12:00a.m. 11th January 2008

A boardrider at Alexandra Headland almost pulled off Julian Wilson’s patented sushi roll - almost. Photo Chris McCormack

It was a case of almost but not really when this bald-pated boardrider went the punt at Alexandra Headland this week and had a crack at his own version of pro junior star Julian Wilson’s patented super move.

Photo Gallery: Sushi roll flop

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The backhand “Sushi” won 19-year-old Julian of Coolum worldwide acclaim when he pulled it off during a photo shoot in Japan last year.

This brave forehand attempt at kind of the same thing looked promising for a short while but was never fast enough or high enough to match the style of one of the world’s most promising young surf stars.

Watch the video to see how it's really done