Since their birth Anita and Madie Cryer have shared a special and unbreakable bond, one that for many years they have showcased on the hockey pitch.
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The sisters, or Cryer twins as they are commonly known, have long formed a dynamic duo, firstly for their minkey side, then Oxley High and Tamworth rep sides, and up into grade for Waratahs.
Their hockey bond was briefly interrupted with both deciding to take some time away from the sport but has been back on display again this season.
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Anita (now Collins) put it at probably four years, bar the odd game here and there, since they last played together. Both dusted off their sticks last season, but while she was part of the premiership-winning first grade side, Madie preferred to play second grade.
When asked what made her decide step up to first grade this season she immediately pointed to her sister.
"I missed playing with her," she said.
"It's easier when you've got your sister on the park."
"It's a different connection you can make with her," Anita chimed in.
"I know there's players out there that connect very well with each other but when it's your twin...
"I just know she's going to trap that, I know where she's going to be."
She described last season as the best of her hockey life, and not because she celebrated her first title with Waratahs in about 14 years of trying (she had missed their 2016 triumph after rupturing her ACL during the season).
"I didn't come back last year thinking we need to win this, we need to do anything," she said.
It was really just about enjoying playing again.
Part of the first grade set-up since she was 13 or 14 - she had one year in fourth grade before pretty much stepping straight up to firsts - she had become a bit burnt out and feeling like she needed a break.
The time off proved just the tonic. She welcomed her second child - Kingsley is five and Hilton two - and really "found the love for hockey again".
Whether it was sibling telepathy or not, Madie expressed similar reasons for taking a break.
"Same thing, lost the love of the game," she said.
"But it's good now."
Waratahs are tracking towards another grand final appearance although did have a bit of a hiccup on Sunday, drawing 1-all with South United.
It was a game that got away. They peppered Souths' goal for the last eight or so minutes but just couldn't put the ball in the net.
They thought they had a match winner with a couple of minutes to go but it turned out to be just wide, the angle deceiving the dugout.
In the other games Flames beat Olympians, who are Waratahs main rivals for second spot, 2-nil while Tudor Wests beat Services 1-nil.
