australian teams
Submitted by David Warwick on September 22, 2008 - 10:01am.
Volleyball Team Australia (Australian Men's Volleyball Team) v Chinese
Taipei Men's Volleyball Team
1st Asia Cup 2008, in Korat, Thailand
20-9-08 (Match 1)
Result: VTA defeated TPE 3 : 0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-14)
Match 1:
VTA Starting Line-up (and points scored): Alexander (3)(QLD), Roberts
(12)(SA), Ferguson (C)(6)(WA), Bawden (11)(VIC), Yudin (7)(VIC), Thwaite
Submitted by David Warwick on September 1, 2008 - 9:27pm.
The Australians played their quarter-final against India today with the chance to progress to the top 4 teams for the tournament.
Submitted by David Warwick on June 11, 2008 - 5:58pm.
AUSTRALIAN VOLLEYBALL'S BIG BLOCKER DAN HOWARD CALLS IT A DAY
TOKYO, June 9: One of Australia's most celebrated men's volleyballers, Dan
Howard, has announced his retirement from the National team after
Australia's elimination from the Olympic Volleyball Qualification Tournament
in Tokyo.
Howard, 31, regarded as one of the finest middle blockers in the game,
Submitted by David Warwick on June 10, 2008 - 1:41pm.
Volleyball Team Australia (Australian Men's Volleyball Team) v Japan Men'sVolleyball Team 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament, in Tokyo, Japan 6-6-08 (tour match 18)
Result: VTA lost to Japan 0 : 3 (22-25, 26-28, 27-29)
Submitted by David Warwick on June 3, 2008 - 10:02pm.
Earlier today, Volleyball Team Australia Men were defeated by world no.4,
Italy, in straight sets (17-25, 9-25, 16-25) to record its first lost at the
FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Italy
dominated all facets of the game as the Australian attack struggled to hit
past the well-formed Italian block.
Submitted by David Warwick on June 2, 2008 - 9:29am.
TOKYO, Saturday, May 31: Australia's Men's Volleyball team has begun its
quest for a third consecutive Olympics with a comfortable 3-0 win over
Thailand in the opening round of the FIVB World Olympic Qualification
tournament today. IAN HANSON reports....
The Australians started brilliantly with a powerful serving game, especially
Submitted by David Warwick on May 22, 2008 - 2:41pm.
On May 15, Volleyball Team Australia Men defeated Greece 3 : 1 (13-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-23) to take out the best of three series 2 matches to 1 as it continues its preparation for the Olympic Qualification Tournament in
late May.
- 13/5 - VTA defeated Greece 3 : 0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20)
- 14/5 - VTA lost to Greece 0 : 3 (21-25, 21-25, 22-25)
Submitted by David Warwick on May 12, 2008 - 1:14pm.
A message from Phong NGUYEN regarding the Australian Men's Volleyball Team results form their recent match against Argentina:
Submitted by David Warwick on May 12, 2008 - 1:06pm.
A message from Jenny Becker Women's National Program Manager:
The news from the national women's program is full steam ahead on a number of fronts.
Submitted by David Martin on November 19, 2007 - 1:02pm.
At the 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup in Japan, the Australian men's team recorded a 5-set victory over South Korea on the weekend to get their tournament off to a great start.
The victory even made the regular news with an article in The Age newspaper:
