Clinton Grybas

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was an outstanding caller, without doubt and is still sorely missed.

remember listening to him on ABC radio in perth when he used to call the WAFL with glenn mitchell.

absolutely gutted when he passed away.
 
Clint would call a game that involved clubs 15th and 16th on the ladder and made it feel like the teams were battling it out for top spot.While normal commentators would bagging them and start comparing to top teams.Dwanye Russell i'm looking you.
 
OniAu said:
spot on , cometti and bruce use to be great , but thye just try to out do each other with comettisms or bruce special lines. gotten old , people just want the game to be called as it is and be informative in relation to the game , not what some wrestler is doing in the wwe
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Admittedly, Denis is a bit stale now but don't you love the pop culture references? It makes commentators more likeable and when not forced, is entertaining.

It's far more relateable than Robert Walls referencing a footballer from the 1970's that no one's heard of in 20 years. "Nic Natanui reminds me of young Jack Norstrom, who was there the first year I walked into Carlton. Except he's jumps higher, runs faster and has a full set of hair". Who's that aimed at? The Carlton fans who followed his career?

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Best memories of Clinton were him calling games with Healy and Duck. He understood that if it was a sh*t game, viewers would know that and he wouldn't try to BS us. And if it was a good game, he would let it breathe and not say too much. He had a great sense for the theatre of sports and not trampling on the moment.
 

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Still the best caller I have had the pleasure to listen to bar none.

Could call any sport he wanted, with accuracy and knew how to build the tension.

His call of the gold medal match in the womans waterpolo when the aussies won in Sydney was great. The closing minutes where we won with seconds remaining was superb
 
R.I.P. Clinton Grybas.

Hard to believe it has been 4 years.

Gone but definately not forgotten.
 
Clinton was a true professional. Well prepared for every game and unbiased in his commentary. Unlike commentators such as Tim Lane and Robert Walls who mention Carlton during every game they call, Clinton always called games without bias. Even though he was a Collingwood supporter he called Jason Akermanis' winning goal in the 2002 Grand Final with genuine excitement.
 
aandrikopoulos said:
Clinton was a true professional. Well prepared for every game and unbiased in his commentary. Unlike commentators such as Tim Lane and Robert Walls who mention Carlton during every game they call, Clinton always called games without bias. Even though he was a Collingwood supporter he called Jason Akermanis' winning goal in the 2002 Grand Final with genuine excitement.
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Agree mate,he looked like he enjoyed calling every team unlike the rest who if it was not their team or was a smaller club they were not interested in the game.
 
the 5th wiggle said:
Agree mate,he looked like he enjoyed calling every team unlike the rest who if it was not their team or was a smaller club they were not interested in the game.
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QFT.

Always loved listening to Clinton calling us because the usual Victorian suspects are so disinterested they couldn't be bothered getting our players names right or spend half the coverage bringing up references to Richmond/Carlton/Collingwood/Essendon.

Really one of the last unbiased callers was Clinton.
 

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Whilst everyone is reminiscing...

Some commentators believe they can fool audiences by feigning excitement or just ignoring the crapness and focusing on the 'highlights'. More than any of his colleagues, then and now, he understood that fans were becoming increasingly knowledgeable and to treat them as such. If it was a crap game, Grybas would say so and spend the fourth quarter discussing the team's future or other football issues. He really 'got it'.
 
September_Glory said:
Whilst everyone is reminiscing...

Some commentators believe they can fool audiences by feigning excitement or just ignoring the crapness and focusing on the 'highlights'. More than any of his colleagues, then and now, he understood that fans were becoming increasingly knowledgeable and to treat them as such. If it was a crap game, Grybas would say so and spend the fourth quarter discussing the team's future or other football issues. He really 'got it'.
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Exactly. Derwayne Russell is the biggest example. He tries to manufacture excitement with his nancy-boy 'gives it some shoe' bollocks and comes off looking like a w***er. Clinton could make the game sound exciting without trying to invent sports phrases that are completely nonsensical.
 
11 years ago on this day :(

Rest In Peace
 
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