van Diemens Volleyball Club - Player Profiles

• Patrick Byrne

  • Position: middle blocker

  • Year/Place of birth : 1987 Hobart

  • Most significant achievement in sport: member of multiple state teams

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  • Goals outside sport: Good balance between work and play; don't miss opportunities

  • Most admired person (sporting or other) and why: my father

• James Curran

  • Position: passer / hitter / middle blocker

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• John  Harding

  • Position: setter / hitter

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• Josh Hatch

  • Position: setter

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• Stephen Ibbott

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  • Position: passer / hitter / middle blocker

  • Year/Place of birth :1972 Hobart

  • Most significant achievement in sport: AVL 2000, Tas State Team 1996/98

  • Major sporting goal: to be able to continue playing sport at a decent level into my retirement years

  • Goals outside sport: to raise a happy and healthy family

  • Most admired person (sporting or other) and why: Pat Rafter because he always maintained a good rep and had a life outside sport even when he was at the top of his game.

• Nick Jones

  • Position: passer / hitter

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• Ross Matton-Johnson

  • Position: passer / hitter

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• Chris Rice

  • Position: passer / hitter / middle blocker

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• James Rybak

  • Position: passer / hitter

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• Sam Wardlaw

  • Position: passer / hitter / middle blocker

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• Ross Williams

  • Position: passer / hitter

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• John  Young

  • Position: passer / hitter

  • Year/Place of birth : 1966 Victoria

  • Most significant achievement in sport: Playing volleyball in Japan and New Zealand

  • Major sporting goal: Helping volleyball in Tasmania become stronger

  • Goals outside sport: Being a good family man and running a successful business

  • Most admired person (sporting or other) and why: Andrew Gaze - longevity

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