What is your favourite TV/Radio commentary team?

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Gerard Wheatley, by an absolute mile.

The only one with a brain.

[Emerald 1,744]

I used to love listening to Roy and H.G. commentate the grand finals on Triple J even though they knew nothing about football.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,242]

The TV commentaries are all dead set [censored]! As for radio - I can tolerate ABC.

Never been a decent commentary since Captain Blood.

Edited July 6, 2015 by Bitter but optimistic

[chook fowler 19,459]

it's been down hill since Harry Bietzel and Tommy Lahiff departed.

" You there Harry? "

[What 18,810]

If you think its bad now just wait til that boring tosspot Brendon Goddard gets a job in the media when he retires

[chook fowler 19,459]

Hope when Hird gets sacked we don't have to cop him in the media.

[Coup Cooper 610]

Triple M for me. They have a sense of humour.. All be it very boys club type of stuff..

Bur are brutally honest with their opinions and themselves..

Funniest call was BT after richmond kicked their 6th straight against freo..

"Another Another Another!!!"

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,816]

Triple M for me. They have a sense of humour.. All be it very boys club type of stuff..

Bur are brutally honest with their opinions and themselves..

Funniest call was BT after richmond kicked their 6th straight against freo..

"Another Another Another!!!"

Must be in the way he said it.

[nrc73 77]

They don't broadcast a lot of games, but K-Rock was one of the few times I ever felt I was listening to anything intelligent. I seriously think the stuff on MMM is funny to few others that those in the broadcast box.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,400]

MMM

Scott Lucas and Nathan Thompson

[Vagg 2,439]

Where's Tony Charlton and Ron Casey when you need 'em...???!!!

Of today's lot? Sandy, Gerard & Denis for me...!

[John Crow Batty 8,871]

Hope when Hird gets sacked we don't have to cop him in the media.

Won't be good for much else. Maybe he can use his newly acquired expensive business degree to get a job helping out the Greek economy. Has experience in working with corrupted organisations. Will do him good to get out of the country.

Edited July 6, 2015 by america de cali

[Sir Why You Little 37,052]

I used to love listening to Roy and H.G. commentate the grand finals on Triple J even though they knew nothing about football.

I have the '91 GF on VHS with Roy & HG commentating the Batmobile and Angry Anderson

Pure Gold...

[Demon Jack 6,921]

Cannot stand BT and Luke Darcy on Saturday nights anymore. Hudson, Sandy along with Dennis and Bruce are the only commentators I can bare to listen to these days.

[Biffen 12,944]

Kerry Okeefe and Jonathon Agnew.

When the footy is on,I would rather not listen to anything except my own swearing.

Edited July 6, 2015 by Biffen

[Traja Dee 108]

Great OP! Beat me to the post as I was thinking of starting a thread after watching the Darwin game on FOXTEL, my second FOXTEL game ever after the St Kilda match in June.

Dermis and Lynchie made me really ANGRY! It felt like they saw the game as Weagles Fawn Festival. Their commentary seemed to me like it was a Harlem Globetrotters versus the Washington Generals match (and we weren't the HGT).

For the St Kilda match, I was gifted Medallion seats and had to choose between MMM's B team or Sandy Roberts on FOXTEL. It says much about Sandy that I chose the former. I didn't like Sandy when he was in his prime, couldn't believe it when he was given a GF call one year, and his style is now very old-school. In the 5 mins of listening, he seemed to reel out a sequence of cliches with a smug air.

I like commentary that is accurate, fair to both teams, light on for cliches with a bit of humour; not too much to ask really...

Favourite commentators are Denic C, Tim Lane (though I haven't listened since he left 3LO), Gerard Whately and the MMM A-team, which has grown on me.

One last point, commentators make a huge difference to the entertainment value. I quite like the A League it the SBS commentators are so dull. The commentators for the just-finished Women's World Cup were so soporific inducing that even my boys lost interest.

[JV7 2,351]

7 is terrible.. I like Dennis but Luke Darcy is painful to listen to when commentating play by play, I can not stand basil and hamish they are both terrible. Anthony Hudson is the best of the current commentators. Always listen to SEN if I'm listening to the radio. Don't mind Matt Campbell on fox either. Always was a fan of Tim lane & Stephen quartermaine back in the channel 10 days

[P-man 13,366]

The only one that fills me with a burning hatred is Dwayne Russell. I genuinely loathe him and could write an essay as to why.

Basil Zemplas is also plainly terrible but he's at least not as smug as the day is long.

I don't think I've ever heard Luke Darcy say something insightful, ever. Poster child for the carboard cutout media personality.

I thought I'd really enjoy having Sandy Roberts back but the shallow understanding of the game, continual mistakes and getting players names wrong (Melbourne players especially) has become a lesson in being careful what you wish for.

Tony Shaw. My god. Tony [censored] Shaw.

Mark Ricciuto I can take in very small doses. If it's not the Adelaide love affair that gets you, it's referring to every single player over 6 foot as "the big fella".

Those would be the ones off the top of my head that I really don't like. The rest at least bring something to the table, be it knowledge, style or general personality. I don't actually mind the ones who people typically hate - Brayshaw, BT, McGuire, Bruce.

Favourites would be Hudson and Whateley, with Cometti not far behind.

[Nasher 33,616]

The only one that fills me with a burning hatred is Dwayne Russell. I genuinely loathe him and could write an essay as to why.

Basil Zemplas is also plainly terrible but he's at least not as smug as the day is long.

I don't think I've ever heard Luke Darcy say something insightful, ever. Poster child for the carboard cutout media personality.

I thought I'd really enjoy having Sandy Roberts back but the shallow understanding of the game, continual mistakes and getting players names wrong (Melbourne players especially) has become a lesson in being careful what you wish for.

Tony Shaw. My god. Tony [censored] Shaw.

Mark Ricciuto I can take in very small doses. If it's not the Adelaide love affair that gets you, it's referring to every single player over 6 foot as "the big fella".

Those would be the ones off the top of my head that I really don't like. The rest at least bring something to the table, be it knowledge, style or general personality. I don't actually mind the ones who people typically hate - Brayshaw, BT, McGuire, Bruce.

Favourites would be Hudson and Whateley, with Cometti not far behind.

Now that you've posted my opinion P-man, care to share yours?

[P-man 13,366]

Now that you've posted my opinion P-man, care to share yours?

I like how when you quote posts, the censored words appear

[Nasher 33,616]

I like how when you quote posts, the censored words appear

[dazzledavey36 55,004]

Watching Lloyd now on Classified proves my arguement that he is ridiculously bias towards his mate at Essendon. He is the only deluded one who think he will still coach till the end of the year. The fact he is still backing hird is mind boggling.

[Return to Glory 8,443]

They don't broadcast a lot of games, but K-Rock was one of the few times I ever felt I was listening to anything intelligent. I seriously think the stuff on MMM is funny to few others that those in the broadcast box.

You must just love the Geelong Agoniser, sorry Advertiser.

[Fork 'em 6,984]

Watching Lloyd now on Classified proves my arguement that he is ridiculously bias towards his mate at Essendon. He is the only deluded one who think he will still coach till the end of the year. The fact he is still backing hird is mind boggling.

Hird and Lloyd are mates.

Shared a forward line for years.

I'd love us to come out and hammer them this weekend.

Be the nail in Hirds coffin like we have been for so many other coaches.

Beaten by the Dints and the Demons in successive weeks.

That'd really rattle their cage.

Edited July 6, 2015 by Fork 'em

[Henrietta Lumbago 331]

Huddo brings the excitement. Bruce is cringeworthy and dated.

And a bit creepy...