TEAM COMPOSITION

AUS / Australia

Team manager	Chau LE
Coach	Mark BARNARD
Assistant coach	Karl LIM
Doctor
Physiotherapist	Henry TRAM

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Club
	1	Katarina	Osadchuk	Osadchuk	18.11.1991	191	75	320	310	VFB 91 Suhl
	2	Sophie	Paine	Paine	01.09.1992	176	65	287	276	University Blues
	3	Nikala	Cunningham	Cunningham	07.08.1994	177	68	285	274	Queensland Pirates
	4	Sophie	Godfrey	Godfrey	02.12.1987	186	73	295	284	WA Pearls
	5	Tara	West	West	29.11.1985	181	79	307	292	WA Pearls
C	6	Olivia	Orchard	Orchard	04.02.1984	171	62	290	282	University Blues
	7	Satasha	Savea	Savea	28.05.1989	180	70	297	282	UTSSU
	8	Jennifer Margery	Day	Day	27.12.1984	185	68	297	288	WA Pearls
	9	Rachel	Rourke	Rourke	01.10.1988	192	85	315	300	Sichuan
	10	Lauren	Bertolacci	Bertolacci	26.01.1985	171	68	283	278	FC Luzern
	11	Rebecca	Walter	Walter	10.08.1987	173	75	288	257	University Blues
	12	Agnieszka	Kudziela	Kudziela	26.03.1996	183	70	299	288	VA Centre of Excellence
	13	Beth	Carey	Carey	28.09.1990	190	78	300	290	Cignal HD Spikers
	14	Rebecca	Reeve	Reeve	23.05.1994	181	69	294	283	Tulsa University
	15	Eliza (Karley)	Hynes	Hynes	29.01.1992	183	70	305	292	1.VC Wiesbaden
L	16	Sarah	Choat	Choat	14.06.1984	176	72	284	269	South Australia
	17	Jessica	Ryder	Ryder	18.05.1992	178	68	295	286	Queensland Pirates
	18	Taylor	Donovan	Donovan	05.05.1992	193	78	312	300	Queensland
	19	Monique	Stojanovic	Stojanovic	27.04.1992	188	82	298	290	CSM Lugoj

C=Captain L=Libero

Team profile

With its vast coastline and beautiful beaches Australia is more suited to beach volleyball, but it will be the indoor team trying to make waves of their own as they re-emerge on the international stage. This is the team’s World Grand Prix debut and they are competing as part of the Oceania development programme.

The team have been competing in the Asian Championship for almost 40 years and the fourth-place finishes they achieved in 1975 and 1979 remain their highest in the competition. The team have taken part at the World Championship twice, coming 12th in 1982 and equal 21st in 2002.

The Volleyroos received some welcome exposure in the country when they competed at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, finishing in a creditable tie for ninth place. Coach Mark Barnard has been working on new offensive and defensive systems ahead of the World Grand Prix. The team get their campaign under way with their Pool P opener against Kazakhstan on July 25.

Coach profile

Mark Barnard was installed as Australia coach for the second time in March. He guides Australia into their debut World Grand Prix campaign and his experience will be vital as the team compete at elite level for the first time in more than a decade.

He was at the helm of the Volleyroos from 2001-05 and led their campaign at the 2002 World Championship. Before that he was assistant coach from 1997 until 2000 when the team finished in joint-ninth place at the Sydney Olympic Games.

Bernard also mentored the country’s junior women from 1999-2000 and junior men from 1994-97. He was associate coach of the Oregon State University women’s side in the United States for the last nine years.