Australia men's national volleyball team

Australia

Association	AVF
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Mark Lebedew
FIVB ranking	16 (as of August 2017)
Uniforms
Home Away
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)
www.volleyballaustralia.org.au
Honours Asian Championship 2007 Jakarta Team 1999 Tehran Team 2001 Changwon Team 1997 Doha Team

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 August 2015, they are ranked 13th 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.

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 . In 2014, Australia once again joined the World League.^[2] Their final ranking was 5th out of 28 teams. In 2015, 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
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1964	Did Not Qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000	Quarterfinals	8th	6	2	4
2004	Group Stages	12th	5	0	5
2008	Did Not Qualify
2012	Group Stages	9th	5	2	3
2016	Did Not Qualify
Total	0 Titles	3/13	16	4	12

World Championship

FIVB World Championships record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1949	Did Not Enter
1952
1956
1960
1962
1966
1970	Did Not Qualify
1974
1978
1982	Group Stages	22nd	3	0	3
1986	Did Not Qualify
1990
1994
1998	Group Stages	17th	3	1	2
2002	Group Stages	19th	3	0	3
2006	Group Stages	21st	5	0	5
2010	Group Stages	19th	3	0	3
2014	Second Round	15th	12	2	10
2018	Second Round	14th	8	3	5
Total	0 Titles	7/19	34	6	31

World Cup

World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1965	Did Not Enter
1969
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007	Round Robin	8th	11	4	7
2011	Did Not Enter
2015	Round Robin	9th	11	4	7
Total	0 Titles	2/13	22	8	14

World League

World League record
Year	Result	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL
1990	Did Not Enter
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999	=10th place	12	0	12	5	36
2000	Did Not Enter
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

Asian Championship

Asian Championships record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1975	Group Stages	4th	6	3	3
1979	Final Group Stage	4th	6	3	3
1983	Group Stages	6th	7	3	4
1987	Group Stages	11th	-	-	-
1989	Group Stages	10th	-	-	-
1991	Final Group Stage	4th	-	-	-
1993	Group Stages	6th	9	5	4
1995	Group Stages	5th	3	1	2
1997	Third Place	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	Group Stages	8th	9	3	6
2007	Champions	1st	12	11	1
2009	Group Stages	7th	9	4	5
2011	Semifinals	4th	9	7	2
2013	Quarterfinals	5th	7	5	2
2015	Quarterfinals	5th	8	5	3
2017	Quarterfinals	8th	8	3	5
Total	1 Title	19/19	-	-	-

Asian Cup

Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2008	Quarterfinals	5th	6	4	2
2010	Quarterfinals	5th	6	4	2
2012	Quarterfinals	7th	6	1	5
2014	Quarterfinals	7th	6	1	5
2016	Quarterfinals	6th	6	1	5
2018	Quarterfinals	6th	6	1	5
Total	0 Titles	6/6	36	12	24

Current roster

The following is the Australian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[4]

Head coach: Mark Lebedew

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2018–19 club
1	Beau Graham	17 April 1994	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	351 cm (138 in)	332 cm (131 in)	Saint-Quentin
2	Arshdeep Dosanjh	30 July 1996	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	347 cm (137 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Chênois Genève
4	Paul Sanderson	7 January 1986	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	348 cm (137 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Sahel
5	Travis Passier	26 April 1989	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Příbram
7	Harrison Peacock	31 January 1991	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	339 cm (133 in)	Bielsko-Biała
8	Trent O'Dea	11 May 1994	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	344 cm (135 in)	Raision Loimu
9	Max Staples	27 July 1994	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Hurrikaani Loimaa
11	Luke Perry	20 November 1995	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	331 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Berlin Recycling Volleys
12	Nehemiah Mote	21 June 1993	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	362 cm (143 in)	354 cm (139 in)	Amriswil
13	Samuel Walker	19 February 1995	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	337 cm (133 in)	Tartu
15	Luke Smith	30 August 1990	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	342 cm (135 in)	Sporting
17	Paul Carroll (C)	16 May 1986	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Berlin Recycling Volleys
18	Lincoln Williams	6 October 1993	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	330 cm (130 in)	United Rhein-Main
20	Thomas Hodges	4 July 1994	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	338 cm (133 in)	Lagonegro

References

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile