RIP Drew Morphett

[sherb]

Oh, that's so sad to hear that he has passed.

He was such a good commentator and, of course, was one of the ones who covered a variety of sports with excellence rather than specializing in just one.

RIP.

 

[Goosecat]

This voice on 'The Winners" was everything AFL to me as a kid.
A brilliant caller, lover of the game and true talent.
Damn!!

 

[Altum Volantes]

Really good caller - great balance of excitement and information without falling into the ridiculous hyperbole we are so used to today.

He will be missed!

 

[The Unforgiven]

One of the best footy callers of all time. R.I.P

 

[Kram]

Poor Neroli Meadows on FoxNews looks very upset and the then the lady after accidentally said that he was 96 instead of 69.

Was one of the better commentators, will be missed.

 

[Pykie]

Absolutely shocked.

Wasn't he still calling for the ABC? or someone else?


Absolute legend and definitely main board worthy.

Legend.

 

[demondavey]

Such a shame. Quality media performer. It's such a shame to see the overpaid idiots on our TV calling our game these days and having the standard drop so significantly, a different generation to commentators like Morphett who were true professionals.

 

[The Lemon]

Shattering news.

69 is way too young. He was still brilliant, and this is terribly sad.

 

[demondavey]

The Passion Drew had for the various sports he covered shone through in his calling. Had so much class, knowledge and genuine enthusiasm compared to the majority of commentators we're stuck with today.
One of the greats

It's a joke that we are lumbered with the clowns commentating now, Morphett was a quality performer who was so far above the clowns on our stations today.

 

[Acinath]

Poor Neroli Meadows on FoxNews looks very upset and the then the lady after accidentally said that he was 96 instead of 69.

Was one of the better commentators, will be missed.

She sounds absolutely shattered

RIP Drew, absolute champion

 

[Pykie]

Also shock horror that a career pro commentator has this sort of reaction to his death.

Turning massive amounts of ex-footballers into play-by-play commentators is ridiculous.

We may never see another bloke like him because of the utter shit current football media landscape.

RIP.

 

[Freeeoo]

RIP Drew

 

[JackFlash]

Genuinely saddened, a major part of growing up and watching the footy. Morphett was a great broadcaster in many sports, i hope the AFL recognise his contribution to our game.

Was just reading his bio and it's staggering to discover he was axed by Seven and the ABC.
"He joined the Seven Network in 1988 and commentated Australian rules football matches until he was discharged by Seven after the 2000 season. He worked for ABC radio as part of their ABC Grandstand team until being made redundant in 2014.
How could you make him redundant? A bloke who broadcast Test Cricket, Olympic games, Swimming, Footy etc.. The majority of drop kicks calling sport today wouldn't hold a candle to Drew Morphett. Who runs these organizations? Maybe he failed the psyche test put together by the HR department?
R.I.P to a great caller of our game.

 

[SuperSteele22]

The Jim Maxwell of our game. RIP.

 

[Franc de Borges]

Watching Carlton Vs Geelong at Princes Park from '95 right now when I saw this thread. Was just thinking how good a commentator he was.

 

[brad cooper]

Fantastic commentator, wish the current crop were as good as he was. Very much enjoyed the recent Winners Rebooted.

 

[Seadog]

I remember Drew Morphett commentating WAFL with Jim Fitzmaurice decades ago. Later on he was great hosting the Winners and calling VFL/AFL.
Thanks for the memories Drew.

 

[Bokonon_]

Sad passing of an era. Quality Spirts commentator

Vale

 

[GreekLunatic]

Rip drew a lot better then some of the bozos calling the game now

 

[The_Reaper]

Wow. He's not really at the age where one expects to hear of a sudden death.

Condolences to his friend and family.

 

[King Brown]

One of my favourite callers. Always called a game with genuine enthusiasm, his love for footy shined through.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Poor neroli I feel for her

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Thats a shock. I remember him more for the cricket on ABC than the footy but watching the old AFL games with him in the box showed what a good caller he was.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Damn good commentator, great voice and could relay excitement in a game beautifully not forced.. RIP Drew

 

[Acinath]

Poor neroli I feel for her

That was a hard couple of minutes to watch