Opinion Should BT/Darcy be barred from commentating the Grand Final after their recent biased commentary?

[Blackhawk42]

The 1997 Grand Final had all 3 of Dennis, Bruce and Sandy Roberts, with Leigh Matthews on special comments.

Just throw Bennett in with BT and Brayshaw and then select ONE person on special comments.

 

[Pistol Night]

The 1997 Grand Final had all 3 of Dennis, Bruce and Sandy Roberts, with Leigh Matthews on special comments.

Just throw Bennett in with BT and Brayshaw and then select ONE person on special comments.

Jobe. Im sure he'd thrive on a heavier workload

 

[hewetta]

Get offended by something - don't ignore it, don't pursue an alternative like watching with the volume turned down, don't contact the offending party to explain why you're offended and ask for them to change. Nah, just call for them to be banned.
Cancel culture is cancer

Everyone's just having a laugh. Sounds like you're the one that's offended mate.

 

[evo]

As long as Dermie doesnt have a microphone I'll be happy.

 

[Pistol Night]

Everyone's just having a laugh. Sounds like you're the one that's offended mate.

Jobe - Offence can often start from defence

 

[Koopa]

Cupboard is pretty bare when it comes to Channel 7's coverage. Darcy just has little to no redeeming qualities and relies on the same old tired, insufferable tropes. BT is better suited to radio where he can get away with his buffoonery and being Rex Hunt Jr, stark contrast to his early Channel 9 days where the humour and moments were balanced better.

The terrible commentary is indicative of how sub standard the media coverage of the game is in this country. So far behind other sports, many of which balance the professonalism, analysis and personalities pretty well.

 

[DazzaTys]

Going to be an absolute Collingwood wa$$kfest no matter who gets it anyway. Daaiiicccioosss speciallllllll. Brisbane may as well not turn up.

 

[hoss]

Darcy definitely, absolutely no self-control at all when it comes to Victorian teams. Taylor a little better but Darcy should not be allowed anywhere near a microphone. He was disgraceful on the weekend.

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[Kanga Commando]

Needs a change.org petition

 

[SC_Power]

Darcy was horrendous. That had to be the most biased call I have heard. No chance he gets a grand final gig on Ch.7

I dont mind BT overall - his best is excellant, and he can bring a bit of e-lec-tricity to the broadcast that few others can. But he also has deficiencies / opportunities for improvement.

I still recall Darcy calling the Port Hawthorn 2014 prelim epic and Port was coming hard late on, and Darcy emulates Jobe's "finals like atmosphere" comment with the classic "Port would rather roll the dice and try to win it and risk losing"..... In a Prelim. WTF?
And that was a decade ago, and he's still there.

 

[Blackhawk42]

I still recall Darcy calling the Port Hawthorn 2014 prelim epic and Port was coming hard late on, and Darcy emulates Jobe's "finals like atmosphere" comment with the classic "Port would rather roll the dice and try to win it and risk losing"..... In a Prelim. WTF?
And that was a decade ago, and he's still there.

I still cannot get over the call leading into the first bounce on Saturday evening...

'Will it be a Carlton vs Collingwood Grand Final!...
Or will it be the Lions?'

 

[Rotayjay]

That’s it, you should have no idea who the commentator goes for.

I had no idea Anthony Hudson was a Geelong fan until fairly recently. Good. He keeps his personal biases out of it.

 

[Rotayjay]

The fact that the Blake acres goal v Melbourne is forever going to have BTs commentary over it is a travesty.

I agree. A commentator is doing more than just calling at the time. Their commentary gets associated with that passage of play for evermore because that's the only way you can relive it - the replays.

And I've said it before and I'll say it again - over the years the commentary microphone gets turned up louder and louder relative to the crowd microphone. I don't want to hear your shitty commentary at a great sporting moment. I want to hear the fans cheering. Nowadays the commentary completely overpowers the crowd noise, despite the latter being much louder in real life.

 

[kranky al]

I still recall Darcy calling the Port Hawthorn 2014 prelim epic and Port was coming hard late on, and Darcy emulates Jobe's "finals like atmosphere" comment with the classic "Port would rather roll the dice and try to win it and risk losing"..... In a Prelim. WTF?
And that was a decade ago, and he's still there.

Mah name is Luke Gump
Paople call may Luke Gump

 

[Blue1980]

what? I'm a pies supporter and think he's a massive knob and should be barred from commentating

Yeah I don’t necessarily think BT is pro pies, he just knows who they are more than say a GWS.

I generally just don’t think he’s very good, no sense of occasion.

 

[Blue1980]

If the AFL, MCC, Victorian Government, umpires, "national" football media want Collingwood to win, why not the commentators as well? Makes perfect sense in a competition that isn't too far off the WWE.

Yes pies had all Victoria cheering them on as well Friday night, hang on…

 

[Blue1980]

Darcy was horrendous. That had to be the most biased call I have heard. No chance he gets a grand final gig on Ch.7

I dont mind BT overall - his best is excellant, and he can bring a bit of e-lec-tricity to the broadcast that few others can. But he also has deficiencies / opportunities for improvement.

I was at the Gabba, I’m annoyed to learn Darcy was supporting us, we don’t want that campaigner.

 

[Blue1980]

Jobe. Im sure he'd thrive on a heavier workload

Yes, one man band of Jobe. Call the play, special comments and boundary rider.

 

[Cleavy]

Who’s commentating? TV, radio callers locked in for AFL grand final

Some of footy’s best callers and expert commentators will be split among television and radio for Saturday’s AFL grand final.

www.theage.com.au

unsurprisingly, BT and Brayshaw are calling the GF.

 

[Franc de Borges]

Jobe - Offence can often start from defence

That's nothing. He stated that there was a "finals-like atmosphere" at the 'Gabba on Saturday, in the preliminary final.

 

[kranky al]

Yes, one man band of Jobe. Call the play, special comments and boundary rider.

Pep him up a bit. Tide him over till he finds something else

 

[JackOutback]

I mean, here's an idea... stop employing people whose sole qualification is kicking a ball around a park to provide analysis with a respect for the English language. Ex-players should be used to provide special comments/insight from their time as a a player, while a trained commentator calls the game.

 

[kickazz]

Get rid of them both.

I've already said this ITT, but if they can repeat the same crap over and over then why can't I?

 

[SC_Power]

I mean, here's an idea... stop employing people whose sole qualification is kicking a ball around a park to provide analysis with a respect for the English language. Ex-players should be used to provide special comments/insight from their time as a a player, while a trained commentator calls the game.

Couldn't agree more.

Say what you want about soccer (and I love the sport so some bias) but commentary team consists of

• only one calling the game who knows the sport, knows the tactics, do their research, knows the players, knows their backgrounds, don't obsess about stats (which are fed through on a constant stream in AFL). They have their biases, but rarely gets in the way of the game being called.
• one former player with proper media training, sometimes a former player of one of the teams playing which can get annoying

And it works, most of the time really well. But that would require high expectations from the broadcaster and research commitment from the commentators, both of which in short supply in the AFL.

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

They should never commentate again simply because they are just solid gold knobs