text: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott thrilled players at a Sydney Australian Rules football club function by skolling a beer. Mr Abbott was asked to have a drink by University of Technology Sydney Bats coach Simon Carradous, and the Prime Minister happily obliged. It appeared to take the Prime Minister about six seconds to down the schooner, as players cheered and chanted 'skol' and 'Tony'. Scroll down for video . Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott thrilled players at a Sydney Australian Rules football club function by skolling a beer . It appeared to take the Prime Minister about six seconds to down the schooner, as players cheered and chanted 'skol' and 'Tony' Mr Abbott also gave a speech to the players, according to Australian Women's Weekly. 'He grabs the microphone and gives a speech, which went along the lines of: 'well isn't this a real treat, I've been a rugby man all my life but now I finally get to hang out with some real footballers' to which of course the crowd went crazy,' Mr Carradous said. 'Then he proceeds to reach down and grab a schooner and he drank from head-to-toe the entire schooner, dribbling little bits on his shirt... He was proud as punch.' Mr Abbott is not the first Australian Prime Minister to show off his skolling skills, with former Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke's ability well documented. Mr Abbott was asked to have a drink by University of Technology Sydney Bats coach Simon Carradous, and the Prime Minister happily obliged . 'He drank the entire schooner, dribbling bits on his shirt... He was proud as punch,' a witness said .
target: Australian Prime Minister skols a beer with celebrating football players .
  Video emerged of Tony Abbott drinking the beer in six seconds .
  The Prime Minister reportedly earlier gave a speech at the club function .
  A crowd of 50 people surrounded Mr Abbott to cheer him on as he drank .