Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team
Junior World Cup | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1982) |
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| Best result | 1st (1997) |
The Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team, represents Australia in international under-21
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]
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
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| Year | Location | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1979 | Versailles, France
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did not participate | ||||||||
| 1982 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 9 |
| 1985 |  Vancouver, Canada
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4th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 10 |
| 1989 | Ipoh, Malaysia
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2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 12 |
| 1993 |  Terrassa, Spain
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3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 |
| 1997 |  Milton Keynes, England
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1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 17 |
| 2001 | Hobart, Australia
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6th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 |
| 2005 |  Rotterdam, Netherlands
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2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 16 |
| 2009 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia Singapore
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3rd | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 22 |
| 2013 |  New Delhi, India
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5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 |
| 2016 | Lucknow, India
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4th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 |
| 2023 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 9 |
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| Year | Location | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2004 | Wellington, New Zealand
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1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 9 |
| 2008 | Brisbane, Australia
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1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast, Australia
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1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 9 |
| 2016 | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | |
| 2022 | Canberra, Australia
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1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 |
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. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 27 | GK | Oliver Higgins | 13 October 2002 (aged 20) | 9 | 0 |  Suburban Lions
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| 28 | GK | Max Larkin | 16 May 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | Tassie Tigers
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| 1 | DF | Nye Roberts | 24 January 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | HC Melbourne
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| 12 | DF | Angus Adamson | 2 July 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | YMCC
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| 13 | DF | Dylan Downey | 26 January 2005 (aged 17) | 10 | 2 | NSW Pride
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| 23 | DF | Cambell Geddes | 18 June 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | 13 | Perth Thundersticks
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| 25 | DF | Michael Taylor | 19 January 2002 (aged 20) | 10 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze
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| 2 | MF | William Mathison | 12 June 2002 (aged 20) | 10 | 2 | Brisbane Blaze
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| 6 | MF | Liam Henderson | 28 August 2003 (aged 19) | 19 | 0 | HC Melbourne
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| 7 | MF | Lachlan Rogers | 24 August 2004 (aged 18) | 10 | 0 | Tassie Tigers
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| 8 | MF | Toby Mallon | 20 July 2005 (aged 17) | 14 | 0 | Briars
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| 11 | MF | Max Freedman | 19 March 2003 (aged 19) | 13 | 0 | YMCC
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| 16 | MF | Nathan Czinner | 19 March 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | 2 | NSW Pride
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| 19 | MF | Craig Marais (C) | 28 May 2002 (aged 20) | 13 | 6 | HC Melbourne
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| 5 | FW | Jake Lambeth | 30 August 2002 (aged 20) | 11 | 4 | Royals
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| 9 | FW | Diarmid Chappell | 14 November 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 1 | Brisbane Blaze
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| 21 | FW | Cooper Burns | 6 March 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | 16 | HC Melbourne
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| 24 | FW | Brodee Foster | 21 June 2002 (aged 20) | 18 | 10 | Perth Thundersticks
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References
- ^ "National Programs". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "2019 8 Nations Invitational Tournament (U 21) M". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Final Burras team confirmed for FIH Junior Men's World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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