Australia is ranked 21st in the world, the lowest ranking of the participating countries in this tournament. Although they are a top presence in Asia, they have not been able to achieve good results on the big stage since Edgar (now JT Sanders) left the national team. In this tournament, they are using many young players, perhaps with an eye on the next Paris Olympics, and are trying to change generations.
Recent major achievements
FIVB World Ranking: 21st
Not participating in the Tokyo Olympics
2019
World Cup 11th place
VNL 13th place
Asian Championships 2nd Place
2018
World Championships: 14th place
VNL 13th place
Results of this tournament
*As of the end of the 6th day
vs Germany 0-3
vs Bulgaria ●0-3
vs France ●1-3
vs Poland 0-3
vs Russia 0-3
vs USA: 0-3
0 wins, 6 losses, 0 points, 16th place
Registered Members
#1 Bea Graham MB,OP/ 27/ 202/ 351
#2 Arshdeep Dosanjh S/ 24/ 205/ 347
#3 Steven McDonald MB/ 23/ 207/ 351
#7 James Weir MB/ 25/ 204/ 355
#8 Trent O'Dea MB/ 27/ 201/ 354
11 Luke Perry L/ 25/ 180/ 331
12 Nehemiah Morte MB/ 27/ 204/ 362
15 Luke Smith OH 30/ 204/ 360
16 Thomas Douglas OH/ 28/ 194/ 356
21 Nicholas Buttler S/ 23/ 198/ 345
27 Max Senica OH/ 20/ 191/ 349
28 Tim Taylor OH/ 26/ 195/ 360
29 Ethan Garrett OH/ 20/ 195/ 350
31 Matthew Aubrey OP/ 23/ 207/ 354
32 Elliot Azaeth OH/ 22/ 190/ 360
33 Sam Flowerday OH/ 19/ 191/ 354
34 Billy Graeber L/ 18/ 183/ 318
Head Coach: Marcos Miranda (Brazil)
Average age: 23.9
Average height (excluding libero): 199.2cm
Average height reached (excluding libero): 353.9cm
Main starting lineup
OH2 15 Smith
OH5 28 Taylor
MB3 12 Morte
MB6 8 Odea
OP 1 Graham
S 2 Dosanjh
L 11 Perry
Player to watch: 15 Luke Smith

Photo by FIVB
A veteran supporting a young team. At 30 years old, he is the oldest registered member and the only member with Olympic experience. He is 204cm tall and can hit powerful spikes from a height of 360cm. He was teammates with Japan's Yanagida in Poland and Germany. As you can see, he is handsome (lol).
In addition, there is a veteran libero who is only 25 years old but has been playing for the national team for nearly 10 years.PerryA 205cm tall setter who also played in the Polish league.DosanjhThere are many players with high potential. Also, please pay attention to the unique hairstyle of the captain, Morte (lol).
I think you can win if you play normally, but don't let your guard down.
Australia has never won more than two sets in a match and has no winning points. Japan is unlikely to lose if they play normally, but they must always be on their guard. They have plenty of height, especially the setter, so they need to be careful of their opponents' blocks. Let's not let our guard down.
Also, the game time is an hour earlier than usual, so let's not let our guard down (laughs).
Match time: Wednesday 9th, 19:00 (Japan time)
*Please refer to the article below for how to watch the live broadcast.
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