Kelli Underwood GONE !!!

[Steamin Demon 370]

Kelli Underwood has been dumped from the CH10 commentary team. I for one think she was given a year too many, The days of watching MFC with sound turned down are finally over.

At the risk of sounding sexist, It's a mans game and I would like only men calling the action. Women can stick to goal umpiring if we must have them involved in the game.

[Chook 14,607]

Kelli Underwood has been dumped from the CH10 commentary team. I for one think she was given a year too many, The days of watching MFC with sound turned down are finally over.

At the risk of sounding sexist, It's a mans game and I would like only men calling the action. Women can stick to goal umpiring if we must have them involved in the game.

At the risk of sounding sensible, it's a top-level competition and I would only like people who are actually capable of calling the action doing so. Women can stick to goal umpiring (or anything else) they happen to be good at that.

Edited January 20, 2011 by Chook

[Choko 493]

Kelli Underwood has been dumped from the CH10 commentary team. I for one think she was given a year too many, The days of watching MFC with sound turned down are finally over.

At the risk of sounding sexist, It's a mans game and I would like only men calling the action. Women can stick to goal umpiring if we must have them involved in the game.

You're not at risk.... you're far beyond that. Honestly, that dinosaur attitude is so ignorant. Golf is a mans game, so women shouldn't be allowed to play?

[Guest Thomo]

I have no problem with a woman calling the footy, but I have a problem with Kelli Underwood.

She seemed like she was putting on a voice to try and sound like Brian Taylor (who I rate even lower than Underwood). She also seemed to decide what she was going to say a few seconds before events happened, and continued with it even if the play didn't turn out like she expected.

I don't mind a female voice/perspective to break up the blokes. Get Nicole Livingston or Simone Thurtell on, I would be happy to have them call a game.

[Keyser Söze 0]

No problem with women doing anything in relation to AFL.

It's a specific issue with Kelli herself.

I think she's probably better than a lot of commentators out there, but she is not good enough for the position she was rushed into as a PR stunt.

With time she may be good enough, but she'd need to do something about that voice, too.

[Sir Why You Little 34,798]

As the Christmas song said....."Happy Happy Joy Joy"

Kelli Underwood is/was a shocking Commentator...so is Rex Hunt. i refuse to listen to either. It is not a sexist issue-it depends on whether someone can do the job.

[The Big Ticket 94]

Thank god for that. Now for the rest of the Channel 10 commentators.

[Keyser Söze 0]

You guys do realise she's just being replaced by more of Michael Christian, don't you..??

Somebody save us...

[Sir Why You Little 34,798]

You guys do realise she's just being replaced by more of Michael Christian, don't you..??

Somebody save us...

Fine by me, M C at least played the game..Next one in my Gun Sight would be that little weazel Anthony Hudson, who i consider on the same level as Frank Walker from National Tiles....

[Summer Blease 0]

Does a girl have the capacity to incite excitement in a call though? A memorable specie/tackle/goal, whatever kind of play requires a big roar of a call, not a shrill scream. I just can't see a female commentator ever doing it for me. If that is seen as sexist, so be it. Just keeping it real.

[John Crow Batty 8,292]

Sad to see her go. She was good but for her to really make it she had to be exceptional. Too many good commentators around and the novelty of having a female commentator wore off long ago. A lot of sexist guys around too that would never take her seriously.

Edited January 21, 2011 by america de cali

[Adzman 2,085]

She was alright. History will show she paved the way for other female commentators. In all honesty Bruce is probably more of a chick than Underwood. "Speccccial".

[Gorgoroth 12,351]

Thank god she is gone.

Terrible, absolutely terrible.

[Steamin Demon 370]

She was alright. History will show she paved the way for other female commentators. In all honesty Bruce is probably more of a chick than Underwood. "Speccccial".

History will show a lesson learnt and nothing more.

[gOLLy 401]

and....the mono tones through the nose. They just need to get tid of Qtr head now. He's just as bad if not worse

Edited January 21, 2011 by gOLLy

[Dee Fan 3,247]

As the Christmas song said....."Happy Happy Joy Joy"

Kelli Underwood is/was a shocking Commentator...so is Rex Hunt. i refuse to listen to either. It is not a sexist issue-it depends on whether someone can do the job.

I'll go along with that, there are a few more I'd like to get rid of as well, Rex Hunt and Brayshaw spring to mind. I can't understand why some of the callers seem to think that the louder they yell the funnier and more exciting they appear.

Underwood was the worst I've heard though.

[Grandson of a gun 276]

Good on her for having a crack.

Good on Channel 10 for trying something different.

THANK GOD it is over.

[jayceebee31 671]

As the Christmas song said....."Happy Happy Joy Joy"

Kelli Underwood is/was a shocking Commentator...so is Rex Hunt. i refuse to listen to either. It is not a sexist issue-it depends on whether someone can do the job.

Correct weight- and as Keyser stated the VOICE- if it is too much for the Keyser it is definately too much for me.

[DemonDing 56]

channel 10's commentators are pretty woeful, tim lane is and quarters are probably the best there, the one whos killing me the most now is

dennis commetti now, he tries to throw in one of hes clever one liners every quarter and everytime u can just tell hes been waiting for the right

opprtunity to pull out one of hes zingers!

[Range Rover 1,935]

One day a woman will come along who has a great sounding voice and fully understands the nuances of the game.

Kelli Underwood wasn't that person, but good on her for having a go.

[rpfc 27,623]

One day a woman will come along who has a great sounding voice and fully understands the nuances of the game.

Kelli Underwood wasn't that person, but good on her for having a go.

This is a better sentiment then some of the chauvinism and 'you can't call AFL if you didn't play it' nonsense that is disguised chauvinism.

Not a great voice, far too literal, almost 'closed caption' for the hearing endowed.

But females are welcome to apply.

[Nasher 33,166]

This is a better sentiment then some of the chauvinism and 'you can't call AFL if you didn't play it' nonsense that is disguised chauvinism.

Agreed. The argument you've described doesn't even make any sense, otherwise the likes of Lane and McAvaney would've sank as commentators years ago.

[Redleg 37,970]

One day a woman will come along who has a great sounding voice and fully understands the nuances of the game.

Kelli Underwood wasn't that person, but good on her for having a go.

Good post.

[Rogue 585]

Fine by me, M C at least played the game..

It doesn't mean he's any good.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

It doesn't mean he's any good.

The best callers of the game are:

- Gerard Whateley

- Dennis Cometti

- Tim Lane

- Anthony Hudson

- Glenn Mitchell (unfortunately only covers games in WA)

None of them have played football at the top level and funnily enough as well as being the best callers of the game, most have far more football knowledge than the ex-football special comments people.

What annoys me most is that "experts" such as Robert Walls and Liam Pickering get paid to state the obvious.