Commonwealth Games 2014: Illawarra elite are bound for glory

By Tim Barrow
Updated July 24 2014 - 3:40pm, first published 2:00pm
Madeline Heiner. Picture: KIRK GILMOUR
Madeline Heiner. Picture: KIRK GILMOUR

Bring your #welovethegong shirt, hockey talent Tristan White reminded runner Ryan Gregson. The Twitter banter between  Bulli’s Gregson and Wollongong’s White this week was a light-hearted reflection of their pride at representing the Illawarra at the Commonwealth Games. They are among a select group of Australian athletes to come from the South Coast to wear the green and gold in Glasgow.  With competition starting on Wednesday night, Mercury sports editor Tim Barrow analyses the medal prospects of each of the Illawarra’s talented athletes.

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