Medal Count

[Tommy Smith]

Nothing makes an Australian salty quite like getting toppled by Team GB in the medal count.

But but "population! population!"

I really have never understood the massive chip on the shoulder. Australia is a sporting powerhouse and does remarkably well across an incredibly broad range of sports on the world stage. Be proud of that, look to improve where you can, and stop measuring yourselves against your former Overlords.

 

[Pommy]

Nothing makes an Australian salty quite like getting toppled by Team GB in the medal count.

But but "population! population!"

I really have never understood the massive chip on the shoulder. Australia is a sporting powerhouse and does remarkably well across an incredibly broad range of sports on the world stage. Be proud of that, look to improve where you can, and stop measuring yourselves against your former Overlords.

It does make work more fun though.
Cricket
Football
Yawnion
The olympics
Roll on the 4 nations

But your totally right this country punches well well above its weight

 

[Shorty]

Yes but we're perfectionists and want to win everything we enter in.
It's this sort of pressure that probably makes our swimmers bust their knees under the enormous pressure.
It really makes you think about how special Freeman was to win her race, she didn't even look happy she won just relieved!!

 

[alien]

There we have it population doesn't matter your just shit

you're*

 

[alien]

Nothing makes an Australian salty quite like getting toppled by Team GB in the medal count.

I don't mind seeing our British allies go well. For quite a while they didn't go very well in the Olympics and I didn't really understand why, because they have a fairly large population and are a fairly rich nation. I am also part Pom, part Scottish. and part Irish (although I'm not sure if that is Northern Ireland).

 

[Pommy]

you're*

C'mon Wests!!

 

[saint.nick]

Yes but we're perfectionists and want to win everything we enter in.
It's this sort of pressure that probably makes our swimmers bust their knees under the enormous pressure.
It really makes you think about how special Freeman was to win her race, she didn't even look happy she won just relieved!!

Big deal, if you can't handle pressure you're not gold medal quality

 

[Twizzle]

nice to wake up to a gold medal

 

[ozbash]

As I thought. ... NZ are blitzing the mpc ratings..

 

[OVP]

As I thought. ... NZ are blitzing the mpc ratings..

You've got a few more that's expected to win too haven't you ?

Been pretty good for the kiwis so far, let's hope you get some more.

The funny thing with Australia is that we were expected to win about 13 gold, but only two of the expected gold have come true (the rower last night and the womens 100m relay), but we seem to pull out gold medals in events we're not expected to win.

We might need to combine our tally to beat GB guys, lets do it ... if GB can combine 5 countries then surely Australia, NZ, Fiji can combine theirs lol. Go Oceania !!

 

[roughyedspud]

We're gonna be ahead of china in a hour or two...




Combine 5 countries? lol grow up you whinging mardarse

Ps its only 4...and if it helps think of it as NSW,QLD,VIC,WA,SA,NT & ACT..in fact oz states are more like countries than england is....england doesn't have its own government!

 

[Evil Homer]

Not stalking the USA or China though...are you?

We are now ahead of China.

 

[Pommy]

We are now ahead of China.

 

[Shorty]

Done great this olympics, credit where it's due.
But its one olympics after hosting it, Aus had a fantastic campaign in Athens.

Tokyo will be the proof in the pudding for the Poms.

 

[Tommy Smith]

15 Golds now and 2nd overall!

And more to come.

2 Golds in the Gymnastics - our first ever.

Just unbelievable really.

 

[JJ]

You've got a few more that's expected to win too haven't you ?

Been pretty good for the kiwis so far, let's hope you get some more.

The funny thing with Australia is that we were expected to win about 13 gold, but only two of the expected gold have come true (the rower last night and the womens 100m relay), but we seem to pull out gold medals in events we're not expected to win.

We might need to combine our tally to beat GB guys, lets do it ... if GB can combine 5 countries then surely Australia, NZ, Fiji can combine theirs lol. Go Oceania !!

We've missed a few golds that were hoped for - Val Adams in the shot, the men's team sprint, women's time trail... some others that were medal chances missed out - notably rowers, equestrian. Some red hot chances still on, yachties (although women were disqualified overnight so up against it) and Lisa Carrington - some surprises (canoe slalom) - so about par, I think

Olympics are bloody tough

 

[alien]

top 21

https://www.rio2016.com/en/medal-count-country

 

[Shorty]

So where do Australia's golds come from now? Will we get past our London 'slump'?

 

[Pommy]

So where do Australia's golds come from now? Will we get past our London 'slump'?

Still in the mix for some Sailing medals I believe. There will always be a few surprises as well.

 

[lockyno1]

Think we will probably finish with around 10 gold which is better than London.

As I said 7 or 8 at best