Water Polo NSW ready for National Championships
Published Wed 06 Dec 2023
Over six days, four Water Polo NSW teams will compete in the 19&U National State Championships, held in Melbourne (Women) and Perth (Men).
Both competitions take place from 8-13 December 2023 and are an integral part of Water Polo Australia's talent identification and progression into junior national teams.
Water Polo NSW Performance Pathways Manager Harry Sanderson noted NSW teams are ready to compete at nationals.
"Water Polo NSW (WPNSW) wish our 19&U STP athletes the best of luck in the upcoming National Championships. Led by their coaches, the WPNSW U19's men's and women's programs have competed in the 2023 Super League Competition which has provided them with valuable experience playing in highly contested games together. We would also like to thank our partner the NSW Institute of Sport which has enabled our NSW Talent Program athletes to train together on a weekly basis over the last 2 months," he said.
"Our teams represent the depth of talent NSW has to offer with athletes being selected from a wide range of Metropolitan and Regional Clubs. Additionally, we have a extensive representation of emerging AWL athletes within our squads and we look forward to assisting them in their development throughout these championships.
We look forward to watching our athletes represent NSW and their clubs on the national stage," said Sanderson.
The WPNSW Blues and Waratahs teams are putting the finishing touches on their preparations, with the Blues looking to repeat last year's championship title success in both the Women's and Men's competition.
Team Lists
Women
Blues (cap number):
- Victoria Ridhalgh
- Indiana Smith
- Anneliese Pamp
- Saskia Dunn
- Magali Ogg
- Georgia Chapman
- Ebony Nash
- Lily Dunn
- Charley Stephens
- Layla Smith
- Maddisyn Powells
- Zoe Thomas
- Brielle Dixon
Coach Jacqueline Northam
Assistant Coach Lilli Harris
Waratahs (cap number)
- Koko Bacic
- Chelsea Isaac
- Lilly Wirth
- Layla Barclay
- Nancy Lee
- Ella Fraser
- Keira Rippon
- Stela Lovrinovic Kaic
- Sydney Poor
- Christina DiGiandomenico
- Emme Doube-Macleod
- Sophie Pethers
- Amy Somboli
Coach Chloe Wilcox
Assistant Coach Pip Pipkin
Men
Blues (cap number):
- Jack Dwyer
- Ethan Payne
- Ashton Brown
- Rory McKell
- Zac Izzard
- Koby Gilchrist
- Ben Lucas
- Ben Taylor
- Sam Bloomfield
- Rex Palazzi
- Ryan Goldschmidt
- Lucas Young
- Thomas Serhan
Coach Marko Marceta
Assistant Coach Shannan Johansen
Waratahs (cap number)
- Ryan Hunter
- Kai Hatherell
- Taras Myronov
- Matthew Grech
- Felix Pal
- Jamie Sharman
- Oliver Hughes
- Hamish Wood
- Harry Underhill
- Jakov Vilotic
- Samuel Winchester
- Mack McInnes
- Ashton Jamieson
Coach Patrick Northam
Assistant Coach Isobelle Pamp
Live scoring for the games will be available here -> 2023 19&U Water Polo National State Championships
Game details
WOMEN
NSW Blues
Friday 8 Dec 23
Round 1 12.30pm v NSW Waratahs
Round 2 5pm v NZ
Saturday 9 Dec 23
Round 3 9.30am v Victoria
Round 4 2pm v QLD Maroon
Sunday 10 Dec 23
Round 5 9am v ACT
Monday 11 Dec 23
Round 6 11am v WA
Round 7 3.30pm v QLD Gold
NSW Waratahs
Friday 8 Dec 23
Round 1 12.30pm v NSW Blues
Round 2 6.30pm v Victoria
Saturday 9 Dec 23
Round 3 11am v QLD Gold
Round 4 3.30pm v ACT
Sunday 10 Dec 23
Round 5 10.30am v WA
Monday 11 Dec 23
Round 6 9.30am v NZ
Round 7 5pm v QLD Maroon
MEN
NSW Blues
Friday 8 Dec 23
Round 1 8am v NSW Waratahs
Round 2 3.30pm v WA
Saturday 9 Dec 23
Round 3 9.30am v NZ
Round 4 3.30pm v Victoria
Sunday 10 Dec 23
Round 5 12.30pm v QLD
Monday 11 Dec 23
Round 6 9.30am v ACT/TAS
NSW Waratahs
Friday 8 Dec 23
Round 1 8am v NSW Blues
Round 2 12.30pm v NZ
Saturday 9 Dec 23
Round 3 11am v Victoria
Sunday 10 Dec 23
Round 5 11am v ACT/TAS
Monday 11 Dec 23
Round 6 8am v WA
Round 7 2pm v QLD
