The venerable Australian took command of his Round Three match against Hawaiian Dusty Payne with a picture-perfect pit at Teahupo'o. The judges awarded him with a 9.27, which was just shy of Kelly Slater's in the battle for bragging rights over best score of the day. Josh went on to advance to the Quarterfinals.
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