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13 minutes ago, binman said:

I can't speak for others, but I can't watch the footy without sound.

That's fair enough, binny.  Then again, you're not one of those who complains about the commentators.

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8 hours ago, hemingway said:

 

Miking up the umps has been the worst innovation in TV broadcasting. So annoying and distracting. At times it can help to explain a decision but a lot of the time we have to suffer the running commentary that does nothing to enlighten us. It’s just twaddle. At least tone it down or use their comments selectively to explain a contentious decision. We do not need to hear the umps voices the whole time. They should be seen but not heard (most of the time). 

I'd rather hear the umps than the commentators. Though I agree with others that the umps should do less 'coaching',

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8 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

We did it in Round 1 too, throwing Fritsch behind the ball from centre square bounces in the fourth when the game was very much done.

And against Richmond a few years ago from memory when Jordan McMahon kicked the winning goal after the siren......

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I was super impressed by the Suns to be honest. i think they'll definitely improve this season based on that.

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1 hour ago, binman said:

I can't speak for others, but I can't watch the footy without sound.

I've tried muting, and it simply doesn't work for me. It feels as if I'm watching it in an air lock.

It's not just the crowd noise, it's all the other ambient noise, not least the ball being kicked.

I've also tried turning the volume down and listening to a radio feed. That is better than no sound, but only just. It always falls out of sync and the sound is variable.

But good to know muting works for you.

I know it has been mentioned here many times but if you had the option of muting the commentators while still having the crowd noise, umpires and Gawnie saying ‘that’s ruck craft big boy’ then I’d take it every single time. 

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20 minutes ago, FarNorthernD said:

I know it has been mentioned here many times but if you had the option of muting the commentators while still having the crowd noise, umpires and Gawnie saying ‘that’s ruck craft big boy’ then I’d take it every single time. 

Me too x a million.

And I'd pay for it too.

It would be dead easy to do as I assume all sound come in in channels.

All they would need to do is not put the commentator channel through one external feed.

 

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12 hours ago, 58er said:

Don't agree Living in SEQ when last week in Melb for the GF Replay  it seemed  more humid than in Qld.

Seems like Climate  Change is occurring before our eyes. Some Victorian friends have remarked on the humidity this summer in Melbourne!
My T shirt and Polo were soaked wet by the time I walked from MCG to my City Hotel.!! 

Yeah, that Rd 1 night game was somewhat warm and humid, but from my recient experience somewhat the exception to the rule.  My regular 20min walk from home to the station would usually result in beads of sweat rolling down my back at 6am in the morning in SEQ, due largely to the humidity and secondly due to it being near enough degrees even at that early part of the day.

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3 hours ago, jnrmac said:

And against Richmond a few years ago from memory when Jordan McMahon kicked the winning goal after the siren......

I was at that match with my thirdborn. It was in 2009. Bailey  was 12 years old at that time. 

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16 hours ago, Dwight Schrute said:

I was super impressed by the Suns to be honest. i think they'll definitely improve this season based on that.

Didn't let us kick ahead, some good individual performances. Wonder how long they'll be able to maintain this effort this year.

Went up for this game, was surprised how many Dees fans there were at the game, nice little stadium too, was worried it was going to rain so got tickets near the back, false alarm but still good view.

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We did what we needed to do, and no more.  

Pocketed the 4 points.

Keep doing that until the last few rounds then unleash, again.

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Excellent anticipation, quick hands, accurate passing and great vision. Complete player in his position. At this rate he will be the best specialist half back since Brett Lovett and the best redhead since Bluey Adams.

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15 minutes ago, The Mighty Demons said:

Check out Bowser's best moments from last Saturday!

 

Again he's got that good footballer's instinct to change both speed and lateral steps on either side depending on where threat feels from..

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Agree with the previous posts on the commentators.

Dwayne Russell is frustratingly OTT. Dermott hates us and every time he commentates on our games focuses almost exclusively on our opponent. And Healy is the new Sandy Roberts; so incredibly past it.

There are so many good commentators available, it baffles me that Dwayne and Gerard are doing multiple calls per Round on TV/radio.

On 3/28/2022 at 2:32 PM, Demonstone said:

We all know that Brereton/Dwayne/Healy/BT and the rest are terrible commentators.  No arguments there.

Why then do highly intelligent people (ie. Demon fans) make a conscious decision to listen to them when they have the option of pressing the mute button?

Further, what do people who choose to listen to these clowns think is being achieved by clogging up threads with their constant whining about the standard of commentary? 

Nobody is forcing you to listen.  It's your decision.

 

I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone can watch football in silence.

I'll take rubbish commentary over no sound at all.

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11 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

 

There are so many good commentators available, it baffles me that Dwayne and Gerard are doing multiple calls per Round on TV/radio.

 

Not sure about so many, but agree there are others who are so much better. Almost all of whom are calling the women's games and/or the vfl and practice games.

I watched the Sandy Casey game and thought the commentary was excellent. Jack everin and another bloke whose name escapes me.

Two handed (which is all that is needed), play by play call, with only the odd 'special comment'  - and those comments were often really helpful and insightful.

Didn't talk over each other and helped me follow the game because I didn't know all the player's numbers.

Above all, both had obviously both done their pre match preparation and research.

No coincidence, neither were ex afl footballers

 

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3 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

Agree with the previous posts on the commentators.

Dwayne Russell is frustratingly OTT. Dermott hates us and every time he commentates on our games focuses almost exclusively on our opponent. And Healy is the new Sandy Roberts; so incredibly past it.

There are so many good commentators available, it baffles me that Dwayne and Gerard are doing multiple calls per Round on TV/radio.

I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone can watch football in silence.

I'll take rubbish commentary over no sound at all.

The amount of times "he's a bull" was said on the coverage was incredible. I'm the same, I want to hear the crowd noise. 


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1 hour ago, Cards13 said:

The amount of times "he's a bull" was said on the coverage was incredible. I'm the same, I want to hear the crowd noise. 

I miss the button where you can silence the commentators and just hear crowd noise.

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7 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone can watch football in silence.

I'll take rubbish commentary over no sound at all.

That's perfectly fine tu and each of us makes that decision.  I'm not trying to tell people to mute the commentary if they would prefer to listen to it.

The point of my post is that if you choose to listen to the commentary knowing full well in advance what it is going to be like, then don't clog up threads complaining about it.  You know what you're going to get.

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7 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

That's perfectly fine tu and each of us makes that decision.  I'm not trying to tell people to mute the commentary if they would prefer to listen to it.

The point of my post is that if you choose to listen to the commentary knowing full well in advance what it is going to be like, then don't clog up threads complaining about it.  You know what you're going to get.

You don't think that is not a bit reductive DS?

I mean, for people who do choose to listen to the game audio, which would be the overwhelming majority, the performance of the commentary teams has a direct impact on their perception and even enjoyment of the game. It certainly does for me.

This is particularly true for interstate games that posters have to watch live on TV rather than watch the game at the ground.

Given the commentary team is part of how the game is experienced for most posters why it is not fair game, particularly in a post game thread, to discus their performance - and complain about them should they wish. 

Saying people shouldn't complain about a subject when they know 'full well what to expect' would disqualify discussion about a range of relevant topics - umpiring standards for example. 

You may not be 'trying to tell people to mute the commentary if they would prefer to listen to it', but you are telling them not to post about it.

But plenty of threads have tangential posts that can, and sometimes do, 'clog' them up.

For example often jokes are made, that invite multiple replies, that are of limited interest to many posters or spell checking of players names, because for some such errors are frustrating where most posters could care less.  

 

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51 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Shouldn't that read couldn't care less?   :D

No, could care less is a well  established idiom and much used phrase. One I like actually.

The Miriam Webster treats the two phrases as synonymous.

However, I am aware that it frustrates pedants because they believe it to be illogical.

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On 3/29/2022 at 4:49 PM, tiers said:

Excellent anticipation, quick hands, accurate passing and great vision. Complete player in his position. At this rate he will be the best specialist half back since Brett Lovett and the best redhead since Bluey Adams.

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