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ROUND 5 RECAP

USC LION

AUSTRAL

MT LOFTY

SOUTH

NORWOOD

HENLEY

ROUND 6 PREVIEW

LADDERS & RESULTS

TIPPING TABLE

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weeklydig.WEEKLY MAGAZINE OF THE VOLLEYBALL SA STATE LEAGUE

ROUND 6 (MAY 10-11, 2013)

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SOUTH PILE PRESSURE ON BEARS, LION STREAK TO 5

FIRST ROUND DOWN: Each side has now played all five opposition teams. PICTURES: Peter Argent & VSA Archives

Norwood has continued its early dominance of the

men’s State League season, defeating Austral 3-1 at Brighton Secondary School last Friday.After a tight first set the Bears

cruised to a two-set advantage before Phoenix edged their way back into the contest in the third.The power hitting of Sam

Halliday and Chris Butterworth sealed the Bears a fifth

Reigning premiers Mt Lofty have recorded their first

win of the men’s State League season, overcoming Henley 3-1 at Mt Lofty Sports Centre on Saturday.Henley were looking to string

back-to-back wins together for the first time in 2013, but dropped the opening two sets against a Lofty outfit desperate for victory.

South Adelaide has maintained the pressure on first-placed

Norwood in the men’s State League, after disposing of USC Lion 3-1 at Mt Lofty Sports Centre on Saturday.South opened up a two-set

advantage as Luke Bonser and London Olympian Nathan Roberts - against his former club - played pivotal roles, before holding off a Lion fightback to

The first five rounds of the 2013 State League season is in the record books, with each team now having faced all opposition. While Norwood (men) and USC Lion (women)

are out in front, the rest of the league is chasing them hard.

consecutive victory, despite the best efforts of Austral’s Rhys Wood and Grant Mutton.It was a successful night for

Norwood, with their women securing a straight-sets victory over Phoenix.Promising youngster Kelly van

der Linde performed well yet again, as Norwood’s women moved into the top four with their second victory of 2013.

The Hawks fought back to claim a tight third-set, but were unable to go on with it as Mt Lofty recovered to win the match in four sets. Marcus Jones was amongst the best for Henley, while Tony Scott was a key in Lofty securing their first win.Meanwhile, Henley’s women

were also defeated as Mt Lofty prevailed 3-1 to inflict the Hawks second loss of the season.

win in four sets.After opening the season 2-0,

Lion slumped to their third-consecutive loss despite the best efforts of Jordan Davis. There was better news for USC’s

women as they crushed bottom-placed South in straight-sets to stretch their winning streak to five-games. Emma McEwen was solid for Lion, while Vicki Wright worked tirelessly for South.

BY DAVID PENROSE and ELLIOT KING

COVER IMAGE:Mt Lofty are looking for back-to-back wins when they play South.

© Peter Argent / Volleyball SA

MENNORWOOD BEARS 3AUSTRAL PHOENIX 128-26 25-13 23-25 25-14

WOMENNORWOOD BEARS 3AUSTRAL PHOENIX 025-23 27-25 25-23

RESULTS(ROUND 5)

AFTER RD 5 RD5 TOT

1 CooperPeacock 6 262 Camacattack 4 233 Justin93 4 234 Rusty 4 235 Grumpy 4 226 Pafagel 4 227 twest 5 228 anaconda_2216 3 219 davisfool 5 21

10 Monkie 6 21

VS

MENMT LOFTY 3HENLEY HAWKS 125-19 25-19 22-25 25-22

WOMENMT LOFTY 3HENLEY HAWKS 125-23 14-25 25-21 25-18

VS

MENSOUTH ADELAIDE 3USC LION 125-16 25-19 18-25 25-14

WOMENUSC LION 3SOUTH ADELAIDE 025-15 25-14 25-18

VS

LEADERBOARD

NORTHERN KNIGHTS

Knights men drop to fifthMt Lofty has put an end to

Northern Knights’ two-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory in their men’s State League reserves contest at Mt Lofty Sports Centre last Saturday.Northern were looking to

cement their spot in the top four following victories over Austral and USC Lion in the past fortnight, and started well claiming the opening two sets.But Lofty recovered, sealing a

comeback victory with a 15-11 win in the fifth set.Alan Bough was best for the

Knights, as they dropped to fifth-place ahead of a clash with sixth-placed Henley next round.Meanwhile, the Knights’

women will be looking for their first victory in a bottom-of-the-table battle with Henley, after falling to Mt Lofty 3-0. Sara Dennis was impressive for the losing Knights.

MENMT LOFTY 3NORTHERN KNIGHTS 222-25 20-25 25-16 25-19 15-11

WOMENMT LOFTY 3NORTHERN KNIGHTS 025-11 25-13 25-14

VS

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

MATCH OF THE ROUND (SATURDAY 2pm)

NORWOOD BEARSVS

HENLEY HAWKSAfter missing the finals in 2012, both Norwood and Henley look to have made ground in 2013 as they sit inside the top four after five rounds.Henley have bolstered their side with the inclusion of Zina Stone, Becchara Palmer, Heike Jensen and Zoe Lambeff. And it has had a postive impact with the Hawks 3-2, and third on the ladder.While Henley have dropped their past two matches, Norwood cruised to a straight-sets victory over Austral Phoenix in round four to secure a second win of the season.Young Kelly van der Linde was dominant for the Bears, as they leap-frogged Phoenix on the table.Henley won the round one clash between the sides in five-sets, with Zina Stone causing the Bears problems. Van der Linde was amongst the best for Norwood on that day also.

RECENT RESULTS: NORWOOD 3, HENLEY 1 (SINCE 2012)RD 01, 2013 HENLEY 3-2 25-14 23-25 25-21 24-26 15-13RD 15, 2012 NORWOOD 3-1 25-15 14-25 25-18 25-21RD 10, 2012 NORWOOD 3-1 25-13 21-25 25-23 25-21

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

MATCH OF THE ROUND (SATURDAY 2pm)

MT LOFTYVS

SOUTH ADELAIDEMt Lofty took a step in the right direction last weekend, winning their first match of the season as their team gets back to full strength.But to secure consecutive wins they will need to overcome a South Adelaide side which has made a bright start to the season.South are hot on the heels of undefeated Norwood, and are looking to move to 5-1 with a victory today.South themselves have been strengthened in recent weeks, with London Olympian Nathan Roberts playing in South’s victories over Austral and USC Lion in the past fortnight.Tony Scott continued his solid start to the season last week, as Lofty were able to overcome Henley in four sets to claim win number one.South will be looking to repeat their round one effort, when they knocked off the reigning premiers 3-1 in the season-opener. It was an impressive effort as South piled the pressure on Mt Lofty.

RECENT RESULTS: MT LOFTY 2, SOUTH 2 (SINCE 2012)RD 01, 2013 SOUTH 3-1 25-18 19-25 25-17 25-20RD 12, 2012 MT LOFTY 3-0 25-23 25-22 25-13RD 07, 2012 MT LOFTY 3-1 25-20 17-25 25-21 25-22

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RESERVES WRAP JUNIOR LEAGUE

Bears Beaten New Comp

South Adelaide have inflicted Norwood’s first loss of the

men’s State League reserves season, prevailing in four sets.Norwood entered the match

on a five-game winning streak, and won the first set before South stormed back to claim the contest.South moved into second-place

with the victory.Meanwhile, South’s women

managed to continue their five-game winning streak to start the season as they defeated the Bears in five-sets.

Round two of the fledgling State League Juniors

competition takes place at Mt Lofty and Marion this Friday night.The brand new competition

sees 17 junior teams represent the six State League clubs. There are nine sides in the boys competition, and eight in the girls.Norwood lead the way with five

sides, while Mt Lofty have four.Including the 17 State League

Junior sides, there are a total of 106 Junior teams in 2013.

LEAGUE MENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 NORWOOD 5 5 0 15 4 79% 54% 152 SOUTH ADELAIDE 5 4 1 13 7 65% 52% 133 HENLEY 5 2 3 10 10 50% 51% 94 USC LION 5 2 3 8 10 44% 49% 95 AUSTRAL 5 1 4 5 12 29% 46% 76 MT LOFTY 5 1 4 5 13 28% 47% 7

LEAGUE WOMENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 USC LION 5 5 0 15 2 88% 57% 152 MT LOFTY 5 4 1 13 5 72% 55% 133 HENLEY 5 3 2 10 12 45% 51% 114 NORWOOD 5 2 3 9 10 47% 48% 95 AUSTRAL 5 1 4 6 12 33% 47% 76 SOUTH ADELAIDE 5 0 5 3 15 17% 43% 5

RESERVES MENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 NORWOOD 6 5 1 16 9 64% 52% 162 SOUTH ADELAIDE 5 3 2 12 9 57% 51% 113 MT LOFTY 5 3 2 12 10 55% 51% 114 AUSTRAL 5 3 2 10 11 48% 50% 115 KNIGHTS 6 2 4 11 12 48% 49% 106 HENLEY 5 1 4 10 14 42% 49% 77 USC LION 4 1 3 5 11 31% 46% 6

RESERVES WOMENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 SOUTH ADELAIDE 5 5 0 15 5 75% 56% 152 USC LION 4 4 0 12 2 86% 56% 123 AUSTRAL 5 3 2 11 6 65% 53% 114 MT LOFTY 5 3 2 10 6 63% 53% 115 NORWOOD 6 2 4 11 16 41% 47% 106 HENLEY 5 1 4 5 13 28% 49% 77 KNIGHTS 6 0 6 2 18 10% 39% 6

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

1 SOUTH ADELAIDE 6 5 1 17 7 71% 56% 162 NORWOOD 6 4 2 15 8 65% 52% 143 HENLEY 6 3 3 14 10 58% 52% 124 MT LOFTY 1 6 3 3 12 11 52% 51% 125 MT LOFTY 2 6 3 3 10 14 42% 45% 126 AUSTRAL 4 3 1 14 4 78% 55% 107 KNIGHTS GREEN 6 2 4 7 14 33% 52% 108 USC LION 6 2 4 7 16 30% 45% 109 KNIGHTS WHITE 5 0 5 3 15 17% 42% 5

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

1 AUSTRAL WHITE 6 6 0 18 4 82% 58% 182 HENLEY 6 4 2 14 9 61% 54% 143 NORWOOD WEST 6 4 1 13 3 81% 57% 134 SOUTH ADELAIDE 6 3 3 12 12 50% 53% 125 USC LION 6 3 2 12 6 67% 54% 116 NORWOOD EAST 5 3 2 10 9 53% 50% 117 MT LOFTY 6 1 5 6 16 27% 42% 88 AUSTRAL PURPLE 6 1 5 5 16 24% 44% 89 KNIGHTS 5 0 5 0 15 0% 27% 5

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Standings(after round 5)

RESULTS(ROUND 5)

RESERVES MEN 1 2 3 4 5MT LOFTY d KNIGHTS 3-2 22-25 20-25 25-16 25-19 15-11USC LION d HENLEY 3-2 12-25 25-18 9-25 25-20 15-9SOUTH d NORWOOD 3-1 20-25 25-18 25-23 25-22RESERVES WOMEN 1 2 3 4 5SOUTH d NORWOOD 3-2 20-25 25-15 25-21 23-25 15-13MT LOFTY d KNIGHTS 3-0 25-11 25-13 25-14USC LION d HENLEY 3-0 25-21 25-23 26-24DIV ONE MEN 1 2 3 4 5SOUTH d HENLEY 3-1 25-16 18-25 25-19 25-14NORWOOD d KNIGHTS W 3-0 25-21 25-19 25-16MT LOFTY 1 d MT LOFTY 2 3-0 25-21 25-20 27-25KNIGHTS G d USC LION 3-1 22-25 25-19 25-11 25-23AUSTRAL d KNIGHTS G 3-0 25-23 25-10 25-17DIV ONE WOMEN 1 2 3 4 5SOUTH d KNIGHTS 3-0 25-6 25-5 25-8HENLEY d MT LOFTY 3-1 25-16 25-16 20-25 25-15NORWOOD E d USC LION 3-2 14-25 25-14 20-25 25-19 15-13AUSTRAL W d SOUTH 3-2 25-12 25-18 22-25 22-25 15-10NORWOOD W d AUSTRAL P 3-0 25-10 25-10 25-16

UPCOMING fixtures(round 07)

LEAGUE MEN VENUE/COURT

17/05/13 08:30 PM USC LION v MT LOFTY BRIGHTON 118/05/13 02:00 PM SOUTH v NORWOOD MT LOFTY 218/05/13 04:00 PM AUSTRAL v HENLEY MT LOFTY 2

LEAGUE WOMEN VENUE/COURT

17/05/13 07:00 PM USC LION v MT LOFTY BRIGHTON 118/05/13 02:00 PM AUSTRAL v HENLEY MT LOFTY 118/05/13 04:00 PM SOUTH v NORWOOD MT LOFTY 1

RESERVES MEN VENUE/COURT

18/05/13 09:00 AM USC LION v SOUTH MT LOFTY 218/05/13 10:30 AM AUSTRAL v HENLEY MT LOFTY 218/05/13 12:00 PM NORWOOD v USC LION MT LOFTY 2

RESERVES WOMEN VENUE/COURT

18/05/13 09:00 AM NORWOOD v USC LION MT LOFTY 118/05/13 10:30 AM AUSTRAL v HENLEY MT LOFTY 118/05/13 12:00 PM USC LION v SOUTH MT LOFTY 1

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