In her first heat of 2016, Malia Manuel earned an 8.50. Manuel ended up stealing the win from Sally Fitzgibbons who was leading for the majority of the heat.
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The Aussie Tour veteran starts her season strong at the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.
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In her first heat of 2016, Malia Manuel earned an 8.50. Manuel ended up stealing the win from Sally Fitzgibbons who was leading for the majority of the heat.
The Aussie Tour veteran starts her season strong at the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.
The reigning World Champ easily dominated her Round 1 heat at the Roxy Pro Gold Coast with waves like this one.
The Aussie has been training hard and in the first heat of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast it paid off.
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