Jorja Miller has almost single-handedly consigned Australia to the silver medal at the Hong Kong Sevens, with the New Zealand star dominating the women's final.
Miller made up for a first-half yellow card by scoring two tries in 66 seconds after some crucial turnovers to swing the match for a 26-19 victory, with the Kiwis claiming their third successive Hong Kong title.
Miller was sin-binned for a tip tackle on Faith Nathan but the young Australian outfit weren't able to take advantage, instead New Zealand scoring through Michaela Brake.
However, Australia tied the score at 12-12 by halftime after their own gun Maddison Levi hurdled three defenders for her second try of the half.
That extended Levi's Hong Kong haul of tries to a women's record of 14 in a single tournament.
Levi was stopped from a fourth match hat-trick of tries after being run down by Brake, but Australia scored last through Mackenzie Davis.
"We are never happy after a loss but as far as losses go, this one won't keep me up worrying," said Australia's women's coach Tim Walsh.
"The performance from this team against the odds was excellent."
In the men's draw, the Australians scored a try after the siren for a scintillating 22-21 win over Fiji to claim a confidence-boosting bronze medal.
The men were forced to fight deep after conceding a try inside 30 seconds but bounced back through Hayden Sargeant and James Turner.
Fiji took the lead back before the break and extended it shortly afterwards before Aden Ekanayake and Sidney Harvey both crossed for the men in gold in the final three minutes.
Teenager Harvey collected a James Turner pass after the siren to score the match-winner in the corner.
"That was insane, I've been 13th man and watching these boys play so well all weekend," said the 19-year-old.
"I'm just glad I caught the ball, it's insane, I'll never forget that moment. It's so special.
"I've grown up watching rugby sevens and loving sevens and Fiji has been a dominant force and I'm very proud of the lads to finish with third."
Argentina won their first Hong Kong Sevens title, beating Olympic champions France 12-7 in a tight final.
