The Australian Lacrosse League (ALL) was an elite-level men's
lacrosse
Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game w ...
competition that ran from 2004 to 2007 with the aim of boosting the profile and participation of the sport in
Australia
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. 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
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and
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
competed in the ALL. The long-term goal of the league was to include a team from every
Australian state
The states and territories are the national subdivisions and second level of government of Australia. The states are partially sovereignty, sovereign, administrative divisions that are autonomous administrative division, self-governing polity, ...
.
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
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Australian Lacrosse League 2004 season
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Australian Lacrosse League 2005 season
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Australian Lacrosse League 2006 season
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Australian Lacrosse League 2007 season
See also
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Lacrosse in Australia
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List of Australian Lacrosse national champions
References
External links
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Lacrosse South AustraliaLacrosse VictoriaWestern Australian Lacrosse Association
{{Sports leagues of Australia
Lacrosse in Australia
2004 establishments in Australia
2007 disestablishments in Australia
Sports leagues established in 2004
Sports leagues disestablished in 2007