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Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

22-02-2009, 02:23 PM

I had a look at the Geelong and Adelaide clash last night and Kelli Underwood was one of the callers. Now I'm not negative to change at all but she really doesn't have the feel of the game nor the right voice to really call games of football as far as I am concerned.

Did anyone think she is likely to be a regular caller of games?

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22-02-2009, 02:30 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Good luck to them giving her a go...but from a female perspective (mine) she doesn't seem to have the ooooomph in her calling. Very bland and unemotional, perhaps it was the nerves with her first call of the game. I reckon they will peservere with Kelli and see how she goes.
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22-02-2009, 02:35 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Gary Ablett makes a gret pick up, near the boundary line and snaps a good goal.

The commentator made it seem boring, there was no life or spirit or excitement in the call. I said the better half that the play by Ablett was really exciting and great play and as she wasn't watching the screen went 'sure'.

This commentator was in fact Kelli Underwood. The commentating was uninspiring and i turned off from the game. The better hald mentioned the same thing saying that irrespective of gender, KU just hasn't got the right voice to call AFL. I agree. I would hope she is not calling regularly, and like some rules, it's just an experiement gone wrong in the NAB cup.

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22-02-2009, 03:01 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Did she call the game on the TV or radio?

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22-02-2009, 03:07 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Originally posted by bobmurphy

Did she call the game on the TV or radio?

She called it on C 10 last night during the Geelong v Adelaide game.
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22-02-2009, 03:10 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Originally posted by BulldogBelle

She called it on C 10 last night during the Geelong v Adelaide game.

Thanks BB, I think I remember hearing that she has previously called games on the radio, obivously calling on the TV is different to the radio so maybe she just needs some time to settle in?
Surely she can't be any worse than Michael Christan or Andrew Maher?

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22-02-2009, 03:21 PM

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I was embarrassed by it and i think the other commentators could pick how bad she was by adding more adjectives to help out.
She doesnt have it sorry.
Her voice did become annoying very quickly too.

Bring back the biff
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22-02-2009, 03:43 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Originally posted by bobmurphy

Thanks BB, I think I remember hearing that she has previously called games on the radio, obivously calling on the TV is different to the radio so maybe she just needs some time to settle in?
Surely she can't be any worse than Michael Christan or Andrew Maher?

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22-02-2009, 04:01 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Originally posted by BulldogBelle

Good luck to them giving her a go...but from a female perspective (mine) she doesn't seem to have the ooooomph in her calling. Very bland and unemotional, perhaps it was the nerves with her first call of the game. I reckon they will peservere with Kelli and see how she goes.

I reckon they told her to tone it down.

The problem with women callers is that their voice is much higher than that of a man so if she gets too excited it will sound like a screech.

Her player recognition was very good and she described what was happening fairly well too.
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22-02-2009, 04:16 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

The problem with women callers is that their voice is much higher than that of a man so if she gets too excited it will sound like a screech.

So why have women callers if thats the case?
They need it to be exciting.

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22-02-2009, 04:24 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Originally posted by Sockeye Salmon

Her player recognition was very good and she described what was happening fairly well too.

Agreed, she did have good knowledge with regards to the players. Perhaps she was a little nervous calling her first game on tv.
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22-02-2009, 04:30 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Originally posted by Sockeye Salmon

The problem with women callers is that their voice is much higher than that of a man so if she gets too excited it will sound like a screech.

I was worried that would happen. She didn't have too high a voice though so maybe she could avoid it and be exciting in the near future.

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22-02-2009, 05:19 PM

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Watched about 10mins of the Geel/Adel replay, cannot stand her voice..she is very bland and boring..

And lame in the fact she gave David Mackay a nickname 'Got a nickname guys....D-Mac..for david mackay' *Awkward Silence* "I'll pay that"..

She referred to calling him D-Mac the next time he got the ball...not cool Kelli, your not BT
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22-02-2009, 05:56 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Originally posted by hujsh

Boundary rider. See him for a total of about 5 mins

Still 5 mins too long!

More of an In Bruges guy?
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22-02-2009, 05:58 PM

Re: Kelli Underwood as a footballer caller?

Originally posted by alexxx

Watched about 10mins of the Geel/Adel replay, cannot stand her voice..she is very bland and boring..

And lame in the fact she gave David Mackay a nickname 'Got a nickname guys....D-Mac..for david mackay' *Awkward Silence* "I'll pay that"..

She referred to calling him D-Mac the next time he got the ball...not cool Kelli, your not BT

BT as in Brian Taylor? Can't say I rate him as a commentator....

More of an In Bruges guy?
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