Australia women's national volleyball team

The Australia women's national volleyball team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Women (VTAW) or the Volleyroos, is the national volleyball team of the volleyball playing nation of Australia. As of January 2021, they are ranked 40th in the world.[1] They are a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).

Australia
AssociationAVF
ConfederationAVC
Head coachRuss Borgeaud
FIVB ranking60 (as of 30 May 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
http://avf.org.au/

The Australian Women’s program maintained during the 1990s ranked 6th in the Asian zone, due in part to the strong nature of women’s volleyball in Asia, with teams like China, Japan and Korea ranked in the world at the time in the top 8. With the support of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), they achieved 9th place in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Following this the Volleyroos achieved its highest-ever world ranking of 14th. They then achieved a 6th-place finish at the 2001 Asian Championships, and qualified for a second World Championships.

Their historic inclusion in the 2014 Women’s Grand Prix challenged the Volleyroos skills with higher world ranked competitors.[2]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia

Olympic Games

The women's Volleyroos made their Olympic Games debut as host sport nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics. They have yet to return to Olympic competition.[3]

World Championships

Australia have participated twice internationally:[4] and 2002.[5][6]

1982 World Championship (Peru) – Finishing 12th out of 23 teams. 2002 World Championship (Germany) – Finishing 21st out of 24 teams.

Challenger Cup

Asian Championships

The first Asian Volleyball Championship was held in Melbourne, 1975, where Australia placed 4th.[7] They came 4th again in 1979.[8] These were the best placings in this competition. The team has always placed within the top 10 throughout its history in this tournament.

Asian Cup

Asian Challenge Cup
  • 2022 — Did not participate
  • 2023 — 6th place
  • 2024 — 4th place

World Grand Prix

Australia played in the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, one of 28 participating countries. They were in Group 3, featuring Cuba, Algeria, Peru, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, and Mexico.

Results table[9] below. The first 3 matches were played in Bendigo, Victoria, and the last 3 matches played in Cali, Colombia.

MatchHome teamAway team
1Australia0–3Colombia
2Australia1–3Cuba
3Australia0–3Croatia
4Kazakhstan3–0Australia
5Colombia3–0Australia
6MexicoN/AAustralia

Pool B3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun10:40Australia 0–3 Colombia17–2513–2513–25  43–75P2 P3
4 Jun09:10Australia 1–3 Cuba22–2525–2318-2525–27 90–75P2 P3
5 Jun06:10Australia 0–3 Croatia19–2517–2512–25  48–75P2 P3

Pool C3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun22:00Kazakhstan 3–0 Australia25–1425–625–20  75–40P2 P3
11 Jun23:30Colombia 3–0 Australia25–1725–2025–15  75–52P2 P3
12 Jun21:00Mexico – Australia–––  0–0P2 P3

Current roster
Australian women's national volleyball team for the 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup
Position Name Date of birth Height Current team
S Mikaela Stevens (1998-07-11) July 11, 1998 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) NSW Phoenix
OH Caitlin Tipping (2000-11-16) November 16, 2000 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Linköpings VC
S Alexia Zammit (2004-11-06) November 6, 2004 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Perth Steel
L Allysha Sims (2002-08-16) August 16, 2002 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Rote Raben Vilsbiburg II
OP Emma Burton (1997-09-15) September 15, 1997 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Queensland Pirates
MB Cassandra Dodd (2004-03-12) March 12, 2004 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Canberra Heat
MB Lauren Cox (2002-08-23) August 23, 2002 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Hämeenlinnan Lentopallokerho
OH Caitlin Whincup (2005-01-21) January 21, 2005 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Perth Steel
OH Kasey Hogan (2003-06-05) June 5, 2003 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Nevada University
OH Cameron Zajer (2006-02-27) February 27, 2006 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Adelaide Storm
L Sarah Burton (c) (2002-12-20) December 20, 2002 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) WA Steel
OH Ella Schabort (2005-05-25) May 25, 2005 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Binghamton University
MB Kara Inskip (2000-12-29) December 29, 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) LiigaPloki
MB Elysse Hislop (1999-02-14) February 14, 1999 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Perth Steel

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References
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  3. "Volleyball". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  4. "Peru: El Mundial Femenino, Servido" (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 18 June 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. "...::: Volleyball Almanac – Women's World Championship :::..." 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2002/Index.asp Federation Internationale de Volleyball
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  10. "Athletes - Women". Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
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