Finals Day | 16&U Boys National Aged Club Championships

MATCH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

To view the most up to date results from the Championships please click here.

TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

Australia’s most promising 16&U male water polo players will battle it out for the title of National Champions beginning next week Tuesday 2 October in Perth.

The National Aged Championships provides a platform for developing athletes to compete against the best teams in the country for the national title.

National Competitions Manager Matt Turnball says teams can expect a high-quality competition at the premiere event for this age division.

“It will be good, tough competition, with the athlete getting to play a lot of games across the six days.

“This tournament offers clubs the chance to be crowned champions in Australia which is a really big achievement as this is currently the highest level of competition we have in our national pathway.

“Individually athletes can go on to be included in the 16&U Australian men’s water polo squad as national selectors will be present during the tournament,” he said.

Here are the 7 things you need to know ahead of the 16&U Boys National Aged Club Championships:

1. ON TUESDAY 28 TEAMS TAKE TO THE POOL - The 16&U Boys National Aged Championships begins in Perth across three venues in the West Australian capital city. A total of 28 teams playing in 121 matches will decide Australia’s 16&U Boys champion team with all the action taking place between 2-7 October!
    
2. STAY UP TO DATE WITH RESULTS - To follow results from each match at the tournament, check out the match centre on the home page of www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au
    
3. 2017 CHAMPIONS RETURN TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE - UWA City Bears won gold last year against UNSW Wests Magpies and will be eager to go back to back. But with 27 other teams looking to walk away winners it won’t be an easy task.
    
4. WATCH FINALS DAY THANKS TO OVO - Water Polo Australia’s official telecommunications and media partner OVO are for the fans and will live stream the 16&U Boys National Aged Club Championships finals day only (7 Oct) via their OVOPlay app. Please note streaming times will be confirmed closer to the event dates.
   
   This season OVO is continuing to bring you live action from the pool, and they’ve upped their game by bringing you better quality via the OVOPlay app. That means you can now watch the finals day in high definition and even cast it to your big screen from iOS devices.
   
   Watch the 16&U Championships on OVO in three simple steps:
         1. Download the OVOPlay app from you’re the Apple Store or Google Play or you can go to play.ovo.com.au
         2. Register (only takes 30 secs)
         3. You’re ready to watch
    
5. PRELIMINARY 16&U AUS JUNIOR SQUAD TO CONDUCT NATIONAL CAMP AFTER EVENT - Athletes will be competing in front of Australian 16&U Men’s Head Coach John Fox. A preliminary squad has already been announced with more athletes possibly to be added based on performance at the tournament. This preliminary squad will complete a national training camp in Perth immediately following the Championships. For more information on this specific program – click here.
    
6. UPSKILL AS A TABLE OFFICIAL BEFORE YOU GET TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS - As part of the event, all table officials are strongly encouraged to have completed the new WPA Competition Official online course certificate prior to arrival. This certificate provides the basic information required to confidently undertake all table official duties and will become the mandatory requirement for all table officials at future WPA events, including the 2019 Australian Youth Water Polo Championships.
   
   Register or Log-in via The LearningPool and select the course named ‘Competition Official.’
    
7. CONNECT WITH WPA - Follow @WaterPoloAus aross Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and get involved with the Championship by using #WPAnationals. Otherwise, for all information relating to the 16&U National Aged Club Championships (including the most up to date draw), please view the event web page by clicking here.