Australia men's national volleyball team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Australia

Nickname(s)	Volleyroos
Association	Volleyball Australia (VA)
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Daniel Ilott
FIVB ranking	12 (as of September 2014)
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Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 2000)
Best result	8th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1982)
Best result	14th (2018)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 2007)
Best result	8th (2007)
Asian Championship
Appearances	21 (First in 1975)
Best result	(2007)

Japan, May 28, 2016

The Australia men's national volleyball team is also known as the Volleyroos. They are the official volleyball team for Australia. As of September 2021, they were ranked 28th in the world. The team is part of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). Their best achievement was winning the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in 2007.

The Volleyroos first played in the FIVB World League in 1999. They did not compete again for many years due to money issues. In 2014, Australia rejoined the World League. They finished 5th out of 28 teams that year. In 2015, they played again and ranked 8th out of 32 teams. They even won against strong teams like Italy and Serbia. This showed they were getting closer to being among the world's best. The Australian Volleyball Federation started in 1963. Since then, volleyball has become very popular, especially in schools.

Volleyroos' Tournament History

This section shows how the Volleyroos have performed in major volleyball tournaments. A red box around the year means the tournament was held in Australia.

Olympic Games

The Volleyroos have competed in the Olympic Games several times. Their best result was 8th place in 2000.

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

The Volleyroos have taken part in the World Championship several times. Their highest finish was 14th place in 2018.

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

The Volleyroos have competed in the World Cup. Their best finish was 8th place in 2007.

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

The World League was another important competition. The Volleyroos participated in it several times.

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

The Nations League is a newer competition. The Volleyroos have been part of it since 2018.

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

The Challenger Cup is another international competition.

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

The Volleyroos have had great success in the Asian Championship, winning it once in 2007. They have also won several silver and bronze medals.

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

The Asian Nations Cup is another regional tournament where the Volleyroos compete.

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

The Asian Cup was a regional volleyball competition.

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

Meet the Team

Current Roster

Here are the players on the Australian team for the 2025 Asian Nations Cup.

Head coach: Daniel Ilott

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos.	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2024–25 club
3	Pope, LorenzoLorenzo 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	Holland, JacksonJackson 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	O'Dea, TrentTrent 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	Aubrey, MatthewMatthew 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	Flowerday, SamSam 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	Heptinstall, ThomasThomas 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	Croft, MitchellMitchell 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	McGruther, JoelJoel 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	D'Arcy-Miles, WilliamWilliam 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	Butler, NicholasNicholas 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	Ebbs, TimothyTimothy 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	Page, JarvisJarvis 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	Senica, MaxMax 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	Yarad, StevenSteven 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

See also

In Spanish: Selección de voleibol de Australia para niños