Slean Wolfhead Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Just now, Gbye grey sky said: I tend to disagree. RFL is well supported here, and cricket’s Big Bash games were regularly played in front of 30-40,000 people across the country. Australia has smaller population than the UK spread out over a vast land mass too. Yeah you're right, forgot about the BBL. And they do have huge % participation numbers across a much broader range of sports than the UK, especially for women. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 55 minutes ago, Gbye grey sky said: Do you consider that Australia can only cope with one sporting event at a time? Timing could have been better. Focus is AFL/NRL at this time of year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiri Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 That didn’t last long....[emoji52] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Wow. Australia has almost double the number of medals of the the 2nd best team England. This is almost embarassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 29 minutes ago, Parley said: Wow. Australia has almost double the number of medals of the the 2nd best team England. This is almost embarassing. Australia have done really well so far, but track and field arent Aussie strong points (in comparrison) so the UK will probably close the gap massively. Cal x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 25 minutes ago, calNgary said: Australia have done really well so far, but track and field arent Aussie strong points (in comparrison) so the UK will probably close the gap massively. Cal x The UK aren’t competing. England won’t win many medals in track and field either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 59 minutes ago, ssiri said: That didn’t last long.... That's right sirri you should expect to medals table to go up and down. I like to see the underdogs do well. In fact the commonwealth games are so friendly I don't care who wins (as long as they don't cheat). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I notice the paralympic (if that is what they are called) are being run as part of the overall event rather than separate. Maybe that has something to do with it. Not sure whether the other countries send big teams of disabled athletes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 22 minutes ago, Gbye grey sky said: The UK aren’t competing. England won’t win many medals in track and field either. Yeah i meant England, too used to writing UK now,lol Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 hour ago, simmo said: That's right sirri you should expect to medals table to go up and down. I like to see the underdogs do well. In fact the commonwealth games are so friendly I don't care who wins (as long as they don't cheat). Bet your life that the Aussies care who is winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandgroper Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 On 07/04/2018 at 17:47, Parley said: The Campbell sisters are amazing. I feel a bit sorry for Bronte always coming second. Not this time she absolutely nailed that last 25 metres. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Parley said: I notice the paralympic (if that is what they are called) are being run as part of the overall event rather than separate. Maybe that has something to do with it. Not sure whether the other countries send big teams of disabled athletes. I think that was first introduced at the Manchester games - I think it's fabulous 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, Gbye grey sky said: Bet your life that the Aussies care who is winning. Many don’t even know it’s on, from comments we heard at the cafe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 6 hours ago, Perthbum said: What game do warriors play? Never heard of them. It sounds very macho?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 On 04/04/2018 at 07:16, ssiri said: Come on GB! Looking forward to it all. come on G.B ?????.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Gbye grey sky said: Bet your life that the Aussies care who is winning. I honestly haven't watched one minute of it .....my mom is right into it though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 57 minutes ago, bunbury61 said: I honestly haven't watched one minute of it .....my mom is right into it though ? Same here except for stuff on the screen at the cafe yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 10 hours ago, Sandgroper said: Not this time she absolutely nailed that last 25 metres. It was good to see her finish so strong, i think she was surprised herself. Cal x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 A new level of Pom incompetence absolutely beggars belief https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/04/10/03/35/garfoot-right-at-home-in-road-time-trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 13 hours ago, Bulya said: Many don’t even know it’s on, from comments we heard at the cafe I am sure there are some who don’t know it’s on but to glean that from people talking about the Games at the cafe is a bit odd. Were people really commenting that there is nothing going on at The Gold Coast at the moment? I am sure there are a lot of things going on in the world that have passed me by but, by definition, I wouldn’t be commenting on them at the cafe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Gbye grey sky said: I am sure there are some who don’t know it’s on but to glean that from people talking about the Games at the cafe is a bit odd. Were people really commenting that there is nothing going on at The Gold Coast at the moment? I am sure there are a lot of things going on in the world that have passed me by but, by definition, I wouldn’t be commenting on them at the cafe. They were surprised looking at the large LCD that CG was on. Some people really do live in a bubble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiri Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 come on G.B ?????....Nope. I was disappointed with this, GB would have ‘killed it’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiri Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 That's right sirri you should expect to medals table to go up and down. I like to see the underdogs do well. In fact the commonwealth games are so friendly I don't care who wins (as long as they don't cheat).It does do that, and as others have stated it’s an Aus hosted games, so expect them to do well. The ads here have been modified, but initially it was a ‘we are ready for the poms’ type campaign on c7 ( someone probably reminded c7 there are other countries involved it it, hence is disappeared from our screens). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, ssiri said: Nope. I was disappointed with this, GB would have ‘killed it’. If you need 4 countries to win it is a bit of a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) Does this finally settle the argument about which is the greatest sporting nation ? Yes it does settle it. Edited April 10, 2018 by Parley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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