Australian Lacrosse League
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The Australian Lacrosse League (ALL) was an elite-level men's lacrosse
competition that ran from 2004 to 2007 with the aim of boosting the profile and participation of the sport in Australia
. The ALL replaced the Australian Senior Lacrosse Championships, which was held annually during a week-long carnival. Due to the unpopularity among some groups toward the format of the competition, from 2008 the national championship is again been contested as a carnival at a single venue.
The three strongest lacrosse-playing states of Victoria
, South Australia
and Western Australia
competed in the ALL. The long-term goal of the league was to include a team from every Australian state
.
Teams played each other twice, with double-headers (a Saturday and Sunday game) played over three weekends. Each state hosted one double-header and travelled for the other. The two teams with the best win/loss record over the round-robin tournament progressed to the final, played on the weekend following the last round-robin match.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
competition that ran from 2004 to 2007 with the aim of boosting the profile and participation of the sport in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The ALL replaced the Australian Senior Lacrosse Championships, which was held annually during a week-long carnival. Due to the unpopularity among some groups toward the format of the competition, from 2008 the national championship is again been contested as a carnival at a single venue.
The three strongest lacrosse-playing states of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
and Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
competed in the ALL. The long-term goal of the league was to include a team from every Australian state
States and territories of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...
.
Teams played each other twice, with double-headers (a Saturday and Sunday game) played over three weekends. Each state hosted one double-header and travelled for the other. The two teams with the best win/loss record over the round-robin tournament progressed to the final, played on the weekend following the last round-robin match.
ALL Champions
- 2004 - Victoria
- 2005 - Victoria
- 2006 - Western Australia
- 2007 - Victoria
ALL Results
- Australian Lacrosse League 2004 season
- Australian Lacrosse League 2005 season
- Australian Lacrosse League 2006 season
- Australian Lacrosse League 2007 seasonAustralian Lacrosse League 2007 season- Game 22 :Saturday, 20 October 2007, Melbourne, VictoriaGoalscorers:*Vic: Nick LeGuen 4-1, Jake Egan 2, Blair Pepperell 2, Clinton Lander 0-1, John Tokarua 0-1....