NPP athletes selected for Thailand Development Tour
Thirty-six players from the National Performance Program have been selected to take part in a Development Tour to Thailand next month.
The players will form two men’s and one women’s team which will take part in training before the 2025 Thailand Junior Volleyball Championships from the 17th-28th April 2025.
The Thailand Development Tour is a wonderful opportunity for squad members to train, acclimatise, and play matches against several strong opponents.
It is a tour which has been earmarked by the NPP as critical in the development, preparation, and experience of players which will take part in future international tournament campaigns.
“This tour to Thailand provides an excellent opportunity for our National Performance Program squad athletes to gain valuable international experience,” said Paul Smith, Paul Smith, Volleyball Australia’s Deputy National Performance Director.
“The Thailand Junior Volleyball Championships has consistently delivered high-quality competition that helps develop both our athletes and coaches, making it an important part of our performance pathway.”
The coaching staff on the tour will see Victoria’s Jack Carey and Matt Lanham guiding the women’s squad while Queensland’s Eric Smith and Jessica Croucher will coach the men’s sides.
2025 AUSTRALIAN U18 DEVELOPMENT TOUR OF THAILAND
Men’s Squad
Jacob Allison (WA)
Amarlin Altanshagai (NSW)
Tate Brown (VIC)
Luke Buckman (QLD)
Ashton Clarke (NSW)
Braydan Daly (NSW)
Lewis Ebdon (NSW)
Rohan Kumar (NSW)
Leo Lafoy-Brown (ACT)
Rayan Lincoln (ACT)
Matthew McCarthy (WA)
Luke Matthews (QLD)
Mitch Price (QLD)
Austin Rowe (SA)
Lachlan Saunders (VIC)
Oliver Schouten (QLD)
Franklin Sharpe QLD)
Pratyush Subedi (QLD)
Xavier Ulgiati Ferreira (WA)
Angus Watson (NSW)
Lukas Willinge (WA)
Seth Woolgar (QLD)
Staff
Coach – Eric Smith (QLD)
Coach – Jessica Croucher (QLD)
Scout – Tanishq Sakhla (QLD)
Scout – Sean Andrews (WA)
Physio – Aaron Tay (WA)
WOMEN
Sienna Arthur (QLD)
Emelia Dunn (NSW)
Morgan Fowler (NSW)
Zoe Green (WA)
Zipporah Ioane (VIC)
Alisa Kayukov (VIC)
Madison Kerr (VIC)
Ruby Longmuir (VIC)
Ella McDonell (VIC)
Jade Meehan (QLD)
Erin Parker (WA)
Veronica Tucker (QLD)
Kaia Tuuta (WA)
Xanthe Watson-Jones (VIC)
Staff
Coach – Jack Carey (VIC)
Coach – Matt Lanham (VIC)
Physio – Fran Swan (VIC)
