Australia men's national volleyball team

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Nickname(s)Volleyroos
Association AVF
Confederation AVC
Head coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Preston
FIVB ranking 39 (as of 1 January 2023)
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Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 2000 )
Best result8th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances6 (First in 1982 )
Best result14th (2018)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2007 )
Best result8th (2007)
Asian Championship
Appearances21 (First in 1975 )
Best resultGold medal asia.svg (2007)
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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
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1964 Did not qualify
Flag of Mexico.svg 1968
Flag of Germany.svg 1972
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980
Flag of the United States.svg 1984
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988
Flag of Spain.svg 1992
Flag of the United States.svg 1996
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Quarterfinals8th624
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Preliminary round11th505
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Did not qualify
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 Preliminary round9th523
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 Future event
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032 Automatically qualified as hosts
Total0 Titles3/1516412

World Championship

FIVB World Championships record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1949 Did Not Enter
Flag of the USSR (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 (1967-1971).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.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
Total0 Titles7/2041733

World Cup

World Cup Record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Poland.svg 1965 Did Not Enter
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 Enter
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 Enter
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 Enter
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
YearPositionGPWLSWSL
Flag of France.svg 2018 13th place155102135
Flag of the United States.svg 2019 13th place153122037
Flag of Italy.svg 2021 16th place15114744
Flag of Italy.svg 2022 16th place12111835
Flag of Poland.svg 2023 Did not qualify
2024
Total4/657104756151

Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup record
YearPositionGPWLSWSL
Flag of Portugal.svg 2018 Did not enter
(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
Total1/410123

Asian Championship

Asian Championships 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 Qualify
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

Current roster

The following is the Australian roster in the 2021 Asian Championships. [4]

Head coach: Marcos Miranda

No.NameDate of birthHeightPositionSpikeBlock2020-2021 club
2 Arshdeep Dosanjh 30 July 19962.05 m (6 ft 9 in)Setter358 cm (141 in)340 cm (130 in)Grand Nancy
6Tom Edgar21 June 19892.12 mOpposite Hitter365 cm345 cm JT Thunders
7James Weir20 July 19952.04 mMiddle Blocker355 cm342 cmNetzhoppers KW-Bestensee
8 Trent O'Dea 11 May 19942.01 m (6 ft 7 in)Middle Blocker354 cm (139 in)344 cm (135 in)N/A
9 Max Staples 27 July 19941.94 m (6 ft 4 in)Wing Spiker358 cm (141 in)345 cm (136 in)Hypo Tirol Alpenvolleys
11 Luke Perry 20 November 19951.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Libero331 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Toures Volleyball
12 Nehemiah Mote (C)21 June 19932.04 m (6 ft 8 in)Middle Blocker367 cm (144 in)354 cm (139 in)VFB Friedrichshafen Volleyball
20 Thomas Hodges 4 July 19941.97 m (6 ft 6 in)Opposite Hitter350 cm (140 in)338 cm (133 in)Canberra Heat
21Nicholas Butler27 June 19971.98 mSetter345 cm333 cmN/A
22Curtis Stockton22 April 19931.98 mWing Spiker354 cm334 cmOita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
27Max Senica19 August 19991.91 mOutside Hitter349 cm330 cmNordenskov UIF
29Ethan Garrett1 February 20011.96 mOutside Hitter350 cm330 cmDunaferr
31Matthew Aubrey18 August 19972.06 mOpposite Hitter354 cm344 cmFloby VK
35Malachi Murch4 January 19951.97 mLibero341 cm335 cmNordenskov
36Jackson Holland30 December 19981.86 mLibero315 cm300 cmN/A

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References

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  2. "FIVB - Media". www.fivb.org.
  3. "Team Roster – Australia". FIVB. Retrieved 12 September 2018.