National League

The UNSW Killer Whales were an inaugural member of the Women's National Water Polo League which first started in 2004. In its 7 seasons in operation there has been a total of 15 clubs in the League, with the number now finalised at 12.

The Australian Women's National League is easily in the top 3 club competitions in Women's Water Polo today.  It boasts all of Australia's National Squad which is consistently amongst the top 2 in the world, as well as featuring International Players from the USA, Hungary, China, Holland and New Zealand. Along with this it is a truly National competition, featuring teams from 5 different states around Australia. The competition runs from late January through to mid May and includes 22 round games plus a 6 team finals series.

Our Killer Whales team has had strong representation in Australian teams in the past and present. Currently we have 1 senior Australian team member, 2 past Australian Juniors and 4 current Australian Age team players in our team.

The team is coached by Andrew Yanitsas (Bachelor Ex Science & Diploma in Sports Coaching) Andrew, in his 5th season as National League coach, was a member of the National Women's team coaching staff leading up to the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Currently Andrew is a Water Polo coach at the NSW Institute of Sport and is the Sport Science Coordinator for the Australian National Men's Team.

UNSW Killer Whales National League Team for 2010-2011

Draw

The 2010 National League team's upcoming games have been listed on the Draw page.

For a full draw and further information about the National League competition, please visit Australian Water Polo Inc.

Sponsor the National League Team

We have four levels of sponsorship available for you to choose from:

Platinum Sponsor

Offers you:

  • Display of your company logo on one of the following uniform items: - bags, shirts, shorts or swimming costumes
  • Display banner with your company logo at all Killer Whales home games. (Please email peppikearneyatkpmg [dot] com [dot] au) with your company logo)
  • Display as platinum sponsor of the Killer Whales National League Team on all programs
  • Free advertising in Killer Whales Club newsletter, Yellow Ball
  • Acknowledgement as platinum sponsor on Killer Whales Club website
  • Game schedule and tickets to Killer Whales National League home games

Your investment: $10,000

Gold Sponsor

Offers you:

  • Display banner with your company logo at all Killer Whales home games. (Please email peppikearneyatkpmg [dot] com [dot] au) with your company logo)
  • Display as gold sponsor of the Killer Whales National League Team on all programs
  • Free advertising in Killer Whales Club newsletter, Yellow Ball
  • Acknowledgement as gold sponsor on Killer Whales Club website
  • Game schedule and tickets to Killer Whales National League home games

Your investment: $5,000

Silver Sponsor

Offers you:

  • Display as silver sponsor of the Killer Whales National League Team on all programs
  • Acknowledgement as silver sponsor on Killer Whales Club website
  • Game schedule and tickets to Killer Whales National League home games.

Your investment: $2,000

Bronze Sponsor

Offers you:

  • Acknowledgement as bronze sponsor on Killer Whales Club website

Your investment: $1,000

National League Cap Sponsors

This year we will be looking for $1,000 sponsors to sponsor an individual player within the national league team. These sponsors are announced with the players at the pre-game line up and included in game day programs. Cap sponsors also receive free entry to national league home games.

Contact Us

Please contact Peppi Kearney directly on M: 0431 476 460 if you would like to consider becoming a sponsor for the national league team.