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10 Best Naughties Sporting Moments Post by: The Grill Team 27 November, 2009 - 6:53 AM
The Naughties have been a great decade for Aussie sport, so great in fact, we can’t decide what the top 10 moments are!
Some of our favourite moments have been:
Cathy Freeman winning gold in 2000.
John Aloisi getting the Socceroos into the 2006 World Cup.
Steve Waugh scoring a last-ball century at the SCG.
Here's the list so far:
10. Scott Sattler's try saving tackle in the 2003 NRL Grand Final.
9. Australia beats the USA in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the Sydney Olympics.
8. John Eales's Bledisloe kick.
7. Swans win the AFL Grand Final.
6. Australia wins the Ashes 5-0.
5. Makybe Diva wins 3 Melbourne Cups in a row.
4. Steve Waugh's last ball SCG century.
3. Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony.
2. John Aloisi's penalty at the 2006 World Cup.
1. Cathy Freeman wins gold at the Sydney Olympics.
Send in your favourite sporting moment from the past 10 years and we’ll count down the top 10 on the show.
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Matty says
It's got to be the Swans winning the 2005 Grand Final!!!
Posted Friday 27 November, 2009 7:02 AM -
Tom says
Gee its a tough one...
Thorpies effort at Athens 2004 and the Wallabies getting done over by Johnny Wilkinson in the 2003 Rugby World Cup would have to be up there...
Loving your work boys!
Posted Friday 27 November, 2009 7:25 AM -
Dave says
#1 for me is Tander and Davidson winning Bathurst 2009
Posted Saturday 28 November, 2009 9:26 PM -
Dean Jamieson says
Steve Menzies try in the 08 Grand Final coming on with little time left to cap of a fairytail finish for his career. And Manly winning the Grand Final 40-0 against melbourne.
Posted Tuesday 1 December, 2009 8:52 PM -
Shane says
Would definitely have to be Steve Waugh's century on the last ball of the day at the SCG- with all the media on his back pushing him to retire. What an innings and what a memory- still gives me goosebumps when i see it or hear it!!!!
Posted Wednesday 2 December, 2009 3:47 PM -
David Tunnicliff says
grant Hackett winning the 1500m in Athens with a collasped lung, Everyone could see he gave it everything
Posted Wednesday 2 December, 2009 7:43 PM -
Jon says
Mark Webber's firs win in Germany this year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqrWKNpAniA
Posted Wednesday 2 December, 2009 9:35 PM -
greg noyes says
1. Cathy Freemans 400 win;
Posted Wednesday 2 December, 2009 10:41 PM
2. Aloisi's goal to qualify for the world cup;
3. Benjis flick pass in the 2005 grand final;
4. Makeby Divas third Melbourne cup - it even shut bruce mcevaney up;
5 - 10 Thorpies swims. -
Frank says
These are my best personally attended moments 1. Schwarzer's saves and Aloisi's Goal in that WC qualifier. and 2. The Mens 4 x 100 metre swimming final at the Sydney Olympics when we smashed the yanks 'like guitars'.
Posted Sunday 6 December, 2009 7:36 AM -
Brad says
I think the biggest memories that stand out from this decade are
1. Aloisi's Penalty/Schwarzer's save against Uruguay
2. Garth Tander/Jason Bargwanna winning Bathurst, I think it was 2002
3. Stephen Bradbury winning Australia's 1st ever Gold in the Winter Olympics4. Cathy Freeman's Gold Medal winning run in the Sydney Olympics
5. Damian Oliver winning the Melbourne Cup in memory of his late brother
Posted Tuesday 8 December, 2009 1:17 PM
