Jamie Dwyer’s 200th goal for the Kookaburras was the highlight of a 16-0 win over Papua New Guinea at the Oceania Cup on Saturday November 2, 2013, as the Australian men completed their preliminary matches ahead of Sunday's final.

Matthew Butturini (NSW) scored a hat-trick of penalty corners while there was a double for his New South Wales colleague Simon Orchard. Victorian pair Russell Ford and Chris Ciriello also both struck twice, as did Glenn Turner (ACT) and Queenslander Dwyer, Australia’s third most capped Kookaburra.

Eddie Ockenden took one step closer to becoming the first Tasmanian man to score 50 times for his country, bagging his 49th against Papua New Guinea. Jason Wilson and Jake Whetton also found the target while goalkeeper Andrew Charter reached a half century of appearances.

On Sunday, the Kookaburras will meet New Zealand in the contest for the Oceania Cup title and a maximum haul of world ranking points.

Kookaburras coach Graham Reid said afterwards that the attention was now firmly on Sunday’s showdown. “All the focus is on tomorrow’s game. We had to play the game today, obviously, but we’re now looking forward to the match against New Zealand. We’ve got lots of video to watch.”

Speaking about the final, Reid added, “I don’t expect it to be much different to Friday’s game [when the Kookaburras won 3-1]. I expect it’ll be tough and not as open as the last game - finals tend to be that way. I think we’ll see better basic skills from both teams now that we’ve all had the chance to get used to the new surface.”

Acknowledging Dwyer’s 200th strike for his country, Reid said, “He’s a fantastic player and it’s a fantastic milestone. But the Kookaburras aren’t about milestones and he would be the first to say that it’s about the team.”

Butturini’s first got the Kookaburras off to the races after four minutes with Dwyer clocking his 199th strike just before half time. The five times World Player of Year brought up the magic 200 midway through the second half. Glenn Turner’s late double signed off proceedings.

Original Article by Lawrence West at Hockey Australia News http://www.hockey.org.au/