Gold Coast Comm Games
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@taniwharugby said in Gold Coast Comm Games:
@virgil in a PC world, it was kinda refreshing to see!
Don't get mad, get even!
Certainly gave him the boost he needed!
I think it’s great, yep he was a bit twatty at the finish but nothing like a bit of feeling to fuel a hopefully long standing and successful rivalry
@virgil so many keyboard warriors having a crack
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@taniwharugby egged on by our drama seeking shit media organisations.
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@taniwharugby egged on by our drama seeking shit media organisations.
@virgil my comment is getting lots of down votes haha
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@taniwharugby egged on by our drama seeking shit media organisations.
@virgil said in Gold Coast Comm Games:
@taniwharugby egged on by our drama seeking shit media organisations.
It's such a fucking non-story. So they were a little bit bitchy after the race, seriously who fucking cares?
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Each event should have a unique skill. One swimmer shouldn't be able to collect a pile of medals for doing the same thing in different ways.
@crucial said in Gold Coast Comm Games:
Each event should have a unique skill. One swimmer shouldn't be able to collect a pile of medals for doing the same thing in different ways.
Yes freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke are exactly the same thing. As are the distances.
What about skiing then? Both downhill and cross country? Potentially heaps of medals to be won there. Just the same skill isn't?
I doubt anyone would be bitching if NZ were collecting these medals. Or anyone other than Australia.
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Both have displayed that win-at-all costs attitude that we begrudgingly admire from Aust sportspeople.
More please...
@bovidae said in Gold Coast Comm Games:
Both have displayed that win-at-all costs attitude that we begrudgingly admire from Aust sportspeople.
I don't admire that. Sure winning is great, but not at all costs. A few Aussie cricketers understand that now I think.
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@bovidae said in Gold Coast Comm Games:
Both have displayed that win-at-all costs attitude that we begrudgingly admire from Aust sportspeople.
I don't admire that. Sure winning is great, but not at all costs. A few Aussie cricketers understand that now I think.
@snowy I guess, win at all costs, within the rules?
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That certainly helps but I still don't admire that attitude.
I might be old fashioned but I think there is still a place for respecting your opponent, the spirit of the game, etc. To me those sorts of things are a cost if disregarded.
@snowy different sports have differing levels of etiquette and self policing, which probably drives some of the 'win at all cost' mentality?
Prime example would be Cricket (team) v Golf (individual)...how often has a player been out, but not walked, whereas I have seen players in golf, call a shot on themselves the camera hasn't picked up, and one instance, it cost a guy a win.
There are so many opportunities in golf to 'cheat' but just through how the game is played, means you don't (well the vast majority don't)
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@snowy different sports have differing levels of etiquette and self policing, which probably drives some of the 'win at all cost' mentality?
Prime example would be Cricket (team) v Golf (individual)...how often has a player been out, but not walked, whereas I have seen players in golf, call a shot on themselves the camera hasn't picked up, and one instance, it cost a guy a win.
There are so many opportunities in golf to 'cheat' but just through how the game is played, means you don't (well the vast majority don't)
@taniwharugby Sure there are different levels - but I don't admire winning at all costs.
The athlete has to make that call depending on the circumstances. I personally remain silent when another player is taking a shot in golf, it isn't against the rules to do otherwise. For me there is a greater cost to my integrity than the price of losing.
Some might call it a "line".
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@taniwharugby Sure there are different levels - but I don't admire winning at all costs.
The athlete has to make that call depending on the circumstances. I personally remain silent when another player is taking a shot in golf, it isn't against the rules to do otherwise. For me there is a greater cost to my integrity than the price of losing.
Some might call it a "line".
@snowy silence when taking a shot, not standing directly in their line etc...rarely have I ever seen anyone break those 'etiquette rules' (particularly deliberately) there are some, but usually someone will point it out, and usually these are newbies to the sport.
I grew up playing on a golf course with fences around the greens to stop sheep going on, but I still learnt the finer details of etiquette...
If there was an expectation for Cooper to stop for Gaze, then I can understand why he is pissed, but then if Cooper had stopped, would Gaze have still win?
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@snowy silence when taking a shot, not standing directly in their line etc...rarely have I ever seen anyone break those 'etiquette rules' (particularly deliberately) there are some, but usually someone will point it out, and usually these are newbies to the sport.
I grew up playing on a golf course with fences around the greens to stop sheep going on, but I still learnt the finer details of etiquette...
If there was an expectation for Cooper to stop for Gaze, then I can understand why he is pissed, but then if Cooper had stopped, would Gaze have still win?
@taniwharugby My understanding is that there is no expectation for Cooper to stop. Gaze just let himself down with comments afterwards even though he won.
The point remains that that I don't admire a win at at all costs attitude as stated above.
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@taniwharugby My understanding is that there is no expectation for Cooper to stop. Gaze just let himself down with comments afterwards even though he won.
The point remains that that I don't admire a win at at all costs attitude as stated above.
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@snowy win at all costs in a discipline like shooting or archery would not be ideal...
@taniwharugby said in Gold Coast Comm Games:
@snowy win at all costs in a discipline like shooting or archery would not be ideal...
There is definitely a "line" there.
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@virgil said in Gold Coast Comm Games:
@taniwharugby egged on by our drama seeking shit media organisations.
It's such a fucking non-story. So they were a little bit bitchy after the race, seriously who fucking cares?
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@no-quarter It's not that. It's the picture of Gaze flipping Cooper off as his bike was getting fixed that has flown around the world.
@mokey although TBF I can understand that emotional moment more than his reaction afterwards.
IN the heat of the moment he has expected (right or wrong) he would stop too, but didn't, so thought F-You and flipped the bird...if he had been sweet after the race, I expect less woudla been made of that moment, which is what he will be remembered for.
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I'm not sure why Gaze would have the expectation if it's not in the etiquette of the sport, AND the two have a history of conflict. But I don't ever want to see men wearing the silver fern flipping each other off in competition. Gaze acted like a brat, then made it worse by being an ugly winner. However, he apologised, good on him for that, here's hoping both of them grow up a bit and realise there are always cameras ready to take an embarrassing shot. Because that's what happens in the big time.
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@mokey although TBF I can understand that emotional moment more than his reaction afterwards.
IN the heat of the moment he has expected (right or wrong) he would stop too, but didn't, so thought F-You and flipped the bird...if he had been sweet after the race, I expect less woudla been made of that moment, which is what he will be remembered for.
@taniwharugby said in Gold Coast Comm Games:
IN the heat of the moment he has expected (right or wrong) he would stop too, but didn't, so thought F-You and flipped the bird...if he had been sweet after the race, I expect less woudla been made of that moment, which is what he will be remembered for.
It is fantastic marketing by Gaze. Everyone knows who he is now.
One of the good things about Comm. Games etc is that the athletes' comments haven't been sanitized by endless media training, so they may actually be worth listening to.
And so we end up with Ben Fouhy, the Robertson bros, Nick Willis and now Sam Gaze.
