Ch 7 Commentary - is it intervention time?

[Billy ray]

Darcy gone, will BT be the next one shown the door?

And?

 

[Cleavy]

Got a strong feeling from today's call - and many, many more over the years - that he is calling the game by watching a monitor, not through binoculars. Hence why so many errors in which way shots were going, it depended a bit on camera perspective.
Mind you, he could have binoculars 20m from the action and still have trouble telling AhChee and Morris apart.

that would make some sense, since the purpose is to call what the viewer is seeing on the footage.

 

[troybe]

And?

 

[Warsaw]

Brayshaw did also have like an entire quarter to come up with something memorable at the siren, and we got 'caught lighting in a bottle' in the most indifferent way possible.

 

[Cory]

So what was the emotional announcement?

 

[Xtreme]

BT needs to be shot out of a cannon.

The days of Dennis and Bruce seem like such a long time ago.

 

[HairyO]

that would make some sense, since the purpose is to call what the viewer is seeing on the footage.

We dont need them to tell us what we are seeing. We are literally seeing it.

I watch with the sound low or off because they not only add nothing, they detract from the game.

 

[Xtreme]

We dont need them to tell us what we are seeing. We are literally seeing it.

I watch with the sound low or off because they not only add nothing, they detract from the game.

There was a moment early on in the game where they were silent and we (the viewer) were able to take in more of the crowd noise. Having that the ENTIRE game would be epic, riding the cheers or boos of the crowd would be stellar. In fact AFL commentary should be more like tennis - only commentate once a goal is scored

 

[Commando]

BT

Boy o boy

 

[windyhill]

BT

Boy o boy

Had an absolute nightmare. Felt sorry for him.

 

[Commando]

Had an absolute nightmare. Felt sorry for him.

Absolutely

 

[TheJanuaryMan]

Had an absolute nightmare. Felt sorry for him.

Bit difficult to feel sorry for someone who is a commentator by profession, incredibly well paid at that, who has had all season to get the players names and numbers correct and would have known for months he was calling a Grand Final. If it was Round 1, sure, mistakes will occur. Grand Final day is a bit different.

 

[windyhill]

Bit difficult to feel sorry for someone who is a commentator by profession, incredibly well paid at that, who has had all season to get the players names and numbers correct and would have known for months he was calling a Grand Final. If it was Round 1, sure, mistakes will occur. Grand Final day is a bit different.

Nah mate, felt bad for him. He’s caught between radio BT and TV BT. He totally ducked it yesterday. Maybe a victim of over confidence. Absolute train wreck.

 

[010203]

Brayshaw did also have like an entire quarter to come up with something memorable at the siren, and we got 'caught lighting in a bottle' in the most indifferent way possible.

He had so long he might have overthought it.