Comments on: Greatest Australian sporting moment? Winner announced!

By: Andrew P

Andrew P — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:02:45 +0000

Congratulations, James. The competition was a purely subjective one, so there was no right or wrong. That said, horse-racing, to me, is a sport that exists purely for people to punt on, and therefore leaves me cold. However, for some reason, I have instant recall on all the Melbourne Cup winners from Think Big in 1974, and have never wagered a cent on the race. Go figure…

By: Slippery Jim

Slippery Jim — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:58:21 +0000

One point of contention is that Makybe Diva is a British horse, born in Someset, so can this really be called an ‘Australian sporting moment’?

By: sheek

sheek — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:45:50 +0000

Well done James,

I must admit the task overwhelmed me. So many great moments, it seemed unfair to even mention one, lest you offend all the others. Like thanking all the people in your life!

By: onside

onside — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:39:41 +0000

Me too, thanks to The Roar,terrific little competition .And the winning article was a good choice

By: Redb

Redb — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:13:03 +0000

Cpaaa,

It’s not so much the event – that is highly subjective – it was how the writer argued his case.

Redb

By: Redb

Redb — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:58:14 +0000

Congrats James.

What is striking but not unusual is the number of different posters on that article thread that we don’t usually hear from. The Readers to Posters is about a 5 to 1 ratio – obviously until a prize is involved.

Redb

By: Cpaaa

Cpaaa — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:51:33 +0000

i guess a god like horse to be australias greatest sporting event is neutral and wont upset any of the other sports fans.

By: Brett McKay

Brett McKay — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:35:49 +0000

I just want to know how the guys managed to find a winner in all the cracking entries..

By: Slippery Jim

Slippery Jim — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:28:21 +0000

Getting prizes for commenting on sports blogs – life doesn’t get much better than that! Well done the Roar, and congratulations James!

By: James Mortimer

James Mortimer — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:17:52 +0000

Thank you so much Roar!

Am humbled to win such a great prize – thanks for such a great competition, and I hope that watching more sports on it will help me write even better articles.

Again, very humbled, very appreciative.