PADDLE FERNS PLAYER PROFILE...Emma Matheson #5.

Emma, aka Elmo, first debuted for NZ in the winning NZ U21 Team at the Oceania Champs in 2003. She then captained the NZ U18 team in a Trans Tasman battle in 2004, alongside fellow Paddle Ferns Emma Hubbard and Olivia Spencer-Bower. In 2005 she took some time off NZ rep teams while she focused on her study to become a lawyer. With that finally ticked off the list she came back to NZ rep polo debuting for the Paddle Ferns as Vice Captain at the 2011 Oceania Championships.

Emma is the beating heart of the Paddle Ferns. She's the one everyone loves! Her determined work ethic in defense and inside on offense is inspiring. She sure knows how to hold her own any where on the court. Emma's got the goods and more, and we can't wait to see her burst onto the scene at her first World Champs.

In Emma's spare time she is an environmental Lawyer in Wellington and Chairperson of the New Zealand Canoe Polo Assn. She loves Canoe Polo and can't wait to join the rest of the Paddle Ferns on the dias on Sunday!