Following the 2018 AGM, the Waitak Committee would like to announce that the Club's name has been officially changed from Waitakere City Water Polo Club to Waitakere Water Polo Club.
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Waitakere started strongly and opened up a four goal lead at one point, then held the lead into the final period. North Harbour finished the strongest in a dramatic last quarter, only taking the lead in the final minutes. This was a fantastic match to finish the 2018 National League season, with the victory to Cootes Construction North Harbour, 10-9 over Waitakere.
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Well done to all the Waitakere Water Polo players who have been competing in the FINA World League Intercontinental Cup held right here in Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 10 Waitak players donned the fern for the competition, which fielded nine international sides including Olympic powerhouses USA and Australia.
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Waitakere Water Polo Club was lucky enough to send away a group of our developing players to play against some of the best local club teams in Montenegro and international teams in Europe.
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Tonight we say good bye to Daniel (Dani) Cercols. Dani's achievements with Waitak will be with us for a long time to come and will never be forgotten.
Dani was named MVP of the New Zealand Water Polo Men's National League while playing for the Waitakere Blue Devils and alongside this commitment as a player, he was also the assistant coach of our Senior Women's Team who won Gold in the Woman's National League (read more about it here).
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The Waitakere Blue Diamonds have won their first national women’s title since 1993, and their first-ever NZWPNL win, 8-7 over double defending champs Marist Magic. The Blue Diamonds dug deep in the third quarter, that started with a six-on-five goal to young gun Libby Alsemgeest in the middle after a pass in from Emmerson Houghton. They’d eventually score another three goals (Emmerson Houghton 2, Zuniga) to Magic’s two (Nicole Lewis, Tate Renata) to take the score to 6-6 heading into the last quarter.
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Waitakere Water Polo Club is sending its best wishes to our own club referee and senior player Michael Brooks. Brooks will be departing for Budapest as an offical referee representing New Zealand at the Fina Women's World Championships!
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“After world champs I had been approached by a club from Montenegro, but Goran helped me get a trial with my current club. After that, it was up to me to show them who I am.” he said.
It was all go from there, he’s now in the team’s starting line up as a centre forward, as well as boasting the titles of the youngest paid player in the team and the youngest foreign player in the entire Turkish League. An impressive CV for an 18-year-old player from Green Bay High School, but you won’t catch him shouting it from the rooftops.
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Best mates Downie, Stankovich and Troy Amstrong first played together in 2010 as part of the Glen Eden Intermediate boys team and are now crucial members of team New Zealand.
In their fourth match of the tournament, New Zealand led by as much as four earlier in the match as the kiwis jumped out to a 5-1 lead late in the first quarter.
However, China clawed their way back into the match, only for Stankovich to have the last say.
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It is a well-deserved victory both sweet and a long time in the making. The Waitakere Blue Devils are champions after taking out arch rivals North Harbour Wizard Turtles 9-7 in the national league water polo championships on May 3.
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