Are the current commentators the worst in history?

[Eagle 1]

I wonder why Matt Russell was demoted to the NSW Cup.

He is better than Voss and Guinnane.

What's happened to Vonnie, (Evonne Sampson) was on 360, but maybe Kenty was to much for her..lol.

 

[Eagle 1]

We have that over here, click the yellow button and we can choose Fox, 9 if they are doing it, or just the crowd noise and ref

I generally end up on the 9 call when the choice is there, especially if Rabs or Fatty are part of the 9 crew, and prefer Freddy, Gould, Joey over the fox crew

I’d rather listen to Ray Warren fart for 80mins than listen to Warren Smith speak for 80

Love Warren Smiths delivery, "and it's a Manly try if you don't mind"

 

[globaleagle]

I’d rather listen to Ray Warren fart for 80mins than listen to Warren Smith speak for 8

fixed!

Anyway, it's interesting to see everyone's likes and dislikes commentator wise.

the option of listening to the ref would be interesting.

I'd still like it if the footy budget allowed more 'home team' commentators rather than a pool of supposedly unbiased game callers. Like the hockey.

 

[bob dylan]

What's happened to Vonnie, (Evonne Sampson) was on 360, but maybe Kenty was to much for her..lol.

She was in foal - pretty sure she recently had a colt.

 

[Brookie Bob]

The two peanuts who take in turn on Channel Nein are poor commentators (one of them - the one with the Foghorn Leghorn voice -is worse than the other). Matt Thompson and Peter Psaltis I think they are.

As exhibit number one: both commentate like they're some bloke at the pub watching a game on the TV from about 8 metres away. Accuracy is variable; both like to get all worked up first, and then try and find out what happened afterwards.

For example, "oh he's dropped it!! That's really going to make it hard for the _____ (insert team name). No wait, the referee says it was stripped!! Well, they don't deserve that......!"

Frank Hyde would be rolling in his grave.

Commentators sounding like comic voice-over at a Punch & Judy show, they're desperately looking hard for 'heroes' and 'villains', not giving any actual insight, getting plays and players names wrong......awful.

 

[ALinda]

What's happened to Vonnie, (Evonne Sampson) was on 360, but maybe Kenty was to much for her..lol.

Yvonne (and her husband, 9 reporter Chris O'Keefe) had a boy last Monday.

 

[globaleagle]

Yvonne (and her husband, 9 reporter Chris O'Keefe) had a baby boy last Monday.

As opposed to a fully grown adult boy.

ah hahahahahahahahahaha

y'all welcome y'hear!


(sorry)

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

I enjoy Anthony Maroon’s calls on MMM.

I don’t enjoy pretty much anything that comes out of Blockers mouth.

 

[ALinda]

As opposed to a fully grown adult boy.

ah hahahahahahahahahaha

y'all welcome y'hear!


(sorry)

I got the impression many didn't even know she was pregnant, hence 'baby' but just for you GE I've edited it 🙂

 

[ALinda]

I enjoy Anthony Maroon’s calls on MMM.

I'm with you, love Maroon's calls. He's the best...and a funny bugger.

 

[The Who]

On a similar subject, does anyone get miffed by the ground commentators and their inane calls intended to pump up the crowd? What about the music played at every stoppage? I was at Mudgee for the match and the music was particularly loud and intrusive . . . and I wasn't even wearing my hearing aide!
It might be just my age but I don't think it is necessary for songs to blare over the PA, except Eagle Rock when appropriate. Then again, perhaps the younger generation needs more entertaining than me; I'm just happy to watch a game of rugby league and let the crowd get into the match as the action befits.

 

[globaleagle]

I got the impression many didn't even know she was pregnant, hence 'baby' but just for you GE I've edited it 🙂

Now I feel bad.

 

[Shoe1]

I enjoy Anthony Maroon’s calls on MMM.

I don’t enjoy pretty much anything that comes out of Blockers mouth.

He needs an offsider called white

 

[ALinda]

Now I feel bad.

Nah don't feel bad. With this *** covid, I feel bad and you give much needed laughs.

 

[ALinda]

He needs an offsider called white

Speaking of which this brings to mind 'Whitey', who was on 2SM and Triple M in the 80's and 90's (DJ/newsreader). He use to also be known as "David Maroon & White" as he was such a staunch Manly supporter. Nice memory...

 

[MissKate]

Had to switch over to Ch9, couldn’t cope with Voss and Ennius trash talking Manly. When the Ch9 commentary team are less painful you know how bad fox are

 

[EagleFromMay1967]

Andrew Moore on ABC grandstand is up to standard. As for the rest of them, where's Rox Messup when u need him ?

 

[MissKate]

Even putting up with billy slater is better than fox. At least slater just talks about the footy

 

[Lyonstomenzies]

Even putting up with billy slater is better than fox. At least slater just talks about the footy

I actually like Slater

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

This caller on Nine is tedious - the bloke that departs the scene of car crashes - Matt Thompson?

He and Adolf noticeably deflated (verbally) when it was increasingly obvious that Manly would win.

I would love to hear someone remind the other commentators that Oldcastle won in 1997 on the back of juiced up players.