Aussie Colts Under 19 Men
Competiton and training schedule
The Under 19 Australian Men's team are recognised as Aussie Colts and are ranked number 1 in the world as a result of their 4 consecutive Junior Men's World Championships. The Aussie Colts program has produced world-class players that have progressed to the Aussie Steelers team and were influential in the 2009 Men's World Championship win.
The strength of previous squads was obvious when the Aussie Colts entered a team in the John Reid Shield Open Men's Australian Championship in 2008 with a view to obtaining some competitive matches and halted a 34 game winning streak of the Men's ACT team with a win. The Aussie Colts won several games during the campaign and the experience was invaluable.
John Neilson the Aussie Colts head coach believes 'the squad is improving with the assistance of the quality satellite coaches and each development opportunity; if they can maintain this improvement we will be in a good position to maintain the winning record.'
Aussie Colts significant achievements to date include:
- Gold medal 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2008 ISF Junior Men's World Championships
The Aussie Colts compete regularly on the international stage and their competition schedule includes:
- ISF Junior Men's World Championships
- International Friendships Series
- Tours
Aussie Colts squad follows:
| Kurt Barbarich (WA) | Leigh Halpin (NSW) | Lyam McKay (Qld) |
| Dylan Bucktrout (WA) | Matthew Hovi (Qld) | Chris McClure (NSW) |
| Nick Casser (Vic) | Nathan Ireton (WA) | Ryan Merriman (Qld) |
| Lewis Codd (Qld) | Brent James (Vic) | Liam O'Leary (NSW) |
| Jason Cronan (NSW) | Jamee Jones (WA) | Patrick Schipp (NSW) |
| Sam Daff (Qld) | Kayne Kajan (NSW) | Ryan Sinclair (Vic) |
| Mitchell Daly (Qld) | Sam Kassianou (Vic) | Jesse Tawes (ACT) |
| Nathan Dickinson (NSW) | Marshall Kronk (Qld) | Josh Wagner (Qld) |
| Sean Duxbury (WA) | Josh McGinnis (WA) | |
| John Neilson – Head Coach | TBA – Specialist Coach | TBA – Statistician |
| TBA – Assistant Coach | TBA – Manager | TBA – Physiotherapist |
Aussie Colts competition and training schedule
| 2-8 July 2010 | International Friendship Series, Sydney* |
| 28 July-1 August 2010 | International Challenege Series, Sydney |
| 9-15 January 2011 | Arthur Allsopp Shield, Adelaide* |
| 16-22 January 2011 | Nox Bailey Shield, Brisbane* |
| 2012 | ISF IX Junior Men's World Championship, Argentina |
*Denotes an event that players may be observed and identified by Australian selectors for the respective national team.
