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Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby RustyCage » Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:19 pm

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Had high hopes at the start of these Games that we could be on par with our recent efforts, but at the half way mark that clearly isn't happening. Where do you think we will end up on that table? For mine, we will end up with 8 or 9 gold still and be just below 1956.
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby smac » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:32 pm

Where do you see the remaining gold coming from?

4 or 5 at best, which means 2 or 3 in reality!
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby Jim05 » Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:09 pm

Can only see 2 more at best
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby brod » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:01 am

Similar to 1984, with a good TOTAL but lacking in the Gold
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby dedja » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:17 am

I think this shows how amazing the results of the 3 previous were ... Australia certainly have punched way above their weight.
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby brod » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:22 am

dedja wrote:I think this shows how amazing the results of the 3 previous were ... Australia certainly have punched way above their weight.


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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby dedja » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:30 am

Probably more a reflection of the reduction in spend in the last 4 years ... plus a low conversion rate of gold/silver at this meet.

What surprised me when looking at that table was 1988. I've always remembered the flack received after 1984 but we were worse in 1988, with a sharp improvement until this year.
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby brod » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:32 am

dedja wrote:Probably more a reflection of the reduction in spend in the last 4 years ... plus a low conversion rate of gold/silver at this meet.

What surprised me when looking at that table was 1988. I've always remembered the flack received after 1984 but we were worse in 1988, with a sharp improvement until this year.


As a result of the Crawford report, but has money actually gone into grass roots sports??
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby dedja » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:37 am

There's the rub ... either spread the dollars around as much as possible, or (as in previous years) just target medals.

You would hope that the first method will give a longer term benefit.
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby Trader » Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:57 am

I blame Julia.
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby overloaded » Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:13 am

These games will rank as 'The Best Ever"...... always do :roll:
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby Jim05 » Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:49 pm

dedja wrote:There's the rub ... either spread the dollars around as much as possible, or (as in previous years) just target medals.

You would hope that the first method will give a longer term benefit.

If you listen to the experts Aussies just dont work hard enough.
Time to get the chequebook out and head overseas, We could buy a heap of Eastern European or Asian medallists with what we have spent on our mob.
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby RustyCage » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:14 pm

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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby dedja » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:16 pm

Looking better!
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby stampy » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:19 pm

pity the swimmers ****** it up in the first week
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Re: Where do you think these games will rank?

Postby wooly » Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:20 pm

Jim05 wrote:
dedja wrote:There's the rub ... either spread the dollars around as much as possible, or (as in previous years) just target medals.

You would hope that the first method will give a longer term benefit.

If you listen to the experts Aussies just dont work hard enough.
Time to get the chequebook out and head overseas, We could buy a heap of Eastern European or Asian medallists with what we have spent on our mob.


Or start paying our coaches more so they don't chase better money elsewhere.
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