Water Polo Match Report
Firsts
Saturday’s matchup against Riverview marked the second last game of the AAGPS season. Having previously defeated Riverview in a convincing manner in the Whalan Cup, the Firsts entered the game confident in their ability to come away with the win. It was perhaps this overconfidence that saw them start the game rather sluggishly on both the offensive and defensive ends of the pool. Riverview responded to two early goals from Jett Semmens and Harry Underhill leaving the score tied at 2-2 for a large duration of the first quarter. A second from Harry Underhill saw the boys escape the first quarter with a narrow lead, 3-2.
After a motivational quarter-time speech from captain Harry Underhill, in which he encouraged the boys to switch on and lift their intensity, the Shore Firsts massively elevated their effort and looked dominant in the second quarter. Goals from Tom Hawkins and Charlie Bowditch, along with Harry Underhill’s third, fourth, and fifth goals of the game, saw Shore extend their lead to 8-4 by halftime.
Shore carried their newfound intensity into the third quarter, Harry Underhill scored his sixth and seventh goals followed by Tom Hawkins and Jett Semmens each scoring their second. This helped extend the Shore lead to 13-6 by the end of the quarter. Final quarter saw much of the same dominance, with Charlie Ashton and Charlie Bowditch each scoring their second goal of the game, whilst Zac Izzard scored two of his own. A final goal from Koby Smith saw the game end with a convincing Shore victory over Riverview, 18-7.
The resulting victory has Shore currently undefeated (with one draw to Newington) this AAGPS season. As such, if the Firsts successfully secure a victory over a strong Joeys side this weekend, they will win the first ever AAGPS Water Polo Premiership in the School’s history. Taking place in the Shore pool at 10:15am this Saturday, it certainly isn’t a game to be missed.
C Ashton
Firsts Water Polo Player
16As
The Shore 16As started out a bit rusty, restricted to one goal by Hamish Walls in the first quarter. The second quarter saw the team gain a little momentum resulting in three goals by Harry Pollitt, Chase Harvey and Hamish Walls allowing for a 4-0 score. By the third quarter, the team’s momentum was high, playing a drop from the wings on the strong centre forward as well as the occasional shift to a press. The third quarter saw Riverview open their account with a quick goal, however, Shore unflustered scored another three in quick succession, with two by Thomas Larcombe and another for Chase Harvey upping the score line to 7-2. Towards the end of the third quarter, Shore decisively put four more goals past the opposition courtesy of Tom Larcombe, Luke Ellis and Michael Walker. However, a mistake at the end of the fourth quarter resulted in another goal for the Riverview side, concluding the score line at 11-2.
T Limantono
16As Player
Results:
Saturday 4 March
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Goals |
| Firsts | Riverview | Win | 18-7 | J Semmens 2, C Ashton 2, K Smith, H Underhill 7, T Hawkins 2, C Bowditch 2, Z Izzard 2 |
| Seconds | Reddam | Loss | 3-5 | Z Warden 3 |
| Thirds | Scots | Loss | 4-18 | H Brooks, L Cathles, O Danks 2 |
| Fourths | Scots | Loss | 6-7 | F Loxton, L Cathles 3, O Danks, C Hawkins |
| 16As | Riverview | Win | 11-3 | H Walls 2, M Walker, C Harvey 2, L Ellis 2, T Larcombe 3, H Pollitt |
| 16Bs | Scots | Win | 13-6 | O Graham, D Lord 4, J Pridmore 5, F Brown, X Aloisio, S Hassall |
| 15As | Scots | Win | 19-3 | C Semmens 4, L Hughes 5, M Hughes 3, A Turner-Smith 3, J Jagger 2, H Clough, M Irvine |
| 14As | Riverview | Draw | 8-8 | C Semmens 2, G Kennedy 2, T Milcz 3, J Jagger |
| 14Bs | Trinity | Loss | 7-8 | C Griffin, J Massey 2, A Ryan, E de Vries 2 |
| 13As | Riverview | Win | 13-2 | E Bruce 2, T Armarti, H Frape, J Tighe 2, S Bull, J Gilligan, H Ward 4, A Freischmidt |
| 13Bs | Reddam | Loss | 2-20 | F Oddone-Bransgrove, B Jones |
Miss Z H Dowdell
MIC Water Polo