Our coaches

Taylah is a long-term Warriors player and coach. She has played water polo since she was old enough to swim, and she continues to be a wonderful advocate for the sport at the community and state levels. Currently straddling her role at Water Polo Queensland in competition and events along with her role as skills coach at Warriors, Taylah lives and breathes water polo. 

She has played in senior women's teams both competitively and socially in Brisbane, and has coached for a number of years at Warriors and for Queensland regional teams at various state competitions. She has coached water polo as part of Water Polo Queensland junior schools' programs and is an active referee in the Brisbane Water Polo competition.

Tom Freer

Tom is an experienced coach across several sports, and coached water polo teams at schools in Brisbane before moving across to Warriors in recent seasons and built excellent rapport with his teams. He is also a proud water polo parent.

Juan Vasquez Hernandez

Juan currently plays on the Warriors Division 1 men's team in the Brisbane Water Polo competition. He has also played water polo competitively and coached at Warriors throughout the 2023-2024 season with great team success.

Kelly Legge

Kelly is an experienced junior team coach and has played at Warriors in the social women's team for several seasons. She has coached Warriors and other Brisbane club teams at local, state and national club competitions with a focus on strong skills development and team-ship. She is also a proud water polo parent.

Chris Lucht

Chris is an experienced junior team coach and has coached at Warriors for many years, in the local competition as well as at State Title tournaments. He enjoys building the team spirit with his players and providing a strong foundation of fair play with his teams. Chris is also a proud water polo parent.

Olivia Mattiske

Olivia has been a team coach at Warriors for the 2023-24 season and has built a strong connection with her young U12 players. She has previously been an assistant coach at Loreto, and has continued to build on this experience at Warriors.