Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team

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Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Nickname(s)Burras
Association Hockey Australia
Confederation OHF (Oceania)
Head CoachBen Bishop
Assistant coach(es) Brent Livermore
Manager Andrew Smith
CaptainMax Hendry
Junior World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best result1st (1997)

The Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team, represents Australia in international under-21 field hockey and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Australia, Hockey Australia, which is currently a member of the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The team's official nickname is the Burras. [1]

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The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1982 Junior World Cup, where the team won a silver medal.

The team's last appearance was during an eight nations tournament during June 2019 in Madrid, Spain. [2]

History

Tournament Records

Junior World Cup
YearLocationPositionPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1979 Flag of France.svg Versailles, France did not participate
1982 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd74122112+99
1985 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, Canada 4th84223315+1810
1989 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ipoh, Malaysia 2nd75202310+1312
1993 Flag of Spain.svg Terrassa, Spain 3rd7511197+1216
1997 Flag of England.svg Milton Keynes, England 1st7520239+1417
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hobart, Australia 6th83231712+511
2005 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands 2nd85123714+2316
2009 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
3rd8711308+2222
2013 Flag of India.svg New Delhi, India 5th6411169+713
2016 Flag of India.svg Lucknow, India 4th6411159+613
2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6th63032214+89
Junior Oceania Cup
YearLocationPositionPldWDLGFGAGDPts
2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wellington, New Zealand 1st3300224+189
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia 1st3210138+57
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia 1st3300364+329
2016 1st3300102+89
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra, Australia 1st3210137+67

Team

Current squad

The following 18 players were named in the Burras squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. The squad was announced on 17 November 2023. [3]

Caps and goals updated as of 14 December 2023, following the match against Pakistan.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
27GK Oliver Higgins (2002-10-13)13 October 2002 (aged 20)90 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Suburban Lions
28GK Max Larkin (2003-05-16)16 May 2003 (aged 19)100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tassie Tigers

1DF Nye Roberts (2003-01-24)24 January 2003 (aged 19)100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg HC Melbourne
12DF Angus Adamson (2003-07-02)2 July 2003 (aged 19)100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg YMCC
13DF Dylan Downey (2005-01-26)26 January 2005 (aged 17)102 Flag of Australia (converted).svg NSW Pride
23DF Cambell Geddes (2002-06-18)18 June 2002 (aged 20)1913 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Thundersticks
25DF Michael Taylor (2002-01-19)19 January 2002 (aged 20)100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Blaze

2MF William Mathison (2002-06-12)12 June 2002 (aged 20)102 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Blaze
6MF Liam Henderson (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 (aged 19)190 Flag of Australia (converted).svg HC Melbourne
7MF Lachlan Rogers (2004-08-24)24 August 2004 (aged 18)100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tassie Tigers
8MF Toby Mallon (2005-07-20)20 July 2005 (aged 17)140 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Briars
11MF Max Freedman (2003-03-19)19 March 2003 (aged 19)130 Flag of Australia (converted).svg YMCC
16MF Nathan Czinner (2002-03-19)19 March 2002 (aged 20)192 Flag of Australia (converted).svg NSW Pride
19MF Craig Marais (C) (2002-05-28)28 May 2002 (aged 20)136 Flag of Australia (converted).svg HC Melbourne

5FW Jake Lambeth (2002-08-30)30 August 2002 (aged 20)114 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Royals
9FW Diarmid Chappell (2003-11-14)14 November 2003 (aged 19)101 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Blaze
21FW Cooper Burns (2002-03-06)6 March 2002 (aged 20)1916 Flag of Australia (converted).svg HC Melbourne
24FW Brodee Foster (2002-06-21)21 June 2002 (aged 20)1810 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Thundersticks

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References

  1. "National Programs". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. "2019 8 Nations Invitational Tournament (U 21) M". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. "Final Burras team confirmed for FIH Junior Men's World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.