U18 Girls Australia Tour 2005
Dates: Jul 17 to Jun 29 2005
Age
Group: Girls Ages 15-18
Location: Melbourne, Ballarat, Shepparton & Sydney
Players Top 5
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Hurting both my feet (though that is not so much a favourite memory, as something I will never forget)
- Billeting in Shepparton
- 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.
- The guys at the train station in Melbourne
- The hockey itself
- Billeting in Ballarat
- All the animals!
- FOOTIE!
- Meeting sooo many amazing new people
- Spending time with my friends in such a cool country!

Playing the Japan team
- Footie !!!!!!!!!!
- HockeyFest
- Pies
- The play at the Opera house
- The bus from Melbourne to Ballarat
- Dancing
- The CANADA'S best news broadcast in Ballarat
- Bondi Beach
- Just spending time with the team at night and bonding (the quotes game?.the 2nd star to the right and straight on till morning!)
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Victoria market in Melbourne
- Buying scarves the first day we got there?hey I admit it I brought a lot of summer clothes
- Altona field
- The beaches on the bus ride?and the bus ride in general from Melbourne to Ballarat
- Billeting in Ballarat and Shepparton
- Being on the news of course
- Hockey fest tournament, all the playing and the cool international people we met.
- Dancing obviously
- Everyone loving the Canadians (Canada, HELL YA)
- Hockeyfest Banquet at the Mandarin club, then dancing, and the hostel - while a certain someone played cricket in the hallways in some TFH pjs?
- Bondi Beach, Manley Beach, the harbour, and footy (magpies)
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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.
- Obviously all the Hockey we played, win or lose it was all fun.
- The tournament itself, and all the players we made contacts with.
- Getting to know everyone on the team much better as the tour went on.
- Our first encounter with Thelma and Jon Don the Fox, and the second, and the third, and ?well all of them.
- Retro tennis and ping-pong
- Watching the footy games.
- K-mack the Sinter clause with her shopping sack
- 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 17th 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:
- Delaney's first Fall
- Becoming a vampire! Where's my tooth?
- Sharing a room for 5 nights with 5 very messy roommates
- K-Mac's blankie hanging in my face in the middle of the night
- Delaney's SECOND FALL - this was Classic!!
- Breakfast in SCYH
- Riding the morning train with K Mac? (sorry kiddo)
- 6am wake ups and missing dinner 3 nights in a row
- Ripped pants and a long ride home
- Losing to the Tazzie devils in the final match
Thelma Wright (Team Manger)