Established in 1990
The UWA Torpedoes is the AWL (Australian Water Polo League) franchise of the very successful parent UWA Water Polo Club. The UWA Torpedoes Men’s team took the National title in the 2015/16 AWL season.
In 2024, the club enlisted a new coach, Slobodan Mačić, who was recently the Coaching Director for VK Šabac in Serbia.
Many of our male players have gained selection in national squads and have been awarded scholarships with the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS).
UWA Torpedoes Men's Team 2024/2025
Head coach: Slobodan Mačić
Manager: Paul Lilleyman
Thomas Freeman |
Sam Rowbottam |
George Ford |
Jonas Crivella |
Garrett Zaan |
Nicholas Hughes |
Scott Lilleyman |
Hannes Daube |
Andrew Ford |
Andrew Barber |
Griffin Woodhouse |
Riley Childs |
Owen Lilleyman |
Ed Handley |
Charlie Reynolds |
Lewis Putt |
Ben Marris |
Ari Pearson |
Brett McGee |
Sam Regan |
Jake Taboni |
Toby White |
UWA TorpedoEs Women's Team 2024/2025
The Women’s team has appointed a new coach in 2024 with the well-credentialed Ray Mayers, who has coached at both state and national level with great success. Ray’s focus is developing the current team with an expectation of making the medal playoffs this coming season.
Head coach: Ray Mayers
Assistant coach: Greg Jones
Manager: Fia Rigo
Isla Mulligan |
Rebecca Gibb |
Perri Edwards |
Lili Urvani |
Cathryn Earl |
Dayna O’Leary |
Claire Whittaker |
Pippa Pedley |
Madison Rigo |
Gloria Giachi |
Isabella Sayer |
Tilly Connor |
Allegra Childs |
Emma Putt |
Amelia Taboni |
Katie Marris |
Gabrielle Sayer |
Carina Harache |
Jamie Cannon |
Amber Olney |
Isabelle Walls |
Emily Taylor |
The AWL
The Australian Waterpolo League (AWL) is Australia’s premier domestic water polo competition – the water polo equivalent of the AFL!
The AWL has 10 representative clubs from across Australia, each club has one team for each gender. The AWL begun as the National Water Polo Men’s League back in 1990, with the women’s league introduced in 2004. In 2015 WPA introduced a licensing structure to the league to formalise the teams’ involvement, meaning all 10 clubs involved now hold a license to compete each year. In 2017, the name was changed from ‘National Water Polo League’ to ‘Australian Waterpolo League’.