Tough draws for Olyroos and Matildas @ Tokyo/Japan

[In the way]

in the words of the famous Mark Williams..."I was wrong" with my predictions.
knockout stage, anybodies game now - I hope the Matildas take the game on and dont serve up that rubbish again like the other night. Kennedy and Carpenter got more touches than the rest of the team put together.
How lucky are the Matildas, , they finish third in their group, and get the easiest team of the lot in the quarters - if they dont make the final now they never will.
You have to take the game on in these matches - Egypt 2-0 up play good football, and kept pressing for a third have to admire that.

[Just Dave now]

Arnold was going to "shock the world".

I was not shocked, but seeing, as grosso puts it, a Mickey Mouse tournament, why the big deal then?

just worry about the making the world cup , we like to think olympics gives us a better chance at something but reality is we are still a minor nation at football

[N5 1BH]

in the words of the famous Mark Williams..."I was wrong" with my predictions.
knockout stage, anybodies game now - I hope the Matildas take the game on and dont serve up that rubbish again like the other night. Kennedy and Carpenter got more touches than the rest of the team put together.
How lucky are the Matildas, , they finish third in their group, and get the easiest team of the lot in the quarters - if they dont make the final now they never will.

Easiest Team ???? In the words of the famous Roberta Williams “getfuckingfucked”

[Just Dave now]

in the words of the famous Mark Williams..."I was wrong" with my predictions.
knockout stage, anybodies game now - I hope the Matildas take the game on and dont serve up that rubbish again like the other night. Kennedy and Carpenter got more touches than the rest of the team put together.
How lucky are the Matildas, , they finish third in their group, and get the easiest team of the lot in the quarters - if they dont make the final now they never will.

Easiest Team ???? In the words of the famous Roberta Williams “getfuckingfucked”

lol

[In the way]

in the words of the famous Mark Williams..."I was wrong" with my predictions.
knockout stage, anybodies game now - I hope the Matildas take the game on and dont serve up that rubbish again like the other night. Kennedy and Carpenter got more touches than the rest of the team put together.
How lucky are the Matildas, , they finish third in their group, and get the easiest team of the lot in the quarters - if they dont make the final now they never will.

Easiest Team ???? In the words of the famous Roberta Williams “getfuckingfucked”

lol

lol

[Grosso Mk II]

Arnold was going to "shock the world".

I was not shocked, but seeing, as grosso puts it, a Mickey Mouse tournament, why the big deal then?

it is a Mickey Mouse tournament for football powers, but its important for Australia and they still failed

the game has gone backwards 40 years since the FFA was created and they let a bunch of rowers and bankers run football here

[Bomber]

Arnold was going to "shock the world".

I was not shocked, but seeing, as grosso puts it, a Mickey Mouse tournament, why the big deal then?

it is a Mickey Mouse tournament for football powers, but its important for Australia and they still failed

the game has gone backwards 40 years since the FFA was created and they let a bunch of rowers and bankers run football here

Result doesn't bother me much to be honest. In fact, I have yet to watch a single minute of any Olympic event let alone any football matches.

[Grosso Mk II]

Arnold was going to "shock the world".

I was not shocked, but seeing, as grosso puts it, a Mickey Mouse tournament, why the big deal then?

it is a Mickey Mouse tournament for football powers, but its important for Australia and they still failed

the game has gone backwards 40 years since the FFA was created and they let a bunch of rowers and bankers run football here

Result doesn't bother me much to be honest. In fact, I have yet to watch a single minute of any Olympic event let alone any football matches.

I watched some of it. Forget the result, the performance was abysmal. In 2 games they didn't even create a single clear chance and couldn't string passes together. They didn't even look like professional footballers, they looked like a bad A-league team.

The only tactic they had to try to score was long throws to the 6'6 guy which didn't find him once.

[MegaBonus]

just waiting for the Foster V Arnie interview......oh wait.....

[eagleboy]

in the words of the famous Mark Williams..."I was wrong" with my predictions.
knockout stage, anybodies game now - I hope the Matildas take the game on and dont serve up that rubbish again like the other night. Kennedy and Carpenter got more touches than the rest of the team put together.
How lucky are the Matildas, , they finish third in their group, and get the easiest team of the lot in the quarters - if they dont make the final now they never will.

Easiest Team ???? In the words of the famous Roberta Williams “getfuckingfucked”

Tough for the Aussies playing against 4 nations combined. .

[Brian the Postman]

last place

stick to scraps sports that no one cares about skips

Like basketball?

[MegaBonus]

damn....i was hoping for penalties...the win wouldve been more special....

[eagleboy]

damn....i was hoping for penalties...the win wouldve been more special....

Lucky we had the weakest side to play as opponents

[Con M]

damn....i was hoping for penalties...the win wouldve been more special....

Lucky we had the weakest side to play as opponents

Don’t understand this post. Great Britain were second favourites overall to win gold.

G.B. were very dominant at various stages and hit the goal-frame 3 times, but Australia managed to win 4-3.

This was an exciting knockout Q.F. on a Friday night and the TV audience was massive, except for the haters of all things Aussie on FN who were probably watching a nothing AFL game or some movie rerun.

[Grosso Mk II]

lol women's football is unwatchable

so in a 12 team tournament you beat NZ and a country that doesn't exist in football outside of the Olympics, while getting destroyed by Sweden and having a biscotto with the USA

big deal

[GaylyColouredStumps]

damn....i was hoping for penalties...the win wouldve been more special....

Lucky we had the weakest side to play as opponents

Don’t understand this post. Great Britain were second favourites overall to win gold.

G.B. were very dominant at various stages and hit the goal-frame 3 times, but Australia managed to win 4-3.

This was an exciting knockout Q.F. on a Friday night and the TV audience was massive, except for the haters of all things Aussie on FN who were probably watching a nothing AFL game or some movie rerun.

I cancelled my kids' team training so that all the players and their parents could watch.

Looks like the gold ain't coming home again.

[In the way]

in the words of the famous Mark Williams..."I was wrong" with my predictions.
knockout stage, anybodies game now - I hope the Matildas take the game on and dont serve up that rubbish again like the other night. Kennedy and Carpenter got more touches than the rest of the team put together.
How lucky are the Matildas, , they finish third in their group, and get the easiest team of the lot in the quarters - if they dont make the final now they never will.

Easiest Team ???? In the words of the famous Roberta Williams “getfuckingfucked”

another famous quote.." I told you so "

another quote "Matildas will win gold " the draw has opened up for them with the Dutchies gone, everything is falling into place the gold medal is theirs to lose.
The standard of this competition has not been great, which suits our style

[eagleboy]

Sam Kerr is a superstar for women's football. The English girl last night that scored 3 had a good night. Good to see ex AU player Mary Fowler score a screamer to put Australia in front.

[ozzie owl]

all 3 of them

Another Grosso prediction gone wrong .

Matilda will be seen in 6 now .

[Grosso Mk II]

all 3 of them

Another Grosso prediction gone wrong .

Matilda will be seen in 6 now .

they couldn't even beat an U/15 boys team and you waste your time watching these unco hacks on TV

[ozzie owl]

all 3 of them

Another Grosso prediction gone wrong .

Matilda will be seen in 6 now .

they couldn't even beat an U/15 boys team and you waste your time watching these unco hacks on TV

Your prediction rate is pretty poor .

[Grosso Mk II]

all 3 of them

Another Grosso prediction gone wrong .

Matilda will be seen in 6 now .

they couldn't even beat an U/15 boys team and you waste your time watching these unco hacks on TV

Your prediction rate is pretty poor .

what prediction?

[eagleboy]

On Friday night, 2.24 million Aussies tuned in via Channel Seven as the Matildas claimed a 4-3 win over Great Britain in an unforgettable quarter-final that was forced to extra time.
Those numbers smashed a record the Matildas had only just broken a week prior when 1.4 million watched them lose 4-2 against Sweden in the group stages.
At the time, that figure was the largest audience for a women's team sport in Australian TV history and edged the number of viewers Naomi Osaka drew in when she beat Serena Williams at the 2019 Australian Open.

[Grosso Mk II]

people weren't forced to be shut in their homes during 2019 Australian Open

[ozzie owl]

On Friday night, 2.24 million Aussies tuned in via Channel Seven as the Matildas claimed a 4-3 win over Great Britain in an unforgettable quarter-final that was forced to extra time.
Those numbers smashed a record the Matildas had only just broken a week prior when 1.4 million watched them lose 4-2 against Sweden in the group stages.
At the time, that figure was the largest audience for a women's team sport in Australian TV history and edged the number of viewers Naomi Osaka drew in when she beat Serena Williams at the 2019 Australian Open.
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Fantastic ratings figures for football .

[Grosso Mk II]

On Friday night, 2.24 million Aussies tuned in via Channel Seven as the Matildas claimed a 4-3 win over Great Britain in an unforgettable quarter-final that was forced to extra time.
Those numbers smashed a record the Matildas had only just broken a week prior when 1.4 million watched them lose 4-2 against Sweden in the group stages.
At the time, that figure was the largest audience for a women's team sport in Australian TV history and edged the number of viewers Naomi Osaka drew in when she beat Serena Williams at the 2019 Australian Open.

Fantastic ratings figures for football .

its not for football

its for 'women' playing sports plus there's nothing else on and there's nothing else to do for all the childless women sitting at home during a lockdown

[eagleboy]

On Friday night, 2.24 million Aussies tuned in via Channel Seven as the Matildas claimed a 4-3 win over Great Britain in an unforgettable quarter-final that was forced to extra time.
Those numbers smashed a record the Matildas had only just broken a week prior when 1.4 million watched them lose 4-2 against Sweden in the group stages.
At the time, that figure was the largest audience for a women's team sport in Australian TV history and edged the number of viewers Naomi Osaka drew in when she beat Serena Williams at the 2019 Australian Open.

Fantastic ratings figures for football .

its not for football

its for 'women' playing sports plus there's nothing else on and there's nothing else to do for all the childless women sitting at home during a lockdown

not watching any of the Olympics, except a couple of football games and some basketball

You must have been 1 of those stats that watched it. Has the Italian diving team been on yet.?

[ozzie owl]

On Friday night, 2.24 million Aussies tuned in via Channel Seven as the Matildas claimed a 4-3 win over Great Britain in an unforgettable quarter-final that was forced to extra time.
Those numbers smashed a record the Matildas had only just broken a week prior when 1.4 million watched them lose 4-2 against Sweden in the group stages.
At the time, that figure was the largest audience for a women's team sport in Australian TV history and edged the number of viewers Naomi Osaka drew in when she beat Serena Williams at the 2019 Australian Open.

Fantastic ratings figures for football .

its not for football

its for 'women' playing sports plus there's nothing else on and there's nothing else to do for all the childless women sitting at home during a lockdown

not watching any of the Olympics, except a couple of football games and some basketball

You must have been 1 of those stats that watched it. Has the Italian diving team been on yet.?

No doubt he will be watching again tonight supporting Sweden.

[Grosso Mk II]

I don't watch women's football.

[Rookie]

On Friday night, 2.24 million Aussies tuned in via Channel Seven as the Matildas claimed a 4-3 win over Great Britain in an unforgettable quarter-final that was forced to extra time.
Those numbers smashed a record the Matildas had only just broken a week prior when 1.4 million watched them lose 4-2 against Sweden in the group stages.
At the time, that figure was the largest audience for a women's team sport in Australian TV history and edged the number of viewers Naomi Osaka drew in when she beat Serena Williams at the 2019 Australian Open.

brilliant