It's a bit of a "best of bad bunch" scenario though, being better than Hame and Basil doesn't make him "good". It just means he is less terrible than they are.
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Can anything be done about Bruce?
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It's a bit of a "best of bad bunch" scenario though, being better than Hame and Basil doesn't make him "good". It just means he is less terrible than they are.
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I heard Bruce say 'chaos ball' on the weekend.
WAFL commentator on the radio was saying 'shorts it' yesterday. Dwayne's crap is seeping into all levels of footy broadcasting unfortunately.
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He used to be great in the 90's
I think the problem is the flooding pack rolling maul that AFL is now
How anyone can commentate the current state of play ?
I think the problem is the flooding pack rolling maul that AFL is now
How anyone can commentate the current state of play ?
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Cometti seems to do fine. Even Bristle manages to keep up with the maul.
But you know, you just know, sooner or later Bwuce will describe the the rolling maul as an "orgy".
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Heard Bruce and even Dennis use Dwaynisms in recent times. There must be commentator meetings :O
I want to fire Dwayne into the sun though, 'short' is not a verb >_<
It's not the maul; it's probably a combination of inflated ego, our increased exposure to his mannerisms and, in turn, his attempts to reinvent his style. As an ABC listener, I'm aware that Gerard Whateley is going down the same path.
90s Bruce was very good; he just called the play and let the experts/crowd noise do the rest.
Hard to believe Dennis and Bruce have been back in parody form for 8 seasons
Eh?
couldn't quite...............
When you watch an old match from the 90's and compare it to the 2012-14 Bruce..... you have to wonder what on earth happened to him ?
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There was a 90s state game on "Footy Flashbacks" yesterday. Bruce was a great caller, back then….
I mean...
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nah he was rubbish then and rubbish now. from day one he was spouting pointless stats....
I personally counted 6,356 "special"'s during the 90's. my Dad stopped listening to TV commentary when Bruce came on the scene..... he still misses Lou Richards & Bob Skilton asking for the 'we-play'
He was much better back then compared to today
At least back then he didn't ask questions "you reckon" "you think" "isn't he" "doesn't he"
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I'll concede that he was marginally better.... unless Adelaide were playing. he had a Modra boner from day one
In fairness how can anyone not ?
Modra was so dreamy
Mooooooooooodraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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He got in touch with his inner gay.
Totally agree with this. It's amazing how many think McAvaney was at one point a great caller. He's always been incredibly cringeworthy. If anyone can find his deeply troubling call of Steven Jurica in about his 2nd game for Richmond.........those who were exposed to it took a long time to recover.
Yep I prefer Peter Landy and his "each of twos" and pining for the "halycoon" days.
Bruce's growling is more annoying that all the other commentators' "idiosyncrasies" combined.
