The Hockeyroos
The Hockeyroos have got to be one of the most successful Australian sports teams ever. They have two olympic gold medals to their name - 1988 in Soel, 1996 in Atlanta. They also won the World Cup in Dublin in 1994, and have won the last four Champions Trophies. Pretty impressive hey?!!
For a full run down on the Hockeyroos results visit Women's Hockey Australia page.
Every time I watch a big sporting event like the Olympic Games I become converted to a sport that I never really took notice of before.
For the Atlanta Olympics that sport was hockey. I couldn't get enoght of it!!
Jackie Pereira doing it for Australia in Atlanta
The Olympics provided us with two of the best goals I have seen in my short time of watching hockey - both performed by Trini Powell.
The first goal was in the round game against South Korea. Australia had been leading by 2 - 0 at half time in dubious circumstances. However the South Koreans managed to stage a mighty comeback during the second half taking a 3 - 2 lead.Trini Powell
Juliet Haslam
Jenny Morris
The Gold Medal Game!!
This was it. The big game we had all been waiting for. It was a re-match against South Korea.
Australia was leading comfortably at 2 - 1 when, you guessed it, Trini Powell came up with another amazing goal.
She had the ball just past the half way line and started running toward goal - and just kept running - dodging three defenders while she was at it and swung her stick propelling the ball into the top corner of the net with the back of her hockey stick. I think the commentators words sum up the feat perfectly....."Most people can't do that with a golf club, let alone a hockey stick!!"
At the end of it, Australia had won its second gold in women's Olympic hockey!!
The girls after receiving their medals
Well there's not much more I can say but ....