Cronulla Sharks Water Polo Club
| Founded | 1963 |
|---|---|
| League | Australian Water Polo League |
| Based in | Cronulla in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Arena | Sutherland Leisure Centre, Gunnamatta Bay |
| Colors | Blue, White, Black |
| Head coach | Men: Vedran Cirkovic Women: Dusan Krstic |
| Championships | Men: 5 Women: 2 |
| Website | http://www.cronullawaterpolo.com.au/ |
The Cronulla Sutherland Water Polo Club is an Australian club water polo team that competes in the Australian Water Polo League. They have senior men's and women's teams as well as multiple junior teams and are based in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2][3][4]
Men's Honours
National titles
- Champions (5): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999[4]
- Runners up (4): 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000
- Bronze Medallist (4): 1998, 2017, 2018, 2023
- Semi-Finalist (1): 2002
- Elimination Finalist (7): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2022, 2024
Women's Honours
National titles
- Champions (2): 2006, 2012
- Runners up (2): 2011, 2022
- Bronze Medallist (1): 2016
- Semi-Finalist (1): 2015
- Elimination Finalist (9): 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025[5]
2026 AWL Squads
| Men's AWL Squad[6] | Women's AWL Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden Molla (GK) | Claire Durston (GK) |
| 2 | Ethan Payne | Dora Alaksza |
| 3 | Jimmy Dickson | Nell Payne |
| 4 | Rory McKell | / Danijela Jackovich |
| 5 | Sam Rose | Allie Davis |
| 6 | Daniel Kerr | Sophie Hankin |
| 7 | Koby Gilchrist | Tayte Headley |
| 8 | Rhys Holden | Ella Fraser |
| 9 | Maxwell Churchyard | Ashlee Rider |
| 10 | Harrison Teague | Emma Putt |
| 11 | Chaz Poot | Jade Vinson |
| 12 | Rex Palazzi | Abbey Simshauser |
| 13 | Hugo Payne | Madison Berggren |
| 14 | Oscar Douglas | Grace Welsh |
| 15 | Rade Joksimovic | |
| 16 | Stefan Brankovic | |
| 17 | Tyler Padua | |
| 18 | Jax Martin (GK) | Kimberly Keane (GK) |
| 19 | Stefan Despotovic | Sabine Moller (GK) |
| 20 | Cole Phillips | |
| Coach: / Vedran Cirkovic |
Notable players
References
- ^ "Cronulla Water Polo Club produces Aussie talent". 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Girl's 14 & U Nat Ch'Ships: Cronulla Sharks victorious - Australian Water Polo Inc". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "NWPL Rd 8: Cronulla Sharks men turn up the heat - Australian Water Polo Inc". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Cronulla Sharks Men | Water Polo Australia". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Cronulla Sharks Women | Water Polo Australia". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "AWL - Cronulla Sharks". Water Polo Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2026.