Ch 7 Commentary - is it intervention time?

[Dockeroo]

Hamish was awful last night. Just reading off banal stats all game long. It’s literally all he does!!!
Then after the game, when the biggest story of the day was raised by Mitch Cleary in the newsroom (the Hawks & Rioli story) and the camera panned back to the 4 of them were standing there in the rooms after the game, Hamish intervened to cut off any discussion on it by the others. What a limp dick piece of s**t.

 

[troybe]

Hamish and Darcy just droned on and on about Joel Selwood and the Shane Warne Stand, have they really nothing else to say


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[sosos]

I enjoyed bt, jb and Richo on Friday night.

 

[Dockeroo]

I enjoyed bt, jb and Richo on Friday night.

What happened to Jason Bennett amd Alistair Nicholson? They were great in R1 but now we are back to the boofheads.
Agree that BT and JB while not perfect are still better than Darcy and Hamish

 

[reubski23]

What happened to Jason Bennett amd Alistair Nicholson? They were great in R1 but now we are back to the boofheads.
Agree that BT and JB while not perfect are still better than Darcy and Hamish

Didn’t Jason call Thursday

 

[Dockeroo]

Didn’t Jason call Thursday

Did he? I’m pretty sure it was Hamish
Edit - yes maybe you are correct I was thinking of Nicholson more than Jason. My memory is fuzzy!
Still Hamish did two of the 3 biggest games and that’s just ****ed

 

[MortlockWatcher]

Does any commentator butcher the game's or the English language more than Jobe? Last night I heard something like "the defenders like to suck off..." Presumably he meant sag off.

Then there was "moving in motion". What?

In the end, I lost count of the number of howlers from Tim's son.

There must be some contract clause which says a member of the Watson has to be employed by 7 and must talk bullshit at every opportunity when covering a game.

 

[the avoca drover]

There must be some contract clause which says a member of the Watson has to be employed by 7 and must talk bullshit at every opportunity when covering a game.

They’re certainly full filling their contract.

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Who is that commentating on channel 7 today? Doesn't sound like Alister Nicholson.

 

[Mighty Eagles]

Seven need to punt Hamish and relegate JB to lesser games.

Nicholson and Bennett would be better tonic's to BT IMO.

 

[RAPPA]

Darcy makes sure he executes his media training. Any time one of his fellow colleagues is talking on camera, he makes sure every 3 or so seconds he turns his head forward to make eye contact with the camera. $hits me to tears.

 

[swans9605]

Who is that commentating on channel 7 today? Doesn't sound like Alister Nicholson.

It was Matt Hill, the Melbourne Cup race caller.

 

[Chicken Parma]

Matt Hill was brilliant. Hopefully it's not a one-off (would it be asking too much to have him co-call with either Bennett or Nicholson?)

And was he always scheduled to call games this year, or was he a late COVID-related fill in?

 

[Cosmic Energy]

Jobe Watson is outrageously bad. So inarticulate. I know he’s not a stupid fella but he just can’t get the words out, and doesn’t offer much when he does. The cronyism/nepotism is so bad in this whole footy industry. For Geelong games I have it on silent, but they find a way to ruin just about every game.

 

[Cosmic Energy]

I do like Nathan Jones though, much better than I thought he’d be.

 

[TheJanuaryMan]

Matt Hill was brilliant. Hopefully it's not a one-off (would it be asking too much to have him co-call with either Bennett or Nicholson?)

And was he always scheduled to call games this year, or was he late COVID-related fill in?

When Matt first moved down to Victoria from NSW, rather than expect to jump straight in as the number 1 race caller, he bided his time calling country trots as well as AFL for a season or so. Really like his calling style, although occasionally calls every piece of what is on the screen rather than letting the vision do some of the talking. Hopefully he keeps it up and gets more games.

 

[Elite Master]

I don't understand the hate for Jobe Watson's commentary. It feels like 1 or 2 people were critical for the sake of it and then everyone being the sheep they are tagged along.

 

[3rd Grade Maggy]

I don't understand the hate for Jobe Watson's commentary. It feels like 1 or 2 people were critical for the sake of it and then everyone being the sheep they are tagged along.

Come on man. He's half a step above Olarenshaw.

 

[hawkman]

Hopefully Channel 7 decide it is time for some cost cutting measures and decides that the lower profile commentators can do a better job. They could save a heap of money by cutting BT loose. The quicker Gil resigns the better as that could see Hamish go. Find someway to get of Darcy, maybe when his son starts getting games then we will hear less of him. Brayshaw probably stays because of the cricket but him with a mix of Bennett, Nicholson and Hill wouldn't be too bad and probably saves 7 a million or 2 a year

 

[jwint43]

The race caller guy was decent - although it did sound like i was watching race 5 at Morphetville sometimes. If he dials it back a bit he could be really good

 

[3rd Grade Maggy]

Hopefully Channel 7 decide it is time for some cost cutting measures and decides that the lower profile commentators can do a better job. They could save a heap of money by cutting BT loose. The quicker Gil resigns the better as that could see Hamish go. Find someway to get of Darcy, maybe when his son starts getting games then we will hear less of him. Brayshaw probably stays because of the cricket but him with a mix of Bennett, Nicholson and Hill wouldn't be too bad and probably saves 7 a million or 2 a year

It's so weird that they get paid so much - it should totally be a management/boss market where they can screw down the costs. Nobody watches the footy 'because BT is on tonight'.

 

[Cosmic Energy]

I don't understand the hate for Jobe Watson's commentary. It feels like 1 or 2 people were critical for the sake of it and then everyone being the sheep they are tagged along.

I don't understand the hate for Jobe Watson's commentary. It feels like 1 or 2 people were critical for the sake of it and then everyone being the sheep they are tagged along.

I’m in a news black hole most of the time so I might have missed the Jobe hate movement, apologies if it’s all been said before. I don’t hate the guy personally, but I gather that something must have gone wrong in his business life so he actually needs the job. Or opportunities have dried up because of the PED association. He used to portray himself as not a ‘footy head’ so it’s a bit jarring seeing him in the role.

And frankly with Carey who is a fine analyst (setting aside any personal problems), 7 don’t need another special comments person with him.

1 or 2 commentators, 1 special comments, and maybe 1 person on the ground doing injuries/interviews. I don’t understand the obsession with huge panels, and can only think it is people looking after each other.

Do other sports have such big panels? I’m not a huge watcher of anything else anymore. Soccer used to be quite minimal.

 

[Chicken Parma]

Do other sports have such big panels? I’m not a huge watcher of anything else anymore. Soccer used to be quite minimal.

NFL coverage is, and always has been, minimal... 1 PbP, 1 analyst (although Monday Night Football has often had 2 analysts throughout its history) and 1 sideline reporter (and it's only been in the past few years that the majority of games have even had sideline reporters)

Admittedly, NFL games do move at a slower pace than Aussie rules, but still...

 

[greekstyler]

Matt Hill was brilliant. Hopefully it's not a one-off (would it be asking too much to have him co-call with either Bennett or Nicholson?)

And was he always scheduled to call games this year, or was he a late COVID-related fill in?

Hearing this is a breath of fresh air. Matt Hill is already a better footy caller than Darcy and Hamish put together after one game on TV. BT gets a pass because he’s good on radio only.

 

[hawkman]

Do other sports have such big panels? I’m not a huge watcher of anything else anymore. Soccer used to be quite minimal.

NFL coverage is, and always has been, minimal... 1 PbP, 1 analyst (although Monday Night Football has often had 2 analysts throughout its history) and 1 sideline reporter (and it's only been in the past few years that the majority of games have even had sideline reporters)

Admittedly, NFL games do move at a slower pace than Aussie rules, but still...

EPL is 1 PbP, 1 analyst
NBA is 1 PbP, 1 or 2 analysts (playoffs generally 2)
NRL generally 1 PbP 1 or 2 analysts

I can't think of any that really go the 2 PbP route