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'''Lumberjacks''' is a competitive [[paintball]] club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its competition record includes Australian events and tournaments at [[Arena Paintball]] in New Zealand.[1][2][3]

== History ==
According to its official history, the club was founded in 2019. The club identifies Rene Santander and Riley King as founding members and describes a programme spanning development players and its representative team.[1]

=== Australian competition ===
Lumberjacks appears in the [[Australian Super 7s]] Semi-Pro standings for 2023. In 2024, it recorded 28 points at the opening Semi-Pro round and 22 points at the second Professional round.[2]

The team’s Facebook profile records its 2022 NXL Australia Victoria Division 2 season title.[4]

=== New Zealand competition ===
Lumberjacks was listed in Pool B of the March event in the [[2025 Arena Paintball Race Events|2025 Arena programme]], alongside Ballistics Unit, BOP Blast, Surge, Crisis and Immortal Knights. It also appeared in the May–June Round 2 draw.[3][5]

The club’s Facebook page shared photographs from Arena’s Easter event in April 2026.[4] Lumberjacks appeared in the pool draws for both the [[2026 Arena Paintball Easter Race]] and [[2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race]].[6][7]

== References ==
# [https://www.lumberjackspaintball.org/about Lumberjacks Paintball Club — The Club, official history].
# [https://super7spaintball.com/results/ Australian Super 7s — Official historical results, 2023 and 2024 standings].
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1031241422362145&type=3 Arena Paintball — March pools, Facebook, 20 March 2025].
# [https://www.facebook.com/LumberjacksPaintball/ Lumberjacks Paintball — Official Facebook profile, team achievements and April 2026 posts].
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1075266014626352&type=3 Arena Paintball — Round 2 draw, Facebook, 17 May 2025].
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1322097636609854&type=3 Arena Paintball — Easter pools and draw, Facebook, 23 March 2026].
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1399469198872697&type=3 Arena Paintball — Matariki pools and draw, Facebook, 23 June 2026].

== External links ==
* [https://www.lumberjackspaintball.org/ Official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/LumberjacksPaintball/ Official Facebook page]
* [https://www.instagram.com/lumberjackspaintballteam/ Official Instagram profile]

[[Category:Paintball teams]]
[[Category:Australian paintball teams]]

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Admin: Create Lumberjacks (Australian paintball team) article documenting its Melbourne base, club-reported formation in 2019, Australian competition record and New Zealand tournament appearances.