Australia have beaten New Zealand 4-1 to claim third place in the Standard Charted Bank FIH Men's Junior World Cup.

Playing at the Johor Bahru Hockey Stadium in Taman Daya, Australia raced to a three-goal lead thanks to the Bates brothers in the first half.

Timothy Bates scored a double for the Aussies in the 14th and 27th minute while Michael Bates scored in the 23rd minute off a well-executed penalty-corner.

The New Zealand team looked listless and unsure especially in defence but they made more of a game in the second-half.

Having weathered three consecutive penalty corners from Australia, the Junior Black Sticks pulled a goal back in the 47th minute through Joseph Bartholomew after a penalty corner.

At this point in time, New Zealand had their tails up and launched waves of attacks. Australia struggled to contain their attacks and their frustrations boiled over when Tristan White was sent off in the 53rd minute.

Australia went down to nine men when Matt Gohdes was yellow-carded in the 58th minute. New Zealand again poured men forward but they left themselves vulnerable to Australia's counter-attacks.

Adrian Lockley took full advantage of the space given to him and he lashed home Australia's fourth goal to seal the game for his team.