Australia women's national volleyball team
| Association | AVF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AVC | ||
| Head coach | Russ Borgeaud | ||
| FIVB ranking | 55 (as of 8 January 2025) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| http://avf.org.au/ | |||
The Australia women's national volleyball team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Women (VTAW) or the Volleyroos, is the national volleyball team of the volleyball playing nation of Australia. As of June 2025, they are ranked 63rd in the world.[1] They are a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).
The Australian Women’s program maintained during the 1990s ranked 6th in the Asian zone, due in part to the strong nature of women’s volleyball in Asia, with teams like China, Japan and Korea ranked in the world at the time in the top 8. With the support of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), they achieved 9th place in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Following this the Volleyroos achieved its highest-ever world ranking of 14th. They then achieved a 6th-place finish at the 2001 Asian Championships, and qualified for a second World Championships.
Their historic inclusion in the 2014 Women’s Grand Prix challenged the Volleyroos skills with higher world ranked competitors.[2]
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
Olympic Games
The women's Volleyroos made their Olympic Games debut as host sport nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics. They have yet to return to Olympic competition.[3]
World Championships
Australia have participated twice internationally:[4] and 2002.[5][6]
1982 World Championship (Peru) – Finishing 12th out of 23 teams. 2002 World Championship (Germany) – Finishing 21st out of 24 teams.
Challenger Cup
- 2018 — 5th place
Asian Championships
The first Asian Volleyball Championship was held in Melbourne, 1975, where Australia placed 4th.[7] They came 4th again in 1979.[8] These were the best placings in this competition. The team has always placed within the top 10 throughout its history in this tournament.
Asian Cup
- 2008 — 7th place
- 2010 — Did not participate
- 2012 — Did not participate
- 2014 — Did not participate
- 2016 — Did not participate
- 2018 — 7th place
- 2020 — Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022 — 8th place
Asian Nations Cup
World Grand Prix
Australia played in the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, one of 28 participating countries. They were in Group 3, featuring Cuba, Algeria, Peru, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, and Mexico.
Results table[9] below. The first 3 matches were played in Bendigo, Victoria, and the last 3 matches played in Cali, Colombia.
| Match | Home team | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0–3 | Colombia |
| 2 | Australia | 1–3 | Cuba |
| 3 | Australia | 0–3 | Croatia |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Australia |
| 5 | Colombia | 3–0 | Australia |
| 6 | Mexico | N/A | Australia |
Pool B3
- Venue: Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun | 10:40 | 0–3 | Colombia | 17–25 | 13–25 | 13–25 | 43–75 | P2 P3 | |||
| 4 Jun | 09:10 | 1–3 | Cuba | 22–25 | 25–23 | 18-25 | 25–27 | 90–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 5 Jun | 06:10 | 0–3 | Croatia | 19–25 | 17–25 | 12–25 | 48–75 | P2 P3 |
Pool C3
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | 22:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | 25–14 | 25–6 | 25–20 | 75–40 | P2 P3 | |||
| 11 Jun | 23:30 | Colombia | 3–0 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–15 | 75–52 | P2 P3 | |||
| 12 Jun | 21:00 | Mexico | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | P2 P3 |
Current roster
| Australian women's national volleyball team for the 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Date of birth | Height | Current team |
| S | Mikaela Stevens | 11 July 1998 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | NSW Phoenix |
| OH | Caitlin Tipping | 16 November 2000 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Linköpings VC |
| S | Alexia Zammit | 6 November 2004 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Perth Steel |
| L | Allysha Sims | 16 August 2002 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Rote Raben Vilsbiburg II |
| OP | Emma Burton | 15 September 1997 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Queensland Pirates |
| MB | Cassandra Dodd | 12 March 2004 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Canberra Heat |
| MB | Lauren Cox | 23 August 2002 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Hämeenlinnan Lentopallokerho |
| OH | Caitlin Whincup | 21 January 2005 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Perth Steel |
| OH | Kasey Hogan | 5 June 2003 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Nevada University |
| OH | Cameron Zajer | 27 February 2006 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Adelaide Storm |
| L | Sarah Burton (c) | 20 December 2002 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | WA Steel |
| OH | Ella Schabort | 25 May 2005 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Binghamton University |
| MB | Kara Inskip | 29 December 2000 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | LiigaPloki |
| MB | Elysse Hislop | 14 February 1999 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Perth Steel |
References
- ^ "FIVB – Volleyball".
- ^ "Volleyroos Women". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Volleyball". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Peru: El Mundial Femenino, Servido" (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 18 June 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "...::: Volleyball Almanac – Women's World Championship :::..." 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2002/Index.asp Federation Internationale de Volleyball
- ^ "Women Volleyball Ist Asian Championship 1975 Melbourne (AUS) - 17-28.08 Winner Japan". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ "Women Volleyball Asian Championship 1979 Hong Kong (HKG) - 07-14.12 Winner China". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ "Overview - Australia - FIVB World Grand Prix 2016". worldgrandprix.2016.fivb.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Athletes - Women". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.