Australia men's national volleyball team

Australia
Nickname(s)Volleyroos
AssociationVolleyball Australia (VA)
ConfederationAVC
Head coachDaniel Ilott
FIVB ranking33 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home
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 result (2007)
www.volleyballaustralia.org.au
Honours
Asian Championship
2007 Jakarta Team
1999 Tehran Team
2001 Changwon Team
2019 Tehran Team
1997 Doha Team

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[1] 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. ^ a b "Overview - Australia - Men's World Cup 2015". worldcup.2015.men.fivb.com.
  2. ^ "FIVB - Volleyball". www.fivb.org.
  3. ^ "FIVB - Media". www.fivb.org.
  4. ^ "Team Roster – Australia" (PDF). AVC. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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