Matildas stars Clare Polkinghorne and Tameka Butt have jointly taken out the 2017 Most Outstanding Sporting Achievement at the Griffith Sports Blues Awards.
The Griffith postgraduate students were part of the Australia team that dominated world soccer during the year, defeating traditional powerhouses Brazil and the United States in the process. Tameka proved the game-breaker in the historic first-time triumph over the US with the winning goal.
After completing a Bachelor of Business, Tameka has started a double degree Master of Business/Master of Marketing. Clare completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science (with honours) before embarking on her current studies, a Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
“It was a privilege to watch Clare and Tameka on top of their game as part of a Matildas team very much on top of the world game,” Duncan Free OAM, Director of Griffith Sports College, said. “They have done their country and they have done their
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