Bruce McAvaney calls time on AFL commentary career
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...28-p576k5.html
Wasn’t planning on watching much footy this year but I may now reconsider.
Had a great stint but like The Simpsons, went on far too long.
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Good luck to Bruce, he lost his way with the AFL but for many years he was a great sports commentator
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yipee no more prevented slimly commentary to listen to.
Bruce started well and then slid down a slippery slope of calling to the only listeners that live in basements and dark alleys ways.
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Hotdog60
yipee no more prevented slimly commentary to listen to.
Bruce started well and then slid down a slippery slope of calling to the only listeners that live in basements and dark alleys ways.
Be careful what you wish for
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Former North Melbourne president James Brayshaw will step into McAvaney’s shoes and fill the void he leaves on the Friday night football broadcasting team.
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Thank goodness for that. Hopefully a step in the right direction and a step away from the sycophantic guffawing he's been dishing up for years and that has permeated Ch7 commentary.
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Good luck to Bruce.
I still liked him as a commentator and he's a good guy, if only a little weird.
The "you know who it is, it's him! Of course it's him" call on Bont kicking a goal v Hawthorn in the 2016 SF was beautiful.
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Good timing with Marra's debut around the corner. Would have been a sticky mess.
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comrade
Good timing with Marra's debut around the corner. Would have been a sticky mess.
Man, could you imagine!
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An end of an era. All the best to Bruce. Will never forget Bruce’s calls of our 2016 SF and 2016 GF.
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The Bulldogs Bite
Good luck to Bruce.
I still liked him as a commentator and he's a good guy, if only a little weird.
The "you know who it is, it's him! Of course it's him" call on Bont kicking a goal v Hawthorn in the 2016 SF was beautiful.
Yeah I loved that as well TBB :)
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AS well as commentating on the AFL Bruce was a master horse race caller and his Olympic and Commonwealth games calls were first rate. I for one wish him all the best.
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Real shame we have the last few years of Bruce to remember him by because when he was good he was very good.
Really hope they bring in another play by play commentator (say Jason Bennett) instead of another guy who is there for his personality and banter like we are listening to triple MMM.
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comrade
Good timing with Marra's debut around the corner. Would have been a sticky mess.
Wowee, lucky we’ll have some top level professionals calling instead right Darce?
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The Underdog
Wowee, lucky we’ll have some top level professionals calling instead right Darce?
Don't you just feel like he's going to be a star, eh Duck?
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Dry Rot
Be careful what you wish for
It's like a nightmare ending only to realise you're in a worse night mare.