Sally Fitzgibbons has fallen just short in her battle with five-time world champion Carissa Moore, while Jack Robinson's tough year took another turn for the worse on a topsy-turvy day for Australians at the Fiji Pro.
Fitzgibbons was riding a wave of confidence after taking down eight-time world champion Steph Gilmore in the opening round at Cloudbreak, but Moore proved a tougher nut to crack on Thursday.