Tassie Tigers have taken full advantage of newly tweaked rules of Hockey One early to extinguish the Adelaide Fire's flickering hopes in Hobart.
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Nick Leslie goaled first in first 10 minutes on Saturday night, but slammed past an immediate second after the scorer is allowed to add an extra in a one-on-one shootout with the goalkeeper.
That set the tone for the rest of the match as the hosts took control to score three more times in the 5-1 win.
Sam McCambridge from another field goal and Jeremy Hayward from a penalty shot gave the Tigers a four-goal lead by half-time.
Hayden Beltz tapped in a fifth goal before the South Australians stole one back three minutes from full-time.
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The Tasmanians will enter the two-month league after their semi-final exit last year in the old Australian Hockey League carnival format that was squeezed into a week.
The Tigers women started steadily in the earlier twilight clash before conceding four second-half goals.
The Fire scored two minutes after the break and a second time in two minutes.
Miki Spano's second goal for the visitors from a penalty strike four minutes from time sealed the 4-0 victory.
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Andrew Mathieson
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
