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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.
Don't piss off old people
The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...
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Re: Bruce McAvaney calls time on AFL commentary career
Originally Posted by
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
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.
The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.
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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.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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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.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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comrade
Good timing with Marra's debut around the corner. Would have been a sticky mess.
Man, could you imagine!
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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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.
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
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Originally Posted by
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
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
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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.
I should leave it alone but you're not right
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Originally Posted by
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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Originally Posted by
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?
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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Originally Posted by
Dry Rot
Be careful what you wish for
It's like a nightmare ending only to realise you're in a worse night mare.
"It's over. It's all over."
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