Richmond Water Polo Club

Big congratulations to two of our Richmond athletes on their Australian team selections 🇦🇺💚💛

👏 Lucy Burchard – selected in the Australian U18 Women’s Team. A fantastic achievement and recognition of her hard work and commitment at the national level, in what is a highly competitive and talented age group.

👏 Jacob Hebden – selected to represent Australia at the U16 Men’s World Championships in Croatia this August. We can’t wait to see Jacob take on the international stage in his debut campaign!

To be selected in Australian teams is an incredible achievement and a reflection of the dedication both athletes bring to their training and development.

The entire Richmond Water Polo Club is proud of you both and excited to follow your journeys.

Week 2 of AYC wrapped up for our U16 squads.

With four teams competing, it was a massive week of water polo made even more special with the support of some fantastic partner clubs

We’re incredibly proud of how our athletes represented the club both in and out of the pool. From players scoring their first AYC goals, to holding their nerve in penalty shootouts, to featuring on Kommunity TV for the first time - there were so many great moments across the week.

Most importantly, we saw:
• Players stepping up and embracing new challenges
• Strong team connection and support for one another
• Growth in confidence, skills and game awareness
• Resilience and determination in every match

These experiences are what AYC is all about and we know the group will take a lot from this tournament moving forward.

A big thank you to our coaches, managers and partner clubs who made it all possible 🙌

And a special thank you to our parents and supporters, travelling interstate and backing the teams all week is no small effort and it means so much to our athletes.

Well done to all our U16 athletes, we’re so proud of you!

Go Tigers 🟡⚫️

Richmond Water Polo Club Presentation Day 🏆

Join us as we celebrate the 2025/26 season with our players, families and supporters!

📅 Sunday April 26th
📍 Richmond Union Bowling Club
⏰ 3–6pm

What’s on:
👉 Presentation of Coaches Awards & MVPs from our junior through to senior teams
👉 Sausage sizzle
👉 Drinks available at bar prices
👉 Lawn bowls fun for everyone

This will be a great afternoon to recognise the season, celebrate achievements and enjoy some time together as a club community.

See you there!

Go Tigers 🟡⚫️

Huge congratulations to our U14 and U18 teams who have just wrapped up their AYC campaigns in Brisbane!

Over five days of competition they took on some of the best teams from across Australia, as well as internationally. It’s been an incredible experience challenging not only their water polo skills, but also their endurance, teamwork and resilience.

We are so proud of every athlete and know they’ve come away having grown both in and out of the pool.

Travelling to tournaments is no small task and we’d like to extend a huge thank you to our amazing managers who made it all happen behind the scenes. A big shoutout also to our coaches,who have spent months preparing the teams and provided invaluable support throughout the week.

We’d also like to thank Mermaids & Mantas Water Polo for hosting Ella and Lucy, who were part of their bronze medal-winning team, an awesome achievement! 🥉

While our U14 and U18 teams enjoy a well-earned rest, we’re excited to see our four U16 teams begin their AYC journey tomorrow. Best of luck! 💪

📺 watch live KommunityTV
Our U16 Girls Green team will play UNSW at 2:00pm!

Go Tigers🟡⚫️

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Finals done and dusted for the Summer Splash Competition 💦

A huge congratulations to all of our teams who competed across the season we’re proud of your efforts, growth, and commitment in the pool.

A big thank you to our coaches and managers for their time, support, and dedication to our teams throughout the competition.

Final Results
⚫️ Women’s A Grade – Tigers (equal 3rd)
🟡 Women’s A Grade – AYC 16’s (equal 3rd)
⚫️ Women’s A Grade – AYC 17’s (5th)
🟡 Men’s A Grade – AYC 17’s (1st)
⚫️ Men’s A Grade – Tigers (2nd)
🟡 Men’s C Grade – Tigers (1st)
⚫️ Men’s D Grade – Hippos (1st)
🟡 Men’s D Grade – Sharks (4th)

We can’t wait to get back into it for the Richmond Cup in Term 2.

Go Tigers 🟡⚫️

What a way to close out our Junior Summer Season! 🟡⚫️

A massive shoutout to all of our Junior athletes for an incredible few months in the pool. From Term 4 through to Term 1, it’s been awesome to watch the improvement, determination and team spirit across every age group.

Whether it was your first season or you’ve been building year after year, the effort and commitment shown has been fantastic. We’re so proud of how far everyone has come.

Season results:
🟡 U12: All winners (ungraded)
⚫️ U14 Girls: Premiers 🏆
🟡 U14 Boys Yellow: 4th
⚫️ U14 Boys Black: 5th
🟡 U16 Girls Black: Premiers 🏆
⚫️ U16 Girls Yellow: 2nd 🥈
🟡 U16 Boys Yellow: 4th
⚫️ U16 Boys Black: 6th
🟡 U16 Boys Tigers: 9th
⚫️ U18 Boys: 2nd 🥈

A huge thank you to our coaches and managers for their energy, time and dedication throughout the season, it makes all the difference and we couldn’t do this without you.

Already looking forward to what’s next…

Go Tigers 🟡⚫️

📣April School Holiday Water Polo Clinic

These school holidays, we’re running two mornings of fun, skill development, and game play at our Junior Water Polo Clinic!

Whether your child is new to the sport or an experienced player, our coaches will help build confidence in the water, refine skills, and prepare for APS/GSV school water polo.

📅 Thursday 9– Friday 10 April
⏰ Dryland warm-up: 9:20am
Pool session: 9:30 – 11:30am
📍 Caulfield Grammar, St Kilda East

Suitable for kids aged 7–16

Our sessions are fun, supportive, and small-group focused, with games and drills led by our awesome coaching team.

💦 Spots are limited, so click the link in our bio to secure your place!

We are so proud of our U14 Girls after a fantastic ACT Club Championships campaign in Wagga! 🟡⚫️

They delivered a brilliant tournament, finishing with a well-earned silver medal after a thrilling Grand Final that went all the way to a penalty shootout against Nordek.

They showed great composure throughout the competition, recording two wins and a draw in the rounds to finish top of their pool, before a strong semi-final win over Wagga secured their place in the gold medal match.

With eight Richmond players joined by two athletes from to round out the team, it was a fantastic squad effort and a great example of teammates stepping up for each other all weekend.

A big thank you to coach Matt and team manager Vanessa for leading the group, and to all the parents who supported the trip to Wagga.

The ACT Club Champs was a fantastic tournament for our girls and a great lead-up to AYC.

Well done girls, a fantastic effort all weekend! 💛🖤

What a weekend in Geelong! 🟡⚫️

Five of our junior teams hit the road for the Tristate Championships, taking on strong interstate and local competition and embracing every moment of tournament play.

Across two big days of matches, our athletes showed resilience, teamwork and true Richmond spirit. Tournaments like this provide the opportunity to handle pressure, back your teammates and step up when it counts. We couldn’t be prouder of how our players represented the club both in and out of the pool.

👏 2026 Tristate Results:
🥈 U12 Mixed – Silver
🥉 U14 Boys – Bronze
🥈 U14 Girls – Silver
🥉 U16 Boys – Bronze
🥇 U16 Girls – Gold

An amazing effort across the board!
A huge thank you to our incredible coaches, managers and families who make weekends like this possible. And a special shoutout to Geelong Junior Marlins Water Polo Club for hosting such a well-run event, we really appreciate all the work that goes on behind the scenes.

On Saturday night, 80 of our players and families came together for dinner, plenty of laughs and some very tired legs after a big day of polo — the perfect way to wrap up day one.
Thank you

Our teams will take the lessons, the memories and the momentum into the rest of the summer season.

Go Tigers! 🟡⚫️

💦 New to water polo? This is where it starts!

Our FlippaBall sessions are back, the perfect introduction to water polo for juniors aged 7–13.

🤽‍♂️ FlippaBall is a fun, modified, non-contact version of the game designed especially for beginners. Short sessions, simple rules, lots of ball time, and plenty of smiles.

👉 Where: Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East
👉 When: Fridays, 6:30–7:30pm
(dryland warm-up from 6:15pm)

Session dates:
• 20 February
• 27 February
• 13 March
• 20 March

✨ Why FlippaBall?
✔️ Learn core water polo skills
✔️ Build confidence in the water
✔️ Make friends and have fun
✔️ A great pathway into club water polo

Whether your child is brand new to the sport or keen to build their skills, FlippaBall is a welcoming and supportive place to start.

For more information click the link below.
www.trybooking.com/DJMQM

🔥 Big weekend of water polo in Melbourne!

The Victorian Phoenix is playing four home matches this weekend, bringing some of the best water polo in the country right here to Melbourne.

This is a fantastic opportunity to watch some of Richmond’s best and up-and-coming athletes competing at a national level, showcasing skill, speed and high-intensity water polo.

📍 Game details
Thu 29 Jan – MSAC
🆚 Sydney Uni Lions
👉 Women: 7:45pm
👉 Men: 6:30pm

Fri 30 Jan – Caulfield Grammar
🆚 Sydney Uni Lions
👉 Women: 6:30pm
👉 Men: 7:45pm

Sat 31 Jan – Caulfield Grammar
🆚 Balmain Tigers
👉 Women: 4:00pm
👉 Men: 5:15pm

Sun 1 Feb – Caulfield Grammar
🆚 Balmain Tigers
👉 Women: 2:15pm
👉 Men: 1:00pm

Come down and support our Victorian Phoenix.