Goose
Well, India beat Australia in the one day international cricket last night. Congratulations, India, but who really cares? The big news of the night wasn’t cricket but Andrew Symond’s crash tackle on a streaker who invaded the field while Symonds was batting. This has made the news around the world.
Here’s the streaker, one Robert Ogilvie, aged 26 of the Brisbane suburb, Parkridge South, running towards Symonds.
Then Symonds puts the shoulder into him as he runs past, and absolutely decks him.
Ogilvie scored a $1,500 fine today after pleading guilty to charges of interfering with a person engaged in sport and wilful exposure. The court did not enter a conviction after hearing that he took to the field after getting drunk with his friends and that he was now remorseful. Police prosecutor Tina Green told magistrate John Costello that Ogilvie had explained to the arresting officers that “it was just something he had to do”.
My favourite photo of the incident is this one of the police attempting a cover-up.
I had to have a laugh with senior commentator and cricket doyen Richie Benaud when he said when on the wide shot “at the moment we don’t know if it is a boy streaker or a girl streaker”. Ha! Ha! Suck eggs, Robert Ogilvie, goose!
March 6th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Great!!! His butt needs some sun. LOL!
March 6th, 2008 at 9:52 am
I saw them interview Ogilvie when he came out from the court house. “Something he HAD to do”…Oh pleeeeze spare us! Things people HAVE to do…climb Mount Everest, jump out of a plane at 14,000ft…run naked thru the one day international cricket at the Adelaide Oval, SA. not likely!
March 6th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
hahaha nice! looks like he got what he deserved :p
March 6th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Kudos to the policemen that covered his, you know what
March 6th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I couldn’t help but think Symonds was picturing Harbajarhn when he flattened that bloke. The footage is on youtube if you’re interested.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Pickles - yes I’ve seen it on YT. I elected not to be the 50,000 th person to post it.
March 8th, 2008 at 2:50 am
yea well these are few rare moment in cricketing history of PDA (public display of anatomy)……well symonds did good ther…..may be was picturing Bhajji ther………
but i doesn;t matter….india (i mean we) won atlast…tht was the answer for wat they have been through in tour
March 8th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
yaa… I’ve seen it whn i wacthin match …
March 9th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Now that’s funny.
March 13th, 2008 at 3:19 am
Um… why on earth would a guy run around buck nekkid when he’s fully aware that other guys are right near him wearing protective gear and carrying large wooden paddles?!? Unless this guy’s a unic, I don’t get it.
March 16th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
I laughed like hell when i saw what symonds did! and richie benaud’s comment was of the standard we’ve come to expect from him isn’t it?
going to have a wander round here in the next few days…been having a read tonight…nice place you’ve got….