Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team
The Australia men's national under–21 field hockey team, represents Australia in international under–21 field hockey and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Australia, Hockey Australia, which is currently a member of the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The team's official nickname is the Burras.[1]
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| Nickname | Burras | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Hockey Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | OHF (Oceania) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ben Bishop | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Brent Livermore | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Andrew Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Max Hendry | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 10 (first in 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 1st (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1982 Junior World Cup, where the team won a silver medal.
The team's last appearance was during an eight nations tournament during June 2019 in Madrid, Spain.[2]
History
Tournament Records
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| Year | Location | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1979 |  |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1982 |  |
2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 9 |
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4th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 10 |
| 1989 | |
2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 12 |
| 1993 |  |
3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 |
| 1997 |  |
1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 17 |
| 2001 | |
6th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 |
| 2005 |  |
2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 16 |
| 2009 |  |
3rd | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 22 |
| 2013 |  |
5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 |
| 2016 | |
4th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 |
Team
Current squad
The following 19 players represented the Burras at the 2019 Eight Nations Tournament from 10–16 June, in Madrid, Spain.[3][4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | GK | Christian Starkie | 10 April 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | GK | Cade Banditt | 21 October 1998 | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | DF | Sam Gray | 4 July 1999 | 5 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Brayden King | 20 March 1998 | 11 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Tom Harvie | 1 February 2000 | 5 | 1 | |
| 22 | DF | Samuel McCulloch | 13 May 1999 | 5 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Alistair Murray | 22 January 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Michael Francis | 18 April 1999 | 4 | 2 | |
| 18 | MF | Dylan Martin | 12 January 1998 | 17 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Tom Brown | 12 January 1998 | 3 | 1 | |
| 25 | MF | Harrison Farrell | 7 January 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Jonathan Bretherton | 3 March 1998 | 21 | 1 | |
| 28 | MF | Daine Richards | 15 August 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | FW | Benjamin White | 2 October 2000 | 5 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | Dane Gavranich | 27 August 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Max Hendry (C) | 16 January 1998 | 30 | 14 | |
| 12 | FW | Ehren Hazell | 20 April 1999 | 17 | 2 | |
| 16 | FW | Nathan Ephraums | 9 June 1999 | 17 | 13 | |
| 19 | FW | Liam Hart | 6 October 2001 | 4 | 1 | |
References
- "National Programs". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "2019 8 Nations Invitational Tournament (U 21) M". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Burras Team Named For 8 Nations Invitational Tournament". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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