I acknowledge it must be tough to be an Australian selector given recent controversies, but it’s more than a week since the qualifying window closed and we haven’t heard anything official.
I feel like the subjective nature of our national team selection could be leading to decision paralysis and the prospect of multiple protests. I favour a simpler top 3 at Aussie trials approach, despite the flaws of selecting early in northern hemisphere season
I believe the meeting was yesterday, meant to be announced today but pushed back to tomorrow. Probably for appeal.... This timeline is so hard for the athletes who are on the edge.
I never understand how AA expects athletes to peak properly for major championships with the current selection policy. Nationals were back in April and a lot of athletes have been up and racing for over 7-8 months now coming off Aussie summer.
Would not be surprised if we see a bunch of bad performances in Tokyo from some of our athletes who are absolutely cooked.
It was meant to be announced today. Athletes (some?) are already in Cairns for a pre departure camp per some of their social posts. Assuming there’s some sort of appeal for one (or more) spots holding it up. No why idea they’d leave it so late though.
I acknowledge it must be tough to be an Australian selector given recent controversies, but it’s more than a week since the qualifying window closed and we haven’t heard anything official.
I feel like the subjective nature of our national team selection could be leading to decision paralysis and the prospect of multiple protests. I favour a simpler top 3 at Aussie trials approach, despite the flaws of selecting early in northern hemisphere season
Big Nic just working it behind to scenes to make sure that his boy Jude Thomas slides in under Hoare for the final spot in the 1500.
The team was meant to be announced. There's been an appeal. Optically, the current selection will raise a few eyebrows and there's a good chance the media jumps on this one like they did last year.
The team was meant to be announced. There's been an appeal. Optically, the current selection will raise a few eyebrows and there's a good chance the media jumps on this one like they did last year.
Is the contention in the women's distance? 1500/5/10?
The team was meant to be announced. There's been an appeal. Optically, the current selection will raise a few eyebrows and there's a good chance the media jumps on this one like they did last year.
Is the contention in the women's distance? 1500/5/10?
It's funny too in that I think if Hoare DIDNT run his last few races (beat by Ky Robinson in a 350 race, and his most recent 336/337 where he went backwards the last 300) he'd be on the team based on quick times early, and only losing to Cam by a half a second of so in their last DL. Those results only made more of a case for him not to go I think.
It's funny too in that I think if Hoare DIDNT run his last few races (beat by Ky Robinson in a 350 race, and his most recent 336/337 where he went backwards the last 300) he'd be on the team based on quick times early, and only losing to Cam by a half a second of so in their last DL. Those results only made more of a case for him not to go I think.
The only thing I can think of knowing the way Bideau operates, is that there was this "form confirmation" unofficially going on behind the scenes.
I wouldn't mind betting that Hoare was told with a wink that he needed to prove his form in a few more races which is why he went over and ran that Pfungstadt race, which would have been an attempt to show that the Silesia result was just an anomaly. Obviously that totally backfired and now he's given NB all the ammo to go his boys on the committee and say "Hoare just ran 3.36 and got spanked in a B grade international field where he finished dead last, meanwhile my guys last 1500 was a 3.32 and he also ran a 3.50 mile and he's been in the top 6 of both races".
Classic weasel games. It will 100% be the 1500 they are squabbling over.
Wow! Good for him, and I kind of think on balance that Jude should be on the team actually, despite not being a fan of the apparent conflict of interest that is Nic Bideau’s role in AA selection.
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Good run....but this shouldn't form part of the discussions. But of course it will :/
If they want to pick based on form close to the championships, then write this in the policy and be clear that this is more important than April form (Nationals). But they won't do that because it undermines the domestic season. So we play this guessing game each time. Imagine the stress for the non-Bideau athletes who don't have seats at the table.
Teams are out! Check Aust Aths Instagram. No Ollie :(
Appeal pending in the Women's 5000- Rose, Georgia, Linden, Lauren all listed at this stage.
In order of fastest time run its Rose, Georgia, Lauren, Linden. But interesting in context of Nationals results below.
1 Jessica Hull 1996 NSW AUS 15:02.74 2 Georgia Griffith 1996 VIC AUS 15:02.92 3 Rose Davies 1999 NSW AUS 15:03.83 4 Linden Hall 1991 VIC AUS 15:04.18 5 Maudie Skyring 1997 VIC AUS 15:06.84 6 Izzi Batt-Doyle 1995 SA AUS 15:13.14 7 Holly Campbell 1996 NSW AUS 15:30.12 8 Lauren Ryan 1998 VIC AUS 15:41.50