Because the events not over yet. Counting chickens and hatching comes to mind.

I'm a little over the whole "I didn't win so I'll just sit here and have a cry" thing.

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Originally posted by TrackersNZ:
Dodgey Australian Medal Count Tactics

Dont newspapers in NZ make stuff up too??

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Originally posted by Bakes:
I'm a little over the whole "I didn't win so I'll just sit here and have a cry" thing.

Who did that apart from a couple of dumb-arse swimmers??

A fencer (not ours), a couple of runners had a tantrum

Its jumped a few golds since then

and to matty re his 'dumb arse' swimmers stupid comment...you wouldnt be saying such tripe if it was one of your kids in the games you knocker!

Think about it!

The fencer could not leave the mat until the judges acknowleded her complaint. She was following the rules provided for filing a complaint. I think she cried more from the stress of having to stay out there than from the judges error against her that cost her the match.

I'm happy to mention the medal count.

Aust Golds 4
NZ Golds 3



Seriously, NZ have done well and we haven't done nearly as well as expected, hoped or
built up for. i hope we don't set expectations so high next time.

I also think we should have seen it coming with so many big guns from our team missing who individually picked up a fair few of our Gold's in the past.



Agree re the fencer, the judges cost her the match.
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Gold medals who cares being awarded a VC now that is a medal worth wearing.

90% of the world cares,including the poor of Africa and other parts of the world that dream of emulating their country mens fantastic records set over the years..they have a chance to dream and get out of their mire.

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Originally posted by TOP_PREDATOR:
Gold medals who cares being awarded a VC now that is a medal worth wearing.

Agree a medal worth wearing but a totally different ball game - apart from the fact you are more likely to be dead !!!


And as Gryph said, a lot of people around the world aspire to be like their Olympic heroes.
Just look at Team GB.

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you wouldnt be saying such tripe if it was one of your kids in the games you knocker!

Bullshit....If she was my kid crying about a silver I'd be embarrased. I'd also tell her to wake up to her self and pull her head in! She got second in an olympic final and she blubbers. She should of held her head up high and carried on with more dignity, its called sportsmanship.

why dont you go back and read my post and grasp it in the context it was written... what you have answered to wasnt about fugn crying it was about having a kid AT THE GAMES.

Now the Ozzies are our mates are they?

I remember 2004 Sydney and the song they made up .....

Naki

Don't you mean 2000 Sydney ?

Athens was 2004, Beijing 2008

Carry on gents , you are all doing well...

I know the context it was written in Gryph. It was just a normal gryphon responce to something Matt wrote. You can understand my mistake, you see I was talking about crying and so was Matt. So you were just having a shot at Matt for calling some dumb arses who carried on like spoilt 8 years olds dumb arses. I stand corrected.

Matt who?

Ah the one with the incredibly disrespectful response to a nations athletes as 'dumb arse swimmers'

BTW they do more than the 'dumb arse shooters'

And by the way this normal "gryphon response", can I not voice my opinion without you jumping in? Let MG look after himself eh!

I understand the context of the thread, but really this is the respect we have for our nations athletes "bumb arsees". The effort and sacrifice they make to achieve success at the worlds most prestigious sporting event should be commended regardless of outcome.

Crying is nothing more than a powerfully emotion, I don't see anyone crticing an athlete who just won gold and cried after the event.

A little respect lads, all our athletes are wearing our colors.

Thanks Bakes - there's no need to respond to the troll-meister.

Rigby350 - I dont think some of the swimmers have behaved in an appropriate manner - a manner befitting someone who is representing a country that heavily subsidises their endeavours. I think they are dumb-arses for their ongoing lousy behaviour - that is my opinion. I dont think we should automatically idolise these people. Take a look at the behaviour of various members of the Aust swim team over the last 4-5 years...

I wasnt referring to people literally crying... just a few of the more well known swimmers who didnt perform to their expectations and had a sook about it.

Tend to agree Matt.

Can't remember so many from our teams from the past bursting into tears and having a bit of a sook when they got Silver.

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A little respect lads, all our athletes are wearing our colors.

Why must we respect a person who swims for a living just because they are swimming under our flag? I'd rather respect the Victor Changs or the Fred Hollows of Australia. Or the men and women who put on the uniform of this country every day.
Now with the olympics I'm happy for the person when someone gets a medal but I don't leap out of my chair and gush with "respect".

Hhaaaaa troll meister?
Thats weak as maggots urine matty.... you know of all on here that I am no troll.

I`m going into the Marcus Neiman catalogue to look for a new blouse that I will shout you,nominate a colour cob!

And as far as you as a bloke in the so called guiding game there are many that have none of the below for you.
And I should stick to this of course but then I do come out of the corner swinging...you`ll be in tears AGAIN if you keep up the insults!

Respect!

"Never argue with a man for whose opinion you have no respect"

Go take your med's - you dont scare me, never have, never will.

Oh you are such a sook, how you turn a few words into a perceived threat of sorts is beyond me,perhaps you should take your own meds sport,just to clear up your mind....

You do yourself no favours on here and elsewhere,after all you tout that you are head of hunt australia and sell at every opportunity and thus are on show worldwide.Great sales tactics that...bitching on the internet.

Weep loudly forever!

Start a new thread, go to PM or
go get a room guys.


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Trackers, that is so true....sadly.

There's a few in our Olympic squad who need to have a hard look at themselves.....and stop believing their own publicity.

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or go get a room guys.

I think that would turn into a crime scene..

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Originally posted by johnfox:

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or go get a room guys.

I think that would turn into a crime scene..

You never know, Gryph and Matt might kiss and make up


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NZ wins Bronze! Again,very happy about it too!

Can I just point out that Fred Hollows spent the majority of his life as a kiwi.

hhaaaa very good shanks...at the moment there`s just under a million kiwis spending their lives in Aussie.

Tracker

Very good photos.

The Kiwis are celebrating Bronze
because you so rarely win medals

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You want a good video re Sheep shagging,
do a search on "zarchosis" on you tube.

or have a look at zarchosis.com

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zarchosis.com

was that the one made at Invercargill?

Don't know, it's a mock up / spoof
that has Yank cops in it at the end
so probably not.

I was told about it by a Kiwi when we were having a dig re the World Cup !!!

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Originally posted by gryphon1:
hhaaaa very good shanks...at the moment there`s just under a million kiwis spending their lives in Aussie.

Yep, we don't want the feckers back either. Next thing you know and we'd have crying over medals.

they wouldnt make the team mate

At least the Aussies know how to have a B-B-Q in the Olympic village without setting themselves on fire.
Gold Medal performance in firestarting Lads.... somebody forgot to tell the Kiwis its not a formal event tho.