The Hurricanes fell to Queensland Breakers last year but they made sure of the gold medal this season with a solid 9-6 victory, thanks in part to a three-goal haul from Corrie Eames.

Player-of-the-series Ross O’Brien was restricted to just one goal as his team went from 2-1 at halftime to 7-3 by the third break.

In the girls’ final, Sydney’s Cronulla club went three straight when its White team bumped off the University of NSW Killer Whales11-5.

It was the same top-two positions as last year but the margin has stretched from last June’s 8-6 result.

Three goals in four minutes to player-of-the-series Bre Appel saw Cronulla take control of the match in the third period, moving from 4-2 to 7-3 ahead.

In the bronze-medal finals, Cronulla Sharks defeated Balmain Tigers 14-12 in a tight boys’ encounter while Hunter girls set the tone for their boys by beating Drummoyne 8-4.

AWARDS & FINAL PLACINGS

RESULTS

Boys Gold Medal Game Hunter Hurricanes 9 d Drummoyne 6
Girls Gold Medal Game Uni NSW 5 lost to Cronulla White 11 (Cronulla White Gold, Uni NSW Silver)
Girls Bronze Medal Game Hunter 8 d Drummoyne 4 (Hunter Bronze, Drummoyne 4th)
Boys Bronze Medal Game Cronulla 14 d Balmain 12 (Cronulla Bronze, Balmain 4th)
Boys Wests 16 d Adelaide Vikings 6 (Wests 5th, Adelaide Vikings 6th)  
Boys KFC Breakers 9 d Tasmania A 4 (KFC Breakers 7th, Tasmania A 8th)
Boys Queensland Country 13 d Tasmania B 3 (Qld Country 9th, Tasmania B 10th)
Girls 1st Semi Final Uni NSW 14 d Hunter 6
Girls 2nd Semi Final Cronulla White 18 d Drummoyne 4
Boys 1st Semi Final Hunter 15 d Cronulla 8
Boys 2nd Semi Final Drummoyne 13 d Balmain 7
Girls KFC Breakers 8 d Qld Country 5 (KFC Breakers 5th, Qld Country 6th)
Girls Balmain 8 d Victoria 5 (Balmain 7th, Victoria 8th)
Girls Cronulla Blue 9 d Tasmania 5 (Cronulla Blue 9th, Tasmania 10th)

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DRAW

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OTHER INFORMATION

VENUE 

Hobart Aquatic Centre 
Queens Domain
Hobart

DATES
The dates for these Championships are 8-11 June 2007 inclusive.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES
Entries to these Championships are invited.
Entries are now open and will close with AWPI on or before Friday 30 March 2007.
Your entry must be accompanied by entry fee and is to be submitted on the competition entry form/tax invoice. Payment should be made to AWPI.
The Entry Fee is $275.00 per team (includes GST) payable to AWPI to accompany team entry. A pool entry fee of $20 per player will apply to all team players, which will be payable to the host Association (TWPI) at the Managers’ pre tournament meeting.
Entry fee for teams entering after the closing date of 30 March 2007 is $550.

FORMS
Note that all forms can be used electronically, which is the preferred method of receiving forms and information.
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 2007 18 & Under Entry Form
 2007 18 & Under Team Nomination Form
 2007 18 & Under Air Travel Form

TEAMS
Teams will be limited to thirteen (13) players per team.
Please note that the names of players (along with their date of birth) in cap number order are required to be submitted to AWPI by Friday 25 May 2007.

PLAYER & TEAM ELIGIBILITY
Please note that all players must be registered with their State Association and comply with the Date of Birth criterion.

Guidelines of ELIGIBILITY for Club Championships (updated 5/12/06)

METROPOLITAN CLUBS
1. Registered members of a club may form one or more club teams. Members must be registered with the club prior to the Call for Entries is issued, 23 February 2007.
2. Registered Members of clubs aligned with National League teams may form one or more club teams.
3. Members outside the above may form teams but not participate in finals.

REGIONAL CLUBS/ASSOCIATIONS
1. Registered members of a club may form one or more club teams. Members must be registered with the club/association prior to the Call for Entries is issued, 23 February 2007.
2. Members of clubs aligned with a regional association may form one or more regional teams.
3. Members outside the above may form teams but not participate in finals.

TWILIGHT CLAUSE STATES (SA, TAS, ACT, VIC)
1. Registered members of a club may form one or more club teams. Members must be registered with the club prior to the Call for Entries is issued, 23 February 2007.
2. Registered Members of clubs aligned with National League teams may form one or more club teams.
3. Members of State Association may form one or more Association teams.
4. Members outside the above may form teams but not participate in finals.

REFEREES
The name of the referee accompanying the team must be notified at the time of lodgement of the initial Entry Form. Entry Forms that do not nominate a referee will not be accepted.
There will be no centralised accommodation arrangements made for referees, teams must handle this themselves.

PROGRAM
Games will commence at 8.00 am on the morning of Friday 8 June 2007.
The program and format of the championship will depend upon the number of teams entering.
Every endeavour will be made to maximise the number of games each team will play.
The format will be advised shortly after entries close.

PRE-EVENT MEETINGS
Meetings for the Coaches and Managers, and Referees will be held prior to the start of the event at 6.00pm on Thursday 7 June 2007 (venue to be confirmed).
Your cooperation is sought in having a representative at these meetings.

TEAM TRAVEL
Teams may make their own travel arrangements.
AWPI can provide a competitive quote for air travel should teams wish to enquire.
Please contact Julia Annells on 03 6216 8999 and Julia will obtain a quote.

Note that the program will be designed to allow teams to catch evening flights back to their home town on Monday 11 June 2007. As a guide, teams should arrive on Thursday 7 April in time to have a representative at the 6.00 pm Coaches/Managers Meeting (games start 8.00 am on 8 June) and plan to depart around 6.00 pm on the 11 June 2007.

PRESENTATIONS
Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be conducted during the Championships and all teams are asked to attend in full uniform.

COMPETITION RULES
Rules under which the Championships are to be conducted will be advised following the close of entries, as the Rules will be dependent upon the event format.

CODE OF CONDUCT
The Championships will be conducted under the Constitution and By-Laws of Australian Water Polo Inc.
Your attention is drawn to the Codes of Conduct contained in Section 7 of the By-Laws for Players, Referees, Officials, Spectators and others.

CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION
In accordance with the Australian Water Polo Inc Member Protection Policy which is binding on ALL members of AWPI, the following commitments must be met by Managers, Coaches and Referees who have contact with children under the age of eighteen years.
Managers, Coaches and Referees visiting Tasmania must comply with State Legislative requirements.

DRUG POLICY
Australian Water Polo Incorporated supports the Australian Government, the Australian Sports Commission, the Australian Olympic Committee, and the Australian Sports Drug Agency in their efforts to eradicate the use of drugs in sport. AWPI has published an anti-doping policy, which will be adhered to for this event.

MEDIA STATEMENTS
States, Clubs and teams shall be permitted to promote the event and or their team within their own state (subject to AWPI approval). However, no competitor, team manager, official or spokesperson for a state or team shall make media statements that could bring the 2007 National Club Championships Boys and Girls 18 Years and Under, its sponsor, or officials into controversy. Such statements shall be deemed to be a breach of AWPI discipline and may be dealt with accordingly.

THEFT
Any person/s found stealing signage or any equipment owned by Australian Water Polo Inc or Tasmanian Water Polo Inc or Hobart Aquatic Centre or other venues may be immediately reported to police and that person/s will be brought before the AWPI Judiciary. Please note that automatic disqualification of the team from the championship will occur if any member is found guilty of theft.

SPONSORSHIP
Teams may pursue their own sponsorship for the Championships, however, in the event of teams having conflict with event sponsors or AWPI sponsors, the latter will have precedence.

INJURY STATISTICS
Australian Water Polo Inc is vitally interested in collecting injury statistics and, hence, forms will be provided at the briefing meeting to allow feedback of this information to AWPI.
Please be aware that these form require no private information on the player or access to their medical records.

IMPORTANT DATES

QUERIES
If you have any queries, please contact
Peter Hobday
Operations Manager AWPI
PO Box 60
Lindisfarne TAS 7015
03 62168999
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