Channel Ten announces results during replay

Rupert, Tuney and Door were all seemed a bit awkward at first, but by round 3 of the pool games they were much more comfortable and quiet competent. I like Rupert, but I find he applies a bit of poetic licence with his comments on a few things at the expense of being factually accurate. Worst thing is the bloody ad's - I know Channel Ten need to pay for it somehow, but we lose the replays and analysis of important plays that I'd like to see. I believe the final will be ad free though.

What were the general thoughts on Rupert McCall as commentator? I actually quite liked his approach. For anyone who's not familiar with his wonderful poetry, his famous Green and Gold Malaria poem is below: GREEN AND GOLD MALARIA by Rupert McCall The day would soon arrive when I could not ignore the rash I was obviously ill and so I called on Doctor Nash This standard consultation would adjudicate my fate I walked into his surgery and gave it to him straight “Doc, I wonder if you might explain this allergy of mine I get these pins and needles running up and down my spine From there, across my body, it will suddenly extend My neck will feel a shiver and the hairs will stand on end And then there is that symptom that a man can only fear It’s a choking in the throat and the crying of a tear” Well, the doctor scratched his melon with a rather worried look His furrowed brow suggested that the news to come was crook “What is it Doc?” I motioned “Have I got a rare disease? I’m man enough to cop it sweet so give it to me please” “Well I’m not too sure” he answered, in a puzzled kind of way “It seems you’ve got some kind of fever but it’s hard for me to say When is it that you feel this most peculiar condition?” I thought for just a moment and then I gave him my position “Doc, I get it when I’m standing in an Anzac Day parade And I get it when the anthem of my native land is played I get it when Meninga makes a Kiwi-crunching run And when AB grits his teeth to score a really gutsy ton And I got it back in ‘91 when Farr-Jones held the Cup And I got it when Japan was stormed by Better loosen Up I get it when the Banjo takes me down the Snowy River And Matilda sends me waltzing with a billy-boiling shiver It hit me hard when Sydney was awarded with the Games And I get it when I see our farmers fighting for their names It flattened me when Bertrand raised the Boxing Kangaroo And when Perkins won from lane eight, well, the rashes were true blue So tell me Doc” I questioned “Am I really gonna die?” He broke into a smile before he looked me in the eye As he fumbled with his stethoscope and pushed it out of reach He wiped away a tear and then he gave this stirring speech: “From the beaches here in Queensland to the sweeping shores of Broome On the Harbour banks of Sydney where the Waratah’s in bloom From Uluru at sunset to the mighty Tasman Sea In the Adelaide cathedrals, at the roaring MCG From the Great Australian Bight up to the Gulf of Carpentaria The medical profession call it ‘Green and Gold Malaria’ But forget about the textbooks son, the truth I shouldn’t hide The rash that you’ve contracted here is ‘good old Aussie pride’ I’m afraid that you were born with it and one thing is for sure You’ll die with it young man because there isn’t any cure” From: http://www.rupertmccall.com.au/?fbk_module_id=cms&fbk_page_id=ViewPage&page_id=26

So how has the Channel 10 coverage been overall? It sounds like it hasn't been very considerate at all of the fans (as per above) Up in Asia, Star Sports at least show the games with pretty ok analysis. The biggest gripe is that you never see the reaction after the game, as they move it straight to the analysis. And last night they missed the South African and Fiji anthems. Argh!

I saw this too, and was appalled. I knew there would be a good number of people in your position. Thankfully for me, I had stayed up and watched it live so already knew. Dumb channel Ten, very dumb.