Talk:Australian Paralympians cycling around Fiji for people with disabilities

Journalist notes from Sydney, 31 May - 2 June 2013
Sydney University Sports and Aquatic Centre (First team is light, second team is dark)

Friday 31 May
Game 1 - Comets v Bears Final score: 36-71 Bears players include Louise Sauvage and Liesl Tesch

Liesl Tesch: We have history right here - still living. Two players who were at the first Gliders game in 1998 in Kobe, Japan. Q: When did you join? A: I joined in 1990 Q: Still playing wheelchair basketball? A: You can't keep fit sailing.

Kylie Gauci's parents: Louise Sauvage has been playing for at least three years

Game 2 - Flames v. Stars Final score: 35-57

Saturday 1 June
Game 3 - Victoria v. Bears Final score: 52-45 Observation: Cole mimicking Crispin Calculation: Chaplin (3.5) + Crispin (4.0) + Doma (1.0) + Del Toso (3.5) = 12.0 => Cole is 3.0 + 1.0 for being a rookie = 4.0 - the same as Crispin

Louise Sauvage: Q: Would you like to put on a Glider's guernsey? A: I'm good. I don't need to train that hard again.

Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy Q: Why weren't you with the team in London? A: I wasn't chosen

Ellie Cole: Q: How long have you been playing wheelchair basketball? A: About five months Q: Like it? A: I love it!

Shelley Chaplin: Q: You are going to be riding around Fiji. How did the fundraising go? A: We set a target of $13,000, and we raised $10,500, which is still fantastic

Leanne del Toso: We have a great team

Game 4 - Flames v. Comets Final score" 51-45

John Triscari: Q: You're the coach of the Gliders A: No. No longer, as of two days ago. Tom Kyle is now coach. He's around here somewhere.

Game 5 - Stars v. Bears Final score: 73-56

Deanna Smith: Q: How long have you been playing wheelchair basketball A: Three weeks Q: Wanted to start playing socially, but they were out of season A: How does it compare to the other kind of basketball Q: It's a harder technique

Game 6 - Flames v. Victoria Final score: 43-65 Game 7 - Stars v. Comets Final score: 66-41 Observation: Amber brilliant but ditzy Stars have pink jackets that read "Train insane or stay the same"

Sunday 2 June
Game 8 - Victoria v. Comets Final score: 69-32 Observation: Vic defence double tags Kean, shuts her down Observation: Del Toso 19, Chaplin 18

Game 9 - Stars v. Victoria Final score: 49-60 Observation: Victoria now dark, so switches guerneys Game 10 - Flames v. Bears Final score: 40-57 Observation: Gauci on fire

From program
Rules: 	Maximum points on court is 15.0, but only two 4.5 players. Able bodied women are 4.5*. Juniors (under 20s) and rookies (first year players) get 1.0 point reduction, but not able bodied players. Team lists: Stacks Goodkamp Bears Georgia Munro Cook	4	4.5 (3.5R) Kathleen O'Kelly Kennedy 6	4.0 Liesl Tesch		7	4.0 Louise Sauvage		8	2.0 Melissa Collins		10	1.0 Kylie Gauci		11	2.0 Lisa Edmonds		13	3.0 Anthea Castelli		14	1.0 Bianca Morris		15	TBCR Comment: Kylie Gauci was last year's MVP. She also plays with the boys.

Sydney Uni Flames Kristy Finlayson	4	4.5* Katie Hill		5	3.0 Caitlin De Wit		6	3.0 Jessica Cronje		9	TBC(RJ) Hannah Dodd		10 	TBC(R) Jessica	Pellow		11	1.5 (0.5J) Fiona Johnstone		12	2.5 Sarah Stewart		13	3.0 Rachel Coady		14	1.0 Stephanie van Leeuman	15	2.5 Catherine Nelson	21	4.0(3.0J) Rachel McMaster		22	TBC(R) Kim Hughes		23	4.0 Comment: Caitlin in fourth yet of VetSci at Sydney Uni, on Sports Scholarship from Sydney University Sports and Fitness

Western Stars Sarah Vinci		6	1.0 Mandy Bonavita		7	2.0 Clare Nott		10	1.0 Deanna Smith		11	4.5* Georgia Inglis		12	2.5 Amanda Nott		13	4.5* Amber Merrit		14	4.5 Natalie Alexander	15	3.0

Minecraft Comets Bridie Kean		4	4.0 Sara Tait		6	2.5 (1.5J) Kristy Bugeja		7	2.5 Shelley Cronau		8	3.0 Alison Herring		9	4.5* Ella Sabljak		10	1.0 Belinda Dinga		12	4.5* Jasmine Clarke		15	3.0

Victoria Melanie Domaschenz	4	1.0 Cobi Crispin		5	4.0 Leanne Del Toso		9	3.5 Alice Hammond		10	TBC Shelley Chaplin		12	3.5 Ellie Cole		13	TBC Lynne panayiotis	14	TBC Jemima Moore		15	TBC Upcoming games: Round Two 21-23 June Herb Graham Recreation Centre Mirrabrook, WA

Round Three 12-14 July North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre Crows Nest, NSW

Round Four 9-11 August Beenleigh Arena Beenleigh, QLD

Finals 6-8 September Sydney Sport and Aquatic Centre Darlington, NSW

Review of revision 1921533 [Not ready]
Hawkeye7 (talk) 23:06, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) I just noticed that the funding was on the Teambus site. (I think my browser at home suppressed it.) The point is the bit about "told Wikinews", which is true. Removed the OR tag. (I'll try to interview them when they get back.)
 * 2) I keep receiving updates on their progress, assuming that Twitter counts as a source.
 * 3) They say the distance is 550 km, including on the itinerary page. (The Twitter reports seem to indicate that it is closer to the mark than the schedule.) I sent a tweet asking for clarification, but in the meantime I changed it to "roughly 500 km", a figure they also use which puts both figures within ±10%. I tried looking it up, but there seems to be a lot of discrepancies in the maps about the distances. I realise that they don't ride every day, but most people would be knackered after a day or two.
 * 4) Source 3 says They aim to be the first athletes to crowdfund a sporting achievement. Which I understood to mean fundraising over the internet. Changed to simply read that they are crowdfunding.


 * If the owner if a Twitter account is known, one can use it to establish that that person said some particular thing; the significance of the fact that they said it depends on context. --Pi zero (talk) 23:20, 11 June 2013 (UTC)