Looks like I have some catching up to do as my personal life has meant I have not seen much of these 2 days. With Cane2Coral less than 24 hours away my focus on sport has not been where it normally is. Also this can be attributed to the poor coverage that we in Australia are subjected too.
My theory is that Channel 9 had lots of packages ready to roll on our swimmers, cyclists, rowers etc for when they won gold. But as sport generally goes, the script has not been followed and they are at a loss on what to show. Not used to showing live events they are instead subjecting us to hours of couch talk by hosts that never set foot on a sporting field and seem clueless to what they are talking about.
With no gold since day 1, it seems our commentators are fixating on other countries for some golden glory while hanging out for the Kookaburras to get to the final. Maybe they should give credit to those athletes putting in their all and recording personal best times, a feat which should always be congratulated.
I also find it surprising that we have a rower, Josh Booth, who has been forced to apologise and then sent home after he decided to be a true "Aussie Abroad" and vandalise a shop after a night on the town. here we have a guy who actually broke the law and was lucky to get off lightly and the media is not saying too much. Yet if a footballer in Australia or Nick Darcy, you could imagine the headlines. This to me is a perfect example of how the media pick and choose who to vilify.
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