# Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team

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.
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.

## History
### Tournament Records

Junior World Cup :
| Year | Location | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1979 | Versailles, France | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1982 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 9 |
| 1985 | Vancouver, Canada | 4th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 10 |
| 1989 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 12 |
| 1993 | Terrassa, Spain | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 |
| 1997 | Milton Keynes, England | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 17 |
| 2001 | Hobart, Australia | 6th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 |
| 2005 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 16 |
| 2009 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia Singapore | 3rd | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 22 |
| 2013 | New Delhi, India | 5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 |
| 2016 | Lucknow, India | 4th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 |
| 2023 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 9 |
Junior Oceania Cup :
| Year | Location | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2004 | Wellington, New Zealand | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 9 |
| 2008 | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 9 |
| 2016 | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
| 2022 | Canberra, Australia | 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.
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 | (2002-10-13)13 October 2002 (aged 20) | 9 | 0 | Suburban Lions |
| 28 | GK | Max Larkin | (2003-05-16)16 May 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | Tassie Tigers |
| 1 | DF | Nye Roberts | (2003-01-24)24 January 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | HC Melbourne |
| 12 | DF | Angus Adamson | (2003-07-02)2 July 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | YMCC |
| 13 | DF | Dylan Downey | (2005-01-26)26 January 2005 (aged 17) | 10 | 2 | NSW Pride |
| 23 | DF | Cambell Geddes | (2002-06-18)18 June 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | 13 | Perth Thundersticks |
| 25 | DF | Michael Taylor | (2002-01-19)19 January 2002 (aged 20) | 10 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze |
| 2 | MF | William Mathison | (2002-06-12)12 June 2002 (aged 20) | 10 | 2 | Brisbane Blaze |
| 6 | MF | Liam Henderson | (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 (aged 19) | 19 | 0 | HC Melbourne |
| 7 | MF | Lachlan Rogers | (2004-08-24)24 August 2004 (aged 18) | 10 | 0 | Tassie Tigers |
| 8 | MF | Toby Mallon | (2005-07-20)20 July 2005 (aged 17) | 14 | 0 | Briars |
| 11 | MF | Max Freedman | (2003-03-19)19 March 2003 (aged 19) | 13 | 0 | YMCC |
| 16 | MF | Nathan Czinner | (2002-03-19)19 March 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | 2 | NSW Pride |
| 19 | MF | Craig Marais (C) | (2002-05-28)28 May 2002 (aged 20) | 13 | 6 | HC Melbourne |
| 5 | FW | Jake Lambeth | (2002-08-30)30 August 2002 (aged 20) | 11 | 4 | Royals |
| 9 | FW | Diarmid Chappell | (2003-11-14)14 November 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | 1 | Brisbane Blaze |
| 21 | FW | Cooper Burns | (2002-03-06)6 March 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | 16 | HC Melbourne |
| 24 | FW | Brodee Foster | (2002-06-21)21 June 2002 (aged 20) | 18 | 10 | Perth Thundersticks |