Australia men's national volleyball team

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Australia
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Nickname(s)Volleyroos
Association AVF
Confederation AVC
Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ilott
FIVB ranking 33 (as of 8 January 2025)
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Home
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Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 2000 )
Best result8th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1982 )
Best result14th (2018)
World Cup
Appearances3 (First in 2007 )
Best result8th (2007)
Asian Championship
Appearances21 (First in 1975 )
Best resultGold medal asia.svg (2007)
www.volleyballaustralia.org.au
Japan, May 28, 2016 Australia men's national volleyball team at the Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan.jpg
Japan, May 28, 2016

The Australia men's national volleyball team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Men (VTAM) or the Volleyroos, is the national volleyball team of the volleyball-playing nation of Australia. As of September 2021, they are ranked 28th in the world. [1] They are a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). Their best result came in 2007, when they won the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

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The Volleyroos made a single appearance at the FIVB World League in 1999, but the financial ramifications of the event would not see them compete again in that competition for many years History. In 2014, Australia once again joined the World League. [2] Their final ranking was 5th out of 28 teams. In 2015 Team Ginkle, they participated again and ranked 8th out of 32 teams. Picking up wins against Italy and silver medalist Serbia, they have shown they are approaching the ability to match some of the world's best teams. [3] The Australian Volleyball Federation was founded in 1963, and the sport of volleyball has rapidly increased in popularity since then, particularly in schools and recreational centers.

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquadGPMWMLSWSL
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1964 Did not qualifyDid not enter
Flag of Mexico.svg 1968 Unknown asian qualifier
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 Did not qualify
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980
Flag of the United States.svg 1984
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1988
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 514513
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 606318
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Quarterfinals8th826719 Squad Qualified as host
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Preliminary round11th505215 Squad 752159
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Did not qualify7341113
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 Preliminary round9th523810 Squad 752158
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Did not qualify7341214
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 6331212
Flag of France.svg 2024 Did not qualify
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 Future eventsFuture events
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032 Automatically qualified as hostsQualified as host
Total0 Titles3/161841417444520257387

World Championship

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1949 Did not participate
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg 1952
Flag of France.svg 1956
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1960
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1962
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1966
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1970 Did not qualify
Flag of Mexico.svg 1974
Flag of Italy.svg 1978
Flag of Argentina.svg 1982 21st place match22nd918
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1986 Did not qualify
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1990
Flag of Greece.svg 1994
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1998 First round17th312
Flag of Argentina.svg 2002 First round19th303
Flag of Japan.svg 2006 First round21st505
Flag of Italy.svg 2010 First round19th303
Flag of Poland.svg 2014 Second Round15th927
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2018 Second Round14th835
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2022 Did not qualify
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2025
Total0 Titles7/2141733

World Cup

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Poland.svg 1965 Did not participate
Flag of East Germany.svg 1969
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1977
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1981
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1985
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1989
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1991
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1995
Flag of Japan.svg 1999
Flag of Japan.svg 2003
Flag of Japan.svg 2007 Round Robin8th1147
Flag of Japan.svg 2011 Did not participate
Flag of Japan.svg 2015 Round Robin9th1147
Flag of Japan.svg 2019 Round Robin11th1129
Total0 Titles3/14331023

World League

World League record
YearPositionGPWLSWSL
Flag of Japan.svg 1990 Did not participate
Flag of Italy.svg 1991
Flag of Italy.svg 1992
Flag of Brazil.svg 1993
Flag of Italy.svg 1994
Flag of Brazil.svg 1995
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1996
Flag of Russia.svg 1997
Flag of Italy.svg 1998
Flag of Argentina.svg 1999 10th place12012536
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2000 Did not participate
Flag of Poland.svg 2001
Flag of Brazil.svg 2002
Flag of Spain.svg 2003
Flag of Italy.svg 2004
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg 2005
Flag of Russia.svg 2006
Flag of Poland.svg 2007
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008
Flag of Serbia.svg 2009
Flag of Argentina.svg 2010
Flag of Poland.svg 2011
Flag of Poland.svg 2012
Flag of Argentina.svg 2013
Flag of Italy.svg 2014 5th place16792737
Flag of Brazil.svg 2015 8th place122101132
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 12th place909327
Flag of Brazil.svg 2017 15th place11742618
Total5/2860164472150

Nations League

Nations League record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2018 Preliminary round13th place155102135 Squad
Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Preliminary round13th place153122037 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 2021 Preliminary round16th place15114744 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 2022 Preliminary round16th place12111835 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2023 Did not qualify
Flag of Poland.svg 2024
Flag of None.svg 2025
Total0 Titles4/757104756151

Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup record
YearPositionGPWLSWSL
Flag of Portugal.svg 2018 Did not participate
(Participated in Nations League)
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2019
Flag of South Korea.svg 2022 5th place10123
Flag of Qatar.svg 2023 Did not qualify
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2024
Total1/510123

Asian Championship

Asian Championship record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1975 Group Stages4th633
Flag of Bahrain.svg 1979 Final Group Stage4th633
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1983 Classification 5th–8th6th734
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1987 11th place match11th734
Flag of South Korea.svg 1989 9th place match10th844
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1991 3rd place match4th633
Flag of Thailand.svg 1993 5th place match6th954
Flag of South Korea.svg 1995 Classification 5th–8th5th312
Flag of Qatar.svg 1997 3rd Place match3rd853
Flag of Iran.svg 1999 Runner-Up2nd972
Flag of South Korea.svg 2001 Runner-Up2nd752
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2003 Final Group Stage4th954
Flag of Thailand.svg 2005 7th place match8th936
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2007 Champions1st981
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2009 7th place match7th945
Flag of Iran.svg 2011 3rd place match4th972
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013 5th place match5th752
Flag of Iran.svg 2015 5th place match5th853
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2017 7th place match8th835
Flag of Iran.svg 2019 Runner-Up2nd871
Flag of Japan.svg 2021 5th place match6th743
Flag of Iran.svg 2023 Did not participate
Total1 Title21/22

Asian Cup

Asian Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Thailand.svg 2008 5th place match5th642
Flag of Iran.svg 2010 5th place match5th642
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2012 7th place match7th615
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2014 7th place match7th615
Flag of Thailand.svg 2016 5th place match6th615
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2018 5th place match6th615
Flag of Thailand.svg 2022 7th place match8th624
Total0 Titles7/7421428

Asian Challenge Cup

AVC Challenge Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2018 Did not participate
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 2022
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2023 5th place match5th431
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2024 7th place match8th523
Total0 Titles2/4954

Current roster

The following is the Australian roster in the 2024 Asian Challenge Cup. [4]

Head coach: Daniel Ilott

No.NameDate of birthPos.HeightWeightSpikeBlock2023-2024 club
1 Beau Graham 17 April 1994MB2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)95 kg (209 lb)345 cm (136 in)329 cm (130 in) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kladno volejbal cz
2 Arshdeep Dosanjh 30 July 1996S2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)85 kg (187 lb)358 cm (141 in)340 cm (130 in) Flag of Russia.svg Nova Novokuybyshevsk
4 Jackson Holland 30 November 1998L1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)72 kg (159 lb)315 cm (124 in)300 cm (120 in) Flag of Finland.svg Savo Volley
8 Trent O'Dea 11 May 1994MB2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)354 cm (139 in)344 cm (135 in) Flag of Japan.svg VC Nagano Tridents
9 Matthew Aubrey 18 August 1997OP2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)100 kg (220 lb)358 cm (141 in)345 cm (136 in) Flag of Estonia.svg TalTech Volleyball
10 Sam Flowerday 30 May 2002OH1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)354 cm (139 in)332 cm (131 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thompson Rivers WolfPack
11 Luke Perry (C)20 November 1995L1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb)331 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in) Flag of Poland.svg Warta Zawiercie
12 Nehemiah Mote 21 June 1993MB2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)100 kg (220 lb)367 cm (144 in)354 cm (139 in) Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Recycling Volleys
13 Thomas Heptinstall 1 March 1999OH2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)100 kg (220 lb)344 cm (135 in)332 cm (131 in) Flag of India.svg Bengaluru Torpedoes
19 William D'Arcy-Miles 25 February 2003OP2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)92 kg (203 lb)365 cm (144 in)352 cm (139 in) Flag of the United States.svg UC Irvine Anteaters
21 Nicholas Butler 27 June 1997S2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)94 kg (207 lb)345 cm (136 in)332 cm (131 in) Flag of Romania.svg CS Dinamo București
27 Max Senica 19 August 1999OH1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)349 cm (137 in)330 cm (130 in) Flag of India.svg Ahmedabad Defenders
29 Ethan Garrett 1 February 2001OH1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)97 kg (214 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Flag of France.svg Rennes Étudiants
37 Jacob Baird 1 March 2003MB2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)103 kg (227 lb)353 cm (139 in)341 cm (134 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saskatchewan Huskies

References

  1. "FIVB - Volleyball". www.fivb.org.
  2. "FIVB - Media". www.fivb.org.
  3. "Team Roster – Australia" (PDF). AVC. Retrieved 6 June 2024.