Water Polo Report
Match Reports
Seconds
The Seconds water polo team traveled to Cranbrook to play Barker College on Saturday morning. Shore started the game well, with two early goals from Zac Warden and Harry Stiel, which Barker responded to with a goal to end the first quarter.
The second quarter served as a wake-up call for the Seconds, as Barker responded with four goals, alongside a backhander by Harry Stiel, bringing the score to 3-5 at the end of the second quarter.
As the game progressed, the scores matched up at 6-6, as Zac Warden’s long-range goal tied the game with only one minute remaining. Jesse Cochrane in goals and Alex Mingay at centre back defended the last minute of Barkers attempts, leading the team into a penalty shoot-out. Shore went down 3-4 in the penalties with goals scored by Oli Mezrani, Harry Stiel and Zac Warden.
H Stiel
Seconds Player
Thirds
We trained all week, working on cleanly picking up the ball, holding our position in the water and communication in defence. The game started well, with our fast transition giving us the opening goal of the game. We fought hard for the ball in contest, and despite some poor passing, we still managed to take our opportunities and score another goal. Some great goalkeeping denied St Augustine’s their first few shots, whilst we found some defensive rhythm. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 2-0 to Shore.
The second quarter started very well, with an early goal scored through good ball movement. Our defensive communication was good, ensuring the opposition got no easy shots on goal from the centre forward position. Unfortunately, there was one opposition goal from distance, leaving the half-time score at 3-1.
The third quarter was fast paced, but there were lots of mistakes from both teams. We regularly got front water in transition, but didn’t capitalise on the opportunities due to poor passing. In defence we scrambled well, ensuring that there were no easy shots from the opposition, but unfortunately, they managed to put in two deflected bounce shots, leaving the score at 3-3.
The final quarter again showed good transition in attack, but poor passing and awareness cost us good-quality shots on goal. This allowed St Augustine’s to counter-attack and score some late goals, giving them a well-deserved 3-6 win.
Mr Jones
Thirds Coach
Results
Saturday 26 November 2022
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firsts | St Augustine’s | Win | 12-9 | J Semmens, K Smith 3, H Underhill 4, C Bowditch 2, Z Izzard 2 |
| Seconds | Barker | Loss | 9-10 | H Stiel 4, Z Warden 4, O Mezrani |
| Thirds | St Augustine’s | Loss | 3-6 | L Cathles, H Brooks, F Loxton |
| 16As | Trinity | Loss | 2-9 | J Black, A Woolfe |
| 16Bs | Forfeit | Win | 5-0 | |
| 15As | St Augustine’s | Loss | 5-10 | C Semmens 3, L Hughes, H Stewart |
| 14As | St Augustine’s | Win | 12-5 | G Kennedy 2, T Milcz 3, M Hughes 3, J Jagger 2, C Semmens 2 |
| 14Bs | St Augustine’s | Draw | 9-9 | C Griffin, N Whitney 2, J Massey 3, A Ryan, G Pritchard 2 |
Miss Z H Dowdell
MIC, Water Polo