ANALYSIS: Are the Kookaburras the greatest team the Commonwealth Games has ever seen?
After winning a seventh-straight gold medal in the men's hockey at the Commonwealth Games, it must be asked: are the Kookaburras the greatest team to ever perform on this stage?
But it's time we actually sit back and fully appreciate what the Kookaburras have brought to men's hockey, and Australian sport, over the last two decades – and the path this current generation is forging. The crowning moment was the second goal – perfection for purists, as the Kookaburras whizzed out of danger on the edge of their circle, with six players involved in beautiful interplay, finished off by a Nathan Ephraums tap in.
It was characteristic of every player's effort in the decider: they play hard, they play every ball, and they play to win every single moment, no matter the score.It may sometimes seem unfair to single out individuals after any performance in a team sport, but when it comes to the Kookaburras for the past 16 years co-captain Eddie Ockenden has been at the centre of it all.Ockenden made his international debut for the Kookaburras in 2006.
He's not comfortable with the spotlight remaining solely on him though, preferring to praise the players who have come in, particularly in the wake of major changes following the Rio 2016 Olympics where they finished sixth.
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