1. Olympics. Kaylee McKeown wins the back to back double of 100m and 200m backstroke at two successive Olympic Games (first Australian swimmer ever) and is now our most successful Olympian in individual events, winning four medals - all genders, all sports, all time! She is actually unbeaten in both events at major world cup and short course world cup meets since 2020. She has five gold medals (one relay). Absolutely awesome. Jess Fox has three individual gold medals so far and a chance to get one more in Paris too!
Emma McKeon (no relation), has six medals (two individual and four relays). McKeon has 20 Commonwealth Games (14 gold) as well! The relays can be quite the medal accumulator.
When you think we are doing well, consider this: Michael Phelps first represented in Sydney 2000 and did not win a medal. Then he won 23 Olympic gold medals (28 in all) from 2004-2008-2012-2016
Ian Thorpe was a great swimmer and ambassador, but commentary is not his strength. A little more passion in the voice could assist. Phil Leggatt is 81 years old and still calling the cycling with the golden dulcet tones. Awesome!
2. Olympics - Heartbreak and Ecstacy. Is the disqualification of a 100m runner for breaking the most brutal rule in world sport? No margin for error.
Only one rowing medal won't be good when Australian Olympic funding is cut up next time. Disappointing and usually such a strength. They will be counting canoeing. Jess Fox is a legend. She also has three individual Olympic medals...possibly four soon to join the greatest ever!
Interesting how we learn so much at the Olympics. Windsurfing...who would have thought!
Cameron McEvoy in the 50m swimming was awesome. Our Men's team generally is not what it once was...(Perkins, Hackett, Thorpe, Klim, Heugill). The women continue to dominate.
Super win by John Peers and Matt Ebden in the men's doubles in the tennis. Steel.
3. Swans. Has there been a greater stumble in recent years than this present one? A loss by over 100 points is a capitulation to Port Adelaide. They really lack big bodies in defence. Blakey is simply not big enough. They lack physicality and attitude too. It is like a cancer in their ranks which has been seen on GF Day twice. This was always the danger - as it was in the Grand Final losses. Terrible starts plague them!
Pendlebury 400 games. Amazing with only six players have cracked 400 (Harvey 432; Tuck, 426; Burgoyne 407; Bartlett 403; Fletcher 400). Pendlebury gets to third place if the Pies make the finals. A big 'if' really.
4. NRL- St George. What a top win v the Storm...18-16! So hard to do but Shane Flanagan can coach. He has resurrected the St George juggernaut from extinction.
A funny weekend. Parramatta won and the Storm lost. That does not sound right. The Titans are screaming back under Des. He has done a great job there too and could be semi finals bound after a woeful start to the season. The Broncos? Kevin Walters may be gone soon I suspect.
5. Cricket. Funny how ODIs and T20s roll on and no one cares - especially when the Olympics are on. India v Sri Lanka. I thought Kohli and Rohit retired, yet both were playing.
6. Adelaide Thunderbirds. They win back to back Super netball titles v Melbourne Vixens. A huge result. Once again the back to back ability of the best teams is quite staggeringly familiar.
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