Olympic Sevens 2024
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I watched the Canada Australia SF. Australia were in total control, but they fell asleep in the dying seconds of the first half to allow Canada to score from 75m out which seemed to get the Canadians going. Second half Canada played super solid, and as time went on the Aussie error rate crept up with Canada profiting to score several tries. Herculean effort by Canada and they took the BF7s really close in the final.
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And, finally, a big shout out to Rlkki Swannell. Outstanding job.
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@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
Aussie men finish 4th = good result for them
Aussie women finish 4th = levels of disbelief
What happened in the bronze playoff? Were they just not into it after losing in the SF?
Didn't watch it but heard the US scored a long range try on full-time to take it.
Questions about mental fortitude must be asked...
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@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
Aussie men finish 4th = good result for them
Aussie women finish 4th = levels of disbelief
What happened in the bronze playoff? Were they just not into it after losing in the SF?
Didn't watch it but heard the US scored a long range try on full-time to take it.
Questions about mental fortitude must be asked...
Watching the SF I couldn't believe how they fell away after looking a million bucks for most of the first half
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@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
Aussie men finish 4th = good result for them
Aussie women finish 4th = levels of disbelief
What happened in the bronze playoff? Were they just not into it after losing in the SF?
Didn't watch it but heard the US scored a long range try on full-time to take it.
Questions about mental fortitude must be asked...
Pressure does crazy stuff to people. I seem to recall the BF7s playing scared in Rio, but in the final against massive pressure being exerted by the Canadians they looked patient and composed. I think Australia might have been like the ABs in RWC99 and might have allowed themselves to start thinking about the final a little early. And when things started sliding they just couldn't right the ship
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@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
Aussie men finish 4th = good result for them
Aussie women finish 4th = levels of disbelief
What happened in the bronze playoff? Were they just not into it after losing in the SF?
It was a pretty intense game and came down to the final play. USA are pretty tough in the middle of the park.
Oz made a number of critical mistakes - eg dropped the ball on the try line for a certain 5 pointer - but USA hung around, a bit like Canada.
The emotion of the USA girls when they scored the final try to even the score was one of disbelief and jubilation. Was great to watch.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
Aussie men finish 4th = good result for them
Aussie women finish 4th = levels of disbelief
What happened in the bronze playoff? Were they just not into it after losing in the SF?
It was a pretty intense game and came down to the final play. USA are pretty tough in the middle of the park.
Oz made a number of critical mistakes - eg dropped the ball on the try line for a certain 5 pointer - but USA hung around, a bit like Canada.
The emotion of the USA girls when they scored the final try to even the score was one of disbelief and jubilation. Was great to watch.
Yeah, having the USA and Canada win medals is probably good for the game. Not that Australia are likely to agree
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Best medal ceremony too.
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@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan yet they closed out a tough encounter in pool play against Ireland.
Baffling
I don't need to remind you of all the times the ABs have looked near on invincible at RWCs only to fall away. I already gave you 1999...
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@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
Aussie men finish 4th = good result for them
Aussie women finish 4th = levels of disbelief
What happened in the bronze playoff? Were they just not into it after losing in the SF?
Didn't watch it but heard the US scored a long range try on full-time to take it.
Questions about mental fortitude must be asked...
Watching the SF I couldn't believe how they fell away after looking a million bucks for most of the first half
Canada going into the halftime break having absorbed so much pressure and then that gift of a try made it a contest. By rights they should've been out of the running already.
Then unforced errors came knocking and you could see the Aussie girls tighten up.
The bronze final I think self belief may have started to gnaw at them mentally. Some uncharacteristic big errors when you need to be accurate.
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@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan yet they closed out a tough encounter in pool play against Ireland.
Baffling
I don't need to remind you of all the times the ABs have looked near on invincible at RWCs only to fall away. I already gave you 1999...
Could you? I need cheering up 😜
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@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan yet they closed out a tough encounter in pool play against Ireland.
Baffling
I don't need to remind you of all the times the ABs have looked near on invincible at RWCs only to fall away. I already gave you 1999...
Could you? I need cheering up 😜
I lived in Sydney and a co worker ( from the Hutt ) informed every Australian in the office that ‘we were gonna waste youse” in the semi final.
Thanks a lot Mortlock !
It was a temp job and the person in question did the old DCM on Monday……
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@MN5 said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@NTA said in Olympic Sevens 2024:
@canefan yet they closed out a tough encounter in pool play against Ireland.
Baffling
I don't need to remind you of all the times the ABs have looked near on invincible at RWCs only to fall away. I already gave you 1999...
Could you? I need cheering up 😜
I lived in Sydney and a co worker ( from the Hutt ) informed every Australian in the office that ‘we were gonna waste youse” in the semi final.
Thanks a lot Mortlock !
I blame Carlos 😬
