Wests claimed the title after defeating Victorian Tigers 7-5 in a close contest in the grand final. Troy Delany was the hero for the Magpies with four goals including two in the last quarter to seal victory for his side.
In the women's grand final Fremantle staged an amazing comeback to beat Balmain TIgers 11-9.
The Marlins trailed 1-4 at quarter time but fought their way back to send the game to extra, time where they ran away with the game and the title.
Brisbane Barracudas beat Cronulla Sharks 10-6 in the women's playoff for third place while KFC Queensland Breakers beat Balmain Tigers 13-7 in the men's playoff.

Day Four:
Game 26 (Men's grand final): Wests Magpies 7 (T Delany 4, S Cody, R O'Brien, T Blewitt) Victorian Tigers 5 (T Birkett, I Lark, T Neesham, L Gavin, R Moody).
Quarters: 1-1, 2-0, 2-2, 2-2.
Report:
Wests Magpies won the men's National Water Polo League title after beating Victorian Tigers 7-5.
Troy Delany was the star for Wests with four goals including two to secure victory in the final quarter. Stephen Cody, Trent Blewitt and Ross O'Brien all added a goal each while Joel Dennerley was outstanding in goals.
Victoria trailed 3-5 at three quarter time but scored the first two goals in the final quarter to tie the game, only to see Delany take the game away from them with two goals within a minute.

Game 25 (Women's grand final): Fremantle Marlins 11 (K Heuchan 4, K Finucane 3, G Beadsworth, S Wheelock, B Brooks, Z Arancini) Balmain Tigers 9 (T Woods 4, B Smith 2, R Rippon, E Simms, L Varlow).
Quarters: 1-4, 3-2, 2-2, 2-0, 1-0, 2-1.
Report:
Fremantle Marlins are the champions of the women's National Water Polo League for the fourth time in the league's five year history after coming from behind to beat Balmain Tigers in the grand final 11-9 after extra time.
Fremantle was behind 1-4 at quarter time but fought hard and tied the scores late in the fourth quarter.
In extra time Zoe Arancini put the Marlins in front for the first time in the game in the first period of extra time before two goals to Kelly Heuchan secured the result in the second period.
Taryn Woods continued her outstanding finals series with four goals for the Tigers while Bronwyn Smith contributed two.
Heuchan led the way for the Marlins with four goals while Katie Finucane picked up three before receiving her third major foul in the final period of regulation time.

Game 24 (Men's bronze medal match): KFC Queensland Breakers 13 (D Will, D Marsden, A Martin, S Robertson, J Votan, B Miller 2, M McCann) Balmain Tigers 6 (G Woods 2, J Davis, J Falzon, C Dyson, N Falzon).
Quarters: 4-1, 2-2, 1-3, 6-1.
Report:
KFC Queensland Breakers won the men's bronze medal after beating Balmain Tigers 13-7.
Queensland dominated the first and fourth quarters, winning them 4-1 and 6-1 respectively. Even though Balmain were solid in the other two quarters the hurdle proved far too high to overcome.
Gavin Woods was the best for Balmain, who struggled after Chris Dyson and Cade Wright both received their third major fouls before the end of the third quarter.
Six players scored two goals for the 2007 champions Breakers including player/coach Daniel Marsden, who was inspirational with his quality play.

Game 23 (Women's bronze medal match): Brisbane Barracudas 10 (K Gynther 3, M Rippon, J Moran, S Smith 2, K Bryce) Cronulla Sharks 6 (M Santoromito 4, J Santoromito, H Lincoln-Smith).
Quarters: 2-1, 4-2, 3-2, 1-1.
Report:
Brisbane Barracudas claimed third place in the women's finals series after defeating Cronulla Sharks 10-6.
Kate Gynther finished off the tournament in style with three goals for the Barracudas while Melissa Rippon, Jane Moran and Sophie Smith scored two each.
Mia Santoromito provided the resistance for the lackluster Cronulla with four goals.
Brisbane controlled the game after going to half time with a 6-3 lead, thanks to a 4-2 second quarter in their favour.
Cronulla finish the series in a dissapointing fourth place after winning their group to progress straight through to the semifinals.

Day Three:

Sydney (April 11). - Fremantle Marlins will play Balmain Tigers and Wests Magpies will meet Victorian Tigers in the women’s and men’s grand finals respectively in tomorrow’s final day of the National League Water Polo finals series.
In the women’s decider Fremantle will be attempting to win the league for the fourth time while Balmain will be aiming for their first triumph. Fremantle beat Cronulla Sharks 8-7 in their semifinal while Balmain progressed thanks to a 13-12 victory over Brisbane Barracudas.
Wests and Victoria will both be attempting to win their first National League crown when they meet in the men’s final. Wests won a thrilling semifinal over Balmain 6-3 while Victoria won 12-10 over KFC Queensland Breakers.
In the women’s bronze medal match Cronulla will play Brisbane and Queensland will meet Balmain in the men’s battle for third.
In the women’s playoff for fifth position Sydney University Lions beat Victorian Tigers 15-8 while in the men’s playoff Drummoyne Devils beat Fremantle Mariners 12-9 after extra time.

Game 22: Drummoyne Devils 12 (S Avallone, G Richardson 3, A Polivka 2, T Martin, A Roach, M Emery, S Boyd) Fremantle Mariners 9 (J Beadsworth 4, J Swift 2, D Lawrence, T Seress, A Richardson).
Quarters: 3-3, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-1, 2-0.
Report: Drummoyne Devils beat Fremantle Mariners in a 12-9 thriller after extra time to claim fifth place.
In their inaugural season in the National League, Drummoyne continued to make a good showing of themselves by claiming fifth place.
Grant Richardson and Samuele Avallone scored three each for Drummoyne while Jamie Beadsworth nailed four for Fremantle.

Game 21: Sydney University Lions 15 (K Gofers 4, J Cox 3, A Brightwell, M Hammond 2, A Cox, S Cuffe, N Cuffe, F Hammond) Victorian Tigers 8 (A Gronow, R Webster 2, L Webster, C Banks, E Rossato, B McGuinness).
Quarters: 2-4, 6-2, 4-1, 3-1.
Report: Minor premiers Sydney University Lions put a dissapointing finals series behind them to beat Victorian Tigers 15-8 in the playoff for fifth place.
Keesja Gofers continued her strong tournament for the Lions with four goals while Jessica Cox added three.
Ali Gronow and Rowie Webster scored two each for Victoria, who put in a good effort to keep the game close for the first half.

Game 20: Victorian Tigers 12 (R Moody 4, T Curwen 3, L Gavin 2, T Neesham, I Lark, C Gronow) KFC Queensland Breakers 10 (D Marsden 3, B Miller, A Martin 2, T Knox, G Griffith, S Robertson).
Quarters: 5-2, 1-2, 3-3, 3-3.
Report: Victorian Tigers will meet Wests Magpies in the men's final tomorrow after defeating KFC Queensland Breakers 12-10.
Victoria jumped out ahead of the Breakers, leading 5-2 at quarter time and holding onto their lead throughout the rest of the match.
Centre forward Ryan Moody was in stunning form, scoring four goals including two crucial ones in the final quarter to help get the Tigers over the line.
Daniel Marsden was Queensland's best with three goals while Billy Miller and Anthony Martin scored two each.
Queensland will meet Balmain Tigers in the playoff for bronze tomorrow.

Game 19: Fremantle Marlins 8 (K Heuchan 4, B Brooks 2, G Beadsworth, K Finucane) Cronulla Sharks 7 (N Zagame, J Liessmann, J Santoromito 2, S Davie).
Quarters: 2-1, 0-2, 2-1, 4-3.
Report:
Fremantle Marlins will play Balmain Tigers in the women's gold medal game after scoring a tough 8-7 victory over Cronulla Sharks in the semifinal.
Kelly Heuchan continued her sensational form with four goals for the Marlins, including three in the final quarter as her side came from 2-3 down at half time to win.
Heuchan put the Marlins in front with 1:02 remaining, converting an extra man opportunity.
Cronulla had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds but were unable to convert after calling a timeout with four seconds to go.
Jana Liessmann, Nicola Zagame and Jenna Santoromito scored two each for the Sharks who will play Brisbane Barracudas in the bronze medal match tomorrow.

Game 18 : Wests Magpies 6 (D Swinnerton, N Ling 2, S Cody, T Blewitt) Balmain Tigers 3 (N Falzon, C Dyson, G Woods).
Quarters: 1-0, 1-1, 3-0, 1-2.
Report:
Wests Magpies will play the winner of the semifinal between KFC Queensland Breakers and Victorian Tigers in tomorrow's men's final after defeating Balmain Tigers 6-2.
The first half was an incredibly tight affair, with only three goals being scored as Wests went into the break with a 2-1 lead. However Wests blew the game open in the third quarter that they won 3-0 and then held onto their lead in the final quarter.
Daniel Swinnerton and Troy Delany scored two goals each for Wests while Joel Dennerley was outstanding in goals.
Balmain will play the loser of the match between Queensland and Victoria in the bronze medal playoff tomorrow.

Game 17: Balmain Tigers 13 (T Woods 4, L Simms, R Rippon 3, B Smith 2, L Varlow) Brisbane Barracudas 12 (K Gynther 4, J Moran, M Rippon 3, S Smith, E Keogh).
Quarters: 4-3, 4-2, 3-3, 2-4.
Report:
Balmain Tigers are through to the final after holding on to beat Brisbane Barracudas 13-12.
Balmain will play the winner of the other semifinal between Cronulla Sharks and Fremantle Marlins later today. Brisbane will play the loser of that game in the bronze medal playoff.
The Tigers appeared to have the game all wrapped up as they held a comfortable lead late in the final quarter, but a spirited fightback from the Barracudas saw them have a chance to send the game to extra time.
Taryn Woods was unstoppable once again, scoring four goals while for Brisbane Kate Gynther also nailed four.

Day Two:

Sydney (April 10). - The semifinalists of the men’s and women’s National Water Polo League finals series have been decided after a fascinating day of action.
In the men’s competition Balmain Tigers will face rivals Wests Magpies in one of the semifinals while KFC Queensland Breakers will face Victorian Tigers in the other match.
Meanwhile in women’s action Cronulla Sharks will face Fremantle Marlins and Balmain Tigers will face Brisbane Barracudas in the other single match to decide who plays in the gold medal game.
Surprisingly both the men’s and women’s minor premiers, the Fremantle Mariners and Sydney University Lions respectively, missed out on semifinal spots and both will playoff for fifth place tomorrow.

Match reports:

Game 16: Balmain Tigers 11 (C Dyson 3, N Falzon, C Wright 2, J Davis, G Woods, M Lazic, J Falzon) Fremantle Mariners 9 (D Lawrence 4, T Seress 2, J Beadsworth, J Neesham, A Younger).
Quarters: 4-2, 2-2, 1-4, 2-3
Report:
Fremantle Mariners were surprisingly dumped out of medals contention after falling to Balmain Tigers 9-11.
Fremantle were expected to make light work of Balmain, who scraped into the finals on the last day of the regular season.
Youngster Chris Dyson's impressive tournament continued as he scored three goals while Daniel Lawrence was once again in outstanding form for the Mariners, scoring four times.
Balmain progress through to the semifinals where they will meet fellow Sydney side Wests Magpies while Fremantle will playoff for fifth position tomorrow against Drummoyne.

Game 15: Victorian Tigers 11 (T Curwen 5, R Moody 3, L Gavin, T Neesham, I Lark) Drummoyne Devils 10 (A Roach, S Avallone 3, T Martin 2, S Boyd, M Emery).
Quarter: 3-2, 3-3, 3-3, 2-2
Report:
Victorian Tigers are just one win away from the gold medal game after winning a thriller against Drummoyne Devils 11-10.
Victoria will now play KFC Queensland Breakers tomorrow in the semifinal, with the winner progressing through to Saturday's grand final.
Tom Curwen was in spectacular form for the Tigers, scoring five goals in the process, while Aiden Roach and Samuelle Avallone scored three each for Drummoyne.
The Devils will now play off for fifth place tomorrow. 

Game 14: Brisbane Barracudas 12 (J Moran 4, M Rippon 3, K Gynther 2, A Russell, G Wikman, E Keogh) Victorian Tigers 8 (A Van Ommen 2, R Webster, A Gronow, R Webster, L Baldwin, B McGuinness, E Grahame).
Quarters: 5-0, 4-3, 2-3, 1-2.
Report:
Brisbane Barracudas will meet Balmain Tigers in the semifinals tomorrow after defeating Victorian Tigers 12-8.
Brisbane dominated the first quarter, winning it 5-0, and cruised home to a comfortable victory.
The experience of Jane Moran and Melissa Rippon was crucial in getting the Barracudas over the line, with the pair scoring four and three goals respectively.
Victoria plays minor premiers Sydney University in the battle for fifth and sixth place.

Game 13: Fremantle Marlins 15 (K Heuchan 9, K Finucane 3, G Beadsworth 2, G Ralph) Sydney University Lions 14 (N Cuffe, F Hammond 3, J Whitehorn, A Cox, K Gofers 2, M Hammond, A Brightwell).
Quarters: 1-5, 5-2, 5-3, 4-4
Report:
Fremantle Marlins are through to the semifinals of the women's competition after an incredible 15-14 comeback victory over Sydney University Lions.
Olympian Kelly Heuchan provided one of the best individual performances seen at the finals series so far with nine goals to help get Fremantle over the line.
Sydney University were all over the Marlins in the first quarter as they won it 5-1 but the three time champions regrouped and came out firing in the next two quarters.
The Lions will now play off for fifth and sixth place tomorrow, a result nobody expected from the minor premiers.
Fremantle will meet Cronulla Sharks tomorrow for a place in the gold medal game.

Game 12: Fremantle Mariners 9 (D Lawrence 3, T Cleland 2, A Richardson, T Seress, J Beadsworth, S Kovalenko) Drummoyne Devils 7 (G Richardson 3, S Avallone 2, S Boyd, A Roach).
Quarters: 1-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1.
Report:
Fremantle Mariners avoided finishing last in their group thanks to a 9-7 come from behind victory over Drummoyne Devils.
Aussie Shark Daniel Lawrence was the pick of the bunch for Fremantle with three goals while Australian teammate Grant Richardson scored three for the Devils.
Fremantle face a tough encounter against Balmain Tigers in the quarterfinals later today while Drummoyne play Victoria for the right to progress to the semifinals.

Game 11: Victorian Tigers 13 (T Neesham 3, T Curwen, L Gavin, C Gronow 2, I Lark, J Thompson, J Gilchrist, R Moody) Balmain Tigers 3 (C Dyson, G Woods, M Lazic).
Quarters: 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 3-1.
Report: All three teams in men's group B finished with four points at the end of the round-robin competition but Wests progress at the top of Group B.
Aussie Shark Tim Neesham was in fantastic form for Victoria, scoring three goals while Tom Curwen, Luke Gavin and Chris Gronow scored two each.
Balmain finished third in the group due to them being the lowest ranked side in the group after the regular season.

Game 10: Brisbane Barracudas 12 (M Rippon, A Russell, S Smith 3, J Moran 2 , K Bryce) Sydney University Lions 11 (T Gofers 4, N Cuffe, F Hammond, J Whitehorn 2, A Cox).
Quarters: 2-2, 4-6, 2-1, 4-2.
Report: Minor premiers Sydney Univesity Lions suffered their second suprise loss in under 24 hours as they fell 11-12 to Brisbane Barracudas.
Lions finished bottom of their group as a result and now face a trick encounter against Fremantle Marlins in the next round later today.
Melissa Rippon, Amanda Russell and Sophie Smith were all outstanding for Brisbane with three goals each while Taniele Gofers scored four for Sydney.
Brisbane face the winless Victoria in the next round later today.

Game 9: Balmain Tigers 16 (R Rippon 4, B Smith, T Woods 3, E Barnes, L Simms 2, L Higlett, L Varlow) Victorian Tigers 9 (L Baldwin 3, L Webster, J Hanson, A Gronow, C Henderson, R Webster, B McGuinness).
Quarters: 5-1, 4-3, 3-3, 4-2.
Report: Balmain Tigers needed to win and score more than ten goals to ensure that they won their group and received a bye into the semifinals, and they did exactly what they needed to in beating Victorian Tigers 13-3.
Balmain finished tied on points with Fremantle Marlins in women's group B and needed to score more than ten goals to overtake Fremantle on the goals scored tiebreaker.
Aussie Stinger Rebecca Rippon was the star for Balmain with four goals while for Victoria Lauren Baldwin scored three.
Victoria finished third in the group and will play the team that finishes second in group A this afternoon for a spot in the semifinals.

Day One:
Sydney (April 9). – The National Water Polo League finals series began with a host of thrilling match-ups at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today.
Cronulla Sharks women were the first team to book their spot in the semifinals after beating Brisbane Barracudas and Sydney University Lions 9-3 and 15-10 respectively. The other women’s group is evenly poised with Fremantle Marlins remaining a chance to receive the bye through to the semifinals, with the Marlins beating Victoria 10-9 and drawing with Balmain Tigers 9-9 today.
It was a mixed day for KFC Queensland Breakers in men’s action. Queensland could only manage a 9-9 draw with underdogs Drummoyne Devils but then beat minor premiers Fremantle Mariners 9-6 to give them a good chance of winning the group.
In group B in the men’s competition Balmain Tigers sit in the box seat after beating Wests Magpies 4-2. Wests then did them a big favour by beating Victorian Tigers 11-10, meaning that if Balmain wins tomorrow they will win the group.

Match reports:

Game 8: KFC Queensland Breakers 9 (M McCann 3, M Birch, A Martin, C Corbin, D Will, B Miller, D Marsden) Fremantle Mariners 6 (D Lawrence 2, A Younger, P Tresise, J Beadsworth, T Seress).
Quarters: 2-4, 1-2, 1-1, 2-2.
Report:
KFC Queensland Breakers revived their hopes of winning group A with a suprise 9-6 victory over minor premiers Fremantle Mariners.
Queensland signalled their intentions early as they won the first quarter 4-2. For the rest of the game the Breakers were able to resist the fight of Fremantle, holding on for a narrow victory which somewhat makes ammends for their heart-breaking draw earlier in the day.
Queensland got their goals from an unlikely source in Mitch McCann, who scored three for the victors. Aussie Shark Daniel Lawrence scored two for Fremantle, who play Drummoyne tomorrow.

Game 7: Cronulla Sharks 15 (N Zagame M Santoromito 4, H Lincoln-Smith 3, B Appel 2, P O’Neill, J Santoromito) Sydney University Lions 10 (T Gofers, A Brightwell 3, N Cuffe, J Whitehorn, M Hammond, A Cox).
Quarters: 4-4, 2-6, 4-3, 0-2.
Report:
Cronulla Sharks have progressed directly through to the semifinals of the women’s competition after beating Sydney University Lions 15-10.
Cronulla recorded a comfortable 9-3 victory over Brisbane earlier in the day to put them into the box seat and they did what they needed to against minor premiers Sydney University.
The two sides were even during the first quarter but then Cronulla dominated the second period, winning it 6-2, thanks in large part to three goals from Mia Santoromito.
Nicole Zagame and Santoromito were the stars for the Sharks with four goals each, while for Sydney University Alicia Brightwell and Taniele Gofers contributed three each.
Cronulla will now have to wait 24 hours to find out who their semifinal opponents will be while the Lions will be trying to improve their position entering the quarterfinals when they play Brisbane tomorrow.

Game 6: Wests Magpies 11 (T Delany 4, S Cody 3, D Swinnerton, T Blewitt, R O’Brien, W Eames) Victorian Tigers 10 (T Curwen 4, S Lewis, R Moody 2, L Gavin, C Gronow).
Quarters: 3-3, 2-1, 2-5, 3-2.
Report:
Wests Magpies held on for a thrilling 11-10 victory over the heavily favoured Victorian Tigers.
Wests trailed 4-5 at half-time but dominated the third quarter, winning it 5-2 thanks to two goals each to Troy Delany and Daniel Swinnerton during that period.
Victoria moved within one goal with 1:47 remaining in the match and had a brilliant chance to tie the game with just seconds left when Aussie Shark Tim Neesham got into open water, only for the ball to be stolen off him at the last second.
Delany led the way for the victors with four goals while Stephen Cody added three. Tom Curwen was Victoria's best with four.
Wests finishes the round robin section with one win from their two games while Victoria will have to beat Balmain tomorrow to avoid finishing on bottom of their group.

Game 5: Fremantle Marlins 9 (G Beadsworth 4, G Ralph 2, K Finucane, S Wheelock, B Brooks) Balmain Tigers 9 (L Simms 3, T Woods, A Bower, B Smith, L Varlow, R Rippon, L Higlett).
Quarters: 2-1, 2-3, 2-2, 3-3
Report:
Balmain Tigers will progress through to the semi finals if they can beat Victorian Tigers by two or more goals tomorrow after drawing 9-9 with Fremantle Marlins.
After a seesawing contest it is Balmain who will be happier with the result, with the Tigers now holding their destiny in their own hands. Fremantle must now rely on Balmain either drawing or losing tomorrow to avoid having to play a quarterfinal.
Lizi Simms scored two of her three goals in the final quarter for Balmain while for Fremantle Australian international centre forward Gemma Beadsworth was dominant, scoring four goals, with three of them coming in the final period.
Simms tied the scores with 1:00 left in the match but both sides were unable to convert their late chances to take the full points.

Game 4: KFC Queensland Breakers 9 (A Martin, C Corbin, D Marsden 2, S Robertson, G Griffith, B Miller) Drummoyne Devils 9 (S Boyd 4, S Avallone 2, M Emery, G Richardson, T Martin).
Quarters: 3-2, 2-2, 2-4, 2-1.
Report:
Drummoyne Devils snatched a surprise 9-9 draw with KFC Queensland Breakers from the jaws of defeat after a Tyler Martin goal as time ran out.
Queensland appeared to have the game wrapped up when they led 9-8 with just seconds remaining, however Martin successfully tried his luck from long range after Daniel Marsden was ejected, with the horn going as the ball travelled past helpless goalkeeper Rafael Sterk.
The Breakers appeared to have the game under control when they led 5-2 during the second quarter but the Devils clawed their way back at that advantage as they won the third quarter 4-2.
Veteran Sean Boyd led Drummoyne with four goals, including three in the third quarter while Aussie Shark Anthony Martin was one of three Queensland players to score two.

Game 3: Crounlla Sharks 9 (N Zagame 3, H Lincoln-Smith, P O'Neill 2, J Santoromito, S Davie) Brisbane Barracudas 3 (S Smith, N Pavanello, M Rippon).
Quarters: 4-0, 2-2, 1-0, 2-1.
Report:
Cronulla Sharks dominated in a 9-3 victory over Brisbane Barracudas.
Cronulla had the game under control throughout, taking a big lead after a 4-0 first quarter in their favour before finishing the game in cruise control.
Nicola Zagame starred for the Sharks with three goals while Patrice O'Neill and Holly Lincoln-Smith scored two each.
Brisbane were unable to convert enough of the eleven extra-player opportunities that came their way and it proved costly. To add to their woes the Barracudas failed to convert their two penalty shots.
Cronulla will progress straight through to the semi-finals if they can beat Sydney University tonight.

Game 2: Balmain Tigers 4 (I Calpin, C Wright, N Falzon, M Lazic) Wests Magpies 2 (S Cody, P Jacobson).
Quarters: 1-1, 0-2, 1-1, 0-0.
Report:
Balmain Tigers prevailed 4-2 over Wests Magpies in the opening match of the men's National Water Polo League finals series.
Balmain entered the match as the underdogs but they were full of confidence and put a complete stop to Wests' attack.
The Tigers proved victorious in the hard-fought game even though they had only one extra-man opportunity, coming in the fourth quarter. Wests had two chances and were awarded a penalty that they failed to convert.
Remarkably neither side scored during the final quarter despite Wests going all out in attack in an attempt to get back into the game.
The Tigers will progress straight through to the semi-finals if they can cause another upset and beat Victorian Tigers tomorrow, while Wests now face an uphill battle to progress through to that stage.

Game 1: Fremantle Marlins 10 (K Finucane 4, G Beadsworth 2, B Brooks, G Ralph, Z Arancini, L Neilsen) Victorian Tigers 9 (E Rosato, R Webster, J Hanson 2, A Gronow, R Baldwin, K Wilkinson).
Quarters: 4-1, 2-2, 3-2, 1-4.
Report:
Fremantle Marlins held on to defeat Victorian Tigers 10-9 in a thriller in the first match of the women's National Water Polo League finals series.
Katie Finucane scored four for the Marlins, who dominated early but saw their lead gradually slip away throughout the match.
Victoria won the final quarter 4-1, moving within one goal of Fremantle with 1:05 remaining. However they let their late opportunity to win slip and Fremantle held on for a thrilling victory.
Gemma Beadsworth helped Fremantle's cause with two goals while Jade Hanson, Rowie Webster and Elise Rosato each scored twice for the Tigers.

 
Mariners and Lions head NWPL contenders
Sydney (April 8).— Perth’s Fremantle Mariners and Sydney University Lions women are the respective favourites for the National Water Polo League finals here this week.

Both won the Southern Cross trophies for the minor premierships in a tight, action-packed season, which has been condensed because of the Olympic Games.

The top six teams in each competition will battle for places in the grand finals at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (SOPAC) on Saturday.

Matches start on Wednesday at both SOPAC and Ryde Aquatic Centre with the full draw available on www.australianwaterpolo.com.au.

The finalists, in finish order and points accumulated in the regular season:
Men: Fremantle Mariners 61, Victorian Tigers 60, KFC Breakers 54, Wests Magpies 47, Drummoyne Devils 47, Balmain Tigers 44.
Women: Sydney University Lions 54, Balmain Tigers 53, Cronulla Sharks 51, Fremantle Marlins 47, Brisbane Barracudas 43, Victorian Tigers 40.