Are AFL commentators (1990 onwards) better than the VFL era ones?

[Captivating]

We need more Mark Ricciuto

Mark Ricciuto

Age

48

Ht

184cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.1

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

8.3

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.7

4star

G

0.9

4star

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D

16.2

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.2

3star

calling Adelaide games. Most unbiased commentary you’ll hear.

 

[Cursed Cat]

Watch a bit of NRL here and there these days since moving up North - surprisingly (to me anyway) their commentators are far more palatable than their AFL counterparts.

 

[My Tilly]

We need more Mark Ricciuto calling Adelaide games. Most unbiased commentary you’ll hear.

Really has one of the worst sounding voices in all of sports. As some have said already, sort of sounds like he's still going through puberty and the voice is breaking.
Bizarre.

 

[Freomaniac]

90's was the peak for me, with the 80's not far behind. Nostalgia probably plays a big part in that, but I really don't think you can deny that those periods were better as far as commentary goes. (and the game in general) Grybas and Walls were great, on radio.

I could say the same thing about the NBA.

To me the 1990s was the peak as well with Michael Jordan bulls era.

1980s NBA basketball commentary was good too.

I could just go on YouTube and watch game 6 of the 1998 NBA finals between Chicago bulls and Utah jazz. Yep that was Michael Jordans last game as a bull.

 

[LordLucifer]

How the hell did Abbey Holmes get a gig on the boundary line ?? (actually, I reckon I know the answer)

Her onfield interviews are woeful ......... "you must be proud", "you must be pleased"

I really want a player one day to just answer all of her inane questions in the manner that she has asked them ... with a straight out 'yes or 'no'.

 

[Blackas87]

Wasn’t around for the VFL but I’ll say they were better than what we get today