Newcastle Jets midfielder Ben Kantarovski said he has been getting heckled by his mates from other sports at the AIS while other members had their say on Twitter.

“I was just laughing with my friends – they were ripping on me actually – about the teams that didn't make the Olympics so I've been copping it a bit,” Kantarovski told au.fourfourtwo.com.

“It's pretty disappointing watching and knowing we had the opportunity to be there.

"Knowing there's that age bracket and you're not going to have another chance is even more depressing. It's not nice, put it that way.”

Others have taken to social media like Twitter to reveal their agony at having to watch the Olympic dream unfold for their rivals and not for them.

Striker Jason Hoffman tweeted: “Man oh man. The pain of watching football at the Olympics. #whatcouldvebeenforus” and “Almost in tears watching the games on TV! So sad we r not there for football”.

From his new home in China, Daniel Mullen got on the defensive during the tournament's first big upset, tweeting: “Anyone who thinks Australia's underage teams are no good coz they lose to teams like Japan, watch the Olympic game now, Japan vs Spain!”

Kantarovski tuned in as Team GB defeated UAE on Sunday knowing that had the Olyroos qualified, it would have been Australia in UAE's place and him marking the likes of Ryan Giggs at Wembley.

“That would have been an experience,” he said. “There's always other avenues to get over there and play in other tournaments so we just have to let it go and look elsewhere.

“I came in towards the nitty gritty part (of qualifying) and in the games it was just a bit of luck. We dominated the games and had possession but they would have one shot and it would go in.”

Meanwhile, Kantarovski said Newcastle are set to become the A-League's entertainers under Gary van Egmond's youth revolution.

While he is still looking to add another striker, van Egmond has rounded out the rest of his squad with some of the A-League's best young talent as he prepares to unleash an up tempo and attacking brand of football on the competition.

“There is a shape and a style coming together,” Kantarovski said. “It's going to be very exciting, it won't be a boring game, and right up in the opponent's face.

“It is quite daunting how many young boys we actually have. Compared to the senior players I think we outnumber them two to one. It's quite fun actually.

“It's like a new club after all the troubles we had towards the end of last season. We've been able to come together and establish our values and intensity and the way we want to play. We're nowhere near ready yet but it's coming together for the start of the season.

“Gary's brought in players who suit his style of playing and character. From now it's just about carrying out our game plan correctly.”