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Coach
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Assistant Coach
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Team Manager
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Physiotherapist
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Erkiw Shagrev
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Benn Lees
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Richard Whalan
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Andrew Stanford
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Men's Team
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Nathan
Thomas (Captain)
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Thomas
Whalan (Vice Captain)
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Adam Richardson
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Nick Falzon
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Toby Jenkins
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Tim Hamill
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Ryan Moody
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Trent
Franklin - Left-hand counter-attack Trent was born in Sydney
where he still lives and is studying his Bachelor of Science at Sydney
University. His ambitions are to win medals at the next few Olympics and
work in the scientific field. Th person he most looks up to is team mate
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Tim Neesham - Left Driver |
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in Freemantle, Western Australia, Tim now lives in Attadale WA and plays
for Melville/Fremantle Zanzibar Mariners, Perth, Australia. He is studying
for his Bachelor of Economics and Commerce at the University of Western
Australia where he also works as a student, athlete, bartender, and roadie.
Hobbies include dancing, scuba diving, golf, chess, body surfing, socialising,
doing nothing. He comes from a family of sportsmen and women - father David
is a four-time water polo Olympian from 1968-1980 plus sister Stephanie,
brother Lincoln and cousins Rob & John and uncle Gerard all played water
polo at varying levels for Australia. Major achievements: 4th, FINA World Junior Championships, Havana, 1997, 2nd, FINA World Junior Championships, Kuwait City, 1999, 8th, FINA World Cup, Sydney, 1999, 2nd, Australian National League, 1997, 1st, Australian National League, 1998, 2nd, Australian National League, 1999, 1st, Australian National League, 2000, 8th, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000 Silver medal at the World Juniors and University of Western Australia Sports Star of the Year 1999, runner-up 1998, finalist in the World Up-and-coming Player of the Year 1999, Player of the National Junior Championships, 1997, finalist in the Youth Sports Star of the Year awards, Western Australia, 2000. No of internationals played: 66 mmmmm |
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Dean Semmens - Utility |
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Home town and State: Sydney,
Australia No of internationals played: 20 |
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Rafael Sterk - Goalie |
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and residing in Adelaide, South Australia, Rafael plays for Adelaide-Canberra
Jets and studies for his Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
at the University of Adelaide. His hobbies include mountain biking and his
ambitions are to win at the highest level and then buy a house on the harbour
and drive a Porsche. Major achievements: 4th, FINA World Junior Championships, Dunkirk, 1995 4th, FINA World Junior Championship, Havana, 1997 11th, World Student Games, Majorca, 1999 8th, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000 SASI water polo player of the year, 1997 No of internationals played: 21 |
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Nathan Thomas - Utility |
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was born in Tamworth, New South Wales but now lives with his partner in
Canberra and he plays for West Sydney Sea Hawks. He is studying for his
Bachelor of Information Technology at the University of Canberra, Canberra,
Australia and lists among his hobbies home renovation Major achievements 3rd, FINA World Cup, Athens, 1993, 4th, FINA World Championships, Perth, 1998 8th, FINA World Cup, Sydney, 1999, 3rd, World Student Games, Fukuoka, 1995 3rd, World Student Games, Palermo, 1997, 1st, Spanish King's Cup, Barcelona, 1998 8th, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000, John Brown Scholarship, 1995. No of internationals played: 201 |
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Laurie Trettel - Goalie |
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Another Perth born player
and resident he also plays for the Freemantle Zanzibar Mariners and studies
at the University of Western Australia doing a Bachelor of Arts course.
His hobbies include basketball, golf, movies, clubbing, listening to music No of internationals played: 1 |
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Thomas Whalan- Shooter/Centre
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Thomas was born in Sydney and now lives in Woollahra, NSW, plays for Sydney University Lions and is at the Australian National University, Canberra studying Combined Commerce/Law. Hobbies include golf, wakeboarding and tennis. Major achievements: No of internationals played:
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Gavin Woods - Centre
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Gavin was born in Sydney
and lives in Balmain, NSW and plays for the Balmain Tigers. He is at the
NSW TAFE, Sydney taking a correspondence course. His nickname is Woodsy
or Goodsy and hobbies include Relaxing, music and trying to play golf.
Father David is a three-time water polo Olympian 1964-72 and former coach
of the Australian women's team 1991-1994 and sister Taryn Woods and cousin
Bronwyn Mayer are both former World Cup water polo champion. No of internationals played: 115 |
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