Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony twitter reactions.

As the nation watched on while the Gold Coast turned it up last night for the Opening Ceremony of the 21st Commonwealth Games, the online reactions were… almost just as entertaining.

There was a lot of fun-poking from people on Twitter.

Perhaps it’s too soon?

First came the jabs about the Australian cricket team, after the ball-tampering scandal of the last two weeks…

Wow Australia has more athletes than all the other countries combined. Will they be able to get more than half the medals without using sandpaper? #OpeningCeremony #CommonwealthGames #GC2018

— Erica Betz (@AbetzFake) April 4, 2018

There were the (semi) supportive…

This guy has been going strong all night. Well done mate. #GC2018 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/EQ7jJ9fx75

— Ross Guthrie – CRM (@rossrg) April 4, 2018

How Jealous is the rest of the World?

— The Lord Roland Crichton-Stuart of Camster KtGC (@TheLordCamster) April 4, 2018

There were the more… embarrassing.

Welcome to Australia #GC2018 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/LnqKbg8SPg

— Jake (@jvkec) April 4, 2018

The downright hilarious.

If Shannon Noll doesn’t appear out of a giant sausage roll I’ve lost all faith in this country. #GC2018 #OpeningCeremony

— Howie (@the_howie) April 4, 2018

Schapelle better be holding the Boogie Board for #Aus I swear to f*cking God #gc2018 #openingceremony

— Ben P (@benfc93) April 4, 2018

Camilla was in the spotlight, too.

Cheer up Camilla, they’ve still got a Sizzler at mermaid Beach on the GC #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/rt6Cvy8e3W

— Sportsbet.com.au (@sportsbetcomau) April 4, 2018

I think that Camilla was reading a New Idea #GC2018

— Paul Hogan (@realpaulhogan) April 4, 2018

Camilla walking out like #GC2018 #randomhandbag pic.twitter.com/lOMlODx8SE

— Amy Price (@amyprice21) April 4, 2018

When you realise how many countries you still own #gc2018 pic.twitter.com/uAbpxyKr6F

— Andrew Brown (@AndrewBrownAU) April 4, 2018

There were the (few) that were genuine.

Freaking yay to see @kurtfearnley w the baton. The fact our para athletes are competing on same program is massively positive #GC2018

— Katherine Feeney (@katherinefeeney) April 4, 2018

???? #Migaloo knows how it’s done in #thisisqueensland ☀️ @Migaloo1, the legend himself, featuring in the @GC2018 #OpeningCeremony #sharethedream pic.twitter.com/JbiMTvZQYq

— Queensland Australia (@Queensland) April 4, 2018

There were the clever…

The Prince of Whales has arrived #openingceremony #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/PG7H3w3RXj

— Tom Ford (@TomFord83) April 4, 2018

Of course, there was the political.

Watching Peter Beattie struggling to turn off the #GC2018 baton is my new favourite thing. Please, please make this a gif. Please. I will think of it every time I change the batteries in a remote control.

— Jen Dudley-Nicholson (@jendudley) April 4, 2018

“Can I add you on Snapchat?” #auspol #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/mq6BUC3OCE

— Monte Bovill (@MonteBovill) April 4, 2018

There was talk about potentially leaving the Commonwealth.

Can the #GC2018 closing ceremony finish with a rousing rendition of Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? Please? ????

— Paul Syvret (@PSyvret) April 4, 2018

And just for good luck…

And there was this wonderful, wonderful reference to the shirtless Pita Taufatofua from Tonga who we first ‘met’ at the Rio Olympic Opening Ceremony two years ago, and we saw again in Korea for the recent Winter Olympics.

No shirtless Tongan guy, boooooooooo #GC2018