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Is it just me, or is the Oz coverage so bias?
We only get to see an event if an Australian is involved, then the only interview the Australian, no matter where they placed !!!!
We are really missing out in some fantastic events, because there’s not an Australian in it or they have been put out?????
Really fed up with it and will never watch another. :mad:

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This was mentioned on Triple J radio....and the DJ was saying it was biased :D

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its shocking cas !!!!!
put me off watching sport in oz , i mean it :(

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To be honest...I'v not watched any - just went by what the DJ said.
He invited expats to comment.....it turned out to be a laugh :)

But I'm sorry you have been put off :(

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Channel 9 has been a disgrace - not a very auspicious start for Eddie Maguire

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to be honest cas, i didnt really watch it much in the uk. i didnt watch it enought to know this lot are a joke. ive still to see another country winning a gold and being presented with it.
off to my bed in a huff now.
my son just phoned me from sydney to say they have seen a lot more than we have, so it must be a queensland thing :(

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Tripe J is a regional programme...bit I listen to is obviously based in Melbourne....so seems so here too.

Sleep well...or at least get a gold for your leap off the wardrobe :D

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hehehehehe I remember how biased the Australian commentators are and it is pretty bad - I'm not denying it. Do they still have that pratt Norman May? You'd never even know it wasn't a Team Australia meet, he is so biased....However as an Australian in the UK I've had to put up with Olympic and Commonwealth coverage where they cut away from world record swims or cycles or something interesting to show the medal ceremony for someone from Britian winning bronze in the clay pidgeon shooting :rolleyes: or similar. In the last Olympics I remember seeing the BBC reporter walk past Ian Thorpe to interview someone who came 8th ;)

Michelle

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Made me laugh when I saw this thread. We were living in Melbourne in '98 when the commonwealth games were on in Kuala Lumpur (from memory). We were amazed at the Aussie bias to the coverage.

If an Aussie didn't win, you'd have no idea in the world who did. Aussie coming 2nd, 3rd, last? It didn't matter - they'd get an interview and a voice over about how well they did and how tough all the training had been etc.

You'd still not have a bloody clue who actually won though... Quite an amazing attitude to behold...

:)

Graham

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Thank god for that....I thought it was just me who noticed the bias...

I watched an athletics highlights package last night on 9 and it was sickening, really sickening to watch...The aussie bird came third in the event behind two other countries who were not even mentioned or shown having the medals presented, made me sick it did.

Beautiful country but when it comes to sport some horrible attitudes.

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s'only same in blighty - all the "highlights " are are the England or related islands winning, coming 2nd or making an arse of themselves!

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Yup....

Even though I'm well known for blending into the Aussie lifestyle like a Chameleon, I agree that the Channel 9 bias has been bloody ridiculous!!:mad:

When Caitlin McClatchey won gold for Scotland last night in probably the most exciting race of the whole swim meet, I thought they were actually going to show the whole medal ceremony....

Nope....

They just showed the Aussie girl getting the Bronze Medal, then cut to the bloody freestyle embroidery final or something like that, cos there was an Aussie about to take 12th place!!:mad:

Bloody crap...!!!:mad:

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Anyone noticed how many medals we have collected so far? There isnt any time to show anyone else getting medals :p :p :p .

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ah, so im not alone ;)
its not the same in the uk. we didnt always see people getting medals, but we did find out who won every sport.
i never watch that rugby pish, but i did happen to see a clip of a few people talking about it on the telly and they hinted that the ref cheated...........i dont even know who won or lost :confused: but they were talking about the australian team being conned :rolleyes:
to top it all of............
yesterday i walked passed the telly and heard them moaning about the men not winning golds in the pool........then came the best bit.....
thay said "except for two guys who were disabled" (not their exact words) but its what they meant.
how do u think they guys felt !!!!
their medals dont really count then, do they?
rant over lol
ps. your gonna laugh. i gave up my foxtel this week too. now im left with coonsil telly :eek:

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I was so looking forward to watching the games. But the coverage is the worst I've seen. Even if an aussie comes 2nd, 3rd, 4th or where ever, they don't bother to tell you who has won !!!!.
I have to go onto the BBC website everyday just to see how the other countries are doing!!!
So now my TV goes on when the news is on ......and what is today news????......how the aussies are doing in the games!!! FFS

Sorry rant finished!! (Glad I'll be in the UK for the world cup)