Water Polo Match Reports

Thirds

Tough start to the game for us with two of our players going to the wrong pool and only arriving at the correct pool mid-way through the 2nd quarter. We had been outmuscled in the first half and were down 3-1. We went toe to toe with them in the 3rd quarter with 1 goal apiece. We started the 4th quarter 2 goals down, but the boys banded together and made things work. Michael X and Byron B were swimming like their life depended on it and caused lots of opportunities for us. Tom W, Hudson B and Daniel L all stepped up to the plate and scored crucial goals. The defence won the game for us with no less than 15 goal saves throughout the game for Jack B along with the other key defenders such as Matt R, Isaac B and Harry B. The game came down to the final play with a 5 metre penalty and Newington with a chance to level the scores. Jack’s ferocious defending all game caused their shooter to hit the cross bar in an attempt to get the ball out of his reach. The final score saw the Thirds win 5-4.

Mr Craig
Thirds Coach

16Bs

The undefeated 16Bs took on GPS Water Polo heavyweights Newington at Stanmore. The boys knew all week this would be a close game. Shore let in an early goal, but shortly after, Lachie H returned with 2 of his own and quarter time was in favour of the host school, Newington, ahead 3-2. At quarter time, the boys felt they actually could do this (even though both coaches mentioned that they could actually do this before the start of the game) and held Newington to be scoreless in the second quarter with several amazing saves from goalie Henry F and some excellent defence whilst Harry C, Hamish W and Lachie H all squeezed one past the Newington Goalie, and at half time the good guys took the lead 5-3. After swapping ends at half time, Newington broke us with 2 goals in the 3rd quarter, but Hamish W scored a brilliant goal, punching a ball through, and Shore was just hanging on with a 6-5 lead. At the 3rd quarter break, Newington had 2 more reserve players than us and the Shore boys were exhausted, but they were driven by holding on for just seven more minutes. The final quarter was tense, and with a goal to the host school and then Lachie H scoring his 4th goal of the game, Shore was in front 7-6 with a brilliant save by Henry F and with 45 seconds left and possession to us, game management then took over to ensure the 16Bs remain undefeated.

Mr O’Kane
16Bs Coach

15Bs

The 15Bs continued on their winning ways with a strong victory over Newington at Stanmore. A quick start saw Shore lead 3-0 at the end of the 1st quarter, with Shore dominating in the middle of the pool. A tough 2nd quarter with the action going end to end saw Shore finish the first half leading 6-1 and feeling confident going into the 3rd quarter. A dominant display then followed with another 5 goals in the second half with strong performance across the pool with tremendous teamwork allowing for fast breaks in attack and a quick transition to defence. Sam C, Ben G, Alex R, Oliver G and Harry W all scored on the day and Nick W was tremendous in goals, saving several scoring opportunities for the opposition. With one more game before the summer break, the boys will be looking to consolidate the positive results they have had this Term.

Mr Cook
15Bs Coach

Results – Saturday 18 November 2023

Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Goals
Firsts	Newington	Loss	6-10	Jett S, Cooper S, JJ B 2, Charlie L, Anderton S
Seconds	Newington	Loss	0-12
Thirds	Newington	Win	5-4	Hudson B 3, Tom W, Daniel L
Fourths	Newington	Loss	3-14	Max G, Bede C, Xavier A
16As	Newington	Loss	7-10	Harry P, Harry B 3, Tom L, Tommy M, Ollie K
16Bs	Newington	Win	7-6	Harry C, Hamish W 2, Lachie H 4
15As	Newington	Loss	5-9	Hamilton W 3, Luke L 2
15Bs	Newington	Win	11-4	Ben G 4, Harry W, Sam C 3, Oliver G 2, Alex R
14Bs	Newington	Draw	7-7	Ed B, Cyan C, Will P 2, Charlie T 2, Charlie C

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