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Olympics: Australian Prime Minister has casted doubt over Brisbane's Olympic games plan, saying that they will need to host the event in multiple locations.
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Dolphins rookies urged to mine golden generation
The 10 rookies on Australia's swim team for the world titles are being urged to mine a golden generation's expertise while they can. Dolphins hierarchy have selected a 40-strong team for the world championships in Singapore starting July 27. The team was settled on Saturday night moments after Lani Pallister broke a 10-year-old Commonwealth record in the last race of the selection trials in Adelaide. Pallister won the women's 1500m freestyle in 15 minutes 39.14 seconds, one second inside the previous Commonwealth benchmark set by New Zealander Lauren Boyle in 2015. Pallister was the standout swimmer of the meet, also breaking Ariarne Titmus' Australian record in the 800m freestyle and dipping under four minutes for the first time to win the 400m free. "It has been a good week ... it has shown what I can do," Pallister said. Australia's team is book-ended in age by 16-year-old Sienna Toohey and 31-year-old Cam McEvoy, who will race at an astonishing seventh world championships. Toohey is among the Dolphins' debutants being told by Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor to pick the brains - and study the methods - of their battle-hardened teammates. Taylor was reluctant to compare the strength of the fresh Dolphins pod to previous teams. "All I can compare is the type of athlete we have on the team - they're just competitive," Taylor told AAP. "They hate losing more than they they like winning, I think. "There's just a certain character; we have got an abundance of them. "What you have with Kaylee (McKeown), Mollie (O'Callaghan), Kyle (Chalmers) is super-competitive and they're infectious to the team. "So while we have them, we want to grow the others to learn how to be like that." Taylor was impressed with how the emerging swimmers thrived under the stress of selection trials. "You can't create that kind of pressure and expectation on someone before it actually happens," he said. "There's one thing to see them progressing ... what is pleasing is the ability to actually deliver. That is really a skill and that's the skill we look for. "Now it's going to an international meet, can you repeat your performances? That is the next step for these guys." Other swimmers securing selection on Saturday night included Paris Olympic 50m freestyle silver medallist Meg Harris. The 23-year-old won the one-lap dash in 24.17 seconds after dropping out of the 100m free following a heat swim. "I did so well last year in the 50, I want to see if I have any more potential in that," Harris said. And Kyle Chalmers' stunning form continued by equalling his personal best in the 50m butterfly, winning in 22.89. Chalmers is unlikely to swim the event at the worlds given it's scheduled on the same day as the 4x100m freestyle relay. "I'm always going to put the team first before my individual races," Chalmers said. "I haven't done any butterfly training just yet so I'm excited to be able to go to that leading into the next Olympics." The 10 rookies on Australia's swim team for the world titles are being urged to mine a golden generation's expertise while they can. Dolphins hierarchy have selected a 40-strong team for the world championships in Singapore starting July 27. The team was settled on Saturday night moments after Lani Pallister broke a 10-year-old Commonwealth record in the last race of the selection trials in Adelaide. Pallister won the women's 1500m freestyle in 15 minutes 39.14 seconds, one second inside the previous Commonwealth benchmark set by New Zealander Lauren Boyle in 2015. Pallister was the standout swimmer of the meet, also breaking Ariarne Titmus' Australian record in the 800m freestyle and dipping under four minutes for the first time to win the 400m free. "It has been a good week ... it has shown what I can do," Pallister said. Australia's team is book-ended in age by 16-year-old Sienna Toohey and 31-year-old Cam McEvoy, who will race at an astonishing seventh world championships. Toohey is among the Dolphins' debutants being told by Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor to pick the brains - and study the methods - of their battle-hardened teammates. Taylor was reluctant to compare the strength of the fresh Dolphins pod to previous teams. "All I can compare is the type of athlete we have on the team - they're just competitive," Taylor told AAP. "They hate losing more than they they like winning, I think. "There's just a certain character; we have got an abundance of them. "What you have with Kaylee (McKeown), Mollie (O'Callaghan), Kyle (Chalmers) is super-competitive and they're infectious to the team. "So while we have them, we want to grow the others to learn how to be like that." Taylor was impressed with how the emerging swimmers thrived under the stress of selection trials. "You can't create that kind of pressure and expectation on someone before it actually happens," he said. "There's one thing to see them progressing ... what is pleasing is the ability to actually deliver. That is really a skill and that's the skill we look for. "Now it's going to an international meet, can you repeat your performances? That is the next step for these guys." Other swimmers securing selection on Saturday night included Paris Olympic 50m freestyle silver medallist Meg Harris. The 23-year-old won the one-lap dash in 24.17 seconds after dropping out of the 100m free following a heat swim. "I did so well last year in the 50, I want to see if I have any more potential in that," Harris said. And Kyle Chalmers' stunning form continued by equalling his personal best in the 50m butterfly, winning in 22.89. Chalmers is unlikely to swim the event at the worlds given it's scheduled on the same day as the 4x100m freestyle relay. "I'm always going to put the team first before my individual races," Chalmers said. "I haven't done any butterfly training just yet so I'm excited to be able to go to that leading into the next Olympics." The 10 rookies on Australia's swim team for the world titles are being urged to mine a golden generation's expertise while they can. Dolphins hierarchy have selected a 40-strong team for the world championships in Singapore starting July 27. The team was settled on Saturday night moments after Lani Pallister broke a 10-year-old Commonwealth record in the last race of the selection trials in Adelaide. Pallister won the women's 1500m freestyle in 15 minutes 39.14 seconds, one second inside the previous Commonwealth benchmark set by New Zealander Lauren Boyle in 2015. Pallister was the standout swimmer of the meet, also breaking Ariarne Titmus' Australian record in the 800m freestyle and dipping under four minutes for the first time to win the 400m free. "It has been a good week ... it has shown what I can do," Pallister said. Australia's team is book-ended in age by 16-year-old Sienna Toohey and 31-year-old Cam McEvoy, who will race at an astonishing seventh world championships. Toohey is among the Dolphins' debutants being told by Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor to pick the brains - and study the methods - of their battle-hardened teammates. Taylor was reluctant to compare the strength of the fresh Dolphins pod to previous teams. "All I can compare is the type of athlete we have on the team - they're just competitive," Taylor told AAP. "They hate losing more than they they like winning, I think. "There's just a certain character; we have got an abundance of them. "What you have with Kaylee (McKeown), Mollie (O'Callaghan), Kyle (Chalmers) is super-competitive and they're infectious to the team. "So while we have them, we want to grow the others to learn how to be like that." Taylor was impressed with how the emerging swimmers thrived under the stress of selection trials. "You can't create that kind of pressure and expectation on someone before it actually happens," he said. "There's one thing to see them progressing ... what is pleasing is the ability to actually deliver. That is really a skill and that's the skill we look for. "Now it's going to an international meet, can you repeat your performances? That is the next step for these guys." Other swimmers securing selection on Saturday night included Paris Olympic 50m freestyle silver medallist Meg Harris. The 23-year-old won the one-lap dash in 24.17 seconds after dropping out of the 100m free following a heat swim. "I did so well last year in the 50, I want to see if I have any more potential in that," Harris said. And Kyle Chalmers' stunning form continued by equalling his personal best in the 50m butterfly, winning in 22.89. Chalmers is unlikely to swim the event at the worlds given it's scheduled on the same day as the 4x100m freestyle relay. "I'm always going to put the team first before my individual races," Chalmers said. "I haven't done any butterfly training just yet so I'm excited to be able to go to that leading into the next Olympics."
The Advertiser
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Adelaide sink Firebirds, title defence back on track
The Adelaide Thunderbirds' bid for a Super Netball title three-peat is back on track, moving into the top four with a gritty 65-58 victory over the Queensland Firebirds. The two-time reigning champions were made to sweat at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Saturday night, the result not sealed until the final two minutes. Star defender Latanya Wilson was the standout for the Thunderbirds with 10 deflections and nine gains, while fellow Jamaican Romelda Aiken-George nailed 50 goals at the other end to inflict Queensland's eighth successive defeat. "We weren't good last weekend (home loss to the bottom-placed Giants)," Wilson said. "I'm happy that my team went back to the drawing board. "I said to myself that my team needed (me) and if I can go out there and bring the fire, especially in that second quarter, our guys were going to fight." The Firebirds had threatened to pull away early with Tongan centre Hulita Veve bossing the midcourt and Abigail Latu-Meafou subbing in and duly sinking a pair of two-pointers. But thanks to the brilliance of Wilson, who amassed a whopping five gains for the term, Adelaide edged in front 17-15 at quarter-time. Thunderbirds captain Hanny Petty's sixth turnover then saw Queensland creep ahead 26-22 before Adelaide coach Tania Obst called a time-out, swung Georgie Horjus into goal attack, Tayla Williams to wing attack and demanded better energy and skills. During the huddle, Wilson was particularly vocal, pointedly telling her teammates "this is not good enough". Wilson led by example, continuing to rack up the deflections and intercepts as she spearheaded a 7-0 surge to give the T'birds back control. Outscored 12-10 in a scrappy second term, the Firebirds looked far more dangerous in the third. Macy Gardner, Mary Cholhok and Latu-Meafou combined well in attack as Queensland won the quarter 20-17 to slice the deficit to one goal. Veve's hot early start came crashing down with a swag of fourth-quarter cough-ups and the Firebirds looked like they were wilting, but Latu-Meafou's long-range brilliance - she finished with 6-of-7 super-shots - had the visitors back within a point. But just as a boilover was brewing, Queensland turnovers mounted again, allowing Adelaide to finish with a 6-0 spree. The Adelaide Thunderbirds' bid for a Super Netball title three-peat is back on track, moving into the top four with a gritty 65-58 victory over the Queensland Firebirds. The two-time reigning champions were made to sweat at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Saturday night, the result not sealed until the final two minutes. Star defender Latanya Wilson was the standout for the Thunderbirds with 10 deflections and nine gains, while fellow Jamaican Romelda Aiken-George nailed 50 goals at the other end to inflict Queensland's eighth successive defeat. "We weren't good last weekend (home loss to the bottom-placed Giants)," Wilson said. "I'm happy that my team went back to the drawing board. "I said to myself that my team needed (me) and if I can go out there and bring the fire, especially in that second quarter, our guys were going to fight." The Firebirds had threatened to pull away early with Tongan centre Hulita Veve bossing the midcourt and Abigail Latu-Meafou subbing in and duly sinking a pair of two-pointers. But thanks to the brilliance of Wilson, who amassed a whopping five gains for the term, Adelaide edged in front 17-15 at quarter-time. Thunderbirds captain Hanny Petty's sixth turnover then saw Queensland creep ahead 26-22 before Adelaide coach Tania Obst called a time-out, swung Georgie Horjus into goal attack, Tayla Williams to wing attack and demanded better energy and skills. During the huddle, Wilson was particularly vocal, pointedly telling her teammates "this is not good enough". Wilson led by example, continuing to rack up the deflections and intercepts as she spearheaded a 7-0 surge to give the T'birds back control. Outscored 12-10 in a scrappy second term, the Firebirds looked far more dangerous in the third. Macy Gardner, Mary Cholhok and Latu-Meafou combined well in attack as Queensland won the quarter 20-17 to slice the deficit to one goal. Veve's hot early start came crashing down with a swag of fourth-quarter cough-ups and the Firebirds looked like they were wilting, but Latu-Meafou's long-range brilliance - she finished with 6-of-7 super-shots - had the visitors back within a point. But just as a boilover was brewing, Queensland turnovers mounted again, allowing Adelaide to finish with a 6-0 spree. The Adelaide Thunderbirds' bid for a Super Netball title three-peat is back on track, moving into the top four with a gritty 65-58 victory over the Queensland Firebirds. The two-time reigning champions were made to sweat at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Saturday night, the result not sealed until the final two minutes. Star defender Latanya Wilson was the standout for the Thunderbirds with 10 deflections and nine gains, while fellow Jamaican Romelda Aiken-George nailed 50 goals at the other end to inflict Queensland's eighth successive defeat. "We weren't good last weekend (home loss to the bottom-placed Giants)," Wilson said. "I'm happy that my team went back to the drawing board. "I said to myself that my team needed (me) and if I can go out there and bring the fire, especially in that second quarter, our guys were going to fight." The Firebirds had threatened to pull away early with Tongan centre Hulita Veve bossing the midcourt and Abigail Latu-Meafou subbing in and duly sinking a pair of two-pointers. But thanks to the brilliance of Wilson, who amassed a whopping five gains for the term, Adelaide edged in front 17-15 at quarter-time. Thunderbirds captain Hanny Petty's sixth turnover then saw Queensland creep ahead 26-22 before Adelaide coach Tania Obst called a time-out, swung Georgie Horjus into goal attack, Tayla Williams to wing attack and demanded better energy and skills. During the huddle, Wilson was particularly vocal, pointedly telling her teammates "this is not good enough". Wilson led by example, continuing to rack up the deflections and intercepts as she spearheaded a 7-0 surge to give the T'birds back control. Outscored 12-10 in a scrappy second term, the Firebirds looked far more dangerous in the third. Macy Gardner, Mary Cholhok and Latu-Meafou combined well in attack as Queensland won the quarter 20-17 to slice the deficit to one goal. Veve's hot early start came crashing down with a swag of fourth-quarter cough-ups and the Firebirds looked like they were wilting, but Latu-Meafou's long-range brilliance - she finished with 6-of-7 super-shots - had the visitors back within a point. But just as a boilover was brewing, Queensland turnovers mounted again, allowing Adelaide to finish with a 6-0 spree.
News.com.au
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Woolf reacts to ANOTHER epic Phins win
NRL: Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf spoke to the media following their round 15 victory against the North Queensland Cowboys.
