Short-Lived or Forgotten Media Careers of Ex-Players

[God Mode]

A short lived retirement from the Media

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Is he still living in France most of the year? I only ever hear him come finals on SEN.

 

[Masqualero]

Nick Dal Santo hopefully

 

[Kram]

jacko too was a train wreck to watch (and listen to)

Jako was so bad he was good.

 

[longsuffreosupp]

I remember Sam Kekovich filled in on commentating a game on TV, was the first time I heard him commentate (and the last)

 

[kranky al]

As parochial a west aussie as i am i was glad to see jako and his amazing insight confined to us west aussies

 

[Requiem]

Bring Back Rex Hunt!

 

[Requiem]

I remember circa 2015 when Bomber Thompson was on the Fox Footy comentary team...what a disaster.

His commentary was drier than my lawn on a hot summer's day, no charisma whatsoever.

I don't think he lasted too long.

 

[LeverPuller]

There's footage around of Brad Green doing postgame with Andy Maher one night...never again

 

[poshman]

I have to agree on Banfield... you expect that when they start it won't be great and they will need to gain confidence and polish. Drew though... it was clear that he should never have got past casting. Painfully bad. Not strange or awkward just painfully bad. Lasted a month I think.

 

[Gavin Excell]

There's footage around of Brad Green doing postgame with Andy Maher one night...never again

Brad Green - he once played for Liverpool?

 

[BattlerGM]

I remember circa 2015 when Bomber Thompson was on the Fox Footy comentary team...what a disaster.

His commentary was drier than my lawn on a hot summer's day, no charisma whatsoever.

I don't think he lasted too long.

I remember once at half time a co-commentator asked him who he thought was gonna win.

'Dunno.'

 

[Prestigerrycomo]

A short lived retirement from the Media

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wish short meant forever in france

 

[brmi]

Drew Banfield was woeful. I actually felt bad for the guy every time he spoke

 

[kranky al]

Drew Banfield was woeful. I actually felt bad for the guy every time he spoke

He was much better in glasses ads

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

think they need a run in the ruck first

 

[emuboy]

Obviously not a player, but does anyone remember Raquel Stevens, Rex Hunt's very pretty co-host of the Sunday morning show 'I'm Rex Hunt & You're Not' in the early 1990s? She was sports journalist for Channel 7, but seems to have vanished from the face of the Earth. I'm starting to wonder if she even existed, or was a figment of my imagination.

 

[citizen-erased]

I present Brett Kirk:

now working for the essendon IT/social media dept.

 

[deck]

Craig Bradley. I don't think he made it past the pre season. Really didn't know when it was time to give his 2 cents worth.

 

[perplexed]

I really enjoyed Bucks as a commentator.

Though I appreciate the contribution he's made as a coach.

I guess its Kirk's earnestness made him inspiring as a captain and coach also makes him a dud in media. Likewise Roos' lame folksiness comes off like a dad joke on TV but it somehow worked on the playing group.

Except that the teams Roos coached seemed to improve significantly as soon as he left.

 

[Buzzasto DaSilva]

Jake King.

Probably threatened to get his mate Toby onto Kerry Stokes if he didn't give him a job.

 

[aflcliche]

Swartz

 

[Altum Volantes]

Poor old Drew is still copping it - clearly a lovely bloke given a shot with no real inclination to be in the spotlight - was very odd him popping up in that role!

I think the OP is right - Glenn Archer - what a shocker!

Absolutely not suited to that role - replacing his old mate Carey no less if I recall correctly. For a show that prides itself on contrived arguments and ‘controvesial’ statements it was painful watching them try and force Archer into conversations only for him to blurt out a tedious cliche he picked up at mid 90s footy player media training. Mercifully off our screens within a season!

 

[Juggs Magnetic]

Peter Wilson, absolutely shithouse.

As bad as Peter Wilson was, I reckon he was slightly better than Dean Kemp.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Who remembers Steven Greene's stint on the Supercoach show about 5-6 years ago?

 

[Thrawn]

Silvagni's commentary on channel 10. Who'd want to remember that?