Australia men's national lacrosse team

Australia
Nickname(s)Sharks
AssociationLacrosse Australia
ConfederationAsia Pacific Lacrosse Union
Head coachGlenn Morley[1]
CaptainNigel Morton, Christopher Plumb and Alex Brown
World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1967)
Best resultRunners-up (1967, 1974, 1982, 1994)
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, 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.

Squad

2023 Australia men's lacrosse team[3]
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

[4]

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
  14 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th
Legend
1st Champions
2nd Runners-up
3rd Third 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.