Kookaburras hockey

Australia has now won all seven gold medals in men's hockey since the sport was introduced to the Commonwealth Games in 1998. This was a Kookaburras performance ...

Zalewski and Ephraums were again involved as Anderson notched up his second in five minutes with a clinical shot on the reverse. After Govers stung the pads of PR Sreejesh with his drag flick, the Kookaburras were awarded another penalty corner. There’s good harmony and we all want to challenge each other. “It’s a great group and we love spending time together. “The Kookaburras have created a bit of a dynasty at the Commonwealth Games so to go on and continue that tradition with a new group, new players…it’s amazing and I’m really proud of the whole team and the whole unit,” said co-captain Aran Zalewski, who claimed his third Commonwealth Games gold medal. It was a case of seven heaven as the Kookaburras confirmed themselves as one of the most successful teams in Commonwealth Games history, annihilating India 7-0 in the gold medal match in Birmingham.

Australia's Kookaburras have won a seventh consecutive Commonwealth Games gold to catapult leader Eddie Ockenden into rare hockey air.

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The Kookaburras have perched themselves on the highest rung of Commonwealth Games Hockey for the seventh time in a row with a 7-0 crushing of India.

It was a clinical performance in the final stanza as they added a seventh early to complete the 7-0 rout. Ephraums’ second goal in the third quarter was the highlight of the final half; lurking in the offensive arc, he got on the end of a long pass and, with one hand on the ground, deflected the ball into the net. The Kookaburras have perched themselves on the highest rung of Commonwealth Games Hockey for the seventh time in a row with a 7-0 crushing of India.

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It was 2-0 before quarter time as Nathan Ephraums finished off a sweet mid-field run to leave Australia in a dominant position. They are the only team to win every gold they have competed in since that time. Check. Veteran Eddie Ockenden was selected to carry the Aussie flag at the Opening Ceremony for a reason. It was a fourth Commonwealth Games gold medal for Ockenden — and the Kookaburras kept their perfect record of winning every gold medal since hockey was introduced at the Commonwealth Games in 1998. Brutal intensity off the ball. “They have really had each other’s back,” former Hockeyroos star Georgie Parker said on Channel 7.

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"It's hard leaving my family all the time. When caught in their quarter, which wasn't often, they played patiently, backing their skills to slip through a crowd of Indian players, and get out of trouble. "The best thing about Eddie we can draw on so many experiences. Put nationalism and individual events to the side for a moment. It was an emphatic statement after they were nearly knocked out in the semis by England. "Good harmony, and we all want to challenge each other.