Australia men's national lacrosse team

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Australia
Flag of Australia.svg
Nickname(s)Sharks
Association Australian Lacrosse Association
Confederation Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union
Head coachGlenn Morley [1]
Captain Nigel Morton, Christopher Plumb and Alex Brown
World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1967 )
Best resultRunners-up (1967, 1974, 1982, 1994)
Medal record
World Lacrosse Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1967 Toronto
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Melbourne
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Stockport
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Baltimore
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Toronto
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Perth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Manchester
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Baltimore
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Perth
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 London
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Manchester

The Australia men's national lacrosse team, nicknamed the Sharks, is governed by the Australian Lacrosse Association.

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In the World Lacrosse Men's Championship, Australia won silver or bronze every tournament between 1967 and 2010. In 2014, the Sharks finished fourth for the first time. They went on to finish fourth in 2018 [2] and 2023.

Squad

2023 Australia men's lacrosse team [3]
NamePositionClub
Sean AaronGoalkeeperCamberwell
Mitchell BakerAttackMalvern/Rutgers
Isaac CahillAttackSubiaco
Ashby DennisDefenceSubiaco
Matthew FussMidfieldBrighton
Callan GibsonAttackWilliamstown/Coker
Thomas GrahamMidfieldBayswater/Norway
Tim GrahamFaceoffMalvern/Cornell
Joshua HarrisDefenceBurnside
Matthew HeustonMidfield Loyola
Donnie HowardMidfield Boston University
Campbell MacKinnonMidfieldAltona
Connor McDonoughAttack Towson
Jeff MelsopDefenceFootscray
Chris MoffattDefenceEltham
Brayden PantingMidfieldWembley
Lucas Parsons QuintiaoMIdfieldFootscray
Lachlan RussellDefenceWilliamstown
Cameron SemmlerDefenceBurnside
Ryan SparkGoalkeeperEast Fremantle
Jackson StockFaceoffBrighton
Lachlan WalkerMidfieldWanneroo Joondalup
Matthew WoodMidfieldWembley
Jaesaya Bidwell-BartonAlternateSubiaco
Sean ClarkeAlternateWilliamstown
Patrick PalmerAlternateGlenelg
Jack PriceAlternateGlenelg
Australia senior men's national lacrosse team 2018
NumberNameClubState
16SeanAARONCamberwellVic
48BrockBEALLEast FremantleWA
9StuartBENTLEYWembleyWA
11AlexanderBROWNWembleyWA
8IsaacCAHILLSubiacoWA
7MatthewFUSSBrightonSA
6ThomasGRAHAMBayswaterWA
18TimothyGRAHAMMalvernVic
21AndrewHAMSurrey ParkVic
5NoahJENNEYWilliamstownVic
4LukeKEESINGGlenelgSA
1MitchellKENNEDYEast FremantleWA
17JamesLAWERSONFootscrayVic
22JeffreyMELSOPPFootscrayVic
3NigelMORTONGlenelgSA
27BenjaminMUXLOWWembleyWA
12ChristopherPLUMBFootscrayVic
45ChrisROBERTSONSiena CollegeNY, USA
10CallumROBINSONWembleyWA
2RyanSPARKEast FremantleWA
24LachlanWALKERWanneroo-JoondalupWA
alternates
13DanielEVANSGlenelgSA
26JoshuaHARRISBurnsideSA
29PeterKWASFootscrayVic
Coaches
headGlennMEREDITH
asstRodneyANSELL
asstGlennMORLEY

[4]

World Championship results

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 04711
Totals (1 entries)04711

Performance by tournament

TeamAppearancesHighest
Finish		 1967
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(4)		 1974
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(4)		 1978
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(4)		 1982
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(4)		 1986
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(4)		 1990
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(5)		 1994
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(6)		 1998
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(11)		 2002
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(15)		 2006
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(21)		 2010
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(29)		 2014
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(38)		 2018
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(46)		 2023
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(30)		 2027
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TBD
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Legend
1stChampions
2ndRunners-up
3rdThird Place
•Did not qualify
••Withdrew
Hosts
–Did not enter

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Morley joins staff in exciting new hybrid role ahead of LA28". Lacrosse Australia. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Iroquois Nationals Survive Late Surge to Claim Second Bronze Medal at 2018 FIL Men's World Championship". World Lacrosse. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Announcement - 2023 Australian Men's Team". Lacrosse Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "2018 Team List". Australia Lacrosse Association. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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