It was a huge Easter of water polo for our Club and it wouldn’t have been possible without a dedicated crew of coaches, managers, players, parents and supporters.

Here’s a re-cap!

(Thanks to Paul Seiser for the images)

Under 18 Boys – Canberra
The Bears won GOLD.  All born in 2001 and far from favourites the boys had a magnificent tournament, snatching the grand final win from Cronulla Sharks (9-3).  Matt Murphy won MVP of the tournament.

 The UWA/Triton boys missed out on the plate final by a goal.  Their draw saw them play Adelaide Jets three times!  

Under 18 Girls – Canberra

The Bears won the PLATE and were brilliant supporters to our other teams.

Under 14 Girls – Wodonga

The Bears were unlucky not to make the final 4.  They won two games on their final day of competition to finish 5th.
The Golds development team had an absolute ball, showing huge improvement every day.  

Under 14 Boys – Canberra

The Bears finished 8th out of 32 teams.
The Golds had two great wins on their final day including one against the Melville Saints who they hadn’t beaten all SL season. 
The Blues made the plate final but lost to local WA club the Phantoms. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks again to all the parents on tour for their support!

Congratulations to all our teams who made the Senior and Junior State League Grand Finals this year! A fantastic end to a strong season of water polo.

Well done to the Juniors who showed the Seniors how it’s done! We had 5 junior teams playing last Sunday with 4 claiming the premiership flag!

• GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
  • 14U A Girls – coached by Rob Cullingford
  • 16U A Boys – coached by Matt George, assisted by ‘The Rotator’ Simon Williams
  • 18U A Girls – coached by Scott Schweickle 
  • 18U A Boys – coached by Nic Hughes
  • Premier League Women – UWA Rangers, coached by Scott Schweickle

• SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
  • 14U A Boys – coached by Joe Goldfinch
  • Div 2 Hop Bears
  • Div 1 Oils
  • A Reserve PC’s

You can see all the results and winning team photos below on Water Polo WA’s website 

SunSmart Juniors GF Results

Premier League and Seniors GF Results

 

The fun of the Finals weekend has been captured through many different lenses. For all of these game action shots below we would like to acknowledge Kylie Geelen. Thanks Kylie! Keep scrolling for more pics of Senior Grand final day and the intimate Wind Up presentations.

14A BEARS – PREMIERS in action!

 

16A BLUES  – PREMIERS on fire!

Hop Bears got so close!

Oils claim the silver

A big THANK YOU to our Committee and all those behind the scenes who make Grand Final weekend and the season run so smoothly:

• Jackie Vittino – so much happens because of this amazing lady who also manages Flippa Ball and District Schools competitions
• Amy and Dan – BBQ! 
• Matt, Taylor, Drew and helpers – Cafe and Bar
• Susi Pedley – Uniform guru
• Louise Storey and all our wonderful table staff
• All of our Age Delegates for juniors – legends!!
• Club Captains – Women: Michelle Simson  Men: Dan Toleman

Following the awesome results of the Grand Finals 2 weeks ago, the Juniors celebrated their 2018 season and acknowledged the many people who made it so successful, and fun!

Congratulations to all of the team MVP’s and Coaches award recipients.  Special mention to SL Association Division Best and Fairest winners, James Lantzke (U14A Boys), Andrew Barber (U16A Boys) and Taz Williams (U18A Boys) – outstanding!

We would like to pay tribute to those members of our Club who were awarded special Club awards in recognition of their efforts both in and out of the pool.

2018 JUNIOR POLO BEAR OF THE YEAR

This person is an all-rounder who represents our club with excellence, showing dedication and commitment to the Club.  They give their best in the pool, when they train and play, and are always willing to help around the Club.  With a positive attitude they are a great example for younger players to look up to.

The 2018 winner was nominated for her fantastic work with coaching Friday night FlippaBall teams and Saturday morning DSC teams.  She happily assists whenever called upon.  She always has a positive manner and attitude and is extremely polite.  Her sister won it last year. What a family!

Congratulations to UWA City Beach Water Polo Club’s Best Junior Club Member for 2018, Sami Rasmussen. 

2018 SENIOR POLO BEAR OF THE YEAR

The Senior Award this year went to a person who has worked tirelessly to help out our club.  She has managed no less than 5 Under 14 teams for the past 3 seasons and has just taken 40 14U boys and crew to the National Club Champs in Canberra.  She works, she runs a busy house, she keeps Damo in line, and she gives and gives and gives to our Junior program.

Congratulations to UWA City Beach Water Polo Club’s Best Senior Club Member for 2018, Maryanne Marshall

RISING STARS

Traditionally we recognise a select few players who we believe have a big future in water polo, with the prestigious awards of Rising Star in the Under 14’s and Most Outstanding Junior in the U16’s. This is selected by our Head Coaches.  Congratulations to our  UWA CB Rising Stars for 2018.

UWA CBWPC U14 Boys Rising Star	Ashton Tessler
UWA CBWPC U14 Girls Rising Star	Zelma Koka
UWA CBWPC U16 Most Outstanding Junior Boy	Campbell McAullay
UWA CBWPC U16 Most Outstanding Junior Girl	Jamie Cannon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again, a HUGE shout out to the amazing Coaches, managers and parents who support our strong Junior Program.

Thanks especially to Damian Kelly for his continued excellence, patience and humour in working with so many energetic and talented young polo bears!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to the 14U and 16U Junior players who got involved in the inaugural StreetX Fastest Junior Bear event yesterday.

A big shout out to Jackie Vittino for all her work in organising the day and to Clare Barber, Lisa Lilleyman, Maryanne Marshall and our time keepers for helping out. Thank you! 

Also to the Fastest Bear founders Nathan and Simon Phillips, and the Fastest Oldest Bear Charlie Liggins who were on hand to inspire the next generation!! May this be the start of an annual Club event. 

See all the photos from the day below…..including the elegant Swan Relay!

So, just how fast are our Fastest Junior Bears over 33m?

RESULTS

14U BOYS

1. Thomas Michael – 19.00s
2. James Lantzke – 19.81
3. Josh Rasmussen – 20.30

Special  mentions to Jett Jaegar-Harvey who was Fastest Born 06 and made 14U final and Josh Rasmussen – Fastest B05

16U BOYS

1. Andrew Barber – 16.78s
2. Flynn Mason – 17.32
3. Menno Talbot – 17.88

Special  mention to Declan Cook – Fastest B03

14U GIRLS

1. Bella Sayer – 19.87s
2. Alice Williams – 19.94
3. Zelma Koko – 20.16

Special mention to Gabrielle Sayer – Fastest B05

16U GIRLS

1. Jamie Cannon- 19.56s
2. Millie McFarlane – 20.88
3. Sami Rasmussen – 20.94

Special Mention to Sami Rasmussen = Fastest B03

LONGEST THROW

GIRLS 

14U – Zelma 

16U – Georgia 

BOYS

14U – Owen 

16 U – Billy (see the footage on our Insta page!)

How long will our Fastest Jnr Bear records stand for?!