Love is in the air…Well, not only in the air but also in the river! The 2010 MUPolo Love Boat Booze Cruise will give passengers an alcohol fuelled night of debauchery aboard a beautiful ship travelling along the tropical and mysterious banks of the Yarra River.

What better way to pass your evening than aboard the “MUPolo Love Boat”? The Melbourne University Water Polo Club will try its best to please you and help you fall in love with the Yarra and all things alcoholic. $50 will get you a three hour long cruise along the banks of the Yarra with unlimited food, beer, wine and basic spirits, so keep Thursday the 26th of August free for what promises to be yet another sensation MUPolo social event.

Details:

• Date: Thursday 26th of August 2010
• Time: 7:30pm for a 7:45pm departure
• Location: Federation Wharf (Under Princes Bridge) – Corner Swanston & Flinders St, Melbourne
• Tickets: $50 (includes unlimited food and alcohol)
  

To buy tickets or for more information contact Rachel Dalley on 0403 795 325.

Training will recommence this coming Monday the 19^th of July at the South Yarra Sports Centre (679 Chapel Street, South Yarra).

• MUPolo Women’s teams will be training from 7:30pm to 8:45pm
• MUPolo Men’s teams will be training from 8:30pm to 10:00pm.

See you poolside!

Special mention to Dave Danne who took a tactical spew after the first pint -  however we were proud to see that he walked right out of the bathrooms and up to the bar to purchase another beer! Dishonerable mentions go to Sarah’s friend who was too cool to play golf, and to Dave Hallamore who disappeared into the night after the first pub – the girls didn’t know WHAT to do without Dave’s lovely locks to lust after.

All in all it was a sordid affair, there were some laughs, some tears, and in the end i think everyone was too drunk to work out if there was a winner or not. Looks like we’re all winners. How trite is that?

Willo

• Dinner: 6:30pm for the usual, Pot and Parma at the Clyde Hotel for $15
• Tee Off: 7:30pm at The Clyde Hotel (385 Cardigan Street, Carlton)
• Dress Code: Golf Attire, lots of argyle vests, caps etc. You know the drill.

-  MUPolo Social Committee

The club has managed to secure a great deal courtesy of the Terrence Towel Clothing Company on some customised retro club jackets for us all. That’s right, what better way to dress yourselves before a game then in something that you can use to dry yourselves with after the game.

These very stylish jackets are available for you to purchase at the great price of $65. They will have teh MUPolo logo embroidered on the front right of the jacket and the words “Melbourne University Water Polo” embroidered on the back.

The standard Electric Blue Retro Track Jacket retails for $85, without any customisation, hence the great deal we are getting.

There is a limited amount of stock on offer and sizes range from Small to Extra Large, so if you are interested in purchasing one of please send me an email with your order (Size and Quantity) as this hot fashion item will run out the door very quickly.

If you have any questions regarding the tops please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,
Ben Yeo

President
Melbourne University Water Polo Club
Mob: 0403 351 836
Email: president@mupolo.com.au
Website: www.mupolo.com.au
Twitter: www.twitter.com/muwaterpolo

Trials will be run during the regular Monday night training session at the South Yarra Sports Centre on *31 May 2010* – TONIGHT!!!

GIRLS: from 7:30pm

MEN: from 8:30pm

At the trials, we will be selecting a total of 8 players for each of the Men’s and Women’s teams. If you happen to miss out on the initial selection, we will be selecting a further 4 – 5 players for each team by the end of the Victorian Water Polo Winter Season (finals during the week ending 25 June 2010). The trials will consist of a mixture of skills, shooting and a full-court trial match. A selection committe will be established shortly in order to select the best team to represent the club and Melbourne University in Perth later in the year.

We understand that, for some of you, committing to the team this early might prove difficult. We do, however, urge you to come down to the trials regardless. We can always work out any logistical issues at a later date should they arise.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either me on 0422 678 604, or Brett Laing on 0424 583 422. Also, if you know any players from other teams that are Melbourne University students, please forward this email onto them.

We look forward to seeing you all at the trials.

Welcome to the first installment of the Melbourne University Water Polo Clubs 2010 VicPolo Winter Competition Newsletter.

This is a new initiative the Club is implementing to keep everyone informed on how our playing members are going in the current VicPolo Competition.

Round 1 Results
This week was the first round of the 2010 Victorian Water Polo Inc Winter Competition and the Club had a total of six teams representing Melbourne University. The MUPolo teams who played had a mixed bag of results with two wins and four losses, with all games being highly competitive.

As with the start of any newly created teams, there is an inevitable “teething” period where players learn to play together and team camaraderie is built. This we are sure will be quickly achieved. MUPolo, like you, are hoping this translates to team success and more importantly making water polo fun for all our players.

Please find below a summary of the teams results for the first round:

Men’s State League 2 Blues

• MUPolo (6) defeated MC Blackballs (5)

Men’s State League 2 Blacks

• MUPolo (3) defeated by Footscray (8)

Women’s State League 2

• MUPolo (1) defeated by Footscray (6)

Women’s State League 3

• MUPolo (9) defeated Monash University Blues (1)

Men’s State League 4

• MUPolo (7) defeated by Ringwood Black (9)

Men’s State League 5

• MUPolo (5) defeated by La Trobe University (9)

So thanks to all our players who represented the club in this opening round and we look forward to more great results in Round 2!

It is that time of the year again where the Melbourne University Water Polo Club needs all its members to come along, get involved and elect a new committee for 2010 – that’s right; it’s time for the 2010 MUPolo AGM.  And whilst many may think that AGM’s are boring events that are not worth going to, here at MUPolo we pride ourselves on getting the formality of the evening over an done with as quickly as possible (club record being 14 minutes) so as all our members can enjoy the social side of the evening over plenty of icy cold alcoholic beverages (limited drink will be provided by the club).

The 2010 MUPolo AGM is a great way to meet all the playing & non-playing members of the club, as well as your way to help shape your club for the next year by electing & voting in the new committee for 2010. And as with every year, the AGM will run at the start of the evening so as we can get on with the more enjoyable events of the evening like celebrating the opening round of the 2010 Victorian Water Polo Winter Competition which will start on the following week.

So come down to the Queensberry Hotel (593 Swanston St, Carlton VIC 3053) this coming Friday the 16^th of April, 2010 at 8pm for what promises to be another classic MUPolo AGM & night out. You’ll get to meet and get to know all your teammates who you’ll be playing with this Winter Competition as well as all the other clubs members. Look forward to seeing you all there!

Please find below the Melbourne University Water Polo Clubs teams for the first two rounds of the 2010 Victorian Water Polo Winter Competition:

Men’s SL2 Blues

• Rainer Anderson (G)
• Ben Willison
• Ben Yeo
• Brett Laing
• Cesar Mutis
• Dave Danne
• David Hallamore
• James Bramwell
• Leon Wong
• Phillip Grunewald
• Sam Furphy
• Paul-Micah Sullivan

Men’s SL2 Blacks

• Myles Baiden Assan (G)
• Alex Lau
• Andrew Dick
• Charles Hopkins
• James O’Brien
• Jason Lunt
• John Tass-Parker
• Justin Senn Tiew
• Ken Gene Yap
• Luke Southwell
• Matthew Keen
• Samuel Chan

Men’s SL4

• Brian Adamson (G)
• Alex Gibson
• Alex Shackleton
• Darren Waters
• David Gibson
• David Kellam
• Greg Thompson
• Ian Stapelton
• James Ogilvie
• Jason Bond
• Lucas Couper
• Matthew Kehoe
• Nick West

Men’s SL5

• William Mosley (G)
• Andrew Brumley
• Chris Law
• Conor Fahey
• Craig Burnett
• David Gaherty
• James Young
• Matthew Campbell
• Oscar Savage
• William Oliver

Women’s SL2

• Matilda Scott (G)
• Alex Curtis
• Briony Fowler
• Georgie Proud (G)
• Iris Marginean
• Jess Clark
• Lara Thompson
• Lizzie O’Brien
• Lucy Fraser
• Madeleine Beart
• Mhairi Roberts
• Rachel Dalley
• Sarah Paul
• Tarryn Jeffrey

Women’s SL3

• Lauren Broomhall
• Christin Quirk
• Ella Jewson
• Erin Barnes
• Jan Fletcher
• Kate Turnball
• Mahnoor Sikander
• Madaline Edye
• Michelle Nicholson
• Prue Turnball
• Sandhya Menon

Ladies & Gentlemen,

The first social event for the 2010 MUPolo calendar has been decided, and what better way to kick of the 2010 Melbourne Uni Water Polo season than Beer Pong Tournament!

For those of you who have never heard of Beer Pong – you are about to have your eyes opened to an entirely different realm of sport. Beer Pong is a drinking game in which players throw a ping-pong ball across a table with the intent of landing the ball in a cup of beer/alcoholic beverage on the other end. The game typically consists of two two-to-four-player teams and multiple cups set up on each side set up in triangle formation.

The goal of the game is to eliminate the other teams’ cups before one’s own cups are eliminated. When a ball lands in a cup, which is generally 1/3 full, that cup is eliminated and the defending team must consume all of the beer/alcoholic beverage inside that cup and any other cups knocked over.

So there you have it, a simple yet beautiful and highly entertaining game for both the competitors & the spectators.

An appropriate venue is still being decided however keep this date free for what promises to be an outrageous night of competition for all members.

All are welcome and teams will be randomly drawn on the night so rsvp for what is no doubt going to be one of the most memorable nights in the 2010 MUPolo calendar!

• Venue: The Swan Hotel (425 Church St, Richmond)

• Time: 6pm onwards

• Deals:
  • $12 Chicken Parmigiana with chips and salad
  • $15 Beer battered Fish and Chips with tartare sauce and salad
  • $14 Jugs of beer (7 beers on tap)