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| Nickname(s) | Volleyroos | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Volleyball Australia (VA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AVC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Daniel Ilott | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 33 (5 October 2025)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (First in2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 8th (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (First in1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 14th (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (First in2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 8th (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 21 (First in1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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TheAustralia men's national volleyball team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Men (VTAM) or theVolleyroos, is the national volleyball team of thevolleyball-playing nation of Australia. As of September 2021, they are ranked 28th in the world.[3] They are a member of theAsian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). Their best result came in 2007, when they won theAsian Men's Volleyball Championship.
The Volleyroos made a single appearance at theFIVB World League in 1999, but the financial ramifications of the event would not see them compete again in that competition for many yearsHistory. In 2014, Australia once again joined the World League.[4] 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.[2]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.
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
| Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 4/14 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 44 | — | 45 | 20 | 25 | 73 | 87 | |||
| World Championship record | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
 1949 | Did not participate | ||||
 1952 | |||||
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 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 | |||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||
 2029 | |||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/23 | 41 | 7 | 33 |
| World Cup record | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 1965 | Did not participate | ||||
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| 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 record (Defunct) | ||||||
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| Year | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1990 | Did not participate | |||||
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| 1999 | 10th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| 2000 | Did not participate | |||||
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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 record | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| Total | 0 Titles | 4/7 | 57 | 10 | 47 | 56 | 151 | — |
| Challenger Cup record (Defunct) | ||||||
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| Year | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL |
 2018 | Did not participate (Participated inNations League) | |||||
| 2019 | ||||||
 2022 | 5th place | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||
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| Total | 1/5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Asian Championship record | |||||
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| 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 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5th place match | 6th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | Did not participate | ||||
| 2026 | Qualified | ||||
| Total | 1 Title | 22/23 | – | – | – |
| Asian Nations Cup record | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
 2018 | Did not participate | ||||
 2022 | |||||
 2023 | 5th–8th places | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5th–8th places | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5th–8th places | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 2026 | Qualified | ||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/6 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Asian Cup record (Defunct) | |||||
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| 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 |
The following is the Australian roster in the2025 Asian Nations Cup.[5]
Head coach: Daniel Ilott
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2024–25 club |
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| 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 |
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