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Hodge is the biggest Captain Obvious on there.
Sorry. I was referring to when the next rights kick in. Fox Footy will have their own call team for every game they broadcast. Which excludes just one. The Grand Final.
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I don't
I hate the commercials, but I don't have much problem with the callers. And I was watching when Madden was a young coach.
Even the 'star' caller teams are very professional.
BTW I'm American
What's wrong with JB..? Don't you like him screaming 'UNBELIEVABLE!' or 'INCREDIBLE!' or 'MIRACULOUS!' everytime a player takes a diving chest mark or snaps a goal over their shoulder - i.e. 'footballing feats' that most Auskickers undertake every weekend.....
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Yeah not a fan of 2012-present BT. Brayshaw gets a bad rap but he’s miles ahead of Bristle, particularly when not paired together
Thing is, unless he retires from TV or says something scandalous on the air, BT unfortunately isn’t going anywhere, 7 wouldn’t dare get rid of their ‘marquee’ caller (as much as most would love for it to happen)
Thing is, unless he retires from TV or says something scandalous on the air, BT unfortunately isn’t going anywhere, 7 wouldn’t dare get rid of their ‘marquee’ caller (as much as most would love for it to happen)
Will the GF be in HD regionally this year?
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Those 2012 Saturday nights with him, Darcy & (bullied) Richo was such a painful shift in the sports coverage. He tended to be more toned down when called up to the marquee games with a sacred cow like Bruce.
In the last several years I think he has a directive to get hung up on something inconsequential and create 'controversies' for the footy media to feed off. The game as a means, the noise as the narrative.
In the last several years I think he has a directive to get hung up on something inconsequential and create 'controversies' for the footy media to feed off. The game as a means, the noise as the narrative.
The fact that he bullied Richo (still does a bit) about his career, when Rich was 100 times the player BT was, irks me a lot.
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What I noticed on Friday night was when a goal was scored the players reacted immediately followed by the supporters followed by viewers at home. A distant last was BT with his commentary.
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Channel 7's succession planning post Bruce and Dennis has been appalling.
Surely there's a better 1-2 combo than BT and JB with Darcy hovering around.
Surely there's a better 1-2 combo than BT and JB with Darcy hovering around.
Not his fault. He tried to do actual analysis and got shut down by BT for being too analytical. So now he just stays in his lane and says nothing of importance.
Thats why im glad fox can do their own commentary. More analysis and less entertainment for entertainment sake (which is why I dont get best on ground)
I can tolerate BT, and he can be entertaining at times.
This is probably because the bar has been set so low with Brereton, that anyone else sounds like Commetti in comparison.
How Dermie still has a commentary job is beyond me. I just mute him from the first bounce.
This is probably because the bar has been set so low with Brereton, that anyone else sounds like Commetti in comparison.
How Dermie still has a commentary job is beyond me. I just mute him from the first bounce.
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BT has been trash for 10+ years. Calling out wrong players, not understanding the rules, going on pointless tangents, over dramatising a long, long, long, long point when it always looked like missing straight off the boot. He seems to think that pretending it might go through for a goal, despite never looking anywhere near it, builds up tension and drama.
And roaming Brian is just peak cringe and my prompt to turn off. He seems to think that he runs the room and can just interrupt and be rude to other journos who are mid interview.
And roaming Brian is just peak cringe and my prompt to turn off. He seems to think that he runs the room and can just interrupt and be rude to other journos who are mid interview.
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He's the worst of the worst. So many aspects to his ineptitude and cringe-worthiness to begin to describe.
I will list the one I'm finding most infuriating:
The C##t barracks for injuries!! The more serious it initially appears to be, the more excited he gets.
Be gone Brian
I will list the one I'm finding most infuriating:
The C##t barracks for injuries!! The more serious it initially appears to be, the more excited he gets.
Be gone Brian
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Its not even in HD in metro
He’s always been the same for mine.
Having a good on-field footy brain doesn’t mean he can translate it well off field.
He’s not alone in that area, though.
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It boggles the mind how underused Jason Bennett is. He's fantastic.
BT shits me, but I find Dwayne Russell and Brayshaw more unbearable.
BT shits me, but I find Dwayne Russell and Brayshaw more unbearable.
Where in the very small minority - but ive allways liked him - and the ones who saying Anthony Hudson is great - that little pip squeak - he is way way over the top - a huge crescendo over and over again - where is the mute button
But getting back to BT he can make a dull neutral game entertaining and watchable
And he can be hilarious - i will never forget that W/Coast Geelong game about 10 yearsago at Subi - boundary throw in and McNammara of the Eagles took it off the pack had a couple of bounces - and kicked it - but kicked it the wrong way to the Geel FF who kicked a goal
And BT kept yelling out - McNammara hes gone the wrong way - hes gone wrong way - still havent stopped laughing over that
Channel 7 are still in the Channel 31/analog tv era of sports coverage
BT is annoying, but he's ok in small doses (very small doses). His persona is perfect for the radio coverage moreso than on actual tv broadcasts.
I honestly cannot believe this....what century are we living in its absolutely deplorable!
I’m in the seemingly minority of people who actually (still) don’t mind him.
AFL hasn’t had any good commentators since Cometti retired. All of them are either completely uninteresting without a personality or put on a screaming match/try way too hard to be funny.
Whateley would be good if he commentated on tv more but I still want a new Cometti (or the original to come back)
Whateley would be good if he commentated on tv more but I still want a new Cometti (or the original to come back)
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Commetti just might return. He’s been flogging BergaMet health supplements on radio and if they are as good as he says, he should live forever!
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If I don't hear the term "chiseller" again in my life I'll die a happy man. The *er doesn't even use his own made-up term correctly using it for normally-weighted kicks. Now JB has started to ape him in a lesser fashion (if that was possible) with "driller" being used last week.
*knuckles, the both of them.
*knuckles, the both of them.
