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    Netball have some huge decisions to make, long gone are the days of Netball being the main path of girls aspiring to represent NZ, more so with the success of our womens rugby and also this games, the Hockey, without going into the individual stuff too

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    They could learn a thing or 2 from the men’s 7s
    After failing at Rio and with struggles since they found a way to focus on these games and found a way to win.
    All netball has done is lurch from one humiliation to another.

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    Black Sticks women's captain Stacey Michelsen will be the flagbearer for the closing ceremony.

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    @taniwharugby said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    Netball have some huge decisions to make, long gone are the days of Netball being the main path of girls aspiring to represent NZ, more so with the success of our womens rugby and also this games, the Hockey, without going into the individual stuff too

    And cricket as well with NZ women playing in the Aussie women's T20 league and having another genuine pro sport option.

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    @virgil said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    The train wreck that the netball was aside it would have to be rated a succes with our team sports?

    Twin Golds in the 7’s
    Gold and Silver in the Hockey
    Twin Bronze’s in the Basketball

    ....netball

    That's an awesome outcome IMO.

    Three gold medals, a silver and two bronzes.

    Realistically, we should have expected two silvers, five bronzes.

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    @chris-b Before the games started I had pencilled in:

    Bball (M) - Silver
    Bball (W) - Bronze/4th
    7s (M) - Bronze/4th
    7s (W) - Silver
    Netball - Bronze
    Hockey (M) - Gold/Silver
    Hockey (W) - not in contention

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    @act-crusader Why not Women's Hockey? I would have penciled them in slightly behind Women's Sevens as a good Silver chance and near definite bronze.

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    @machpants said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    @mariner4life said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    I'll take gold in both the only events that matter over 200 meaningless medals in the pool...

    MeToo

    Bloody TVNZ not showing the ceremonies tho, twats, I despair for the RWC 😞

    That's #metoo

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    @chris-b ordinarily I would expect us to do well but after OZ beat us in the Oceania Cup last year I had this feeling we would crash out in the pool stages being pooled with OZ and being done by another side in an upset.

    Awesome result in the end and a most emphatic gold medal performance.

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    @act-crusader You'll be even more rapt than me! πŸ™‚

    I had a sort of hunch that they'd do OK - was pretty pessimistic they'd win that final though. A real statement. They dominated most of it.

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    @godder said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    @taniwharugby said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    Netball have some huge decisions to make, long gone are the days of Netball being the main path of girls aspiring to represent NZ, more so with the success of our womens rugby and also this games, the Hockey, without going into the individual stuff too

    And cricket as well with NZ women playing in the Aussie women's T20 league and having another genuine pro sport option.

    Soccer too, with plenty of chances for scholarships overseas. Woman's sport has come a long way, young girls have genuine options to persue now which is great to see.

    Netball's future in NZ doesn't look that rosy in terms of being a superpower on the world stage. Our tiny population and the rise of other sports is really reducing their share of the market. The amatuer jobs for mates culture etc has to go and pronto or they won't compete.

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    @stargazer said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    Black Sticks women's captain Stacey Michelsen will be the flagbearer for the closing ceremony.

    Up the Taniwha!!!

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    Depsite my cynical comments at the start of the games, and ignoring the shortcomings of TVNZ, these games have been lots of fun. Being more in our timezone helps, but I've enjoyed it far more than previous games - long live the CGs πŸ™‚

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    @no-quarter said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    Depsite my cynical comments at the start of the games, and ignoring the shortcomings of TVNZ, these games have been lots of fun. Being more in our timezone helps, but I've enjoyed it far more than previous games - long live the CGs πŸ™‚

    We've got to join together, let our laughter fill the air. Time for every race and creed to throw away their every care. Let sport unite us all as one in the spirit of the Lord above and let us all remember the games are for the fostering of peace and love. πŸ™‚

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    @booboo Steve Allen couldn't have said it better! πŸ™‚

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    @booboo

    I think....

    Black and Taylor
    Tait
    Quarrie and
    Alan ?
    Raylene Boyle

    Taylor
    Same hurdler - Alan someone

    Probably Jipcho in the steeplechase
    Parkhouse

    Brendan foster - marathon silver
    Don quarrie
    Tony Ebert
    Mary Peters
    No boxer
    Mike Wendon?

    Bayi, Walker, Jipcho(?), Dixon

    Quinn!

    Who says no-one remembers!

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    @chris-b said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    @booboo

    I think....

    Black and Taylor
    Tait
    Quarrie and
    Alan ?
    Raylene Boyle

    Taylor
    Same hurdler - Alan someone

    Probably Jipcho in the steeplechase
    Parkhouse

    Brendan foster - marathon silver
    Don quarrie
    Tony Ebert
    Mary Peters
    No boxer
    Mike Wendon?

    Bayi, Walker, Jipcho(?), Dixon

    Quinn!

    Who says no-one remembers!

    Who was the wee chick that cried into her teddy bear on the medal dais. Amazing how dusty it gets when that flicks up ...

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    Don Quarrie was some kind of cool huh? Usain Bolt? Pffft

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    @booboo With a bit of research in my records.... πŸ™‚

    Jack Foster not Brendon - he was in the 5,000 metres.
    Alan Pascoe
    Ian Thompson with the moustache wins the marathon.

    I think it is Patti Stenhouse with the teddy bear! πŸ™‚

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    @chris-b said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

    @booboo

    Oh wow.

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