Olympics Thread
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="TeWaio" data-cid="605014" data-time="1470902496">
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<p>Totally agree. Contrast that with the attitude after the France QF exit inn '07. Not a peep about the ref from anyone despite all the leading questions in the aftermath.</p>
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<p>Did Titch whinge? NZH said he didn't while players did but I haven't seen the vision myself</p> -
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<p>Yuss!!</p>
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<p>So if Fiji win, they will surely win this too!</p>
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<p>a line in the NZH article.</p>
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<p><strong>OLYMPICS MEDALS PER CAPITA</strong></p>
<p>1 - Hungary 6 medals, 9,844,686 population, 1,640,781 people per medal</p>
<p>2 - Kosovo 1 1,859,203 1,859,203</p>
<p>3 – Slovenia 1 2,063,768 2,063,768</p>
<p><strong>4 – New Zealand 2 4,595,700 2,297,850</strong></p>
<p>5 – Australia 9 23,781,169 2,642,352</p>
<p>6 – Mongolia 1 2,959,134 2,959,134</p>
<p>7 – Sweden 3 9,798,871 3,266,290</p>
<p>8 – Georgia 1 3,679,000 3,679,000</p>
<p>9 – Switzerland 2 8,286,976 4,143,488</p>
<p>10 – Croatia 1 4,224,404 4,224,404 </p>
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Trouble is, Kirani James from Grenada (pop. 109,590) is a near-lock to win a medal in the 400m, probably gold, which puts them top of the per capita standings by a country mile!</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="605017" data-time="1470903045">
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<p>Did Titch whinge? NZH said he didn't while players did but I haven't seen the vision myself</p>
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<p>He said we got penalised off the park. Then said the players weren't happy with the decisions, and that he'd view the footage and perhaps comment further. All I see there is whinge whinge whinge.</p> -
<p>THey were pinged alot, but then, maybe they deserved it, especially when they were playing catch up without the ball, they were having to push things harder, another viewing might give that insight.</p>
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<p>I think on any other day, the number of balls the Fijians put down, either bounce for us or forward, and turnover, today, they bounced for Fiji.</p>
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<p>The better you are, the luckier you are.</p>
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<p>On the radio commentary Nigel Yealden said something about both Ioanes needed to chill out on seperate occasions.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="TeWaio" data-cid="605018" data-time="1470903071">
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<p>Trouble is, Kirani James from Grenada (pop. 109,590) is a near-lock to win a medal in the 400m, probably gold, which puts them top of the per capita standings by a country mile!</p>
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<p>Yeah Fiji's population is about 800,000 so they are gunning for a place on the podium behind Grenada...</p> -
<p>but Fiji will win 12 gold medals
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<p>The better you are, the luckier you are.</p>
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<p>This is true. They lost 3/4 games, I don't think they have any right to feel unlucky.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="No Quarter" data-cid="605020" data-time="1470903466">
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<p>He said we got penalised off the park. Then said the players weren't happy with the decisions, and that he'd view the footage and perhaps comment further. All I see there is whinge whinge whinge.</p>
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<p>I've never particularly warned to Tietjens as a person, you'd have to point a gun at my head to get me to even open his biography.</p>
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<p>Maybe he stood still and the game moved on, maybe NZ just wasn't good enough but by Christ they didn't deserve to be in a quarter final, if they had beaten Fiji it would have been an absolute fucken travesty.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="barbarian" data-cid="605029" data-time="1470904100"><p>This is true. They lost 3/4 games, I don't think they have any right to feel unlucky.</p></blockquote>not to mention sneaking into the playoffs by virtue of Fiji helping them out...
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="605039" data-time="1470907766">
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<p>I think we got poor calls in both the women's final and the quarter final. But at the end of the day you have to suck it up and lose with grace, something That was evident in 2007</p>
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<p>The harbinger of doom was social media experts jumping online and saying 'it's ok the men will do the job the women couldn't......."</p>
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<p>Yeah righto, good one.</p>
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<p>Anyone trying to claim it was the refs fault they lost 3 out of 4 games has rocks in their head.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="605040" data-time="1470908836"><p>Anyone trying to claim it was the refs fault they lost 3 out of 4 games has rocks in their head.</p></blockquote>The ref didn't make us miss all those tackles
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<p>Sounds to me like the wheels fell of the campaign somewhat well before they left for Rio. Lost the dressing room or fights amongst the players or some such I expect details will emerge in the fullness of time. </p>
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<p>Titj had a great run, but all runs have to end eventually. In the end time catches up with us all. It will for Hansen as well if we leave him in the post long enough. </p>
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<p>Hope Fiji go all the way and their first medal is a gold. </p> -
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Had a look at some other results. Cancellara wins the time trial. Froome in 3rd. That fluffybunny is suss.</p></blockquote>
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Cancellara or Froome? -
Rowing is great to watch. Should get to bed but really enjoying these races.
