Australia men's national lacrosse team

Australia men's national lacrosse team
Medal record
World Lacrosse Championship
1967 Toronto
1974 Melbourne
1978 Stockport
1982 Baltimore
1986 Toronto
1990 Perth
1994 Manchester
1998 Baltimore
2002 Perth
2006 London
2010 Manchester

The Australia men's national lacrosse team represents Australia at men's lacrosse. The team nickname is the Sharks, and 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 Nationals) - the first time they have finished outside the top three in World Lacrosse Championships history.[1] In previous World Lacrosse Championships, the Australian men's team have been runners-up on 4 occasions and came 3rd on 7 occasions.

The Australian Under 19 men's national lacrosse team, nicknamed the Crocodiles, participated most recently in the 2012 FIL U19 Men's World Championships in Turku, Finland and finished fifth.[2]

Australia senior men's national lacrosse team 2014
Number Name Club State
11 Alex BROWN Wembley WA
41 Warren BROWN Bayswater WA
1 Sam BULLOCK MCC Vic
22 Anson CARTER Brighton SA
18 Matt DIVER Wembley WA
9 Tom FREEMAN Brighton SA
6 Thomas GRAHAM Bayswater WA
21 Andrew HAM Surrey Park Vic
23 Ross HAMILTON Brighton SA
8 Marty HYDE MCC Vic
4 Luke KEESING Glenelg SA
17 James LAWERSON Footscray Vic
31 Callum MORTIMER Glenelg SA
13 Stephen MORTIMER Glenelg SA
15 Nigel MORTON Glenelg SA
16 Benjamin NEWMAN Williamstown Vic
10 Keith NYBERG Eltham Vic
20 William PICKETT Brighton SA
2 Callum ROBINSON Wembley WA
3 Brad SHELDON Burnside SA
5 Nathan STIGLICH Eltham Vic
32 John TOKARUA Caulfield Vic
19 Tom VICKERY East Torrens SA
alternates
7 Matthew FUSS Brighton SA
29 David GAL Malvern Vic
12 Chris PLUMB Footscray Vic
Coaches
head Glenn MEREDITH
asst Murray KEEN
asst Peter BROWN

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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. ↑ "The Home of Australian Lacrosse – Australian Lacrosse Association". Lacrosse.com.au.

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