Discussion 2025 General AFL Discussion

[phantom13]

He's one of the best. Would you prefer Tom Hawkins, Jordan Lewis or Jack Riewoldt?

Hawkins is a year in. I got no issue with Jack and he doesnt feel the need to interject himself at every opportunity.

Jordy sucks but honestly id have him on par with Derm.

The Sunday graveyard with Derm and Kelli was ear bleeding stuff.

In any event im not really talking about my specific opinion of Derm i genuinely thought the general consensus was he was average to poor.

 

[gringo2011]

He's one of the best. Would you prefer Tom Hawkins, Jordan Lewis or Jack Riewoldt?

He tends to go off script and start rambling like a drunk uncle talking politics in the middle of a telecast but at least he's got a bit of character about him. Jack Riewoldt, Brownie, Lewis, Hawk are absolutely terrible. Boring and vanilla.

It's actually a bit of an issue right now. There aren't any really iconic callers coming through. Bruce, Commetti, Rex Hunt, Sandy Roberts etc were voices that were so huge they were as much apart of the game as the players.

Huddo is probably the only one left that isn't shit. Brayshaw tries but he's a so ****ing annoying. BT is like plucking your pubes out with tweezers levels. Drano and Gerald Waterly are even worse. One sounds like he has a 35 IQ and the other is like the embodiment of constipation.

 

[gringo2011]

Hawkins is a year in. I got no issue with Jack and he doesnt feel the need to interject himself at every opportunity.

Jordy sucks but honestly id have him on par with Derm.

The Sunday graveyard with Derm and Kelli was ear bleeding stuff.

In any event im not really talking about my specific opinion of Derm i genuinely thought the general consensus was he was average to poor.

Kelli makes me stressed for her. She just sounds out of her depth. Like me trying to do anything, it's just pure imposter syndrome hoping no-one will notice that she's got no idea.

The others are genuinely terrible. Jack sounds like Simple Jack, Jordy is like talking to your accountant about his holiday in Canberra and Hawk is away with the fairies.

Derm was pretty shit and totally unprofessional but he's part of the furniture. There is comfort in the known quantity.

 

[phantom13]

Kelli makes me stressed for her. She just sounds out of her depth. Like me trying to do anything, it's just pure imposter syndrome hoping no-one will notice that she's got no idea.

The others are genuinely terrible. Jack sounds like Simple Jack, Jordy is like talking to your accountant about his holiday in Canberra and Hawk is away with the fairies.

Derm was pretty shit and totally unprofessional but he's part of the furniture. There is comfort in the known quantity.

I’d only really dispute Jack. To me he only really interjects when he’s asked or prompted. He’s fine as a host too.

I’m not saying he’s a star but he’s completely inoffensive imo.

 

[ESPN8 The Ocho]

I’d only really dispute Jack. To me he only really interjects when he’s asked or prompted. He’s fine as a host too.

I’m not saying he’s a star but he’s completely inoffensive imo.

There’s the rub: inoffensive doesn’t drag eyeballs.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Kelli makes me stressed for her. She just sounds out of her depth. Like me trying to do anything, it's just pure imposter syndrome hoping no-one will notice that she's got no idea.

The others are genuinely terrible. Jack sounds like Simple Jack, Jordy is like talking to your accountant about his holiday in Canberra and Hawk is away with the fairies.

Derm was pretty shit and totally unprofessional but he's part of the furniture. There is comfort in the known quantity.

She nearly ruined the final minutes of that Dees game for me.
Mostly, they don’t know when to just shut up and let the game tell the tale.

On the other hand, the woman who did the MMM broadcast at the end of the same game was terrific.

I don’t like those who shout and carry on like Howie and Brayshaw either. Even Huddo sometimes those over the top.

The game should be the entertainment, not the talking heads.

 

[phantom13]

She nearly ruined the final minutes of that Dees game for me.
Mostly, they don’t know when to just shut up and let the game tell the tale.

On the other hand, the woman who did the MMM broadcast at the end of the same game was terrific.

I don’t like those who shout and carry on like Howie and Brayshaw either. Even Huddo sometimes those over the top.

The game should be the entertainment, not the talking heads.

There’s a bit of time and place. Quarters losing his shit over Leo Barry is iconic.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

There'll never be another Dennis

Centimetre perfect: 23 classic Dennis Cometti AFL commentary lines

From Gasper the unfriendly post to the Don Corleone school of elocution, we look back at 23 classic quips from retiring AFL broadcaster Dennis Cometti

www.theguardian.com

 

[Diehard Saint]

There’s a bit of time and place. Quarters losing his shit over Leo Barry is iconic.

Exactly. When the game is on the line.
Or for iconic moments.
Not before or even after every goal or mid-way through the second quarter.
Or when just trying to make a game sound a lot more exciting than it really is.

When NAS was on the run to slot that last goal I really didn’t care that he was wearing “beautiful blue boots” and that all Saints were hanging out for his signature. Just totally ( nearly) ruined the moment.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

These two lads taking the piss out of the channel seven coverage was pretty funny

 

[Sully111]

Glad to see the back of Derm. Whole bunch I'd like him to take with him.