Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team
Appearance
| Nickname(s) | Burras |
|---|---|
| Association | Hockey Australia |
| Confederation | OHF (Oceania) |
| Head Coach | Vacant |
| Captain | Dylan Downey & Toby Mallon |
| Junior World Cup | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1982) |
| Best result | |
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]
The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1982 Junior World Cup,[2] where the team won a silver medal.
History
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Tournament record
[edit]- 2011[23] –

- 2012[24] –

- 2013[25] – Did not compete.
- 2014[26]}[27] –

- 2015[28][29] – 5th place
- 2016[30] –
[31] - 2017[32][33] –

- 2018[34] –

- 2019[35] – 5th place
- 2020 – Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]
- 2021 – Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]
- 2022[38] –

- 2023[39] –

- 2024[40] –

- 2025[41] –

Team
[edit]Current squad
[edit]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.[42]
Caps and goals updated as of 14 December 2023, following the match against Pakistan.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | GK | Oliver Higgins | 13 October 2002 (aged 20) | 9 | 0 | |
| 28 | GK | Max Larkin | 16 May 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | |
| 1 | DF | Nye Roberts | 24 January 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Angus Adamson | 2 July 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Dylan Downey | 26 January 2005 (aged 17) | 10 | 2 | |
| 23 | DF | Cambell Geddes | 18 June 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | 13 | |
| 25 | DF | Michael Taylor | 19 January 2002 (aged 20) | 10 | 0 | |
| 2 | MF | William Mathison | 12 June 2002 (aged 20) | 10 | 2 | |
| 6 | MF | Liam Henderson | 28 August 2003 (aged 19) | 19 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Lachlan Rogers | 24 August 2004 (aged 18) | 10 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Toby Mallon | 20 July 2005 (aged 17) | 14 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Max Freedman | 19 March 2003 (aged 19) | 13 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Nathan Czinner | 19 March 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | Craig Marais (C) | 28 May 2002 (aged 20) | 13 | 6 | |
| 5 | FW | Jake Lambeth | 30 August 2002 (aged 20) | 11 | 4 | |
| 9 | FW | Diarmid Chappell | 14 November 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 1 | |
| 21 | FW | Cooper Burns | 6 March 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | 16 | |
| 24 | FW | Brodee Foster | 21 June 2002 (aged 20) | 18 | 10 | |
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Australia finished second in Pool F with two wins and one loss. Under the expanded 24-team format, only the six pool winners and two highest-ranked runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. Australia entered the 9th–16th-place classification and finished 11th overall.
References
[edit]- ↑ "National Programs". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- 1 2 "1982 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "1979 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". Wikipedia. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "1985 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "1989 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "1993 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2001 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2009 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2013 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hockey Australia announces absence from FIH tournaments". Hockey Australia. Hockey Australia. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup". FIH TMS. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Western Australian Institute of Sport Annual Report 2003–2004 (PDF) (Report). Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Hockey Australia Annual Report 2008–2009 (PDF) (Report).
- ↑ "U21 men and women crowned Oceania Continental Federation champions". Hockey Australia. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2016 Junior World Cup Qualifier – Men". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2022 Oceania Junior World Cup Qualifiers – Men". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Oceania Junior World Cup Qualifiers – Men". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2011 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2012 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2013 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2014 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "India juniors retain Sultan of Johor Cup title". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2015 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "India junior men's team lose in sudden-death finish, runners-up in Sultan of Johor Cup". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2016 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Australia defeat Pakistan in Sultan of Johor Cup final". The Nation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2017 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Australia retain Sultan of Johor Cup, Malaysia finish fourth". Sports247. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2018 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2019 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "National juniors train despite Sultan Johor Cup cancellation". New Straits Times. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hockey: 10th edition of Sultan of Johor Cup postponed again". The Malaysian Reserve. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2022 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2023 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2024 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Sultan of Johor Cup". FIH TMS. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Final Burras team confirmed for FIH Junior Men's World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.