The Association Football AFL Thread 3.0

[Jatz]

This may be controversial but I still think the best special comments guy around is Dermott Brereton.

He waffles and can grate sometimes but he actually says interesting things and picks up on stuff that you wouldn’t realise watching at home, which considering how long he’s been out the game is very impressive. Most of them are just bland to the point they may as well not even be there.

Yeah personally love listening to Dermie.

It seems he normally gets shafted to the smaller/less watched games each weekend.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Don’t mind Hodge ..monotone-ish voice but tells you things that may not know.

 

[SM]

This may be controversial but I still think the best special comments guy around is Dermott Brereton.

He waffles and can grate sometimes but he actually says interesting things and picks up on stuff that you wouldn’t realise watching at home, which considering how long he’s been out the game is very impressive. Most of them are just bland to the point they may as well not even be there.

I'd agree but his team biases are awful, and his dismissiveness of any thuggery.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I'd agree but his team biases are awful, and his dismissiveness of any thuggery.

He can't objectively commentate Essendon or Geelong games. Particularly Essendon.

There's a few ex players in the industry his age that are dinosaurs on the afl's shift away from thuggery and dangerous bumps.

 

[SM]

He can't objectively commentate Essendon or Geelong games. Particularly Essendon.

There's a few ex players in the industry his age that are dinosaurs on the afl's shift away from thuggery and dangerous bumps.

Or Swans, which is weird considering he played for us.

 

[largebus]

The problem with special comments that Fox have them call many games outside Vic from a screen.

The whole idea of having them is to point out things that are happening off camera that you can only see at the ground like positional changes. What's the point when they can't see what's happening?

 

[SM]

The problem with special comments that Fox have them call many games outside Vic from a screen.

The whole idea of having them is to point out things that are happening off camera that you can only see at the ground like positional changes. What's the point when they can't see what's happening?

I think they have down the ground cameras in their studio so they can see the whole ground even if it's not on the broadcast. Not 100% though.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Whoever does special comments are always annoying, Joel has a great football mind but talking about what the average football fan can see while watching is quite annoying.

BT: “The tigers can’t stop the ball coming in Joel, their defenders aren’t getting a break, what can they do”

Joel: “They just need to get the ball and slow it down, hit their targets”

Richo: “They just can’t stop this ball movement, tell us again Joel what the tigers need to do”

Joel: “As I was just saying before they just need to get their hands on the footy and slow the tempo”

Stuff like that is just horrendous to listen to.

 

[RPCB]

Joel Selwood was like the stuttering lawyer from My Cousin Vinny last night. Could barely get the words out.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Joel Selwood was like the stuttering lawyer from My Cousin Vinny last night. Could barely get the words out.

He's always been like that, just how he is.

 

[RPCB]

He's always been like that, just how he is.

I thought he was just nervous as * last night. I don’t know the last time I heard him speak.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Joel Selwood was like the stuttering lawyer from My Cousin Vinny last night. Could barely get the words out.

Was he like Brett Kirk?

 

[RPCB]

Was he like Brett Kirk?

That was some real nerves there lol.

 

[SM]

That was some real nerves there lol.

From Kirk??

 

[Bojan KantKick]

 

[RPCB]

From Kirk??

Yeah, from Kirk. As much as a football player might lead a club for years, public speaking would be difficult. Like Selwood showed last night.

 

[gaskin]

Being a captain and speaking mostly in overused clichés to the media is also a lot different to being put on the spot and having to come up with actual real time analysis of what you are watching.

 

[SM]

Yeah, where's the nerves?

 

[SM]

Yeah, from Kirk. As much as a football player might lead a club for years, public speaking would be difficult. Like Selwood showed last night.

Just because he's a weird bloke I dunno if that makes him nervous haha.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Pies’ premiership defense early on going as well as ours did last year.

 

[Misher]

Since Richmond’s dynasty, all the premiers have been pretty weak. Can see Pies being another flash in the pan.

Sydney look s**t hot. Not completely sold just yet though.

 

[Kram]

Swans definite big flag chance.

 

[gaskin]

It isn't uncommon for teams that go deep into the finals to start slow. They will probably come good eventually but I bloody hope not.

 

[Kram]

You could set your watch to the Swans' ball movement tonight, most impressive.

 

[Art Vandelay_]