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Just watching Emily Seebohm in the swimming.
I wonder if she is related to that great Glenelg & SA player of the 1980s John Seebohm?

I don’t know BH but I do know Australia is competing at an amazing level for 26 million people. Spain for example has 47 million and only 3 medals so far. No gold

Beasley Hutton wrote:

Just watching Emily Seebohm in the swimming.
I wonder if she is related to that great Glenelg & SA player of the 1980s John Seebohm?

Yes

Senior Seagull wrote:

Bazz has been ok, but continually refers to "Russia" when they are not officially competing, they are the ROC, Russia should not receive any credit as they have been proven to be massive drug cheats.
Thorpey has been terrific, his articulate concise reviews and analysis have been first class.

Yep but the constant jumping around of channels is driving me nuts and if you use the app they have crap commentators, piped in from UK.

Bazza wrote:

Senior Seagull wrote:

Bazz has been ok, but continually refers to "Russia" when they are not officially competing, they are the ROC, Russia should not receive any credit as they have been proven to be massive drug cheats.
Thorpey has been terrific, his articulate concise reviews and analysis have been first class.

Yep but the constant jumping around of channels is driving me nuts and if you use the app they have crap commentators, piped in from UK.

Anything would have to be better than Matt Hill's effort in the Women's rowing eight final today.  To borrow a BH type comment: Stevie Wonder could have provided a more accurate call.

swan42 wrote:

Bazza wrote:

Senior Seagull wrote:

Bazz has been ok, but continually refers to "Russia" when they are not officially competing, they are the ROC, Russia should not receive any credit as they have been proven to be massive drug cheats.
Thorpey has been terrific, his articulate concise reviews and analysis have been first class.

Yep but the constant jumping around of channels is driving me nuts and if you use the app they have crap commentators, piped in from UK.

Anything would have to be better than Matt Hill's effort in the Women's rowing eight final today.  To borrow a BH type comment: Stevie Wonder could have provided a more accurate call.

I find Hill a very boring racecaller too 42.
Not a patch on his predecessor's Greg Miles, Bill Collins etc....

Beasley Hutton wrote:

swan42 wrote:

Bazza wrote:

Senior Seagull wrote:

Bazz has been ok, but continually refers to "Russia" when they are not officially competing, they are the ROC, Russia should not receive any credit as they have been proven to be massive drug cheats.
Thorpey has been terrific, his articulate concise reviews and analysis have been first class.

Yep but the constant jumping around of channels is driving me nuts and if you use the app they have crap commentators, piped in from UK.

Anything would have to be better than Matt Hill's effort in the Women's rowing eight final today.  To borrow a BH type comment: Stevie Wonder could have provided a more accurate call.


I find Hill a very boring racecaller too 42.
Not a patch on his predecessor's Greg Miles, Bill Collins etc....

Out of the racecallers for the main race tracks in Australia he is by far and away the worst. in my opinion.

All looks good for the next Commonwealth Games.
5.Australia....6Team GB...11.Canada best they have done in decades.....12.Huge day for NZ with a population of just over 5 million.
 

gtrxuone wrote:

All looks good for the next Commonwealth Games.
5.Australia....6Team GB...11.Canada best they have done in decades.....12.Huge day for NZ with a population of just over 5 million.

 

Don't forget GB splits up in the Commonwealth Games.

Should Perth attempt to get the rights to host the games?  It is a long time since 1962.

The Netherlands are playing Germany at the moment in the man's hockey.  The loser of this match could potentially be the Kookaburras opponent in the quarter-finals.