Australia national rugby league team

The Australia national rugby league team, nicknamed the Kangaroos, represents Australia in international rugby league. Australia has the most successful international rugby league team in the world, having won the Rugby League World Cup 12 times, having reached the final in 16 of the 17 World Cups (only failing to reach the final at the first World Cup in 1954).

The Kangaroos ranked first in the IRL Men's World Rankings and have a win percentage of 69% and a win percentage of at least 50% against every team they have ever played. Only six teams have ever beaten the Kangaroos.

Players
Current squad
The Australian Kangaroos squad for the 2023 Pacific Championships. The squad was announced on 3 October with updates on 4 October and 6 October 2023. 
Statistics in this table are compiled from the website, Rugby League Project and are up to 5 November 2023, including the Final of the 2023 Pacific Championships. Jersey numbers are those used in that Final.
 J# Player Age Position(s) Kangaroos Club NRL Other Reps 1     30    2018  13  9  0  0  36     Sydney Roosters  136  226   22  6  1  2 2     27    2023  3  1  0  0  4     Penrith Panthers  131  131    3     22    2023  3  2  0  0  8     Dolphins (NRL)  20  70   4 23px 1  1 4     25    2023  3  1  5  0  14     Brisbane Broncos  100  100   1 23px 1  3 5     28    2016  21  20  22  0  124     North Queensland Cowboys  74  179   16 6     29    2017  12  4  0  0  16     Melbourne Storm  195  195   18 7     34    2011  21  5  3  0  26     Manly Warringah Sea Eagles  305  305   22  2 8     23    2019  4  1  0  0  4     Brisbane Broncos  104  104   11  1 9     33    2014  15  4  0  0  16     St. George Illawarra Dragons  125  312   17  4 10     23    2022  7  1  0  0  4     Gold Coast Titans  63  90   12  1  3 17     24    2022  5  0  0  0  0     North Queensland Cowboys  59  59   4 23px 2  1 12     26    2022  7  3  0  0  12     Penrith Panthers  104  104   9 13     28    2022  8  2  0  0  8     Penrith Panthers  220  220   11  1 14     25    2022  8  1  0  0  4     Melbourne Storm  62  77   8 15     27    2022  6  3  0  0  12     Sydney Roosters  90  90   9 16     25    2022  8  0  0  0  0     Brisbane Broncos  83  83   6 18     27    2023  2  0  0  0  0     Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks  46  82   1 23px 3  1 19     24    2023  1  0  0  0  0     Brisbane Broncos  96  96   3  2 11     25    2019  8  7  0  0  28     South Sydney Rabbitohs  147  147   13  1 20     21    2023  1  0  0  0  0     Brisbane Broncos  49  49   4 23px 3  1 21     29    2016  13  2  0  0  8     Manly Warringah Sea Eagles  200  200   16  4

Culture
War cry
From 1908 to 1967, the Kangaroos performed an Indigenous war cry before their games (like how New Zealand sports teams perform the Māori haka before they play). The war cry was performed by the Aboriginal team for the first time in over 40 years in 2008 before a match against the New Zealand Māori. It is believed that the war cry is based on an Indigenous chant from Stradbroke Island in Queensland.	For crying out loud, where's Australia's war song?

 Lyrics English translationWallee mullalra choomooroo tingal!
Nah! Nah! Nah! Nah!
Cannai, barrang, warrang, warrang!
Yallah! Yallah! Yallah! Yallah!
Ah! Jaleeba, booga, boorooloong?
Yarnah meei, meei, meei!
Meeyarra, meeyarra, jeeleeba, cahwoon!
Cooeewah! Cooeewah! Wahh, wooh!We are a race of fighters, descended from the War Gods!
Beware! Beware! Beware! Beware!
Where we fight, there will be great bloodshed!
Go! Go! Go! Go!
We are powerful, but merciful! Are you friends?
Good! Good!
The kangaroo is dangerous when at bay!
Come on! Come on, death!

Related pages
 Australian Aboriginal rugby league team
 Australia women's national rugby league team (nicknamed the "Jillaroos")

References

Category:National rugby league teams
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