Kingsleys Steakhouse, Sydney, Australia

Three New Photo Sets posted on Flickr

• Qantas A380 Arrival Ceremony - Andrew and I (and 3000 other lucky Qantas staff and families) went to Hangar 96 at Sydney Airport to see the new Qantas A380 arrive in Australia
  
• Holiday in Port Douglas - Four days of chilling out by the huge lagoon pools at the Sheraton Mirage, snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef, and visiting the Daintree.
  
• 2008 AFL Grand Final - I was at the MCG to witness the Hawks historic win over the Cats. Go Hawks!!
  

Hawks triumph over Cats in historic AFL Grand Final

Hawthorn 18.7 (115) d Geelong 11.23 (89)

"THE 2008 [AFL] grand final will be written in sporting history as the day the champion cracked under pressure from a relentless and youthful challenger."

I had the pleasure of securing a grand final ticket in the MCC lottery a few weeks ago. My team, the Hawthorn Hawks, have been playing very well this year, securing second spot on the ladder at the end of the home and away season. The first three weeks of the finals played out without too many surprises. One by one the 3rd to 8th teams fell to their favoured opponents. On Grand Final day it was 1 v 2, Geelong (with 23 wins / 1 loss for the year to date) v Hawthorn. Geelong were the reigning premiers. Hawthorn were in their first Grand Final in 17 years.

A crowd of 100,012 flocked to Victoria's temple, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with probably an equal number watching the game in the pubs in nearby Richmond and the CBD.

Hawthorn were definitely the underdog. The bookies outside the 'G were offering odds of 3:1 for a Hawthorn victory ... yet there was quiet confidence that the Hawks would put up a fight.

The first two quarters were neck a neck. Geelong ahead by 1 point at quarter time. Hawthorn ahead by 3 points at half time. It was nail biting stuff - the game could have gone either way. Then the Hawks put on a stunning performance to close it out, kicking five goals in a row in the third quarter, and finishing the game ahead by 26 points.

On ya boys! We are a happy team at Hawthorn.