Australia

Ed Selley

We might be .

la gran siete

The thought of being beaten in the medal count by NZ makes them feel even more infuriated

maryusdemetry

Well the Aussies ran outa gas at the end but damn, for like 80% of the game they were very clearly the better team.

RMCF

I'm Irish, and I'm laughing at them too!

Trollslayer

Yep, 10th in the medal tables

sniffer66

I lived in Oz for a year and the thing I found about the Aussies is that they go on about the Brits being bad losers all the time. What they dont realise is that they are great at "dishing it out" when they are winning but can't take it when they are losing. Most Brits I knew used to take the stick in a good natured way but as soon as the tables were turned the Aussies got really shirty

There is definitely a big chip on the shoulder re the Brits, which is probably understandable given their history

Autopilot

Totally agree. I am finding this quite amusing now. Not Australia's relitively low gold count, but how they are reacting. If you read thier press, every article and its comments have a very bitter anti-GB tone and is spun in a way that makes it seem like we have cheated.

They seem to think they are our biggest rivals in everything. Maybe in the cricket, but in most things we tend to think about getting one over the French, Germans and maybe the USA sometimes. Don't flatter yourself Australia, and if your reading; Chris Hoy is not a Pom, as many seem to think

loz

Based on polulation size and GDP Australia is still outperforming Team GB
Olympics 2012: the alternative medals table | Sport | guardian.co.uk

Autopilot

I must be missing something, but that alternative table still shows GB in 3rd, with AUS a few places bellow.

Philly112

Yes, you are missing something...  You need to click on the columns at the top to rank by the different criteria. We are below them for both GDP and population.

Phil