02 ROUND ONEREVIEW

See how round one State League action unfolded

03 FROM THEVSA VAULT

From the VSA archives, we take a look at a past season

03 VOLLEYBALL SATIPPING COMP

Find out if you are in the top ten tipsters after round one

04 RESULTS and STANDINGS

Where does your team sit after round one action?

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weeklydig.WEEKLY MAGAZINE OF THE VOLLEYBALL SA STATE LEAGUE

ROUND 2 (APRIL 12-13, 2013)

USC LION V

MT LOFTYSOUTH v

NORWOODAUSTRALv HENLEY

> INSIDE

THE USC SIX:2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012USC LION AND MT LOFTY CLASH IN A REMATCH OF THE 2012 WOMEN’S GRAND FINAL.

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JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL

Junior Grading Tournament

The Junior League grading tournament was held

across two venues last weekend, with the season proper fast apporaching.Below are some photos from the events held at Brighton Secondary School and Mt Lofty Sports Centre.

ROUND 1 REVIEW

REIGNING PREMIERS OFFTO MIXED STARTS IN 2013

GOOD TO BE BACK: Round one produced plenty of exciting results across all competitions. Picture: Peter Argent

USC Lion has started their defence of the women’s premiership

with victory, but men’s premier Mt Lofty stumbled at the first hurdle.Lion faced a danger game,

coming up against an Austral side which has added plenty of talent as it looks to improve on last season’s fourth place finish.But USC were ready for the

challenge, establishing a two-set lead, before overcoming Austral in a tight third set to win 3-0.With the inclusions of Beth

Carey, Cathy Carey, Sheena Peters, and Karola Laventure returning from round two onwards, Phoenix look set to test more opponents this season, and it showed on Saturday that they got better as the game went on.On Friday night, South

Adelaide knocked off men’s reigning premier Mt Lofy in a four-set tussle.After dropping the first set, Mt

Lofty hit back, with class and plenty of aggression, to level proceedings.But South Adelaide recovered,

as they put in a committed

defensive performance to extend points and force the 2012 premiers into errors.It marked the second

consectuive season South had defeated Mt Lofty in a season-opener.In the women’s opener, Mt

Lofty cruised to a 3-0 victory over South in the perfect preparation for their round two grand final rematch with USC.Souths’ opponent in round

two, Norwood, got off to a mixed start.The Bears men’s side dropped

the first set against Henley before storming back to win in four sets.Henley were impressive,

taking the first set 25-22 and pushing last year’s losing grand finalists all game.But Norwood prevailed in

a tight contest, coming up with the big plays when they mattered most.Harrison Peacock was

impressive for Norwood, while Casey Grice was prominent for the Hawks.However, the Norwood Bears

women’s side dropped a tight five-set contest against Henley.It was a great start for Henley,

after their women went

through the 2012 season winless.Zina Stone led the way, as Henley

held on to take the game with a 15-13 final set victory.In the women’s reserves

competition, the Northern Knights made a promising debut, pushing Norwood to five sets.

DAVID PENROSE

STATE LEAGUE

Club Corner

There is plenty happening off the court in South

Australian Volleyball in 2013. Below are of some upcoming events:

JUN 15: USC LION 60th Anniversary Dinner. 6:30pm @ Beachhouse, Glenelg Tickets: $65. Contact Bek Footner or Hayley Burt.

JUL 20: SOUTH ADELAIDE Annual Quiz Night. 7:00pm @ Goodwood Community Centre

JUL 27: AUSTRAL Quiz Night.

AUG 24: VOLLEYBALL SA 2013 Awards Dinner. Details to be confirmed.

OCT 19: AUSTRAL 40th Anniversary Gala Event

COVER IMAGE:USC Lion women’s side celebrating their 2012 State League Premiership.

© VSA

LEAGUE MENSOUTH ADELAIDE 3MT LOFTY 125-18 19-25 25-17 25-20

NORWOOD 3HENLEY 122-25 25-23 27-25 25-20

USC LION 3AUSTRAL 025-12 25-23 25-18

LEAGUE WOMENMT LOFTY 3SOUTH ADELAIDE 025-17 25-19 25-17

USC LION 3AUSTRAL 025-21 25-16 26-24

HENLEY 3NORWOOD 225-14 23-25 25-21 24-26 15-13

RESULTS(ROUND 1)

WHO’S PLAYING?FRIDAY 07:00 PM SOUTH v NORWOOD BRIGHTON 1SATURDAY 02:00 PM USC LION v MT LOFTY MT LOFTY 1SATURDAY 04:00 PM AUSTRAL v HENLEY MT LOFTY 1

MATCH OF THE ROUND (FRIDAY 7pm)

SOUTH ADELAIDEvs

NORWOODTwo sides that began their season with promising victories clash to open round two on Friday night at Brighton Secondary School.Norwood dominated their match-ups with South Adelaide last season, but South will be full of confidence after defeating the reigning premiers in round one.South, well served by Elliot King in their victory over Mt Lofty, will look for big contributions from Luke Bonser if they are to defeat a second 2012 grand finalist in as many weeks.Norwood were impressive last weekend, recovering from a set down to defeat Henley. The Bear’s front row came up with some big plays, as Norwood finished on the right side of a close contest.

RECENT MEETINGS:RD 14, 2012 NORWOOD 3-0 25-19 25-20 25-21RD 08, 2012 NORWOOD 3-0 25-21 25-20 25-23RD 03, 2012 NORWOOD 3-0 25-20 25-11 25-22

WHO’S PLAYING?FRIDAY 08:30 PM SOUTH v NORWOOD BRIGHTON 1SATURDAY 02:00 PM AUSTRAL v HENLEY MT LOFTY 2SATURDAY 04:00 PM USC LION v MT LOFTY MT LOFTY 2

MATCH OF THE ROUND (SATURDAY 4pm)

USC LIONvs

MT LOFTYThe first grand final rematch of the season.It may only be the second round of the season, but USC Lion will look to show that nothing has changed, while Mt Lofty will be keen to avenge defeat in last year’s decider.USC Lion are coming off an impressive win, against an Austral side which has built an extremely strong squad in 2013. While it will take Austral some time to gel, Lion put in a strong performance with Rebecca Reeve performing well.Mt Lofty also got their season off on the right foot, accounting for South Adelaide in straight-sets.

RECENT MEETINGS: GF, 2012 USC LION 3-2 14-25 21-25 25-21 25-22 15-12 SF, 2012 USC LION 3-2 21-25 25-16 23-25 25-18 15-12RD 15, 2012 USC LION 3-1 26-24 22-25 25-19 25-17RD 10, 2012 MT LOFTY 3-0 25-12 25-18 25-12RD 05, 2012 MT LOFTY 3-0 25-9 25-22 25-14

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ROUND 2 previewLEAGUE MEN

ROUND 2 previewLEAGUE WOMEN

Nippy’s Spikezone ‘Player of the Week’ for week 6 is Ellie Stephenson from SAC Dragons in the year 4/5 competition at City Beach. Ellie was excited to receive her prize pack & enjoyed playing for 3rd place.

THE YEAR WAS...

MEN’s PREMIERS:Mt Lofty

MEN’s BEST & FAIREST:Raoul Tuul

WOMEN’s PREMIERS:Mt Lofty

WOMEN’s BEST & FAIREST:Mandi Carr

< PICTURE: Raoul Tuul in action for the Australian team.

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LEAGUE MENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 USC LION 1 1 0 3 0 100% 59% 32 SOUTH ADELAIDE 1 1 0 3 1 75% 54% 33 NORWOOD 1 1 0 3 1 75% 52% 34 HENLEY 1 0 1 1 3 25% 48% 15 MT LOFTY 1 0 1 1 3 25% 46% 16 AUSTRAL 1 0 1 0 3 0% 41% 1

LEAGUE WOMENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 MT LOFTY 1 1 0 3 0 100% 59% 32 USC LION 1 1 0 3 0 100% 55% 33 HENLEY 1 1 0 3 2 60% 53% 34 NORWOOD 1 0 1 2 3 40% 47% 15 AUSTRAL 1 0 1 0 3 0% 45% 16 SOUTH ADELAIDE 1 0 1 0 3 0% 41% 1

RESERVES MENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 NORWOOD 2 2 0 6 3 67% 53% 62 AUSTRAL 2 2 0 6 4 60% 51% 63 MT LOFTY 2 1 1 5 4 56% 50% 44 HENLEY 1 1 0 3 2 60% 48% 35 SOUTH ADELAIDE 2 0 2 3 6 33% 49% 26 KNIGHTS 2 0 2 3 6 33% 48% 27 USC LION 1 0 1 2 3 40% 49% 1

RESERVES WOMENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 SOUTH ADELAIDE 2 2 0 6 3 67% 55% 62 MT LOFTY 2 1 1 4 3 57% 49% 43 AUSTRAL 2 1 1 3 3 50% 55% 44 NORWOOD 2 1 1 3 5 38% 50% 45 USC LION 1 1 0 3 0 100% 58% 36 KNIGHTS 2 0 2 2 6 25% 41% 27 HENLEY 1 0 1 2 3 40% 46% 1

DIV ONE MENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 NORWOOD 2 2 0 6 1 86% 53% 62 MT LOFTY 2 2 2 0 6 3 67% 51% 63 AUSTRAL 1 1 0 3 1 75% 56% 34 USC LION 1 1 0 3 2 60% 51% 35 KNIGHTS GREEN 2 0 2 1 6 14% 45% 26 SOUTH ADELAIDE 1 0 1 2 3 40% 52% 17 HENLEY 1 0 1 2 3 40% 49% 18 MT LOFTY 1 1 0 1 1 3 25% 50% 19 KNIGHTS WHITE 1 0 1 1 3 25% 44% 1

DIV ONE WOMENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 HENLEY 1 1 0 3 0 100% 77% 32 USC LION 1 1 0 3 0 100% 70% 33 AUSTRAL WHITE 1 1 0 3 0 100% 60% 34 NORWOOD WEST 1 1 0 3 0 100% 60% 35 SOUTH ADELAIDE 1 1 0 3 2 60% 55% 36 MT LOFTY 2 0 2 2 6 25% 40% 27 NORWOOD EAST 1 0 1 0 3 0% 40% 18 AUSTRAL PURPLE 1 0 1 0 3 0% 40% 19 KNIGHTS 1 0 1 0 3 0% 23% 1

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Standings(after round 1)

RESULTS(ROUND 1)

RESERVES MEN 1 2 3 4 5

HENLEY d SOUTH 3-2 25-23 19-25 12-25 26-24 15-10NORWOOD d MT LOFTY 3-2 16-25 26-28 25-19 25-14 15-10AUSTRAL d KNIGHTS 3-2 25-19 20-25 18-25 25-21 18-16AUSTRAL d USC LION 3-2 25-23 25-19 23-25 19-25 15-9MT LOFTY d SOUTH 3-1 17-25 25-23 25-11 25-19NORWOOD d KNIGHTS 3-1 25-17 25-23 21-25 25-19

RESERVES WOMEN 1 2 3 4 5

SOUTH d HENLEY 3-2 25-13 25-19 22-25 23-25 15-13AUSTRAL d KNIGHTS 3-0 25-10 25-14 25-8MT LOFTY d NORWOOD 3-0 25-18 25-21 25-21NORWOOD d KNIGHTS 3-2 25-22 21-25 25-15 24-26 15-9USC LION d AUSTRAL 3-0 25-12 25-20 25-23SOUTH d MT LOFTY 3-1 18-25 25-20 25-14 25-15

UPCOMING fixtures(round 03)

LEAGUE MEN VENUE/COURT

19/04/13 08:30 PM HENLEY v SOUTH BRIGHTON 120/04/13 02:00 PM NORWOOD v USC LION MT LOFTY 220/04/13 04:00 PM MT LOFTY v AUSTRAL MT LOFTY 2

LEAGUE WOMEN VENUE/COURT

19/04/13 07:00 PM HENLEY v SOUTH BRIGHTON 120/04/13 02:00 PM MT LOFTY v AUSTRAL MT LOFTY 120/04/13 04:00 PM NORWOOD v USC LION MT LOFTY 1

RESERVES MEN VENUE/COURT

20/04/13 09:00 AM MT LOFTY v HENLEY MT LOFTY 220/04/13 10:30 AM NORWOOD v AUSTRAL MT LOFTY 220/04/13 12:00 PM KNIGHTS v USC LION MT LOFTY 2

RESERVES WOMEN VENUE/COURT

20/04/13 09:00 AM KNIGHTS v USC LION MT LOFTY 120/04/13 10:30 AM MT LOFTY v HENLEY MT LOFTY 120/04/13 12:00 PM NORWOOD v AUSTRAL MT LOFTY 1

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