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 as 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.
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. 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 64âÂÂ48 in the first men's televised Trans-Tasman match. Ahead of the 2023 series, the Australia Men were given a new nickname, the Kelpies, named after the Australian Kelpie. They were previously known as the Australian Sonix.
On 30 October 2022, Australia Men defeated England Men 73âÂÂ27. 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.
Since 2022, Australia Men have played in the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. Australia won the 2024 series after defeating New Zealand 32âÂÂ30 in the final. 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.