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.
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| Nickname(s) | Volleyroos | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | AVF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AVC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Dave Preston | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 35 (as of 2 December 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 8th (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 14th (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 8th (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 21 (First in 1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[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 edit
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
Olympic Games edit
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | |||
 1964
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 1968
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 1972
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| 1976
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 1980
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 1984
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 1988
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 1992
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| 1996
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 2000
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Quarterfinals | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||
 2004
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Preliminary round | 11th | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
 2008
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 2012
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Preliminary round | 9th | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||
 2016
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 2020
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 2024
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| 2028
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Future event | |||||||
| 2032
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Automatically qualified as hosts | |||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/15 | 16 | 4 | 12 | |||
World Championship edit
| FIVB World Championships record | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
 1949
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 1952
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| 1956
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 1960
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| 1962
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| 1966
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 1970
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| 1974
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 1978
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 1982
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21st place match | 22nd | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 1986
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Did not qualify | ||||
 1990
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| 1994
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| 1998
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First round | 17th | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002
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First round | 19th | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006
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First round | 21st | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010
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First round | 19th | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 2014
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Second Round | 15th | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018
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Second Round | 14th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
 2022
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Did not qualify | ||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/20 | 41 | 7 | 33 |
World Cup edit
| World Cup Record | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 1965
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 1969
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| 1977
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| 1989
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| 1991
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| 1999
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| 2007
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Round Robin | 8th | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011
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Did not participate | ||||
| 2015
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Round Robin | 9th | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019
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Round Robin | 11th | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/14 | 33 | 10 | 23 |
World League edit
| World League record | ||||||
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| Year | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1990 |
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 1996
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 1997
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| 1999 |
10th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
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 2005
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 2009
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| 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 edit
| Nations League record | ||||||
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| Year | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL |
| 2018 |
13th place | 15 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 35 |
| 2019 |
13th place | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 37 |
| 2021 |
16th place | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
| 2022 |
16th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 2023 |
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| Total | 4/6 | 57 | 10 | 47 | 56 | 151 |
Challenger Cup edit
| Challenger Cup record | ||||||
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| Year | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL |
 2018 |
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| 2022 |
5th place | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 2023 |
Did not qualify | |||||
| Total | 1/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Asian Championship edit
| Asian Championships record | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 1975
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Group Stages | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 1979
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Final Group Stage | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 1983
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Classification 5th–8th | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 1987
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11th place match | 11th | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 1989
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9th place match | 10th | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 1991
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3rd place match | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 1993
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5th place match | 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 1995
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Classification 5th–8th | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997
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3rd Place match | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 3 |
 1999
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Runner-Up | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 2001
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Runner-Up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003
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Final Group Stage | 4th | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005
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7th place match | 8th | 9 | 3 | 6 |
 2007
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Champions | 1st | 9 | 8 | 1 |
 2009
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7th place match | 7th | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011
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3rd place match | 4th | 9 | 7 | 2 |
 2013
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5th place match | 5th | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015
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5th place match | 5th | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017
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7th place match | 8th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019
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Runner-Up | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021
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5th place match | 6th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023
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Did not participate | ||||
| Total | 1 Title | 21/22 | – | – | – |
Asian Cup edit
| Asian Cup record | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 2008
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5th place match | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010
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5th place match | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 |
 2012
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7th place match | 7th | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 2014
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7th place match | 7th | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016
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5th place match | 6th | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 2018
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5th place match | 6th | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022
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7th place match | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 42 | 14 | 28 |
Asian Challenge Cup edit
| Asian Challenge Cup record | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
 2018
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Did not participate | ||||
 2022
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| 2023
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5th place match | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Current roster edit
The following is the Australian roster in the 2021 Asian Championships.[4]
Head coach: Marcos Miranda
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position | Spike | Block | 2020-2021 club |
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| 2 | Arshdeep Dosanjh | 30 July 1996 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Setter | 358 cm (141 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Grand Nancy |
| 6 | Tom Edgar | 21 June 1989 | 2.12 m | Opposite Hitter | 365 cm | 345 cm | JT Thunders |
| 7 | James Weir | 20 July 1995 | 2.04 m | Middle Blocker | 355 cm | 342 cm | Netzhoppers KW-Bestensee |
| 8 | Trent O'Dea | 11 May 1994 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | Middle Blocker | 354 cm (139 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | N/A |
| 9 | Max Staples | 27 July 1994 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | Wing Spiker | 358 cm (141 in) | 345 cm (136 in) | Hypo Tirol Alpenvolleys |
| 11 | Luke Perry | 20 November 1995 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Libero | 331 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Toures Volleyball |
| 12 | Nehemiah Mote (C) | 21 June 1993 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | Middle Blocker | 367 cm (144 in) | 354 cm (139 in) | VFB Friedrichshafen Volleyball |
| 20 | Thomas Hodges | 4 July 1994 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | Opposite Hitter | 350 cm (140 in) | 338 cm (133 in) | Canberra Heat |
| 21 | Nicholas Butler | 27 June 1997 | 1.98 m | Setter | 345 cm | 333 cm | N/A |
| 22 | Curtis Stockton | 22 April 1993 | 1.98 m | Wing Spiker | 354 cm | 334 cm | Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler |
| 27 | Max Senica | 19 August 1999 | 1.91 m | Outside Hitter | 349 cm | 330 cm | Ahmedabad Defenders |
| 29 | Ethan Garrett | 1 February 2001 | 1.96 m | Outside Hitter | 350 cm | 330 cm | Dunaferr |
| 31 | Matthew Aubrey | 18 August 1997 | 2.06 m | Opposite Hitter | 354 cm | 344 cm | Floby VK |
| 35 | Malachi Murch | 4 January 1995 | 1.97 m | Libero | 341 cm | 335 cm | Nordenskov |
| 36 | Jackson Holland | 30 December 1998 | 1.86 m | Libero | 315 cm | 300 cm | N/A |
References edit
- ^ a b "Overview - Australia - Men's World Cup 2015". worldcup.2015.men.fivb.com.
- ^ "FIVB - Volleyball". www.fivb.org.
- ^ "FIVB - Media". www.fivb.org.
- ^ "Team Roster – Australia". FIVB. Retrieved 12 September 2018.