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I find it difficult to watch footy on TV now because the commentary is so bad. It makes me angry

Radio is still ok as long as i avoid Andy Maher

I must be getting old. But TV Commentary is junk...

Hit the boundary! Hit the boundary!

I've had 3 heart attacks!!! I've had 4!!!!!

Agree....can't stand TV commentary.

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Hit the boundary! Hit the boundary!

I've had 3 heart attacks!!! I've had 4!!!!!

Agree....can't stand TV commentary.

Yep. The old commentors would get into the emotion of the game. Never focus on an umpires decision.

"The man in white is always right"

Today the commentary tries to be ahead of the game.

I get bored.

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I find it difficult to watch footy on TV now because the commentary is so bad. It makes me angry

Radio is still ok as long as i avoid Andy Maher

I must be getting old. But TV Commentary is junk...

Yes, you are getting old.

But still right,the TV is junk.

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Can't channel 7 get anyone better than Cameron Ling and Nick Maxwell....

You could add Matthew Richardson, Wayne Carey and Luke Darcy to that bunch. Not many commentators besides from Dennis and Bruce who really intrigue me these days.

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"Melbourne are right up the backside of Adelaide so far."

Yesterday's gem from Riccuito.

I actually thought Roo was pretty objective and balanced with his call. I quite like him.

The others were ordinary, especially dunstall. To call dunstall ordinary is offensive to the word ordinary.

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The AFL now needs to cover nine matches a week on Fox Footy, Seven, Fairfax, ABC, SEN and MMM. That's six outlets, excluding all the interstate broadcasts I don't know about. There are not six good commentators and/or special comments personnel in Australia. No wonder I watch every game with the sound off.

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My dream lineup would be Anthony Hudson and Gerard Whateley calling the play-by-play with Jason Dunstall and Scott Lucas doing the special comments.

The rest are fairly uninspiring or dreadful (Dwayne Russell).

Josh Frazer from QLD just won pillock of the north.

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I like Scott Lucas but he really screwed up last week with Tomlinson during the half time break saying he'd been quite and needed to step up in the second half when he had been subbed off early in the 2nd Q. This was more a resource problem with SEN...

As far as the Sunday analysis shows go, I steer well clear of TV and listen to Finey and Robert Shaw. I know we get short changed at times but their footy analysis and discussion is streets ahead of 7 & 9.

As for the nepotism twins Basil (Denis' illegitimate son) and Hamish (the bosses brother), the less said the better.

Going back, I used to really like the Friday night ABC team of Gerrard & Tim with special comments from Parkin & Schwab.

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Usually can't stand Riciutto but yesterday he did job at hiding his allegiance and gave some decent input.

So sick of everyone on 7, the language they use, the commercialisation, attempts at being clever and witty that fail miserably. [censored] like "He joins the prestigious club of first goal with second kick" They hardly even spend 50% of the game calling it. They try and squeeze benign stories about players and making conversations with each other at every opportunity.

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It's the worst, all commentary on footy, it's embarrassing and I don't know why 7 and Fox don't get in the ear of some of these idiots and tell them how to do it properly. Just call the [censored] play.

I usually mute it, but today I was switching between playing Mortal Kombat and the Geelong v Gold Coast game and I heard some of it.

Jorrod Garlett kicked the most electrifying goal of the round, about 14 bounces running at 90kmph, and the commentator, whomever the [censored] it was called it like he was live at a funeral, Garlett just murdered some kittens and got a Joe the goose in a 60 point lead... No enthusiasm at all.

I've seen more passion in D grade soft porn.

On a sort of related note, can we get a show like that goggle box thing that shows fans watching the footy? It would be hilarious.

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Clinton Grybas was my favourite (RIP)

If I could hand pick a line up to commentate every game I'd just go with:

Anthony Hudson & Tim Lane for the main call. Two of the few professionals still in the game.

Michael Voss for Special comments. Loved his work in the media when he was doing that.

Tiffany Cherry Boundary Rider: Doesn't try and make it all about her which nearly every boundary rider is guilty of! Knows her sports medicine to!

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Clinton Grybas was my favourite (RIP)

If I could hand pick a line up to commentate every game I'd just go with:

Anthony Hudson & Tim Lane for the main call. Two of the few professionals still in the game.

Michael Voss for Special comments. Loved his work in the media when he was doing that.

Tiffany Cherry Boundary Rider: Doesn't try and make it all about her which nearly every boundary rider is guilty of! Knows her sports medicine to!

Lovely guy Clinton Grybas. Worked with him for 2-3 years when the ABC had the rights to the NBL (his other favourite sport)

Back when 25,000 would rock up to a Melbourne Tigers Game 1997-99

RIP

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The AFL now needs to cover nine matches a week on Fox Footy, Seven, Fairfax, ABC, SEN and MMM. That's six outlets, excluding all the interstate broadcasts I don't know about. There are not six good commentators and/or special comments personnel in Australia. No wonder I watch every game with the sound off.

Agreed. I would love to have the sound off but find it funny without the crowd and game noise. Wouldn't it be great to have a crowd/game noise on, commentator noise off function

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