Match Report – Match 5 – vs Yangsang (KOR)

Set 2 Hand Orchard(c) Jensen Day Frostick Godfrey Choat(L) Aussies helped to early two point lead by service and attack error from Korea, then both teams settle in 6-5. Australia holding there own against attacking combinations by Korea 9-9. Orchard on for Skipper. Serve then serve receive error from AUS swings momentum Korea’s way 9-12.  Timeout [...]

The Rest Day

Friday 24th February Today was the official tournament rest day. It was an early start with breakfast at 6:30am and on to the buses at 7am.  We drove about an hour and a half to another spot along the Mekong River where each team boarded a boat. We were taken to some floating markets, where [...]

The Big Come Back

Today we had a bit of a lazy day. Instead of training, we went for a morning walk along the Mekong admiring the sights. After a big breakfast (in compensation for missing lunch) we all chilled in our rooms, relaxing and prepping ourselves for the game ahead. At 1pm we came up against the Thailand [...]

Match 5 – vs Yangsang (KOR)

Match #5 is the playoff for 5th position. Originally this match was scheduled for 4pm local time but has been rescheduled to be played at 6pm local time (10pm AEST) just before the grand final match. According to the broadcast schedule, this match is not televised but things change so often here so it worths [...]

Photos added

Hundreds of photos of the tour taken by assistant coach Karl and our liaison Anh have been added to our photos page. Please check them out.

Murky Water and Icebaths

Today was another rest day and began the day with a slight sleep in (only until 8.30) and an early swim sesh. Sue had us treading water and swimming around in the murky waters of the pool for what felt like hours before we could regain our strength with the daily ice coffee hit. The [...]

China Blues

Wed 22 Feb A little bit of ground hog day today, with a 7am breakkie, 9am training and then a big break before our 8pm game. After a light recovery session in the pool and lunch as a team, we headed off to a big match against Jiangsu of China with the hopes of qualifying [...]

Match Report – Match 4 – vs Air Asia Thailand

Australia defeated Air Asia Thailand in 3 sets 25:21, 25:23, 25:23 after a sluggish start. The girls are now qualified for the play off for 5th place at 4pm local time (8pm AEST) Sunday 26/02/2012 Set 1: Sloane Skipper Jensen Day Orchard(c) Godfrey Choat(L) Thailand with strong start, hitting well off Aussie blocks. Timeout Australia 1-6.  Technical timeout 2-8. [...]

Match 4 – vs Air Asia Thailand

This is a 5th-8th classification cross-over match scheduled for 1pm local time (5pm AEST). Air Asia is a very young team who did not win a match in the round-robin stage. However they are a very fast and skilful team and will give our girls a lot problems. Unfortunately there is no TV telecast scheduled [...]

A Little Admirer

One thing I keep hearing a lot here in Vietnam is how much people enjoy watching the Aussies play. Playing with positive body language and smiles on their faces, our girls capture the hearts of the locals here in Hau Giang and millions of TV viewers in Vietnam and neighbouring countries. Typical Australian never-say-die attitude [...]