The Empire Games

[Hatchman]

I watched the Womens Beach Volley Ball
There was a wrist injury in the first 10mins.
I should be ok by tomorrow

[Lagerlover]

Hahaha...

Spike.

[Lagerlover]

Went to the beach volleyball this morning, pretty cool.

Having a hit on the public courts afterwards and were asked if we could give up the court for the Aussie girls to practice.
As a thank you they did the whole photo thing, and the coach gave our three mad keen volleyball boys a few tips on their game for ten minutes after they finished.

Absolutely brilliant!!!

[Captain Nemo]

Loving it so far, especially Aus kicking ass in the cycling.
Looks like everyone gets a medal so might be renamed the participation games...?

[PeteyD]

Went to the beach volleyball this morning, pretty cool.

Having a hit on the public courts afterwards and were asked if we could give up the court for the Aussie girls to practice.
As a thank you they did the whole photo thing, and the coach gave our three mad keen volleyball boys a few tips on their game for ten minutes after they finished.

Absolutely brilliant!!!

That's awesome

[Hatchman]

Went to the beach volleyball this morning, pretty cool.

Having a hit on the public courts afterwards and were asked if we could give up the court for the Aussie girls to practice.
As a thank you they did the whole photo thing, and the coach gave our three mad keen volleyball boys a few tips on their game for ten minutes after they finished.

Absolutely brilliant!!!

Any wrist injuries?

[Lagerlover]

Any wrist injuries?

Dunno, I was arksed to leave for starting the Aussie, Aussie, Aussie chant wearing my special occasion white speedos..

In hindsight, I was a little off key.

[Lagerlover]

The opening ceremony is looking better by the minute

[PeteyD]

Much hoo hah on the radio this morning about how crap the closing ceremony and the coverage of it was.

[goughy]

Ch7 saying that the entrance of the athletes before the coverage was to start was not their doing!

[Lagerlover]

It looks like the athletes not being paraded has let the rest of the ceremony off the hook.

[3Puttpete]

Much hoo hah on the radio this morning about how crap the closing ceremony and the coverage of it was.

Channel 7 have no control over the coverage but whatever you’ve heard hasn’t been strong enough.

[Captain Nemo]

Best games eva!

[3oneday]

I didn't mind watching the events to be honest, was pretty good viewing. Opening and closing ceremonies, meh, what's the point.

[goughy]

The point is to show off to the world the athletes who are about to try great things, and then the athletes who have done great things..... They just forgot to include the athletes in some of it.

[3Puttpete]

The point is to show off to the world the athletes who are about to try great things, and then the athletes who have done great things..... They just forgot to include the athletes in some of it.

It’s the commonwealth games. The athletes forgot to do great things

[goughy]

Was just trying to be supportive

[PeteyD]

The athletes in the closing ceremony? Just sent 11 days watching them don't need to see them again. Give the washed up reality singing contestants another shot at the limelight!

[Lagerlover]

closing ceremonies, meh, what's the point.

It's so you know that MKR is back on.

[Lagerlover]

ACA are showing the athletes chosen wind down tonight, in a fair and balanced way of course.

[Ron Burgundy]

It's so you know that MKR is back on.

Turns out channel 7 knew minute-by-minute what the official program was and were able to film the athletes entering and show whatever they wanted before the standard host broadcaster footage started, but they elected not to use any of it so they could broadcast that cooking show instead. They only started throwing the organizers under the bus when social media started blowing about not seeing the athletes.

[Steve57]

Turns out channel 7 knew minute-by-minute what the official program was and were able to film the athletes entering and show whatever they wanted before the standard host broadcaster footage started, but they elected not to use any of it so they could broadcast that cooking show instead. They only started throwing the organizers under the bus when social media started blowing about not seeing the athletes.

Again it was not live, started a lot earlier than 8.15pm when the telecast started!