Category: Gold Coast Sport
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NEIL HENRY SHARES HIRING AND FIRING TACTICS
It hasn’t taken Neil Henry long to make his presence felt at the Titans. Shortly after his arrival, he sacked long time assistant Trevor Gillmeister and brought in Terry Matterson from the Cowboys. In part two of our one on one chat, Henry tells us about his right hand man.
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BANNED CHINESE SWIMMER TRAINING AT PALM BEACH
Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang is back training on the Gold Coast, despite being told he’s not welcome. Sun was barred from training in Australia earlier this month after testing positive for a banned substance in May. It’s understood the 23-year-old has been training in the public lane at Palm Beach Currumbin under former Miami assistant…
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ZILLMAN SET FOR TITANS TRAINING
Titans fullback William Zillman says he’s in the best shape of his life and ready to jump straight into preseason training next month. But the 28-year-old won’t be doing much resting this Christmas break – he’ll be put to work at his family’s 30,000 acre Brisbane property.
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ORIGINAL COOLY KIDS IN TOWN TO PROMOTE LOST FILM
Long before Mick Fanning and Parko arrived on the scene…the original Cooly Kids were shredding at Kirra. Peter Townend and Wayne ‘Rabbbit ‘ Bartholomew reminisced at Kirra today – before the showing of a film they’re featured in – that hasn’t been seen in nearly 40 years.
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PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR MAGIC MILLIONS
Dust off your fascinators and suits, the count down to the annual Magic Millions carnival is upon us again. Horse inspections kick off this week, and directors are tipping big bucks to fly, in 2015.
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SEXTON STRUGGLING WITH PRESEASON INJURIES
While many of the Gold Coast Suns are focusing on building endurance and skills this preseason, Alex Sexton is just trying to keep injury free. The 21-year-old came back strong at the back end of last season after spending much of the year recovering from a dislocated shoulder.
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RYAN JAMES HOPING TO START SEASON ON A HIGH
Another well rested local athlete who is ready to hit the ground running is hulking Gold Coast Titan Ryan James. After a season-ending shoulder surgery in July this year, the 23-year-old is hoping 2015 will be his year to shine. But until preseason training starts, he’s spending time at home in Bundaberg.
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LIZ PLUIMER IN TOP SHAPE FOR COMPETITION
Liz Pluimers knows all about close calls. She dominated the ironman series in 2011, but ended up finishing second. This year, she’s in a similar position, but isn’t prepared to look over her shoulder.
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ADAM SCOTT HIRES NEW CADDY
Adam Scott’s search for a caddy is over, with the world number three confirming Zimbabwe’s Mike Kerr will fill the role. Kerr carried Scott’s bag at the Australian Open and PGA before being offered the job.
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GOLD COAST SWIMMERS AWARDED
Two Gold Coast athletes were honoured at last night’s swimmer of the year awards. Melanie Wright was presented with golden moment of the year, along with her 4 by 100 metre freestyle team, for their record breaking swim at the Commonwealth Games. Cam McEvoy received the people’s choice award. McEvoy won gold in the 100 metre…