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The historic victory was achieved with a 6-3 result over a newcomer to a national final — Brisbane’s All Hallows School — and went one better than last year's one-goal loss to Perth's Dolphins.

Both teams emerged from the same group, having drawn their encounter in the preliminary round with All Hallows gaining top spot with a better goal differential.

The opening quarter was squared at one but Hunter made a move in the second with a 4-1 lead at halftime, which became 6-2 after three periods.

Player-of-the-series Georgie McConville, who played and scored from all over the field, had four goals up before the final period.

The bronze-medal final was staged between two multiple winners with the medal going to Cronulla A over Melville 6-2.

The boys’ crown was won by Perth’s Melville Sharks, who collected their fourth title in seven years with a 9-5 victory over three-times champion Cronulla, of Sydney.

Melville dominated in the first half with a 6-1 lead that became 6-3 by the final break.

Cronulla enhanced its scoring when goalkeeper Thomas Freeman scored a length-of-the-field goal to beat the third-quarter buzzer, breathing some life into the game.

However, Cronulla had to contend with Andre Rebelo in top flight for Melville, scoring four goals with pairs in the second and fourth periods.

The title goes with Melville’s wins in 2004, ’05 and ’07.

The bronze was won by Sydney's Drummoyne — 4-2 over KFC Queensland Breakers A.

Awards:

Boys: Player of the series: Chris Perrott (Melbourne Collegians). Goalkeeper of the series: Cameron Lewis (Tasmania). Highest goal-scorer: Luke Pavillard (Melville Sharks).

Girls: Player of the series: Georgie McConville (Hunter Hurricanes). Goalkeeper of the series: Molly Towns (Tasmania). Highest goal-scorer: Dorottya Szilagyi (Claremont Dolphins White).

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DRAWS and RESULTS
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ENTRIES & GROUPS

Day 4 report:

Brisbane (April 4).— Two teams who have won six of the last nine titles will clash in the final of the Australia 14 and under boys’ water polo championships here tomorrow.

Sydney’s Cronulla won the crown in 2001, ‘03 and ‘08 while Perth’s Melville won in 2004, ‘05 and ‘07.

Cronulla made the final with a 6-4 win over KFC Queensland Breakers A while Melville had a slightly easier victory, beating Drummoyne 8-3.

In contrast, the girls’ final will go to two teams who have not even made a final before — Newcastle’s Hunter Hurricanes and Brisbane’s All Hallows.

Hunter defeated four-time champion Cronulla 3-1 while All Hallows put paid to Melville’s hopes of claiming a third crown with an emphatic 7-2 scoreline.

 Day 3 report:

Brisbane (April 4).— The 14 and under national water polo championships have reached the critical stage with semifinals day tomorrow.

Cronulla boys will play KFC Queensland Breakers A in one semifinal while Perth’s Melville Sharks will take on Sydney’s Drummoyne in the other.

Drummoyne and Cronulla drew their preliminary round encounter but Cronulla had the better goal differential to finish atop Group A and get the “easier” semifinal.

Melville finished four points clear of its group with six straight victories.

In girls’ competition one match had to be replayed after a successful protest over a goal that went through a hole in the net being missed by the officials.

Hunter Hurricanes beat Perth’s Dolphins White in the rematch 8-1 to secure second place on equal points with Brisbane’s All Hallows but with a slightly inferior goal differential. Two more goals would have been enough to top the group.

Thus All Hallows will face Perth’s Melville in one semifinal while Group A winner Cronulla A, from Sydney, will clash with Hunter.

Day 2 report:

Brisbane (April 3).— Perth’s Melville made a statement with a solid 6-1 victory over Brisbane school Stuartholme during girls’ competition at the national 14 and under club water polo championships in Brisbane yesterday.

The pair leads Group A on equal points but Melville has a game in hand over the team, which earlier beat Perth’s Dolphins Blue 9-3.

Group B sees Brisbane’s All Hallows atop the ladder alongside Newcastle’s Hunter Hurricanes on nine points.

Melville also holds a strong position in the boys’ section with a clear three-point advantage in Group B.

In a big day, Melville beat Brisbane’s Tugun-Barracudas 11-6, KFC Queensland Breakers A 11-2 and Sydney’s UNSW Wests Magpies 13-0.

In Group A, the situation is evenly matched with Melbourne Collegians, Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and Sydney teams Cronulla and Drummoyne all on 11 points.
 

DATES

The dates for the 2010 14 & Under Club Championships are 2-6 April 2010 inclusive.

VENUES
The venues will be

Valley Pool
432 Wickham Street
Fortitude Valley

All Hallows School
589 Anne Street
Brisbane

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES
Entries are now open and will close with AWPI on or before Friday 5 February 2010.
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 (QWPI) at the Managers’ pre tournament meeting.
Entry fee for teams entering after the closing date of 5 February 2010 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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2010 14 & Under Entry Form
2010 14 & Under Team Nomination Form
2010 14 & Under Team Nomination Form

TEAMS
Teams will be limited to fifteen (15) 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 19 March 2010.

PLAYER & TEAM ELIGIBILITY

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

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,
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,
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)
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,
2. Registered Members of clubs aligned with National League teams may form one or more club teams.
3. Members of a State Association may form one or more Association teams.
4. Members outside the above may form teams but not participate in finals.

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 2 April 2010.
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 at 6.00pm on the veneng of Thursday 1 April (time and 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 Tuesday 6 April 2010. As a guide, teams should plan to depart around 6.00 pm on the 6 April 2010.

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 Queensland 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 2010 National Club Championships Boys and Girls 14 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 QLD Water Polo Inc or the game venues 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