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Rolton LIVE FROM believes RIO gold can Our team on the ground keeps you ahead of the game be ours RIO SNAPSHOT SCOTT WALSH One-stop shop for EQUESTRIAN legend Gillian results, news Rolton says has a strong chance to end its 16-year SCHEDULE Olympic gold hoodoo in Rio. But the decorated horse- What’s on and when woman warns Australia’s vic- tory last month over powerful CATCH UP at a Nations Cup will Great video only spur the two-time defend- ing Olympic champion. packages “Getting over Germany two events in a row might be ask- LISTEN IN ing a bit much, but in our sport, you never know,” Rolton said. Expert podcast “You can look unbeatable on paper, but things can happen PICTURE THIS with horses and we’ve got a very strong team. The boys have a Interactive galleries lot of Olympic experience.” Three of the four members advertiser.com.au of Australia’s team are past winners of Adelaide’s Austra- lian International 3 Day Event — Chris Burton, Shane Rose and gold medallist Stu- art Tinney. South Australian Scott Keach is one of the fairytales of the Rio Games, having earnt selection in showjumping 28 years after his Olympics event- ing debut in Seoul in 1988. The Aussies have not won GOING DOWN: Australia’s comes crashing to the ground as Canada’s prepares to pounce. Picture: GETTY IMAGES gold in equestrian since their team victory in Sydney in 2000. Rolton was part of the teams that won gold in Barcel- ona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996, while Matt Ryan claimed Matildas dealt double individual gold in 1992. All not lost blow as Canada strikes for Roos HOCKEYROOS coach Adam TONY HARPER It was a depressing after- she read it really well and put who has been in outstanding and Lisa De Commens says a fighting loss RIO DE JANEIRO noon for a team that was so re- pressure on Alanna. form, was suffering an injury, Vanna on the bench. to world leader the Nether- silient during Asian qualifying, “People make mistakes and although she did come on at Kerr was dangerous and lands this week is validation his IT could not have started any prepared well and came into it was just one of those things.” half-time as Australia chased only prevented from going in squad is perfectly primed for worse. It’s hard to see it ending the Games with real confi- The team has had the best the game. goal by a couple of last-ditch Rio’s unique challenges. well. dence it could win a medal. possible preparation but Alleway said the selection tackles, while Heyman got into The Hockeyroos lost 2-0 to The Matildas’ Olympic But the nervy opening sec- nerves of the big occasion were was not to blame. good positions but found her the Dutch, despite creating Games campaign suffered a onds were exploited savagely clearly evident early on. “Definitely not,” she said. shooting power off. plenty of chances on the new crushing blow inside 20 sec- by Canada’s veteran striker Alleway said the team had “With the personnel we have Neither De Vanna or Simon Rio pitch, with Commens onds in Sao Paulo yesterday . been as switched on before every one is capable of doing were able to make an impact thrilled with their gains since when a mix-up in defence let in Laura Alleway under-hit kick-off. an exceptional job because when introduced in the second the London Olympics. Canada for an early goal. her pass to central defensive “It wasn’t a case of not being there’s so much depth in our half. Australia takes on Great While Australia gained a partner , Sin- ready for it all,” Alleway said. squad- obvious Steph is a bril- “It was one of those frus- Britain and the US in its first player advantage for 70 min- clair pounced and in a blink it The goal came from Austra- liant player but so is Caitlin trating games where they got two preliminary games in the utes, and peppered the Canadi- was 1-0. lia’s left side, where Steph Cat- Foord.” the early lead and then parked first two days of competition, ans with 22 shots, another “It was a poor pass on my ley was replaced in the side by Coach went the bus,” said Alleway. “They with five pool games in eight defensive blunder at the end part,” a dejected Alleway told Cailtin Foord as a wing back. with Michelle Heyman and defended really well and were days. gifted Canada a 2-0 victory. . “Credit to Sinclair, There were reports Catley, upfront, leaving hard to break down.”

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