There’ll be no easy route to a first-ever Olympic medal for the Australian Boomers despite Brian Goorjian’s team finishing atop their group in Tokyo.
While three wins established Australia as a real contender, it also booked them a tough quarter-final showdown against Argentina on Tuesday, with the winner of Team USA vs. Spain waiting for them in the semi-final if they get that far.
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Australia discovered their fate on Sunday night when the newly-implemented draw system to decide the knockout stages proved somewhat unhelpful to an undefeated Boomers team.
After working their way into the desired first…