Water Polo

Again, 2015 was a strong year for water polo. With ten teams across the year groups, and some very talented players we are looking forward to seeing a fantastic future in water polo at Trinity College. Our inaugural senior water polo tour to California in December 2015 has been an amazing achievement for us as a water polo community and we hope to see this grow in the future.

For the senior players, the year began with many long holiday trainings, culminating in our annual water polo camp at Trinity in January. This was a great experience for the boys as they bonded in many skills sessions, scratch matches, land trainings and even some soccer and cricket matches. The night-time game was also a great success! The parents helped to keep the players well-fed and although they were not very well rested at the end of it, the boys came out with some firm friendships as well as many team skills ready to be used in the 2015 PSA season.

Ms Susie Edwards Water Polo Manager

With new FINA rules in play, our teams were now down to six players in the pool, with a smaller pool length and smaller ball, which was an interesting experience for some. The 1st VI water polo team, led by Captain James Valentine (12.4) and Vice-captain Jarrod Ng (12.6) ended the season in an admirable fifth place, after some hard-fought battles early on against Hale School and Aquinas College. An amazing game was played against Scotch College where we drew the match with some fantastic skills shown by the boys in the pool. New junior players, Joshua Reaper (9.4) and Liam Martin (9.5) joined our more seasoned players in the first team this year, showing that this squad of boys will definitely be a team to watch in the future.

The Middle School water polo teams are still going strong under the leadership of Old Boys Mr Noah Harris (’13) and Mr Finlay Koenig-Luck (’13), and ably supported by teachers Miss Tess Warner, Mr Nick Marston and Mr Dion Mepham. Some very competitive games were played by these skilled teams. The senior teams were coached by Mr Andras Jo-Kovaks (1st VI), Mr Mitchell Zekulich (‘10) (2nd VI), Mr Brad Chapman (3rd VI), Mr Glenn Christiansen (4th VI) and Mr Chris Morris (Year 10) and all played some great games showing their skills and talents.

The Year 12 cohort of 2015 has always been a staunch supporter of Trinity water polo. Well done to our Year 12 1st VI players: Jarrod Ng (12.6), Matthew Reaper (12.4), James Turibaka (12.2), James Valentine (12.4), and particularly, Carter Fabling (12.2) and Jack Perry (12.3) who each played every first game in their senior playing years. Thank you to the 30 Year 12 students who have contributed to water polo over the last six years. We look forward to seeing you all at a TOBA match in the future. Lastly, thank you to our parent group, who is always willing to help out when needed. A particular mention needs to go to Mrs Liz Perry, who has been our parent coordinator for many years and is now stepping down from this position. Your support of Trinity water polo has been integral in our success, and I look forward to still seeing you at some games in the future.

1st VI Water Polo Back Row: Ms Susie Edwards (Manager), James Turibaka, Lucas Starkie, Jack Perry, Liam Martin, Cooper Tatafu, Nicholas Petagna, András Jô-Kovács (Coach) Front Row: Samuel Moffatt, Blake Fabling, Matthew Reaper, Jarrod Ng, James Valentine, Carter Fabling, Jed Thompson, Joshua Reaper

2nd VI Water Polo Back Row: Lachlan Hogg, Thomas Cavanagh, Nicholas Ellison, James Godfrey, Kane Ottobrino, Connor Rees Front Row: Timothy Adams, Nicholas Godsell, Zen Best, Eamon Duncan, Joshua Naylor Absent: Jack Catanach 3rd VI Water Polo Back Row: James Hussey, Max Nicolay, Mr Brad Chapman, Dane Vulich, Stephen Younghusband Front Row: Brandon Nicholas, Matthew Birch, Thomas Whelan, Zane Casella, Houston Jennings

Year 10 Water Polo Back Row: Jamie Bonner, Ben Vos, Thomas Moorcroft, Jayden Hembra, Benjamin Santella, Matthew D’Souza, Daniel LaPiana, Mr Chris Morris Front Row: Kai Best, James Michelon, Harrison Griffiths, Tavish Meade, Carl Braut, Marcus Ricci, Curtis Multari

Middle A Water Polo Back Row: Ethan Bradley, Kane Hughes, Conor Brazil, Liam Martin, Andrew Trefry, David Black, Riley Townsend Front Row: Oliver Pringle, Jamie Heslop, Miss Tess Warner, Joshua Turibaka, Joshua Reaper

Middle B Water Polo Back Row: Edward Pownall, Baily Hughes, Jean-Paul Starkie, Jackson Lee, Alexander Jasper, Jakson Egan Front Row: Alexander Moffatt, Charlie Coates, Miss Tess Warner, Nicholas McDonald, Brett Hassett Middle C Water Polo Back Row: James Ellery, Brody Close, Cooper Walsh, Kyle Greaney, Fintan Kinsella, Sebastian Ellison, Alexander Nguyen Front Row: Jacob Mangan, Adam Ricci, Blair Italiano, Jack Harvey, Anthony Nguyen

Middle D Water Polo Back Row: Aidan Shea, Ayodhya Jayawickrema, Leon Rocca Front Row: Benjamin Adams, Honour Ta, James Dinh, John Blair

Year 7 Water Polo Back Row: Rafael Fiore, Trent Smith, Kyle Hembra, Joseph Ricci, Connor Whelan Front Row: Joshua McIntyre, Jakob Strohmeier, Oscar Steegstra, Tyler George Absent: Mr Dustin Aylmore (Coach)