Adam Papalia

[mikey127]

Does anyone else reckon this guy us under rated as a commentator. Unbiased, doesn't carry on and make it about him. Just a great caller.

 

[Mentallo]

Does anyone else reckon this guy us under rated as a commentator. Unbiased, doesn't carry on and make it about him. Just a great caller.

Agree totally.
Arguably one of the best callers going around and Fox persist in giving Derwayne Russell more commentating gigs.

 

[Ishikawa]

Does anyone else reckon this guy us under rated as a commentator. Unbiased, doesn't carry on and make it about him. Just a great caller.

Yeah all you hear about commentary on here is negative, people usually overlook the good and he is excellent!

 

[Dogs Rule]

Agreed. No ridiculous carry on, no mention of 'from the paint' or a 'safe word', just calls the game simply and accurately.

 

[FRUMPY]

Agreed. No ridiculous carry on, no mention of 'from the paint' or a 'safe word', just calls the game simply and accurately.

The producers haven't gotten to him yet, give it time....he will start spewing out the same crap the others do.

 

[tugga]

He is terrific. Just calls the game without trying to promote himself.

 

[1989]

More professional commentators and less dull, inarticulate recently retired / current player commentators would be great.

 

[Crashy]

He sucks


Doesn’t know irrelevant details about a players grandmas cousins sister (Hamish)
Doesn’t say aye after every sentence (Bruce)
Doesn’t have a terrible voice (Darcy)
Doesn’t have moronic catchphrases (Dwayne)
Doesn’t call players names like a moron (BT)
Doesn’t orgasm over every good piece of play (Brayshaw)

 

[010203]

He's been terrific since he started. Also does a rock solid job calling A-League games too. I don't detect any WA bias when he does a game featuring Fremantle or West Coast either.

 

[vaughany]

Agree. Top caller. Does he do other sports?

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[mikey127]

Agree. Top caller. Does he do other sports?

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Does A League and has done NBL in the past.

 

[Ok Boomer]

I like him but some of his lines get really repetitive, I don’t really want to hear “strikes it pure” again

 

[cfc4life]

Papalia and Speed are the best play by play commentators in the country. No nonsense and actually call the game.

 

[010203]

Papalia and Speed are the best play by play commentators in the country. No nonsense and actually call the game.

Amazing isn't it.

 

[Del165198]

It's amazing watching games without getting mad at the commentary

He's actually professional and just does his job, doesn't try and make himself a celebrity or be part of the boys club

 

[cactuscall]

Agree totally.
Arguably one of the best callers going around and Fox persist in giving Derwayne Russell more commentating gigs.

These 2 are commentating together right now

Adam has to be in the top 5 most listenable commentators going around.

 

[LordLucifer]

Agreed. No ridiculous carry on, no mention of 'from the paint' or a 'safe word', just calls the game simply and accurately.

I know ths will sound odd but I always thought that was the way game should be called, paint an accurate but simple picture with less words.

People can see the TV screen so there is no need for all that histrionics & utter unecessary palava.

Rex Hunt carried on like a complete raving lunatic when calling a game on radio and people jumped on his wagon, I reckon the TV execs were scared of losing viewers so they encouraged their callers to go down that path and it has spiralled out of control since.

 

[mikey127]

I know ths will sound odd but I always thought that was the way game should be called, paint an accurate but simple picture with less words.

People can see the TV screen so there is no need for all that histrionics & utter unecessary palava.

Rex Hunt carried on like a complete raving lunatic when calling a game on radio and people jumped on his wagon, I reckon the TV execs were scared of losing viewers so they encouraged their callers to go down that path and it has spiralled out of control since.

I feel Rex was different tho. I loved listening to Rex but not a fan of BT

 

[Partridge]

I feel Rex was different tho. I loved listening to Rex but not a fan of BT

I think Hunt was like quite a few commentators - he actually was ok for a fair while - at least on radio, because it was genuine. After a while he played to the persona and then got worse and worse. Hudson when he started was ok, but he's drunk his own piss too many times and now tries to manufacture phrases.

 

[Cleavy]

I think Hunt was like quite a few commentators - he actually was ok for a fair while - at least on radio, because it was genuine. After a while he played to the persona and then got worse and worse.

as an avid 3AW listener during these times, this is 100% correct

 

[Partridge]

as an avid 3AW listener during these times, this is 100% correct

It's amazing that both on TV and radio, no one ever - EVER - learns the lesson that commentators being themselves, being natural, is so much easier to listen to than a forced persona.

Have said it before, if you toned down Brian Taylor and asked him just about the importance of key forwards taking their chances, or Luke Darcy about the challenges of being an undersized ruckman, they would be really good. But no, we get the clown show.

 

[mikey127]

I think Hunt was like quite a few commentators - he actually was ok for a fair while - at least on radio, because it was genuine. After a while he played to the persona and then got worse and worse. Hudson when he started was ok, but he's drunk his own piss too many times and now tries to manufacture phrases.

Thought Rex and the late Clinton Grubas were a brilliant combo