseas clubs in professional leagues and<br />
the USA NCAA competition.<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia Limited (WPAL)<br />
continued to provide leadership and<br />
direction to the NTC programs responsible<br />
for delivering daily training environments, as<br />
well as providing athletes with training and<br />
competition opportunities via the national<br />
team programs which prepare athletes for<br />
major international competitions.<br />
The SIS/SAS/SSO network plays a key role in<br />
supporting the national athlete pathway and<br />
throughout the year ahead WPAL will look<br />
to renew partnerships with the SIS/SAS to<br />
continue developing athletes in line with our<br />
high performance plan and vision.<br />
The AIS continued to support our women’s<br />
national team program via a camps based<br />
approach which intensified leading up to<br />
the London Games. The AIS support for our<br />
women’s team is invaluable and the additional<br />
time, resources and financial support provided<br />
over the past <strong>12</strong> months in the pursuit of<br />
Olympic success is greatly appreciated.<br />
Our high performance programs also enjoy<br />
comprehensive international opportunities<br />
and we are indebted to the many national<br />
federations that host our teams on what is<br />
seemingly an annual basis. The majority of<br />
the international calendar is established at the<br />
LEN conference where <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia<br />
was represented by Tom Hoad. On behalf<br />
of WPAL I would like to extend our sincere<br />
appreciation for his efforts in negotiating our<br />
entry into tournaments, competitions and<br />
training camps, we are very grateful for the<br />
work he continues to provide in this area.<br />
Performance highlights<br />
• The senior women’s team, the Aussie<br />
Stingers, winning the Canada Cup in<br />
December, Pan Pac’s in January, the<br />
London Test Event in early May, and<br />
finishing 2nd at the World League Finals in<br />
late May.<br />
• The senior men’s team, the Aussie Sharks,<br />
finishing 2nd at the Pan Pac’s in January.<br />
• The junior women’s team finishing 3rd at<br />
the Junior World Championships.<br />
• The junior men’s team finishing 4th at the<br />
Junior World Championships.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
It is appropriate to acknowledge the support<br />
of all funding and support agencies that<br />
contribute to the high performance program,<br />
namely the ASC who provide the majority of<br />
our high performance program funding. The<br />
ASC have been outstanding in their support<br />
of WPAL throughout the transition over the<br />
past <strong>12</strong> months and their guidance, advice<br />
and support is invaluable.<br />
To the AIS, who have supported the women’s<br />
national team program for many years, your<br />
dedication to the program and, in particular,<br />
your support leading into London Games<br />
was wonderful. To the SIS/SAS, in particular<br />
the NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Olympic Committee who have<br />
financially and otherwise contributed to<br />
the preparation our Olympic teams, we are<br />
grateful for your ongoing support. To the<br />
national senior, junior and youth coaches,<br />
assistant coaches, managers, support staff<br />
and referees, AIS coaches, managers,<br />
support staff and the NTC coaches - thank<br />
you for your dedication and support given to<br />
our athletes.<br />
I look forward to working with the water polo<br />
community and our many supporters as we<br />
embark on the next phase of our journey in<br />
the pursuit for world-class success.<br />
Tom Hill<br />
High Performance Manager<br />
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WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Government<br />
DIRECT ATHLETE SUPPORT<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia Limited acknowledges<br />
and thanks the <strong>Australian</strong> Government<br />
through the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission for<br />
the funding under the <strong>Australian</strong> Government<br />
Direct Athlete Support program for the year<br />
ended 30 June 20<strong>12</strong> where the amount of<br />
$260,000 was made available to our female<br />
athletes and $130,000 to our male athletes.<br />
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Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Operations<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
Insurance<br />
Insurance cover<br />
available for its<br />
members, clubs and<br />
associations includes:<br />
• Sports Injury<br />
• Public Liability<br />
• Professional Indemnity<br />
• Workers Compensation<br />
• Directors and Officers Liability<br />
• Travel Insurance<br />
• Club Property<br />
• Club Travel<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia Limited (WPAL)<br />
continues to review its risk management<br />
policies, unfortunately with significant claims<br />
lodged in past years which have exceeded<br />
our premium paid, our current premiums<br />
continue to be under some pressure.<br />
Championship Date Host<br />
20<strong>12</strong> 20 & Under<br />
17 - 22 January,<br />
20<strong>12</strong><br />
20<strong>12</strong> 18 & Under 10 - 15 April, 20<strong>12</strong> ACT<br />
National Championships<br />
National Championships were conducted<br />
over four age groups through the<br />
cooperation of State Associations who<br />
continue to show a willingness to host these<br />
championships on behalf of WPAL. It is<br />
acknowledged that pool space is becoming<br />
a critical factor in the conduct of these events<br />
as pool operators endeavour to recover lost<br />
revenue from their regular users. As a result<br />
it was agreed by the WPAL Board to split the<br />
club based championships across genders,<br />
and a new roster was devised for the next<br />
seven years with each championship rotating<br />
through each State Association. The difficulty<br />
in hosting such club based championships<br />
is evident with 52 teams registered to play<br />
in the 20<strong>12</strong> 16 & Under Championships in<br />
Brisbane in October.<br />
In 20<strong>12</strong> the 18 & Under Championships<br />
reverted to being club based and we were<br />
delighted to have 29 teams respond<br />
and participate.<br />
The following hosts and teams are to be<br />
congratulated on their performances in the<br />
various championships.<br />
These championships are made possible<br />
though the cooperation of many staff and<br />
volunteers. Thank you to those people who<br />
make their time so freely available.<br />
South<br />
Australia<br />
<strong>2011</strong> 16 & Under 4 - 9 October, <strong>2011</strong> Victoria<br />
Boys Gold<br />
Medal<br />
NSW Blues<br />
UWA<br />
Torpedoes<br />
Melville<br />
Sharks<br />
Girls Gold<br />
Medal<br />
NSW Blues<br />
Drummoyne<br />
Devils<br />
Sunshine<br />
Coast<br />
Awards and Hall of Fame<br />
Presentations<br />
The annual Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner<br />
at Sydney Olympic Park was attended by<br />
more than 100 people.<br />
Three inductees joined the existing 21<br />
members in the WPAL Hall of Fame —<br />
• Allan Charleston (WA)<br />
• Peter Bennett (VIC)<br />
• Leon Wiegard (VIC)<br />
Presentations were made for the following<br />
WPAL <strong>2011</strong> awards.<br />
Male Athlete of the Year<br />
Joel Dennerley<br />
Female Athlete of the Year<br />
Rowie Webster<br />
Male Junior Athlete of the Year<br />
Aaron Younger<br />
Female Junior Athlete of the Year<br />
Hannah Buckling<br />
Coach of the Year<br />
Peter Szilagyi<br />
Player with a Disability<br />
Jamie-Lee Lewis<br />
Volunteer of the Year<br />
Joel Sangster<br />
Referee of the Year<br />
Danny Flahive<br />
Club of the Year<br />
Melville<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
I would like to thank Chris Harrison for his<br />
support, the Referees Commission - Michael<br />
McNeill, Phil Scales, Michael DeFina and<br />
Michael Hart, the Executive Officers of the<br />
State Associations and the many volunteers<br />
in the sport.<br />
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<strong>2011</strong> 14 & Under 6 - 10 April, <strong>2011</strong><br />
Western<br />
Australia<br />
Hunter<br />
Hurricanes<br />
Ovens &<br />
Murray<br />
Peter Hobday<br />
Operations Manager
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
National Development<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
<strong>12</strong><br />
<strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> has been a<br />
research year into<br />
what development<br />
currently occurs<br />
across the country<br />
including how each<br />
state implements<br />
their development<br />
programs and what<br />
resources they have<br />
and might need in the<br />
future.<br />
Grass route levels of our sport will provide<br />
the base for our high performance programs<br />
in years to come and is something not to be<br />
neglected. The aim of the past <strong>12</strong> months<br />
has been to identify target areas for each<br />
state and draw on their resources as a whole<br />
allowing a national plan to be put together<br />
to ensure better use of recourses, time<br />
and money. The next <strong>12</strong> months will see<br />
these various aspects rolled out including<br />
a new national development plan including<br />
accreditation framework.<br />
Some of the highlights for the year include:<br />
Flippa BallTM<br />
The development of Flippa BallTM has been<br />
ongoing across the country and will continue<br />
as the entry level program within Australia. A<br />
Special mention must go to Tasmanian <strong>Water</strong><br />
<strong>Polo</strong> for inroads to an ongoing Flippa Ball<br />
competition in their program, the program<br />
has seen over 100 participants in and weekin-week<br />
out competition. The next <strong>12</strong> months<br />
will see new recourses and programs be<br />
available for each state to roll out including<br />
lesson plans, video demonstrations, posters<br />
and introduction packs for regional and<br />
remote school to facilitate the knowledge of<br />
Flippa BallTM.<br />
Facilities<br />
Across the country the hardest issue for<br />
water polo is access to facilities. In the past<br />
twelve months there has been significant<br />
increase of water polo specific facilities<br />
across Queensland, New South Wales<br />
and South Australia. These include the<br />
Stuartholme School in Brisbane, University<br />
of Southern Cross in Lismore and South<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Aquatic Centre in Adelaide.<br />
With the continued growth of the sport<br />
it is important for us to continue to work<br />
with local councils as well as state and<br />
national governments to ensure any new or<br />
renovations on aquatic complexes cater for<br />
our growing sport.<br />
National Coach and Referee<br />
Accreditation<br />
The introduction of the new framework in<br />
2009 is currently under review, and will see<br />
the introduction of new levels and course<br />
material in February 2013. Overall the<br />
past twelve months has seen the highest<br />
retention rate of both coach and referees<br />
with only five percent discontinuing their<br />
accreditation compared with fourteen the<br />
previous year. The number of coach and<br />
referees commencing their accreditation and<br />
achieving competencies in <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> has also<br />
been record breaking, with 16 percent of the<br />
total number of accredited personal started<br />
the process in the past <strong>12</strong> months.<br />
State<br />
Table 2 and figure 1 (below) provides an<br />
overview into the numbers of accredited<br />
personal at each level across Australia.<br />
In 2009 a re-vamp of the accreditation<br />
framework saw many coaches and referees<br />
complete the formal qualification, however<br />
in the years preceding the retention of<br />
personal has been poor. 20<strong>12</strong> however has<br />
shown a change in pattern and something<br />
which the sport will be working towards to<br />
care for the participants by ensuring there<br />
are correctly accredited coaches and officials<br />
on pool deck. Along with the retention and<br />
ongoing new accreditations, 2013 will see<br />
the a new framework which will encourage<br />
level 1 accredited personal to progress their<br />
formal water polo knowledge to level 2 and<br />
3, currently only 9 percent have progressed<br />
to level two or three.<br />
Jodie Watson<br />
ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA Total<br />
Coach 2 219 119 5 0 28 21 394<br />
Official 19 140 115 24 5 11 66 380<br />
Total 21 359 234 29 5 39 87 774<br />
Table 1 - breakdown of current accredited<br />
coaches and referees across the country<br />
for the past <strong>12</strong> months.<br />
2008 2009 2010 <strong>2011</strong> 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Level 1 909 1159 921 587 646<br />
Level 2 31 93 88 71 60<br />
Level 3 1 4 4 4 3<br />
Total 941 <strong>12</strong>56 1013 662 709<br />
Table 2 – <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> Current accreditation<br />
breakdown by levels<br />
1400<br />
<strong>12</strong>00<br />
1000<br />
800<br />
Level 1<br />
600<br />
Level 2<br />
Level 3<br />
400<br />
200<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography<br />
0<br />
2008 2009 2010 <strong>2011</strong> 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Figure 1 – <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> Current accreditation breakdown by levels
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
National Media<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
During the past year<br />
Sports Communication<br />
Australia (SCA) ended<br />
its initial <strong>12</strong>-month<br />
term as <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong><br />
Australia Limited’s<br />
(WPAL) Media and<br />
PR consultant and<br />
began a new two-year<br />
contract.<br />
The main roles of SCA, on behalf of WPAL,<br />
during this period, are to report on WPAL<br />
organised and contested events, promote<br />
the sport via traditional and social media<br />
channels, and plan a future communications<br />
direction for WPAL.<br />
Over the last <strong>12</strong> months SCA has been able<br />
to provide all of these key roles as well<br />
as providing WPAL and its stakeholders<br />
on media strategy and activating ‘crisis<br />
management plans’ on several occasions<br />
including the Olympic women’s team’s<br />
‘whooping cough outbreak’ and the Olympic<br />
men’s team’s ‘selection appeal’.<br />
SCA also provided the Media Management<br />
of the inaugural Pan Pac <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong><br />
Championships in Melbourne that resulted<br />
in national print, radio, online and television<br />
coverage.<br />
SCA has and will continue to actively engage<br />
local and regional ‘grass roots’ media outlets<br />
as our core target areas to ensure long-term<br />
relationships build into sustained media<br />
coverage of our sport.<br />
SCA Managing Director Dave Lyall also<br />
attended the 20<strong>12</strong> London Olympic Games<br />
as a member of the <strong>Australian</strong> Olympic<br />
Committee’s Media Team where he<br />
provided some media liaison assistance<br />
for both <strong>Australian</strong> teams and reported on<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> matches.<br />
Other areas that SCA has focussed on in the<br />
last <strong>12</strong> months include:<br />
• Implementation of the Federal<br />
Government’s Women in Sport Media Grant<br />
to promote women in water polo through<br />
the media<br />
• Improvement of our social media plan and<br />
implementation including engagement of<br />
external digital media experts for training<br />
and content<br />
• Continued growth of WPAL’s biographical<br />
database of elite players by profiling<br />
members of the Youth national squads<br />
• Producing 40 tailor made media releases<br />
profiling individuals in the senior national<br />
team squads in the ‘Road to London’<br />
• Continued increase of content and<br />
updating of the WPA website and social<br />
media platforms<br />
• Continued regular blogs by CEO Chris<br />
Harrison, National Women’s Head Coach<br />
Greg McFadden and National Men’s Head<br />
Coach John Fox<br />
• Production of daily newsletter ‘On the Ball’<br />
during the 20<strong>12</strong> London Olympic Games<br />
and daily Olympic social media plan<br />
• Olympic Games tailored media and social<br />
media training of the 20<strong>12</strong> Olympic Teams<br />
• Continued media education and<br />
relationship building about the sport of<br />
water polo, including activating a robust<br />
pre-Olympic media plan<br />
• Provided FINA with regular copy for their<br />
Aquatic World Magazine<br />
The outcomes of these areas of concentration<br />
by SCA have resulted in greater media<br />
coverage for the sport of water polo and its<br />
players with mainstream news coverage in<br />
print, radio, online and television.<br />
SCA has and will continue to report on all<br />
WPAL events and competitions as well as the<br />
national teams<br />
SCA will also act as the Media Managers of<br />
the 20<strong>12</strong> FINA World Youth Championships in<br />
Perth and has been liaising with the Western<br />
Australia Government to meet expectations<br />
in terms of communications.<br />
SCA would like to acknowledge the support<br />
of the CEO, Board and staff of WPAL, the<br />
national coaching and management staff and<br />
the players on the senior national teams.<br />
David Lyall<br />
Media Manager<br />
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WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
National League<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
14<br />
The very successful<br />
20<strong>12</strong> season<br />
concluded with<br />
Fremantle Mariners<br />
as the men’s premiers,<br />
with Cronulla<br />
Sharks taking out<br />
the women’s event.<br />
Fremantle defeated<br />
their long time rivals,<br />
Victorian Tigers, while<br />
Cronulla defeated<br />
triple crown winners,<br />
Brisbane Barracudas.<br />
The season was managed by the National<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> League (NWPL) Commission<br />
chaired by Warren Hawtin and supported by<br />
Danielle Woodhouse and Noel Harrod as<br />
the Elected Commissioners while the <strong>Water</strong><br />
<strong>Polo</strong> Australia Limited (WPAL) nominated<br />
Commissioners were Suzie Fraser and<br />
Mark Grooby.<br />
Our thanks go to Doc Wulf who continues to<br />
provide comprehensive statistics from every<br />
aspect of the NWPL season.<br />
Season Highlights<br />
• Cronulla Sharks won their second women’s<br />
title after a six year break.<br />
• The Fremantle Mariners defeated the<br />
Victorian Tigers for the second year in<br />
succession making it six trophies for the<br />
Fremantle Mariners.<br />
• Alastair Visch clocked up a record 400<br />
games for the Sydney University Lions<br />
becoming the first player in NWPL history to<br />
reach that milestone.<br />
• Sharan Wheelock (Fremantle Marlins)<br />
finished the season on 233 games and her<br />
team mate, Gemma Beadsworth closed in<br />
on the magical 500 goal mark with a career<br />
total of 489 goals.<br />
Award<br />
Champion<br />
Men’s Club<br />
Champion<br />
Women’s club<br />
Southern Cross<br />
Trophy Men<br />
Southern Cross<br />
Trophy Women<br />
Recipients<br />
Fremantle Mariners<br />
Cronulla Sharks<br />
UNSW Wests<br />
Magpies<br />
Brisbane<br />
Barracudas<br />
Charles Turner<br />
Medal - MVP Men<br />
Debbie Watson<br />
Medal - MVP Women<br />
Tom Hoad Medal<br />
- MVP Men, finals<br />
series<br />
MVP women<br />
- finals series<br />
John Whitehouse<br />
Medal<br />
- final series<br />
referees<br />
All Star team<br />
- Men<br />
All Star team<br />
- Women<br />
Highest goal scorer<br />
- Men<br />
Highest goal scorer<br />
- Women<br />
NWPL Management<br />
Johnno Cotterill<br />
(UNSW Wests)<br />
Nicola Zagame<br />
(Cronulla Sharks)<br />
Tim Cleland<br />
(Fremantle<br />
Mariners)<br />
Alicia McCormack<br />
(Cronulla Sharks)<br />
Daniel Bartels,<br />
Gabor Boros,<br />
Andrew Carney,<br />
Danny Flahive,<br />
Nick Hodgers,<br />
Nicola Johnson,<br />
Adam Richardson,<br />
Mark Ridgwell,<br />
Megan Varlow,<br />
Rowan Woodburn<br />
Joel Dennerley<br />
(UNSW Wests),<br />
Richie Campbell<br />
(UNSW Wests),<br />
Tim Cleland<br />
(Fremantle Mariners),<br />
Johnno Cotterill<br />
(UNSW Wests),<br />
Rhys Howden<br />
(Brisbane<br />
Barracudas),<br />
Gavin Woods,<br />
(Balmain Tigers),<br />
Dan Young<br />
(Brisbane Barracudas)<br />
Victoria Brown<br />
(Victorian Tigers),<br />
Gemma<br />
Beadsworth<br />
(Fremantle Marlins),<br />
Kate Gynther,<br />
(Brisbane<br />
Barracudas),<br />
Bronwen Knox<br />
(Victorian Tigers),<br />
Glencora Ralph<br />
(Fremantle Marlins),<br />
Melissa Rippon,<br />
(Brisbane Barracudas),<br />
Rowena Webster<br />
(Victorian Tigers)<br />
Johnno Cotterill<br />
(UNSW Wests) 69<br />
Nicola Zagame<br />
(Cronulla Sharks) 82<br />
Referees<br />
Michael McNeill and Michael DeFina are<br />
deserving of our thanks for their contribution in<br />
looking after the appointment and nurturing of<br />
the referees. I would also like to congratulate<br />
and thank the referees who had duties during<br />
20<strong>12</strong>, many make sacrifices to travel interstate<br />
to assist with refereeing whilst at the same time<br />
helping to develop young referees.<br />
Sponsors and Supporters<br />
The NWPL benefits from the sponsorship<br />
of Moves Travel who this year took on a<br />
different role in coordinating flights etc, with<br />
over 900 sectors being flown by players<br />
and coaching staff. Corporate Vehicle<br />
Management through Mike and Chris<br />
Webster continue to support the league with<br />
rental vehicles for teams and referees, from<br />
which we receive a substantial sponsorship.<br />
WPAL continued its support through the High<br />
Performance program and we acknowledge<br />
the role played by the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports<br />
Commission (ASC) in its support of the sport<br />
as a whole and in particular, the NWPL.<br />
NWPL Judiciary<br />
Andrew Ryan and his judiciary committee<br />
provide valuable backup to me in my role as<br />
General Manager, their professional contribution<br />
is acknowledged and much appreciated.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
The following are acknowledged for their<br />
contribution.<br />
• All NWPL players, coaches, team<br />
management and club officials.<br />
• Andrew Ryan and his Judiciary committee.<br />
• Doc Wulf for his amazing statistical analysis<br />
of the NWPL<br />
• Warren Hawtin, Chairman NWPL<br />
Commission, Danielle Woodhouse, Noel<br />
Harrod, Suzie Fraser and Mark Grooby as<br />
NWPL Commissioners.<br />
• Michael DeFina, referee appointments<br />
officer and NWPL referees<br />
• Tom Hill, High Performance Manager,<br />
John Fox, National Men’s Coach and Greg<br />
McFadden, National Women’s Coach.<br />
National Competitions<br />
Committee<br />
Upon the recommendations accepted by <strong>Water</strong><br />
<strong>Polo</strong> Australia from the NWPL review conducted<br />
by the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission, the NWPL<br />
Commission is to be disbanded and replaced<br />
by the National Competitions Committee,<br />
which will have a broader function to provide<br />
a coordinated competition pathway where<br />
the NWPL will play an important role in the<br />
development of elite players for the future.<br />
Peter Hobday<br />
General Manager NWPL
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Senior Men’s<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
Year <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> was all<br />
about preparing for<br />
the Olympic Games in<br />
London held from the<br />
27 July to <strong>12</strong> August.<br />
The Olympic Shadow<br />
Squad was selected in<br />
October and revised<br />
at key milestones<br />
throughout the<br />
year following<br />
training camps<br />
and tournaments<br />
culminating in the<br />
final selection in<br />
late June.<br />
Training Camps<br />
A number of training camps were held<br />
throughout the <strong>12</strong> month period leading up<br />
to London. The aim of the camps was to<br />
provide cohesive team training for the squad<br />
heading into international competitions and<br />
also as a means to assess and select players<br />
for the final Olympic team.<br />
The following training camps took place:<br />
• November <strong>2011</strong> – Sydney<br />
• December <strong>2011</strong> – Sydney with Japan<br />
• January 20<strong>12</strong> – Sydney with USA<br />
• February 20<strong>12</strong> – Sydney<br />
• March 20<strong>12</strong> – Perth<br />
• April 20<strong>12</strong> – Sydney<br />
• May 20<strong>12</strong> – Gold Coast<br />
• July 20<strong>12</strong> – Sydney<br />
Two training camps were also held abroad to<br />
coincide with international competitions. The<br />
first was held in Bangkok, Thailand for 4 days<br />
ahead of the World League Finals in Almaty,<br />
Kazakhstan. The second was held in Greece<br />
ahead of the eight nation tournament in Italy.<br />
Both camps gave the squad the opportunity<br />
to bond and increase game time together,<br />
working on the game plan and tactics.<br />
Additionally a number of small 2 day camps<br />
took place during the National League<br />
season whereby certain selected squad<br />
players would stay longer than their NL team<br />
and train with SIS/SAS squads as well as<br />
focussing on particular positions with expert<br />
coaches specialising in centre forward play.<br />
Throughout the year some key competitions<br />
were used as milestone events to reflect on<br />
the progress of the team and assess players<br />
vying for Olympic selection.<br />
FINA World Championships,<br />
Shanghai, China,<br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> team finished 9th after a<br />
strong finish to the competition against<br />
Canada defeating them 8-6. Australia had<br />
some serious competitors but had good<br />
matches against Romania, winning 9-8, China<br />
winning <strong>12</strong>-7, Serbia being defeated <strong>12</strong>-9 and<br />
Spain going down 8-9.<br />
FISU World University Games,<br />
Shenzhen, China<br />
Unfortunately the team did not walk away with<br />
the performance anticipated, finishing in <strong>12</strong>th<br />
position. However, with a number of strong<br />
nations present, the young team performed well.<br />
The stand out match was against Macedonia<br />
who we went down to by only one goal.<br />
NTC Institute Challenge,<br />
Newcastle<br />
An impressive seven teams competed in the<br />
annual NTC Challenge held in Newcastle.<br />
Each of the states NSW, QLD, WA and VIC<br />
had solid representation from their SIS/<br />
SAS programs while a Barbarian team was<br />
also present and included a mix of players<br />
from SA, NSW and VIC. We also had two<br />
invitational teams join us from New Zealand<br />
and Japan.<br />
In a thrilling end to the <strong>2011</strong> Men’s NTC Challenge,<br />
host’s NSW came from 5-2 down at the main<br />
break to defeat QLD 10-8 in an extra time.<br />
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Pan Pacific Championships,<br />
Melbourne<br />
After a hard fought finals match, Australia<br />
went down to USA in an unfortunate loss<br />
in a very successful competition held in<br />
Melbourne. In a down to the line match USA<br />
defeated Australia 10- 11.<br />
Australia had two teams compete – Australia<br />
A and the Barbarians. Both showed<br />
exceptional form and were a credit to the<br />
talent we have in Australia.<br />
Australia<br />
Joel Dennerley<br />
Richie Campbell<br />
Aaron Younger<br />
Sam McGregor<br />
Rhys Howden<br />
Thomas Whalan<br />
Anthony Martin<br />
James Clark<br />
Gavin Woods<br />
Billy Miller<br />
Samuele Avallone<br />
Tim Cleland<br />
Jamie Beadsworth<br />
All Stars Game<br />
The All Stars tradition continued in 20<strong>12</strong> with<br />
the second Andrew Kerr Cup being played<br />
in front of a huge crowd at the u18 National<br />
Club Championships with the victory going to<br />
the Northern team.<br />
The two teams were:<br />
Barbarians<br />
John Hahn<br />
Rob Maitland<br />
Johnno Cotterill<br />
James Howden<br />
Mitch Baird<br />
Aidan Roach<br />
Joel Swift<br />
Daniel Lawrence<br />
Blake Edwards<br />
Dan Young<br />
Jarrod Gilchrist<br />
Luke Quinlivan<br />
Matt Martin<br />
Scott Carpenter<br />
Thomas Bruder<br />
in Shanghai, China and Chiba, Japan. Once<br />
again it is testament to the depth of our<br />
program that we were able to go through the<br />
tournament undefeated.<br />
World League Super Finals,<br />
Almaty, Kazakhstan<br />
Australia finished in 7th place at the World<br />
League Super Finals after a defiant win<br />
against Brazil in the final match defeating<br />
them 13-2. In the knock-out phase Australia<br />
suffered two narrow defeats to the USA and<br />
Kazakhstan. Had things been different, the<br />
team probably would have been in medal<br />
contention but in the final match the team<br />
showed they were strong mentality, playing<br />
with maximum concentration and at full<br />
speed resulting in the win over Brazil.<br />
Eight Nations “Cosenza Trophy”,<br />
Cosenza, Italy<br />
In a five day tournament against a strong<br />
group of Olympic class competitors, Australia<br />
finished fifth. Australia defeated Kazakhstan<br />
and Canada, drew with Greece and went<br />
down to Italy and Montenegro.<br />
Olympic Games, London<br />
Following the training camps and<br />
tournaments attended throughout the year<br />
the final selection for the 20<strong>12</strong> London<br />
Olympic Games was decided at the end<br />
of June.<br />
Goal Keepers<br />
Joel Dennerley<br />
James Clark<br />
Field Players<br />
Jamie Beadsworth<br />
Richie Campbell<br />
Tim Cleland<br />
Johnno Cotterill<br />
Rhys Howden<br />
Sam McGregor<br />
These players provided weekly updates and<br />
reports of matches played which made for<br />
great reading on the AWPI website.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
The list is long and there are many people<br />
who work tirelessly behind the scenes to<br />
ensure success of the men’s program. Below<br />
are the key people who have worked closely<br />
with the program in the preparation for the<br />
Olympic Games.<br />
Coaches<br />
Head Coach John Fox who led the program<br />
and squad towards the Olympic Games.<br />
The work done by John in this past year<br />
has been very detailed to ensure a good<br />
preparation for the Aussie Sharks in London.<br />
Assistant Coaches Paul Oberman and Frank<br />
Otto who have worked alongside John in<br />
preparing the athletes for London.<br />
State Institute and Academy Coaches<br />
Paul Oberman, Chris Wybrow, Simon Daley,<br />
Dalibor Maslan and Eddie Denis, who have<br />
supported the national program and athletes<br />
in the daily training environments.<br />
Support Staff<br />
Team Managers Jon Harmer and Garry<br />
Rydberg, Sports Medicine Coordinator and<br />
Physio Ian Gard, Doctor Grace Bryant, Sport<br />
Science Coordinator and Video Analysis<br />
Andrew Yanitsas and Sport Psychologies<br />
Jonah Oliver. All of whom have provide their<br />
expertise to the program over the past<br />
<strong>12</strong> months.<br />
Southern<br />
Jamie Beadsworth<br />
Thomas Bruder<br />
Scott Carpenter<br />
Tim Cleland<br />
Northern<br />
Samuele Avallone<br />
Mitch Baird<br />
Richie Campbell<br />
James Clark<br />
Billy Miller<br />
Aidan Roach<br />
Thomas Whalan<br />
Gavin Woods<br />
Aaron Younger<br />
Blake Edwards<br />
Trent Franklin<br />
Daniel Lawrence<br />
Matt Martin<br />
Sam McGregor<br />
Luke Quinlivan<br />
Joel Swift<br />
Thomas Whalan<br />
Carl Zvekan<br />
Johnno Cotterill<br />
Joel Dennerley<br />
James Howden<br />
Rhys Howden<br />
Anthony Martin<br />
Tyler Martin<br />
Billy Miller<br />
Gavin Woods<br />
Dan Young<br />
Overseas Development<br />
The opportunity for players to play<br />
professionally overseas was again a highlight<br />
of the men’s program. 15 players from various<br />
levels of the men’s program gained contracts<br />
with various clubs in Europe and colleges<br />
in USA.<br />
These included:<br />
Aaron Younger - Szeged Hungary<br />
Anthony Martin - Sabadell Spain<br />
World League<br />
Preliminary Rounds<br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> Sharks men’s water polo team<br />
finished with a perfect six wins from as many<br />
games in the two preliminary rounds held<br />
Rob Maitland - Mediterrani Spain;<br />
Johnno Cotterill - Panionios Greece<br />
Aidan Roach - Vojvodina Serbia<br />
Joel Dennerley, Jeremy Davies and Mace<br />
Rapsey - USC USA; NCAA champions<br />
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European and World<br />
Championships Tour<br />
The national junior<br />
boys contested a<br />
European tournament<br />
in Italy and the FINA<br />
Junior Men’s World<br />
Championships in<br />
Volos, Greece in<br />
August <strong>2011</strong>, finishing<br />
a creditable fourth<br />
place, although I<br />
believe the touring<br />
party were very<br />
disappointed with the<br />
result, as we should<br />
have won the semifinal<br />
against Spain.<br />
caught them by surprise with our strong<br />
counter-attack game, setting up some big<br />
attacking score lines.<br />
Montenegro Training<br />
The other activity undertaken on the tour<br />
was a training camp conducted in Istanbul,<br />
Turkey. We had 7 days training and preparing<br />
for the World Championships. We played<br />
a practice game against the USA u20 and<br />
Montenegro u20 National Teams.<br />
This leg of the tour was hard for the boys as<br />
we combined hard physical training while<br />
working on game tactics that we would use<br />
in the World Championships. We were lucky<br />
to see USA as we eventually played them<br />
in the cross over. These trainings gave us<br />
valuable insights into the way they played<br />
and tactics we could use to beat them at the<br />
World Championships.<br />
FINA Junior World<br />
Championships Volos, Greece<br />
The result proved that we were one of the<br />
best teams in the world and the way the<br />
team played during the week gained us<br />
tremendous respect on the world stage.<br />
Many of the players played to their ability<br />
and the performances of the so-called<br />
“lesser” renowned “bench players” was<br />
extremely promising and gratifying.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
On a final note, I would like to thank Assistant<br />
Coach, David Swift, Team Manager, Garry<br />
Ryberg and Referee, Noel Harrod for their<br />
contributions to the National Junior Team<br />
program. David and Garry volunteered a<br />
considerable amount of their time organising<br />
the camps and international tour. Noel<br />
and David were also heavily involved in all<br />
training sessions with opponents and the<br />
tournaments. Their support throughout the<br />
tour was invaluable.<br />
Adam Richardson<br />
Head Coach B91 Men<br />
The squad of 15 players included 10 of last<br />
year’s European touring squad, with 3 new<br />
players, Aaron Younger, who only toured with<br />
the senior team the previous year, George<br />
Ford and Matthew Giles.<br />
Croatia Training<br />
We started the tour with a training<br />
camp against Croatia’s National u20<br />
Team that were preparing for the World<br />
Championships. This was a true baptism of<br />
fire for some boys who struggled at times.<br />
Morning trainings consisted of tactical and<br />
technical preparation, extra-man attack<br />
and defence, zone defence, and counterattacking<br />
skills, followed by strength and<br />
conditioning training in the pool or weights<br />
room and swimming sessions. Evening<br />
trainings consisted of the games versus the<br />
Croatian National u20 Team, gaining solid<br />
match practice.<br />
Italy Training and Competition<br />
This training camp consisted of morning<br />
sessions on our own doing swimming fitness<br />
and skills trainings. The afternoons saw joint<br />
training sessions with the Canadian and<br />
Italian u20 National Teams.<br />
The first tournament was a three-nation<br />
event in Italy. We played both the Italian and<br />
Canadian team. During these games we had<br />
the chance to apply some tactics, which we<br />
would later use at the World Championships.<br />
There were many positives to arise from<br />
the tournament, notably the team playing<br />
together in official games for the first time.<br />
Our tactics in the first quarter against Italy<br />
Team<br />
James Clark<br />
Jeremy Davie<br />
Paul Sindone<br />
BJ Howden<br />
Adam Polivca<br />
Sam Quinn<br />
Aaron Younger<br />
Edward Slade<br />
James Fannon<br />
George Ford<br />
Nick Redbond<br />
Blake Edwards (C)<br />
Matthew Giles<br />
Reserves<br />
Clayton Whittaker<br />
Connor Martin<br />
Our best match for the tournament was our<br />
quarter final against Italy. We played to our<br />
game plan and pulled them apart eventually<br />
winning by 2 goals. Italy would have been<br />
favoured to win the tournament after beating<br />
Croatia earlier in tournament.<br />
Our whole campaign and planning during<br />
the last two years came down to a crunch<br />
game against Spain in the semi-final when<br />
we gave up a 2 goal lead during the second<br />
quarter, eventually losing the game by 1 goal<br />
due to some individual mistakes. This result<br />
meant that we had to contest the play off for<br />
the bronze and we would not progress to the<br />
gold medal game. The sad statistic to come<br />
out of the championships was that we walked<br />
away without a medal losing to Greece in the<br />
bronze medal game by 3 goals.<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography<br />
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Born ‘93 Junior Men’s<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
European Tour<br />
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The national junior<br />
boys contested<br />
three European<br />
tournaments in<br />
Acireale, Sicily,<br />
Hamburg, Germany<br />
and Syros, Greece. The<br />
squad of 14 players<br />
included 8 players<br />
who had toured 2<br />
years previously<br />
with the <strong>Australian</strong><br />
B93 Team, with 6 new<br />
players – William<br />
Dayman, SA, Fraser<br />
Smith, WA, Lachlan<br />
Edwards, VIC, Anthony<br />
Hryanthos, NSW and<br />
Connor Arnold and<br />
Callum Smith, QLD<br />
joining the squad.<br />
The 20<strong>12</strong> touring squad had to contend with<br />
a number of players who were originally<br />
selected in the squad being unavailable<br />
due to scholastic priorities, injury and one<br />
player who accepted a “GAP” year invitation.<br />
On the eve of the tour a further player,<br />
Luca Altieri, had to pull out of the tour due<br />
to family reasons. Due to the late nature of<br />
this occurring it was impossible to replace<br />
Luca and as such we toured with 14 players<br />
instead of the original 15 selected.<br />
Overall, there were 7 players who were<br />
unavailable to tour this year, which obviously<br />
threatened to expose any weakness in<br />
depth that this squad may have. Although<br />
some players were thrown into the deep<br />
end, they continually worked hard to improve<br />
their play and ultimately returned to Australia<br />
significantly better water polo players.<br />
Sicily Training<br />
We started the tour with common training<br />
against the United States of America’s B93<br />
team. We played 3 training games against<br />
the USA winning two and losing one. Whilst<br />
these results themselves were pleasing it<br />
was obvious at times that the style of play the<br />
USA was playing suited our less experienced<br />
players as it was more accustomed to what<br />
they are used to in Australia. The baptism<br />
of fire for these less experienced players<br />
began when we played our final training<br />
game against Hungary going down by four<br />
goals. In this game, a much heavier style of<br />
defence, was encountered by our young<br />
team and whilst we definitely improved<br />
throughout the game at handling this it was<br />
obvious that much work would be required<br />
to get us to the point where we were<br />
consistently competitive across four quarters<br />
with this group.<br />
Throughout this training phase the group<br />
worked hard on specific aspects of our<br />
defence both in 6 on 6 situations and man<br />
down situations. Structurally we made<br />
significant progress in our 6 on 6 defence.<br />
The group also worked hard on our attack,<br />
specifically, our extra-man focus.<br />
Sicily Tournament<br />
For six of our players this tournament would<br />
be their first official games for Australia in<br />
this age group, and this lack of experience<br />
was obvious. Whilst we had encountered it<br />
against the Hungarians, the heavy pressing<br />
style of play incorporated by most European<br />
nations proved to be the biggest stumbling<br />
block for most of the inexperienced players.<br />
This contributed greatly to large scores<br />
against us in particular the games against<br />
Serbia and Italy. However, we were often<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography<br />
competitive in the first half and generally<br />
within a couple of goals but the physical<br />
nature wore the young players down<br />
significantly and led to a number of counterattack<br />
goals against us. Often this was due<br />
to a number of our players struggling with<br />
the physicality in transition, losing their<br />
body position and being countered off<br />
individually. We did finish with a good win in<br />
a very physical last game with Montenegro<br />
demonstrating our improvement as we had<br />
previously lost to them in the tournament.<br />
The positives of this tournament though<br />
were just as significant. Firstly, it allowed<br />
us to gauge where we were at as a group,<br />
which was vital, as this group had not played<br />
internationally for 2 years. Secondly, it<br />
allowed us to see the areas we were weak<br />
in and finally it allowed our younger players<br />
to experience water polo at its highest level<br />
for this age group. Consistency and adhering<br />
to our game plan for a full four quarters were<br />
the biggest areas that needed attention.<br />
Daniel Egan played particularly well<br />
throughout this tournament with a number of<br />
the European coaches very interested in his<br />
ability and performances that is testament to<br />
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group as they became accustomed to the<br />
style of play that we wish to incorporate<br />
in our game over the next twelve months.<br />
This tournament was an excellent finish to<br />
our tour as it was obvious that the players<br />
were now much more comfortable with<br />
the defensive structure we employed and<br />
were learning more about ways in which to<br />
create goals. This was an area of concern<br />
for our squad as the majority of the players<br />
who were unavailable were the consistent<br />
contributors on the score card on the<br />
previous tour. Fraser Smith played well at this<br />
tournament for a young centre-forward as<br />
did Anthony Hryanthos, once again winning<br />
goalkeeper of the tournament. All players<br />
should be commended for displaying such a<br />
high work ethic and commitment to the team<br />
throughout this tournament.<br />
Germany Training<br />
After Acireale, Sicily we travelled to the<br />
German city of Hamburg to spend four days<br />
training with the Germans and then play in<br />
a tournament against Slovakia, Turkey and<br />
Germany. After our experiences in Acireale<br />
we went to Germany with the expectation<br />
that we wanted to be competitive in every<br />
match. The training with the Germans was<br />
beneficial in the sense that it allowed us to<br />
experience a very different style of play to<br />
that of the style experienced in Sicily. The<br />
players worked hard to once again adapt to<br />
a different type of refereeing and playing.<br />
Throughout the training matches against<br />
the Germans we focused on our extra-man<br />
defence, which is something that let us down<br />
in Acireale due to our lack of physicality,<br />
and our 6 v 6 attack. We gained positive<br />
outcomes in both of these areas and began<br />
to look forward to the tournament at the end<br />
of the week. In the training matches Lachlan<br />
Edwards started to stand up as a young<br />
player and play well earning numerous<br />
exclusions and George Ford was excellent<br />
at centre-back, allowing us to press for large<br />
periods of our defences.<br />
Germany Tournament<br />
The tournament in Germany proved to be<br />
another learning curve for the team. We<br />
achieved our goal of being competitive in<br />
each match however, we really let ourselves<br />
down in executing our opportunities and<br />
as such we lost two games, to Slovakia<br />
and Germany, in which we really were the<br />
better team for the large majority of the<br />
match. In these matches we created plenty<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography<br />
of opportunities to score goals however,<br />
our inability to shoot both consistently and<br />
effectively from the perimeter cost us dearly.<br />
In both games we hit the bar on numerous<br />
occasions and all players left the tournament<br />
knowing that our shooting in all situations is<br />
something that we must focus on over the<br />
coming year in order to ensure we secure<br />
the victories we deserve at international<br />
level. Throughout the tournament both our<br />
Goalkeepers played particularly well with<br />
Anthony Hryanthos earning Goalkeeper of<br />
the tournament. The players had a day off<br />
after the tournament and Garry organized<br />
a tour of Hamburg, with our guide Gunter,<br />
which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. A<br />
highlight was an elevator for cars to transport<br />
them down into a tunnel to go under the river<br />
that flows through the city.<br />
Greece Tournament<br />
We arrived in Greece two days before our<br />
first game of the tournament and spent<br />
the time refining our defensive structures<br />
and working on our shooting options that<br />
hindered us in our last tournament. We also<br />
continued to focus on the physicality that the<br />
players now expected to face against the<br />
teams we would meet in this tournament.<br />
This was important as in Germany we did<br />
not encounter the same type of physicality<br />
and as such was important that the players<br />
re-adjusted. Our goal for this tournament was<br />
to be competitive in all games against these<br />
nations, who are stronger than those we<br />
faced in Germany. We achieved this goal and<br />
then some, beating Serbia in the process.<br />
The results we achieved in this tournament<br />
highlighted the improvements made by this<br />
Whilst results are what everyone will pass<br />
comment on, it is crucial to the success<br />
of this group to look at the improvements<br />
they have made in such a small amount<br />
of time. The victory against Serbia in the<br />
final tournament in Greece is testament<br />
to this and to then back up the same day<br />
and almost defeat Hungary, again displays<br />
the potential this group has. Consistency<br />
and execution are two key ingredients for<br />
this group moving forward and this will be<br />
gained over the next 9 months to World<br />
Championships through further exposure<br />
to a high level of competition on a regular<br />
basis, National League, NTC and training<br />
camps which are set out for immediately post<br />
National u20’s Championships.<br />
The squad, which currently sits at 22 athletes<br />
strong, has great potential and with a number<br />
competing at the B94 World Championships<br />
in Perth there is potential to have a great mix<br />
of talent and experience in this group for the<br />
2013 B93 World Championships.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
On a final note, I would like to thank Team<br />
Manager, Garry Ryberg and Referee, Gabor<br />
Boros for their contributions to the national<br />
junior team program. A considerable<br />
amount of time was volunteered by Garry<br />
in organising camps and the international<br />
tour, whilst Gabor was heavily involved in all<br />
training sessions with opponents and the<br />
tournaments. Their support throughout the<br />
tour was invaluable.<br />
I would also like to thank High Performance<br />
Manager, Tom Hill for all of his time and<br />
effort with this group leading up to the<br />
tour and moving forward towards World<br />
Championships in 2013.<br />
Duncan Greenbank<br />
Head Coach B93 Men<br />
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Born ‘94 Youth Men’s<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
20<br />
European Tour<br />
In July <strong>2011</strong>, the B94<br />
Team toured Europe.<br />
The dates of the tour<br />
were from July 15 to<br />
August 9 <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Serbia<br />
Our first stop was in Serbia, where the team<br />
had a training camp against their squad of<br />
30 players.<br />
This included five hours in the water a day,<br />
with the Serbians playing a very physical<br />
game, constantly grabbing our players which<br />
took many of our boys by surprise. As our<br />
boys responded in a physical manner the<br />
grabbing from the Serbians was eased.<br />
However, some of our players went in their<br />
shells & did not come out again, tending to<br />
shy away from confrontations.<br />
Each morning session consisted of 1 hour<br />
training by ourselves and an hour and a half<br />
of extra man practice in 2 groups against the<br />
Serbian squad. At night we played a 2 hour<br />
training game.<br />
Injuries became a problem with some players<br />
due to lack of preparation prior to tour, where<br />
they did not handle the increase in workloads.<br />
Hungary<br />
Our next stop was Hungary where we<br />
travelled by bus from Serbia for a 6 day<br />
training camp with Hungary. The Hungarians<br />
also had a squad of 30 players so the<br />
request to play 2 games a day, every day,<br />
which on a long tour, we found it difficult to<br />
meet their expectations.<br />
Slovakia<br />
Another bus trip saw us at our next destination,<br />
Novaky, Slovakia, for a 4 Nation Tournament.<br />
We beat Slovakia in the first game 10–7, where<br />
we started slowly but finished strong with 5-1<br />
in the last half. We had a disappointing loss to<br />
Serbia in the next game losing 9–3, with poor<br />
reaction time allowing their counter attack<br />
to be a dominant part of their game. The last<br />
game against Hungary was also disappointing<br />
where we lost 14-8. We only scored an<br />
abysmal 2 from 13 extra man, with Hungary<br />
scoring 3 from 3. The extra man conversion<br />
was the difference between the 2 teams.<br />
Croatia<br />
Our next stop was in Rijeka, Croatia, where<br />
we had our last training camp, which once<br />
again saw us play 2 training matches a day<br />
against their squad of 30. Croatia ended up<br />
winning the European Championships so as<br />
you can imagine fielded a very strong team.<br />
Australia played a semi official match against<br />
this team and lost 9-6. This was played in<br />
the Adriatic Sea in a pool not dissimilar to<br />
Gunnamatta Bay. A crowd of 250 watched<br />
this match, with fireworks set off for half time<br />
celebrations. Our second half was the best<br />
water polo we had played on tour and certainly<br />
showed promise for the boys, and a good way<br />
to finish a tough 3 and a half weeks in Europe.<br />
Unfortunately the born 1994 team did<br />
not tour Europe in 20<strong>12</strong> due to limited<br />
tournaments in Europe during the Olympic<br />
Year, combined with most of the players<br />
completing their final year of school and the<br />
European tournaments timing coinciding with<br />
the players mid-term exams.<br />
Adelaide Training Camp<br />
The next best option was to arrange 4 training<br />
camps for 20<strong>12</strong> in Australia during the school<br />
holidays to keep the costs down & also to<br />
make sure that the education of the players<br />
in preparation for their final year of school<br />
was not interrupted. The first training camp<br />
was in Adelaide directly after the National<br />
u20 Championships. All bar 4 of the boys<br />
competed in this tournament so a squad of<br />
27 players attended this camp. A few players<br />
struggled with the physicality of the game,<br />
and I was mindful of this aspect of the game,<br />
as this was an issue with the <strong>Australian</strong><br />
team that toured to Europe in <strong>2011</strong>. The<br />
training camp was over 5 days, where we<br />
concentrated on skills sessions in the morning<br />
and games against each other at night.<br />
I have been fortunate with Paul Oberman<br />
offering his services to assist me with the born<br />
1994 at the Youth World Championships and<br />
Paul was instrumental in helping make this<br />
camp in Adelaide a success. Thanks also go to<br />
Eddie Dennis whose expertise in goal keeping<br />
gave valuable information for these players.<br />
I am blessed to have some very talented<br />
centre forwards in this age group, but it is<br />
another crucial position that <strong>Australian</strong> teams<br />
must concentrate on developing. The above<br />
areas were crucial with my selection criteria.<br />
Sydney Training Camp<br />
The second training camp was in April in<br />
Sydney directly after the U18’s tournament in<br />
Canberra. Initially I planned to have 18 players<br />
at this camp but the performance of some<br />
individuals in Canberra at the U18’s meant that I<br />
needed to include 4 more players to attend the<br />
training camp in Sydney. All athletes stayed in<br />
dorms at St Joseph’s College. Once more the<br />
format was similar to the January training camp<br />
with skills sessions in the morning and games<br />
between ourselves at night.<br />
I was extremely happy with the performance of<br />
the born 1994 squad and was happy with the<br />
progression of the team. After the April training<br />
camp I believed we were on track to achieve<br />
a respectable result at the Youth World<br />
Championships. However, the physicality of some<br />
players was not up to the standard I had set, to<br />
be able to compete with the top European sides.<br />
Based on this and the fact that some players<br />
out performed others in their set position, I<br />
had to cut some of the players to reduce the<br />
numbers to 15 for the next training camp.<br />
The current squad has changed<br />
considerable from the <strong>2011</strong> tour and now<br />
includes the following players:-<br />
Goal Keepers<br />
Anthony Hrysanthos<br />
Sam Cocokios<br />
Field Players<br />
Gordon Marshall (CF) Vice Captain<br />
Lachlan Edwards (CF)<br />
Justin Trabinger (CB)<br />
Matthew Skinner (CB)<br />
Reed Cotterill (Utility)<br />
Matthew Perrot (LH) Captain<br />
Luke Pavillard (LH)l<br />
William McKay (LHD)<br />
Davis Verboon (LHD)<br />
Callum Smith (R/LHD)<br />
Blake Buckley (RHD)<br />
Ciaran Wolohan (RHD)<br />
Staff<br />
Coach<br />
Chris Wybrow<br />
Assistant Coach Paul Oberman<br />
Manager<br />
Michael Smith<br />
Youth World Championship<br />
Preparation<br />
Another two training camps will be planned<br />
in Sydney for the July and September school<br />
holidays, in preparation leading up to the<br />
Youth World Championships in Perth from<br />
December 1-9, 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />
A big concern to me is the timing of the<br />
Youth World Championships, with most of the<br />
boys finishing their last year of school and<br />
their exams only being completed a couple<br />
of days prior to departing for Perth.<br />
I must send a huge thank you to Michael<br />
Smith, the manager of the team, who is<br />
extremely organised and has done a huge<br />
amount of work behind the scenes.<br />
Chris Wybrow<br />
Head Coach B94 Boys
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Senior Women’s<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
After winning the<br />
Bronze medal in the<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Women’s World<br />
League in Tianjin, this<br />
looked to have laid<br />
the foundation for a<br />
good campaign at the<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Shanghai World<br />
Championships.<br />
We continued our preparation on return to<br />
Australia with a training camp & international<br />
tournament in Perth. In the tournament we<br />
played and beat New Zealand 18-5, Hungary<br />
14-9 and drew 9-all with Greece.<br />
FINA World Championships,<br />
Shanghai<br />
Our 1st game of the competition against<br />
Canada was virtually going to determine<br />
the winner of our group. Canada came out<br />
strongly opening with a 2-0 first quarter,<br />
this was followed by a 3-2 second and third<br />
quarters to lead 8-4 going into the last. An<br />
early goal from Canada made it 9-4 before<br />
we responded with some nice water polo<br />
to narrow the margin to 7-9. However, a<br />
costly mistake in extra man defence allowed<br />
Canada to score and hold on for a 10-8 win.<br />
Our next 2 games we won comfortably<br />
against Uzbekistan 27-2 and New Zealand<br />
<strong>12</strong>-4 to set us up with a quarterfinal<br />
qualification match against Hungary.<br />
After a very close first half where we lead<br />
5-4, we took control of the match in the third<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography<br />
quarter to lead 8-5. We scored in the first<br />
attack in the fourth to go 9-5 and then with<br />
3:06 left we were comfortably ahead 10-7.<br />
Hungary scored two late goals to make the<br />
score respectable at 10-9, leaving us to play<br />
Italy in the quarterfinal.<br />
We started very well in general play against<br />
Italy and should have been well in control<br />
of the game by the end of the first quarter,<br />
but due to very poor shooting options we<br />
only lead 1-0. By half time Italy had gained<br />
momentum and confidence to have a 1-4 lead.<br />
We knuckled down in the third quarter to<br />
go into the last quarter 7-8. The last quarter<br />
was extremely tight and neither team could<br />
break through until we scored with 1.50 to<br />
go to level the game at 8-8 and force it into<br />
extra time.<br />
We lead 9-8 at the end of the first period of<br />
extra time. In the second period of extra time<br />
we could not do anything due to the heavy<br />
defence. The Italians scored an extra man<br />
to force the game into a penalty shootout<br />
where unfortunately we were defeated 14-<strong>12</strong>.<br />
The loss meant that we would now play in<br />
the 5th to 8th bracket. First up we would<br />
meet the Netherlands. The girls played<br />
extremely well and controlled the game<br />
from the 1st quarter were we led 4-1. We<br />
maintained this dominance and were<br />
comfortable winners <strong>12</strong>-7.<br />
The 5th place playoff with the USA was what<br />
many people where predicting would be<br />
the gold medal match. As always the game<br />
was very tight in the 1st quarter with the USA<br />
leading 2-1. A fantastic 4-0 second quarter<br />
was followed by another commanding 4-2<br />
third quarter by us. This set us up for a<br />
comfortable 10-5 victory.<br />
Olympic Squad and Preparation<br />
We selected an Olympic squad of 19 players<br />
at the end of September <strong>2011</strong> following the<br />
Junior World Championships. The squad<br />
trained at the <strong>Australian</strong> Institute of Sport<br />
(AIS) in Canberra for two weeks at the start<br />
of October, then went back to their State<br />
Institutes and Academies of Sport (SIS/SAS)<br />
for two weeks before repeating this process.<br />
The following activities were all scheduled in<br />
as part of our 20<strong>12</strong> Olympic preparation.<br />
Altitude Training<br />
The team used altitude training on three<br />
occasions in the lead up to the London<br />
Olympics.<br />
In October <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>12</strong> field players spent<br />
two weeks living in the AIS altitude house<br />
(3000m) and training at sea level. The<br />
purpose of this stint was to accelerate the<br />
base phase of fitness development and<br />
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enhance aerobic capacity. In February and<br />
March 20<strong>12</strong>, the field players spent 2 x 11<br />
day blocks at (2500-3000m) again in the AIS<br />
altitude house. This was designed to prepare<br />
the team for the overseas competition block.<br />
On return form World League finals in June<br />
20<strong>12</strong>, selected players who had shown<br />
positive adaptations spent a final ten-day<br />
block in the altitude house before departing<br />
to Europe for the final Olympic preparation.<br />
Field-testing and Hb mass measurement<br />
were used to assess how each player was<br />
adapting to the altitude stimulus. Heart rate<br />
monitors were used to monitor training load<br />
and performance during each training block.<br />
Institute Challenge<br />
Once again the Institute Challenge was<br />
held at the AIS from 27th November to<br />
2nd December. We limited it to four teams<br />
QAS, NSWIS, WAIS & VIS, drafting the SASI<br />
athletes to increase the depth of the other<br />
teams, making it a stronger competition.<br />
Everyone played each other twice, with the<br />
top two playing off for the gold & the bottom<br />
two for the bronze. QAS went through the<br />
rounds undefeated and once again was<br />
meeting NSWIS who had accounted for WAIS<br />
& VIS in their round games.<br />
The finals were very entertaining and<br />
competitive affairs with QAS holding on to win<br />
their 3rd successive Institute Challenge victory<br />
10-8. The VIS turned the tables on WAIS who<br />
had defeated them twice during the round<br />
games to win <strong>12</strong>-10 to win the bronze.<br />
Canada Cup<br />
This tour started with a 5-day training camp.<br />
Following this we contested the Canada Cup.<br />
We went through the rounds undefeated by<br />
beating Hungary <strong>12</strong>-8, Spain <strong>12</strong>-11, Canada<br />
7-6 and drawing with Netherlands 6-6 and<br />
China 8-8.<br />
This meant we would meet China in the final.<br />
After an outstanding first quarter, where we<br />
jumped out to a 4-0 lead, we maintained our<br />
dominance for the remaining three quarters<br />
to run out comfortable 11-8 victors. It was a<br />
very impressive performance throughout the<br />
whole tournament, which culminated in the<br />
final and all players contributing throughout<br />
the competition.<br />
Pan Pacific Championships,<br />
Melbourne<br />
After a well-earned break for Christmas<br />
the girls were back in camp at the start of<br />
January with some common training with<br />
Canada prior to the Inaugural Pan Pacific<br />
Championships in Melbourne.<br />
Again we went through the rounds<br />
undefeated, after some very tough games.<br />
We opened up our account with an easy<br />
18-2 win over Brazil, backed this up with<br />
defeats over Canada 9-7, USA 8-7, <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Barbarians 8-3 and China 8-7.<br />
This meant that we were to play the USA in<br />
the gold medal match. After a very tough first<br />
half, we grinded out an extremely satisfying 7-4<br />
victory to become the Pan Pacific Champions.<br />
USA Test Series, Sydney<br />
The USA & Australia teams both flew to<br />
Sydney the next day after the Pan Pacific<br />
Championships for a three test series,<br />
which was run by Cronulla <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Club.<br />
The first game was held at Homebush and<br />
unfortunately we could not produce the<br />
same standard of performance that we<br />
displayed in Melbourne and went<br />
down <strong>12</strong>-13.<br />
The next two games were critical, as we<br />
wanted to win the series to try and gain a<br />
psychological advantage over the USA. After<br />
some soul searching the girls responded<br />
brilliantly and dominated the second test<br />
match from start to finish winning comfortably<br />
11-6. This set up the third test as the decider<br />
and we expected the USA to come out firing.<br />
Once again the girls started strongly and<br />
opened up a 5-2 first quarter lead. From<br />
there we were always in control and went on<br />
to win <strong>12</strong>-7.<br />
On completion of the Test series we<br />
trimmed our Olympic Squad from nineteen<br />
to seventeen players. Unfortunately for<br />
Rebecca Rippon & Lea Barta they had<br />
been left out. Rebecca then announced her<br />
retirement after 258 games for Australia<br />
and representing at two Olympic Games in<br />
2004 & 2008 plus numerous other major<br />
competitions.<br />
Rebecca was an outstanding player and role<br />
model who played a major role in helping<br />
Australia achieve some of their best results.<br />
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Great Britain Test Series,<br />
Canberra<br />
Great Britain arrived on the 20th February for<br />
some common training and a five match test<br />
series until 29th February. This was the first<br />
time we had played Great Britain since 2006<br />
Commonwealth Championships, so we were<br />
very unsure of what to expect. We won all<br />
five test matches comfortably 13-5, 14-4, 15-6,<br />
14-8 and 14-3.<br />
Training Camps and All Star<br />
Game<br />
During the National League season we<br />
scheduled in two more training camps prior<br />
to the National League Finals. The first was<br />
an 11-day camp in Canberra and the second<br />
was a 4-day camp in Sydney. We also used<br />
this camp as part of preparation for the<br />
Women’s Inaugural All Star game that was<br />
held in Canberra 14th April.<br />
The All Star game was a resounding<br />
success with the game being played in<br />
front of a packed house at the AIS as all the<br />
players competing in the u18 National Club<br />
Championships attended. The Southern<br />
team defeated the Northern team 7-6 in a<br />
very high quality and tight match.<br />
National League Finals, Sydney<br />
The finals were contested by, three year<br />
reigning champions Brisbane Barracudas,<br />
Victorian Tigers, Fremantle Mariners,<br />
Cronulla Sharks, Balmain Tigers & the<br />
Adelaide Jets who were competing in their<br />
first ever finals series.<br />
The top four teams from the home & away<br />
competition won, continuing through to the<br />
semis with Balmain 11 defeating Adelaide<br />
10 in extra time for the 5th place playoff. All<br />
National squad players except for one were<br />
competing in the semi finals.<br />
Cronulla caused the first boil over by<br />
defeating Fremantle 6-3 in one semi while<br />
Barracudas 9 defeated Victorian Tigers 7<br />
in the other semi to give them a chance to<br />
defend their title.<br />
Fremantle caused an upset by defeating<br />
Victoria 13-10 in a penalty shootout to<br />
take out the bronze medal, while the<br />
young Cronulla team led by their veteran<br />
Goalkeeper, Alicia McCormack beat Brisbane<br />
6-3 to win the gold medal.<br />
experience by playing against China but<br />
went down 4-14.<br />
The water polo venue for the Olympics was<br />
outstanding and after losing to the USA 9-10<br />
in our second game we qualified for the<br />
final with victories over Great Britain 10-4<br />
and Hungary 17-<strong>12</strong>. In another very tough<br />
encounter we held on to the 6-5 lead we had<br />
established at the end of the third quarter to<br />
keep them scoreless in the last quarter. This<br />
meant in our last eight games against the<br />
USA we had won six off them.<br />
As soon as the game was over we headed<br />
straight to the airport so that we could fly<br />
to Chiba, Japan to play the second round<br />
of the World League. We needed to win<br />
one game to qualify and we did this in our<br />
first game against China when we defeated<br />
them 11-10. We finished the rounds off with a<br />
comprehensive 18-2 victory over Japan.<br />
Due to the World League Finals being held<br />
in Changshu, China it was pointless and<br />
financially not viable for us to travel back<br />
to Australia for a training camp. So we<br />
organised to have a <strong>12</strong> day training camp at<br />
the Shanghai Institute of Sport.<br />
From there we went to Changshu for the<br />
World League Finals. We went through our<br />
rounds undefeated after beating Canada and<br />
Italy 20-4 & <strong>12</strong>-2 respectively. We then had<br />
a very tough game to win our group against<br />
Russia 9-7 in a penalty shootout. This was<br />
significant as it was the first penalty shootout<br />
we had won since our Olympic bronze medal<br />
in 2008.<br />
Our quarterfinal match up was with Germany<br />
defeating them 18-0 to set up a semi final<br />
against China. Once again they jumped to a<br />
4-0 lead midway through the second quarter<br />
but another gutsy comeback saw us win 8-7.<br />
In the final we once again would come up<br />
against our rivals the USA. In another tight<br />
encounter we held a 4-3 half time lead<br />
before poor execution and some costly<br />
defensive errors allowed the USA to win 6-4.<br />
On arriving home we announced our 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Olympic team;<br />
Goal Keepers<br />
Alicia McCormack<br />
Victoria Brown<br />
Field Players<br />
Gemma Beadsworth<br />
Sophie Smith<br />
Holly Lincoln-Smith<br />
Jane Moran<br />
Bronwen Knox<br />
Rowie Webster<br />
Kate Gynther<br />
Glencora Ralph<br />
Ash Southern<br />
Melissa Rippon<br />
Nicola Zagame<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
A huge thank you must go to the following<br />
because without your support, co-operation<br />
and dedication we would not be one of the<br />
best teams in the world.<br />
All of the athletes who were part of the<br />
Senior National Team program.<br />
My 2 managers Lynne Morrison & Jenny<br />
Liessmann.<br />
Our medical staff, Andrea Mosler, Liz Steet &<br />
James Trotter, and Grace Bryant.<br />
To my assistant coaches Ryan Moar, Dalibor<br />
Maslan, Greig Richardson, Aleks Osadchuk,<br />
Peter Szilagyi and Eddie Denis.<br />
The AIS and SIS/SAS programs support staff<br />
Ted Polglaze, Laura Garvican, Julian Jones,<br />
Kirsten Peterson, Tamara Kerford, Adam<br />
Gorman, Greg Cox & Christine Dziedzic.<br />
Debra Waser (AIS), Iain Brambell (ASC) &<br />
John Coates (AOC). You continually look after<br />
the Women’s <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> program beyond<br />
our expectations.<br />
National League clubs and coaches.<br />
The Board and staff at <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia.<br />
Reg Hatch for very much appreciated<br />
personal advice and guidance while helping<br />
me become a better coach.<br />
Second last and certainly not least, Karen<br />
Buffier. She is the backbone of the program,<br />
making sure all our plans fall in place.<br />
Finally, to the best wife in the world, Sonia<br />
and my beautiful children, Rebel and Cooper.<br />
Without your support and love I would not be<br />
able to devote the time to try to achieve the<br />
dreams of our team, in becoming the best in<br />
the world.<br />
Greg McFadden<br />
Head Coach Senior Women<br />
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London Test Event and World<br />
League<br />
Due to the scheduling of the London Test<br />
event and the 1st round of the World League<br />
being held at the same time we decided to<br />
send our strongest team to the London test<br />
event. We did this so that our players could<br />
experience playing in the Olympic pool<br />
and what London would be like so that we<br />
would not have too many distractions during<br />
the Olympics.<br />
Our second team went to Shanghai to help<br />
us qualify for the World League Finals. They<br />
achieved this by beating Japan <strong>12</strong>-6 and<br />
China “B” 11-4 plus they also gained valuable<br />
Our final training camp in Australia was a<br />
<strong>12</strong>-day training camp at the AIS before we<br />
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The <strong>Australian</strong> junior<br />
women’s water polo<br />
program had a<br />
successful campaign,<br />
which started with a<br />
training camp in Perth<br />
playing against senior<br />
international teams<br />
Greece, Australia, New<br />
Zealand and Hungary<br />
in the Pre Senior<br />
World Championships<br />
Tournament,<br />
followed by a test<br />
series against the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> University<br />
Game’s Team.<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Training Camp and<br />
Competition<br />
The preparation for the FINA Junior Women’s<br />
World Championships started with a training<br />
camp in Perth, 1-23 July. The camp started<br />
with testing and team building activities for<br />
3 days followed by the senior international<br />
tournament. The squad selected for this<br />
tournament consisted the following 14 players;<br />
Goal Keepers<br />
Kelsey Wakefield (1991, QLD)<br />
Eloise Pierce (1993, WA)<br />
Field Players:<br />
Centre Forwards/Centre Backs:<br />
Jayde Appel (1994, NSW)<br />
Hannah Buckling (1992, NSW)<br />
Emily Scott (1991, NSW)<br />
Ashleigh Southern (1992, QLD)<br />
Olivia King (1992, QLD)<br />
Genevieve Venosta (1992, VIC)<br />
Drivers:<br />
Madison Schmid (1994, NSW)<br />
Emma Jo Graham (1991, VIC)<br />
Zoe Arancini (1991, WA)<br />
Eliesha Browne (1992, WA)<br />
Isobel Bishop (1991, SA)<br />
Claire Pierce (1991,WA)<br />
European and World<br />
Championships Tour<br />
After the training camp 13 players were<br />
selected to travel to Europe for Junior World<br />
Championships preparation. Unfortunately<br />
goalkeeper, Eloise Pierce, had to withdraw<br />
which saw Michaela Davies selected due her<br />
performance from previous camps.<br />
The final preparation started with a 3-day<br />
tournament in Hungary where we finished<br />
2nd followed by a friendly against the<br />
Hungarian u20 National Team, claiming a<br />
win 11-9.<br />
We then had a training camp and test series<br />
in Holland, against the Nederland and<br />
Canadian u20 National Teams, winning two<br />
from three games.<br />
FINA Junior World<br />
Championships Trieste, Italy<br />
Once we arrived in Trieste for the World<br />
Championships our main problem was<br />
facing several injuries. Luckily we arranged<br />
physiotherapist, Fiona Millar, to meet us in<br />
Italy and become part of the team as almost<br />
everyone had a minor or major injury. Having<br />
a physiotherapist on tour for u18 and u20<br />
World Championships, in my opinion, is<br />
highly recommended.<br />
Our first game was thrilling 9-all draw with<br />
Hungary on the opening day. We had great<br />
start with an early lead and remained in front<br />
on the scoreboard until midway through the<br />
third period before Hungary took control,<br />
forcing us to win the last quarter to snatch<br />
the draw. It was a very physical game as we<br />
expected. I was pleased with our defence<br />
but we needed to improve our offense as<br />
many of their goals came from our missed<br />
opportunities.<br />
We beat Mexico 32-3 in the second round<br />
robin match. The game presented an<br />
opportunity to practice some skills ahead<br />
of the clash with China. We respected the<br />
Mexicans, so we played our best. At some<br />
stages we made mistakes, but most of the<br />
time we played impressive, skilful water polo.<br />
Despite an impressive 18-7 win over China,<br />
we finished second in the group after the<br />
round robin stage. We went into the game<br />
needing to win by at least 14 goals to be top<br />
of our group and earn an automatic seeding<br />
into the quarterfinals. The second placing in<br />
Group A meant we had to play Uzbekistan in<br />
the next qualifying round.<br />
We moved into the quarterfinals after<br />
accounting for Uzbekistan 17-5 in the<br />
qualifying round. Our start was not as good<br />
I expected, but within few minutes the girls<br />
switched on. The game against Uzbekistan<br />
allowed the team to prepare for the do or<br />
die clash with the Greeks. It was a good win<br />
despite the slow start but it allowed us to<br />
practice tactics for the crucial game ahead.<br />
In our most important game we totally<br />
dominated Greece to score a 10-5 victory<br />
and set up a semi final showdown with<br />
Spain. All 13 players contributed in the<br />
comprehensive quarterfinal triumph. The<br />
end of the first period saw the scores tied<br />
at 1-1 but we overpowered our opponents in<br />
the second term scoring five goals to one,<br />
effectively putting the game beyond the<br />
Greeks. Greece tried in vain to get back into<br />
the match in the third, getting within three<br />
goals at 4-7 but my players reasserted their<br />
superiority in the last period to close out the<br />
game. I was very proud of the performance<br />
of my team as we really dominated from the<br />
very first second to the last whistle.<br />
We went down 7-8 in a nerve-racking semi<br />
final against Spain. Just a day earlier we had<br />
demolished Greece 10-5 and carried that<br />
form into our clash with Spain, getting off to<br />
a flying start and leading 4-2 at quarter time.<br />
We held the lead at half time, 5-4, before the<br />
Spaniards piled on three unanswered goals<br />
in the third period to set up what proved to<br />
be a match winning lead.<br />
Australia finished third at the FINA Women’s<br />
Junior World Championships in Trieste, Italy<br />
after dominating Russia 10-2 in the bronze<br />
medal playoff. We led from start to finish 3-1 at<br />
quarter time, 7-1 at the half and 9-1 at the last<br />
break, to completely outplay a bewildered<br />
Russian team. The victory was well deserved<br />
for us as the team that lost the semi final to<br />
eventual gold medallists, Spain, by a solitary<br />
goal and stretched silver medallists Hungary<br />
to a draw in the opening group stage match<br />
on the first day of the tournament.<br />
I wish to say thank you to all coaches,<br />
athletes, officials, volunteers and parents for<br />
supporting the program. I am really proud to<br />
have five members of our team in contention<br />
for selection in the Senior Women’s Team for<br />
the 20<strong>12</strong> London Olympic Games.<br />
Lajos Peter Szilagyi<br />
Head Coach B91 Women
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Born ‘93 Junior Women’s<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
There were no<br />
activities for the<br />
born 1993 squad<br />
during the later<br />
part of <strong>2011</strong> however<br />
20<strong>12</strong> has started out<br />
a busy year with<br />
more of the major<br />
activities falling in<br />
the later half of 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />
20<strong>12</strong> began with the Born 1992 National<br />
Junior Championships in Perth from 17th till<br />
22nd January, where the following squad<br />
was selected:<br />
Goal Keepers<br />
Michaela Davies (1993, NSW)<br />
Stephanie Calaizis (1994, NSW)<br />
Lillian Hedges (1994, WA)<br />
Emma Williams (1994, QLD)<br />
Field Players:<br />
Maddison Schmid (1994, NSW)<br />
Bronte Colenso (1993, QLD)<br />
Amber Grahame (1993, VIC)<br />
Maggie Morrison (1993, QLD)<br />
Morgan Baxter (1993, NSW)<br />
Emily Carr (1993, NSW)<br />
Jayde Appel (1994, NSW)<br />
Shannan Martin (1994, NSW)<br />
Chloe Barr (1994, SA)<br />
Emily Benson (1993, QLD)<br />
Jessica Zimmerman (1995, WA)<br />
Cathryn Earl (1993, WA)<br />
Laura Malcom (1993, QLD).<br />
The following 7 players were added to this<br />
squad for a test series and training camp with<br />
the Born 1993 New Zealand Team that was<br />
held in Sydney in April:<br />
Claire Negus (1993, NSW)<br />
Taylor Leonard (1993, NSW)<br />
Emily Boland (1993, NSW)<br />
Tara Pitman (1993, QLD)<br />
Tilly Connor (1993, WA)<br />
Tayla Walsh (1993, NSW)<br />
Jess Brooks (1993, NSW)<br />
Due to a clash of activities with the Born<br />
1994 National Club Championships and<br />
subsequent training camp, only players born<br />
in 1993 were used for the camp and test<br />
series against the Born 1994 New Zealand<br />
Team. The squad won the 3 game test series<br />
after 1 win and 2 draws with the NZ side.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
A huge thank you must go to Peter Szylagyi,<br />
who took over the coaching duties for the<br />
training camp and test series in Sydney due to<br />
my unavailability as I was required to travel to<br />
Trieste, Italy to observe and film the FINA 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament.<br />
Looking to the future, the National Born<br />
1993 squad will be reselected at the<br />
National Junior Championships in Sydney<br />
in January 2013. After a number of training<br />
camps during 2013 a team will be selected<br />
to travel to the 2013 FINA Junior World<br />
Championships in Volos, Greece.<br />
Ryan Moar<br />
Head Coach B93 Women<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography<br />
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WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Born ‘94 Youth Women’s<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
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The following 15<br />
players were selected<br />
to for the born 1994<br />
European tour and<br />
to attend the Olympic<br />
Hopes International<br />
Tournament as the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Born 1994<br />
Youth Team;<br />
Goal Keepers<br />
Stephanie Calaizis (1994, NSW)<br />
Lillian Hedges (1994, WA)<br />
Field Players<br />
Shannan Martin (1994, NSW)<br />
Georgia Farrell (1994, NSW)<br />
Tiana Andersen (1995, QLD)<br />
Belinda Symons (1994, SA)<br />
Montana Perkins (1995, NSW)<br />
Fiona Walsh (1995, NSW)<br />
Ainsley Masek (1994, QLD)<br />
Kassia Ralston (1994, WA)<br />
Megan du Toit (1994, QLD)<br />
Rebecca Curtis (1994, NSW)<br />
Stephanie El Safty (1995, NSW)<br />
Jayde Appel (1994, NSW)<br />
Pascalle Casey (1995, NSW)<br />
Staff<br />
Aleks Osadchuk (Coach)<br />
Jenny MacGregor (Manager)<br />
Nicola Johnson (Referee)<br />
the most part very solid in defence and<br />
the game was evenly matched up until<br />
half time when the score was 3-2 in favour<br />
of the USA. In the third period the USA<br />
scored four unanswered goals whereas<br />
the <strong>Australian</strong> team missed many potential<br />
scoring opportunities. The 1 from 6 in extra<br />
man situations reflected the problem the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> girls had in getting the ball across<br />
the goal line<br />
In the second game we lost 8-6 to the<br />
Netherlands. It was a much stronger<br />
performance by the Aussie girls particularly<br />
in the second half. The girls struggled early,<br />
failing to fire a shot past the strong Dutch<br />
keeper. The game was more balanced in the<br />
final three periods with Australia scoring six<br />
goals to five.<br />
Our third game was against Hungary. It was a<br />
very strong performance by the Hungarians<br />
who outplayed and outscored us. The girls<br />
struggled at both ends of the pool going<br />
down 20-4.<br />
We recorded our first victory in our fourth<br />
game defeating the Czech Republic 13-4.<br />
The girls started slowly giving a goal lead<br />
to the Czech’s before producing some<br />
dominant attack to score eight goals to one.<br />
The girls piled on the pressure in the last<br />
quarter to extend their lead and seal the nine<br />
goal win.<br />
In our final game of the tournament we<br />
recorded a 9-all draw with Canada.<br />
We started strongly jumping out to a 5-3 lead<br />
at quarter time before the Canadians applied<br />
a heavy press to reduce the margin to 7-6 at<br />
half time.<br />
Both teams converted extra-man<br />
opportunities early in the fourth term with<br />
the Aussies leading by one with 1 minute<br />
20 seconds left on the clock. However the<br />
Canadians gained possession in the final 20<br />
seconds and were able to equalise in extraman.<br />
Despite the heartbreak I was pleased<br />
with the team’s performance as it was a<br />
strong finish to the tour.<br />
From the five official games, we won one,<br />
drew one and lost three games. This meant<br />
we finished fourth with the final standings<br />
being the Netherlands, Hungary, USA,<br />
Australia, Canada and the Czech Republic.<br />
I am looking forward to the latter half of 20<strong>12</strong><br />
where we will have a World Championship<br />
preparation camp at the <strong>Australian</strong> Institute of<br />
Sport (AIS) in October followed by the Youth<br />
World Championships in Perth in December.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
Finally I would like to thank Team Manager,<br />
Jenny MacGregor and Referee, Nicola<br />
Johnson for their support on the tour.<br />
Aleksandr Osadchuk<br />
Head Coach B94 Girls<br />
Hungary Training<br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> Born 1994 Youth Girls Team started<br />
their international tour with a 4 day training camp<br />
in Hungary playing training games with national<br />
teams from Hungary, USA and Canada. This<br />
was good preparation for the upcoming<br />
Olympic Hopes International Tournament.<br />
Olympic Hopes International<br />
Tournament, Dunajvaros,<br />
Hungary, 10-25 July, 20<strong>12</strong><br />
We were one of 6 teams competing in<br />
this tournament along with the USA, the<br />
Netherlands, Czech Republic, Canada, and<br />
host nation Hungary.<br />
The girl’s fell 8-2 to the USA in their first<br />
game. The young <strong>Australian</strong> team was for<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Born ‘96 Youth Women’s<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
New Zealand Pan Pac<br />
Tournament<br />
At the U16s National<br />
Championships in<br />
Melbourne in October<br />
<strong>2011</strong>, I selected a<br />
squad of 26 players<br />
with the immediate<br />
interest of competing<br />
at the Pan Pacs in NZ<br />
from 29th June to<br />
<strong>12</strong>th July 20<strong>12</strong>. This was<br />
followed by a 3 game<br />
series against the NZ<br />
u16s, where 14 of the<br />
original 26 players<br />
remained to compete<br />
in this series.<br />
Prior to Pan Pacs, I held mini camps in<br />
Sydney and Perth. In Brisbane, I attended<br />
Queensland’s Elite Athlete Program (EAP)<br />
sessions to keep costs to a minimum.<br />
On the 28th June 20<strong>12</strong> the squads departed<br />
their respective cities and met in Auckland.<br />
Once there, the 26 players were divided<br />
into 2 equal teams aptly named Aus Green<br />
and Aus Gold. Aus Green’s pool was much<br />
harder as they had to play North Harbour, the<br />
eventual gold medalists and New Zealand’s<br />
u18s. By loosing to these two teams it meant<br />
that Aus Green could not make the top four.<br />
it wasn’t until the last quarter that Aus Gold<br />
managed to break away and win by 2.<br />
In the playoff for 3rd and 4th Aus Green played<br />
NSW Waratahs u18s. They displayed amazing<br />
character and ability. NSW u18s raced to a 2<br />
goal lead only to find Aus Green u16s come<br />
back and take the lead 4-3. The lead changed<br />
a few more times but the game ended in 9-all<br />
draw. In extra time the ten hard days and<br />
playing much bigger and more physical girls<br />
finely took its toll and we lost 11-10.<br />
Aus Gold once again played North Harbour, this<br />
time for gold or silver. We started well by taking<br />
the lead and matching them in every aspect,<br />
in fact, our skills were even better so at the<br />
final break we were still in it only 5-6 behind.<br />
In the last quarter one player destroyed us,<br />
Rebecca Parks, 185cm tall, strong, mobile<br />
and can throw the ball. She managed 4 goals<br />
and the game finished 9-6 for North Harbour.<br />
We fare welled <strong>12</strong> of our girls and started<br />
our 3 tests against the NZ u16s. We all know<br />
the Kiwis lift when they play the Aussies this<br />
was no exception. We raced to a 3-goal lead<br />
and only allowed the Kiwis to score with<br />
4 seconds on the clock in the first quarter.<br />
From there the game deteriorated into a<br />
wrestling match with the referees allowing<br />
extremely heavy play. Whilst we were never<br />
troubled and we won 5-4, we could see what<br />
we were in for over the next two days.<br />
By the second game, three of our girls came<br />
down with the flu and we had two injuries.<br />
The girls knew we needed to win the second<br />
game, so as not to rely on winning the third<br />
to win the series. Once again they lifted and<br />
showed just how much pride they had when<br />
they put on the green and gold. Again never<br />
in trouble but we only won by 1 goal. For the<br />
third game, Maddy Steere needed a rest and<br />
Lena Mihailovic had a sore elbow so they<br />
were rested.<br />
Chelsea Allen and Bronte Halligan both with a<br />
good dose of flu could only play in short bursts.<br />
The rest of the team responded by working<br />
even harder and we won the game by 2.<br />
I would like to thank all 26 girls for their<br />
commitment to the sport, forming a team<br />
bond and for the respect shown to Helen,<br />
Georgina and myself and for the pride at<br />
wearing the Green and Gold. Also, a huge<br />
thank-you to all the parents, who have<br />
supported the girls, and to those who were<br />
able to join us in NZ.<br />
This tour would not have run as smoothly as<br />
it did if it wasn’t for our Manager, Helen Park.<br />
Helen organised flights, accommodation,<br />
transport, meals, outings and even visits<br />
to the doctors. She was my right hand,<br />
invaluable and I thank her very much.<br />
I would also like to thank Georgina Kovacs<br />
for her help with coaching. It would not<br />
have been possible to coach two teams,<br />
sometimes playing two games a day without<br />
an assistant.<br />
Thanks must also go to High Performance<br />
Manager, Tom Hill for his help liaising with NZ<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong>, organising uniforms and ensuring<br />
our trip ran smoothly.<br />
Jack Lusic<br />
Head Coach B96 Girls<br />
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Meanwhile, Aus Gold won two and drew<br />
one, however, this meant that Aus Gold<br />
would play North Harbour in the semifinal.<br />
Unfortunately, the bigger, stronger and 4<br />
years older North Harbour girls were too<br />
powerful and we lost 9-6. Our girls fought<br />
well, and with 3 min left it was only 7-6.<br />
However, in the bronze medal game, Aus<br />
Gold reversed the favour and defeated NZ<br />
u18s 6-5.<br />
Next came the u18s tournament. I decided to<br />
make a few changes within the two teams,<br />
this was to ensure the girls got to know each<br />
other better. This time Aus Gold won all their<br />
games with Aus Green only losing to North<br />
Harbour. This meant both teams made the<br />
semifinals but would have to play each other.<br />
The camaraderie between the girls<br />
was simply amazing. Before the game<br />
commenced both teams formed one big<br />
circle in the middle and gave three cheers<br />
as one. The lead changed a few times but<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Hall of Fame Dinner<br />
20<strong>12</strong><br />
The 4th <strong>Annual</strong> Hall of Fame Dinner was held at Novotel Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday 28th April 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Peter Szilagyi<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Coach of the Year<br />
Joel Sangster<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Volunteer of the Year<br />
Jamie-Lee Lewis<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Player with a Disability of the Year<br />
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Joel Dennerley<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Male Player of the Year<br />
Rowena Webster<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Female Player of the Year<br />
Rebecca Rippon<br />
In recognition of her representation on the <strong>Australian</strong> Women’s <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Team from 2002-20<strong>12</strong>
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Leon Wiegard OAM, Allan Charleston & Peter Bennett<br />
Hall of Fame <strong>2011</strong> Inductees<br />
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Danny Flahive<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Referee of the Year<br />
Hannah Buckling<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Junior Female Player of the Year<br />
Melville <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> accepted by David Neesham<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Club of the Year
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Athletes’ Commission<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
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Firstly, I would like<br />
to congratulate<br />
the Olympians for<br />
their tremendous<br />
results in London this<br />
year. After several<br />
nail-biting penalty<br />
shootouts, the<br />
Stingers were able<br />
to come away with<br />
the Bronze, and the<br />
Sharks seventh place<br />
was their best result<br />
since Barcelona<br />
in 1992.<br />
The Athletes Commission over the past<br />
<strong>12</strong> months has provided an active voice of<br />
the athletes in our sport to the <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong><br />
Australia Limited’s (WPAL) Board and its<br />
executive staff. The commissioner’s roles as<br />
outlined in the charter are to:<br />
• Advise the board of WPAL on any matters<br />
relating to water polo which impact on<br />
water polo athletes;<br />
• Represent the athletes on WPAL’s Board<br />
through the Athletes Commission Chairman<br />
who is a voting member of the Board;<br />
• Nominate representatives from among their<br />
members to represent <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia<br />
athletes on WPAL Board as requested from<br />
time to time;<br />
• Nominate athletes for election by ballot to<br />
the <strong>Australian</strong> Olympic Committee Athletes’<br />
Commission;<br />
• Provide leadership and direction on matters<br />
that directly relate to water polo athletes.<br />
This year marks the end of term for the<br />
current Athletes Commission, which<br />
comprised of Nikita Cuffe (2004 & 2008<br />
Olympian), Bronwyn Knox (2008 & 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Olympian), Toby Jenkins (2004 Olympian),<br />
Thomas Whalan (2000, 2004, 2008 & 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Olympian) and myself, Trent Franklin (2004<br />
& 2008 Olympian). As chairman, I would like<br />
to thank them all for their support during the<br />
past four years. I believe this Commission<br />
has made progress in improving the<br />
wellbeing and experience of our athletes.<br />
This year saw the finalisation of the<br />
National Competition Committee (NCC), of<br />
which the Athletes Commission provided<br />
input and recommendations, including<br />
the recommendation to have an athlete<br />
that has played at the national level<br />
on that committee. With this becoming<br />
the overarching body for our domestic<br />
elite pathway, we saw it as an important<br />
component for the athletes to provide input.<br />
With the first appeal to an Olympic Team<br />
selection, input was taken from a selection<br />
of athletes as to the positive and negative<br />
aspects of the process. The Athlete<br />
Commission provided input on these<br />
processes for future selections, in hope to<br />
achieve absolute best practice for both the<br />
endeavours of the team and wellbeing of<br />
all athletes. Whilst selection will always be a<br />
difficult and often challenging process, we<br />
want to ensure the athletes are fairly treated<br />
and are close to their support networks at<br />
the time of team selections.<br />
The committee and I would like to thank the<br />
President, Board Members and CEO of WPAL<br />
for their support during our term.<br />
The Athletes’ Commission would like to<br />
encourage any Athletes who have any<br />
issues, concerns or idea’s they may have<br />
relating to the sport, to approach the WPAL<br />
Athletes’ Commission. We would like to wish<br />
the incoming Athletes’ Commission all the<br />
best. A formal handover of prior and current<br />
issues will occur once the new Commission<br />
has been finalised.<br />
Trent Franklin<br />
Chairman<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia Athletes’ Commission<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Referees’ Commission<br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
The Commission has<br />
continued to provide<br />
recommendations to<br />
the <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong><br />
Australia Limited (WPAL)<br />
Board on referees to<br />
be included on the FINA<br />
list and in relation to<br />
appointments to<br />
International<br />
Tournaments. This<br />
year has also seen the<br />
Commission liaise with<br />
National Senior<br />
Coaches to provide<br />
Referees for National<br />
Training Centre<br />
(NTC) tournaments<br />
and National<br />
training camps.<br />
20<strong>12</strong> Current Commission<br />
Members<br />
Michael McNeill, Michael Hart, Mike DeFina<br />
and Phil Scales.<br />
The 20<strong>12</strong> FINA Referees were: Daniel<br />
Flahive, Andrew Carney, Nicola Johnson,<br />
Nick Hodgers, Daniel Bartels, Megan Varlow<br />
and Gabor Boris.<br />
In 2013 the Commission will continue a<br />
rotation policy to provide opportunities for<br />
a senior National League referee to gain<br />
experience at International competition.<br />
National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> League<br />
(NWPL)<br />
The Commission’s aim in 2013 is to refine<br />
the NWPL referee roster to encourage<br />
consistency in interpretation and quality of<br />
refereeing. The difficulty lies in the large<br />
number of games and locations; however<br />
the aim is to continue to improve the<br />
quality of refereeing provided. During 2013<br />
we will increase our efforts in identifying<br />
younger referees who have the playing and<br />
refereeing background to officiate at the elite<br />
level. If you have an elite junior player who is<br />
interested in refereeing to contact your State<br />
referees’ commission.<br />
The Commission continues to develop<br />
the number and role of NWPL delegates.<br />
If you have someone in your club that has<br />
international experience as a player or<br />
referee and is interested in developing<br />
referees and acting as a delegate for NL<br />
games please contact the Commission.<br />
If the budget allows we will endeavour to<br />
have the FINA List referees travel more<br />
frequently to provide teams with elite<br />
referees more frequently.<br />
National Grading system for<br />
referees<br />
Mike DeFina with a little help from the<br />
balance of the Commission established<br />
a National Grading system that will allow<br />
us to identify our most competent and<br />
experienced referees before National<br />
Competitions. The grading system will also<br />
allow us to provide a documented pathway<br />
for all referees.<br />
An important component is the collaboration<br />
between State Referee Commissions and the<br />
Commission. The States will provide initial<br />
grades and those grades will be monitored<br />
during all National Competitions. Naturally<br />
referees can advance in their grading and<br />
decline if their standard warrants it.<br />
We have established a database for this<br />
system, thanks to Jodie Watson, and will<br />
continue to improve its functions as we<br />
develop our communication reporting to<br />
referees and WPAL.<br />
Our aims for 20<strong>12</strong>/13<br />
Our focus during 20<strong>12</strong> has been on referee<br />
development and pathways. At the 20<strong>12</strong><br />
16 & under National Club Championships,<br />
to be held in Brisbane, a new system for<br />
referee selection will be adopted. Previously<br />
teams have been asked to bring a referee<br />
to the tournament and this has created<br />
multiple problems, the worst of which was<br />
inconsistency of standard and decisions.<br />
For Brisbane we have selected 24 referees<br />
from our FINA List, NWPL list and our highest<br />
graded referees. With this we hope to<br />
increase the overall quality of refereeing. We<br />
will also run a FINA Referees School before<br />
the championships to help further develop our<br />
referees. Our hope is that we will be able to<br />
maintain a high level of competency into 2013.<br />
The Commission and those attending would<br />
like to thank John Whitehouse for agreeing<br />
to run the FINA School.<br />
We would like to thank Chris Harrison, Tom<br />
Hill, Peter Hobday and Jodie Watson for their<br />
assistance in 20<strong>12</strong> and look forward to 2013.<br />
Michael McNeill<br />
Chairman<br />
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia Referees’ Commission<br />
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Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
National Capitation<br />
20<strong>12</strong><br />
senior junior school flippa affiliate total<br />
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female TOTAL<br />
QLD 210 179 250 1077 44 156 65 94 20 17 589 1523 21<strong>12</strong><br />
NSW 945 640 745 786 94 78 165 108 49 50 1998 1662 3660<br />
ACT 82 59 153 133 2 2 237 194 431<br />
VIC 355 173 332 149 27 8 714 330 1044<br />
TAS 25 16 99 72 235 264 359 352 711<br />
SA 53 20 71 41 3 2 3 <strong>12</strong>9 64 193<br />
WA 543 368 270 272 335 261 5 3 1153 904 2057<br />
NT<br />
TOTALS 2213 1455 1920 2530 373 498 568 463 105 83 5179 5029 10208<br />
3668 4450 871 1031 188 10208<br />
% of Total Gender<br />
43% 29% 37% 50% 7% 10% 11% 9% 2% 2%<br />
32<br />
% of Total<br />
22% 14% 19% 25% 4% 5% 6% 5% 1% 1% 51% 49%<br />
2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong><br />
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %<br />
QLD 2424 20.0 2492 21.7 2730 21.7 2806 25.0 2088 19.0 21<strong>12</strong> 20.7<br />
NSW 5349 44.1 5100 44.4 5048 40.1 3925 35.0 4155 37.8 3660 35.9<br />
ACT 334 2.8 160 1.4 248 2.0 326 2.9 384 3.5 431 4.2<br />
VIC 1145 9.4 <strong>12</strong>53 10.9 1347 10.7 1338 11.9 1395 <strong>12</strong>.7 1044 10.2<br />
TAS 533 4.4 525 4.6 704 5.6 683 6.1 601 5.5 711 7.0<br />
SA 238 2.0 219 1.9 273 2.2 234 2.1 225 2.0 193 1.9<br />
WA 2049 16.9 1742 15.2 2253 17.9 1896 16.9 2157 19.6 2057 20.2<br />
NT 61 0.5 Nil<br />
TOTAL <strong>12</strong>133 11491 <strong>12</strong>603 1<strong>12</strong>08 11005 10208<br />
QLD<br />
NSW<br />
ACT<br />
VIC<br />
TAS<br />
SA<br />
WA<br />
NT
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
National Championship Results<br />
<strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong><br />
Men’s National League<br />
January - May 20<strong>12</strong>, Finals Sydney<br />
16 YEARS & Under BOYS<br />
Melbourne, October <strong>2011</strong><br />
14 YEARS & Under BOYS<br />
Perth, April 20<strong>12</strong><br />
1 Fremantle Mariners<br />
1 Melville Sharks<br />
1 Hunter Hurricanes Blue<br />
2 Victorian Tigers<br />
3 UNSW Wests Magpies<br />
4 Sydney Uni Lions<br />
5 Brisbane Barracudas<br />
6 Drummoyne Devils<br />
7 UWA Torpedoes<br />
8 Hunter Hurricanes<br />
9 Balmain Tigers<br />
10 Cronulla Sharks<br />
2 Hunter Hurricanes<br />
3 Melbourne Collegians<br />
4 Central Coast<br />
5 Cronulla Blue<br />
6 Drummoyne<br />
7 UWA Blue<br />
8 KFC Breakers Red<br />
9 South Australia<br />
10 UNSW Wests Black<br />
11 Sydney University<br />
2 Melville Sharks<br />
3 SEQ Bees<br />
4 Drummoyne<br />
5 City Beach Bears<br />
6 UNSW Wests<br />
7 Cronulla<br />
8 Triton<br />
9 Dolphins Blue<br />
11 KFC Queensland Breakers<br />
<strong>12</strong> Dolphins<br />
10 Sunshine Coast<br />
<strong>12</strong> Fyfe Adelaide Jets<br />
13 Barracudas<br />
11 Melbourne Collegians<br />
20 Years & Under Junior MEN<br />
Adelaide, January 20<strong>12</strong><br />
1 NSW Blues<br />
2 Western Australia<br />
14 Tasmania<br />
15 Richmond<br />
16 Sunshine Coast<br />
17 ACT Fins<br />
<strong>12</strong> Richmond<br />
13 Melville Snappers<br />
14 Tasmania<br />
33<br />
3 Victoria<br />
18 KFC Breakers White<br />
15 City Beach Red<br />
4 Queensland<br />
19 Melville Saints<br />
16 Hunter Hurricanes Grey<br />
5 NSW Waratahs<br />
20 UWA Green<br />
17 Sydney Northern Beaches<br />
6 South Australia<br />
18 YEARS & Under BOYS<br />
Canberra, April 20<strong>12</strong><br />
1 UWA Torpedoes<br />
2 Cronulla<br />
21 Ovens & Murray<br />
22 Cronulla Black<br />
23 UNSW Wests White<br />
24 NWP Dragons<br />
18 Dolphins White<br />
19 City Beach Black<br />
20 Melville Stingrays<br />
3 Brisbane Barracudas<br />
4 Melville Saints<br />
5 Melbourne Collegians<br />
6 Sydney University<br />
7 Hunter Hurricanes<br />
8 Melville Sharks<br />
9 South Australia<br />
10 ACT Fins<br />
11 UNSW Wests<br />
<strong>12</strong> KFC Breakers<br />
13 Drummoyne<br />
14 Ovens & Murray<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
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National Championship Results<br />
<strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong><br />
Women’s National League<br />
January - May 20<strong>12</strong>, Finals Sydney<br />
16 YEARS & Under GIRLS<br />
Melbourne, October <strong>2011</strong><br />
14 YEARS & Under Girls<br />
Perth, April 20<strong>12</strong><br />
1 Cronulla Sharks<br />
1 Sunshine Coast<br />
1 Ovens & Murray<br />
2 Brisbane Barracudas<br />
2 Drummoyne Red<br />
2 Melville Marlins<br />
3 Longmont Fremantle Marlins<br />
4 Victorian Tigers<br />
5 Balmain Tigers<br />
6 Fyfe Adelaide Jets<br />
3 Sydney Nthn Beaches<br />
4 Hunter Hurricanes<br />
5 Cronulla Blue<br />
6 UNSW Yellow<br />
3 Dolphins Blue<br />
4 All Hallows<br />
5 Cronulla<br />
7 Sydney Uni Lions<br />
7 Dolphins Blue<br />
6 Hunter Hurricanes<br />
8 UNSW Killer Whales<br />
8 Essendon<br />
7 UNSW Killer Whales<br />
9 KFC Queensland Breakers<br />
9 Melville<br />
8 Sydney Northern Beaches<br />
10 UWA Torpedoes<br />
10 All Hallows<br />
9 Drummoyne<br />
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11 Hunter Hurricanes<br />
<strong>12</strong> Drummoyne Devils<br />
20 Years & Under Junior Women<br />
Adelaide, January 20<strong>12</strong><br />
1 NSW Blues<br />
2 Queensland<br />
3 Western Australia<br />
4 NSW Waratahs<br />
5 South Australia<br />
6 Victoria<br />
7 New Zealand<br />
18 YEARS & Under GIRLS<br />
Canberra, April 20<strong>12</strong><br />
1 Drummoyne<br />
2 Sydney Nthn Beaches Blue<br />
11 Drummoyne Black<br />
<strong>12</strong> Tasmania<br />
13 Stuartholme<br />
14 Barracudas<br />
15 Dolphins White<br />
16 Cronulla Black<br />
17 Melbourne Collegians<br />
18 South Australia<br />
19 River City<br />
20 City Beach<br />
21 Sydney University<br />
22 ACT Fins<br />
23 Ovens & Murray<br />
24 UNSW Black<br />
10 City Beach Bears<br />
11 KFC Breakers<br />
<strong>12</strong> Balmain<br />
13 Brisbane Barracudas<br />
14 City Beach Red<br />
15 Stuartholme<br />
16 Tasmania<br />
17 Melville Sharks<br />
18 Essendon<br />
19 City Beach Black<br />
20 Triton<br />
21 Dolphins White<br />
3 Melville<br />
4 UNSW Killer Whales<br />
5 Cronulla<br />
6 Sunshine Coast<br />
7 Hunter Hurricanes<br />
8 All Hallows<br />
9 South Australia<br />
10 UWA Torpedoes<br />
11 Sydney Uni/Balmain<br />
<strong>12</strong> Brisbane Barracudas<br />
13 Victorian Tigers<br />
14 ACT Fins<br />
15 Sydney Nthn Beaches White<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
National Championship Results<br />
<strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong><br />
Senior Men<br />
FINA World Championships, Shanghai,<br />
China, July <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Team: Mitchell Baird,<br />
Richie Campbell, Tim Cleland,<br />
Joel Dennerley, Rhys Howden,<br />
Sam McGregor, Rob Maitland,<br />
Anthony Martin, Billy Miller,<br />
Luke Quinlivan, Aidan Roach,<br />
Gavin Woods, Aaron Younger.<br />
Head Coach: John Fox.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Frank Otto,<br />
Paul Oberman.<br />
Manager: Jon Harmer.<br />
Doctor: Grace Bryant.<br />
Referee: Daniel Flahive.<br />
Senior Men<br />
Exhibition Series with USA, Sydney,<br />
Australia, January 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Samuele Avallone, Mitch Baird,<br />
Jamie Beadsworth,<br />
Richie Campbell, James Clark,<br />
Tim Cleland, Johnno Cotterill,<br />
Joel Dennerley, John Hahn,<br />
Rhys Howden, Sam McGregor,<br />
Rob Maitland, Anthony Martin,<br />
Billy Miller, Aidan Roach,<br />
Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods,<br />
Aaron Younger.<br />
Head Coach: John Fox.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Paul<br />
Oberman, Frank Otto.<br />
Manager: Garry Rydberg.<br />
Physiotherapist: Ian Gard.<br />
Referee: Danny Flahive.<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 5<br />
Day 6<br />
Australia 14 (S McGregor 4,<br />
J Beadsworth 3, T Cleland 2,<br />
S Avallone, A Martin,<br />
R Campbell, T Whalan,<br />
A Younger), Barbarians 5.<br />
Australia 6 (R Howden 2,<br />
S Avallone, S McGregor,<br />
A Younger, R Campbell), USA 6.<br />
Australia 13 (S McGregor,<br />
R Campbell 3, A Martin,<br />
R Howden 2, T Whalan, B Miller,<br />
S Avallone), China 3.<br />
Australia 20 (A Younger 4,<br />
S Avallone, G Woods, B Miller,<br />
S McGregor, T Whalan, A Martin,<br />
T Cleland 2, R Howden,<br />
J Beadsworth), New Zealand 3.<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 6<br />
Day 8<br />
Day 10<br />
Day <strong>12</strong><br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Australia 9 (B Miller 3, A Roach,<br />
R Campbell 2, R Howden,<br />
A Younger), Romania 8.<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (A Younger,<br />
R Campbell 3, B Miller, A Martin 2,<br />
G Woods, S McGregor), China 7.<br />
Serbia <strong>12</strong>, Australia 9 (R Maitland,<br />
B Miller, R Campbell 2, G Woods,<br />
A Younger, R Howden).<br />
Group points: Serbia 6,<br />
Australia 4, Romania 2, China 0.<br />
Second round: Spain 9,<br />
Australia 8 (A Roach, R Howden,<br />
A Younger 2, R Campbell,<br />
A Martin).<br />
Round 9-<strong>12</strong>: Australia 15<br />
(R Howden, S McGregor,<br />
A Martin 3, R Campbell 2,<br />
G Woods, M Baird, T Cleland,<br />
R Maitland), Japan 9.<br />
Classification 9th-10th:<br />
Australia 8 (A Younger 2, B Miller,<br />
T Cleland, A Roach, R Campbell,<br />
S McGregor, R Maitland),<br />
Canada 6.<br />
Italy, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary,<br />
Spain, USA, Montenegro,<br />
Germany, Australia, Canada,<br />
Japan, Romania, Kazakhstan,<br />
Brazil, China, South Africa.<br />
Match<br />
1<br />
Match<br />
2<br />
Match<br />
3<br />
Senior Men<br />
Pan Pacific Championships, Melbourne,<br />
Australia, January 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Australia 10 (S McGregor 2,<br />
M Baird, J Cotterill, T Whalan,<br />
B Miller, R Howden, R Maitland,<br />
R Campbell), USA 7.<br />
Australia 8 (A Younger 2,<br />
R Campbell, S Avallone,<br />
J Cotterill, T Cleland, R Howden,<br />
B Miller), USA 5.<br />
Australia 11 (R Campbell 3,<br />
S McGregor, R Maitland 2,<br />
AJ Roach, G Woods, A Younger,<br />
J Beadsworth), USA 8.<br />
Australia wins series 3-0.<br />
Samuele Avallone, Jamie<br />
Beadsworth, Richie Campbell,<br />
James Clark, Tim Cleland,<br />
Joel Dennerley, Rhys Howden,<br />
Sam McGregor, Anthony Martin,<br />
Billy Miller, Thomas Whalan,<br />
Gavin Woods, Aaron Younger.<br />
Head Coach: John Fox.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Paul<br />
Oberman, Frank Otto.<br />
Manager: Garry Rydberg.<br />
Physiotherapist: Ian Gard.<br />
Referee: Danny Flahive.<br />
Australia 8 (S McGregor,<br />
R Howden, B Miller 2,<br />
J Beadsworth, A Martin), Japan 4.<br />
Australia 17 (G Woods 3,<br />
R Howden, S McGregor, B Miller,<br />
R Campbell, T Cleland 2,<br />
T Whalan, A Martin, A Younger,<br />
J Beadsworth), Brazil 5.<br />
Day 7<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Senior Men<br />
FINA World League, Asia/Oceania<br />
Preliminary Round 1, Shanghai, China, May 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Gold medal: USA 11, Australia 10<br />
(R Campbell, T Whalan,<br />
A Younger 2, S McGregor,<br />
T Cleland, R Howden,<br />
J Beadsworth) in extra time<br />
(FT: 9-9).<br />
USA, Australia, China, Brazil,<br />
Japan, New Zealand.<br />
Samuele Avallone, Mitch Baird,<br />
Jamie Beadsworth,<br />
Richie Campbell, James Clark,<br />
Tim Cleland, Johnno Cotterill,<br />
Rhys Howden, Sam McGregor,<br />
Anthony Martin, Billy Miller,<br />
Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods.<br />
Head Coach: John Fox.<br />
Assistant Coach: Paul Oberman.<br />
Manager: Garry Rydberg.<br />
Physiotherapist: Adam Smith.<br />
Australia 14 (R Campbell 4,<br />
A Martin 3, J Cotterill, T Whalan,<br />
R Howden 2, S McGregor), China 1.<br />
Australia 14 (J Cotterill 3,<br />
S McGregor, T Cleland, B Miller 2,<br />
R Campbell, J Beadsworth,<br />
A Martin, R Howden, T Whalan),<br />
Japan 7.<br />
Australia 10 (R Howden,<br />
J Beadsworth, J Cotterill 2,<br />
S McGregor, M Baird, T Cleland,<br />
R Campbell), Kazakhstan 5.<br />
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Senior Men<br />
FINA World League, Asia/Oceania<br />
Preliminary Round 2, China, Japan, May 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Final<br />
points<br />
Samuele Avallone, Mitch Baird,<br />
Jamie Beadsworth,<br />
Richie Campbell, Tim Cleland,<br />
Johnno Cotterill, Joel Dennerley,<br />
Rhys Howden, Sam McGregor,<br />
Anthony Martin, Billy Miller,<br />
Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods.<br />
Head Coach: John Fox.<br />
Assistant Coach: Paul Oberman.<br />
Manager: Garry Rydberg.<br />
Physiotherapist: Adam Smith.<br />
Australia 10 (A Martin 4,<br />
R Howden, S McGregor 2,<br />
J Cotterill, T Whalan), Japan 4.<br />
Australia 15 (R Campbell 5,<br />
R Howden 3, A Martin, J Cotterill<br />
2, S McGregor, J Beadsworth,<br />
S Avallone), Kazakhstan 3.<br />
Australia 17 (B Miller 4, T Whalan<br />
3, R Campbell, S McGregor 2,<br />
J Beadsworth, S Avallone,<br />
T Cleland, M Baird, G Woods,<br />
J Cotterill), China 5.<br />
Australia 18, China 9, Japan 9,<br />
Kazakhstan 6.<br />
Senior Men<br />
FINA World League Super Final, Almaty,<br />
Kazakhstan, June 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 5<br />
Day 6<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Jamie Beadsworth,<br />
Richie Campbell, James Clark,<br />
Tim Cleland, Johnno Cotterill,<br />
Joel Dennerley, Rhys Howden,<br />
Sam McGregor, Robert Maitland,<br />
Anthony Martin, Billy Miller,<br />
Aaidan Roach, Thomas Whalan,<br />
Gavin Woods, Aaron Younger.<br />
Head Coach: John Fox.<br />
Assistant Coach: Paul Oberman.<br />
Manager: Garry Rydberg.<br />
Physiotherapist: Adam Smith.<br />
Croatia 11, Australia 10 (B Miller 3,<br />
R Campbell, J Beadsworth 2,<br />
T Cleland, S McGregor,<br />
J Cotterill, T Whalan).<br />
Australia 13 (AJ Roach, A Martin 3,<br />
T Whalan 2, J Cotterill,<br />
R Maitland, T Cleland,<br />
S McGregor, A Younger), Brazil 6.<br />
Spain 8, Australia 7 (T Whalan 3,<br />
A Roach, S McGregor,<br />
J Beadsworth, R Campbell).<br />
Quarterfinal: USA 7, Australia 5<br />
(R Campbell 2, J Beadsworth,<br />
AJ Roach, T Cleland).<br />
5-8 semifinal: Kazakhstan 7,<br />
Australia 6 (J Cotterill, T Whalan<br />
2, R Campbell, W Miller).<br />
7-8 place: Australia 13 (J Cotterill 3,<br />
A Martin, T Whalan, W Miller 2,<br />
R Campbell, T Cleland,<br />
G Woods, A Younger), Brazil 2.<br />
Croatia, Spain, Italy, USA,<br />
Kazakhstan, China, Australia, Brazil.<br />
Senior Men<br />
Cosenza Trophy, Cosenza, Italy,<br />
June 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 5<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Jamie Beadsworth,<br />
Richie Campbell, James Clark,<br />
Tim Cleland, Johnno Cotterill,<br />
Joel Dennerley, Rhys Howden,<br />
Sam McGregor, Robert Maitland,<br />
Billy Miller, Aidan Roach,<br />
Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods,<br />
Aaron Younger.<br />
Head Coach: John Fox.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Paul<br />
Oberman, Frank Otto.<br />
Manager: Jon Harmer.<br />
Physiotherapist: Ian Gard.<br />
Italy 8, Australia 3 (R Campbell,<br />
J Beadsworth, T Whalan).<br />
Australia 4 (J Beadsworth,<br />
S McGregor, R Campbell,<br />
T Whalan), Greece 4.<br />
Montenegro 14, Australia 9<br />
(T Cleland 2, B Miller, R Howden,<br />
S McGregor, A Roach, T Whalan,<br />
G Woods).<br />
Australia 10 (R Howden 3,<br />
A Younger 2, R Campbell,<br />
T Cleland, S McGregor, A Roach,<br />
G Woods), Kazakhstan 6.<br />
Australia 7 (R Campbell,<br />
J Cotterill 2, T Cleland,<br />
S McGregor, B Miller), Canada 5.<br />
Montenegro, Hungary, Italy,<br />
Serbia, Australia, Canada,<br />
Greece, Kazakhstan.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
FISU World University Games, Shenzhen,<br />
China, August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 7<br />
Day 8<br />
Jamie Beadsworth,<br />
Johnno Cotterill, Chris Dyson,<br />
John Hahn, Lachlan Hollis,<br />
Tyler Martin, Scott Nicholson,<br />
Nick O’Halloran, Luke Quinlivan,<br />
Aidan Roach, Joel Swift,<br />
James Woods, Daniel Young.<br />
Head Coach: Paul Oberman.<br />
Assistant Coach/Manager:<br />
Andrew Yanitsas.<br />
Referee: Nick Hodgers.<br />
Australia 11 (L Hollis, AJ Roach,<br />
D Young, J Beadsworth 2,<br />
J Cotterill, C Dyson, J Swift),<br />
Brazil 6.<br />
Russia 8, Australia 5 (J Woods,<br />
AJ Roach, D Young, J Cotterill,<br />
S Nicholson).<br />
Macedonia 13, Australia <strong>12</strong><br />
(J Cotterill 4, J Woods, D Young 2,<br />
L Hollis, N O’Halloran,<br />
J Beadsworth, J Swift) in penalty<br />
shootout (FT: 7-7. ET: 9-9.<br />
Pens: 4-3).<br />
France <strong>12</strong>, Australia 10<br />
(J Cotterill 3, A Roach, D Young 2,<br />
L Hollis, J Beadsworth, J Swift).<br />
Day 10<br />
Day 11<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
JUNIOR MEN - BORN ‘91<br />
European Tour,<br />
August-September <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
James Clark, Jeremy Davie,<br />
Blake Edwards, James Fannon,<br />
George Ford, Matthew Giles,<br />
James Howden, Connor Martin,<br />
Sam Quinn, Adam Polivka,<br />
Nick Redbond, Paul Sindone,<br />
Edward Slade, Clayton Whittaker,<br />
Aaron Younger.<br />
Head Coach: Adam Richardson.<br />
Assistant Coach: David Swift.<br />
Manager: Garry Rydberg.<br />
Referee: Noel Harrod<br />
JUNIOR MEN - BORN ‘91<br />
FINA World Championships, Volos, Greece,<br />
August-September <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (J Woods, A Roach,<br />
J Beadsworth, J Swift 2,<br />
C Dyson, N O’Halloran, L Hollis,<br />
D Young), Brazil 6.<br />
Classification for <strong>12</strong>th: Australia 25<br />
(J Woods 4, A Roach,<br />
C Dyson, L Hollis, J Swift 3,<br />
S Nicholson, D Young,<br />
J Beadsworth, J Cotterill 2,<br />
N O’Halloran), Singapore 2.<br />
Serbia, Russia, Macedonia,<br />
USA, Japan, Spain, China,<br />
Italy, Hungary, France, Turkey,<br />
Australia, Brazil, Singapore.<br />
JUNIOR MEN - BORN ‘91<br />
Tri Series, Pescara, Italy,<br />
August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Australia 19 (B Edwards 5,<br />
P Sindone 4, N Redbond, C Whittaker,<br />
J Fannon 2, G Ford, M Giles,<br />
A Polivka, J Davie), Canada 3.<br />
Italy 8, Australia 4 (A Younger 3,<br />
J Davie).<br />
Final placings: Italy, Australia,<br />
Canada.<br />
James Clark, Jeremy Davie,<br />
Blake Edwards, James Fannon,<br />
George Ford, Matthew Giles,<br />
James Howden, Sam Quinn,<br />
Adam Polivka, Nick Redbond,<br />
Paul Sindone, Edward Slade,<br />
Aaron Younger.<br />
Head Coach: Adam Richardson.<br />
Assistant Coach: David Swift.<br />
Manager: Garry Rydberg.<br />
Referee: Noel Harrod.<br />
Australia 6 (A Younger, P Sindone<br />
2, A Polivka, J Howden), Greece 6.<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (P Sindone, J Howden 3,<br />
A Younger, J Davie 2, A Polivka,<br />
B Edwards), Canada 1.<br />
Australia 10 (B Edwards, A Younger 3,<br />
J Davie, S Quinn, J Howden,<br />
M Giles), France 5.<br />
Australia 13 (A Polivka, P Sindone 3,<br />
J Fannon 2, S Quinn,<br />
A Younger, B Edwards, J Davie,<br />
N Redbond), Puerto Rico 4.
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Day 5<br />
Day 6<br />
Day 7<br />
Day 8<br />
Day 9<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
JUNIOR MEN - BORN ‘94<br />
European Tour,<br />
August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Luca Albano, Josh Barrington,<br />
James Broadley, Blake Buckley,<br />
Reed Cotterill, Will Dayman,<br />
Anthony Hrysanthos,<br />
Gordon Marshall, Matt Perrott,<br />
Matt Skinner, Lloyd Tarrant,<br />
Justin Trabinger, Davis Verboon,<br />
Alex Webb, Ciaran Wolohan.<br />
Head Coach: Chris Wybrow.<br />
Manager: Michael Smith.<br />
WOMEN<br />
International Tournament,<br />
Perth, July <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Bye.<br />
Final points: Greece 7, Australia 7,<br />
France 4, Canada 2, Puerto Rico 0.<br />
Second round: Australia 5<br />
(P Sindone, G Ford, B Edwards,<br />
N Redbond, J Howden), USA 4.<br />
Quarterfinal: Australia 8<br />
(P Sindone 2, A Polivka, G Ford,<br />
A Younger, B Edwards, S Quinn,<br />
J Howden), Italy 6.<br />
Semifinal: Spain 7, Australia 6<br />
(A Younger, B Edwards 2,<br />
A Polivka, G Ford).<br />
Bronze medal: Greece 7,<br />
Australia 5 (A Younger, A Polivka,<br />
J Davie, P Sindone, J Howden).<br />
Serbia, Spain, Greece, Australia,<br />
Italy, Croatia, Montenegro,<br />
Hungary, USA, Iran, France,<br />
Brazil, Puerto Rico, Canada,<br />
Egypt, Uzbekistan, Mexico, South<br />
Africa, Kazakhstan, Kuwait.<br />
JUNIOR MEN - BORN ‘94<br />
International Tournament, Novaky,<br />
Slovakia, August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Australia 10 (G Marshall,<br />
Day 1 M Perrott 3, M Skinner 2,<br />
J Broadley, J Trabinger), Slovakia 7.<br />
Serbia 9, Australia 3 (G Marshall,<br />
Day 2<br />
M Perrott, R Cotterill).<br />
Hungary 14, Australia 8<br />
Day 3 (M Perrott 3, W Dayman 2, B Buckley,<br />
J Trabinger, L Tarrant).<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Hungary, Serbia, Australia,<br />
Slovakia.<br />
Gemma Beadsworth,<br />
Victoria Brown, Alicia McCormack,<br />
Bronwen Knox, Keesja Gofers,<br />
Kate Gynther, Holly Lincoln-Smith,<br />
Jane Moran, Glencora Ralph,<br />
Melissa Rippon, Rebecca Rippon,<br />
Sophie Smith, Rowena Webster,<br />
Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Greig<br />
Richardson, Ryan Moar, Dalibor<br />
Maslan. Manager: Lynne Morrison.<br />
Physiotherapist: Liz Steet.<br />
Psychologist: Kirsten Peterson.<br />
Referee: Megan Varlow.<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 5<br />
Day 6<br />
WOMEN<br />
FINA World Championships, Shanghai,<br />
China, July <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 5<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> u20 7 (G Venosta,<br />
H Buckling, A Southern 2,<br />
E Browne), New Zealand 7.<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (R Webster 3, B Knox 2,<br />
G Beadsworth, S Smith,<br />
J Moran, K Gynther, K Gofers,<br />
M Rippon, N Zagame), <strong>Australian</strong><br />
u20 3 (G Venosta, EJ Graham,<br />
Z Arancini).<br />
Australia 18 (R Webster,<br />
G Ralph 4, J Moran 3, K Gynther,<br />
N Zagame 2, G Beadsworth,<br />
S Smith, H Lincoln-Smith),<br />
New Zealand 5.<br />
Greece 15, Australia u20 8<br />
(M Schmidt, A Southern 2,<br />
E Scott, H Buckling, J Appel,<br />
O King), Australia 14 (N Zagame 4,<br />
H Lincoln-Smith 3, K Gynther 2,<br />
S Smith, R Webster,<br />
G Beadsworth, R Rippon,<br />
J Moran), Hungary 9.<br />
Hungary 17, Australia u20 6<br />
(EJ Graham 2, M Schmid,<br />
A Southern, H Buckling, J Appel).<br />
Australia u20 9 (M Schmid,<br />
E Brown 2, Z Arancini, O King,<br />
C Pierce, E Scott, EJ Graham),<br />
New Zealand 7, Australia 9<br />
(R Webster, K Gynther 3, S Smith,<br />
R Rippon, G Ralph), Greece 9.<br />
Gemma Beadsworth,<br />
Victoria Brown, Alicia McCormack,<br />
Bronwen Knox, Kate Gynther,<br />
Holly Lincoln-Smith, Jane Moran,<br />
Glencora Ralph, Melissa Rippon,<br />
Rebecca Rippon, Sophie Smith,<br />
Rowena Webster, Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Greig<br />
Richardson, Ryan Moar,<br />
Dalibor Maslan.<br />
Manager: Lynne Morrison.<br />
Physiotherapist: Liz Steet.<br />
Doctor: Grace Bryant.<br />
Psychologist: Kirsten Peterson.<br />
Referee: Daniel Flahive.<br />
Canada 10, Australia 7 (R Webster 2,<br />
G Beadsworth, M Rippon,<br />
B Knox, K Gynther, G Ralph).<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (G Ralph 3,<br />
H Lincoln-Smith 2, N Zagame,<br />
J Moran, K Gynther,<br />
G Beadsworth, R Webster,<br />
B Knox, M Rippon), New Zealand 4.<br />
Australia 27 (G Beadsworth,<br />
R Webster 4, K Gynther, B Knox,<br />
R Rippon 3, N Zagame,<br />
M Rippon, S Smith, H Lincoln-<br />
Smith 2, J Moran, G Ralph),<br />
Uzbekistan 2.<br />
Group points: Canada 6,<br />
Australia 4, New Zealand 2,<br />
Uzbekistan 0.<br />
Day 7<br />
Day 9<br />
Day 11<br />
Day 13<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
WOMEN<br />
Canada Cup, Montreal, Canada,<br />
December <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 5<br />
Final<br />
points<br />
Day 6<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Second round: Australia 10 (R<br />
Webster 4, K Gynther, G Beadsworth<br />
2, G Ralph, N Zagame), Hungary 9.<br />
Quarterfinals: Italy 14, Australia <strong>12</strong><br />
(R Webster, B Knox, G Beadsworth,<br />
G Ralph 2, M Rippon, N Zagame,<br />
R Rippon, K Gynther) in penalty<br />
shootout. (FT: 8-8. ET: 9-9. Pens: 5-3).<br />
Round 5-8 semifinal: Australia <strong>12</strong><br />
(B Knox 4, M Rippon, N Zagame 2,<br />
K Gynther, G Ralph, G Beadsworth,<br />
R Webster), Netherlands 7.<br />
Classification 5th-6th: Australia<br />
10 (B Knox 4, G Ralph 2,<br />
G Beadsworth, K Gynther,<br />
R Webster, N Zagame), USA 5.<br />
Greece, China, Russia, Italy,<br />
Australia, USA, Netherlands,<br />
Canada, Hungary, Cuba, Spain,<br />
New Zealand, Kazakhstan, Brazil,<br />
South Africa, Uzbekistan.<br />
Zoe Arancini, Lea Barta,<br />
Gemma Beadsworth,<br />
Isobel Bishop, Hannah Buckling,<br />
Kate Gynther, Holly Lincoln-Smith,<br />
Jane Moran, Glencora Ralph,<br />
Sophie Smith, Ashleigh Southern,<br />
Kelsey Wakefield,<br />
Rowena Webster, Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Grieg<br />
Richardson, Aleks Osadchuk,<br />
Eddie Denis.<br />
Manager: Lynne Morrison.<br />
Physiotherapist: Liz Steet.<br />
Psychologist: Kirsten Peterson.<br />
Referee: Nicola Johnson.<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (H Lincoln-Smith,<br />
K Gynther, G Ralph 3, N Zagame<br />
2, R Webster), Hungary 8.<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (N Zagame 3,<br />
J Moran, G Ralph, R Webster 2,<br />
G Beadsworth, H Lincoln-Smith,<br />
K Gynther), Spain 11.<br />
Australia 9 (G Beadsworth, S Smith,<br />
K Gynther 2, H Lincoln-Smith,<br />
R Webster, N Zagame), Canada 8.<br />
Australia 6 (R Webster 3, G Ralph<br />
2, K Gynther), Netherlands 6.<br />
Australia 9 (J Moran, R Webster,<br />
Z Arancini 2, N Zagame,<br />
K Gynther, I Bishop), China 9.<br />
Australia 8, China 7, Hungary 6,<br />
Canada 4, Netherlands 3, Spain 2.<br />
Australia 11 (R Webster 4,<br />
I Bishop, H Lincoln-Smith,<br />
Z Arancini, K Gynther, J Moran,<br />
G Ralph, H Buckling), China 8.<br />
Australia, China, Canada,<br />
Hungary, Netherlands, Spain.<br />
Most Valuable Goalie: Kelsey<br />
Wakefield (AUS).<br />
Tournament Team: G Ralph (AUS).<br />
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WOMEN<br />
International Series, Melbourne,<br />
January 20<strong>12</strong><br />
WOMEN<br />
International Series, Sydney,<br />
January 20<strong>12</strong><br />
WOMEN<br />
Visa International Olympic Test Event,<br />
London, England, May 20<strong>12</strong><br />
38<br />
Team<br />
Match<br />
1<br />
Match<br />
2<br />
Gemma Beadsworth, Isobel<br />
Bishop, Hannah Buckling,<br />
Bronwen Knox, Rowena Webster,<br />
Kate Gynther, Alicia McCormack,<br />
Glencora Ralph, Melissa Rippon,<br />
Rebecca Rippon, Sophie Smith,<br />
Ashleigh Southern,<br />
Kelsey Wakefield, Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Ryan Moar,<br />
Dalibor Maslan.<br />
Manager: Lynne Morrison.<br />
Referees: Andrew Carney,<br />
Megan Varlow.<br />
Australia 15 (K Gynther 4,<br />
G Ralph, R Rippon 3, R Webster 2,<br />
I Bishop, N Zagame, S Smith),<br />
Canada 9.<br />
Australia 10 (G Ralph, K Gynther,<br />
A Southern 2, R Webster,<br />
B Knox, I Bishop, G Beadsworth),<br />
Canada 7.<br />
Australia wins series 2-0.<br />
WOMEN<br />
Pan Pacific Championships, Melbourne,<br />
Australia, January 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 5<br />
Day 6<br />
Day 7<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Lea Barta, Gemma Beadsworth,<br />
Isobel Bishop, Hannah Buckling,<br />
Bronwen Knox, Rowena Webster,<br />
Kate Gynther, Holly Lincoln-Smith,<br />
Alicia McCormack,<br />
Glencora Ralph, Melissa Rippon,<br />
Rebecca Rippon, Sophie Smith,<br />
Ashleigh Southern,<br />
Kelsey Wakefield, Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Dalibor<br />
Maslan, Ryan Moar.<br />
Manager: Lynne Morrison.<br />
Referees: Gabor Boros,<br />
Megan Varlow.<br />
Australia 18 (M Rippon,<br />
R Webster 4, N Zagame 3,<br />
B Knox, H Buckling 2, G Ralph,<br />
R Rippon, A Southern), Brazil 2.<br />
Australia 9 (K Gynther,<br />
G Ralph, N Zagame 2, I Bishop,<br />
R Webster, H Buckling), Canada 7.<br />
Australia 8 (G Beadsworth 3,<br />
R Webster 2, H Buckling,<br />
A Southern, K Gynther), USA 7.<br />
Australia 8 (A Southern,<br />
G Beadsworth 2, R Rippon,<br />
G Ralph, K Gynther, H Buckling),<br />
Barbarians 3.<br />
Australia 8 (A Southern,<br />
N Zagame, G Ralph 2, I Bishop,<br />
K Gynther), China 7.<br />
Gold Medal: Australia 7<br />
(R Webster 2, G Beadsworth,<br />
I Bishop, K Gynther, N Zagame,<br />
M Rippon), USA 4.<br />
Australia, USA, Canada, China,<br />
Brazil.<br />
Team<br />
Match<br />
1<br />
Match<br />
2<br />
Match<br />
3<br />
Lea Barta, Gemma Beadsworth,<br />
Bronwen Knox, Rowena Webster,<br />
Kate Gynther, Holly Lincoln-Smith,<br />
Alicia McCormack, Jane Moran,<br />
Glencora Ralph, Melissa Rippon,<br />
Sophie Smith, Ashleigh Southern,<br />
Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Ryan Moar,<br />
Dalibor Maslan.<br />
Manager: Jenny Liessmann.<br />
USA 13, Australia <strong>12</strong> (R Webster 4,<br />
K Gynther 3, N Zagame 2,<br />
J Moran, A Southern,<br />
H Lincoln-Smith).<br />
Australia 11 (K Gynther 3,<br />
N Zagame, A Southern 2,<br />
M Rippon, S Smith, R Webster,<br />
B Knox), USA 6.<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (S Southern 4,<br />
N Zagame, H Lincoln-Smith 2,<br />
J Moran, R Webster, B Knox,<br />
K Gynther), USA 7.<br />
Australia wins series 2-1.<br />
WOMEN<br />
International Series, Canberra,<br />
February 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Game<br />
1<br />
Game<br />
2<br />
Game<br />
3<br />
Zoe Arancini, Gemma<br />
Beadsworth, Victoria Brown,<br />
Hannah Buckling, Kate Gynther,<br />
Bronwen Knox, Holly-Lincoln Smith,<br />
Alicia McCormack, Jane Moran,<br />
Glencora Ralph, Melissa Rippon,<br />
Sophie Smith, Ashleigh Southern,<br />
Kelsey Wakefield, Rowena Webster,<br />
Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Ryan Moar,<br />
Dalibor Maslan.<br />
Managers: Lynne Morrison,<br />
Jenny Liessmann.<br />
Australia 13 (A Southern 4,<br />
R Webster, B Knox 3,<br />
G Beadsworth, M Rippon,<br />
H Lincoln-Smith), Great Britain 5.<br />
Australia 14 (H Buckling, M Rippon<br />
3, B Knox, G Beadsworth 2,<br />
K Gynther, Z Arancini, G Ralph),<br />
Great Britain 4.<br />
Australia 15 (J Moran, R Webster,<br />
N Zagame 3, H Lincoln-Smith 2,<br />
G Beadsworth, H Buckling,<br />
M Rippon, S Smith), Great Britain 6.<br />
Australia wins series 3-0.<br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Gemma Beadsworth, Victoria<br />
Brown, Kate Gynther, Bronwen<br />
Knox, Holly Lincoln-Smith,<br />
Alicia McCormack, Jane Moran,<br />
Glencora Ralph, Melissa Rippon,<br />
Sophie Smith, Ashleigh Southern,<br />
Rowena Webster, Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Dalibor<br />
Maslan, Ryan Moar.<br />
Manager: Lynne Morrison.<br />
Physiotherapist: Liz Steet.<br />
Australia 10 (R Webster 4,<br />
K Gynther 3, N Zagame 2,<br />
S Smith), Great Britain 4.<br />
USA 10, Australia 9 (A Southern 5,<br />
R Webster 2, B Knox, M Rippon).<br />
Australia 17 (A Southern, K Gynther<br />
4, S Smith 3, H Lincoln-Smith,<br />
R Webster 2, J Moran, M Rippon),<br />
Hungary <strong>12</strong>.<br />
Final: Australia 6 (N Zagame 2,<br />
A Southern, B Knox, K Gynther,<br />
H Lincoln-Smith), USA 5.<br />
Australia, USA, Hungary,<br />
Great Britain.<br />
WOMEN<br />
FINA World League, Asia-Oceania<br />
Round 1, Shanghai, China, May 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Zoe Arancini, Chloe Barr, Emily<br />
Benson, Isobel Bishop, Hannah<br />
Buckling, Georgia Clarke, Maddie<br />
Coburn, Bronte Colenso, Olivia<br />
King, Jess Martin, Maddie Schmidt,<br />
Kelsey Wakefield, Gaby Wikman.<br />
Head Coach: Peter Szilagyi.<br />
Manager: Jenny Liessmann.<br />
China 14, Australia 4 (I Bishop,<br />
G Wikman, M Coburn, E Benson).<br />
Australia 11 (I Bishop, J Martin,<br />
Z Arancini 2, H Buckling,<br />
G Wikman, E Benson, O King,<br />
G Clarke), China B 4.<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (J Martin 4, I Bishop<br />
2, B Colenso, G Clarke,<br />
Z Arancini, O King, E Benson),<br />
Japan 6.<br />
WOMEN<br />
FINA World League, Asia-Oceania<br />
Round 2, China, Japan, May 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Gemma Beadsworth,<br />
Victoria Brown, Kate Gynther,<br />
Bronwen Knox, Holly Lincoln-Smith,<br />
Alicia McCormack, Jane Moran,<br />
Glencora Ralph, Melissa Rippon,<br />
Sophie Smith, Ashleigh Southern,<br />
Rowena Webster, Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Dalibor<br />
Maslan, Ryan Moar.<br />
Manager: Lynne Morrison.<br />
Physiotherapist: Liz Steet.
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Final<br />
points<br />
Australia 11 (G Beadsworth,<br />
R Webster, A Southern,<br />
N Zagame 2, S Smith, H Lincoln-<br />
Smith, M Rippon), China 10.<br />
Australia 18 (A Southern 4,<br />
N Zagame, B Knox 3, H Lincoln-<br />
Smith, S Smith 2, G Beadsworth,<br />
J Moran, G Ralph, M Rippon),<br />
Japan 2.<br />
China 9, Australia 9, Japan 0.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
World University Games Tour,<br />
August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Lea Barta, Alicia Brightwell,<br />
Georgia Clarke, Keesja Gofers,<br />
Jana Liessmann, Jess Martin,<br />
Maddie Morrison,<br />
Ebony Neesham, Patrice O’Neill<br />
(Perth only), Sophie Ricketts,<br />
Victoria Risby, Nanda Stoltz,<br />
Joanne Whitehorn, Gabby Wikman.<br />
Head Coach: Eddie Denis.<br />
Manager: Jenny Liessmann.<br />
Referee: Daniel Bartels.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘91’<br />
European Tour,<br />
August-September <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Jayde Appel, Zoe Arancini,<br />
Isobel Bishop, Eliesha Browne,<br />
Hannah Buckling, Michaela Davies,<br />
Emma Jo Grahame, Olivia King,<br />
Madison Schmid, Emily Scott,<br />
Ashleigh Southern,<br />
Genevieve Venosta,<br />
Kelsey Wakefield.<br />
Head Coach: Peter Szilagyi.<br />
Assistant Coach: Tibor Seress.<br />
Manager: Charlene Sommerville.<br />
WOMEN<br />
FINA World League Super Finals,<br />
Changshu, China, May-June 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 5<br />
Day 6<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Zoe Arancini,<br />
Gemma Beadsworth,<br />
Victoria Brown, Kate Gynther,<br />
Bronwen Knox, Holly Lincoln-Smith,<br />
Alicia McCormack, Jane Moran,<br />
Glencora Ralph, Melissa Rippon,<br />
Sophie Smith, Ashleigh Southern,<br />
Rowena Webster, Nicola Zagame.<br />
Head Coach: Greg McFadden.<br />
Assistant Coaches: Dalibor<br />
Maslan, Ryan Moar.<br />
Manager: Lynne Morrison.<br />
Physiotherapist: Liz Steet.<br />
Australia 20 (G Beadsworth,<br />
S Smith, R Webster, K Gynther,<br />
N Zagame 3, Z Arancini,<br />
J Moran, B Knox, G Ralph,<br />
A Southern), Canada 4.<br />
Australia <strong>12</strong> (S Smith, K Gynther<br />
3, G Beadsworth, B Knox,<br />
R Webster, A Southern,<br />
Z Arancini, N Zagame), Italy 2.<br />
Australia 9 (R Webster, G Ralph,<br />
N Zagame 2, G Beadsworth,<br />
J Moran, K Gynther), Russia 7.<br />
Quarterfinal: Australia 18<br />
(N Zagame, M Rippon 3,<br />
G Beadsworth, H Lincoln-Smith,<br />
R Webster, K Gynther, G Ralph 2,<br />
S Smith, J Moran), Germany 0.<br />
Semifinal: Australia 8 (K Gynther<br />
4, Z Arancini, B Knox, G Ralph,<br />
H Lincoln-Smith), China 7.<br />
Final: USA 6, Australia 4 (B Knox,<br />
G Ralph, G Beadsworth, S Smith).<br />
USA, Australia, Greece, China,<br />
Russia, Germany, Canada, Italy.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Friendly Tournament, Perth,<br />
July <strong>2011</strong><br />
Game<br />
1<br />
Game<br />
2<br />
Game<br />
3<br />
Game<br />
4<br />
Game<br />
5<br />
Game<br />
6<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> u20 10, <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Universities 4 (J Whitehorn,<br />
M Morrison, G Clarke, S Ricketts). <br />
<strong>Australian</strong> u20 13, <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Universities 10 (P O’Neill 3,<br />
A Brightwell, J Martin 2, N Stoltz,<br />
G Wikman, E Neesham). <br />
<strong>Australian</strong> u20 <strong>12</strong>, <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Universities 11 (A Brightwell,<br />
G Clarke 3, N Stoltz 2, P O’Neill,<br />
J Whitehorn, J Martin). <br />
<strong>Australian</strong> u20 10, <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Universities 8 (G Wikman,<br />
J Liessmann 2, A Brightwell,<br />
N Stoltz, K Gofers, G Clarke). <br />
<strong>Australian</strong> u20 9, <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Universities 8 (A Brightwell,<br />
K Gofers, N Stoltz, J Whitehorn,<br />
G Wikman).<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Universities 7<br />
(A Brightwell 2, K Gofers 2, N Stoltz<br />
2, J Whitehorn), <strong>Australian</strong> u20 4.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
FISU World University Games, Shenzhen,<br />
China, August <strong>2011</strong><br />
USA 8, Australia 6 (A Brightwell 4,<br />
Day 2<br />
G Clarke). <br />
Russia 9, Australia 4<br />
Day 3<br />
(G Wikman 3, A Brightwell).<br />
Australia 15 (A Brightwell 5,<br />
J Whitehorn, K Gofers 3,<br />
Day 5<br />
G Clarke 2, J Liessmann,<br />
G Wikman), France 6.<br />
Australia 9 (G Wikman 3,<br />
J Whitehorn 2, A Brightwell,<br />
Day 6<br />
K Gofers, G Clarke, J Liessmann),<br />
Mexico 9.<br />
Day 8<br />
Day 9<br />
Day 10<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Quarterfinal: Italy 4, Australia 3<br />
(K Gofers 2, G Wikman).<br />
Australia 11 (K Gofers 4,<br />
J Whitehorn 3, G Clarke 2,<br />
G Wikman, N Stoltz), Great Britain 6.<br />
Classification 5th & 6th: Australia<br />
11 (J Whitehorn 3, A Brightwell,<br />
J Martin 2, G Wikman, N Stoltz,<br />
E Neesham, S Ricketts), Canada 6.<br />
China, USA, Russia, Italy,<br />
Australia, Canada, Great Britain,<br />
Mexico, France.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘91<br />
Eger Cup, Eger, Hungary,<br />
August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Final<br />
points<br />
Hungary 10, Australia 9<br />
(H Buckling, A Southern, M Schmid<br />
2, G Venosta, Z Arancini, O King).<br />
Australia 23 (A Southern,<br />
J Appel 4, I Bishop, E Grahame,<br />
Z Arancini 3, O King 2,<br />
M Schmid, G Venosta, E Browne,<br />
E Scott), University Szeged 9.<br />
Australia 17 (Z Arancini,<br />
G Venosta 4, A Southern,<br />
H Buckling, J Appel 2,<br />
E Grahame, O King, M Schmid),<br />
Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club 9.<br />
Hungary 6, Australia 4, BVSC 2,<br />
University Szeged 0.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘91<br />
International Friendly, Eger, Hungary,<br />
August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Australia 11 (A Southern 4,<br />
G Venosta 2, H Buckling, J Appel,<br />
M Schmid, E Browne, E Scott),<br />
Hungary 9.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘91<br />
International Friendly, Zeist, Netherlands,<br />
August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Australia 21 (A Southern 6,<br />
Z Arancini 4, I Bishop 3, G Venosta,<br />
H Buckling, E Scott, E Browne,<br />
EJ Graham), Netherlands 10.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘91<br />
International Friendly, Nieuwegein,<br />
Netherlands, September <strong>2011</strong><br />
Australia 16 (A Southern 6,<br />
G Venosta, J Appel 3, E Browne,<br />
EJ Grahame 2), Canada 14.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘91<br />
International Friendly, Ede, Netherlands,<br />
September <strong>2011</strong><br />
Netherlands <strong>12</strong>, Australia 10<br />
(Z Arancini 3, A Southern 2,<br />
G Venosta, H Buckling,<br />
EJ Grahame, J Appel, M Schmid).<br />
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Junior Women - BORN ‘91<br />
FINA World Championships, Trieste, Italy,<br />
September <strong>2011</strong><br />
Day 1<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 5<br />
Day 6<br />
Day 7<br />
Final<br />
Placings<br />
Australia 9 (A Southern 3,<br />
Z Arancini 2, G Venosta, M Schmid,<br />
EJ Grahame, J Appel), Hungary 9.<br />
Australia 32 (EJ Grahame 8,<br />
I Bishop 6, Z Arancini 4,<br />
A Southern, J Appel, E Scott 3,<br />
E Browne, M Schmidt 2,<br />
H Buckling), Mexico 3.<br />
Australia 18 (Z Arancini,<br />
A Southern 3, E Grahame,<br />
E Scott, H Buckling, G Venosta 2,<br />
O King, I Bishop, J Appel,<br />
E Browne), China 7.<br />
Final points: Group A: Hungary<br />
5, Australia 5, China 2, Mexico 0.<br />
Second round: Australia 17<br />
(Z Arancini 5, G Venosta 3,<br />
I Bishop, EJ Grahame, E Browne<br />
2, E Scott, H Buckling, O King),<br />
Uzbekistan 5.<br />
Quarterfinal: Australia 10<br />
(J Appel 3, Z Arancini, M Schmidt<br />
2, A Southern, E Scott, I Bishop),<br />
Greece 5.<br />
Semifinal: Spain 8, Australia 7<br />
(Z Arancini 3, A Southern 2,<br />
G Venosta, I Bishop).<br />
Bronze medal: Australia 10<br />
(E Scott 3, J Appel, M Schmid 2,<br />
Z Arancini, A Southern,<br />
H Buckling), Russia 2.<br />
Spain, Hungary, Australia, Russia,<br />
Italy, Greece, Netherlands, USA,<br />
Canada, Uzbekistan, China,<br />
Germany, Brazil, South Africa,<br />
Mexico, Indonesia.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘93<br />
International Series with New Zealand,<br />
Sydney, Australia, April 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Team<br />
Match<br />
1<br />
Match<br />
2<br />
Match<br />
3<br />
Morgan Baxter, Emily Benson,<br />
Emily Boland, Jess Brooks,<br />
Bronte Colenso, Matilda Connor,<br />
Michaela Davies, Cathryn Earl,<br />
Jess Brooks, Taylor Leonard,<br />
Laura Izzy Malcolm,<br />
Maggie Morrison, Claire Negus,<br />
Tara Pitman, Tayla Walsh.<br />
Head Coach: Peter Szilagyi.<br />
Australia 15 (T Walsh 4,<br />
B Colenso 3, E Boland, M Connor 2,<br />
M Morrison, C Earl, M Baxter,<br />
C Negus), New Zealand 9.<br />
Australia 10 (B Colenso 4,<br />
M Connor 2, C Earl, T Walsh,<br />
M Baxter, E Benson),<br />
New Zealand 10.<br />
Australia 9 (E Benson 4,<br />
M Baxter 2, C Earl, T Walsh,<br />
E Boland), New Zealand 9.<br />
Australia wins series 1-0.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘94<br />
European Tour,<br />
September <strong>2011</strong><br />
Team<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘91<br />
Pythia Cup, Itea, Greece,<br />
August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Hungary <strong>12</strong>, Australia 2 (S Forth,<br />
Day 1<br />
M Martino).<br />
Greece 15, Australia 9 (B Symons 2,<br />
J Zimmerman, E Swete Kelly,<br />
Day 2<br />
L Swan, M du Toit, C Barr,<br />
S El Safty, M Perkins).<br />
Italy 11, Australia 9 (C Barr 3,<br />
Day 3 M du Toit, K Ralston 2,<br />
J Zimmerman, S El Safty).<br />
Australia 7 (S Forth, M du Toit 2,<br />
Day 4 J Zimmerman, C Barr, M Perkins),<br />
Netherlands 6.<br />
Final<br />
points<br />
Greece 10, Hungary 8, Spain 6,<br />
Italy 4, Australia 2, Netherlands 0.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘91<br />
International Series, Dunjauvaros,<br />
Hungary, August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Hungary 8, Australia 7 (C Barr 3,<br />
Day 1 B Symons, M Quinn, M Ralph,<br />
M Perkins).<br />
Australia 11 (M Ralph 4, C Barr 2,<br />
S Forth, E Swete Kelly,<br />
Day 2<br />
M du Toit, S El Safty, L Swan),<br />
Great Britain 8.<br />
Junior Women - BORN ‘96<br />
Pan Pacific Youth Festival,<br />
Auckland, New Zealand, June 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Teams<br />
Day 1<br />
Chloe Barr, Stephanie Calaizis,<br />
Megan du Toit, Stephanie El-Safty,<br />
Savannah Forth, Millie Martino,<br />
Ainsley Masek, Montana Perkins,<br />
Madeline Quinn, Mercedes Ralph,<br />
Kassia Ralston, Emma Swete Kelly,<br />
Belinda Symons, Lucinda Swan,<br />
Jessica Zimmerman.<br />
Head Coach: Aleks Osadchuk.<br />
Manager: Jenny MacGregor.<br />
Referee: Andrew Carney.<br />
Australia Green: Emma Whaling,<br />
Amy Ridge, Sally Coburn,<br />
Olivia Mackell, Christobel Hill Smith,<br />
Chloe Parer, Chelsea Allen,<br />
Caitlyn Roye, Pia Rodgers,<br />
Kristy Donkin, Samantha Stanton,<br />
Katie Laycock, Elise Gaskell.<br />
Head coach: Georgina Kovacs.<br />
Australia Gold: Emily Grellman,<br />
Kate Abbey-Wardale, Bronte Halligan,<br />
Monique Rebelo, Ellodie Ruffin,<br />
Julia Barton, Aoife Scales, Tori Morrissey,<br />
Georgia Hole, Lena Mihailovic,<br />
Paige Wiseman, Madeleine Steere,<br />
Octavia Bellekens.<br />
Head coach: Jack Lusic.<br />
Australia Green 21 (C Allen,<br />
S Stanton, C Parer 4, C Hill Smith 3,<br />
O Mackell, C Roye 2,<br />
P Rodgers, K Donkin), Ukiah<br />
(USA) 1, Australia Gold 10<br />
(L Mihailovic 5, E Ruffin 2, M Steere<br />
2, M Rebelo), New Zealand 6.<br />
Day 2<br />
Day 3<br />
Day 4<br />
Day 5<br />
Australia Green 16 (S Stanton 3,<br />
C Allen, S Coburn 2) Marist (NZL)<br />
4, Australia Gold 8 (M Steere 3,<br />
L Mihailovic 2, E Ruffin,<br />
M Rebelo, T Morrissey),<br />
Queensland u18 5, Australia<br />
Green 16 (C Parer 5,<br />
C Hill Smith, S Stanton, C Allen,<br />
K Laycock 2, S Coburn, C Roye,<br />
P Rodgers) Mountford Park (NZL)<br />
0, Australia Gold 31 (G Hole 7,<br />
K Abbey-Wardale 5, L Mihailovic,<br />
T Morrissey 4, M Steere,<br />
A Scales 3, B Halligan, E Ruffin,<br />
M Rebelo, J Barton, P Wiseman),<br />
Southern Districts (NZL) 1.<br />
Quarterfinals: Australia Green 7<br />
(C Allen, S Coburn 2,<br />
A Ridge, C Hill Smith, S Stanton)<br />
Waitakere (NZL) 3, Australia Gold<br />
9 (L Mihailovic 4, M Steere 3,<br />
M Rebelo, T Morrissey),<br />
NSW Waratahs 5.<br />
Semifinal: Australia Gold 14<br />
(L Mihailovic 6, M Steere 3,<br />
T Morrissey 2, A Scales, G Hole,<br />
B Halligan), Australia Green <strong>12</strong><br />
(K Donkin, C Parer 3, C Allen,<br />
S Coburn 2, A Ridge, K Laycock).<br />
Gold medal: North Harbour 9,<br />
Australia Gold 6 (M Steere 3,<br />
B Halligan, L Mihailovic, G Hole).<br />
Bronze medal: NSW Blues u18 11,<br />
Australia Green 10 (K Donkin 4,<br />
C Parer 3, C Allen, S Coburn,<br />
K Laycock) in extra time (FT: 8-8).<br />
Photo Credit: Anthony Pearse, Pearse Photography
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Statement by the<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
41
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Independent Auditor’s<br />
REPORT<br />
42
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Independent Auditor’s<br />
REPORT<br />
43<br />
Auditor’s Independence<br />
DECLARATION
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Statement of<br />
comprehensive income<br />
For the Year Ended 30 June 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Note 20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
$ $<br />
Revenue from Continuing Operations 2<br />
High Performance 2,742,470 2,653,369<br />
Sport Development 68,713 68,287<br />
National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> League 469,824 428,084<br />
National Championships 159,488 175,314<br />
Management and Governance 633,557 786,866<br />
Total Revenue from Continuing Operations 4,074,052 4,111,920<br />
Expenditure from Continuing Operations 3<br />
High Performance 3,092,895 2,182,834<br />
Sport Development 27,461 72,247<br />
National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> League 470,324 428,987<br />
National Championships 155,555 230,938<br />
Management and Governance 889,914 1,071,113<br />
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Total Expenditure from Continuing Operations 4,636,149 3,986,119<br />
Surplus/(Deficit) from Continuing Operations (562,097) <strong>12</strong>5,801<br />
Other Comprehensive <strong>Inc</strong>ome<br />
Gain/(Loss) on Disposal of Assets (2,703) -<br />
Inventory write-off (169,025) -<br />
Other Comprehensive income for period (171,728) -<br />
Total Comprehensive <strong>Inc</strong>ome for the Year (733,825) <strong>12</strong>5,801<br />
The accompanying notes form part of these statements.
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Statement of<br />
financial position<br />
For the Year Ended 30 June 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Note 20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
$ $<br />
ASSETS<br />
Current Assets<br />
Cash & Cash Equivalents 4 206,902 715,953<br />
Trade Receivables and Other Debtors 5 506,005 552,076<br />
Inventory on Hand 6 - 170,720<br />
Other Current Assets 7 309,489 159,477<br />
Total Current Assets 1,022,396 1,598,226<br />
Non-Current Assets<br />
Plant & Equipment 8 20,<strong>12</strong>5 14,486<br />
Total Non-Current Assets 20,<strong>12</strong>5 14,486<br />
Total Assets 1,042,521 1,6<strong>12</strong>,7<strong>12</strong><br />
LIABILITIES<br />
Current Liabilities<br />
Trade Payables and Other Payables 9 366,157 167,299<br />
Provisions 11 87,449 154,030<br />
<strong>Inc</strong>ome Received in Advance 10 420,675 360,750<br />
Total Current Liabilities 874,281 682,079<br />
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Non-Current Liabilities<br />
Provisions 11 13,643 42,211<br />
Total Non-Current Liabilities 13,643 42,211<br />
Total Liabilities 887,924 724,290<br />
Net Assets 154,597 888,422<br />
Equity<br />
Accumulated Funds 154,597 888,422<br />
Total Equity 154,597 888,422<br />
The accompanying notes form part of these statements.
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Statement of<br />
changes in equity<br />
For the Year Ended 30 June 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Note<br />
Accumulated<br />
Funds<br />
Balance at 1 July <strong>2011</strong> 762,621 762,621<br />
Surplus/(Deficit) attributable to the entity <strong>12</strong>5,801 <strong>12</strong>5,801<br />
Balance as 30 June <strong>2011</strong> 888,422 888,422<br />
Surplus/(Deficit) attributable to the entity (733,825) (733,825)<br />
Balance as 30 June 20<strong>12</strong> 154,597 154,597<br />
Total<br />
Equity<br />
Statement of<br />
cash flows<br />
46<br />
For the Year Ended 30 June 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Note 20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
$ $<br />
Cash Flows from Operating Activities<br />
Receipts from Grants 2,338,500 2,524,250<br />
Receipts from Other 1,767,741 1,620,993<br />
Payments to Suppliers and Employees (4,618,808) (3,969,411)<br />
Interest Received 23,807 28,019<br />
Net Cash inflows/(outflows) from Operating Activities <strong>12</strong>b (488,760) 203,851<br />
Cash Flows from Investing Activities<br />
Payments for Plant and Equipment 8 (20,291) (1,600)<br />
Net Cash inflows/(outflows) from Investing Activities (20,291) (1,600)<br />
Net <strong>Inc</strong>rease/(Decrease) in Cash held (509,051) 202,251<br />
Cash at the Beginning of the Financial Year 715,953 513,702<br />
Cash at the End of the Financial Year <strong>12</strong>a 206,902 715,953<br />
The accompanying notes form part of these statements.
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Notes to and forming<br />
part of the accounts<br />
Note 1: Statement of Accounting<br />
Policies<br />
These financial statements are special<br />
purpose reports which have been prepared<br />
specifically for distribution to members<br />
in accordance with the Associations<br />
<strong>Inc</strong>orporation Act 1991 (ACT) and for the<br />
purpose of acquitting grants received from<br />
the <strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission and the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Olympic Committee.<br />
The Association is of the type identified<br />
in Statement of Accounting Concepts 1<br />
as a non-reporting entity. The statements<br />
have been prepared in accordance with<br />
applicable accounting standards.<br />
a) Basis of Preparation<br />
The statements have been prepared on<br />
an accruals basis from the records of the<br />
Association. They are based on historic costs<br />
and do not take into account the changing<br />
values of money.<br />
b) Revenue and Other <strong>Inc</strong>ome<br />
Government grants are recognised<br />
as revenue in accordance with the<br />
requirements and conditions of the<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission Funding &<br />
Service Level Agreement and the <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Olympic Committee grant.<br />
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised<br />
on delivery of the goods to the customer.<br />
Interest revenue is recognised over the<br />
period for which the funds are invested.<br />
All revenue is stated net of the amount of<br />
goods and services tax.<br />
c) Cash and Cash Equivalents<br />
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on<br />
hand, foreign currency account, deposits<br />
held at call with banks and other short term<br />
liquid investments with original maturities of<br />
three months or less.<br />
d) Goods and Services Tax (GST)<br />
Revenues, expenses and assets are<br />
recognised net of the amount of GST, except<br />
where the amount of GST incurred is not<br />
recoverable from the <strong>Australian</strong> Taxation<br />
Office. In these circumstances the GST<br />
is recognised as part of the cost of the<br />
acquisition or as part of an item of expense.<br />
Receivables and payables in the statement of<br />
financial position are shown inclusive of GST.<br />
Cash Flows are presented in the statement<br />
of cash flows on a gross basis, except for the<br />
GST component of investing and financing<br />
activities which are disclosed as operating<br />
cash flows.<br />
e) Property, Plant and Equipment<br />
Each class of property, plant and equipment<br />
is carried at cost or fair value as indicated,<br />
less where applicable, any accumulated<br />
depreciation and impairment losses.<br />
Plant and Equipment<br />
Items of plant and equipment are measured<br />
on the cost basis less depreciation and<br />
impairment losses.<br />
The carrying amount of plant and equipment<br />
is reviewed annually by management to<br />
ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable<br />
amount from these assets. The recoverable<br />
amount is assessed on the basis of the<br />
expected net cash flows that will be<br />
received from the asset’s employment and<br />
subsequent disposal. The expected net cash<br />
flows have been discounted to their present<br />
values in determining recoverable amounts.<br />
Depreciation<br />
The depreciable amount of all fixed assets,<br />
is depreciated on a diminishing value basis<br />
over the asset’s useful life commencing<br />
from the time the asset is held ready for use.<br />
Leasehold improvements are depreciated<br />
over the shorter of either the unexpired<br />
period of the lease or the estimated useful<br />
lives of the improvements.<br />
The depreciation rates used for each class of<br />
depreciable assets are<br />
Computer Equipment 33-40%<br />
Furniture, Fixtures and Fittings 20-25%<br />
The assets’ residual values and useful lives are<br />
reviewed and adjusted if appropriate, at each<br />
statement of financial performance dates.<br />
An asset’s carrying amount is written down<br />
immediately to its recoverable amount if the<br />
asset’s carrying amount is greater than its<br />
estimated recoverable amount.<br />
Gains and losses on disposals are<br />
determined by comparing proceeds with the<br />
carrying amount. These gains and losses are<br />
included in the statement of comprehensive<br />
income. When revalued assets are sold<br />
amounts included in the revaluation reserve<br />
relating to that asset are transferred to<br />
retained earnings.<br />
f) Impairment<br />
At each reporting date, the Association<br />
reviews the carrying values of its tangible<br />
and intangible assets to determine whether<br />
there is any indication that those assets have<br />
been impaired. If such an indication exists,<br />
the recoverable amount of the asset being<br />
the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs<br />
to sell and value in use is use is compared to<br />
the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the<br />
asset’s carrying value over its recoverable<br />
amount is expensed to the statement of<br />
comprehensive income.<br />
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WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Notes to and forming<br />
part of the accounts<br />
48<br />
g) Employee Entitlements<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Leave<br />
Employee Entitlements are measured as the<br />
amount unpaid at the reporting at the pay<br />
rates expected to be paid in respect of the<br />
employee’s service up to that date. Accrued<br />
annual leave is treated as a current liability.<br />
Sick Leave<br />
Unused sick leave does not give rise to a<br />
liability as it is not considered probable that<br />
sick leave taken in the future will be greater<br />
than the benefits accrued in the future.<br />
Long Service Leave<br />
Long Service Leave is recognised and<br />
measured as the present value of expected<br />
future payments to be made in respect of<br />
services provided by employees to the<br />
reporting date. The entitlement for long<br />
service leave is measured in accordance<br />
with applicable state and federal industrial<br />
relations laws.<br />
Superannuation<br />
The employer’s obligation for employee<br />
entitlements is recognised as an expense in<br />
the period it relates. Expense is determined<br />
based on 9% of employee salaries.<br />
h) Trade Payables & Other Payables<br />
Trade and other payables are stated at cost<br />
which approximates fair value to the short<br />
term nature of these liabilities.<br />
i) Inventories on Hand<br />
Inventories are measured at the lower of cost<br />
and net realisable value.<br />
j) <strong>Inc</strong>ome Tax<br />
The Association is an exempt body for<br />
income tax purposes under Division 50 of<br />
the <strong>Inc</strong>ome Tax Assessment Act 1997.<br />
k) Provisions<br />
Provisions are recognised when the entity<br />
has a legal or constructive obligation, as a<br />
result of past events, for which it is probable<br />
that an outflow of economic benefits will<br />
result and that outflow can be reliably<br />
measured. Provisions recognised represent<br />
the best estimate of the amounts required<br />
to settle the obligation at the end of the<br />
reporting period.<br />
l) Comparative Figures<br />
Where required by Accounting Standards<br />
comparative figures have been adjusted to<br />
conform to changes in the presentation of<br />
the current financial year.<br />
m) New <strong>Australian</strong> Accounting Standards<br />
Issued but not Effective<br />
At reporting date a number of <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Accounting Standards have been issued<br />
by the <strong>Australian</strong> Accounting Standards<br />
but are not yet operative. These have not<br />
been adopted early by <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia<br />
<strong>Inc</strong>orporated as they have been assessed<br />
to be not materially affecting the financial<br />
statements.<br />
n) Economic Dependence<br />
The ongoing viability of the Association is<br />
dependent upon the continuing support of<br />
the funding bodies and the Member of the<br />
Association.<br />
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WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Notes to the<br />
financial statements<br />
20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Note 2: REVENUE $ $<br />
(a) High Performance<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission Grants 2,086,250 2,035,000<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Olympic Committee Grants 90,000 90,000<br />
Athlete Contributions 449,141 502,175<br />
Sponsorship 68,000 24,949<br />
Sundry 49,079 1,245<br />
2,742,470 2,653,369<br />
(b) Sporting Development<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission Grants 68,500 63,000<br />
Accreditation & Courses 213 5,287<br />
68,713 68,287<br />
(c ) National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> League<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission Grants 40,000 40,000<br />
NWPL Participation Fees 416,099 374,016<br />
Sponsorship <strong>12</strong>,500 13,977<br />
Sundry 1,225 91<br />
469,824 428,084<br />
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(d) National Championships<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission Grants 45,000 -<br />
National Championship Fees 60,175 52,104<br />
National Championship Travel - <strong>12</strong>3,210<br />
Sundry 54,313 -<br />
159,488 175,314<br />
(e) Management and Governance<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission Grants 100,000 -<br />
WA State Government Funding 20,000 -<br />
Capitation Fees 351,941 382,840<br />
Insurance 65,367 90,392<br />
Merchandise Sales 51,923 180,164<br />
Sponsorship 2,697 66,762<br />
Bank Interest 23,807 28,019<br />
Hall Of Fame 6,023 9,080<br />
Affiliation Fees 600 800<br />
Sundry 11,199 8,695<br />
Member Travel Contributions - 114<br />
Donations - 20,000<br />
Total 633,557 786,866<br />
Total Revenue 4,074,052 4,111,920
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Notes to the<br />
financial statements<br />
20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Note 3: EXPENDITURE $ $<br />
(a) High Performance<br />
Employee Expenses 201,974 182,070<br />
National Team Travel & Competition Costs 2,021,229 1,421,647<br />
Grants - High Performance Programs 639,758 516,5<strong>12</strong><br />
Fees for Service 117,499 27,732<br />
Provision for Impairment -Debtors 50,000 -<br />
Other 62,435 34,873<br />
3,092,895 2,182,834<br />
(b) Sporting Development<br />
Fees for Service 16,042 55,000<br />
Coaching and Officiating Courses and Material 1,668 10,378<br />
Grants - State Associations 7,500 -<br />
Travel & General Office Costs 2,251 6,869<br />
27,461 72,247<br />
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(c ) National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> League<br />
Employee Expenses 15,000 15,000<br />
Travel Costs 341,881 307,906<br />
Competition Costs 113,443 106,081<br />
470,324 428,987<br />
(d) National Championships<br />
Employee Expenses 32,700 -<br />
Competition & Travel Costs <strong>12</strong>2,855 107,728<br />
National Championship Team Travel - <strong>12</strong>3,210<br />
155,555 230,938
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Notes to the<br />
financial statements<br />
20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Note 3: EXPENDITURE $ $<br />
(e) Management and Governance<br />
Employee Expenses 241,585 319,016<br />
Provision for <strong>Annual</strong> Leave and Long Service leave 10,334 57,732<br />
Audit Fees <strong>12</strong>,000 <strong>12</strong>,000<br />
Fee for Service-Legal 38,454 20,210<br />
Fee for Service -Accounting 64,775 68,459<br />
Fee for Service -Human Resources 29,387 32,760<br />
Fee for Service -Media & Website 49,315 35,882<br />
Fee for Service -Secretary & Administration 63,092 -<br />
Telephone and Internet Costs 14,448 20,586<br />
Computer & Equipment Costs 2,500 10,218<br />
National Data Base Costs - 7,200<br />
General Office Costs 13,870 20,995<br />
Insurance 71,482 68,987<br />
Athlete Payments-Fred Mayer Foundation 20,000 -<br />
Travel Costs 39,699 46,437<br />
Staff Training & Development - 3,056<br />
Occupancy Costs 28,915 22,232<br />
Merchandise -Cost of Sales 28,151 117,317<br />
Publicity, Promotions and Website 37,732 30,910<br />
Corporate Functions & Entertainment <strong>12</strong>,377 10,316<br />
Hall of Fame 23,981 26,131<br />
Bank Charges 3,336 4,183<br />
Provision for Impairment- Debtors 20,873 20,223<br />
Exchange Loss -US Dollar Bank Account - 30,339<br />
Board Meeting & Member Travel Costs 25,484 35,140<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting & Half Yearly Conference Costs 23,363 14,681<br />
Depreciation 11,951 16,094<br />
Other 2,810 20,009<br />
889,914 1,071,113<br />
Total Expenditure 4,636,149 3,986,119<br />
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WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Notes to the<br />
financial statements<br />
20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Note 4: CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS $ $<br />
Cash at Bank 104,775 614,264<br />
US Dollar Foreign Currency Account 102,<strong>12</strong>7 101,689<br />
206,902 715,953<br />
The Association operates a US Dollar Foreign Currency account to hold competition prize money paid by FINA and to pay expenses incurred<br />
in FINA international competitions. The operation of the account removes the uncertainty of fluctuations between the US dollar and <strong>Australian</strong><br />
dollar. The amount $102,<strong>12</strong>7 appearing in the statement of financial position is the accumulated value of the transactions at the currency rate<br />
applying at the time of each transaction. At balance date the amount held in the foreign currency account was $USD 104,078 and as at 30 June<br />
20<strong>12</strong> its value was $AUD 102,<strong>12</strong>7 at the conversion rate of 1.0191.<br />
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Note 5: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER DEBTORS<br />
Current:<br />
Accounts Receivables 432,762 411,595<br />
Provision for bad and doubtful debts (75,000) (31,622)<br />
Other Debtors-FINA 49,063 55,000<br />
Other Debtors -Sponsorship 22,000 48,886<br />
Other Debtors - Staff Advance - 31,935<br />
Other Debtors-Sundry 77,180 36,282<br />
506,005 552,076<br />
(a) Accounts Receivables - Aged Analysis<br />
0-30 days 240,948 298,213<br />
31-60 days 41,354 3,<strong>12</strong>6<br />
61-90 days 27,<strong>12</strong>6 31,970<br />
91+ days <strong>12</strong>3,334 78,286<br />
432,762 411,595<br />
Note 6: INVENTORIES<br />
Current:<br />
At Cost - 170,720<br />
- 170,720<br />
It was determined that the inventory on hand at 30 June 20<strong>12</strong> had little or no realisable value and was fully written off at balance date.
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Notes to the<br />
financial statements<br />
20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Note 7: CURRENT ASSETS $ $<br />
Current:<br />
Prepayments 309,489 159,477<br />
309,489 159,477<br />
Note 8: PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT<br />
Plant & Equipment at Cost<br />
Gross Carrying Amount 42,193 56,147<br />
Less: Accumulated Depreciation (22,068) (41,661)<br />
Net Carrying Amount 20,<strong>12</strong>5 14,486<br />
Note 9: TRADE PAYABLES AND OTHER PAYABLES<br />
Current:<br />
Accounts Payable 340,035 <strong>12</strong>9,256<br />
Accruals 26,<strong>12</strong>2 38,043<br />
366,157 167,299<br />
Note 10: INCOME RECEIVED IN ADVANCE<br />
Current:<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Sports Commission 132,500 296,250<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Olympic Committee 52,500 -<br />
Other 235,675 64,500<br />
420,675 360,750<br />
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Note 11: PROVISIONS<br />
Current:<br />
Employee Entitlements<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Leave 87,449 <strong>12</strong>1,173<br />
Long Service Leave - 32,857<br />
87,449 154,030<br />
Non Current:<br />
Employee Entitlements<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Leave 34,394<br />
Long Service Leave 13,643 7,817<br />
13,643 42,211
WATER POLO AUSTRALIA <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Notes to the<br />
financial statements<br />
Note <strong>12</strong>: STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS<br />
(a) Reconciliation of Cash<br />
For the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows cash includes cash at bank and cash on hand. Cash at 30 June 20<strong>12</strong> as shown in the<br />
Statement of Cash Flows is reconciled to the related items in the Balance Sheet as follows.<br />
20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Notes $ $<br />
Cash at Bank 206,902 715,903<br />
(b) Reconciliation of Net Cash provided by Operating Activities to Surplus/(Deficit) from ordinary activities<br />
20<strong>12</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Notes $ $<br />
Surplus/(Deficit) (733,827) <strong>12</strong>5,801<br />
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Plus/(Less): Non Cash Items<br />
Depreciation and Amortisation 11,951 16,094<br />
(Gain)/Loss on Disposal 2,703 -<br />
Changes in Assets and Liabilities<br />
(increase)/Decrease in Receivables 46,071 (180,072)<br />
(increase)/Decrease in Inventory 170,720 11,500<br />
(increase)/Decrease in Other Assets (150,0<strong>12</strong>) (28)<br />
<strong>Inc</strong>rease/(Decrease) in Payables 198,858 (116,473)<br />
<strong>Inc</strong>rease/(Decrease) in Other Liabilities 59,925 289,297<br />
<strong>Inc</strong>rease/(Decrease) in Provisions (95,149) 57,732<br />
(488,760) 203,851<br />
Note 13: RELATED PARTIES<br />
For the reporting period the Board of <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia <strong>Inc</strong> comprised Peter Kerr (Chairman) John Birch (resigned 03/07/<strong>2011</strong>), Susannah Fraser<br />
(appointed 9/10/<strong>2011</strong>), David Martin, Phillip Scales, Trent Franklin, Kay Copeland, Warren Hawtin and Amy Hetzel (appointed 03/07/<strong>2011</strong>). In their capacity<br />
as Board Members they received no remuneration and any transactions between related parties are on normal commercial terms and conditions.<br />
Note 14: EVENTS OCCURING AFTER BALANCE DATE<br />
There are no events after the statement of financial position affecting these financial statements to be disclosed.
<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia LIMITED would like to thank the following partners:<br />
Principal sponsor<br />
Sponsors<br />
Queensland<br />
Academy of Sport
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<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Polo</strong> Australia Limited<br />
ACN 159 573 403<br />
PO Box 580, Sydney Markets, NSW 2<strong>12</strong>9<br />
NSWIS Building B, Level 1, 6 Figtree Drive<br />
Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2<strong>12</strong>7<br />
Telephone: 02 9763 0600<br />
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