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Urusei Yatsura wrote:Home nations isn't open to everyone. As for the world cup, you were welcome to participate if you wanted.
Every country that played football was in the first few.
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Is that why Australia don't play in the Aussie rules international cup?Bomber wrote:They were too scared in case they got shown up.Urusei Yatsura wrote:Home nations isn't open to everyone. As for the world cup, you were welcome to participate if you wanted.
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That's right, compare a meaningless contrived tournament to a World Cup. Fail!God is an Englishman wrote:Is that why Australia don't play in the Aussie rules international cup?Bomber wrote:They were too scared in case they got shown up.Urusei Yatsura wrote:Home nations isn't open to everyone. As for the world cup, you were welcome to participate if you wanted.
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A meaningless contrived trophy is exactly what those early world cups were. Thank you for proving my point.
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Proves nothing of the sort. They are recognised by FIFA and the world over - seems you're the only mob that have problems with it.God is an Englishman wrote:A meaningless contrived trophy is exactly what those early world cups were. Thank you for proving my point.
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So, PNG are the world champions in aussie rules then.Bomber wrote:Proves nothing of the sort. They are recognised by FIFA and the world over - seems you're the only mob that have problems with it.God is an Englishman wrote:A meaningless contrived trophy is exactly what those early world cups were. Thank you for proving my point.
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If you think so, go with it. The rest of the world know the score.God is an Englishman wrote:So, PNG are the world champions in aussie rules then.Bomber wrote:Proves nothing of the sort. They are recognised by FIFA and the world over - seems you're the only mob that have problems with it.God is an Englishman wrote:A meaningless contrived trophy is exactly what those early world cups were. Thank you for proving my point.
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Same with those early FIFA world cupsBomber wrote:
If you think so, go with it. The rest of the world know the score.
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No Australia hockey medal for the first time in 3 decades - indicative of the MASSIVE fail by Australian Olympic team. Very disappointing performance. I expect that Channel 7 will now scale back their coverage to a 30 min highlight program on 7 Mate from now on.
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Exactly, and most know who won them too.God is an Englishman wrote:Same with those early FIFA world cupsBomber wrote:
If you think so, go with it. The rest of the world know the score.
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women's 7's to get a massive funding boostOld Redback wrote:No Australia hockey medal for the first time in 3 decades - indicative of the MASSIVE fail by Australian Olympic team. Very disappointing performance. I expect that Channel 7 will now scale back their coverage to a 30 min highlight program on 7 Mate from now on.
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Well, i think you're wrong but as long as you're prepared to accept that PNG and better than australia at aussie rules then fair enough.Bomber wrote:Exactly, and most know who won them too.God is an Englishman wrote:Same with those early FIFA world cupsBomber wrote:
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Does anyone know what ‘repechage’ means?
All this week the commentators have been saying “And Great Britain qualify in first while Australia go into the repechage” Is it a special category for countries with an impressive post war medal count?
All this week the commentators have been saying “And Great Britain qualify in first while Australia go into the repechage” Is it a special category for countries with an impressive post war medal count?
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it is another heat for people who have failed to qualify. Basically a second chance for the losersN5 1BH wrote:Does anyone know what ‘repechage’ means?
All this week the commentators have been saying “And Great Britain qualify in first while Australia go into the repechage” Is it a special category for countries with an impressive post war medal count?
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false hopes aussies have been clinging to all weekGod is an Englishman wrote:it is another heat for people who have failed to qualify. Basically a second chance for the losersN5 1BH wrote:Does anyone know what ‘repechage’ means?
All this week the commentators have been saying “And Great Britain qualify in first while Australia go into the repechage” Is it a special category for countries with an impressive post war medal count?
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You think I'm wrong in that most people around the world recognize that Uruguay won a couple of the early WC's and Italy in between?God is an Englishman wrote:
Well, i think you're wrong but as long as you're prepared to accept that PNG and better than australia at aussie rules then fair enough.
You may want to revisit that if it ever comes up as a question on Hot Seat. It could cost you a lot of money.
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Same as people would recognise PNG as winning the aussie rules one as wellBomber wrote:You think I'm wrong in that most people around the world recognize that Uruguay won a couple of the early WC's and Italy in between?God is an Englishman wrote:
Well, i think you're wrong but as long as you're prepared to accept that PNG and better than australia at aussie rules then fair enough.
You may want to revisit that if it ever comes up as a question on Hot Seat. It could cost you a lot of money.
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If its in the record books, then that's fine. Can't see anyone complaining about it.God is an Englishman wrote:Same as people would recognise PNG as winning the aussie rules one as wellBomber wrote:You think I'm wrong in that most people around the world recognize that Uruguay won a couple of the early WC's and Italy in between?God is an Englishman wrote:
Well, i think you're wrong but as long as you're prepared to accept that PNG and better than australia at aussie rules then fair enough.
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Well I disagree with you but fair enough.Bomber wrote:If its in the record books, then that's fine. Can't see anyone complaining about it.
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I don't think anyone is complaining, I am raising the point that no one considers PNG as the best aussie rules side in the world, the same as at the time no one considered Uruguay and Italy to be the best sides in the world.Ippatsu Geinin wrote:Who's complaining about it? Or is not the bit you disagree with?
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To be honest I never knew there was such a thing as a 'medal table' until I moved to Australia. Then again I was never aware that TV stations wouldn't broadcast a sport if that country didn't have a world champion in it either.
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God is an Englishman wrote:Team GB finished second, even I didn't think we could achieve that
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Or.. just a lot better than you lot. Surprising really, especially considering the drug culture in Australian sport.Wayne Kerr wrote:God is an Englishman wrote:Team GB finished second, even I didn't think we could achieve that
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