The Australia men's national lacrosse team, nicknamed the Sharks, is governed by the Australian Lacrosse Association. The Sharks most recently competed in the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship, held in Netanya, Israel, where they finished fourth (behind the United States, Canada, and the Iroquois).[1] In previous World Lacrosse Championships, the Australian men's team has earned three Silver medals and seven Bronze.
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| Nickname(s) | Sharks |
|---|---|
| Association | Australian Lacrosse Association |
| Confederation | APLU (Asia Pacific) |
| Head coach | Glenn Meredith |
| Captain | Nigel Morton, Christopher Plumb and Alex Brown |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1967) |
| Best result | Runners-up (1967, 1982, 1994) |
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]
Squad
edit| Name | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Aaron | Goalkeeper | Camberwell |
| Mitchell Baker | Attack | Malvern/Rutgers |
| Isaac Cahill | Attack | Subiaco |
| Ashby Dennis | Defence | Subiaco |
| Matthew Fuss | Midfield | Brighton |
| Callan Gibson | Attack | Williamstown/Coker |
| Thomas Graham | Midfield | Bayswater/Norway |
| Tim Graham | Faceoff | Malvern/Cornell |
| Joshua Harris | Defence | Burnside |
| Matthew Heuston | Midfield | Loyola |
| Donnie Howard | Midfield | Boston University |
| Campbell MacKinnon | Midfield | Altona |
| Connor McDonough | Attack | Towson |
| Jeff Melsop | Defence | Footscray |
| Chris Moffatt | Defence | Eltham |
| Brayden Panting | Midfield | Wembley |
| Lucas Parsons Quintiao | MIdfield | Footscray |
| Lachlan Russell | Defence | Williamstown |
| Cameron Semmler | Defence | Burnside |
| Ryan Spark | Goalkeeper | East Fremantle |
| Jackson Stock | Faceoff | Brighton |
| Lachlan Walker | Midfield | Wanneroo Joondalup |
| Matthew Wood | Midfield | Wembley |
| Jaesaya Bidwell-Barton | Alternate | Subiaco |
| Sean Clarke | Alternate | Williamstown |
| Patrick Palmer | Alternate | Glenelg |
| Jack Price | Alternate | Glenelg |
| Australia senior men's national lacrosse team 2018 | ||||
| Number | Name | Club | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sean | AARON | Camberwell | Vic |
| 48 | Brock | BEALL | East Fremantle | WA |
| 9 | Stuart | BENTLEY | Wembley | WA |
| 11 | Alexander | BROWN | Wembley | WA |
| 8 | Isaac | CAHILL | Subiaco | WA |
| 7 | Matthew | FUSS | Brighton | SA |
| 6 | Thomas | GRAHAM | Bayswater | WA |
| 18 | Timothy | GRAHAM | Malvern | Vic |
| 21 | Andrew | HAM | Surrey Park | Vic |
| 5 | Noah | JENNEY | Williamstown | Vic |
| 4 | Luke | KEESING | Glenelg | SA |
| 1 | Mitchell | KENNEDY | East Fremantle | WA |
| 17 | James | LAWERSON | Footscray | Vic |
| 22 | Jeffrey | MELSOPP | Footscray | Vic |
| 3 | Nigel | MORTON | Glenelg | SA |
| 27 | Benjamin | MUXLOW | Wembley | WA |
| 12 | Christopher | PLUMB | Footscray | Vic |
| 45 | Chris | ROBERTSON | Siena College | NY, USA |
| 10 | Callum | ROBINSON | Wembley | WA |
| 2 | Ryan | SPARK | East Fremantle | WA |
| 24 | Lachlan | WALKER | Wanneroo-Joondalup | WA |
| alternates | ||||
| 13 | Daniel | EVANS | Glenelg | SA |
| 26 | Joshua | HARRIS | Burnside | SA |
| 29 | Peter | KWAS | Footscray | Vic |
| Coaches | ||||
| head | Glenn | MEREDITH | ||
| asst | Rodney | ANSELL | ||
| asst | Glenn | MORLEY | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Federation of International Lacrosse". filacrosse.com.
- ^ "FIL - World Rankings". filacrosse.com. 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Announcement - 2023 Australian Men's Team". Lacrosse Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "2018 Team List". Australia Lacrosse Association. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.