2011 20 & Under National Championships
DVDs of the Semi Finals and Medal games are now available. The DVD of Junior Men has the 2nd Semi final, Bronze and Gold medal games (unfortunately the 1st semi is not available due to technical difficulties). The DVD of Junior Women has the two Semi finals, Bronze and Gold medal games.
To order download the order form here.
NSW Blues | Connor Martin | James Clark | Blake Edwards |
|---|---|---|---|
Queensland | Kelsey Wakefield | Kelsey Wakefield | Ashleigh Southern |
Final placings and award winners
Junior Men's goalscorers Junior Women's goalscorers
The semi-finals and medals games will be webcast via rivusTV Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 January ........
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Click here for Jnr Men draw & results Click here for Jnr Women draw & results
DAY 6 MEDAL GAMES
Perth (January 23) - Queensland women upset New South Wales Blues, the winner of the past seven titles, at the national 20 years & under water polo titles at Perth's Challenge Stadium today.
But NSW Blues men made amends with an 18-6 spanking of Queensland in the men's final, bringing up a third consecutive title.
Queensland women led all the way for a 6-5 victory, the first title since 2003. The jubilant Queenslanders were spearheaded by goalkeeper Kelsey Wakefield, who blocked four penalty shots as the Queenslanders limited NSW to three goals from 15 extra-man chances.
Fellow senior international Ash Southern, who was fouled out of the game in the final quarter, netted three goals, including the shot of the tournament where she dragged back the ball above her right shoulder with her back to the goal.
Queensland led 2-1, 4-2 and 6-5 with the final period scoreless.
NSW Blues men shocked the crowd with a withering opening quarter 7-0 and progressed to 11-0 late in the second quarter before Queensland made the scoresheet before the long break.
The powerhouse team scored their first seven goals before missing on the next attack, showing their absolute class.
Paul Sindone and Alex Bennie struck four times as the Blues emerged from second place in the rounds for the crown.
The No 1 team after the rounds, Western Australia Gold, collected the men¹s bronze medal but not until after a late scare with NSW Waratahs coming back from 5-1 down to 6-5 in arrears with more than a minute remaining.
A near implosion by WA in the dying minutes, including a late call for a timeout that earned a penalty goal for the opposition, saw the Waratahs in the hunt, winning the final period 3-0.
Western Australia claimed the women's bronze medal with a 15-8 margin over Victoria. Aussie Stinger Zoe Arancini was in sensational form with seven goals while Victoria¹s response came from Emmajo Grahame with five.
Results:
Men: 5th & 6th play-off: SA 10 (W Dayman 4, C Horsnell 2, T Dayman, L Cameron, P Barr, L Steyn) WA Black 9 (T Sangster 4, L Albano, W Mackay, D Verboon, L Cranswick, C O'Farrell) in extra time. (FT: 8-8. ET 2-1). Bronze
medal: WA Gold 6 (J Fannon 3, J Collier 2, R O'Halloran) NSW Waratahs 5 (H Cuthill 2, J Stanton, M Hannan, C Wolohan). Gold medal: NSW Blues 18 (P Sindone, A Bennie 4, A Polivka 3, C Martin, W Eames, G Marshall 2, T Kearns) QLD 6 (B Walker 2, L Pettiford, M Fettell, J Broadley, M Giles).
Awards:
Men: Most valuable player: Connor Martin (NSW); highest goal-scorers, Blake Edwards (VIC) and James Fannon (WA), 18; best goalkeeper, James Clarke (NSW).
Women: Most valuable player: Kelsey Wakefield (QLD); highest goal-scorer, Ash Southern (QLD) 18; best goalkeeper, Kelsey Wakefield (QLD).
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DAY 5 PLAYOFFS
Perth (January 22) - New South Wales and Queensland will clash for both gold medals at the national 20 years and under water polo championships at Challenge Stadium tomorrow.
NSW Blues men dispensed with NSW Waratahs 14-3 while No 4 Queensland upsetting No 1 Western Australia Gold 8-5.
NSW Blues women sent off Victoria 19-4 and Queensland pushed aside Western Australia 15-9.
It sets up a mouth-watering finals day with both finals set to be very competitive.
Host team Western Australia, meanwhile, has bronze-medal opportunities to look forward to.
It was WA men who will be rueing a lost opportunity to regain the title last won in 2005, playing a lacklustre game and perhaps focusing too much on the final day while Queensland had the spirit and desire to make up for what has happened in the flood-ravaged State in recent weeks.
The WA women, third after the rounds, went down 15-9 to Queensland in a game where the local team struggled in the middle two periods.
Queensland was in fine form after not being able to practise in Brisbane because of the floods.
They improved with every game and the superb contribution of national senior players Ash Southern, with six goals, and a standout performance from goalkeeper Kelsey Wakefield.
Best for WA was another senior international, Zoe Arancini, who not only scored goals but earned ejections and penalty shots, and Rachel Flint and Eliesha Browne. WA will play Victoria, who lost 19-4 in the other semifinal.
Perth (January 21) - Queensland supplied a huge boost to the waterlogged State with a stirring 8-5 semifinal victory over the previously unbeaten Western Australia Gold men at the national 20 years & under water polo titles at Perth's Challenge Stadium this morning.
Queensland was always on top, thanks to a 3-0 start, which moved to a 6-3 advantage at the end of three quarters. Twice Queensland, thanks to three-goal efforts from Mason Fettell and Matt Giles, went to four-goal leads in the final quarter.
WA Gold looked flat throughout, taking poor options and losing the ball on numerous occasions through poor passing and excellent Queensland defence.
Queensland will face NSW Blues in the final after the Blues beat NSW Waratahs 14-3 in the other semifinal.
The Blues shot to a 7-1 lead and neither side let up the pace before the end of the game.
South Australia earned the right to play for fifth position with a 12-11 victory over Victoria. Aussie Shark Blake Edwards was the star for Victoria but his five-goal effort was not enough.
ROUND 7
Perth (January 21) - Kayle Leathem and Jayde Appel led New South Wales Blues to the minor premiership of the women's competition at the national 20 years & under water polo titles at Perth's Challenge Stadium this afternoon.
Playing the fifth and last preliminary round, 2009 FINA World Junior Championships player Leathem and Appel scored three goals each as the Blues moved a step closer to an eighth consecutive crown by defeating Victoria 16-2.
The Blues will replay the Victorians in tomorrow semifinals in the first-fourth encounter.
Queensland confirmed second place with a 13-6 victory over NSW Waratahs with Maddie Coburn and Olivia King netting three goals each for the Waratahs. A 4-0 opening quarter set the seal on the game while the Waratahs kept Queensland to within one goal in the middle two periods.
Western Australia kept South Australia scoreless in the middle half of the match to claim third spot and earn a clash with Queensland in tomorrow afternoon¹s semifinals. At 2-2 after the first period it looked like South Australia was in the match but solid WA defence sent the game to 7-2 by the last break.
The semifinals and finals will be streamed live on the AWPI website.
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ROUND 6
Perth (January 20) - WA Gold claimed the men's minor premiership with a sixth straight win, beating South Australia 13-4 at the national 20 years & under water polo titles at Perth's Challenge Stadium this afternoon.
James Fannon, the tournament's leading goal-scorer with 18, led the charge with four goals as the Gold went through the preliminary rounds undefeated and have a bye in tomorrow's final round.
With a 4-1 opening quarter, the stage was set for a handsome win but the score only moved to 6-2 at halftime but 9-3 at the final break.
New South Wales Waratahs confirmed fourth ranking with a 6-3 win over WA Black and will progress to the finals. Nine different scorers were recorded on the sheet.
In the day's final game, Queensland downed Victoria 17-7 with Mason Fettell shooting home six goals for the winner to stay well in the hunt for the medals.
The semifinals are on Saturday and the finals on Sunday. All of these matches will be streamed live on the AWPI website.
The women had an afternoon off and play their fifth round tomorrow morning.
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ROUND 5
Perth (January 20) - New South Wales Blues women survived a bad start against Western Australia to move one step closer to the minor premiership at the national 20 years & under water polo titles at Perth's Challenge Stadium this morning.
Third-placed WA led 3-2 at halftime after a goal-less first quarter but NSW Blues took a two-goal advantage into the final quarter and withstood some strong WA attacks for the 9-6 win.
Victoria gained a second victory with a 9-8 score against NSW Waratahs. The game was levelled at four and five but Victoria was never headed, turning the 3-all halftime score to 8-5 before NSW struck back for 8-7 behind at the close of the third period.
Victoria swiftly went to 9-7 at the top of the fourth through Megan Smylie on extra and then Victoria just the one goal two minutes later.
Queensland stayed unbeaten with a 17-9 romp over South Australia, Ash Southern scoring three of her four goals in the opening quarter for the Reds. The damage was done with an 8-1 lead midway through the second quarter.
WA Gold men moved to within one win of the minor premiership with an 8-6 margin over NSW Waratahs. To the Waratahs' credit, it was a close match in the final quarter, having bounced back from 5-0 down late in the second quarter to 7-6 behind halfway through the final period. Nick Redbond struck the decisive goal at 1:23 and WA Gold was safe.
WA Black scored its first win with an 11-8 success over winless Victoria.
Blake Edwards, just named to the Aussie Sharks team to play the Volvo Cup in Hungary next month, scored four goals for Victoria but even his strength was not enough against a vastly improved WA Black, who shot to 11-7 after Victoria equalised at 7-7 in the final second of the third period.
Second-ranked NSW Blues sent off third-placed Queensland 15-5 with Connor Martin scoring five goals for the victors.
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ROUND 4
Perth (January 19) - SA's Thomas Dayman rattled in three of his four goals in the last quarter but it wasn't enough to catch the New South Wales Waratahs at the national 20 years & under water polo titles at Perth's Challenge Stadium this afternoon.
Playing a fourth-round game, it was a crucial clash as both teams are mid-table and searching for fourth spot in the men's section ahead of Saturday's semifinals.
The Waratahs led 4-3 at the quarter and 7-4 by halftime. With a 10-4 lead at the final break, the game was virtually over but Thomas Dayman had a three-goal revival that brought some respectability to the score.
Ladder leader WA Gold raced through Victoria with two 4-1 quarters and then 6-0 in the third for a rollicking 14-2 lead before taking the foot off the accelerator.
NSW Blues, rebounding from a 5-4 loss to WA Gold in the morning, thrashed a strong WA Black 14-2.
The women had the afternoon off and will play their round-four matches tomorrow morning.
ROUND 3
Perth (January 19) - NSW Blues' Bre Appel scored twice in the last quarter to surge her unbeaten women's team to a 9-6 victory over fellow title favourite Queensland at the national 20 years & under water polo titles at Perth's Challenge Stadium this morning.
Appel, who debuted at senior level at the FINA World Championships in Rome two years ago, scored firstly from the penalty line and then on extra-man advantage to take NSW to an unbeatable 9-5 lead inside the last four minutes.
National senior star Ash Southern didn't see out the game, gaining her third major foul four minutes from time after scoring three goals for Queensland.
NSW was only behind once at the start of the game but was on top midway through the period, only to see Queensland draw level at 5-all early in the third period.
NSW Blues' final hurdle to the minor premiership is against Western Australia tomorrow morning.
In other women's games, WA blasted past Victoria 16-6 and South Australia scored two seconds from time to secure an 8-all draw with NSW Waratahs after leading 6-3 at one stage.
In men's play, reigning champion NSW Blues went down to hosts WA Gold 5-4.
The shock result for a team that frequently knows how to stand on the top of the dais, saw NSW scoreless in the first half as WA went ahead 3-0.
NSW won the next two periods 2-1 but it was not enough. WA went 5-3 up with less than three minutes left on the clock only to have NSW respond through Connor Martin on the next attack.
However, as NSW Blues coach Les Kay said, it was the strong WA defence in the first half that proved the difference.
WA Gold now sits atop the ladder with more points on offer against Victoria this afternoon and just NSW Waratahs tomorrow to complete its preliminary programme.
South Australia and Victoria battled through their match with both looking tired in the second quarter before SA triumphed 10-9 with a Thomas Dayman goal inside the final two minutes.
Queensland turned a 4-1 first half to beat WA Black 5-2 in what was a tight encounter.
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ROUND 2
NSW Blues won a game of attrition over South Australia in session two at the national 20 years and under championships in Perth this afternoon.
The Blues triumphed 29-6 over an under-manned South Australia who had three players fouled out of the game by 18 seconds into the final quarter and then played one short, which the Blues capitalised on with 11 goals.
Legendary NSW head coach Les Kay said it was all about keeping the guys focused and not wanting to act as individuals in that final period.
WA Gold struck first blood against Queensland in what is considered two of the top three teams.
WA Gold won 9-3 in a game where opposition coach Simon Daley was ejected from the pool on a red card in the fourth period, meaning he will miss tomorrow morning¹s clash with the other WA team, WA Black.
WA Gold led 4-2 at halftime and 6-3 after three periods and always looked in control, especially with some power outside shots from James Fannon, who finished with five goals.
NSW Waratahs worked tirelessly to defeat Victoria 8-7, breaking a 7-7 deadlock with a Hamish Cuthill goal 1:20 from time.
The Waratahs trailed 4-3 at halftime but led 6-5 at the final break.
In women's play, NSW Blues, led by Bre Appel¹s four goals, sent off South Australia 17-6.
WA scored a hard-fought 12-8 victory over NSW Waratahs with the 4-0 opening quarter the main factor in the win. NSW levelled the second quarter 2-2 and won the third 4-3.
WA had the worse of the foul count, registering 14 fouls to NSW¹s four but managed to only let in three extra-man goals and two penalty goals.
In the third match, Queensland beat Victoria 21-12. The Queenslanders, rebounding from the massive floods and lack of training facilities, warmed up in the morning and hit top gear in the final quarter with a 10-1 period, blowing out the score.
Ash Southern scored six for Queensland and Emma Jo Grahame slotted five for Victoria.
ROUND 1
Victorian ace Emma Jo Grahame hammered in seven goals in her team's opening 13-11 victory over South Australia at the national 20 years and under championships in Perth this morning.
National squad member Grahame was to the fore in all quarters, scoring five in the middle two periods.
Younger sister Amber scored three in the second half as Victoria moved from 2-1 at the quarter to 5-2 at halftime and 11-6 after three periods.
South Australia rallied with a 5-2 final quarter, headed by five-goal hero Alexandra Thomas with two.
Reigning champion New South Wales Blues made short shrift of NSW Waratahs, winning 18-7 with Emily Scott, Shannon Jones and Bre Appel netting three goals each.
Queensland turned a 4-3 halftime deficit into a 9-8 victory over Western Australia in a heavy-fouling encounter .
Queensland barely had the better of the foul count at 14-17. Maddie Coburn¹s penalty goal a minute from time gave Queensland a 9-7 buffer.
WA replied quickly through Chloe Nella and an extra-man opportunity 11 seconds from time saw a shot fired wide, giving Queensland the win.
In the men's division, NSW Blues, winners for the past two years, defeated NSW Waratahs 12-5, Queensland beat South Australia 11-7 and Western Australia Gold had the better of WA Black 7-4.
Perth (January 18) - The national 20 & Under water polo championships have started at Challenge Stadium in Perth this morning.
New South Wales Blues and Waratahs have opened proceedings in the men's pool while Victoria and South Australia opened the women's division.
Two pools are being used simultaneously at the sprawling Challenge complex ahead of Saturday's semifinals and Sunday's medal finals.
Seven men's and six women's teams are competing.
Perth (January 14) - The semi-finals and medals games will be live streamed via rivusTV Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 January ........
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Perth (January 14) - The Queensland floods have thrown up a dilemma for youngsters competing at the national 20 & under water polo championships in Perth from next Tuesday.
The Queensland teams have been hit badly with floods with three women's players directly affected with bad damage to their properties and two others evacuated.
On top of this, local pools have been closed and the teams have not been able to train making them not as competitive as they would have liked.
Queensland junior women's coach Scott Schweickle said all his team members were determined to make it to Perth.
"However, if they can physically make it to the airport is the next question. We have an 8:05am flight and the players said they would do their best to make the airport. One said she would make it by a roundabout way."
Junior men's coach Simon Daley said his team members were spared any major flooding damage but some parents' businesses were inundated.
"Come hell or high water, we will be there," said the coach ahead of his team's first training camp on the Sunshine Coast this Sunday.
Perth (January 11) - New South Wales is back to defend its two national 20 & Under crowns at Perth's Challenge Stadium next week.
Seven men's teams - NSW Blues and Waratahs, Western Australia Black and Gold, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia and six women's teams - NSW Blues and Waratahs, Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia will start action on Tuesday with the finals on the following Sunday.
NSW Blues have won the past two national titles in Melbourne (2009) and Sydney in 2008 and won both titles in Perth as NSW in 2007.
The women will be looking for an eighth straight crown while the men will be shooting for three in a row and fifth in six years.
Hobart (December 16) The draws for the 20 & Under National Championships have been released.
Click here for Jnr Men draw Click here for Jnr Women draw
Hobart (October 19) - Entries are called from State Associations to enter teams in the 2011 Junior Men and Junior Women (Born 1991 or later) National Water Polo Championships to be held in Perth, WA, from 18 to 23 January 2011. Entries close Tuesday 23 November 2010.
ELIGIBILITY
Athletes must be born in 1991 or later. Players entering the draft must comply with the born 1991 or later criteria.
VENUE
Challenge Stadium
Mt Claremont, WA
DATES
The dates for these Championships are 18 to 23 January 2011 inclusive.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES
Entries are now open and will close with AWPI on Tuesday 23 November 2010.
Entries must be accompanied by the entry fee and is to be submitted on the attached competition entry form/tax invoice. Payment should be made to AWPI.
The Entry Fee is $600.00 per team (includes GST) payable to AWPI to accompany team entry. No pool entry fee is payable.
Entry fee for teams entering after the closing date of 23 November 2010 is $900.
FORMS
Note that all forms can be used electronically, which is the preferred method of receiving forms and information.
Email address - peter.hobday@australianwaterpolo.com.au
2011 20 & Under Team Nomination Form
2011_20under_athlete_draft_form
2011 20 & Under photo order form
REFEREES
The name of the referee accompanying the team must be notified at the time of lodgment of the initial Entry Form. Entry Forms that do not nominate a referee will not be accepted.
Travel arrangements for the referees are the responsibilty of the State Associations.
There will be centralised accommodation arrangements made by AWPI for referees, and charged to State Associations at the rate of $95 (+ GST) per night per team. This cost will include ground transport for referees. The nominated referee must be independent of the role of players, coach and/or manager of a team entered in either gender.
Accommodation will be in beach houses in Cottesloe.
TEAMS
Teams may list a maximum of thirteen (13) players per team.
Please note that the names of players (along with their date of birth and SportingPulse National ID numbers) in cap number order are required to be submitted to AWPI by Tuesday 4 January 2011. Please note that all players must be registered with their State Association and comply with the Date of Birth criterion.
STATE TEAM ENTRIES
State Associations are invited to enter Junior Men's and Junior Women's teams.
ATHLETE DRAFT
The ‘Athlete Draft’ will be conducted in accordance with the procedure detailed in the By-Laws of Australian Water Polo Inc and set out below:
(1) Member Bodies may make formal representation to the Operations Manager of AWPI to include a maximum of three (3) seconded players from other Member Bodies in their National Championship teams. This must be done at least 30 days prior to the Championship, no later than Tuesday 21 December 2010.
(2) Member Bodies must advise of names of players not required for inclusion in their team, no later than Tuesday 21 December 2010.
(3) Players named by Member Bodies (2) above will be placed in a pool from which member Bodies may ‘Draft’ athletes.
(a) the ‘Draft’ will be carried out by preference given to that Member Body which finished with the lowest rank at the previous National Championships;
(b) The second preference to the next lowest ranking state etc;
(c) In the event of a Member Body not having taken part in the National Championship, that Member will be deemed to have the third lowest ranking;
(d) The athlete’s Member Body must retain the first right of refusal for the athlete’s services;
(e) Within the said 30 days period prior to commencement of the National Championships, Members may make application to the Board of AWPI for the release of drafted players to return to their home Member Body. The Board should deal with the request with absolute discretion;
(f) Prior to inclusion in the draft pool, the player must give written authorisation for inclusion in the draft (refer copy of attached ‘Athlete Draft - Agreement Form’). Once such authorisation is given, the player is bound to play with the Member Body to whom he/she is drafted; the ‘Athlete Draft – Agreement Form’ must also be endorsed by the respective Member Body of the player seeking to be included in the Draft.
(g) Financial arrangements will be a matter of private negotiation between the drafted player and the Member Body.
It should be noted that the ’Final Standings’ from the National Championships (Junior Men & Junior Women – Born 1990 or Later) held Melbourne, VIC, June 2010 were as follows:
JUNIOR MEN | JUNIOR WOMEN |
1. NSW Blues | 1. NSW Blues |
2. Victoria | 2. Queensland |
3. Queensland | 3. Western Australia |
4. Western Australia | 4. NSW Waratahs |
5. South Australia | 5. Victoria |
| 6. South Australia |
PROGRAM The program and format of the championship will be a Round Robin, with Playoffs, Preliminary Finals and Grand Finals. The Draw 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. Your cooperation is sought in having a representative at these meetings. The Coaches & Managers meeting will be held on Monday 17 January 2011 at 7.00pm and the Referees Meeting will follow at 7.30pm, at Sports House, Mt Claremont, WA.
PRESENTATIONS
Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be conducted during the Championships and all teams are asked to attend in full uniform. Presentations will be made for Player of the Series, Goalkeeper of the Series and Highest Goal Scorer (Prelininary Rounds only) and a Team of the Tournament will be made for both Junior Men and Junior Women.
COMPETITION RULES
Rules under which the Championships are to be conducted will be advised following the close of entries.
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, certain commitments must be met by Managers, Coaches and Referees who have contact with children under the age of eighteen years. Please refer to the AWPI Member Protection Policy to ensure all compliance requirements are met. Your State Association Office has a copy of the Member Protection Policy, or it is available from the AWPI Web Site -
Click here
The Western Australian Government has comprehensive Child Protection legislation, details of which will be provided after the close of entries.
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, Click here which will be adhered to for this event.
MEDIA STATEMENTS
States 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 AWPI, 2011 National Championships Junior Men and Junior Women 20 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.
OTHER MISCONDUCT
Section 10 of the Member Protection Policy outlines what other misconduct is a breach of AWPI behaviour standards.
Please ensure that the team managers, coaches, parents and players are familiar with this Policy.
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.
QUERIES
Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Peter Hobday
Operations Manager
AWPI
PO Box 60
Lindisfarne TAS 7015
03 62168999
peter.hobday@australianwaterpolo.com.au
