Australia men's national lacrosse team

Australia
Nickname(s) Sharks
Association Australian Lacrosse Association
Confederation APLU (Asia Pacific)
World Championship
Appearances 12 (first in 1967)
Best result Runner-ups (1967, 1982, 1994)

The Australia men's national lacrosse team, nicknamed the Sharks, is governed by the Australian Lacrosse Association. The Sharks most recently competed in the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship, held in Denver, United States, where they finished fourth (behind Canada, the United States, and the Iroquois) - the first time they have finished outside the top three in the World Lacrosse Championships since 1974.[1] In previous World Lacrosse Championships, the Australian men's team has earned three Silver medals and seven Bronze.

The Australian Under 19 men's national lacrosse team, nicknamed the Crocodiles, most recently finished fourth in the 2016 U19 Men's World Championships in Coquitlam, B.C., Canada.[2]

Australia senior men's national lacrosse team 2014
NumberNameClubState
11AlexBROWNWembleyWA
41WarrenBROWNBayswaterWA
1SamBULLOCKMCCVic
22AnsonCARTERBrightonSA
18MattDIVERWembleyWA
9TomFREEMANBrightonSA
6ThomasGRAHAMBayswaterWA
21AndrewHAMSurrey ParkVic
23RossHAMILTONBrightonSA
8MartyHYDEMCCVic
4LukeKEESINGGlenelgSA
17JamesLAWERSONFootscrayVic
31CallumMORTIMERGlenelgSA
13StephenMORTIMERGlenelgSA
15NigelMORTONGlenelgSA
16BenjaminNEWMANWilliamstownVic
10KeithNYBERGElthamVic
20WilliamPICKETTBrightonSA
2CallumROBINSONWembleyWA
3BradSHELDONBurnsideSA
5NathanSTIGLICHElthamVic
32JohnTOKARUACaulfieldVic
19TomVICKERYEast TorrensSA
alternates
7MatthewFUSSBrightonSA
29DavidGALMalvernVic
12ChrisPLUMBFootscrayVic
Coaches
headGlennMEREDITH
asstMurrayKEEN
asstPeterBROWN

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See also

References

  1. "FIL | Federation of International Lacrosse". Filacrosse.com.
  2. "FIL - World Rankings". filacrosse.com. 21 July 2014.
  3. "2014 Team List". Australia Lacrosse Association.
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