After a blistering first half, Korea seemed destined to break their Olympic hoodoo against the Hockeyroos last night and finally beat their nemesis in Games competition.
Leading 4-1, it all seemed plain sailing for the Koreans as they reached for the oranges.
But it was Shelly Liddelow, who was only selected when Fiona Johnson did a hammie, who was the Cinderella of the story.
Two Liddelow goals later and the Aussies had stolen the match 5-4, breaking the Korean hearts in the process.
Hockey is one of my favourite sports in the Olympics, making the first week’s relentless coverage of Forbidden Topic No.4 somewhat bearable.
The fact the Hockeyroos have sensational legs is the icing on the cake.
It seems it wasn’t just the Korean goalkeeper that was in the firing line yesterday, but Channel Seven as well.
A mate of mine says you can judge an Olympics by how soon the media starts talking about the coverage. Well, that time is now.
Seven’s decision to show the Crows flog Richmond earned the ire of some, with one person even going as far as saying they’d rather watch diving, gymnastics and equestrian.
That’s just taking it too far and is borderline un-Australian!
It seems these Olympics are indelibly linked with the AFL, what with the Hawks doing Australia proud in Beijing yesterday and now it “ruining” the coverage.
And could the attack on ABC lawn bowls commentator Steve Robilliard also be linked?
"I just walked to the shop and I walked past a group of youths and one of them, I guess he was drunk, he had his shirt off and was urinating on a wall," he said.
Chinese yobbo or AFL footballer? I’ll let you decide…
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