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AVL 2007

The intensity and determination of the teams continued right to the end.  Despite a number of scheduled matches towards the end of the round, where ultimate top 4 positions were not at threat, no team gave anything away, fighting for every point. 

JMS Volleyball Queensland, smarting from the loss of captain Kristen Jansen on Saturday morning, rallied late in the fourth set but were outclassed by the Centacare Adelaide Rangers winning in 4 sets (21-25, 25-14, 25-13, 25-22).

University Blues carried the memories of a Bronze medal defeat at the hands of UTS in 2006 with them this weekend.  The value of the home final and parochial supporters couldn't be under-estimated though.  Both teams displayed exceptional determination, athleticism and sheer guts attacking and defending everything. Uni Blues played to their strengths, used their depth of talent and claimed victory and the Gold in 2007, in 4 sets (26-24, 12-25, 25-20, 25-17).

Check out the Photo Gallery for images of the finals and presentations.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 2007

Anna Maycock was announced the 2007 Most Valuable Player.  After each match in the 40 match season, the captains and coaches voted 3-2-1 on the best players in the opposition side.  Anna consistently polled highly as a standout player in all matches, gaining her the top spot in 2007, recognising her contribution to the team and influence on games.

The top five voted players were:

Anna Maycock, Centacare Adelaide Rangers
Natalie Frostick, UTS Sydney University
Rachelle Brammer, Western Australia
Kristen Jansen, JMS Volleyball Queensland
Rebecca Walter, University Blues

Congratulations to Anna for her stirling effort and to all of the other athletes who followed closely by her in leading their teams throughout the season.

WOMEN IN GREEN & GOLD

CLICK HERE for information on the latest announcements on the selection of an Australian team competing internationally.

Check out the Photo Gallery for images of the next crew of Aussies ready to take on the world!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

It is appropriate to acknowledge at the end of the first season of the new AVL Women's Series, the following contributors to the season and the future of the league:

• Just Maintenance Services, Queensland Volleyball and the Queensland
• Academy of Sport
• UTS and SydneyUniversities, and State Volleyball NSW
• Monash University, Melbourne University, and Volleyball Victoria
• Centacare, South Australian Institute of Sport, Volleyball SA and the volleyball clubs of South Australia
• Volleyball WA
  
• Australian Sports Commission: Principal Partner
• SportingPulse: Technology Partner
• Molten: Official Ball of Volleyball Australia
• Spike Magazine and Design: Content Managers for the AVL website
• Moves Travel: Preferred Travel Agent
• Qantas: Travel Partner
•  New Matilda.com: Partner