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Football commentary does my head in

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20 minutes ago, Jaded said:

The way some of these special comments guys are dressed is beyond me. Are you trying to be cool? Coz you failed. Are you trying to look professional? Coz you failed. Are you trying to look like a vegan hipster from Brunswick? Great success!

 

PS- if Luke Darcy is growing a middle aged man mullet, I am starting a petition to pixilate his head while on screen. 

 

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    52 minutes ago, DEE fence said:

    I was in Vicpol  for 12 years, he was hated by everyone, and universally described as a thug who would whack a bloke in cuffs, and other gutless stuff. Was a shame the toe cutters never managed to charge him. Lucky for him his era was pre camera phone.

    He wasn’t popular at all with the blokes he did National Service with either

    He was Lucky that Richmond stopped him going to Vietnam

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    1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Not suprised. Have heard a lot of stories 

    Rex had a Fishing shop In Black Rock when i was down there

     

    Yes, I knew a knockabout bloke from Moorabin. Reckons Rex used to bash him regularly for not doing much. 

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    Wow there certainly is a lot of hate going on in this thread. Personally I think most commentators do a good job but thought I would list the few that do my head in. 
     

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    Underwood 
    BT   
    JB   
    Darcy   
    Hamish   
    Holmes   
    Bennett   
    Ed   
    Dwayne   
    Derm   
    Huddo   
    Shaw    
    Jobe   
    Howard   
    Pickering   
    Ricciuto
    Dal Santo    

     

     

     


     

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    12 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Better than when he called the Gold Coast Suns the Gold C****s

     

    Reminds me of Sandy Roberts’ Freudian slip. 

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    17 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

    Wow there certainly is a lot of hate going on in this thread. Personally I think most commentators do a good job but thought I would list the few that do my head in. 
     

    Ling
    Underwood 
    BT   
    JB   
    Darcy   
    Hamish   
    Holmes   
    Bennett   
    Ed   
    Dwayne   
    Derm   
    Huddo   
    Shaw    
    Jobe   
    Howard   
    Pickering   
    Ricciuto
    Dal Santo    

     

     

     


     

    LOL that’s quite a lengthy list coming from someone who says commentators in general do a good job. ?

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    27 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    LOL that’s quite a lengthy list coming from someone who says commentators in general do a good job. ?

    I detected a whiff of irony in that short list.

     

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    Ricciuto does my head in with his whiny nasally one-eyed flag waving support of all that is South Australia. Says nothing insightful and offers nothing other than support of both SA teams.

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    2 hours ago, DeeSince73 said:

    Ricciuto does my head in with his whiny nasally one-eyed flag waving support of all that is South Australia Adelaide Crows. Says nothing insightful and offers nothing other than support of both SA teams.

    fixed it for you

    he loathes the pear

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    BT: Bailey Smith’s hair is really extending down his back. 


    *crickets chirping*


    Hopefully he’ll get the hint sometime soon. ? 

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    On 7/9/2021 at 9:22 AM, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I mentioned this last night but Jobe Watson was praising our off season recruitment of Ed Langdon last summer.

    I will say though that Justin Leppitsch has been a good appointment and is light yeas ahead of the other special commentators in the Ch 7 stable. 

    Your comments on JLeppitsch have been confirmed over the past few viewings. Actually speaks with authorative knowledge and does not waste our time being fickle and 'entertaining'. Rather than siding with the boys onfield, he is one of the boys.

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    3 hours ago, DeeSince73 said:

    Ricciuto does my head in with his whiny nasally one-eyed flag waving support of all that is South Australia. Says nothing insightful and offers nothing other than support of both SA teams.

    You ought to try to live here! It's a daily dose of double-barreled prejudice and loathing when it comes to footy. I was even asked to take my Demons cap off my head at golf, playing a comp round with 3 Crows and 2 Port fans. (They could see that I was well ahead on the scorecard.) All was in jest, of course, but underlying the banter was a plethora of ill-will for anyone coming from the east of the State border.

    Victoria does not exist ... for any good reason at all, except making the best draught beer and having good-looking shielas. 

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    Where has my youth gone? When I cared for Celtic, and played 4th and Inches on the Pc in the 90's.... 

    Anyway, for those that still watch American sports - NHL, NFL, NBA - does our commentary reflect what occurs over there?

     

    In the sense of the commentary boxes on the field, or the 'banter'? Or is that quite an Australian thing to do?

     

    I just heard a commentator on the Dogs and Swans use the jargon of DNA... is this sort of language used in the US? Or is it the modern Australian way?

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    20 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Where has my youth gone? When I cared for Celtic, and played 4th and Inches on the Pc in the 90's.... 

    Anyway, for those that still watch American sports - NHL, NFL, NBA - does our commentary reflect what occurs over there?

    In the sense of the commentary boxes on the field, or the 'banter'? Or is that quite an Australian thing to do?

    I just heard a commentator on the Dogs and Swans use the jargon of DNA... is this sort of language used in the US? Or is it the modern Australian way?

    the nba is atrocious for all the in-jokes from the likes of shaq, sir charles, etc. and then the occasional insightful commentary from the likes of doris burke who - unlike shaq in particular - actually watches the game

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    1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    BT: Bailey Smith’s hair is really extending down his back. 


    *crickets chirping*


    Hopefully he’ll get the hint sometime soon. ? 

    Quoting myself coz I just realised why BT is less annoying today. It’s got to do with who else is in commentary with him. Nigel and Jimmy Bartel don’t encourage him in his buffoonery, the others do. In particular, Brayshaw.  

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    1 hour ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Where has my youth gone? When I cared for Celtic, and played 4th and Inches on the Pc in the 90's.... 

    Anyway, for those that still watch American sports - NHL, NFL, NBA - does our commentary reflect what occurs over there?

     

    In the sense of the commentary boxes on the field, or the 'banter'? Or is that quite an Australian thing to do?

     

    I just heard a commentator on the Dogs and Swans use the jargon of DNA... is this sort of language used in the US? Or is it the modern Australian way?

    NBA is far superior, but of course they have a lot more competition for spots and don't seem to obsess over having ex players on their panels. 
    Marv Albert who is retiring this year is unreal.

    I got into the NHL over the playoffs and thought their commentary was fine.
    What I notice the difference is, is that they are way more focused on the play-by-play commentary rather than trying to be a jovial, funny bloke or point out dumb [censored] like what BT does.

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    I couldn't believe listening to the Ch 7 commentary today - thought to myself 'why on earth have they got Tony Shaw back commentating on games' only to then discover it was Heath Shaw.... same difference!

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