Australian Thread - Page 5

Mister Wright · 04-08-2008, 12:52 AM

Hoping the 3 Channel 7 digital channels have different sports on them, rather than the same sport on all the channels.

Simon · 04-08-2008, 05:12 PM

Anyone got a tip on who will carry our flag in the opening ceremony?
I'm going for Cadel Evans, great Aussie who has a huge dig, he's the all round great ambassador for the country and I hope he is chosen.

archie mac · 04-08-2008, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon

Anyone got a tip on who will carry our flag in the opening ceremony?
I'm going for Cadel Evans, great Aussie who has a huge dig, he's the all round great ambassador for the country and I hope he is chosen.

I thought the old fellow in the rowing, can't remember his name

Simon · 04-08-2008, 05:48 PM

Doesn't get announced until Thursday afternoon/evening I think.
One things for sure, it wont be Sally Robbins.

Johnners · 04-08-2008, 05:59 PM

Yeah reckon it'll be Tomkins.

Simon · 04-08-2008, 06:03 PM

Seems Tompkins is $1.05 with bookmakers to be the flag bearer, so that's a fairly decent prediction.

Burgey · 04-08-2008, 06:08 PM

Reading HG Nelson's latest book at the moment, and I can only whole heartedly agree with his analysis of Australia's prospective medal tally.

Invoking Roy Slaven's theorem:

To ascertain Australia's prospective total medal tally (of all colours), you take the number of gold medals on offer and times it by three, giving you our likely outcome.

If we come in outside a 2% margin of error from this formula, then the performance is un-Australian.

Burgey · 05-08-2008, 07:29 PM

Saw in the SMH this morning the following predictions:
Hackett - gold 1500m, silver 400m, 4 x 200m
Trickett - gold - 50 free, 100 free, 100 butterfly, 4 x 100 medley relay, silver 4x100 free
Schipper - gold - 200 fly, 4 x 100 medley relay, silver 100 fly
Rice - gold - 200 IM, top sort in the swim team, silver 400 IM
Jones - gold - 100 breast stroke, 200 breast stroke, 4 x 100 medley relay
Sullivan - gold - 50m, silver - 100m freestyle

Pressure much?

Simon · 05-08-2008, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burgey

Saw in the SMH this morning the following predictions:
Hackett - gold 1500m, silver 400m, 4 x 200m
Trickett - gold - 50 free, 100 free, 100 butterfly, 4 x 100 medley relay, silver 4x100 free
Schipper - gold - 200 fly, 4 x 100 medley relay, silver 100 fly
Rice - gold - 200 IM, top sort in the swim team, silver 400 IM
Jones - gold - 100 breast stroke, 200 breast stroke, 4 x 100 medley relay
Sullivan - gold - 50m, silver - 100m freestyle

Pressure much?

Sounds nice in theory, can't see it happening though.

Simon · 05-08-2008, 07:33 PM

Does anyone know the web address where we can send those hero message thingy's? Got a few words of encouragment to send to Steph Rice.

Burgey · 05-08-2008, 07:37 PM

So do I

Simon · 05-08-2008, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burgey

So do I

Pretty much what I had in mind.

Julian87 · 05-08-2008, 09:35 PM

Two people I hope win the most are Hackett and Mottram.

Samuel_Vimes · 05-08-2008, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burgey

Saw in the SMH this morning the following predictions:
Hackett - gold 1500m, silver 400m, 4 x 200m
Trickett - gold - 50 free, 100 free, 100 butterfly, 4 x 100 medley relay, silver 4x100 free
Schipper - gold - 200 fly, 4 x 100 medley relay, silver 100 fly
Rice - gold - 200 IM, top sort in the swim team, silver 400 IM
Jones - gold - 100 breast stroke, 200 breast stroke, 4 x 100 medley relay
Sullivan - gold - 50m, silver - 100m freestyle

Ten golds, not bad.

Fairly sure Rice won't win a medley gold though.

Also, agree with Julian. Mottram my favourite Aussie tbh.

Johnners · 06-08-2008, 04:06 AM

Don't reckon Rice will grab a meldey hold either, the Yankee chick (Katy Hoff?) always seems to have half a second or so over her. Obviously I hope it's the other way around this time.

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04-08-2008, 05:12 PM	#62 (permalink)
Simon Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 25,596	Anyone got a tip on who will carry our flag in the opening ceremony? I'm going for Cadel Evans, great Aussie who has a huge dig, he's the all round great ambassador for the country and I hope he is chosen.

04-08-2008, 05:48 PM	#64 (permalink)
Simon Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 25,596	Doesn't get announced until Thursday afternoon/evening I think. One things for sure, it wont be Sally Robbins.

04-08-2008, 06:03 PM	#66 (permalink)
Simon Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 25,596	Seems Tompkins is $1.05 with bookmakers to be the flag bearer, so that's a fairly decent prediction.

05-08-2008, 07:29 PM	#68 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,118	Saw in the SMH this morning the following predictions: Hackett - gold 1500m, silver 400m, 4 x 200m Trickett - gold - 50 free, 100 free, 100 butterfly, 4 x 100 medley relay, silver 4x100 free Schipper - gold - 200 fly, 4 x 100 medley relay, silver 100 fly Rice - gold - 200 IM, top sort in the swim team, silver 400 IM Jones - gold - 100 breast stroke, 200 breast stroke, 4 x 100 medley relay Sullivan - gold - 50m, silver - 100m freestyle Pressure much?

05-08-2008, 07:33 PM	#70 (permalink)
Simon Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 25,596	Does anyone know the web address where we can send those hero message thingy's? Got a few words of encouragment to send to Steph Rice.

05-08-2008, 07:37 PM	#71 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,118	So do I

05-08-2008, 09:35 PM	#73 (permalink)
Julian87 International 12th Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ashfield Posts: 1,623	Two people I hope win the most are Hackett and Mottram.

06-08-2008, 04:06 AM	#75 (permalink)
Johnners Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 18,412	Don't reckon Rice will grab a meldey hold either, the Yankee chick (Katy Hoff?) always seems to have half a second or so over her. Obviously I hope it's the other way around this time.

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