Canberra Heat Volleyball Club (Men)

Canberra Heat (Men)
Founded	1998
Ground	The Furnace, Lyneham ACT
Owner	Volleyball ACT
Head Coach	Ben Hardy
Captain	Andre Borgeaud
League	Australian Volleyball League
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home	Away

Canberra Heat Volleyball Club (Men)^[1] is an Australian national league volleyball club based in Canberra, Australia.^[2] Canberra Heat Men have represented Australia at the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.

Canberra Heat Men began life as the Canberra Cobras in 1998, then renamed to Canberra Chiefs in 1999 before becoming the Canberra Heat in 2002. Les Young commenced as head coach in 2010 and led the team to an unequalled two national championships, five national silver medals and two national bronze medals in his nine years coaching the club. Ben Hardy commenced as head coach in 2020/21 and secured the national championship with the team in 2022.

Honours

Australian Volleyball League

Gold (3): 2011, 2015, 2022
Silver (7): 1999, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
Bronze (5): 1998, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2017^[3]

Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

2017 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship (10th)^[4]
2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship (9th)^[5]
2023 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship (12th)

Asian Club Championship Rosters

2017 Roster
#	First Name	Surname	Position
1	Martin	COLLINS	Setter
3	Kevin	PHANG	Outside hitter
4	Elliott	VILES	Outside hitter
5	Michael	WATSON	Setter
6	Simon	COAT	Outside hitter
10	Jordan	POWER	Outside hitter
13	James	WEIR	Middle blocker
14	Matthew	SNEDDON	Middle blocker
15	Matthew	AUBREY	Opposite
16	Jack	CONNELL	Libero
17	Kieran	ACKHURST	Middle blocker
18	Steven	DUZEVICH	Outside hitter
	Les	YOUNG	Coach

2018 Roster
#	First Name	Surname	Position
1	Martin	COLLINS	Setter
4	Harry	CLAYDEN	Opposite
5	Alexander	DUNNING	Outside hitter
6	Cameron	STEER	Middle blocker
7	Jack	HALLEY	Libero
10	Jordan	POWER	Passer Hitter
11	Jackson	HOLLAND	Libero
13	Conal	MCAINSH	Middle blocker
16	Michael	WATSON	Passer Hitter
17	Matthew	AUBREY	Opposite
18	Rory	WELSH	Setter	Les	YOUNG	Coach

Australian Volleyball League Rosters

2017/18 Roster
#	First Name	Surname	Position
1	Martin	COLLINS	Setter
2	David	DARCY	Opposite
3	Michael	WATSON	Setter
4	Harry	CLAYDEN	Outside hitter
5	Riley	BUDD	Outside hitter
6	Cameron	STEER	Middle blocker
7	Jeremy	POPLE	Outside hitter
8	Malachi	MURCH	Outside hitter
9	Kevin	PHANG	Outside hitter
10	Jordan	POWER	Outside hitter
11	Jackson	HOLLAND	Middle blocker
12	Thomas	MARTIN	Middle blocker
13	Steve	DUZEVICH	Outside hitter
14	Matthew	SNEDDON	Middle blocker
15	Jackson	JOLLY	Middle blocker
16	Jack	CONNELL	Libero
17	Kieran	ACKHURST	Middle blocker
18	Alex	SOUTHWELL	Outside hitter
19	Lewis	JUPP	Setter / Outside Hitter
20	Samuel	WALKER	Outside hitter

Notable players

Ben Hardy 2011–2013
Nicolás Uriarte 2004
Dave Ferguson 2002–2004, 2012
Russ Wentworth 2002–2003
Travis Passier 2013–2016
Steve Power 1998
Dave Darcy 1998–2005, 2017–2018
Vlad Baltovski 2000–2002
Sam Walker 2017, 2022
Russell Borgeaud 2010–2013

Captains

1998 Steve Power
1999 Mark Lebedew
2000 Vlad Baltovski
2001 Vlad Baltovski
2002 Russ Wentworth
2003 Jason Craig
2004 Jason Craig
2005 Phil Eagles
2006 Chris Brooke
2007 Doug Farrer
2008 Doug Farrer
2009 Doug Farrer
2010 Brad Osborn
2011 Brad Osborn
2012 Simon Hone
2013 Ben Hardy
2014 Dan Tyrrell
2015 Dan Tyrrell
2016 Andre Borgeaud
2017 Martin Collins
2018 Jordan Power (Asian Club Championships)
2018 Andre Borgeaud
2019 Andre Borgeaud
2020 Andre Borgeaud
2021 Andre Borgeaud
2022 Andre Borgeaud
2023 Andre Borgeaud (Asian Club Championships)

Coaches

1998 Steve Power
1999 Mark Lebedew
2000
2001
2002 Greg Tompos
2003 Greg Tompos
2004 Dan Ilott
2005 Alexis Lebedew
2006 Neil Boyes
2007 Neil Boyes
2008 Neil Boyes / Nic Kaiser / Les Young
2009 Neil Boyes
2010 Les Young
2011 Les Young
2012 Ben Hardy
2013 Les Young
2014 Les Young
2015 Les Young
2016 Les Young
2017 Les Young
2018 Les Young
2019 Les Young
2020 Les Young / Ben Hardy
2021 Ben Hardy
2022 Ben Hardy

References

^ "Canberra Heat Volleyball". Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via Facebook.
^ Helmers, Caden (2 November 2017). "Canberra Heat ready to take a risk with finals berth sewn up". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ Lloyd, Teresa. "History". avl.org.au. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ Tiernan, Eamonn (26 June 2017). "Canberra Heat to represent Australia at Asian Volleyball Club Championships". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ "2018 Asian Men's Club Championship – Results & Schedule – Asian Volleyball Confederation – AVC". asianvolleyball.net. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[1] "Canberra Heat Volleyball". Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via Facebook.

[2] Helmers, Caden (2 November 2017). "Canberra Heat ready to take a risk with finals berth sewn up". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[3] Lloyd, Teresa. "History". avl.org.au. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[4] Tiernan, Eamonn (26 June 2017). "Canberra Heat to represent Australia at Asian Volleyball Club Championships". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[5] "2018 Asian Men's Club Championship – Results & Schedule – Asian Volleyball Confederation – AVC". asianvolleyball.net. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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