Senior Competition
Welcome to the 2025/26 season
Day: Thursday
Time: 6:30–9:15pm
Location: Miami Aquatic Centre
Format: 7 aside water polo (4 x 7min running time)
Proposed Competition Dates:
6th November
13th November
20th November
27th November
4th December
11th December
18th December (Christmas Fun)
Break
15th January
22nd January
29th January
5th February
12th February (no games – Senior Countries)
19th February
26th February
5th March
12th March
19th March
22nd March (FINALS)
Requirements:
- First game teams set up; last game teams pack up.
- Each team must be nominated for table duty.
- All players must be registered with Queensland Water Polo through GCWP (minimum Silver membership).
- 16- and 17-year-olds require an age exemption form for Opens, to be submitted prior to competition.
- Each team must supply one referee. Referee will be paid for refereeing games.
How to join:
You can submit a team prior to the competition commencing, or if you are an individual looking for a team, please use the contact form located on our website.
Team Nominations
GCWP - Team Nomination Senior Competition
Close: 17th October
Individual Nominations:
GCWP - Individual Nomination Senior Comp
Close: 24th October
A Grade Division
This is a competitive water polo league.
B Grade Division
This is a competitive social water polo league.
Women’s Division
This is women’s water polo league. You can now submit your own team in women's league. There will be a couuple of rounds of provision to support new players finding teams.
Women are eligible to play in the A or B Grade. Women playing in multiple divisions are required to fill their commitment to the women’s league before playing for their A or B Grade team.
Referees
If you are interested in becoming a referee or refereeing use the contact form located on our website.
Registration
All participants will have to be registered with Gold Coast Water Polo before they can play in the competition. Registration covers competition costs, pool entry, team fees and registration with Queensland Water Polo.
Competition Details
For more information, please refer to the competition details handbook.
Think Act Play:
Think.Act.Play. (T.A.P) is a national campaign that sets out and promotes the expected behaviours to play and participate in the sport of water polo in Australia. The three key pillars of Think. Act. Play. (T.A.P.) work together to promote and strengthen a positive and healthy environment in water polo.
Think before you speak: Our words can inspire and influence. A positive and considerate words and attitudes create environments in which each of us and our game can thrive and succeed.
Act with respect: Living and breathing behaviours that demonstrate mutual respect for yourself, your opponent, the rules and officials of the game and for everyone involved with the sport to feel included and enjoy all the sport has to offer.
Play in the spirit of the game: Our shared passion for the game coming to life through displays of sportsmanship, fairness, comradery, commitment and a sense of pride in the way we participate and compete.
2024/25 Champions:
Women’s Division
1st – Trinity
2nd – Bubbles
3rd – Toucans
B Grade Division
1st – Trinity
2nd – Block Ops
3rd – Tornadoes
A Grade Division
1st – Trinity
2nd – GC Beers
3rd – Browns
Award Winners
Club Person of the Year: Gary MacDougal
Women’s Best & Fairest: Ellie Negline
Women’s Most Potential: Mia McVeigh
B Grade Best & Fairest: Alex Doherty
B Grade Most Potential: Joshua Bowden
A Grade Best & Fairest: Thomas Romejin
A Grade Most Potential: Kealan McKissack