2010 Commonwealth Games

[Strawb]

Shane Perkins (cycling) is the second Aussie in the brown stuff after giving the judges an "obscene gesture."

LMAO well they cannot judge a winner in a chook raffle it seems.

[Strawb]

Looks like the Kiwi's are in trouble
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/commo ... 5935013121
A NEW Zealand TV presenter is in hot water after a clip resurfaced of him mocking the name of an Indian Commonwealth Games official - Sheila Dikshit.
Despite being told her name is pronounced "Dixit," TVNZ presenter Paul Henry called the Dehli chief minister "Dick-sh*t" and said that her name was "so appropriate" because she is Indian

[Trader]

i just got home from work so we had ch 10 on & how good is that stephanie moorehouse ?

Agreed, bit of facebook stalking is in order there!

As for the athletes waving to the judges, anyone see Trickett's article on it? She called the athletes Un-Australian, which to me is a joke.

Going to the media to bag on your countrymen is unaustralian. Australians are stereotyped as larrikins and criminals giving an authority figure the finger seems pretty much in place to me.

[Brucetiki]

A great article on why the Indian population is indifferent to the Commonwealth Games

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/com ... 5935549005

[Media Park]

i just got home from work so we had ch 10 on & how good is that stephanie moorehouse ?

Agreed, bit of facebook stalking is in order there!

As for the athletes waving to the judges, anyone see Trickett's article on it? She called the athletes Un-Australian, which to me is a joke.

Going to the media to bag on your countrymen is unaustralian. Australians are stereotyped as larrikins and criminals giving an authority figure the finger seems pretty much in place to me.

Unless you've mistaken the name... Bird is second from the right, and that looks criminal.

[Media Park]

oops. meant middle...

[Brucetiki]

Australia had a much closer encounter in the netball tonight against the Sunshine Girls from Jamaica.

Australia 60
Jamaica 46

[Brucetiki]

Eamon Sullivan chokes at an international meet again - only getting bronze in the 100m freestyle final.

I believe both St Kilda and Glenelg Football Clubs are considering a 'choking partners' sponsorship

[Brucetiki]

Scoreboard at the rugby 7's ground has just collapsed

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/com ... 5936023336

[Media Park]

Nice little video in that about ticket sales too...

This is an absolute farce for international sport, I am sorry to say.

[Brucetiki]

Another day, another 4 debacles, and the athletics officials are on the verge of a walkout

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/com ... 5935866629

[Media Park]

Another day, another 4 debacles, and the athletics officials are on the verge of a walkout

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/com ... 5935866629

Brucetiki, you seem to be following the Games rather closely.

In your opinion, do you think they should have been held at all?

(With respect to all the negative press, and issues they've encountered.)

[Media Park]

http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/oc ... codoms.htm

Have broken the Commonwealth Games Usage of Condos By Athletes record.

[Bully]

Cameron Meyer. What a legend. Laps the field in cycling and gets the gold and helps a team mate get silver . GOLD!!

[Brucetiki]

Another day, another 4 debacles, and the athletics officials are on the verge of a walkout

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/com ... 5935866629

Brucetiki, you seem to be following the Games rather closely.

In your opinion, do you think they should have been held at all?

(With respect to all the negative press, and issues they've encountered.)

IMO, Delhi should have been stripped of the games. It was clear about 12 months out they were never going to be ready, and the threats of terrorism was always going to scare the tourists off. As an example - the athletics track wasn't completed until day 3 of the games in Delhi, Melbourne's was ready for several months, and was even able to be hidden for a test match, and I'm sure Manchester and KL were ready months in advance prior to 2002 and 1998.

The big winner out of the debacle is Glasgow (host of the 2014 games) - they don't have a big act to follow, and can plan their games knowing they're guaranteed to be an improvement on Delhi.

[Brucetiki]

Half time in the netball

Australia 35
Malawi 19

[Brucetiki]

Full time in the netball - another solid win to the Diamonds despite the inept umpiring from South African umpire Annie Kloppas

Australia 74
Malawi 35

[Strawb]

Well I got what I expected out of them. They should have been Given to Canada. This is a big slap in the face of any developing nation wanting to host these games in the future.

[Brucetiki]

Comedy of errors in the mens 50m freestyle

Australian Ashley Callus has been disqualified in the first semi for breaking - to his credit he took it very well. However, he would be in a very strong position to lodge a protest after TWO swimmers false started in the second semi and were not disqualified. One of the false starters (South Africa's Roland Schoeman) has qaulified 4th for the final but either he should be disqualified of Callus reinstated. IMO Schoeman should be disqualied as it was a clear break.

[brod]

Comedy of errors in the mens 50m freestyle

Australian Ashley Callus has been disqualified in the first semi for breaking - to his credit he took it very well. However, he would be in a very strong position to lodge a protest after TWO swimmers false started in the second semi and were not disqualified. One of the false starters (South Africa's Roland Schoeman) has qaulified 4th for the final but either he should be disqualified of Callus reinstated. IMO Schoeman should be disqualied as it was a clear break.

How was Schoeman's interview post event, saying members of the crowd were carrying on like monkeys