17 Jan 2006

2005 Results - Men's Program

Men's Program

2005 Australian Volleyball League (various Australian cities)

• 22/10/2005 AIS – WA 3 – 0 (28-26, 29-27, 25-15)
• 15/10/2005 AIS – Melb Renegades 3 – 0 (25-15-, 25-13, 25-14)
• 15/10/2005 AIS – Melb Falcons 3 – 2 (25-22, 25-27, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13)
• 16/10/2005 AIS – Monash Uni 3 – 0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-18)

Australian Men’s Volleyball Team vs Japan Men’s Volleyball Team

Played in Japan (in preparation for the 13th Asian Senior Men's Volleyball Championship in Thailand.

• 10/09/2005 AUSTRALIA - JAPAN 0 - 3 (15-25, 21-25, 17-25)
• 11/09/2005 AUSTRALIA - JAPAN 0 - 3 (13-25, 23-25, 16-25)
• 13/09/2005 AUSTRALIA - JAPAN 2 - 1 (13-25, 25-18, 25-20)

2005 13th Asian Men’s Championship - Suphanburi, Thailand

Preliminary Round:

• 20/09/05 AUS def HKG 3 - 0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-14)
• 21/09/05 AUS def UZB 3 - 1 (25-13, 40-42, 25-16, 25-16)
• 22/09/05 AUS def PHI 3 - 0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-13)

Quarterfinal Pool Round:

• 23/09/05 AUS lost to IRI 1 - 3 (25-20, 16-25, 20-25, 14-25)
• 24/09/05 AUS lost to KOR 0 - 3 (23-25, 19-25, 15-25)
• 25/09/05 AUS lost to JPN 0 - 3 (13-25, 22-25, 19-25)

5th - 8th Crossover:

• 26/09/05 AUS lost to THA 1 – 3 (25-20, 18-25, 19-25, 23-25)

7th & 8th Playoff:

• 27/09/05 AUS lost to QAT 0 – 3 (16-25, 24-26, 24-26)

Tournament Comment – Australia finished the 13th Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championships in Suphanburi, Thailand, in 8th placing, ahead of ten other teams from the Asian Zone. The result was disappointing, but highlighted the inconsistencies of a young team that 15 days ago defeated the eventual champions, Japan on their home soil.

The program staff had no option but to select a young team for this event, with injuries to three of the nine Olympians who are still active and two others making themselves unavailable on this occasion. The play-off between Australia and Qatar confirmed the work that is required over the next few years to build a new team as the more experienced Volleyball Team Australia players retire.

For full match reports visit http://www.avf.org.au/avf/AA/2005/VTAM_HP_News.pdf

Australian Men’s Volleyball Team vs Korean and Chinese Province Series at AIS

Korean Airlines (KAL)

• 16th August AIS def KAL 3 - 2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-17, 15-11)
• 17th August KAL def AIS 3 – 0 (19-25, 13-25, 25-27)
• 18th August AIS def AIS 3 – 1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 27-25)
• 19th August KAL def AIS 3 – 0 in Sydney
• 20th August AIS def KAL 3 – 1 in Sydney

Zhe Jiang Province

• 23/08/2005 AIS defeated ZHE JIANG PROVINCE 3 – 0 (37-35, 25-16, 25-20)
• 24/08/2005 AIS lost to ZHE JIANG PROVINCE 0 - 3 (22-25, 23-25, 13-25)
• 26/08/2005 AIS lost to ZHE JIANG PROVINCE 2 - 3 (25-21, 25-17, 25-27, 11-25, 6-15)

Q/T for 2006 World Championships (Chennai, India) 1-2 July 2005

• 1/7 KOR-AUS 3 – 1 (25-22, 27-29, 25-16, 27-25)
• 2/7 IND-AUS 0 – 3 (18-25, 17-25, 17-25)

VTAM qualifies for 2006 World Championships

Q/T for 2006 World Championships (Tehran, Iran) 22-24 June 2005

• 22/6 IRI-AUS 3 – 0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-19)
• 23/6 QAT-AUS 0 – 3 (24-26, 21-25, 13-25)
• 24/6 AUS-UZB 3 – 0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-15)

VTAM finished 2nd, but missed out on qualification

USA Invitational Tournament (San Diego, USA) 8-12 June 2005

• 8/6 AUS lost to CHN 1 - 3 (26-24, 22-25, 18-25, 15-25)
• 9/6 AUS lost to USA 1 - 3 (25-19, 16-25, 22-25, 17-25)
• 10/6 AUS lost to NED 0 - 3 (22-25, 18-25, 19-25)

Semi-final

• 11/6 AUS lost to NED 2 - 3 (21-25, 25-17, 25-27, 25-18, 14-16)

Bronze playoff

• 12/6 AUS lost to CHN 2 - 3 (25-23, 24-26, 28-26, 17-25, 10-15)

NITTAIDAI Series (Melbourne)

• 22/2 AIS def Nittaidai 3 – 1 (26-24, 25-23, 22-25, 25-23)