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Shock exits: Baker, Wilson casualties in 'rogue' surf on mixed day for locals
Merewether's Jackson Baker and adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson were big-name Surfest casualties on a mixed day for local competitors in tricky conditions at Merewether beach on Thursday. Merewether's Morgan Cibilic and Ryan Callinan both advanced in bumpy 1.2 to 1.8-metre waves and are now set to go head-to-head in the round-of-32 surfers. Cilbilic took a heat win while Callinan progressed after placing second in his heat as the opening event of the World Surf League Challenger Series (CS) was back in action on Thursday after two lay days. Callinan quickly got to work in heat 12, posting wave scores of 5.83 and 5.87 before locking in a 7.50-point effort to set up progression. "It was definitely pretty rogue and all over the place, and a lot of power but pretty fun," Callinan said of the conditions. "I was just happy to catch waves and ride waves. It felt like a kind of day where you could just sit and wait for one and not be any good anyway, so I just wanted to get my feet under me and ended up getting some really good scores. "It got very stressful at the end, but I was stoked to get through." American Nolan Rapoza won the heat with 13.50 points. Callinan (13.37) locked in second but Indonesian 21-year-old Bronson Meydi (13.17) closed right in on the heat leaders with seven minutes remaining, when he produced a spectacular 8.67-point ride that included a 360-degree air reverse. "I went the same wave but I went the other way," Callinan said. "Merewether, traditionally, is a right-hander. He went left and I was thinking, 'That's good, it's normally pretty bad the left, so that's good for me', and then I hear them say, 'Eight points' ... and there was still a lot of time left. "I only needed a six to get to first, so I kind of tried to focus on getting that but at the same time trying to block him on waves that were going to allow him to get it. "My year has kind of felt like I've had some good heats and they just haven't gone my way, and it was almost feeling a bit like that again, but I was stoked to squeak through." Former Championship Tour (CT) surfer Wilson, who grew up on the Gold Coast but now calls Newcastle home, is staging a professional comeback after several years out of the competitive limelight and arrived at Surfest after making the final of the top-tier Gold Coast Pro in early May as a trialist. The 36-year-old produced a commanding heat win when Surfest started on Monday but could not back it up in the second round on Thursday. Wilson, Surfest's 2020 winner, was unable to post a higher wave score than 4.17 points in tricky, wind-swept conditions in a stacked heat and ultimately finished fourth with a two-wave total of 4.94 points. Hawaiian Eli Hannerman was the heat-nine winner with 13.50 points, including a heat-high 7.67-point ride. Australian Liam O'Brien (12.93) was second and also progressed while Frenchman Charly Quivront (11.70) was third. "It's one of those things where you like to think you have a bit of local knowledge, but on a day like today, when it's breaking everywhere, it can be anyone's game," Callinan said. "Jules has been on such a roll and in such good form ... for him to not even get a score, that does show how hard it was." Baker was sitting second and looking as though he would progress in heat 13, only to be narrowly pipped on the buzzer by Brazilian Peterson Crisanto. Crisanto needed a wave score of 5.00 points or more to leap ahead of Baker and earned a 5.30 on his buzzer ride to finish with a two-wave heat score of 11.50. Baker, the 2022 Surfest champion, finished third with 11.20. Brazilian Samuel Pupo took a commanding win with a score of 15.24. Cibilic was the first local to advance to the round of 32, set to be surfed on Friday. The 25-year-old natural-footer hit the lead in heat 10 with 10 minutes remaining and won with a best two-wave score of 12.00 points. He edged Hawaiian Finn McGinn (11.60) in second while Australian Mikey (11.10) and Japan's Tenshi Iwami (9.23) were eliminated. "I'm frothing and stoked to get through," Cibilic said. "You don't really need local knowledge out there on a day like today, just fitness to get back out there and get in the right spot. "I feel like I took off on 15 waves and fell off on 13 of them, so I'm just stoked that I pulled off a couple. "In the off-season, I really worked on getting fit and trying to surf with a clear head, especially for conditions like this." Merewether's Philippa Anderson is through to the women's round of 32 after winning her opening round heat on Monday. Merewether's Jackson Baker and adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson were big-name Surfest casualties on a mixed day for local competitors in tricky conditions at Merewether beach on Thursday. Merewether's Morgan Cibilic and Ryan Callinan both advanced in bumpy 1.2 to 1.8-metre waves and are now set to go head-to-head in the round-of-32 surfers. Cilbilic took a heat win while Callinan progressed after placing second in his heat as the opening event of the World Surf League Challenger Series (CS) was back in action on Thursday after two lay days. Callinan quickly got to work in heat 12, posting wave scores of 5.83 and 5.87 before locking in a 7.50-point effort to set up progression. "It was definitely pretty rogue and all over the place, and a lot of power but pretty fun," Callinan said of the conditions. "I was just happy to catch waves and ride waves. It felt like a kind of day where you could just sit and wait for one and not be any good anyway, so I just wanted to get my feet under me and ended up getting some really good scores. "It got very stressful at the end, but I was stoked to get through." American Nolan Rapoza won the heat with 13.50 points. Callinan (13.37) locked in second but Indonesian 21-year-old Bronson Meydi (13.17) closed right in on the heat leaders with seven minutes remaining, when he produced a spectacular 8.67-point ride that included a 360-degree air reverse. "I went the same wave but I went the other way," Callinan said. "Merewether, traditionally, is a right-hander. He went left and I was thinking, 'That's good, it's normally pretty bad the left, so that's good for me', and then I hear them say, 'Eight points' ... and there was still a lot of time left. "I only needed a six to get to first, so I kind of tried to focus on getting that but at the same time trying to block him on waves that were going to allow him to get it. "My year has kind of felt like I've had some good heats and they just haven't gone my way, and it was almost feeling a bit like that again, but I was stoked to squeak through." Former Championship Tour (CT) surfer Wilson, who grew up on the Gold Coast but now calls Newcastle home, is staging a professional comeback after several years out of the competitive limelight and arrived at Surfest after making the final of the top-tier Gold Coast Pro in early May as a trialist. The 36-year-old produced a commanding heat win when Surfest started on Monday but could not back it up in the second round on Thursday. Wilson, Surfest's 2020 winner, was unable to post a higher wave score than 4.17 points in tricky, wind-swept conditions in a stacked heat and ultimately finished fourth with a two-wave total of 4.94 points. Hawaiian Eli Hannerman was the heat-nine winner with 13.50 points, including a heat-high 7.67-point ride. Australian Liam O'Brien (12.93) was second and also progressed while Frenchman Charly Quivront (11.70) was third. "It's one of those things where you like to think you have a bit of local knowledge, but on a day like today, when it's breaking everywhere, it can be anyone's game," Callinan said. "Jules has been on such a roll and in such good form ... for him to not even get a score, that does show how hard it was." Baker was sitting second and looking as though he would progress in heat 13, only to be narrowly pipped on the buzzer by Brazilian Peterson Crisanto. Crisanto needed a wave score of 5.00 points or more to leap ahead of Baker and earned a 5.30 on his buzzer ride to finish with a two-wave heat score of 11.50. Baker, the 2022 Surfest champion, finished third with 11.20. Brazilian Samuel Pupo took a commanding win with a score of 15.24. Cibilic was the first local to advance to the round of 32, set to be surfed on Friday. The 25-year-old natural-footer hit the lead in heat 10 with 10 minutes remaining and won with a best two-wave score of 12.00 points. He edged Hawaiian Finn McGinn (11.60) in second while Australian Mikey (11.10) and Japan's Tenshi Iwami (9.23) were eliminated. "I'm frothing and stoked to get through," Cibilic said. "You don't really need local knowledge out there on a day like today, just fitness to get back out there and get in the right spot. "I feel like I took off on 15 waves and fell off on 13 of them, so I'm just stoked that I pulled off a couple. "In the off-season, I really worked on getting fit and trying to surf with a clear head, especially for conditions like this." Merewether's Philippa Anderson is through to the women's round of 32 after winning her opening round heat on Monday. Merewether's Jackson Baker and adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson were big-name Surfest casualties on a mixed day for local competitors in tricky conditions at Merewether beach on Thursday. Merewether's Morgan Cibilic and Ryan Callinan both advanced in bumpy 1.2 to 1.8-metre waves and are now set to go head-to-head in the round-of-32 surfers. Cilbilic took a heat win while Callinan progressed after placing second in his heat as the opening event of the World Surf League Challenger Series (CS) was back in action on Thursday after two lay days. Callinan quickly got to work in heat 12, posting wave scores of 5.83 and 5.87 before locking in a 7.50-point effort to set up progression. "It was definitely pretty rogue and all over the place, and a lot of power but pretty fun," Callinan said of the conditions. "I was just happy to catch waves and ride waves. It felt like a kind of day where you could just sit and wait for one and not be any good anyway, so I just wanted to get my feet under me and ended up getting some really good scores. "It got very stressful at the end, but I was stoked to get through." American Nolan Rapoza won the heat with 13.50 points. Callinan (13.37) locked in second but Indonesian 21-year-old Bronson Meydi (13.17) closed right in on the heat leaders with seven minutes remaining, when he produced a spectacular 8.67-point ride that included a 360-degree air reverse. "I went the same wave but I went the other way," Callinan said. "Merewether, traditionally, is a right-hander. He went left and I was thinking, 'That's good, it's normally pretty bad the left, so that's good for me', and then I hear them say, 'Eight points' ... and there was still a lot of time left. "I only needed a six to get to first, so I kind of tried to focus on getting that but at the same time trying to block him on waves that were going to allow him to get it. "My year has kind of felt like I've had some good heats and they just haven't gone my way, and it was almost feeling a bit like that again, but I was stoked to squeak through." Former Championship Tour (CT) surfer Wilson, who grew up on the Gold Coast but now calls Newcastle home, is staging a professional comeback after several years out of the competitive limelight and arrived at Surfest after making the final of the top-tier Gold Coast Pro in early May as a trialist. The 36-year-old produced a commanding heat win when Surfest started on Monday but could not back it up in the second round on Thursday. Wilson, Surfest's 2020 winner, was unable to post a higher wave score than 4.17 points in tricky, wind-swept conditions in a stacked heat and ultimately finished fourth with a two-wave total of 4.94 points. Hawaiian Eli Hannerman was the heat-nine winner with 13.50 points, including a heat-high 7.67-point ride. Australian Liam O'Brien (12.93) was second and also progressed while Frenchman Charly Quivront (11.70) was third. "It's one of those things where you like to think you have a bit of local knowledge, but on a day like today, when it's breaking everywhere, it can be anyone's game," Callinan said. "Jules has been on such a roll and in such good form ... for him to not even get a score, that does show how hard it was." Baker was sitting second and looking as though he would progress in heat 13, only to be narrowly pipped on the buzzer by Brazilian Peterson Crisanto. Crisanto needed a wave score of 5.00 points or more to leap ahead of Baker and earned a 5.30 on his buzzer ride to finish with a two-wave heat score of 11.50. Baker, the 2022 Surfest champion, finished third with 11.20. Brazilian Samuel Pupo took a commanding win with a score of 15.24. Cibilic was the first local to advance to the round of 32, set to be surfed on Friday. The 25-year-old natural-footer hit the lead in heat 10 with 10 minutes remaining and won with a best two-wave score of 12.00 points. He edged Hawaiian Finn McGinn (11.60) in second while Australian Mikey (11.10) and Japan's Tenshi Iwami (9.23) were eliminated. "I'm frothing and stoked to get through," Cibilic said. "You don't really need local knowledge out there on a day like today, just fitness to get back out there and get in the right spot. "I feel like I took off on 15 waves and fell off on 13 of them, so I'm just stoked that I pulled off a couple. "In the off-season, I really worked on getting fit and trying to surf with a clear head, especially for conditions like this." Merewether's Philippa Anderson is through to the women's round of 32 after winning her opening round heat on Monday. Merewether's Jackson Baker and adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson were big-name Surfest casualties on a mixed day for local competitors in tricky conditions at Merewether beach on Thursday. Merewether's Morgan Cibilic and Ryan Callinan both advanced in bumpy 1.2 to 1.8-metre waves and are now set to go head-to-head in the round-of-32 surfers. Cilbilic took a heat win while Callinan progressed after placing second in his heat as the opening event of the World Surf League Challenger Series (CS) was back in action on Thursday after two lay days. Callinan quickly got to work in heat 12, posting wave scores of 5.83 and 5.87 before locking in a 7.50-point effort to set up progression. "It was definitely pretty rogue and all over the place, and a lot of power but pretty fun," Callinan said of the conditions. "I was just happy to catch waves and ride waves. It felt like a kind of day where you could just sit and wait for one and not be any good anyway, so I just wanted to get my feet under me and ended up getting some really good scores. "It got very stressful at the end, but I was stoked to get through." American Nolan Rapoza won the heat with 13.50 points. Callinan (13.37) locked in second but Indonesian 21-year-old Bronson Meydi (13.17) closed right in on the heat leaders with seven minutes remaining, when he produced a spectacular 8.67-point ride that included a 360-degree air reverse. "I went the same wave but I went the other way," Callinan said. "Merewether, traditionally, is a right-hander. He went left and I was thinking, 'That's good, it's normally pretty bad the left, so that's good for me', and then I hear them say, 'Eight points' ... and there was still a lot of time left. "I only needed a six to get to first, so I kind of tried to focus on getting that but at the same time trying to block him on waves that were going to allow him to get it. "My year has kind of felt like I've had some good heats and they just haven't gone my way, and it was almost feeling a bit like that again, but I was stoked to squeak through." Former Championship Tour (CT) surfer Wilson, who grew up on the Gold Coast but now calls Newcastle home, is staging a professional comeback after several years out of the competitive limelight and arrived at Surfest after making the final of the top-tier Gold Coast Pro in early May as a trialist. The 36-year-old produced a commanding heat win when Surfest started on Monday but could not back it up in the second round on Thursday. Wilson, Surfest's 2020 winner, was unable to post a higher wave score than 4.17 points in tricky, wind-swept conditions in a stacked heat and ultimately finished fourth with a two-wave total of 4.94 points. Hawaiian Eli Hannerman was the heat-nine winner with 13.50 points, including a heat-high 7.67-point ride. Australian Liam O'Brien (12.93) was second and also progressed while Frenchman Charly Quivront (11.70) was third. "It's one of those things where you like to think you have a bit of local knowledge, but on a day like today, when it's breaking everywhere, it can be anyone's game," Callinan said. "Jules has been on such a roll and in such good form ... for him to not even get a score, that does show how hard it was." Baker was sitting second and looking as though he would progress in heat 13, only to be narrowly pipped on the buzzer by Brazilian Peterson Crisanto. Crisanto needed a wave score of 5.00 points or more to leap ahead of Baker and earned a 5.30 on his buzzer ride to finish with a two-wave heat score of 11.50. Baker, the 2022 Surfest champion, finished third with 11.20. Brazilian Samuel Pupo took a commanding win with a score of 15.24. Cibilic was the first local to advance to the round of 32, set to be surfed on Friday. The 25-year-old natural-footer hit the lead in heat 10 with 10 minutes remaining and won with a best two-wave score of 12.00 points. He edged Hawaiian Finn McGinn (11.60) in second while Australian Mikey (11.10) and Japan's Tenshi Iwami (9.23) were eliminated. "I'm frothing and stoked to get through," Cibilic said. "You don't really need local knowledge out there on a day like today, just fitness to get back out there and get in the right spot. "I feel like I took off on 15 waves and fell off on 13 of them, so I'm just stoked that I pulled off a couple. "In the off-season, I really worked on getting fit and trying to surf with a clear head, especially for conditions like this." Merewether's Philippa Anderson is through to the women's round of 32 after winning her opening round heat on Monday.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Made in Newcastle, reunited in Warrington and now ready for Wembley
Lachlan Fitzgibbon and Luke Yates came through the Newcastle Knights system together before reuniting at Warrington Wolves (Image: John Baldwin) A CONNECTION that was formed more than 10,000 miles away, reformed in Warrington and is now heading to Wembley. When Luke Yates joined Warrington Wolves midway through last year, it allowed him to reunite with a good friend from back home in Lachlan Fitzgibbon. Advertisement Indeed, his fellow Novocastrian – meaning a native of the New South Wales city of Newcastle – appears to have gone into bat for him. 'I think he got a 10 per cent fee,' Yates jokes before Fitzgibbon chirps up that he's still waiting for it. 'I think he put in a decent word for me with Gaz Chambers and Sam (Burgess) so it came to fruition pretty quick. 'I'm grateful for him being a bit of a cheerleader!' Fitzgibbon chimes in: 'He's doing himself a disservice! 'He's been churning out some great footy over here for years so for Warrington, it's great for us to have been able to get a player like Yatesy, especially mid-season. Advertisement 'He's going to be at the club for a long time, so hopefully we can get him a trophy to kick off.' Luke Yates powers forward during the recent Super League clash with Wembley opponents Hull KR (Image: Olly Hassell/ Finding themselves about to walk out onto British sport's biggest stage alongside each other will certainly be quite a moment for the two forwards who have been friends since they were teenagers. For two local lads, progressing through the ranks at Newcastle Knights to eventually turn out in the NRL was the ultimate honour. Fitzgibbon was the first to graduate into the first team at the end of 2015, with Yates taking that final step in 2017. Advertisement 'It's a full circle moment for us having come all the way from Newcastle,' Fitzgibbon says. 'I was 17 when we first started playing together, and Luke was 16 – he was the year below me. 'We've been great mates for 14 years so it's special.' Yates adds: 'It was the SG Ball comp when we first played together, which is the 18s. I played an age up. 'We went through the 20s, New South Wales Cup and then first-grade together, now we're on the other side of the world. 'It's a funny one but to get the chance to win a trophy together is really special for us as Newcastle lads.' Yates' NRL career was brief as he made the move over to England in 2019 with London Broncos. Advertisement Since then, he has carved out a reputation as one of Super League's hardest-working and most underrated forwards having moved on to Salford Red Devils and Huddersfield Giants before joining Warrington. Fitzgibbon went on to play more than 100 first-grade games for his hometown club but when he decided to take the plunge and move to Super League, he knew exactly who to turn to. 'When Yatesy moved over here, we always stayed in touch and when I was thinking about coming over, he was one of the first people I went to,' he said. 'We were speaking throughout and I was always interested in the kind of footy they played over here. Advertisement 'It made the decision much more comfortable knowing I was coming over here and having someone familiar close by.' Lachlan Fitzgibbon - seen here celebrating scoring against Leigh Leopards last year - is in the midst of his second season in England (Image: John Clifton/ And so then to Wembley – a place steeped in folklore but one both men will be desperate to create some happier memories of. While his move to The Wire came just after their loss to Wigan Warriors in last year's final, Yates experienced the national stadium at perhaps its most eery while playing for Salford. He helped them reach the 2020 final, which was played behind closed doors due to coronavirus restrictions, where they fell to an agonising 17-16 loss to Leeds Rhinos courtesy of a late Luke Gale drop goal. Advertisement 'We went for a look around the day before the game and it was empty, then it was the same again on game day,' recalls Yates, who was also on the losing side of the 2022 final as Huddersfield captain against Wigan in a game played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 'It was a bit of a weird thing because it took some of the emotion out of it. 'With the crowd there, they tend to lift you up and give you energy but we couldn't rely on that. 'It was amazing that we could go back and play during that period but looking back on it, it was very strange. 'I'm really looking forward to going back there with a crowd and hopefully there's a whole heap of Wire fans there to make it special.' Advertisement Luke Yates makes a tackle while playing for Salford Red Devils at an empty Wembley Stadium during the 2020 Challenge Cup Final, which was played behind closed doors due to Covid restrictions (Image: Allan McKenzie/ For Fitzgibbon, his Wembley experience lasted only 40 minutes last year as he succumbed to injury at half time during the defeat to Wigan. That set off a frustrating trend of injuries for the big back-rower that is still ongoing – having had post-season shoulder surgery, he has been plagued by rib issues throughout the year and came off against Castleford Tigers on Friday with a knee problem. However, he assured fans that he is absolutely ready to go for Saturday's showpiece against Hull KR. 'I'm going good,' he said. Advertisement 'I've had a tough six weeks or so with a few niggles so I haven't managed to play too many minutes. 'Last week was more of a precaution – I went over on my knee and it didn't look great, but it's pulled up fine. 'I'm ready to play the 80 minutes on Saturday. 'Everybody all over the world knows about Wembley so to get the opportunity to play there was incredible. 'I think there was 65,000 there and in terms of atmosphere, I've never experienced anything that came close to that. 'I've played semi-finals footy back in the NRL but nothing really compares to Wembley. 'The result wasn't great but hopefully we'll rectify that.' Advertisement Lachlan Fitzgibbon consoles teammate Matt Dufty following last year's Wembley defeat (Image: Richard Blaxall/ So after the journey through the age grades, the move to the other side of the world and all things in between, while Fitzgibbon and Yates' friendship get its ultimate high on Saturday? Neither of them has even won a major trophy, so is that about to change? 'Games like this one – it's why you play the game,' Yates said. 'Winning trophies is always the goal so if we can do that together, it will fill me with a great amount of pride.'
AU Financial Review
3 days ago
- Business
- AU Financial Review
NSW offshore wind blown off course amid global uncertainty
Donald Trump's attacks on Biden-era renewable energy policies are having a ripple effect on Australia's green transition, after a Norwegian offshore wind developer targeted by the US president asked the Albanese government for more time to assess its most advanced Australian project. Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor was on Tuesday granted an additional 90 days to decide if it would accept a key licence for its Novocastrian offshore wind development off Port Stephens in NSW, just weeks after Trump threatened to hit the brakes on the company's multibillion-dollar Empire Wind project near New York.
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4 days ago
- Health
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Sayer comeback double seals Matildas win over Argentina
Amy Sayer scored a double in her first Matildas start in 549 days to send off coach Tom Sermanni in winning style against Argentina. Making a long-awaited return to the starting line-up from a devastating ACL injury, the 23-year-old struck twice in the first half to secure a 4-1 win in front of a record 25,125 crowd at GIO Stadium in Canberra on Monday night. The Matildas dominated possession and scoring opportunities, as the midfield pairing of Kyra Cooney-Cross and Clare Wheeler outclassed their South American opponents. But some nervy moments at the back between Steph Catley and Natasha Prior gave the tourists a sniff, with the dangerous Kishi Nunez a persistent threat. Regardless, their sixth-straight victory on home soil is a happy parting gift to interim coach Sermanni in his final game in charge of the national side before being replaced by former Lyon boss Joe Montemurro, who was at the game. Emily Van Egmond is there to profit from Heyman's tenacity and the Novocastrian makes no mistake 💥🎥 @ParamountPlusAU #Matildas #AUSvARG — CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) June 2, 2025 Australia were buoyed by the return of captain Catley and Arsenal teammates Caitlin Foord and Cooney-Cross to the starting XI. The trio were rested for Friday's 2-0 win over Argentina following their Women's Champions League triumph. Sayer opened the scoring in the 14th minute, popping up at the far post to ram home a deflected volley into the far corner after a searching Kahli Johnson cross evaded a sea of players. Argentina struggled to play through the Matildas' high press and failed to exert any real pressure when the home side had the ball. But a seemingly innocuous through-ball left Prior all at sea and after misjudging an interception left the door open for Nunez to steal in behind unchecked. The diminutive No.9 settled herself, opened herself up and with her right foot curled the ball past a diving Teagan Micah inside the far post, ending a streak of four clean sheets for the Matildas at home. But the home side wouldn't lay down their lead for long. Foord menaced the visitors all night, constantly harrying the Argentinian defenders in possession and threatening to win the ball high up field. After nicking the ball near the halfway line, the 30-year-old drove into the Argentinian half before releasing Sayer in behind a retreating opposition defence. From an unfriendly angle, Sayer picked out the far corner past the outstretched gloves of goalkeeper Solana Pereyra. Michelle Heyman pounces after a relentless and aggressive high press forces the mistake from the visitors 👀🎥 @ParamountPlusAU #Matildas #AUSvARG — CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) June 2, 2025 As the Argentinians tired in the second half, the chances came thick and fast for the Matildas. Sayer nearly sealed a hat-trick in the 54th after being sent through by Catley but sprayed her shot from the right high and wide. Holly McNamara nearly scored her first Matildas goal in the 57th minute but the prolific Melbourne City forward's volley from eight yards out was smartly stopped by a well-positioned Pereyra. Hometown hero Michelle Heyman, subbed on for Sayer, nearly sent the Canberra crowd into raptures in the 66th minute but was denied by Pereyra with two smart back-to-back saves. She almost scored again when sent one-on-one with the goalkeeper six minutes later but Pereyra poked the ball away from Heyman's feet, only for it to be turned in by Emily van Egmond. Heyman finally got her goal in the 83rd minute after Foord again pressured the Argentinian defence into a mistake on the edge of their box, with the veteran squeezing the ball in off a defender from a tight angle. Debutant Isabel Gomez also managed to get a run late on but failed to make much of an impression with her limited time. An early concern for Montemurro will be the fitness of youngster Kahli Johnson, who limped from the field late in the first half.
The Advertiser
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Scott ran from Newcastle to Singleton and back, raising $25k. Now he has an even bigger goal
Inspired by the likes of Nedd Brockmann, Novocastrian Scott Hingston will run from Melbourne to Newcastle next month, raising money for the Mark Hughes Foundation. The Merewether-based personal trainer is poised to depart Melbourne Storm's home ground on June 15, and venture through regional Victoria and NSW, before arriving at McDonald Jones Stadium ahead of the Knights' home game against the Raiders on June 27. For the 42-year-old, of Adamstown, the 1100-kilometre run is about raising money and awareness for brain cancer, but also inspiring the next generation. Two years ago, Hingston ran from Merewether to Singleton and back to raise money for the Hunter Valley bus crash appeal. That 24-hour journey raised $25,000, but it also left Hingston with a desire to do more. "When I got back from Singo, I felt like I could still do more," Hingston said. "I've done heaps of half-marathons and marathons, but I'm just more motivated to do this sort of stuff. "Especially working as a coach and a PT, I invest so much time into other people, where I find this is a challenge for myself. "It also encourages - I've got a lot of young kids I coach, who have probably got potential to go and represent their country at their chosen sport, and I think it's good for them to watch us go and do things like this. "What they thought was probably not possible, they can actually do as well." Hingston's 12-day run, which concludes in the NRL's Beanies for Brain Cancer Round, will traverse country towns like Albury, Wagga, Young, Cowra and Lithgow. He will pass through the Blue Mountains into Sydney and up the coast via the Northern Beaches and Central Coast. He will have a support crew following him in a motorhome, and other runners will join him for short sections along the way. Some former NRL players are expected to be among the participants. "I'll be doing an average of about 86km a day, for 12 days," Hingston said. "Every town we're going to is probably about 22km away from each other. So I'll have about a 20 or 30-minute break at each town, and we're hoping to get the community involved at each town. Some more so than others. We're looking to get some accommodation in the towns as well, but we'll be trying to get the local communities involved as much as possible." All going well, the last day of the journey will be about 30km from Swansea to the stadium, when it's expected a larger contingent or runners would join in. "No planned rest day, it's straight through," Hingston said. "Ideally I'd like to start at 5.15 [am] each morning and finish about 4 [pm], give or take. I think the longest day we have is about 98kms." Hingston, whose training business is based out of the Merewether Greens' gym at Townson Oval, hopes to raise $100,000 for the Mark Hughes Foundation. "Mark has done a lot up here in Newcastle," Hingston said. "At the Greens, we have a girl at our club who got diagnosed with brain cancer about two years ago. But it just seemed to have impacted a lot of people. "It's been amazing how many people, since I started this, who have reached out and said my brother has brain cancer, my mum or someone close they know. "If we can create some more funds and awareness of people who are going through it, it can only be a good thing. I lost my cousin to cancer when she was 35. It wasn't brain cancer, but she literally had it for 12 months and then we lost her after that." Hingston has been training for months, mostly around Newcastle Harbour. But he reckons the hardest part of the campaign - to date - was actually committing to it. "I just needed something to work towards. It gets you off the drink, you eat better, you sleep better. I'm probably the fittest in my life right now," he said. "I remember writing a text message to 'Hughesy' with the initial idea. I deleted it a few times and wrote it again, and then finally bit the bullet and thought, 'Bugger it, I'm going to do this'. "Once I had that set in stone, my training just took off from there. "I've been trying to average around 150km a week for the last 10 months. "It's gotten bigger the last six months, but ... it's been very repetitive." Long-distance running is growing in popularity, especially in the social-media age. Aussie Nedd Brockmann has become a well-known identity after running from Perth to Sydney, a route Englishman William Goodge also completed in a reported record time last week. "Ten, fifteen years ago, running a marathon was a massive deal. Now it's just another race," Hingston said. "There's no fear factor of actually finishing the run. If I run a marathon, I wouldn't be worried about trying to finish the 42km, it's more about what time am I going to run. It's not so much a bucket-list anymore. "Look at guys like Cliff Young, who was 61 when he ran that ultra [marathon] from Sydney to Melbourne. It makes people realise they can do a lot more than what they're capable of. "What Will did was amazing, but Will has got years and years of experience on Nedd. "Nedd just put his shoes on and started running, and I think Nedd has really encouraged and motivated a lot of people to do it, because he titled himself as a non-runner. He has become a runner because he started with that. "I've done 23 half-marathons, six marathons, I've done the City to Surf 10 times. I loved running the events, and just getting quicker times ... that was my motivation. "But my role as a coach, you often sit down and ask yourself, 'What am I doing to motivate and inspire everyone else?'." Donation toward's Hingston's appeal can be made via the Mark Hughes Foundation's website. Inspired by the likes of Nedd Brockmann, Novocastrian Scott Hingston will run from Melbourne to Newcastle next month, raising money for the Mark Hughes Foundation. The Merewether-based personal trainer is poised to depart Melbourne Storm's home ground on June 15, and venture through regional Victoria and NSW, before arriving at McDonald Jones Stadium ahead of the Knights' home game against the Raiders on June 27. For the 42-year-old, of Adamstown, the 1100-kilometre run is about raising money and awareness for brain cancer, but also inspiring the next generation. Two years ago, Hingston ran from Merewether to Singleton and back to raise money for the Hunter Valley bus crash appeal. That 24-hour journey raised $25,000, but it also left Hingston with a desire to do more. "When I got back from Singo, I felt like I could still do more," Hingston said. "I've done heaps of half-marathons and marathons, but I'm just more motivated to do this sort of stuff. "Especially working as a coach and a PT, I invest so much time into other people, where I find this is a challenge for myself. "It also encourages - I've got a lot of young kids I coach, who have probably got potential to go and represent their country at their chosen sport, and I think it's good for them to watch us go and do things like this. "What they thought was probably not possible, they can actually do as well." Hingston's 12-day run, which concludes in the NRL's Beanies for Brain Cancer Round, will traverse country towns like Albury, Wagga, Young, Cowra and Lithgow. He will pass through the Blue Mountains into Sydney and up the coast via the Northern Beaches and Central Coast. He will have a support crew following him in a motorhome, and other runners will join him for short sections along the way. Some former NRL players are expected to be among the participants. "I'll be doing an average of about 86km a day, for 12 days," Hingston said. "Every town we're going to is probably about 22km away from each other. So I'll have about a 20 or 30-minute break at each town, and we're hoping to get the community involved at each town. Some more so than others. We're looking to get some accommodation in the towns as well, but we'll be trying to get the local communities involved as much as possible." All going well, the last day of the journey will be about 30km from Swansea to the stadium, when it's expected a larger contingent or runners would join in. "No planned rest day, it's straight through," Hingston said. "Ideally I'd like to start at 5.15 [am] each morning and finish about 4 [pm], give or take. I think the longest day we have is about 98kms." Hingston, whose training business is based out of the Merewether Greens' gym at Townson Oval, hopes to raise $100,000 for the Mark Hughes Foundation. "Mark has done a lot up here in Newcastle," Hingston said. "At the Greens, we have a girl at our club who got diagnosed with brain cancer about two years ago. But it just seemed to have impacted a lot of people. "It's been amazing how many people, since I started this, who have reached out and said my brother has brain cancer, my mum or someone close they know. "If we can create some more funds and awareness of people who are going through it, it can only be a good thing. I lost my cousin to cancer when she was 35. It wasn't brain cancer, but she literally had it for 12 months and then we lost her after that." Hingston has been training for months, mostly around Newcastle Harbour. But he reckons the hardest part of the campaign - to date - was actually committing to it. "I just needed something to work towards. It gets you off the drink, you eat better, you sleep better. I'm probably the fittest in my life right now," he said. "I remember writing a text message to 'Hughesy' with the initial idea. I deleted it a few times and wrote it again, and then finally bit the bullet and thought, 'Bugger it, I'm going to do this'. "Once I had that set in stone, my training just took off from there. "I've been trying to average around 150km a week for the last 10 months. "It's gotten bigger the last six months, but ... it's been very repetitive." Long-distance running is growing in popularity, especially in the social-media age. Aussie Nedd Brockmann has become a well-known identity after running from Perth to Sydney, a route Englishman William Goodge also completed in a reported record time last week. "Ten, fifteen years ago, running a marathon was a massive deal. Now it's just another race," Hingston said. "There's no fear factor of actually finishing the run. If I run a marathon, I wouldn't be worried about trying to finish the 42km, it's more about what time am I going to run. It's not so much a bucket-list anymore. "Look at guys like Cliff Young, who was 61 when he ran that ultra [marathon] from Sydney to Melbourne. It makes people realise they can do a lot more than what they're capable of. "What Will did was amazing, but Will has got years and years of experience on Nedd. "Nedd just put his shoes on and started running, and I think Nedd has really encouraged and motivated a lot of people to do it, because he titled himself as a non-runner. He has become a runner because he started with that. "I've done 23 half-marathons, six marathons, I've done the City to Surf 10 times. I loved running the events, and just getting quicker times ... that was my motivation. "But my role as a coach, you often sit down and ask yourself, 'What am I doing to motivate and inspire everyone else?'." Donation toward's Hingston's appeal can be made via the Mark Hughes Foundation's website. Inspired by the likes of Nedd Brockmann, Novocastrian Scott Hingston will run from Melbourne to Newcastle next month, raising money for the Mark Hughes Foundation. The Merewether-based personal trainer is poised to depart Melbourne Storm's home ground on June 15, and venture through regional Victoria and NSW, before arriving at McDonald Jones Stadium ahead of the Knights' home game against the Raiders on June 27. For the 42-year-old, of Adamstown, the 1100-kilometre run is about raising money and awareness for brain cancer, but also inspiring the next generation. Two years ago, Hingston ran from Merewether to Singleton and back to raise money for the Hunter Valley bus crash appeal. That 24-hour journey raised $25,000, but it also left Hingston with a desire to do more. "When I got back from Singo, I felt like I could still do more," Hingston said. "I've done heaps of half-marathons and marathons, but I'm just more motivated to do this sort of stuff. "Especially working as a coach and a PT, I invest so much time into other people, where I find this is a challenge for myself. "It also encourages - I've got a lot of young kids I coach, who have probably got potential to go and represent their country at their chosen sport, and I think it's good for them to watch us go and do things like this. "What they thought was probably not possible, they can actually do as well." Hingston's 12-day run, which concludes in the NRL's Beanies for Brain Cancer Round, will traverse country towns like Albury, Wagga, Young, Cowra and Lithgow. He will pass through the Blue Mountains into Sydney and up the coast via the Northern Beaches and Central Coast. He will have a support crew following him in a motorhome, and other runners will join him for short sections along the way. Some former NRL players are expected to be among the participants. "I'll be doing an average of about 86km a day, for 12 days," Hingston said. "Every town we're going to is probably about 22km away from each other. So I'll have about a 20 or 30-minute break at each town, and we're hoping to get the community involved at each town. Some more so than others. We're looking to get some accommodation in the towns as well, but we'll be trying to get the local communities involved as much as possible." All going well, the last day of the journey will be about 30km from Swansea to the stadium, when it's expected a larger contingent or runners would join in. "No planned rest day, it's straight through," Hingston said. "Ideally I'd like to start at 5.15 [am] each morning and finish about 4 [pm], give or take. I think the longest day we have is about 98kms." Hingston, whose training business is based out of the Merewether Greens' gym at Townson Oval, hopes to raise $100,000 for the Mark Hughes Foundation. "Mark has done a lot up here in Newcastle," Hingston said. "At the Greens, we have a girl at our club who got diagnosed with brain cancer about two years ago. But it just seemed to have impacted a lot of people. "It's been amazing how many people, since I started this, who have reached out and said my brother has brain cancer, my mum or someone close they know. "If we can create some more funds and awareness of people who are going through it, it can only be a good thing. I lost my cousin to cancer when she was 35. It wasn't brain cancer, but she literally had it for 12 months and then we lost her after that." Hingston has been training for months, mostly around Newcastle Harbour. But he reckons the hardest part of the campaign - to date - was actually committing to it. "I just needed something to work towards. It gets you off the drink, you eat better, you sleep better. I'm probably the fittest in my life right now," he said. "I remember writing a text message to 'Hughesy' with the initial idea. I deleted it a few times and wrote it again, and then finally bit the bullet and thought, 'Bugger it, I'm going to do this'. "Once I had that set in stone, my training just took off from there. "I've been trying to average around 150km a week for the last 10 months. "It's gotten bigger the last six months, but ... it's been very repetitive." Long-distance running is growing in popularity, especially in the social-media age. Aussie Nedd Brockmann has become a well-known identity after running from Perth to Sydney, a route Englishman William Goodge also completed in a reported record time last week. "Ten, fifteen years ago, running a marathon was a massive deal. Now it's just another race," Hingston said. "There's no fear factor of actually finishing the run. If I run a marathon, I wouldn't be worried about trying to finish the 42km, it's more about what time am I going to run. It's not so much a bucket-list anymore. "Look at guys like Cliff Young, who was 61 when he ran that ultra [marathon] from Sydney to Melbourne. It makes people realise they can do a lot more than what they're capable of. "What Will did was amazing, but Will has got years and years of experience on Nedd. "Nedd just put his shoes on and started running, and I think Nedd has really encouraged and motivated a lot of people to do it, because he titled himself as a non-runner. He has become a runner because he started with that. "I've done 23 half-marathons, six marathons, I've done the City to Surf 10 times. I loved running the events, and just getting quicker times ... that was my motivation. "But my role as a coach, you often sit down and ask yourself, 'What am I doing to motivate and inspire everyone else?'." Donation toward's Hingston's appeal can be made via the Mark Hughes Foundation's website. Inspired by the likes of Nedd Brockmann, Novocastrian Scott Hingston will run from Melbourne to Newcastle next month, raising money for the Mark Hughes Foundation. The Merewether-based personal trainer is poised to depart Melbourne Storm's home ground on June 15, and venture through regional Victoria and NSW, before arriving at McDonald Jones Stadium ahead of the Knights' home game against the Raiders on June 27. For the 42-year-old, of Adamstown, the 1100-kilometre run is about raising money and awareness for brain cancer, but also inspiring the next generation. Two years ago, Hingston ran from Merewether to Singleton and back to raise money for the Hunter Valley bus crash appeal. That 24-hour journey raised $25,000, but it also left Hingston with a desire to do more. "When I got back from Singo, I felt like I could still do more," Hingston said. "I've done heaps of half-marathons and marathons, but I'm just more motivated to do this sort of stuff. "Especially working as a coach and a PT, I invest so much time into other people, where I find this is a challenge for myself. "It also encourages - I've got a lot of young kids I coach, who have probably got potential to go and represent their country at their chosen sport, and I think it's good for them to watch us go and do things like this. "What they thought was probably not possible, they can actually do as well." Hingston's 12-day run, which concludes in the NRL's Beanies for Brain Cancer Round, will traverse country towns like Albury, Wagga, Young, Cowra and Lithgow. He will pass through the Blue Mountains into Sydney and up the coast via the Northern Beaches and Central Coast. He will have a support crew following him in a motorhome, and other runners will join him for short sections along the way. Some former NRL players are expected to be among the participants. "I'll be doing an average of about 86km a day, for 12 days," Hingston said. "Every town we're going to is probably about 22km away from each other. So I'll have about a 20 or 30-minute break at each town, and we're hoping to get the community involved at each town. Some more so than others. We're looking to get some accommodation in the towns as well, but we'll be trying to get the local communities involved as much as possible." All going well, the last day of the journey will be about 30km from Swansea to the stadium, when it's expected a larger contingent or runners would join in. "No planned rest day, it's straight through," Hingston said. "Ideally I'd like to start at 5.15 [am] each morning and finish about 4 [pm], give or take. I think the longest day we have is about 98kms." Hingston, whose training business is based out of the Merewether Greens' gym at Townson Oval, hopes to raise $100,000 for the Mark Hughes Foundation. "Mark has done a lot up here in Newcastle," Hingston said. "At the Greens, we have a girl at our club who got diagnosed with brain cancer about two years ago. But it just seemed to have impacted a lot of people. "It's been amazing how many people, since I started this, who have reached out and said my brother has brain cancer, my mum or someone close they know. "If we can create some more funds and awareness of people who are going through it, it can only be a good thing. I lost my cousin to cancer when she was 35. It wasn't brain cancer, but she literally had it for 12 months and then we lost her after that." Hingston has been training for months, mostly around Newcastle Harbour. But he reckons the hardest part of the campaign - to date - was actually committing to it. "I just needed something to work towards. It gets you off the drink, you eat better, you sleep better. I'm probably the fittest in my life right now," he said. "I remember writing a text message to 'Hughesy' with the initial idea. I deleted it a few times and wrote it again, and then finally bit the bullet and thought, 'Bugger it, I'm going to do this'. "Once I had that set in stone, my training just took off from there. "I've been trying to average around 150km a week for the last 10 months. "It's gotten bigger the last six months, but ... it's been very repetitive." Long-distance running is growing in popularity, especially in the social-media age. Aussie Nedd Brockmann has become a well-known identity after running from Perth to Sydney, a route Englishman William Goodge also completed in a reported record time last week. "Ten, fifteen years ago, running a marathon was a massive deal. Now it's just another race," Hingston said. "There's no fear factor of actually finishing the run. If I run a marathon, I wouldn't be worried about trying to finish the 42km, it's more about what time am I going to run. It's not so much a bucket-list anymore. "Look at guys like Cliff Young, who was 61 when he ran that ultra [marathon] from Sydney to Melbourne. It makes people realise they can do a lot more than what they're capable of. "What Will did was amazing, but Will has got years and years of experience on Nedd. "Nedd just put his shoes on and started running, and I think Nedd has really encouraged and motivated a lot of people to do it, because he titled himself as a non-runner. He has become a runner because he started with that. "I've done 23 half-marathons, six marathons, I've done the City to Surf 10 times. I loved running the events, and just getting quicker times ... that was my motivation. "But my role as a coach, you often sit down and ask yourself, 'What am I doing to motivate and inspire everyone else?'." Donation toward's Hingston's appeal can be made via the Mark Hughes Foundation's website.
