Australia men's national netball team
{{short description|Men's national netball team}}
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| coach = Nerida Stewart
| national_fed = Australian Men's and Mixed Netball Association
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The Australia men's national netball team represents the Australian Men's and Mixed Netball Association in international men's netball competitions, including the Trans-Tasman Cup, played against New Zealand, and the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. During the 2020s, Trans-Tasman Cup matches have acted a curtain raisers for Constellation Cup matches, while the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series' have been played alongside the women's series. They were formerly nicknamed the Sonix, however since 2023 they have been rebranded as the Kelpies.
Tournament history
===Trans-Tasman Cup===
Since 1985, Australia Men and New Zealand Men have played each other in a Trans Tasman series. The series have featured both open and under-23 tournaments.{{cite web|author=Peter Turk|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2729-0-0-0&sID=26574|title=History of Men's Netball|publisher=International Mens and Mixed Netball Challenge Cup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018035611/https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2729-0-0-0&sID=26574|archive-date=18 October 2021|access-date=15 June 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sammna.com.au/about/history|title=History|publisher=www.sammna.com.au|access-date=12 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-12/australian-men-netball-backlash-nsync-dance/104591806|title=Australian men's team cops backlash for Fast5 Netball dance|publisher=www.abc.net.au|date=12 November 2024|access-date=4 February 2025}} In the 2020s these matches began to be televised. The 2022 Trans-Tasman Cup series acted as a curtain raiser for the 2022 Constellation Cup. On 12 October 2022, at Auckland's Spark Arena, Australia Men defeated New Zealand Men 64–48 in the first men's televised Trans-Tasman match.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/12/mens-netball-brought-out-from-behind-closed-doors-in-landmark-series|title=Men's netball brought out from ‘behind closed doors’ in landmark series|publisher=www.theguardian.com|date=11 October 2022|access-date=12 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.netballnz.co.nz/netball-nz/news/nz-men-to-play-in-constellation-cup-curtain-raiser.html|title=NZ Men to play in Constellation Cup curtain raiser|publisher=netballnz.co.nz|date=October 2022|access-date=9 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://netballnz.co.nz/netball-nz/news/australia-overcome-nz-men-in-televised-clash.html|title=Australia overcome NZ Men in televised clash|publisher=netballnz.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415063642/https://netballnz.co.nz/netball-nz/news/australia-overcome-nz-men-in-televised-clash.html|archive-date=15 April 2024|date=12 October 2022|access-date=9 February 2025}} Ahead of the 2023 series, the Australia Men were given a new nickname, the Kelpies, named after the Australian Kelpie.{{cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/news/mens-double-header-matches-added-constellation-cup|title=Men's Double Header Matches Added to Constellation Cup|publisher=netball.com.au|date=10 August 2023|access-date=12 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ammna.com.au/post/kelpies-unleashed|title=Kelpies Unleashed|publisher=www.ammna.com.au|date=28 August 2023|access-date=5 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ammna.com.au/post/2023-kelpies-named|title=2023 Kelpies Named|publisher=www.ammna.com.au|date=29 August 2023|access-date=12 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/victorias-elite-male-netballers-return-court-televised-trans-tasman-cup|title=Victoria's elite male netballers return to court in televised Trans-Tasman Cup|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|date=10 October 2023|access-date=12 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-12/2023-constellation-cup-preview/102968042|title=Netballers prepare to defend trans-Tasman titles amid distracting CPA negotiations|publisher=www.abc.net.au|date=12 October 2023|access-date=14 February 2025}} They were previously known as the Australian Sonix.{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/victorian-men-dominate-world-stage|title=Victorian men dominate world stage|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|date=9 November 2016|access-date=12 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/22/why-playing-mens-netball-teams-can-be-a-double-edged-sword|title=Why playing men's netball teams can be a double-edged sword|publisher=www.theguardian.com|date=21 March 2019|access-date=12 February 2025}}
=Australia England series=
On 30 October 2022, Australia Men defeated England Men 73–27. This was England's debut international test. The match was played before the second test of the 2022 Australia England women's series and was televised.{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/the-thorns-england-mens-national-team-set-to-play-first-international-fixture-against-australia/|title=The Thorns, England Men's National Team, set to play first international fixture against Australia|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|date=3 August 2022|access-date=14 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/12730901/england-thorns-the-mens-netball-team-ready-to-face-australia-men-live-on-sky-sports|title=England Thorns: The men's netball team ready to face Australia Men live on Sky Sports|publisher=www.skysports.com|date=3 August 2022|access-date=14 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/63384826|title=England's inaugural men's netball team prepare for first game|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|date=25 October 2022|access-date=14 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/ns-scoreboard-australia-v-england-mens-test-match/|title=NS Scoreboard: Australia v England Men's test match|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031233934/https://netballscoop.com/ns-scoreboard-australia-v-england-mens-test-match/|archive-date=31 October 2022|date=1 November 2022|access-date=14 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://vic.netball.com.au/news/aussie-mens-side-flex-muscles-against-england|title=Aussie Men's side flex muscles against England|publisher=vic.netball.com.au|date=2 November 2022|access-date=14 February 2025}}
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! Tournaments ! Place | |
| 2022 Australia England series | 1st |
| 2025 England Australia series{{cite web|url=https://www.englandmmna.com/event-details/england-thorns-v-australian-kelpies-2025-05-25-14-00|title=England Thorns v Australian Kelpies|publisher=www.englandmmna.com|date= |access-date=14 February 2025}} |
=Men's Fast5 Netball World Series=
Since 2022, Australia Men have played in the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series.{{cite web |title=NZ Men claim historic FAST5 World Netball Series win |url=https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/nz-men-claim-historic-fast5-world-netball-series-win.html|publisher=fast5netball.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107030722/https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/nz-men-claim-historic-fast5-world-netball-series-win.html|access-date=7 November 2022 |date=6 November 2022 |archive-date=7 November 2022}} Australia won the 2024 series after defeating New Zealand 32–30 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/nz-men-claim-silver-at-fast5-netball-world-series.html|title=NZ Men claim silver at FAST5 Netball World Series|publisher=fast5netball.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124142814/https://fast5netball.com/fast5/news/nz-men-claim-silver-at-fast5-netball-world-series.html|archive-date=24 January 2025|date=10 November 2024|access-date=31 January 2025}} Australia's pre-match dance to NSYNC's Bye Bye Bye saw them widely viewed on social media. However, this also led to homophobic abuse. Channel 7 had to limit the comments on their social media posts of the video.{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/netball/aussie-mens-netball-team-stuns-with-prematch-dance/news-story/93663c116de2570b77ac0404a402b596|title=Aussie men’s netball team stuns with pre-match dance|publisher=www.news.com.au|date=9 November 2024|access-date=12 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/netball/netball-dance-sparks-worst-kind-of-reaction-as-clip-goes-viral/news-story/5bce98fa518fefab03306af60aada92d|title=Netball dance sparks worst kind of reaction as clip goes viral|publisher=www.news.com.au|date=13 November 2024|access-date=4 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/netball/triple-m-host-called-out-for-labelling-mens-netball-distance-disgusting/news-story/f9194a151b6fbafe2ab30938cf759ff5|title=Triple M host called out for labelling men’s netball dance ‘disgusting’|publisher=www.news.com.au|date=19 November 2024|access-date=12 February 2025}}
Notable players
=Captains=
Coaches
=Head coaches=
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! Coach ! Years | |
| Dave Mills{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/coffs-harbour/sport/aussie-netball-team-to-play-local-champions/news-story/5445293e3f7fba97f6bbae55bbc1db9e|title=Aussie netball team to play local champions|publisher=www.dailytelegraph.com.au|date=6 September 2013|access-date=14 February 2025}} | 2013 |
| Christina Puopolo | 2016 |
| Kimberly Kiely | 2018 |
| Nerida Stewart | 2022– |
=Assistant coaches=
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! Coach ! Years | |
| Julie Fitzgerald | 2024 |
References
{{Reflist|3}}
{{Netball in Australia}}
{{Netball in Asia}}
{{Netball in Oceania}}
{{National sports teams of Australia}}
{{Fast5 Netball World Series}}
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