Australia men's national volleyball team

Australia

Association	AVF
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Roberto Santilli
FIVB ranking	15 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 2000)
Best result	8th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 1982)
Best result	15th (2014)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 2007)
Best result	8th (2007)
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Australia men's national volleyball team

Medal record
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 seen 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]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia

Olympic Games

Olympics 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	9	2	7
Total	0 Titles	6/18	26	3	23

FIVB 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

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
Total	1 Title	18/18	-	-	-

AVC Cup

AVC 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
Total	0 Titles	5/5	30	11	19

Current roster

The following is the Australian roster in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup.^[4]

Head coach: Roberto Santilli

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Club
2	Ross Guymer, JacobJacob Ross Guymer	21 June 1993	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb; 16 st)	350 cm (140 in)	339 cm (133 in)	Örkelljunga VK
5	Passier, TravisTravis Passier	26 April 1989	206 cm (6 ft 9 in)	99 kg (218 lb; 15.6 st)	351 cm (138 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Australian Institute of Sport
6	Edgar, ThomasThomas Edgar (C)	21 June 1989	212 cm (6 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)	106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st)	357 cm (141 in)	341 cm (134 in)	LIG Insurance Greaters
7	Peacock, HarrisonHarrison Peacock	31 January 1991	192 cm (6 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in)	87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)	353 cm (139 in)	339 cm (133 in)	Australian Institute of Sport
8	Borgeaud, JacquesJacques Borgeaud	19 June 1991	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)	321 cm (126 in)	310 cm (120 in)	University of Regina
9	Staples, MaxMax Staples	27 July 1994	194 cm (6 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)	83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)	358 cm (141 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Fusion Rotterdam
11	Perry, LukeLuke Perry	20 November 1995	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)	330 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Australian Institute of Sport
12	Mote, NehemiahNehemiah Mote	21 June 1993	204 cm (6 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)	91 kg (201 lb; 14.3 st)	362 cm (143 in)	354 cm (139 in)	Australian Institute of Sport
13	Walker, SamuelSamuel Walker	19 February 1995	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)	90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)	350 cm (140 in)	337 cm (133 in)	Corigliano Volley SSD ARL
14	Sukochev, GrigoryGrigory Sukochev	18 February 1988	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)	86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)	340 cm (130 in)	329 cm (130 in)	Klubs Laze-R
15	Douglas-Powell, ThomasThomas Douglas-Powell	16 September 1992	194 cm (6 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)	356 cm (140 in)	332 cm (131 in)	University of Winnipeg
16	Richards, JordanJordan Richards	25 September 1993	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)	80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)	354 cm (139 in)	342 cm (135 in)	TV Schöenwerd
17	Carroll, PaulPaul Carroll	16 May 1986	207 cm (6 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)	98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st)	354 cm (139 in)	340 cm (130 in)	SCC Berlin
18	Hodges, ThomasThomas Hodges	4 July 1994	197 cm (6 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)	95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)	350 cm (140 in)	335 cm (132 in)	UC Irvine

References

1. http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/VB_Ranking_M_2015-08.asp
2. http://www.fivb.org/EN/Media/viewPressRelease.asp?No=43945&Language=en
3. http://worldcup.2015.men.fivb.com/en/competition/teams/aus-australia
4. "Team Roster – Australia". worldcup.2015.fivb.org. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile