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Abbott is an exciting, silky skilled midfielder/striker who has a great ability to eliminate opponents with his ball control, while also opening up opportunities for those around him. From the Northern Territory, Abbott also has a great goal sense and is very dangerous inside the circle. Abbott made his debut in 2007 and was impressive in the recent Darwin 4 nations tournament in 2008.
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Date of Birth
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10 January 1986
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Nickname
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Des
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Position
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Striker
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Kookaburra Shirt Number
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32
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International Matches
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49
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International Goals
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27
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Australian Debut
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28, January 2007, Canberra vs Holland
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International Tournaments
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2008 Olympic Games - 3rd place
2008 Champions Trophy - 1st place
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AHL Team
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NT Stingers
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AHL Shirt Number
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17
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Strengths
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Eliminating, passing
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| Weaknesses |
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Chasing back after a turnover |
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Current Local Hockey Club
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Aquinas Reds
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Occupation
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Water Corporation worker
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| How did you get into hockey? |
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Family |
| Memories from the 2004 Athens Olympic Games |
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Watching Jamie Dwyer score the winning goal and seeing everyone running on the field to celebrate |
| Hardest thing to give up to play hockey for Australia |
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Not being at home in Darwin with family and friends |
| Post hockey career ambitions |
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To move back home to Darwin |
| Most memorable thing to happen whilst away on tour |
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Getting to play in the green and gold on home turf during the recent Four-Nations Tournament. It was awesome. |
| Something interesting about one of your team mates... |
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Russell Ford and the Collingwood Magpies. "Rusty" is a typical Collingwood supporter, need I say more? He also has a habit of not finishing what he starts. |
| If you didn't play hockey, what would you be doing? |
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Playing local footy in Darwin |
| When I was younger I wanted to be ... |
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A Kookaburra |
| Do you have a cooking specialty? |
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Yeah right! |
| Describe your perfect day |
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Relaxing on a beautiful beach with family and friends with beverages on ice |
| Money can't buy ... |
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Freedom |
| Who is your hero? |
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Michael Jordan |