Football Commentators

[bornadog]

Dermie was particularly poor in his assessment of Toby's injury. Blamed him for ducking.

Yeah I thought that was bad.

[jeemak]

Dermie was particularly poor in his assessment of Toby's injury. Blamed him for ducking.

The epitome of what is wrong with football commentary.

[Dancin' Douggy]

I must admit Bruce was nowhere near at his worst for the Hawks /Dogs game. Someone must have got to him re the endless rhetorical questions.

[Mofra]

I must admit Bruce was nowhere near at his worst for the Hawks /Dogs game. Someone must have got to him re the endless rhetorical questions.

Now if he could remove that guttural excited commentary at the end of the passage of play he'd be getting back to his good years.

The best commentators make their commentary all about the players. BT/Brayshaw make it a blokey "what we think" show, Bruce makes it about how much he loves particular players.

Contrast that with Donegan or Hudson who make their commentary all about the play. They're generally considered two of the best.

[The Adelaide Connection]

I know he is a credentialed champion and reportedly great guy to boot, but holy smokes Wanganeen is an awkward commentator.

He reminds me of those t-shirts people that don’t follow sports wear that say stuff like: “what they need to do is sports better than the other team can sports to win the game”.

[comrade]

I know he is a credentialed champion and reportedly great guy to boot, but holy smokes Wanganeen is an awkward commentator.

He reminds me of those t-shirts people that don’t follow sports wear that say stuff like: “what they need to do is sports better than the other team can sports to win the game”.

I don't know why they try to shoe horn former players into these ill suited broadcasting roles when there are clearly way more competent professionals out there twiddling their thumbs.

Adrian McAdam was the absolute worst in recent memory and mercifully, he only lasted a few weeks.

[soupman]

I know he is a credentialed champion and reportedly great guy to boot, but holy smokes Wanganeen is an awkward commentator.

He reminds me of those t-shirts people that don’t follow sports wear that say stuff like: “what they need to do is sports better than the other team can sports to win the game”.

Yeah he feels very much like they pulled someone from the crowd.

Jobe Watson is also not very good, and showed it last night. Also did a weird big explanation at halftime about why the umpire should be bouncing the ball in the middle of the ruck circle and not off to the side which was worth commenting on I guess but I doubt the audience required the lecture on how the idea was for it to be fair for both rucks (I mean it's pretty self explantory).

[bornadog]

Yeah he feels very much like they pulled someone from the crowd.

Jobe Watson is also not very good, and showed it last night. Also did a weird big explanation at halftime about why the umpire should be bouncing the ball in the middle of the ruck circle and not off to the side which was worth commenting on I guess but I doubt the audience required the lecture on how the idea was for it to be fair for both rucks (I mean it's pretty self explanatory).

I am not one for changing rules ( ), but we may as well get rid of the centre bounce.

[Mitcha]

Jobe Watson-Essendon Privilege. When will Channel Sevens love affair with the drug cheats ever end. He struggles to speak coherently and is simply there because of his old man.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

I don't know why they try to shoe horn former players into these ill suited broadcasting roles when there are clearly way more competent professionals out there twiddling their thumbs.

Adrian McAdam was the absolute worst in recent memory and mercifully, he only lasted a few weeks.

You mean Gilbert McAdam... he was so bad you forgot his name!

[Mofra]

You mean Gilbert McAdam... he was so bad you forgot his name!

He'd still be a boundary rider if he wasn't charged with assaulting a woman.

https://www.zerohanger.com/former-af...assault-40994/

[SquirrelGrip]

Jobe Watson-Essendon Privilege. When will Channel Sevens love affair with the drug cheats ever end. He struggles to speak coherently and is simply there because of his old man.

That may be completely true and accurate but he deserved to be on last night for his lockdown hair alone.

[jeemak]

Who was the other boundary rider last night aside from Wanganeen?

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Who was the other boundary rider last night aside from Wanganeen?

Mark Soderstram?? Never heard of him... was he a former local SANFL player or something??

[Ozza]

Mark Soderstram?? Never heard of him... was he a former local SANFL player or something??

Yep, a SANFL player in the 90s, but a radio and tv presenter for a long time now I think.