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Probably right about the funding Macca, and it's probably why the success of our swimmers is so important to us given they get the Lions share of our Olympic funding. It's probably no coincidence that our swimmers win 20 medals in Bejing and we claim a total of 46, they win 10 in London and we win a total of 35. Yes I have heard of our struggles from 76 - 88. We went from top 6 in the medal tally at Munich in 72' to failing to win gold at Montreal in 76'. This is what prompted Fraser to start the AIS as the rest of the world had gone professional and we were left lagging behind. 76 & 80 were before my time and although I was alive for 84 & 88, I was to young to have any memory of them. Obviously our low medal count at 1980 can be explained by the partial boycott. However I'm not to sure why the AIS didn't bare much fruit for 84 or 88? We've been a stable top 10 in the medal tally since 92 however, so I guess I know no other way.

Haven't been able to get to a TV the last few hours Macca. What happened?

What makes the Water Polo's team even harder is the fact that they let a 5-1 lead slip. I remember last Olympics, by the 2nd week when it became apparent that we weren't going to leave London with a swag of medals, I was just hoping we could at least equal what we achieved in Barcelona in 92' (first Olympics I remember watching) of 7 gold medals, as that was the least amount I'd ever seen us win. By the end of the 16 days we had managed to get that 7 gold (increased to 8 when Talent was upgraded from Silver this year) and won a total of 35 medals as compared to 27 in Barcelona. Now this Olympics we've obviously gone in with high hopes and were off to a great start with 4 gold medals in the first 3 days, however we've now only won 2 in the last 7 days with a total of 22 medals. So in order for it to look like we're not going even further backwards, I'd like to see us try and equal what we did at London with 2 more gold and another 13 medals in total (unlikely), or try and secure 3 more gold to get us to 9, however we'd then still be below our total medal haul from Atlanta 96'. The goal should for us to get back to what we were producing at Sydney 00', Athens 04' & Bejing 08'.

And another Australian team eliminated from the Olympics with the Hockeyroos loosing 2-4 to New Zealand. Just turned the ball over far to much. So our men & womens teams both fail to win medals for the first time since Los Angeles 1984. I know i said our swimming team will require a review after these games. Think our Hockey teams could do with one also.

Watch Ross mutually walk away from his contract with the Dockers into the Brisbane coaching gig.

He's doing better then old AngryAtCasey!

If you want a good laugh, have a read of this: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/richmond-coach-damien-hardwick-says-the-tigers-will-play-finals-next-year/news-story/f148e1931a3a840ab91417a9e3fe2b74 And so the cycle of mediocrity continues. And if they think they'll be able to get Prestia without giving up their 1st Round draft pick, then they're as deluded as Hardwick is for thinking they'll play finals in 2017.

What the h€ll are they talking about?

Could open the door for JKH or Ben Kennedy.

Darcy Cameron is someone who i think could well be worth a look. Has an ability to play forward also. Only other options i see out there is Nathan Vardy, but reckon Geelong would want a lot in a trade.

I wouldn't be against it. But can't see it happen.

AFL have already said if Geelong host a final, that it wont be at Skilled. All things going well the elimination final will be Geelong v Melbourne at the G on a Sunday afternoon.

Three years on the rookie list. Currently in the D League on form and couldn't get into the Casey seniors despite no Weideman, Hulett or Tim Smith. Still gets pushed off the contest to easily also. I know the key position players take time, but given he's been a rookie for 3 years now, they either need to promote him or delist him. I suspect it will be the later.

If I had to pick one of those teams to win a gold, I'd go with the Hockeyroos. Even though their form hasn't been brilliant either, I think the draw has fallen favorably for them. Touch wood they can take advantage. After that I'd say the stingers in the water polo.

Bawden & Clancy knocked out in the quarter finals of the womens beach volleyball 21-14, 21-16 by what I suspect will be the gold medal winning USA team. Great Olympic tournament by the Aussie girls who exceeded expectations by knocking off two higher rated teams on their way to the quarters. Just missed a few opportunities they had mid way through the 2nd set which could have seen them take the initiative. I expect to see them push for gold when Beach Volleyball makes it's debut at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.

Think you'll find Max King will be delisted.

Boomers 25 point winners over Venezuela to finish their pool games 4-1 and secure 2nd spot in their group. Opponent for the quarter final to be determined over the next 24 hours. I suspect it will likely to Spain, but a bit to play out.

Olympics over for the Kookaburra's with a shocking 0-4 loss to the Netherlands. Been an Olympics to forget for World number 1's who fail to medal for the first time since Barcelona 1992.

Kookaburra's forgettable Olympic campaign doesn't seem to be improving. Down 0-2 against Netherlands at half time in their quarter final. Going to need a very big 2nd half.

Well done to the Aussie girls. Milly Clarke 18th in only her 3rd marathon and Jess Trengove in 22nd position after having missed a large portion of training. Improved on her 38th from London despite a huge field of 141! In fact her PB would of had her in 8th position. Well done to Lisa Weightman also on a great run.

Hoping Jess Trengove can run a PB tonight. Believe it's 2:27:45. Although a still 31 degree day wont help her cause it must be said.

Probably not Macca, having said that they're certainly on a roll. On the world beach volleyball tour they're ranked number 32 in the world, and in their last two games they've knocked off the dutch pair ranked 14, and the polish pair today ranked 19 in the world. Their next assignment is against the USA pair who are ranked world number 3. If, and it's a big if they can knock off the US, then they're as good a chance as any to claim gold. Of the 8 remaining pairs left in the beach volleyball, Bawsen & Clancy are the only ranked outside the top 25. Three of the world's top 6 teams are still in the draw along with the world numbers 11, 16, 20 & 23. So the girls are up against it, but beat the US and anythings possible. As for our other teams, despite their indifferent form, i think the Hockeyroos are reallly well placed. They've drawn New Zealand for their quarter final and if they win that then it'll be either Great Britain or Spain. All of which the Hockeyroos are ranked higher then and have good records against. Meanwhile on the other side of the draw are world number 1 & 2 Netherlands and Argentina along with Germany & USA, both of whom the Hockeyroos have had struggles with. If one of those three can knock off Netherlands in the quarter or semi final, then the Hockeyroos areva real chance for gold. Kookaburras have a bit harder a draw, but having said that, as World number 1, they know they're capable of beating anyone. Gold remains a chance in the hockey on both fronts. Basketball is tracking well on both fronts, however as far as gold goes, i rate the boomers a slightly better chance then Opals, and i don't rate the boomers much of a chance for gold. I still se USA womens team as close to unbeatable and the Opals aren't playing well enough to cause a boil over for me. Silver medal at best. In the mens, the world is catching up to USA. They're still superior on talent, but are vulnerable to a really cohesive team. This is the Boomers best chance to medal since Sydney 2000 as they're playing very well, however they're still capable of being beaten by any of the other quarter finalists. Think they'll likely get Croartia in their quarter final. Waterpolo i reckon our women remain a gold medal hope. The sharks not so much though. I think the quarter finals is about as far as they can go. So from those team events, if we could possibly manage two gold medals, we'd be doing very well. As for other gold medal hopes, i don't think there's to many left. Marcus Fraser currently 3rd going into the final round of the golf. Ken Wallace in the kayak, Caroline Buchanan in the BMX and Tallent 50km walk as you mentioned. Not sure what other chances we have at the veledrome? And of course hopefully we'l, have a few chances in the sailing. So yeah i see 10-12 gold max being what we end up with. And i still think questions will be asked in the swimming. Yes we did improve on London with 3 gold compared to, however our total medals was still only 10, where as at Bejing we won 20. I just ghink to many of our stars swam outside their best for questions not to be asked.

Game set and match Bawden/Clancy! 15-21, 21-16, 15-11. Great game of beach volleyball! And as touched on above, well done to the medly relay teams for their silver & bronze medals The women with Seebohm & Campbell out of form, Emma McKeon out of form with her butterfly & Taylor McKewan not a natural 100m swimmer in the breastroke. While with the men, both Packard & Morgan didn't even make the final out their strokes. So to win medals in both is a brilliant effort!

Campbell's miss out again. Lets hope Mack Horton can produce something special like his mighty Dees have been!