Australia national American football team
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The Australia national American football team, nicknamed the Australian Outback, represent Australia in international American football (gridiron) competitions. The team is organised by Gridiron Australia, the national governing body for the sport.
IFAF World Championship record
Year |
Position |
GP |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
1999 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 83 |
2003 | Did Not Participate |
2007 |
2011 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 204 |
2015 | Qualified |
History
Organised gridiron football in Australia dates to 1983, with the national governing body, Gridiron Australia, being formed in 1996. Australia was a charter member of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), and competed in
the inaugural 1999 IFAF World Cup. They have since competed in the Oceania Bowl in 2005 and the Samoa Bowl in 2011, among other international competitions.[1][2] Australia competed in the 2011 IFAF World Cup, to be held in Austria in July 2011.[3][4] On 20 May 2011, it was announced that Arizona Cardinals punter Ben Graham would be the punter for their 2011 World Cup appearance. In early 2015 it was announced that the 2015 IFAF World Cup would be held in Canton, OHIO in July 2015.
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
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- 33 Matthew Croasdaile
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- 21 Luke Jackson
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- 37 Nathan Lansdell FB
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- 35 Paul Mason FB
Wide Receivers
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- 84 Tristan Cauhepe
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- 89 Ryan Dwyer
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- 17 Liam Erby TE/K
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- 83 Luke Fredericks WR/P
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- 36 Tyson Garnham
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- 34 Locklan Gilbert TE/K
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- 26 Lewis Wyten
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Offensive Linemen
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- 60 Aaron Carbury OL
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- 58 Ernest Christensen OL
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- 72 James Gifford OL
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- 70 Adam Gotsis OL
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- 74 Dom Radman OL
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- 56 John Radman OL
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- 76 Kurt Schulte-Schrepping OL
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- 71 Jon Tostovin OL
Defensive Linemen
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- 91 Chris Bondin DL
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- 84 Nathan Brown DL
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- 75 Kelvin Howsan DL
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- 55 Leon Latulipe DL
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- 50 Shannon Lynch DL
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- 69 Christian O'Dea DL
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- 90 John Tolsher DL
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Linebackers
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- 80 Bradley Bennett
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- 27 James McFadzean
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- 24 Ryan Ottens
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- 51 Layke Rossiello
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- 9 Daniel Sharp
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- 13 Warren Zirkler
Defensive Backs
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- 1 Steve Baker DB/P
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- 22 Damien Donaldson DB
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- 18 Kieran Lansdell DB
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- 2 Tautinoga Masaga Faletaogo DB
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- 8 Christian McCarty DB
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- 43 Ben Middleton DB
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- 88 Bryn Nightingale DB
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- 25 Chris Pearce DB
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- 47 Scott Wolfe DB
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- 28 Andrew Yeung DB
Special Teams
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Inactive List
Roster updated 2011-07-08
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