Australia men's national lacrosse team
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Nickname(s)Sharks
AssociationLacrosse Australia
ConfederationAsia Pacific Lacrosse Union
Head coachGlenn Morley[1]
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| Nickname(s) | Sharks |
|---|---|
| Association | Lacrosse Australia |
| Confederation | Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union |
| Head coach | Glenn Morley[1] |
| Captain | Nigel Morton, Christopher Plumb and Alex Brown |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1967) |
| Best result | Runners-up (1967, 1974, 1982, 1994) |
The Australia men's national lacrosse team, nicknamed the Sharks, is governed by Lacrosse Australia.
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.
| 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 | ||
World Championship results
Medal table
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Performance by tournament
| Team | Appearances | Highest Finish |
1967 (4) |
1974 (4) |
1978 (4) |
1982 (4) |
1986 (4) |
1990 (5) |
1994 (6) |
1998 (11) |
2002 (15) |
2006 (21) |
2010 (29) |
2014 (38) |
2018 (46) |
2023 (30) |
2027 TBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 14 | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th |
| 1st | Champions |
| 2nd | Runners-up |
| 3rd | Third Place |
| • | Did not qualify |
| •• | Withdrew |
| Hosts | |
| – | Did not enter |