Dyson scored all of his goals in the second half to help Balmain fight off a Drummoyne fight back after the Tigers had led 9-4 early in the third quarter.
Drummoyne gradually fought back and brought the score to 11-10 with 0:24 remaining in the match, and even had an extra man opportunity with 0:12 left but were unable to convert it.
Aussie Shark Grant Richardson scored six goals for the Devils while for Balmain Nick Falzon and Cade Wright were the other main contributors with two goals each.
At Sydney University the Sydney University Lions dominated the first half to record a 17-9 victory over the Hunter Hurricanes in women’s action.
Nikita and Sasha Cuffe each scored four goals for the Lions, who led 10-2 at the main break, while for Hunter Brianna McConville led the way with three.
In Perth, the Fremantle Marlins were never really troubled in a 9-6 victory over the Adelaide Jets.
The Marlins led 4-1 after the first quarter and managed to maintain that lead throughout the rest of the match.
Gemma Beadsworth scored three for the Marlins while Jessica Martin also got three for the visitors.
In the men’s match the Fremantle Mariners thrashed Adelaide 15-7, with five goals from Aussie Sharks centre forward Jamie Beadsworth leading the way.
Youngster Joel Swift managed three for Fremantle while Nicholas Martin provided the main resistance for the visitors with three for himself.
Results:
Men:
In Perth: Fremantle Mariners 15 (J Beadsworth 5, J Swift 3, T Seress 2, J Fannon, D Lawrence, S Kovalenko, P Tresise, T Cleland) Adelaide Jets 7 (N Martin 3, L Vezzosi 2, P Harmer, A Martin).
In Sydney: Balmain Tigers 11 (C Dyson 4, N Falzon, C Wright 2, G Woods, J Davis, I Calpin) Drummoyne Devils 10 (G Richardson 6, S Boyd 2, S Avallone, A Roach).
Women:
In Perth: Fremantle Marlins 9 (G Beadsworth 3, S Wheelock, B Brooks, Z Arancini 2) Adelaide Jets 6 (J Martin 3, S Dil-Macky, S Ricketts, L Callahan).
In Sydney: Sydney University Lions 17 (S Cuffe, N Cuffe 4, T Gofers 3, M Hammond, A Cox 2, K Gofers, J Cox) Hunter Hurricanes 9 (B McConville 3, B Russell, E Goodwin 2, S Jones, C Ellis).
 

Hurricanes come from behind to earn crucial draw
Sydney (March 30). – The battle for men’s finals positions heated up yesterday as contenders Drummoyne Devils and Hunter Hurricanes drew 10-10 in National Water Polo League action at Drummoyne yesterday.
Hunter staged an incredible last quarter fight-back to earn the draw. After trailing 8-5 at three-quarter-time the Hurricanes stormed back to level the scores at 8-8. Drummoyne took the lead twice more, and led 10-9 until 1:20 remaining when Nick Campbell tied the scores once more.
Hurricanes captain Phil Reid while Aidan Roach and Grant Richardson scored two each for the hosts.
Across town, Sydney University Lions defeated Balmain Tigers 10-8 in women’s action thanks to six goals from Melissa Hammond.
The scores were tied at 7-7 at the final break but three goals in the final period for Hammond got the Lions over the line.
In Brisbane, the KFC Queensland Breakers blew a 6-5 three-quarter-time lead to lose 6-8 to the Cronulla Sharks in the women’s match.
Jenna Santoromito scored two of her three goals in the last quarter to secure the victory for Cronulla, while Suzie Fraser scored two for the home side.
In the men’s match Queensland scored a dominant 14-5 victory over the Sharks thanks to four goals from Olympian Daniel Marsden.
In Melbourne, the Victorian Tigers secured a comfortable 17-7 victory over the UNSW Killer Whales in women’s action.
Ali Gronow led the way for Victoria with four goals while Annabelle Carter provided the resistance for the visitors with four for herself.
In Perth, the Adelaide Jets beat the UWA Torpedoes 13-6 thanks to four goals from Patrick Harmer.
After drawing 9-9 two days earlier the two sides looked evenly matched again, with the Jets only leading 5-4 at half-time, but an 8-2 second half got Adelaide over the line.
In the women’s game the UWA Comets comfortably beat Adelaide 16-10 with Jemma Dessauvagie leading the way with five goals.
Results:
Men:
In Perth: Adelaide Jets 13 (P Harmer 4, J McKown 3, L Vezzosi T Martin, T Dayman, W Gibbs, J Frost, J Hornberger) UWA Torpedoes 6 (J Balczer 4, R Whaitiri, L Swanson).
In Sydney: Drummoyne Devils 10 (A Roach. G Richardson 2, M Emery, A Polivka, S Avallone, S Boyd, J Ramirez, T Miller) Hunter Hurricanes 10 (P Reid 3, R Sinclair, S Berry, N Campbell 2, J Johnson).
In Brisbane: KFC Queensland Breakers 14 (D Marsden 4, D Will, A Martin, T Knox 2, C Corbin, M Birch, M McCann, G Griffith) Cronulla Sharks 5 (S MacKenzie 2, T Brown, R Tracy, C Batty).
Women:
In Perth: UWA Comets 16 (J Dessauvagie 5, M Hausmann, C Ainsworth, S Welch, C Pierce, G Hadley, Z Hadley, M Earl) Adelaide Jets 10 (L Callahan 4, I Bishop 3, J Martin 2, P Kerry).
In Sydney: Sydney University Lions 10 (M Hammond 6, F Hammond 3, T Gofers) Balmain Tigers 8 (T Woods 3, R Rippon 2, L Varlow, Y Schmidt, A Bower).
In Brisbane: Cronulla Sharks 8 (J Santoromito 3, P O'Neill, M Santoromito 2, B Appel) KFC Queensland Breakers 6 (S Fraser 2, K Miller, A Richardson, S Mills, A Hetzel).
In Melbourne: Victorian Tigers 17 (A Gronow 4, M Morrison 3, R Wilkinson, B McGuiness, E Rossato, C Henderson 2, J Hanson, C Banes) UNSW Killer Whales 7 (A Carter 4, K Mirabito, K Moran, K Armstrong).

Breakers make a point against Cronulla in Brisbane
Brisbane (March 28).— KFC Queensland Breakers may not be going to the National Water Polo League finals but their international stars helped upset third-ranked Cronulla Sharks at the Valley Pool here last night.

With Aussie Stingers Suzie Fraser (4), Bronwen Knox (3) and Amy Hetzel (3) unleashing their firepower, the Breakers managed an 11-9 win over Cronulla, which also has a healthy complement of internationals vying for Olympic selection.

The nature of the NWPL this season meant Olympic hopefuls were playing overseas while the club struggled at home and this affected KFC more than many other teams.

The Breakers trailed by two in the second quarter before levelling at 4-all by halftime.

The game was poised at 8-all at the final break and again at 9-all early in the fourth period before Fraser and Knox delivered the killer blows.

The third-ranked Breakers men had it easier over Cronulla, winning 12-3 with Aussie Sharks Biller Miller claiming three goals for the winners.

In Sydney, fourth-ranked Drummoyne Devils held off No 6 Sydney University Lions 11-8 at Drummoyne Pool with Devils captain Grant Richardson topping the scoring with four goals.

Results:
Men:
In Brisbane: KFC Queensland Breakers 12 (B Miller 3, S Robertson, G Griffith 2, D Will, C Corbin, A Martin, T Knox, S Jacobs) Cronulla Sharks 3 (R Tracy 2, S Hedlund).
In Sydney: Drummoyne Devils 11 (G Richardson 4, S Avallone 3, M Emery 2, S Boyd, T Martin) Sydney University Lions 8 (N Cargill, T Franklin, A Visch 2, T Woudwyk, L Hollis).
Women:
In Brisbane: KFC Queensland Breakers 11 (S Fraser 4, B Knox, A Hetzel 3, S Horgan) Cronulla Sharks 9 (M Santoromito 3, H Lincoln-Smith 2, B Appel, N Zagame, J Santoromito, S Davie).

Fremantle Mariners on target for minor premiership
Perth (March 27).—
Perth’s Fremantle Mariners are bearing down on their sixth Southern Cross Trophy as minor premiers of the National Water Polo League.

The Mariners eclipsed UWA Torpedoes 12-4 in the local derby at Bicton Pool last night with some of their leading players missing.

With just four home games remaining, the Mariners will be looking for top spot heading into next month’s finals in Sydney. They have now won 16 of 18 games with one draw.

The Mariners finished fourth last year, the first time out of the grand-final series for 11 years.

Against the Torpedoes, international Jamie Beadsworth controlled the two-metre line with four goals as the Mariners went from 3-1 at the quarter to 6-1 at halftime and 10-3 at the final break in a low-fouling game.

The Fremantle Marlins women trounced UWA Comets 20-11 with three stars in the goals.

Youngster Zoe Arancini and 2004 Olympian Kelly Heuchan scored six goals each while current international Katie Finucane added five more.

Results:
Men: In Perth: Fremantle Mariners 12 (J Beadsworth 4, J Swift 2, A Richardson, J Neesham, S Kovalenko, A Younger, A Lee, P Short) UWA Torpedoes 4 (J Balczer 2, B Mercer, B McGhie).
Women: In Perth: Fremantle Marlins 20 (Z Arancini, K Heuchan 6, K Finucane 5, S Wheelock 2, R Flint) UWA Comets 11 (M Hausmann, S Welch, Z Hadley 3, J Dessauvagie, C Ainsworth).