Melbourne Falcons Volleyball Club

So the regular season has now finished and finals start next week. Some of our teams secured their spot in finals earlier in the year, while others secured it in the Last Round this week. Overall, 5 of our 8 teams will be playing finals, a great result all round! Below are the Round 14 results:

Mens Honours def Southern Cross Fairhills (3-0) 25-22 25-21 25-21

Camberwell Cobras def Womens Honours (3-2) 20-25   25-12 25-13 20-25   15-8

Southern Cross Fairhills def Mens Div 1 (3-1) 23-25   25-18 25-16 25-16

Womens Div 1 def Camberwell Cobras (3-1) 24-26   25-12 25-19 26-24

Melb Uni Renegades Red def Mens Div 2 (3-2) 25-19 23-25   20-25   26-24 15-10

Yarra Ranges 2 def Womens Div 2 Navy (3-1) 25-18 23-25   25-19 25-17

Monash University 1 def Womens Div 2 Gold (3-1) 25-27   25-17 25-12 25-16

Mens Juniors def Southern Cross Fairhills (3-0) 25-16 25-23 25-23

Now onto Finals next week:

Mens Div 1 V Cossacks – 10:00pm

Womens Honours V Renegades – 12:00pm

Mens Honours V Heidelberg – 4:00pm

Womens Div 1 V Cossacks – 4:00pm

The Mens Honours, Womens Honours, and Womens Div 1 teams are in the knockout finals, while Mens Div 1 have the second chance. The Juniors Boys still have 1 round to go, but currently sit 2nd.

Mens Honours bye

Womens Honours bye

Mens Div 1 def Mornington 3-2 (21-25   25-20   23-25   25-16   15-9)

Womens Div 1 bye

Mens Div 2 def Melb Uni Renegades Blue 3-1 (25-12   25-16   22-25   25-17)

Womens Div 2 Gold def by Monash University 1 0-3 (25-19   25-16   25-16)

Womens Div 2 Navy def Yarra Ranges 1 3-1 (27-25   23-25   25-15   25-17)

Mens Juniors def by Melb Uni Renegades 0-3 (26-24   25-23   25-23)

The Div 2 mens team will be playing a catch up game on Tuesday night this week against Monash. The game will be at 7:30pm at the State Volleyball Centre in Dandenong so come on down and support the boys.

Mens Honours def by Monash Uni 0-3 (25-23   26-24   25-19)

Womens Honours def Monash Uni 3-2 (12-25   10-25   25-22   25-22   15-10)

Mens Div 1 def by Monash Uni 1-3 (25-22   25-21   20-25   25-21)

Womens Div 1 def by Monash Uni 1-3 (25-22   25-15   19-25   25-17)

Mens Div 2 def by Yarra Ranges 2-3 (16-25   25-20   26-24   20-25   15-4)

Womens Div 2 Gold def Mornington 3-2 (20-25   25-27   25-18   25-17   15-13)

Womens Div 2 Navy def Monash Uni 1 3-2 (13-25   25-18   25-23   12-25   15-11)

Mens Juniors def by Monash University 1 1-2 (25-22   25-20   20-23)

The Australian Junior Volleyball Championships finished up on Saturday in Perth with some very successful results for the Victorians.

The medal getters were:

• Under 17 Men – GOLD
• Under 19 Men – SILVER
• Under 19 Women – SILVER
• Under 21 Men – BRONZE
• Under 21 Women – GOLD

Congratulations to all those who represented Victoria in the Championship, and also a special mention to Jaimee-Lee Morrow who made the All Star 7 in the Under 19 competition. Great work everyone!

Melbourne Falcon Ryan Dunn is currently in the running to replace Matt Tilley on the Matt & Jo Show on Fox FM for a week. This morning Ryan was announced in the Final 3 contestants for the role of show host for next week while Matt spends time overseas following the Tour de France.

The competition has had hundreds of entries, but now it’s down to listener choice so make sure you go to their website and vote for Ryan: http://www.fox.com.au/shows/mattandjo/you-and-jo-final-3

If you can’t make it down to the State Volleyball Centre this Saturday, why not watch it live on the net? Both Mens and Womens Honours teams are in the Round 9 “Feature Games.”

These games will be streamed live on the Volleyball Victoria Streaming Channel at http://www.volleyballvictoria.com.au/stream.php

The schedule is:

• Womens Honours – Falcons VS Heidelberg – 26th June 2010 – 12pm
• Mens Honours – Falcons VS Heidelberg – 26th June 2010 – 2pm

These games are also recorded on the website so you can go to the channel at any time and watch the games again!

Also if you’re not at home (and have an iPhone), you can watch it on the go!  Go to http://www.ustream.tv/mobile/viewer and download the free iPhone app. Then during the game, run the app and search for “Volleyball Victoria”

Mens Honours def Melb Uni Renegades 3-1 (25-27   25-18   25-16   25-16)

Womens Honours def by Melb Uni Renegades 0-3 (25-14   25-21   26-24)

Mens Div 1 def Melb Uni Renegades 3-2 (15-25   14-25   25-15   25-18   15-11)

Womens Div 1 def by Eastside Hawks 0-3 (25-20   25-19   25-16)

Mens Div 2 def Melb Uni Renegades Blue 3-2 (17-25   24-26   25-17   25-16   15-6)

Womens Div 2 Gold def by Yarra Ranges 2 0-3 (27-25   25-16   25-18)

Womens Div 2 Navy def by Melb Uni Renegades Blue 1-3 (17-25   25-20   25-19   27-25)

Mens Juniors def Monash University 2 3-0 (25-16   25-16   25-20)

The Womens Honours Game between Falcons and Renegades has been moved from 12pm to 10am. See you all there!

Mens Honours def Southern Cross Fairhills 3-2 (25-23   27-29   25-21   18-25   15-12)

Womens Honours def Camberwell Cobras 3-2 (25-15   26-24   21-25   18-25   15-10)

Mens Div 1 def Southern Cross Fairhills 3-0 (25-14   25-23   25-21)

Womens Div 1 def by Dandenong Cossacks1-3 (25-23   25-20   23-25   25-17)

Mens Div 2 def by Latrobe Valley 1-3 (25-18   25-21   25-27   25-14)

Womens Div 2 Gold def Camberwell Cobras 3-0 (25-18   25-22   25-14)

Womens Div 2 Navy def by Latrobe Valley 1-3 (25-23   25-23   15-25   25-11)

Mens Juniors def by Melb Uni Renegades 1-2 (25-19   19-25   29-27)