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Players Top 5

   

1. Hurting both my feet (though that is not so much a favourite memory, as something I will never forget)
2. Billeting in Shepparton
3. Circus Oz, This is not a very nice memory because of the sheer abnormality of the persons involved but it is something I wont ever forget.
4. The guys at the train station in Melbourne
5. The hockey itself
6. Billeting in Ballarat
7. All the animals!
8. FOOTIE!
9. Meeting sooo many amazing new people
10. Spending time with my friends in such a cool country!

 

Playing the Japan team

 

1. Footie !!!!!!!!!!
2. HockeyFest
3. Pies
4. The play at the Opera house
5. The bus from Melbourne to Ballarat
6. Dancing
7. The CANADA'S best news broadcast in Ballarat
8. Bondi Beach
9. Just spending time with the team at night and bonding (the quotes game….the 2^nd star to the right and straight on till morning!)

 

1. Victoria market in Melbourne
2. Buying scarves the first day we got there…hey I admit it I brought a lot of summer clothes
3. Altona field
4. The beaches on the bus ride…and the bus ride in general from Melbourne to Ballarat
5. Billeting in Ballarat and Shepparton
6. Being on the news of course
7. Hockey fest tournament, all the playing and the cool international people we met.
8. Dancing obviously
9. Everyone loving the Canadians (Canada, HELL YA)
10. Hockeyfest Banquet at the Mandarin club, then dancing, and the hostel - while a certain someone played cricket in the hallways in some TFH pjs…
11. Bondi Beach, Manley Beach, the harbour, and footy (magpies)

 

1. The crazy flock of Belgium's on the prowl for Canadian clothing, and those who were desperate enough to even consider giving me their stick for a sweatshirt that I hadn't washed in weeks.
2. Obviously all the Hockey we played, win or lose it was all fun.
3. The tournament itself, and all the players we made contacts with.
4. Getting to know everyone on the team much better as the tour went on.
5. Our first encounter with Thelma and Jon Don the Fox, and the second, and the third, and …well all of them.
6. Retro tennis and ping-pong
7. Watching the footy games.
8. K-mack the Sinter clause with her shopping sack
9. Every one of the lovely meals prepared for us by the hospitable kitchen staff at the Sydney YHA.

Looking back on a crazy 18 days …. From the eyes of the ol chap [chaperone]……

1.      My team dog tag from 18 amazing young ladies
2.      Keeping up with Andrew…and one step ahead of the gang (most of the time)
3.      Visiting with M, M and Annie Rose in Buninyong
4.      Celebrating Gillian's 17^th birthday in Ballarat (and we won the game!)
5.      Highlight reel of our team on Ballarat nightly news- Canada's BEST!!
6.      Driving the Great Ocean Road and collecting sand from the southern ocean
7.      A room to myself all week
8.      Delaney's in-fatigueable spirit.. How positive can someone be?
9.      Meeting the Fox -  Yah JanDaan!
10.  Retro Tennis costumes .. sorry I had to miss all the action
11.  Hockeyfest wins -Carly going for the hat trick
12.  Holding Japan to 0-0 for 31 minutes // Go Canucks
13.  1/2 price Theatre at the Opera House, Taronga Zoo, Manley Beach
14.  Essenden vs Kangaroos Footie… sorry for the loss Andrew.
15.  Swimming a mile in the Olympic pool
16.   Dancing at the final party…thanks G,  Annie Lah and  JD
17.  The GREAT team spirit and TERRIFIC improvement

10 WORST MEMORIES:

1. Delaney's first Fall
2. Becoming a vampire! Where's my tooth?
3. Sharing a room for 5 nights with 5 very messy roommates
4. K-Mac's blankie hanging in my face in the middle of the night
5. Delaney's SECOND FALL - this was Classic!!
6. Breakfast in SCYH
7. Riding the morning train with K Mac  (sorry kiddo)
8. 6am wake ups and missing dinner 3 nights in a row
9. Ripped pants and a long ride home
10. Losing to the Tazzie devils in the final match

Thelma Wright (Team Manger)

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