Strength – Glenn Maxwell
The “Big Show” hit some brutal shots in bringing up his maiden ODI century in just 53 balls against Sri Lanka. With his powerful stroke-play, he hit the fastest ODI ton by an Australian and the second fastest World Cup ton ever.
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Skill – Chris Sandow
Is there anything as exciting and skilful as a confident Chris Sandow with a footy in his hands? The Parramatta halfback was in fine form executing this perfect chip-kick before regathering with one hand and setting up Brad Takairangi in the Eels’ 42-12 win over Manly.
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Mental toughness – Thanasi Kokkinakis
After being soundly beaten in the first two sets of his Davis Cup rubber against Czech top seed Lukas Rosol, Kokkinakis fought back to a stirring five set win. The comeback put Australia on the verge of a long-awaited World Group victory and vindicated the world No. 133’s selection ahead of Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth.
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Endurance – Monday Night Football viewers
If you managed to get through the whole 80 minutes of the first instalment of Monday Night Football, you deserve an award. The error-riddled encounter as the Storm edged the Dragons 12-4 was a disappointing end to a great first round of rugby league.
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