BIG HATS OFF
The Aussies have successfully redeemed themselves from their World Cup loss to the Kiwis by winning the Four Nations final last night. The Kangaroos staved off a competitive England outfit to win the match 46-16. After England hit the lead 16-14 early in the second half, Australia clicked into gear and ran an absolute muck in the final 20 minutes. A freakish tap back by Billy Slater allowed Cameron Smith to pounce on the ball for a try underneath the sticks. Billy the Kid is an absolute star. He scored three tries and had the helping hand to ignite the Kangaroos. Brett Morris grabbed another double. This tour has no doubt solidified Brett's position on the wing for years to come. With the Morris boys firing it seems as if NSW could be of more competition in this years State of Origin. Congratulations must also be given to Darren Lockyer who became the most capped Kangaroo, what a way to finish off your representative career. Thanks for the memories Locky!
Kudos has to go to the Socceroos for coming from a goal down to win their Asian Cup Qualifier in Oman. After going down a goal in the 17th minute the Aussies dug deep to produce one of their own. In the 43rd minute Luke Wilkshire put one in the back of the net for the Australi
ans. Mark Schwarzer again was the hero for Australia saving many shots on his line. He does this time and time again, it is becoming a regular occurrence for Schwarz. When Mark retires he will be a national hero. Lets hope he keeps his form up for the World Cup in South Africa. Oman became frustrated through not being able to put one past Schwarz, which allowed Brett Emerton to steal one for the Aussies in the 82nd minute. This gave Australia a 2-1 lead and there was no looking back.
ans. Mark Schwarzer again was the hero for Australia saving many shots on his line. He does this time and time again, it is becoming a regular occurrence for Schwarz. When Mark retires he will be a national hero. Lets hope he keeps his form up for the World Cup in South Africa. Oman became frustrated through not being able to put one past Schwarz, which allowed Brett Emerton to steal one for the Aussies in the 82nd minute. This gave Australia a 2-1 lead and there was no looking back.Another quick Hats Off must go to our Kiwi friends the All Whites for making it to the World Cup after beating Bahrain 1-0 in front of 35100 fans. A Rory Fallon header off a Leo Bertos corner ensured NZ they were going to South Africa. Well done guys but I hope the Aussies draw you in their group so they can get an easy win!
PHOTO: http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFAFinally Tiger Woods has to be commended for having a great final round to reclaim the lead and take out
the Masters. Tigers third round of 72 put him in a dog fight on the last day of play. This is what champions live for! I bet Tiger was sitting at home on Saturday night thinking, 'I'm going to show Australia that I'm here to win this and I'll prove I'm this good.' Boy did he do that! A final round of 68 gave him the right to wear the Golden Jacket. I'm sure the event organisers had as big a grin on their faces as Tiger did. When asked if he will come back and defend his title, he said "I'd love too". I bet their grins got even larger! Tiger was all class throughout his time in Australia and just shows that not all champions in their sport are arrogant and don't care about their fans. I hope all future sport stars can look up to Tigers Woods and Roger Federer and take a page out of their book. Congratulations to tournament organisers for putting on such a successful event and hopefully showing the world of Golf that Australia can hold such a large event.PHOTO: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/thetoydepartment/TigerWoods.jpg
tiger tough mate the guys a legend and glad he has got somethin for it down under!
ReplyDeleteawesome win by the socceroos and standard win by the kangaroos...although that slater set up for smith burghhhh!!