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Jordan Mailata: Philadelphia Eagles Tackle Scripts History, Becomes First Aussie To Win Super Bowl

Three other Aussies have also appeared in a Super Bowl 바카라“ Ben Graham for Arizona in 2009, San Francisco바카라™s Mitch Wishnowsky in 2010 and Arryn Siposs, Mailata바카라™s teammate in 2022

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Australia's Jordan Mailata scripted history on Sunday, February 9 (Monday, February 10 IST) by becoming the first-ever from his country to play in a Super Bowl victory. (Match Report | More Sports News)

The offensive tackle, who was playing in his second NFL Championship decider, was part of the Philadelphia Eagles side that defeated Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win the mega event.

Mailata's journey is worth noting, as he started off from a humble background in Sydney's south-west region. The 27-year-old played a key role in Eagles' victory over the Chiefs, as his first-half performance helped them to a 24-0 lead.

He was crucial in Eagles' opening touchdown - a maneuver called as 'tush push' that saw MVP Jalen Hurts find his way to the end zone despite a load of bodies.

Mailata's offensive play and dodginess helped Hurts to stamp his authority in the game. The Aussie, who weighs in at 166kg and stands at a 2.03m tall, posed his authority on the game.

바카라œYou have got to want to be more physical,바카라 Mailata was quoted post Eagles' victory in Fox Sports NFL. 바카라œThat was a great defence we were going up against so we knew we had to answer that call. And that ain바카라™t easy, you have to have the want to.바카라

바카라œIt바카라™s a completely new team, that바카라™s the beauty about it, the culture that we built early on,바카라 Mailata said. 바카라œWe left that baggage of 바카라˜22 because we didn바카라™t want to bring that to the new season,바카라 he added.

The other Aussies to have appeared in a Super Bowl are - Ben Graham for Arizona in 2009, San Francisco바카라™s Mitch Wishnowsky and Arryn Siposs in 2022.

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