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Data from billions of societal media conversations, planetary quality articles and broadcast mentions compiled by Meltwater enactment these Aussies up of the rest.
By Matt Bungard|4:42am Jan 14, 2022
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Number 1 - Ben Simmons, 4.7 cardinal impressions
Ben Simmons was a wide borderline the most-talked astir Australian jock successful 2021, with much than triple the mentions of 2nd place.
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Number 1 - Ben Simmons, 4.7 million
It's not astonishing erstwhile you see that possibly retired of each sporting league successful the world, the NBA is the most-engaged successful presumption of online fanbases - and Simmons has been a lightning rod for contention implicit the past year.
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Number 2 - Daniel Ricciardo, 1.5 cardinal
Daniel Ricciardo was 2nd connected the list, signaling 1.5 cardinal mentions. The F1 operator has remained a fashionable fig successful the sport, which has experienced a immense bump successful online beingness successful caller years.
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Number 2 - Daniel Ricciardo, 1.5 million
Ricciardo achieved his archetypal contention triumph with McLaren astatine the 2021 Italian Grand Prix successful August 2021. It was Ricciardo's eighth Grand Prix triumph successful Formula One.
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Number 3 - David Warner, 1.3 million
David Warner comes successful astatine 3rd connected the list, the highest-mentioned cricketer supra the likes of Pat Cummins and Steve Smith, which mightiness beryllium mildly surprising.
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Number 3 - David Warner, 1.3 million
However, Warner's benching by his IPL squad combined with beardown showings successful some the T20 World Cup and The Ashes meant that helium was ne'er been acold distant from the headlines.
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Number 4 - Ash Barty, 1 million
The highest-ranked pistillate connected the list, Barty's substance of on-court occurrence and off-court humility person made her a beloved household sanction down under.
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Number 4 - Ash Barty, 1 million
Barty's biggest triumph unquestionably came successful July, erstwhile she defeated Karolina Pliskova successful the last astatine Wimbledon, to assertion her 2nd large title.
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Number 5 - Patty Mills, 488,000
The 2nd NBA subordinate connected the list, Mills' large determination to the Brooklyn Nets combined with immoderate of the champion signifier of his vocation has made him the toast of the NBA.
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Number 5 - Patty Mills, 488,000
This photograph with Joe Ingles became 1 of the lasting images of the 2021 Olympics, erstwhile the Boomers broke done to triumph a medal for the archetypal clip - cementing the bequest of 'FIBA Patty'.
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Number 6 - Nick Kyrgios, 327,000
The arguable tennis prima comes successful astatine fig six, coming disconnected a pugnacious twelvemonth connected the court.
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Number 6 - Nick Kyrgios, 327,000
Kyrgios failed to navigate his mode into the 2nd week of immoderate major, reaching the 3rd circular astatine Wimbledon and the Australian Open, portion losing his archetypal lucifer astatine the US Open and sitting retired Roland Garros.
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Number 7 - Josh Cavallo, 326,000
The lone jock from immoderate of Australia's shot codes successful the apical ten, Josh Cavallo made header quality erstwhile helium announced helium was gay, making him presently the lone antheral subordinate successful a top-flight league successful the satellite to beryllium out.
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Number 7 - Josh Cavallo, 326,000
The announcement caused shockwaves crossed the footballing world, with galore of the globe's apical players prasing Cavallo for his bravery.
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Number 8 - Aaron Finch, 242,000
Somewhat surprisingly, the different cricketer successful the apical 10 is Aaron Finch - the Melbourne Renegade and Australia's achromatic shot captain.
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Number 8 - Aaron Finch, 242,000
Finch was the skipper arsenic Australia shocked fans and experts alike to spell each the mode astatine the T20 World Cup, the country's archetypal occurrence successful that tournament.
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Number 9 - Emma McKeon, 148,000
Swimmer Emma McKeon is connected the database astatine fig nine, having 1 of the champion years of immoderate swimmer ever.
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Number 9 - Emma McKeon, 148,000
Winning 4 golds and 3 bronzes, she was the most-decorated jock crossed each sports astatine the 2021 Olympics, and tied the astir medals won by a pistillate astatine a azygous Games.
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Number 10 - Dylan Alcott, 135,000
Rounding retired the apical 10 is Dylan Alcott, the immensely fashionable wheelchair tennis prima who has announced his status aft the upcoming Australian Open.
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Number 10 - Dylan Alcott, 135,000
At the 2021 US Open, Alcott acheived the aureate slam, winning each 4 majors arsenic good arsenic Olympic golden successful the aforesaid year.
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