T20 CRICKET - CHANGING THE GAME
Clayton Fettell -Man on a mission
STEVE WAUGH: DOIN’ IT FOR THE KIDS
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EDITOR’S LETTER
I have a great friend, Ken, who I’ve know since school and who is also playing on his side as he was such a great competitor, had unlimited sport after we left school because he worked full time and attended so successful at it he was able to retire at around age 40, but he nev
As fate would have it, two years ago, one year into his retirement, Despite several operations and having much of his small bowel rem the horrible news that there is nothing more the doctors can do, exc he enjoys has been taken away. He is hanging in there, and remarkab record by being the longest known survivor of this type of cancer ( j
He said to me a few days back to make sure you only do in life the questioning my path in life. In those days there wasn’t much financ Ken’s way. He stopped me short and said he wished he could have b was just the encouragement I needed and from the right council as w
What has given Ken a great lift over the past week was the Boxing D our lowest of lows a great performance, or even a great partnership hours, so thanks to Michael Clarke and the Aussies for that.
What we learn from this is that life is not fair. There’s no rhyme or rea and think about Ken’s predicament and what he would give to just be the extremes of emotions, but it gives us great joy and hope and it’s said that whoever came up with the saying “life wasn’t meant to be e
Ken, my family and I are far better for knowing you and having you a you and your wife have been inspirational in the way you have fough 4
This month is for you mate. JOCKATHLETIC.COM
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o my son’s godfather. He was a top junior sportsman at school both in rugby and cricket and I always enjoyed d enthusiasm, was never beaten and never lost the reason why we played sport, for fun. He didn’t play much university at night. He then went straight into opening his own successful accountancy firm. In fact he was ver really enjoyed the work he did.
what Ken thought was a bout of “Delhi Belly” turned out to be the most aggressive form of bowel cancer. moved and several aggressive forms of chemo, this cancer is unstoppable and Ken and his wife Debbie got cept keep the considerable pain under control. The cancer is choking him from the inside and most of what bly back at home with the help of his mentally strong wife and fill-in nurse Debbie. Ken has created a medical just under 2 years and counting), which gives you an idea of its severity.
e work and life choices that you enjoy, which is also the advice he gave me about 17 years ago when I was cial gain in working in sport and I felt I was falling behind (financially) and that maybe I should have done it been involved in sport like me and that I would get there financially, but he thought I was on the right path. It well.
Day Test Match and the great win by the Aussies, which again has shown me how powerful sport is - that in like Hussey and Ponting’s in the second innings that turned the game can give some joy in peoples darkest
ason as to what happens to you, but if you are lying in bed in the morning struggling to get up to train, pause e able to do that one more time. If you’re involved in sport as a player, or support staff at any level, it provides a great part of life. Enjoy every second of it, because it can be gone in an instant. My first university lecturer easy” was wrong, “life’s hard”.
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Australian paceman James Pattinson celebrates dismissing Indian batsman VVS Laxman on the fourth day of the first
Test match between Australian and India at the Melbourne
Cricket Ground (MCG), in Melbourne on December 29, 2011. Photo: Getty images Front Cover Photo: Paul Robbins, Monde Photography
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THE JOCK ATHLETIC EZINE SALUTES JAMES PATTINSON With two Man-of-the-Match performances, a Playerof-the-Series award in his first 3 Tests, AND showing a clear aptitude for the big match arena of Test Cricket, our clear winner of the athlete Tribute of the month is new Aussie pace sensation James Pattinson.
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DANIEL BOVA Amateur Athlete Profile
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NIPPERS - THE FUTURE OF SURF LIFE SAVING Siobhan McCarthy
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CRICKET FITNESS
TWENTY/20, WHAT IS IT, A CARD GAME? THAT WAS THE QUESTION I FIRST ASKED MYSELF WHEN I HEARD WARNEY TALKING OF THE GAME. I’M GLAD I DIDN’T ASK IF THAT’S WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AT THE TIME. BUT, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, I QUICKLY STARTED TO CATCH ON.
This is a game that Cricket Australia (CA) was scared of, the players unsure of, but the fans, over the moon about! CA were worried that the game would detract from the highly successful one-day game, the player’s unsure because they had never played it and the fan’s well they just can’t get enough of it! Just as One Day International (ODI) cricket has helped progress Test match cricket in terms of improved run rates, all round player skills and athleticism, so too is Twenty/20 (T20) having just as big an impact on both other forms of the game..
PHYSICALLY, WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR? The game is obviously shorter, the over rates are quicker, the bowler’s run up’s for the quicks are often not as long, and batting is at a greater intensity.
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But before we go into the physical aspects of the game, let me give you a little background of it in Oz. In the Australian team we didn’t play one of these matches until early 2004. We had heard about the game and a few in the squad, like Ian Harvey and Michael Kasprowicz had played the game in England. However, most of the players had never seen a match. The excitement and anticipation levels were high in the lead up to the tour (and that match in particular) and at game time a new level of excitement in cricket had arrived. The crowd was full and their involvement in the match and every ball resembled more a rugby test match than a cricket game. The crowd roared with every ball, with even the players getting caught up in the excitement.
THE GAME WAS ALIVE AND THE CROWD ALONE ANSWERED THE QUESTION OF THIS NEW FORMS SUCCESS. THE CROWD AT THAT FIRST MATCH IN AUCKLAND WAS AT CAPACITY AND LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CROWDS THAT ATTENDED THE TEST MATCH SERIES IN NZ THAT TOUR. To highlight the players’ excitement of the match, we batted first and on the sideline, Gilly said he wanted to get his jumper out of the change room but didn’t want to leave his seat for fear of missing some of the action. I volunteered to get it form him, but I made sure I didn’t miss more than one ball. Of course, that ball was smashed by Ricky
Ponting onto the roof of one of the stands – the biggest 6 of the match. I didn’t risk missing another ball after that. In that one match, the T20 game had arrived – and it was here to stay.
THE BIG BASH LEAGUE The Big Bash has arrived and what a great introduction we’ve had with David Warner smashing 100 off 50 balls in the second game of the tournament. Like all other T20 competitions around the world, the current Big Bash league and the fourth upcoming installment of the Twenty/20 World Cup is a further indication that the fans, sponsors, cricket boards, ICC and players are now starting to take this form of the game very seriously.
T20 - CHANGING PHYSICALITY From a fitness perspective, what does this mean for the players? How should they prepare differently, physically, for the T20 game? And how will this preparation and new form of the game help their Test and One-Day athleticism? What type of player does this game physically require? Important differences in the T20 version of the game to Test and ODI cricket include: • Less time between fall of wickets, so the players have less time to take in fluid at wicket breaks and the batsmen have to move swiftly to the middle to take guard;
• The batsmen are making more explosive movements, more regularly in terms of big shots, running between wickets, with less breaks between balls – isn’t it great to see the batsmen struggling to get enough air in with the pace of the game so frantic for the whole 20 overs of batting; • There is less time between innings; • Less time between balls for the fieldsmen to get back into position after chasing the ball in the outfield or infield and the great news for bowlers; • Far less overs. In a nutshell, the game is more explosive than one day cricket, with less rest, but for a much shorter duration.
OBVIOUSLY, ALL PLAYERS WILL FIELD AND THIS IS A GAME THAT IS GOING TO HELP FIELDING ATHLETICISM OVERALL IN THE OTHER FORMS OF THE GAME, AS THERE IS NOWHERE TO HIDE “LIABILITIES” IN THE FIELD IN T20. CUTTING OFF RUNS, MAKING GREAT SAVES, CREATING RUN OUTS AND GETTING BACK INTO POSITION QUICKLY IS CRITICAL IN THIS GAME. If a player can cut off a boundary or a team makes two good saves in a row, the batsmen start feeling the pressure, with run-rates required often being up to 10 runs per over. Every player in the team is critical. This in turn will lead, by necessity, to improved JANUARY 2012
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fielding athleticism of all players. One Day cricket has already achieved this, to a large extent, but I believe T20 will have an even greater impact on this area.
THE QUESTION REMAINS TO BE ANSWERED: WILL SELECTORS PICK PLAYERS TO SUIT THE GAME OR WILL THEY EXPECT MANY OF THE CURRENT ODI PLAYERS TO ADAPT TO THE GAME AND WORK HARD TO IMPROVE THESE PHYSICAL AREAS OF THE GAME? In many instances cricket boards around the worlds have decided that the younger, more athletic player is suited to this game and save their ageing, less mobile stars for Test and one-day cricket. Many of Australia’s players have imposed an early retirement from T20 internationals like Michael Clarke, Ricky Ponting and Brad Haddin, whereas it seems the fast bowlers are doing the opposite, playing on in ODI and T20 cricket, like Sean Tait, Dirk Nannes and the great Brett Lee. With T20 there maybe a greater risk of injury as its more explosive and the already great overload of competition in Test and One Day cricket, which is an all year proposition, may leave little time for required physical improvements. Only time will tell, and that’s the exiting thing about this new game - it’s new, short, compact, and encourages the exciting player.
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HERE IS WHAT I BELIEVE ARE THE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GAME.
Batsmen For batsmen, there is a greater need for aerobic strength as this will help with recovery between balls and required powerful efforts. The innings they will play resembles the last 10 overs in an ODI for their whole innings, including explosive shots, trying to turn 1’s into 2’s, and 2’s into 3’s, for their whole innings, with very small rest between balls. They will find themselves in large oxygen debt if they are to bat for any length of time (i.e. they will be puffed). Results from the Gator Tracker in the past two seasons have shown batsmen are averaging over 150 beats per minute during their innings, showing a combination of sustained aerobic stress and adrenalin response. So having a good aerobic system will help in their recovery between balls over periods of time. Clearly, the batsmen will want to be quick off the mark. Running between wickets and changing direction to get back into their creases will be important, something Owais Shah didn’t manage in game 3 in Perth where Paul Collingwood made him look silly with a “private” schoolboy style run out.
Completing several repetitions in training of all of these specific movements is critical and in essence batsmen need to be fast, “batting agile”, being able to repeat explosive movements regularly over extended periods of time, and recover well enough between balls to execute their shots without the influence of fatigue. It’s great to see the batsmen struggle to get in enough air, as the game is such a batsman-orientated game, with run rates up to 10-12 per over that for the bowlers’ sake, seeing some distress on the batsman’s face in this game is a welcome sight! Batsmen need to be able to explode from the moment they arrive at the wicket, whether that is with a “big” shot, or a quickly taken run. Sitting in the dug out watching is not the way to go. The next batsmen in should be warming up on the side and be physically ready for action when they arrive at the crease. The walk out to the wicket will taken a minute, which is not enough to get you ready – batsmen take note!
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BRETT LEE DEMONSTRATES CORRECT RUNNING-BETWEEN-WICKETS TECHNIQUE: KEEPING LOW IN THE TURN, TURNING BACK ON YOURSELF IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITH A 3-POINT TURN AND POWERING OUT IN A SPRINTERS START. JANUARY 2012
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For fieldsmen, they need to be extremely agile to make incredible saves and get to catches, which can build pressure in this game. They need to be fast to the ball from anywhere between 1-70m, be able to repeat these powerful efforts regularly and get back into position quickly as there is less time between balls.
Great news for bowlers in that there’s only 4 overs each, which alone is hardly going to be a great physical challenge! But combined with the intense fielding, this may cause an accumulated fatigue. The key here is utilising the bowler as an extra fielder. They will be expected to be agile off their own bowling, to save runs, take catches, field return throws at the non-striker’s end and make run-outs. Bowlers who are great examples of this are Brett Lee, Bravo and, in the Indian Premier League, Andrew Symonds! Their reaction times after they bowl are just extraordinary. “Simmo” is a freak of nature with his ability, but the two quicks, with their ability to change direction after sending down a thunderbolt, is as good as I have ever seen. This is what others should aspire to. Bowlers will have a shorter run up in some cases and their will be less time between balls because of time pressure to bowl their overs. This urgency of the bowler to get back to the stumps every ball will be a change in their physical requirements.
WITH THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM, THE PLAYERS WERE TAUGHT THAT EVERY BALL THEY WERE TO INVOLVED AS A FIELDER, DIRECTLY FIELDING THE BALL, BACKING UP THE INITIAL FIELDER, BACKING UP THE THROW OR RUNNING AS A SUPPORT MAN OR “CUT OFF” MAN. EVERY BALL THEY HAD TO MOVE AND EACH PLAYER DID MORE RUNNING IN WHAT’S CALLED “OFF THE BALL RUNNING” THAN ACTUALLY “ON BALL RUNNING”. Some players will cover up to 10-12kms in the fielding phase alone in this new game. Players need a powerful throw, which can be developed through throwing-technique work, practice and power training. Young David Warner, Steve Smith and Dwayne Bravo are outstanding young athletes in this area, but it’s great to see Mike Hussey, Brett Lee and the evergreen Brad Hogg still being able to dominate in any fielding position at their stately age. 16
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Wicketkeepers The last position is often the forgotten workhorse of the team – the wicket keeper. I have been involved with some tremendous such thoroughbreds. In Adam Gilchrist, Brad Haddin and “Chuck” Secombe, you could not find fitter or more committed machines. I always say if you want an example of how to physically prepare as a professional athlete, spend some time watching Gilly at cricket training.
The keepers will be the players quickest to adapt to this game. Getting to the stumps quickly every ball and having less time between balls will be a slight change for them and there will be slightly more activity in trying to cut-off runs, which the keepers already work hard on for ODI cricket. As in ODI cricket, a keeper with a powerful throw, like the catcher in baseball, will become more important as this game progresses, in particular as a weapon to stop batsmen pinching singles to the keeper off the quick bowlers. This is a game made for the great keepers of the world who are great athletes and destructive batsmen, with Gilly still dominating IPL, Haddin, and Mark Boucher personifying this.
I’m loving the Big Bash League and I can’t wait for this year’s Twenty/20 World Cup. It’s non-traditional, which usually means it’s exciting and it is going to show case the most exhilarating cricket talent from around the world, show off crickets best athletes and allow the players to have loads of fun! Bring it!
JOCK CAMPBELL WAS THE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE MANAGER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM FROM 2000-2005. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE TEAM WAS WORLD CHAMPIONS IN BOTH TEST MATCH (NO. 1 IN TEST RANKINGS) AND ONE DAY CRICKET (WORLD CUP WINNERS 2003 AND NO.1 IN WORLD RANKINGS). IT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PERIOD IN THE TEAM’S HISTORY. THIS CULMINATED IN THE TEAM BEING VOTED NO.1 TEAM IN THE WORLD (IN ANY SPORT) AT THE PRESTIGIOUS LOREUS AWARDS IN 2003. JOCK IS NOW THE HIGH PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR AT JOCK ATHLETIC AND THE SAME FOR CHANNEL 9’S CRICKET COVERAGE. YOU CAN CONTACT JOCK BY EMAIL, EZINE@JOCKATHELTIC.COM
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The Jane McGrath Classic has two components - the Fun Run/Walk and Corporate Dash. The JMC is a 2.5km run/walk along Wanda and Elouera Beaches. You can walk or run this event - all ages welcome. The Corporate Dash is open to all businesses that wish to enter a team of 4 to compete in a 4x500m beach relay. Each member of the team will complete one 500m lap to complete a team total of 4 laps (or 2000m). Its a great family day out - with events for Juniors and the “mature” runner.
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OFF THE FRONT Meet Clayton Fettell. A young man going places.
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TRIATHLON
Clayton Fettell IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR ON THE AUSTRALIAN TRIATHLON CIRCUIT. A TRIATHLON PURIST WHO LOVES TO PUSH HIS BODY TO THE LIMITS AND ALSO ISN’T AFRAID TO SAY WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT THE STYLE OF RACING AT THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. THERE IS A BELIEF AMONGST A LOT OF HIS COMPETITORS THAT CLAYTON IS A BIT OF AN EGOTIST AND PERHAPS ARROGANT.
I DISAGREE. I HAVE KNOWN CLAYTON FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND CAN ATTEST TO THE GUY BEING RESPECTFUL, DETERMINED AS WELL AS BEING THE FIRST TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFEAT.
CLAYTON FINISHED 2ND IN THE RECENT BUSSELTON IRONMAN (WA) AFTER LEADING OFF THE BIKE, QUALIFYING HIMSELF AS AN ELITE ATHLETE TO RACE IN HAWAII THIS YEAR. I SAT DOWN WITH CLAYTON TO ASK HIM A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS UPCOMING SEASON AND HIS THOUGHTS ON A FEW QUESTIONS IN THE LEAD UP TO HIS FIRST CRACK AT THE BIG TIME IN HAWAII IN OCTOBER 2012. DA: HOW DID YOU FIRST BECOME INVOLVED IN TRIATHLON AND HOW LONG HAS IT TAKEN YOU TO GET TO WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW AT THE POINTY END OF RACES? I have been around the sport for 15 years. Mum and Dad entered me in the Lennox Head triathlon. Immediately I had a love for the sport and a desire to win races. Winning has only come now 15 years later. I have chipped away for so many years and now I am reaping the rewards.
DA: YOUR COACHED BY GRANT GILES A GUY I FIND VERY RELAXED AND LAID BACK WITH HIS COACHING. WHY DO YOU THINK YOU TWO GUYS WORK SO WELL TOGETHER AND HOW MUCH INPUT TO YOUR TRAINING PROGRAM LEADING INTO A BIG PEAK RACE DO YOU HAVE? Grant is a very much laid back guy and knows how to get the best out of me. It is that relaxed personality that has rubbed off onto me, heading into a race there is no
“BEFORE I MET MY COACH GRANT GILES I WAS ALWAYS OUT IN FRONT AND ‘THINKING’. GRANT HAS TAKEN MY HEAD OUT OF THE EQUATION AND I HAVE STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT OUTCOMES. HE HAS ME RACING WITH MY GUTS AND MY BALLS.”
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judgements and the atmosphere is relaxed, pre race anxieties are no longer a problem for me it is something I accept for what it is.
HEADING INTO A BIG RACE I GIVE GRANT FULL CONTROL-` I HAVE 100% TRUST IN HIS STYLE AND TRAINING. IF ALONG THE WAY I AM HAVING ANY NIGGLES OR SICKNESS I LET HIM KNOW STRAIGHT AWAY AS CONSISTENCY IS KEY AND I AM ALL ABOUT KMS IN THE BANK SO I MAY CUT BACK THE EFFORT BUT STILL PUT KMS INTO THE BODY. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE FULL TRUST IN A COACH IF I DON’T I WILL BE OUT ON THE ROAD 5 HOURS INTO A RIDE SECOND GUESSING THE SESSION.
DA: YOUR KNOWN FOR YOUR ATTACKING STYLE OF RACING, WHEN YOU’RE OUT FRONT OF ALL THE BIG RACES WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD AS YOU ENTER THE RUN LEG WITH A SIGNIFICANT LEAD? Before I met my coach Grant I was always out in front and ‘thinking’. Grant has taken my head out of the equation and I have stopped worrying about outcomes, he has me racing with my guts and my balls. Entering the run I have my race plan which however is always going to change in a race with so many different variables. I take the 28
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approach ‘ whatever it takes’ I can only do what I can do and whatever it is it is.
DA: YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL DISTANCES WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE AND WHY? Ironman is my favourite. Hawaii is something I hold very close to my heart and it is my calling. Everything I do from here will be based around Hawaii. I find the distance to be the ultimate test and the fittest guy will always win, at only 25 at the moment I feel I am better suited to the 70.3 distances. I like to attack these like an Olympic distance race in the lead up to an Ironman event.
DA: WHAT RACES ARE YOU INTENDING ON RACING THIS COMING SEASON IN THE LEAD UP TO HAWAII? Early next season I will hit Abu Dhabi and Ironman Melbourne. After that I will be based in the US with our squad racing 70.3 and 5150 preparing for my Kona debut in October.
DA: PRETEND FOR A MOMENT YOU ARE A SELECTOR FOR THE AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM. WOULD YOU SELECT CLAYTON FETTELL AND WHY? WHAT IMPACT DO YOU SEE CLAYTON FETTELL HAVING IN THE OLYMPICS IF YOU WHERE TO BE SELECTED? Ha, ha I was waiting for this, if the selectors are looking for a swim/bike domestique [worker in a team approach] then yes, I think I am the best swim biker in the world.
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I have experience in this position and have got the job done many times before; I have raced my road bike at a national level and had offers from many different bike teams so I understand the tactics of a bunch ride. If not racing as a domestique I would also love a crack for myself. I won’t sit in the group and wait for the Brownlees to outrun me; I would attack the race and change the dynamic of the race. I watched a few ITU races this year and almost fell asleep, the boys are sitting in and letting the same guys dictate the racing, Australia need to be attacking the racing and racing like we did in the 90’s when we were dominating.
I can’t wait to watch Clayton race Kona in 2012!
Clayton is a part of the Grant Giles “Aeromaxteam Coaching” triathlon squad that has a great club-based culture accommodating all kinds of levels based at Lennox Heads on the NSW north coast.
DAN ATKINS
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SPORTS COACH AT THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT. HE IS ALSO DIRECTOR OF DAN ATKINS TRAINING RACING. DAN HAS SOME 22 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A COACH AND ATHLETE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT DAN VIA EMAIL: DAN.ATKINS@AUSPORT.GOV.AU OR CHECK OUT HIS WEBSITE WWW.DANATKINSTRAINING.COM.AU
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AUSSIE ATHLETES GEAR UP FOR LONDON 2012
TAKE YOUR MARKS PETER HADFIELD OAM
WITH THE LONDON OLYMPICS LOOMING EVER CLOSER, THE AUSTRALIAN SUMMER WILL BE A CRUCIAL PERIOD FOR OUR ATHLETES TO SECURE THAT ELUSIVE HONOUR OF BECOMING AN OLYMPIAN. CURRENTLY THERE ARE SEVEN ATHLETES WHO HAVE BEEN AUTOMATICALLY NOMINATED FOR THE TRACK & FIELD TEAM FOR LONDON.
World Champion 100m hurdler Sally Pearson is likely to mimic the preparation which brought her so much success last year. She has commenced a phase of hard training and is unlikely to hurdle much, if at all, in Australia, choosing to work on her strength and flat speed. She is likely to have a few 100m flat races in Australia late in our season and then maybe 3-4 build-up meets over the hurdles on the Diamond league circuit before heading to London. Mitchell Watt our World Championship silver medallist in the Long Jump is in the 34
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process of clearing up his heel injury. He too will be focusing on improving his flat 100m speed and leg power. His training this year has minimised the amount of jumping he is doing and this appears to be a successful formula for him. Jared Tallent & Luke Adams are both selected for the 50km Walk and they will continue to do what they always do – walking followed by more walking, followed by more walking but a little faster as they get closer to their milestone competitions leading up to London. Jared Tallent
Javelin throwers Kim Mickle & Jarrod Bannister are both recovering from back injuries that they sustained in reaching the finals of the World Championships in Daegu so again their focus will be on rehabilitation, technical and strength improvements and limited competitions.
Discus thrower Ben Harradine after his 5th in World Champs last year continues to mature and the ageing process, like good wine, will ensure that he continues to become a better thrower leading in to London. The Australian Track Classic Series will provide our athletes with the chance to shine in front of the selectors, but more importantly to better the Athletics Australia Nomination Standards set down by the selectors (published in last month’s Ezine). The series will start in Adelaide 28 January 2012 and then Hobart 4 February, Perth 11 February and Sydney 18 February. June 11 is the final cut-off date for Olympic team selection.
FOR THE REST OF THE ATHLETES WHO HAVE NOT AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFIED AND WHO ARE AIMING TO BE ON THE PLANE FOR THE LONDON GAMES, THEIR APPROACH FOR SELECTION MEANS INITIALLY BETTERING THE ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA NOMINATION STANDARD FOR LONDON, HOPEFULLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, TO CEMENT THEIR POSITION AND THEN TO COMPETE WELL AT THE OLYMPIC TRIALS IN MELBOURNE ON 2-4 MARCH.
To date there is a mixed bag as to how our athletes are shaping up for the Australian season.
IN THE MEN’S EVENTS, OUR SPRINTING STOCKS ARE AT AN ALL-TIME LOW AND SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT WILL NEED TO BE MADE IF A MALE ATHLETE IS NAMED IN EITHER THE 100M OR 200M EVENTS. Steve Solomon, the 18 year old 400m runner certainly has great potential and with a best in 2011 of 45.58, not much improvement is required to get under the 45.25 second qualifying mark. Middle distance runner Jeff Risely with an 800m time of 1.44.64 run in Rieti, Italy and a 1500m mark of 3.33.42 run in Monaco bettered the standard in both events and he simply needs to keep healthy (which he has found difficult to do) to gain selection. Ben St Lawrence, Craig Mottram and Collis Birmingham have already achieved qualifying marks in the longer track events, but if our middle-distance athletes are to go to London to be more than fodder for the Ethiopians and Kenyans, they will need to develop the ability to race, not simply run the times. With a 2:11.23 Marathon time in Amsterdam, Queenslander Michael Shelley should be donning the green & gold in London & 400m Hurdler Brendan Cole from the ACT is just 1/10th of a second off the time he requires with his best of 49.60. JANUARY 2012
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“IF OUR MIDDLEDISTANCE ATHLETES ARE TO GO TO LONDON TO BE MORE THAN FODDER FOR THE ETHIOPIANS AND KENYANS, THEY WILL NEED TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO RACE, NOT SIMPLY RUN THE TIMES.”
OUR ROAD WALKING STOCKS IN AUSTRALIA ARE CERTAINLY FULL AT THE MOMENT AS FOUR MEN BETTERED THE SELECTION STANDARD IN THE 50KM EVENT AT THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT FAWKNER PARK IN MELBOURNE IN EARLY DECEMBER. Jared Tallent (VIC), Nathan Deakes (VIC), Chris Erickson (VIC) and Ian Rayson (NSW) all bettered the 3hr 59m mark and with Tallent and Luke Adams automatically selected there is now a battle of three for the remaining one walking berth. Add Adam Rutter in the 20km event who will join Tallent and Adams and Australia will have a full complement of walkers in London. It is the field events where Australia is particularly strong. To add to the list of automatically selected athletes is defending Olympic Pole Vault Champion Steve Hooker, who after a calf injury and a few technical adjustments needs to get his “head in to gear” if he is to repeat his performance from Beijing. We have three long jumpers who have exceeded the 8m mark, Robbie Crowther, Fabrice Lapierre and Mitchell Watt so all three should make their way to London. Queenslander Henry Frayne with a 17.04 Triple Jump is tantalisingly close to the qualifying mark and at just 21 years of age there is plenty of scope for improvement.
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IN THE WOMEN’S, THEY ARE FARING WORSE THAN THE MEN IN THE SHORTER TRACK EVENTS AND UNLESS THERE IS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL HAVE ANY WOMEN IN LONDON FROM 100M TO 800M.
Zoe Buckman and Kaila McKnight have qualifying marks for the 1500m, Jock Athletic co-contributor Eloise Wellings has a qualifying mark in the Women’s 10,000m and so too does Lisa Weightman in the Women’s marathon. What will be interesting is whether former World Champion Jana Rawlinson decides to have a crack at London after the injury and other dramas she has had over the past years. Her one and only race last year at 55.75 is only 35/100ths off qualifying. I’m sure we will read more as we get closer to the deadline. Again we should have a full complement of walkers in the women’s 20km event with three qualifiers Regan Lamble, Claire Tallent and Beki Lee who have all clocked JANUARY 2012
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under the 1hr 33.30 required. Commonwealth Games Pole Vault Champion Alana Boyd should be able to pack her bags if she stays fit over the summer and former World Champion Dani Samuels will be hoping on a much improved 2012 if she is to retain her mantle as the best Discus thrower in the world come the Games. As always an Olympic year will bring forth a few surprises and let’s hope we get plenty of positive one’s through our athletics summer. Alana Boyd
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THE FUTURE OF SURF LIFE SAVING TODAY SIOBHAN MCCARTHY EACH WEEKEND IN SUMMER OVER 57,000 KIDS AGED BETWEEN 5 AND 14 HIT THEIR LOCAL BEACHES. THESE “NIPPERS” DON THEIR SURF CLUB’S COLOURED CAPS BEFORE THEY ARE PICK UP THEIR PADDLING BOARDS, GO SWIMMING IN THE SURF AND RUNNING THROUGH THE SAND. THE BEACH IS THEIR CLASSROOM.
It is here that these youngsters gain confidence in swimming, body boarding, beach sprints, dolphin-diving, spotting a rip, having fun with new friends and discovering things they probably didn’t know about themselves. On Sunday mornings` in summer, Australian beaches are overrun by nippers, but Surf Sports Nipper Training head coach, Joanna (Mermaid) Kyriazakos says it is more than just fun and games. “Kids taking part in these type of surf awareness activities not only keeps them active, but with the beach and water so much apart of Australian culture they learn important life skills .” Kryiazakos says, “So many kids, as do a large number of adults, have many false
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beliefs regarding surf and nipper programs educate kids about the dangers of the surf. Most importantly though, how to love the ocean.” Kyriazakos runs holiday training camps for nippers and knows that conquering these fears is important, and having these skills ensures the beach is a fun and safe playground for kids.
how to use wave zones and be given the opportunity to experience these things in a safe environment.”
“These type of activities are not just about racing your friends on boards or in sprints, it is about being able to work with the ocean, not against it.”
For Coogee Surf Club’s nipper Andi Bidwell, (11) the worst part of hitting the beach in summer is when the sand gets too hot, “I don’t like when it is too hot on the sand or when the surf is too big and we aren’t able to go in the water, I love being able to get into the water, especially to do the surf swim races.”
“It is important that kids learn what rips do,
For Andi’s younger brother, Ethan (8) he
echoes the same thoughts, “I love paddling boards and doing the swim races. I like having fun with my friends, diving under waves. But I don’t like getting dumped by waves on the board and swimming. “By kids being given the opportunity to turn up every week and to learn to deal with
ever-changing surf and weather conditions, gives them invaluable skills. Learning to have fears like being dumped by waves and learning to challenge themselves and overcome these fears is a massive feat for young kids. But being able to take this with them as they grow older is priceless,” Says Kyriazakos.
SIOBHAN MCCARTHY IS A COUNTRY KID TURNED TRI GEEK AND IS CURRENTLY TRAINING WITH A TRIATHLON SQUAD AND LIVING THE GOOD LIFE ON THE GOLD COAST. TO PASS THE TIME, SHE IS COMPLETING A MASTERS OF JOURNALISM AND WRITES A BLOG ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES. YOU CAN FOLLOW SIOBHAN ON TWITTER (@SIOBHANANN).
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SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTRALIA HAS SEEN RAPID GROWTH OF ITS NIPPER MEMBERSHIP IN RECENT YEARS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 150,000 AUSTRALIANS WHO ARE SURF CLUB MEMBERS, IN 300 CLUBS. OF THOSE MEMBERS, 57,000 ARE NIPPERS – AND BY THE LOOKS OF IT, FOR THE LIFESAVERS OF THE FUTURE, THE BEST ARE YET TO COME.
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NUTRITION
New YEAR New BODY
New Years Resolutions REBECCA GAWTHORNE IT’S JANUARY 2012. THE START OF YET ANOTHER NEW YEAR! FOR MANY OF US IT IS A TIME WHERE WE CAN REFLECT ON THE YEAR THAT HAS PAST AND PLAN HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THINGS (MAYBE DIFFERENTLY) IN 2012. IT’S A GREAT TIME TO START AFRESH AND MOTIVATED TO ACHIEVE SOME NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT HEALTH-RELATED GOALS INCLUDING WEIGHT LOSS, EXERCISING MORE AND EATING BETTER ARE AMONG THE MOST POPULAR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS EACH YEAR? This year should be no exception with the stats showing that over 62% of Australian adults and 25% of Aussie kids are either overweight or obese.
SO ARE WE STICKING TO THESE HEALTHY RESOLUTIONS EACH YEAR AND GETTING SUCCESS? If you find yourself quickly making and breaking your resolutions to lose weight, or making the same resolutions year after year, then let’s take a closer look at how to make New Year’s Resolutions that you will actually achieve.
How to Achieve your New Year's Resolutions
TO MAKE YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS WORK, YOU NEED MAKE THEM SMART:
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Instead of setting yourself a goal to “lose weight”, set a specific weight loss goal which includes numbers, e.g. “I plan to lose 6kg by May and keep it off for the rest of 2012”. Then break it down into smaller
goals, e.g. “I plan to lose 1 kg each month to achieve my weight loss goal of 6kg by May 2012”. People who set specific goals are more successful than those who don’t. Making your goal specific and measurable will also help you track your progress. You need to ask yourself why you are
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NUTRITION goal to see if it is attractive to you, e.g. “Losing 6kg will make me feel healthier, give me more confidence, reduce my risk of diabetes, increase my energy levels, reduce my blood pressure” etc. If these benefits are something that motivate you, then you’re much more likely to succeed.
eat breakfast in the morning”. Make sure your goal is something you feel confident about carrying out too, and avoid using the all or nothing principle, e.g. If you really love chocolate, don’t say “I’m never going to eat chocolate again”, as it is unlikely you’ll be able to carry that one past the first week.
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The trick to successfully keeping your New Year’s Resolution, is to be realistic with your goal. Do you have what you need to achieve your goal? And does it fit in with your lifestyle? Ask yourself these questions and then make a list of everything you will need, or need to change, to help you achieve your resolution, e.g. “I will invest in a new pair of running shoes” or “I will wake up 10mins earlier to
TALK ABOUT YOUR RESOLUTION
Make your resolution public by telling your family and friends, or enlisting the help of a professional (e.g. a dietitian). Telling someone else that you’ve made a plan to change something in your life creates accountability, which will help you stick to your goal. Now that you have your New Year’s Resolution, write it down and create an action plan - all the micro-steps you will need to consider to overcome any barriers and achieve your goal.
“People who set specific goals are more successful than those who don’t. Making your goal specific and measurable will also help you track your progress.“
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DID YOU KNOW...
83% of people who go on a weight loss diet, regain everything they have lost (plus more) in two years. However, only one in ten Australians who are trying to lose weight seek advice from a Dietitian, and research has shown that these people are the ones achieving weight loss success. So why not invest in seeing a Dietitian this New Year to help you achieve and stick to your New Year’s Resolution!
Review your goals each month and plan for relapse! Relapse is a normal part of achieving long term goals. Don’t let relapse stop you from achieving your resolution, but instead learn from it by identifying triggers for relapse and creating strategies to avoid it.
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REBECCA GAWTHORNE IS AN ACCREDITED PRACTISING DIETICIAN. For more information, contact: rebecca.gawthorne@gmail.com
REMEMBER TO CELEBRATE AND REWARD YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS I am a big believer in focusing on the positives and rewarding success. Rewards motivate and inspire, helping you achieve and stick to your resolution.
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Daniel Bova. QUIET, RESERVED, EVEN SHY PERHAPS. LIKE MOST “TYPICAL” AUSTRALIAN MALES, DAN LOVES HIS SPORT. AT ONLY 21 YEARS OF AGE, DANIEL IS TAKING HIS SPORT BY STORM. LIKE MOST AMATEUR ATHLETES, HE HOLDS DOWN A FULL TIME JOB BY DAY AND TRAINS EVERY OTHER WAKING HOUR. AND SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN HE FINDS TIME FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND!
JA: WHO IS DANIEL BOVA? I am a 21 year old from the Sutherland Shire (Southern Sydney) and have been right into sports for as long as I can remember. I am currently in my fourth year of my apprenticeship as a panel beater, and training full time for Outrigger Canoe Paddling. Love football, stand up paddling, surfing, boxing, Italian food and hanging out with my mates.
JA: WHAT IS YOUR SPORT OF CHOICE? Outrigger Canoe Paddling & Stand Up Paddling (SUP)
JA: WHAT’S THE TOUGHEST EVENT OR SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT YOU’VE EVER DONE? My greatest sporting achievements so far are winning the OC1 (one man outrigger) Open Mens 16km State Titles, followed by taking out the National U21 25km National Title at Coffs Harbour in 2011. However, my toughest race to date was 2010 OC1 25km National Championships.
JA: WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE TRAINING SESSION AND WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE? My favourite training session would have to be when the wind is blowing a strong nor’east and we paddle from Kurnell beach to Gunnamatta Bay [southern Sydney]. Paddling with the wind creates multiple ‘runners’ out in the ocean which allows me to surf the waves - an incredible adrenalin rush.
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Dan shows us how it’s done on the stand up paddle board.
JA: HOW MANY TRAINING SESSIONS DO YOU DO PER WEEK & THE BREAKDOWN? 7-9 sessions per week. However times and sessions may vary due to work.
MONDAY AM Average 13-15km on the water
TUESDAY Morning gym session followed by a water session in the evening, averaging 10km.
WEDNESDAY AM / PM AM on the water where I do a 5 minute warm up paddle to help remove lactic acid, then I begin my short effort session which consists of 7 x 5 minute efforts with a 30 second rest in between sets. In this session I am purely focussed on speed.
PM session is a long consistent paddle with no brakes. I will paddle approx 10-15km.
THURSDAY AM / PM AM boxing session. PM session on the water averaging 10-15km
FRIDAY AM / PM AM gym session with the afternoon off
SATURDAY / SUNDAY Saturday / Sunday: I try to have one of these days off as recovery, but I will also do one very long paddle which lasts about 2-3 hours. *I only do this weekly training program in two 5 month blocks leading up to major events, with 2 months where I only do 4 sessions a week, which is my rest period.
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JA: HOW DO YOU FIT ALL THAT IN WITH YOUR WORK/SOCIAL LIFE? It is very hard at times, but I have very supportive friends, family and a very patient girlfriend (laughing). When you want to be successful at anything it comes with sacrifices and 100% commitment. However I think I juggle my social life and work commitments well with paddling as all my mates are at full time uni/full time work and only have weekends off as well. With work, I train before and after as many days as I can, my dad is my boss which is a massive advantage!
JA: WHAT ARE YOUR SECRETS TO STICKING TO A TRAINING PROGRAM?
knowing my competitors are training. So no matter what I do that day, it gives me the determination to keep turning up. Plus I have a real love for the sport. .
JA: WHAT’S YOUR BEST EXCUSE FOR NOT STICKING TO A TRAINING PROGRAM? 21st’s have been the excuse this year!
JA: YOUR MOST DREADED TRAINING SESSION AND WHY? Defiantly the long tedious flat water sessions because you have to paddle all the way with no assistance from wind and swell.
When I am exhausted I seek motivation by
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TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT ANYTHING IT COMES WITH SACRIFICES AND 100% COMMITMENT.”
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JA: WHAT’S YOUR IDEAL RACE STRATEGY WITH REGARDS TO TRAINING, NUTRITION AND RECOVERY?
JA: WHO HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST INSPIRATION IN THE SPORTING WORLD (WHY?)?
5 days prior to the race I leave out weight sessions and focus on technique and speed. In regards to nutrition, I always try to have a balanced diet full of protein and carbs and after every session within 30 minutes of finishing, I drink a protein shake for recovery.
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My long term goal is to compete overseas in the Molokai World Championships (Hawaii) which is 50km. I would also love to compete in the ‘Battle of the Paddle’ SUP race!
JA: YOUR FAVOURITE MOTIVATIONAL SAYING? “REAL STRENGTH IS SACRIFICING EVERYTHING FOR A DREAM THAT ONLY YOU CAN SEE”
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Waugh’s Warriors: Steve Waugh, front and centre, and his son Austin (front row left), sit amongst some of Australia’s sporting greats, including Ricky Stuart and Steve Mortimer. Who else can you pick? All Photos: Paul Robbins, Monde Photography
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The day "captain courageous" HITS NRL tough guys for six
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STEVE WAUGH HADN’T PLAYED CRICKET IN EIGHT YEARS, BUT HE PICKED UP FROM WHERE HE’D LEFT OFF SOON AFTER HE TOOK STRIKE IN “BATTLE OF THE SMASHERS 2” AT SYDNEY’S PICTURESQUE DRUMMOYNE OVAL TO SLAUGHTER A BOWLING ATTACK CRAMMED WITH INTERNATIONALS. Sure, the attack consisted of rugby league internationals, but 46-year-old Waugh thrilled the crowd with a knock that included half-a-dozen towering sixes. By the end of his innings he blasted 91 off 48 deliveries. Socceroo Mark Bosnich, who’d celebrated taking the wicket of South Sydney enforcer Michael Crocker in his first over, summed up Waugh’s whirlwind Twenty20 innings perfectly when he called it “exquisite”. The former Manchester United goalkeeper also lavished praise on Waugh’s young son Austin who batted alongside his famous father for the first time. Bosnich, and Sydney Sixers allrounder Dominic Thornely, who captained the
Canada Bay Exiles against Waugh’s Warriors, were astounded by the 12-yearold’s placement - and composure - as he faced up to some of the NRL’s genuine hard men. Bosnich added he considered having his second over blasted to all four corners of the ground by Waugh snr as a sporting badge of honour. A crowd of 3000 turned out to see Waugh’s return, and among their number were many fathers who took their sons to catch a glimpse of the legendary batsman. Wests Tigers rookie forward Aaron Woods would most likely have been on the hill to cheer on his childhood hero had he not been invited to play for the Exiles. When Woods was given the nod to don the bright red cap of Canada Bay he asked whether Waugh would mind signing an autograph, but the big prop did better - he snared Waugh’s priceless wicket. Hazem El Masri, the goal kicking wizard from Canterbury, scored a rapid-fire 51 for Canada Bay while Thornely needed no time to compile his 42.
EACH PLAYER, REGARDLESS OF THEIR C ABILITY, WAS HAPPY TO PUT PRIDE ON TO HELP WAUGH RAISE FUNDS FOR HIS WHICH HELPS CHILDREN WITH RARE IL
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Canada Bay Exiles: Captained by Dominic Thornely (middle row centre) the Exiles had plenty of sporting talent, past and present, on their side including Paul Sironen (Back row third from left)) and Hazem El Masri (middle row, second from right).
NSW Origin coach Ricky Stuart, who was vice captain of the Warriors, made his presence felt with a big six, which added to the Steve Waugh Foundation’s kitty after Club Five Dock pledged $500 for each six hit during the match. By stumps 13 had cleared the picket fence. Each player, regardless of their cricketing ability, was happy to put pride on the line to help Waugh raise funds for his charity which helps children with rare illnesses. Troy Waters, regarded as one of Australia’s great boxers, said the former Test skipper showed how athletes could use their profile - and champion qualities - to help the community.
“IT WAS A GREAT HONOUR TO DO MY LITTLE BIT TO HELP STEVE’S CAUSE,” WATERS SAID. “I ADMIRED HIM AS A CRICKETER, BUT I THINK HE’S ONE OF LIFE’S REAL SUPERSTARS TO DEVOTE HIS ENERGIES AND TIME TO THOSE KIDS WHO HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN FOR HELP.””
Ultimately, Waugh’s team triumphed, allowing him to add The Archie Jackson Memorial Trophy to the World Cups, Ashes and other conquests he guided Australia to during his reign as national skipper from 1999 to 2004. The trophy was named after the famous Balmain cricketer who, at 19, scored 164 against England in 1929.
Four years after he became the youngest Australian to score a Test century on debut the nation mourned his death when he lost a bitter battle with illness. At the launch of Battle of the Smashers 2 Waugh revealed how playing on the same field where Jackson starred in grade cricket would add to the occasion .He also made it clear at the media conference he planned to add a triumphant Jackson Trophy campaign to his resume after Canada Bay Mayor Angelo Tsirekas boasted his team held the crown. “Don’t get too used to it,” he warned with a smile. “Archie Jackson is one of my favourite players from history.”
DANIEL LANE IS THE SPORTS EDITOR FOR THE SUN-HERALD. HE HAS BEEN A SPORTS JOURNALIST SINCE 1985, WORKING IN PRINT, RADIO AND TELEVISION. BATTLE OF THE SMASHERS 2 WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOMBSAWAY PRODUCTIONS, SYDNEY CRICKET CLUB AND CANADA BAY COUNCIL. IT WAS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY ASICS, THE SUN-HERALD, THE FIVE DOCK BRANCH OF THE COMMONWEALTH BANK, PJ GALLAGHER’S HOTEL AT DRUMMOYNE, THE PALACE HOTEL AT MORTLAKE, CLUB FIVE DOCK AND FEATHERDALE WILDLIFE PARK.
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