background & History
A founding team of MLR, the Austin Gilgronis underwent arguably more change than any other team in MLR, having changed their name 3 times in their short history. The first years of the team’s history in MLR left much to be desired. They were the first team in league history to record a 0-16 season in 2019, before a change in ownership started to turn things aroung, and they finished the 2022 regular season as the #1 seed in the Western Conference, however the AGs received plenty of unwanted attention prior to the 2022 Championship Series, when they (along with their sister team, the LA Giltinis, both owned by one Adam Gilchrist) were disqualified from the 2022 season for a violation of league rules allegedly surrounding salary cap violations. Following this, the Gilgronis folded in the 2022/2023 off season, and MLR has yet to return to Austin.
Records & Record Holders
All Time:
Top Scorer: Mack Mason (187pts)
Top Try Scorer: Hugh Roach (14)
Most Appearances: Mason Pedersen (48)
Most Starts: Zinzan Elan-Puttick (36)
Top Tackler: Michael de Waal (321)
Top Meter Eater: Zinzan Elan-Puttick (2357m)
Single Season
Top Scorer: Mack Mason (96pts) – 2021
Top Try Scorer: Mark O’Keeffe (8) – 2022
Top Tackler: Michael de Waal (185) – 2022
Top Meter Eater: Mark O’Keeffe (1215m) – 2022
historical performance
2018: 3-0-5 (-14) – 18pts: 5th
2019: 0-0-16 (-219) – 5pts: 9th
2020: 1-1-3 (-51) – 7pts: 5th in Western Conference
2021: 9-0-7 (+72) – 47pts: 3rd in Western Conference
2022: 12-0-4 (+246) – 58pts: 1st in Western Conference (Disqualified)
All-Time Regular Season Record: 25-1-36 (+34)
All-Time Playoff Record: N/A
Championship Series Appearances: 0
Head coach & captain
Head Coach:
- Alain Hyardet (2018-2019)
- Brett Semmons (2020)
- Sam Harris (2021-2022)
Captain:
- Andrew Suniula (2018)
- Ben Mitchell (2019)
- Zinzan Elan-Puttick (2020)
- Bryce Campbell (2021-2022)
Name
Austin has changed perhaps more than any other team in MLR history, going through 3 team changes in their 5 seasons. One of which, the Austin Herd, they never played a game under.
- Austin Elite: 2018-2019
- Austin Herd: 2019-2020
- Austin Gilgronis: 2020-2022
logo & jersey
The Evolution of the Austin logo is as follows:
Venue
For MLR’s inaugural season in 2018, the Gilgronis (Austin Elite at the time) played out of the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, TX. for the 2019 season They moved to the 11,631 seater Dell Diamond, home of the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A Minor League affiliate of the Texas Rangers, also in Round Rock. The Gilgronis found a new home again for the 2020 season, playing out of the 5,000 seated Bold Stadium within the Circuit of the Americas, the track used for the Texas F1 Grand Prix. The Gilgronis played out of Bold Stadium from 2020 until their folding in 2022.
