Australia men's national volleyball team

Australia

Nickname(s)	Volleyroos
Association	Volleyball Australia (VA)
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Daniel Ilott
FIVB ranking	33 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 2000 )
Best result	8th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1982 )
Best result	14th (2018)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 2007 )
Best result	8th (2007)
Asian Championship
Appearances	21 (First in 1975 )
Best result	(2007)
www.volleyballaustralia.org.au
Honours Asian Championship 2007 Jakarta Team 1999 Tehran Team 2001 Changwon Team 2019 Tehran Team 1997 Doha Team

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.

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
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad		GP	MW	ML	SW	SL
1964	Did not qualify									Did not enter
1968										Unknown asian qualifier
1972										Did not qualify
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992										5	1	4	5	13
1996										6	0	6	3	18
2000	Quarterfinals	8th	8	2	6	7	19	Squad		Qualified as host
2004	Preliminary round	11th	5	0	5	2	15	Squad		7	5	2	15	9
2008	Did not qualify									7	3	4	11	13
2012	Preliminary round	9th	5	2	3	8	10	Squad		7	5	2	15	8
2016	Did not qualify									7	3	4	12	14
2020										6	3	3	12	12
2024										Did not qualify
2028	Future events									Future events
2032	Automatically qualified as hosts									Qualified as host
Total	0 Titles	3/16	18	4	14	17	44	—		45	20	25	73	87

World Championship

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1949	Did not participate
1952
1956
1960
1962
1966
1970	Did not qualify
1974
1978
1982	21st place match	22nd	9	1	8
1986	Did not qualify
1990
1994
1998	First round	17th	3	1	2
2002	First round	19th	3	0	3
2006	First round	21st	5	0	5
2010	First round	19th	3	0	3
2014	Second Round	15th	9	2	7
2018	Second Round	14th	8	3	5
2022	Did not qualify
2025
Total	0 Titles	7/21	41	7	33

World Cup

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1965	Did not participate
1969
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007	Round robin	8th	11	4	7
2011	Did not participate
2015	Round robin	9th	11	4	7
2019	Round robin	11th	11	2	9
Total	0 Titles	3/14	33	10	23

World League

World League record (Defunct)
Year	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1990	Did not participate
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999	10th place	12	0	12	5	36
2000	Did not participate
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014	5th place	16	7	9	27	37
2015	8th place	12	2	10	11	32
2016	12th place	9	0	9	3	27
2017	15th place	11	7	4	26	18
Total	5/28	60	16	44	72	150

Nations League

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Preliminary round	13th place	15	5	10	21	35	Squad
2019	Preliminary round	13th place	15	3	12	20	37	Squad
2021	Preliminary round	16th place	15	1	14	7	44	Squad
2022	Preliminary round	16th place	12	1	11	8	35	Squad
2023	Did not qualify
2024
2025
Total	0 Titles	4/7	57	10	47	56	151	—

Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup record (Defunct)
Year	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
2018	Did not participate (Participated in Nations League)
2019
2022	5th place	1	0	1	2	3
2023	Did not qualify
2024
Total	1/5	1	0	1	2	3

Asian Championship

Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1975	Group Stages	4th	6	3	3
1979	Final Group Stage	4th	6	3	3
1983	Classification 5th–8th	6th	7	3	4
1987	11th place match	11th	7	3	4
1989	9th place match	10th	8	4	4
1991	3rd place match	4th	6	3	3
1993	5th place match	6th	9	5	4
1995	Classification 5th–8th	5th	3	1	2
1997	3rd Place match	3rd	8	5	3
1999	Runner-Up	2nd	9	7	2
2001	Runner-Up	2nd	7	5	2
2003	Final Group Stage	4th	9	5	4
2005	7th place match	8th	9	3	6
2007	Champions	1st	9	8	1
2009	7th place match	7th	9	4	5
2011	3rd place match	4th	9	7	2
2013	5th place match	5th	7	5	2
2015	5th place match	5th	8	5	3
2017	7th place match	8th	8	3	5
2019	Runner-Up	2nd	8	7	1
2021	5th place match	6th	7	4	3
2023	Did not participate
Total	1 Title	21/22	–	–	–

Asian Nations Cup

Asian Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2018	Did not participate
2022
2023	5th place match	5th	4	3	1
2024	7th place match	8th	5	2	3
2025	5th place match	5th	4	2	2
Total	0 Titles	3/5	13	7	6

Asian Cup

Asian Cup record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2008	5th place match	5th	6	4	2
2010	5th place match	5th	6	4	2
2012	7th place match	7th	6	1	5
2014	7th place match	7th	6	1	5
2016	5th place match	6th	6	1	5
2018	5th place match	6th	6	1	5
2022	7th place match	8th	6	2	4
Total	0 Titles	7/7	42	14	28

Team

Current roster

The following is the Australian roster in the 2025 Asian Nations Cup. ^[4]

Head coach: Daniel Ilott

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos.	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2024–25 club
3	Lorenzo Pope	12 June 2001	OH	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	340 cm (130 in)	VC Barkom-Kazhany
4	Jackson Holland (C)	30 November 1998	L	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Australian Volleyball Academy
8	Trent O'Dea	11 May 1994	MB	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	344 cm (135 in)	ASD Delta Volley Porto Viro
9	Matthew Aubrey	18 August 1997	OP	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	338 cm (133 in)	VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen
10	Sam Flowerday	30 May 2002	OH	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	333 cm (131 in)	Thompson Rivers WolfPack
13	Thomas Heptinstall	1 March 1999	OH	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	332 cm (131 in)	VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen
16	Mitchell Croft	12 May 2005	OH	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
17	Joel McGruther	11 September 2006	MB	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	356 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Australian Volleyball Academy
19	William D'Arcy-Miles	25 February 2003	OP	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	366 cm (144 in)	352 cm (139 in)	UC Irvine Anteaters
21	Nicholas Butler	27 June 1997	S	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	332 cm (131 in)	CSM Corona Brașov
22	Timothy Ebbs	21 January 2004	L	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Keyano Huskies
23	Jarvis Page	30 December 2003	S	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas
27	Max Senica	19 August 1999	OH	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	349 cm (137 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Australian Volleyball Academy
40	Steven Yarad	10 September 2004	MB	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	335 cm (132 in)	UFV Cascades

References

1. "FIVB - Volleyball". www.fivb.org.
2. "FIVB - Media". www.fivb.org.
4. "Team Roster – Australia" (PDF). AVC. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile