Dermott Brereton

[Adelaide Hawk]

I haven't worked out if he's inarticulate or just in love with his own voice. I've met him a couple of times and he's a lovely fella though.

I recall the day I met both Brereton and Dunstall. Having watched them play I had preconceived ideas of what type of personality each would have. I was stunned to find Dunstall as the "mouthy" practical joker with a real locker room sense of humour, whereas Dermie was the quiet and softly spoken gentleman. To say I was surprised is an understatement.

Look, I can understand why some people may not like him as a commentator, or as a person, but if you cut through this and focus on what he's saying, you find a very analytical football find that is rather refreshing amongst the cliché ridden band of commentators we have to endure. Brereton actually says something that makes you think, which is rare.

 

[JUBJUB]

What Dermie up to?

Probably looking for a new 20yo shag,bit like Warnie

 

[My North]

Probably looking for a new 20yo shag,bit like Warnie

Dermie 50, so i think the 20 year old is way too young for him.

 

[AC for PM]

Onya Derm

Just wish he'd kept the natural 'do:

 

[Rainfall]

Onya Derm

Just wish he'd kept the natural 'do:

Nb, nb.

 

[Collingwoodity]

The king of over-analysis. Makes footy more complicated than it actually is.

Get ball, kick ball, score goals, win.

It's easy Derm.

Why do we have coaches?

 

[TwentyNine]

I wouldn't mind him if he could learn to separate his own biases from his observations, AKA, shut up and stop talking about Hawthorn all the time.

 

[DaVillaBlues]

Been insufferable today, ruining an otherwise good game of footy with his so call hipster comments ..

 

[CJApples87]

"We're not barracking, we just want to see good footy."

Yes you are barracking, Dermott, you only want to see Melbourne play good footy.

 

[SEN_Fan]

My god he is utter shit

 

[placebo]

Without doubt just the worst thing that has ever happened to humanity.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Been insufferable today, ruining an otherwise good game of footy with his so call hipster comments ..

(cut to a group of about 20 people in the crowd)

Hudson: Saad's family and friends out in force, he's looked after them with some tickets...
Brereton: Has he??! Fair dinkum?? Get him on board for the memberships!

Wouldn't you love someone to go through the games with the commentators, like the review sessions for the players, just so they could ask Brereton what he thought he was adding to the broadcast with that (and countless other) pointless contributions?

I thought his delight at a neat little Jack Watts tap back in the goalsquare to allow Garlett to volley it through was quite special as well. Whatever else you think about Watts, he's a smart player. Brereton made it sound like a guy that had been in a wheelchair for ten years had just stood up and run a marathon.

 

[The Passenger]

I defended Derm for a number of years but in the last few years he has become really really hard to listen to. Today was one of his worst efforts yet. If that is indicative of the 2015 he has in store for us then it's gonna be a tough one.

 

[Bluelegs]

Been insufferable today, ruining an otherwise good game of footy with his so call hipster comments ..

Oh now I need to watch the replay. Watching Derm try to be a cool hipster would be hilarious.

 

[Beachsleeper]

It's not so much his observations - which are usually correct and suggest a deep and serious engagement with the game - that are the problem, but rather the manner of his presentation which is, shall we say, loquacious, and for the most part buries aforementioned observations under an insufferable and unscaleable mountain of verbal detritus which few football fans, glued to their sound and image boxes at the domicile at which they reside, could bear to tolerate for more than the minimum time imaginable.

 

[DaVillaBlues]

LMAO, The Port boys hate Dermie

 

[Bluelegs]

It's not so much his observations - which are usually correct and suggest a deep and serious engagement with the game - that are the problem, but rather the manner of his presentation which is, shall we say, loquacious, and for the most part buries aforementioned observations under an insufferable and unscaleable mountain of verbal detritus which few football fans, glued to their sound and image boxes at the domicile at which they reside, could bear to tolerate for more than the minimum time imaginable.

Watching the replay from yesterday; good god he was unbearable. blatantly barracking for Melbourne all day which just felt patronizing. It's frustrating because he has some really interesting points but like you said his delivery is cringeworthy.

 

[My North]

Been insufferable today, ruining an otherwise good game of footy with his so call hipster comments ..

love Dermie comments, keep it up Dermie

 

[Willo_]

What annoys me almost as much as anything

The way he says 'yep, good boy' almost every time a young player kicks a set shot goal

 

[AtomicBlonde]

Back when C9 had the footy, he was ace - I think his ego has got the better of him as of late.

 

[tugga]

In my opinion he is a lot like Warne. A few years ago Warne was a terrific cricket commentator. Terrific cricket brain, could often tell what was going to happen minutes before it did and really provided wonderful insight. fast forward and he is absolute garbage - talks about Melb vs Syd debate; ham and pineapple pizzas; beer etc.
Derm has always had a great footy brain. probably the best in the business. I could forgive his long winded summary most times, because at the end of it I was better informed. These days he's a lot like Warnie is now.

 

[Willo_]

In my opinion he is a lot like Warne. A few years ago Warne was a terrific cricket commentator. Terrific cricket brain, could often tell what was going to happen minutes before it did and really provided wonderful insight. fast forward and he is absolute garbage - talks about Melb vs Syd debate; ham and pineapple pizzas; beer etc.
Derm has always had a great footy brain. probably the best in the business. I could forgive his long winded summary most times, because at the end of it I was better informed. These days he's a lot like Warnie is now.

Funnily enough when I complained yesterday on twitter about Derm someone replied saying he is the winter Warnie

Spot on comparison

 

[scalesofjustice]

LMAO, The Port boys hate Dermie

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"sometimes"

lmao

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

My opinion is that Warne is like a spoilt kid: he's coming off 20-25 years of people agreeing with him and telling him he's a genius, so now he just dribbles any old crap and assumes that he's being entertaining, intelligent and insightful. Not sure Brereton has the same excuse.

 

[qman]

In Dermie language theres no such thing as a 'recruit' the term is 'Introduced Species' !