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2016 Rio Olympics
« on: July 27, 2016, 11:34:33 AM »
9 days to go.

Athletes village is in shambles but not the first olympics this has been the case. Then theres the crime and daily mosquito gassing.

Anyway, any predictions on medals? What are people looking fwd to?

Hopefully a bit more joyful to watch than Richmonds last 5 games in what has been a bleak year
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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2016, 01:43:44 PM »
Sadly, have no interest in them at all this time round
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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2016, 03:08:48 PM »
They should just move them to Athens permanantly and pee off stuff like golf, tennis, 7's rugby, basically any sport that's pinnacle isn't the Olympics, trendy "flavour of the month" and joke sports.......
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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2016, 06:24:40 PM »
They should just move them to Athens permanantly and pee off stuff like golf, tennis, 7's rugby, basically any sport that's pinnacle isn't the Olympics, trendy "flavour of the month" and joke sports.......

Those sports you've listed Dio are the reason why I'm not interested
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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2016, 02:19:49 PM »
Don't mind the 7's but see where you're coming from. Get rid of the rest

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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2016, 03:25:24 PM »
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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2016, 06:13:50 AM »
First Aussie medal is a bronze in the Archery.

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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2016, 11:30:07 AM »
The Olympics are the most special of all events sporting.
If your not interested, that's your perogitive but I'm loving it.
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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2016, 12:44:10 PM »
The Olympics are the most special of all events sporting.
If your not interested, that's your perogitive but I'm loving it.
Dooks - hoping for 12 gold

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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2016, 01:14:44 PM »
Nice start with 2 golds in the pool

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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2016, 08:43:39 AM »
Really starting to enjoy the games. Great to see the girls get up for a win in the Rugby (always nice to beat NZ)!

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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2016, 10:11:17 AM »
Really starting to enjoy the games. Great to see the girls get up for a win in the Rugby (always nice to beat NZ)!
Excellent result. I have to admit I got a little emotional. 
We should get some of these girls to train our girls on tackling, determination and gut running.
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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2016, 10:14:33 AM »
Does anyone else find Jim Wilson an extremely annoying tv person? Or is it just me?
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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2016, 09:38:49 PM »
Leading into it I always say I don't give a stuff. I probably still don't. But once it rolls around I find myself sucked in to the TV, bouncing around the channels watching stuff I wouldn't normally. It was 630am this morning I was watching fencing while getting ready for work. It's a bit of good fun and has a carnival feel about it.

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Re: 2016 Rio Olympics
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2016, 07:17:20 AM »
Sadly, have no interest in them at all this time round

So you wouldn't watch great clean Australian athletes who get paid jack but you sit and watch a bunch of overpaid amateurs every weekend.

How does that work? Surely a typo

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