Water Polo Report
Seconds
After a tough first couple of rounds this season, the Seconds team arrived at the Shore pool ready to put their all in against Joeys. An early goal put us in the lead, but Joeys matched it in Quarter 2, going into the 2nd half on an even playing field. Some great defensive plays and intercepts from the boys saw us lead 3 – 2 after the third quarter. The boys were looking tired, with much of the game so far involving quick breaks up the field and a heavy swimming focus. Shore was able to score a 4th goal to take the lead with two goals up, holding Joeys off from scoring again in the 4th quarter. A well-deserved first win for the season!
Ms Camden
Seconds Coach
Fourths
The mighty 4s had a season best performance this week. Playing a pretty evenly matched team, we got the upper hand early through Charlie Armati’s strong shooting arm and finished the first half up 3 – 1 with a 7-meter bounce shot goal from Rolly Smith. The boys kept the foot on the throttle and kept the score ticking over. We were up 6 – 2 at the end of the 3rd quarter, with goals from a number of boys, including Fin Shadforth, who scored an unreal top corner goal from a very tight angle! Some of the highlights of the game were Bede Clout doing well in the swim offs and Max Garner showing extreme unselfishness by drawing in defenders before offloading to Charlie Armati to finish off an easy goal. The game finished with a strong 8 – 5 win. Great discipline and attitude were on show this week, and improvements are being seen across the board!
Mr Craig
Fourths Coach
14Bs
After playing Scots for the first two weeks of the season and showing extraordinary improvement over those two weeks, the 14Bs were excited to test themselves against St Aloysius. In training, the team had focused on making good decisions with our passing, our transition both in attack and defence, and our spacing in attack. In the 1st quarter, we jumped away to an early lead with some quick goals on the fast break after winning turnovers. Even though this was good, our passing and shot selection were not at the standard we wanted, so despite taking a comfortable lead into quarter time, the team resolved to fix these deficiencies over the remainder of the game. In the 2nd quarter, our spacing in attack allowed us to work the ball around, find the open player and take patient, good quality shots on goal. Our transition defence maintained the high level of pressure on the opposition, making it hard for them to get shots on goal all the way into the final quarter. Our improved passing allowed us to move the ball up the pool accurately, creating space and allowing us to score regular goals. The final score of 13 – 1 was a fair representation of the contest. Special mention must go to Will Pellow, for his 7 goal performance!
Top image: Will Pellow with 7 goals!
Mr Jones
14Bs Coach
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firsts | Joeys | W | 16-1 | J Semmens 4, K Smith 2, C Shortus, C Semmens 2, J Black 2, C Lewcock, A Stock 3, C Kovacs |
| Seconds | Joeys | W | 4-2 | H Hattersley, C Harvey 3 |
| Thirds | Joeys | Draw | 6-6 | Hudson Brooks 2, Byron Banks 3, D Lord |
| Fourths | Joeys | W | 8-5 | R Smith 2, J Riding, F Shadforth, C Mott, C Armati 3 |
| 16As | Joeys | W | 17-2 | H Pollitt, J Izzard 5, T Larcombe 4, H Stewart, M Walker, J Jagger 2, W Bestic 2, L Ellis |
| 16Bs | Joeys | W | 12-2 | H Warden, M Hughes, L Hughes 4, E Ng 5, O Finlay |
| 15As | Joeys | W | 9-1 | H Frape, M Hughes, S Lyne 2, L Larcombe 2, H Baxter 3 |
| 15Bs | St Aloys | W | 16-8 | M Hill 2, N Whitney, B Gordon 2, F Herald, H Whitney 2, S Chan 2, O Gee 3, A Ryan 3 |
| 14Bs | St Aloys | W | 13-1 | C Couch, T Hill, W Pellow 7, C Toone, L Jansen 2 |
Miss Z Dowdell
MIC Water Polo