BT commentating

[Adelaide Hawk]

Anthony Hudson is the only commentator I can stand. Would kill for a "Game and Crowd Sound Only" audio feed. They tried it years ago but probably realized how quickly it would put their whole commentary team out of a job.

Commentators have their place. You're possibly similar to me in that you know enough about the game that you don't need someone stating the "bleeding obvious" to you all evening. Sometimes I turn the sound off and listen to some great music while watching the game.

However, if I venture into a sport about which I know precious little, I find I need the commentary to help me understand what's going on. A classic example for me is motor racing. I need people telling me what's going on, otherwise all I see are cars going around and around

 

[dangerwood]

He is a disgrace. I get deflated when I realise he is commentating. Doesn't know who the players are for a start, which surely is the commentators job to tell us what the ****s going.

He's just a mad person yelling nonsense. It's like being seated next to an opposition supporter who yells all game and calls for free kicks that aren't there.

 

[Kwality]

He is, in all seriousness, a disgrace. He should be nowhere near the game. He actively damages it.

But it’s the old situation where the consumer is the third party. The AFL don’t give a s**t because they just get the TV rights cash then forget about it. Channel 7 don’t give a s**t because they just pay the AFL then they have a monopoly and people can’t switch over to another channel.

IF 7 lose a viewer thats $s to them.

 

[Altum Volantes]

It’s like he never stopped watching the games on a TV from a studio in a different state. Struggles to follow the flow of the play. Actual callers like Cometti, Hudson etc vary in quality obviously but they follow the play and build appropriately.

BT, like most ex players, probably should just be making special comments….but then what would we do with Matthew Richardson

Matthew Richardson

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once Richmond stop be relevant again?

 

[Obzerva]

I just wish someone would explain the difference between commentating and barracking loudly to him

 

[Andrew Mc]

If there are 2 games on at the same time I'll watch the one he isn't "commentating" on. Sometimes even if it's the Swans. Same goes for Darcy.

 

[TedDougChris]

I have made it my mission to launch his deckchair off the Lorne pier this summer. I’m ready for it too. I’ve been in a running program for 4 weeks now, nobody is catching me as I stride down the foreshore with his deckchair under my arm.

 

[Number37]

This Pies/Cats game is made for BT and his irrelevant ramblings.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

BT, like most ex players, probably should just be making special comments….but then what would we do with Matthew Richardson once Richmond stop be relevant again?

There’s something in that. Luke Darcy is a shit caller too.

 

[StonesThrow]

Mute bottom. Play some beats

 

[maskmcgee]

This is a channel 7 problem more than a BT problem, his commentary back on Fox was top class, partially remember his call of Essendon v. St Kilda in 2009, wasn't any special phrases he was rolling out, just the level of seriousness and professionalism during the final minutes, particularly this passage as they're trying to run down the clock with St Kilda pressing



I don't know exactly what it is about this commentary, but it just is so simple and so matches the actual tension of the game.

This is really a 7 issue, but then again they should of got Time Lane and Anthony Hudson instead of who they did get in the first place.

 

[HTPunter]

It's a weekly sprint for the title of worst commentator in the league between

-James Brayshaw - who clearly hits up his kids for the "in" words before games, **** off JB you're an old man now, also he went on about Chol the other week having 2 phones and being a ladies man. Just sad coming from a guy in their 40s. This was on the radio, so not a C7 thing, just a guy thinking it's impressive a professional footballer gets to sleep with women

-BT - king of the obvious. Just says inane shit that's obvious to anyone. Last night he came out with the stunner that the Dees wouldn't want Petracca injured. Thanks, valuable insight. Plus he doesn't actually know the rules that well and doesn't accept that he doesn't.

-Hamish McLachlan - the most insufferable twat known to man. Only in the role because of his brother, not because of any talent whatsoever. Plus he is ALWAYS a disposal behind the play, normally because he's too busy pumping up a star player who just disposed of it ("the superstar captain, the courageous leader Marcus Bontempelli

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, the Bont with a beautiful wide ranging handball" as 3 other Dogs have disposed of the ball is a common one).

Luke Darcy - McGuire got a bad wrap for bias but Darcy takes it to a new level, his shouting whenever the Dogs are in a close game is unbearable and he doesn't actually add to it. It doesn't sound natural, it sounds forced.

**** them all, all are actually terrible at their jobs objectively (the role of a commentator is to be accurate, up to date with play, insightful, and add to the broadcast). And I'd guess all 4 are pricks in real life.

 

[Elixuh]

I don't mind BT, compared to the other main commentators that are on offer between 7 and fox. It is slim pickings.

 

[Clark G]

It's a weekly sprint for the title of worst commentator in the league between

-James Brayshaw - who clearly hits up his kids for the "in" words before games, * off JB you're an old man now, also he went on about Chol the other week having 2 phones and being a ladies man. Just sad coming from a guy in their 40s. This was on the radio, so not a C7 thing, just a guy thinking it's impressive a professional footballer gets to sleep with women

-BT - king of the obvious. Just says inane s**t that's obvious to anyone. Last night he came out with the stunner that the Dees wouldn't want Petracca injured. Thanks, valuable insight. Plus he doesn't actually know the rules that well and doesn't accept that he doesn't.

-Hamish McLachlan - the most insufferable twat known to man. Only in the role because of his brother, not because of any talent whatsoever. Plus he is ALWAYS a disposal behind the play, normally because he's too busy pumping up a star player who just disposed of it ("the superstar captain, the courageous leader Marcus Bontempelli, the Bont with a beautiful wide ranging handball" as 3 other Dogs have disposed of the ball is a common one).

Luke Darcy - McGuire got a bad wrap for bias but Darcy takes it to a new level, his shouting whenever the Dogs are in a close game is unbearable and he doesn't actually add to it. It doesn't sound natural, it sounds forced.

* them all, all are actually terrible at their jobs objectively (the role of a commentator is to be accurate, up to date with play, insightful, and add to the broadcast). And I'd guess all 4 are pricks in real life.

JB is in his 50s. Another of his annoying habits is talking about players’ hair styles and facial hair. He does it when calling cricket as well. Seriously who cares?!

 

[random260]

I love BT and many others do as well mainly casuals. He is a character. Best hype man and can't believe they put a leash on him. Used to like his calles like
WELLINGHAMMMM AND THAT WAS OUT OF BOUNDS.

Friday nights are made for BT and RICHO

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Utter boofhead, wouldn't expect that from a footy player.
He just does far too many games and becomes the "personality" of those games, way too over-exposed.

 

[Sky]

Please let Dennis Cometti pick his own dates since he retired and pay him double whatever you’re giving BT.

 

[Magma]

it's made worse that i feel others are trying to replicate his commentary style. i really think kelli underwood tries to be the female bt and it's really bad, especially when she commentates normally she is alright.

 

[99cents]

Some recent gems from Darsey-

After one of the biggest dives in recent memory- 'Ginnivan gets a massive push in the back - not paid, there are different rules for him'
yesterday, ball in contention in Coll's forward line - ' Certain goal coming up.' Reader, there was no goal

 

[GroggSquad]

Would still take BT anyday over Dwayne Russell.

 

[99cents]

It's a weekly sprint for the title of worst commentator in the league between

-James Brayshaw - who clearly hits up his kids for the "in" words before games, * off JB you're an old man now, also he went on about Chol the other week having 2 phones and being a ladies man. Just sad coming from a guy in their 40s. This was on the radio, so not a C7 thing, just a guy thinking it's impressive a professional footballer gets to sleep with women

-BT - king of the obvious. Just says inane s**t that's obvious to anyone. Last night he came out with the stunner that the Dees wouldn't want Petracca injured. Thanks, valuable insight. Plus he doesn't actually know the rules that well and doesn't accept that he doesn't.

-Hamish McLachlan - the most insufferable twat known to man. Only in the role because of his brother, not because of any talent whatsoever. Plus he is ALWAYS a disposal behind the play, normally because he's too busy pumping up a star player who just disposed of it ("the superstar captain, the courageous leader Marcus Bontempelli, the Bont with a beautiful wide ranging handball" as 3 other Dogs have disposed of the ball is a common one).

Luke Darcy - McGuire got a bad wrap for bias but Darcy takes it to a new level, his shouting whenever the Dogs are in a close game is unbearable and he doesn't actually add to it. It doesn't sound natural, it sounds forced.

* them all, all are actually terrible at their jobs objectively (the role of a commentator is to be accurate, up to date with play, insightful, and add to the broadcast). And I'd guess all 4 are pricks in real life.

Jaybee- knob, annoying voice
darsey- boring, inaccurate
Ham- embrassing, stupid analogies etc. Will mention the queen this weekend during a match, guaranteed.
caree- weird guy, lack of personal ethics puts me off, can't forget what happened in usa

Daisy- best of the bunch
Hodgey- also good
papalia- good
the other bald guiy is fine too- doesn't make it about himself

 

[sataris]

JB is in his 50s. Another of his annoying habits is talking about players’ hair styles and facial hair. He does it when calling cricket as well. Seriously who cares?!

On the swans board a players hair style is way more important than their contributions on the field .

 

[Rusty Brookes]

I reckon he had a stroke or something a couple years back, he's gone from an annoying caller fixated on irrelevant minutiae to downright senile in the blink of an eye. Doesn't know the players' names, slurs his words and basically seems to have little grasp of what's happening on the field.

I often don't know players' names, slur my words and have little grasp of what's happening on the field when I'm at the footy. I haven't had a stroke but visiting the pub beforehand might have something to do with it. Makes you wonder at times.

 

[BigPond101]

I've posted this before, but it's the best example I can give of BT's self-aggrandising style of commentary

In 2015, Hawthorn travelled to WA and played West Coast in one of the best matches of the season. The Hawks took the lead for the first time in the game in the 4th quarter when Roughead gathered the ball just inside the the boundary line, drew two Eagles defenders towards him and then fired a 20m handball over their heads to Cyril who dished off quickly to Liam Shiels for the go-ahead goal.

BT's commentary for that play went as follows...

"... and now Roughead...

That was out of bounds!

THAT WAS OUT OF BOUNDS!!

THAT WAS OUT OF BOUNDS!!

THAT! WAS! OUT! OF! BOUNDS!!

As Shiels goals..."


Except that it wasn't out of bounds. The boundary ump was right on the spot and judged that the whole of the ball had not completely crossed the line. BT was confused by the parallax error. He saw a gap between the ball in Roughie's hand and a spot on the boundary line about 3 metres away to Roughie's left where the line curved around.

It was a huge moment in the game and a great team goal. But the moment was ruined by BT's ineptitude and arrogance. I wouldn't make an issue of it, nor would I have even remembered if it had been a one-off error, but it was just typical of the way BT does his best to ruin the game for everyone watching.

One of the most iconic calls in AFL history. "THAT WAS OUT OF BOUNDS. THAT...... WAS.......... OUT. OF. BOUNDS." still gets a good yelling at the TV in my household whenever there's a close out of bounds call. Hard to believe it was 2015.

 

[Spearman]

I think he's been told to reign it in very much over the last couple of years by seven and it's a shame. He's one of my favourites but I think with the shackles in place he's struggling to let it flow free.

And he's still better than every campaigner except a couple maybe.

He has an excellent caller's voice. If he just called it straight, like an EPL caller he be the greatest. Don't be a star or performer, just call it.