The Byron Bay Bullsharks women’s water polo team have won this year’s Far North Coast competition after winning the A-grade grand final on the last weekend of March at the Ballina Pool.
The team was running short of playing numbers towards the end of the season, and had to resort to using a player with a broken foot, but they managed to finish second on the ladder at the end for the regular season, according to captain Kerry Hardey.
On finals day they again played with a depleted bench, but were able to win their first game against the Lismore Young Guns, before taking on the Alstonville Axolotls.
‘The final was very close and we were just one point ahead, so we reshuffled the positions and we managed to go on and win it,’ Kerry said. ‘Everyone is super happy, we had a great year.’
The friendliness of the playing group was a real attribute of the club, and the team will be getting together during the off season.
‘The club is open to all, and anyone is welcome to come down and have a game,’ she said.
Winners
The men’s A-grade grand final was called off due to a thunderstorm, but Mullumbimby were declared the season’s deserved champions.
The men’s B-grade final was taken out by Lennox Head, while the B-grade women’s competition went to the Ballina Bin Chickens.
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