The Australian men's water polo team, the Aussies Sharks, have shaken off their holiday season cobwebs ahead of Friday's blockbuster Water Polo By The Sea game at Bondi Icebergs with a comfortable four goal victory over the International All-Stars at Balmain's Dawn Fraser Baths.

Touted as the precursor to the main event, the new look Aussie Sharks produced a clinical display to take out the inaugural Water Polo By the Sea - Balmain fixture 12-8.

Featuring London Olympians Rhys Howden, Billy Miller, Richie Campbell, Johnno Cotterill, Aaron Younger and James Clark, the Aussie Sharks led from start to finish as they outmuscled their well-travelled rivals.

BJ Howden was superb at centre forward netting four goals while Richie Campbell and Joel Swift each bagged two.

Leading the way for the International All-Stars was Italian world champion and Olympic silver medallist Maurizio Felugo.

The two teams now head to Bondi Icebergs for the second annual Water Polo By The Sea contest on January 4.

The action begins with Sydney University Lions versus UNSW Wests Magpies at 5pm followed by the Aussie Sharks versus the International All-Stars at 6.30pm

Water Polo By The Sea is the brainchild of four time Australian Olympian Thomas Whalan and is designed to showcase the physicality, ruggedness and sex appeal of the sport.

Water Polo By The Sea - Balmain

Result: Aussie Sharks 12 bt International All Stars 8

Scorers AUS: BJ Howden 4, Richie Campbell 2, Joel Swift 2, Johnno Cotterill, Aaron Younger, Billy Miller, Daniel Lawrence

Scorers ALL STARS: Maurizio Felugo 4, Jeremy Davie, Joe Kayes, Matt Burton, Milan Nesic

Aussie Sharks: James Clark, Richie Campbell, Tyler Martin, Johnno Cotterill, Joel Swift, Chris Dyson, Jarrod Gilchrist, Aaron Younger, Billy Miller, BJ Howden, Rhys Howden, Daniel Lawrence, Ed Slade

International All-Stars: Joel Dennerley, Jeremy Davie, Joe Kayes, Samuele Avallone, Tamas Kasas, Maurizio Felugo, Scott Carpenter, Matt Burton, Dusan Krstic, Deni Fiorentini, Milan Nesic, Marco Bartolocci, Michael Rosenthal

Australian Water Polo