Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott slams down a beer at the footy

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott thrilled a packed crowd at a local football match by downing a beer, but not everyone was impressed.  

The Liberal backbencher was urged to slam his drink at Sydney’s Manly Oval as the Warringah Rats took on the Manly Marlins in the NSW Shute Shield on Saturday. 

To the repeated cheers of ‘Tony’, Mr Abbott finished the can in around 14 seconds, grimacing as he took his final mouthful.

‘He’s still finishing the beer as we speak,’ one commented on the video, while another wrote: ‘Weak effort but gold anyway.’ 

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott thrilled a packed crowd at a local football match by downing a beer

Mr Abbott finished the can in around 14 seconds, grimacing as he took his final mouthful

Others suggested Mr Abbott’s can was ‘probably empty’, while another noted: ‘You’ll never be Bob Hawke’. 

Mr Abbott later took to Twitter to celebrate the Marlins’ win against their arch-rivals. 

‘Great to be amongst the 5000+ crowd – Rugby was the winner,’ Mr Abbott wrote. 

Mr Hawke, who famously smashed the beer-skoling world record during his days at Oxford University, has lived up to his reputation over the years.

In January, the former prime minister slammed down a lager to the roar of the crowd at the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.  

Mr Abbott (pictured speaking with fans) later took to Twitter to celebrate the Marlins' win against their arch-rivals

Mr Abbott (pictured speaking with fans) later took to Twitter to celebrate the Marlins’ win against their arch-rivals

In January, Mr Hawke slammed down a lager to the roar of the crowd at the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground

In January, Mr Hawke slammed down a lager to the roar of the crowd at the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground

While the 88-year-old’s effort may not have broken any records, a massive applause broke out around the ground as he downed the beer to a standing ovation. 

Mr Hawke also slammed down his lager during the Sydney test in 2012, and again in 2014 and 2017.

In 2012, he was famously handed a beer by a cricket fan and was filmed smashing it in front of a raucous crowd. 

In 2012, Mr Hawke was famously handed a beer by a cricket fan and was filmed smashing it in front of a raucous crowd



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