Dwayne ' shit commentator ' Russell - PART 2 in 3d

[3rd Grade Maggy]

He's just pulling the piss now right?

 

[Starburns_]

Fogarty kicks a (very good) goal from the boundary on 50.
Dwayne calls it a "miracle".
The hyperbole from this man is just incredible.

Are you saying that it's off the scale?

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Is there a YouTube video of "drown em in your honey"?

I need to see it.

EDIT: Nevermind, found it...

That's unbearable.

 

[mr bagcroft]

That's unbearable.

How to think when I have cringed harder. Ffs.

 

[Dogs Rule]

How to think when I have cringed harder. Ffs.

The producer of director should have inmediately dragged him in and told him to STFU.

It's the sort of amateur fanboy garbage which would barely be tolerated in local footy commentary.

 

[Hoos]

Fogarty kicks a (very good) goal from the boundary on 50.
Dwayne calls it a "miracle".
The hyperbole from this man is just incredible.

I've hated him ever since I heard him describe Andrew McLeod kicking a goal from 25 metres out under no pressure directly in front as..."He's a genius."

He is the worst caller I've ever heard.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

I reckon some of these commentators are so thick that the producers limit themselves to giving them only two or three instructions. And the commentators then over-emphasise that every day thereafter.

For example, I reckon on day one of Nick Dal Santo's broadcast career, someone told him "content is king" and he's then written that on his hand or printed out a little sign and hung it above his desk. And that's why every time there's a microphone in front of him, he is thinking "say something that will be 'content'".

Likewise, someone has told Dwayne that "energy is important" when he calls games, so Dwayne now goes completely over-the-top even when calling something relatively straightforward.

 

[Hoos]

For example, I reckon on day one of Nick Dal Santo's broadcast career, someone told him "content is king" and he's then written that on his hand or printed out a little sign and hung it above his desk.

That's what's probably in that f**king folder that he carries with him everywhere.

 

[Dogs Rule]

That's what's probably in that f**king folder that he carries with him everywhere.

Nah, that folder carries his dentures.

 

[Hoos]

Nah, that folder carries his dentures.

Did you see the look on Geary's face the other day when Nick collared him immediately after the bounce?

 

[Baltimore Jack]

I reckon some of these commentators are so thick that the producers limit themselves to giving them only two or three instructions. And the commentators then over-emphasise that every day thereafter.

For example, I reckon on day one of Nick Dal Santo's broadcast career, someone told him "content is king" and he's then written that on his hand or printed out a little sign and hung it above his desk. And that's why every time there's a microphone in front of him, he is thinking "say something that will be 'content'".

Likewise, someone has told Dwayne that "energy is important" when he calls games, so Dwayne now goes completely over-the-top even when calling something relatively straightforward.

I've said this before but this all goes back to Ron Casey who came up with the idea of World of Sport on channel 7 in the late 1950's.
The show ran for about 40 years.

In the early days, the show had no money, so they got ex-footballers in to do commentary because they were out of work and would work for next to nothing.
The fact that they were all dumb as dog shit didn't matter.
That practice has continued to this day, and we suffer for it

Thank Ron Casey

 

[Hoos]

In the early days, the show had no money, so they got ex-footballers in to do commentary because they were out of work and would work for next to nothing.
The fact that they were all dumb as dog shit didn't matter.
That practice has continued to this day, and we suffer for it

The difference now of course is the ex-players - and some who are not ex-AFL players but who are just as bad (Hamish Mctavish, James Brayshaw, Sandy Roberts) - are incredibly well paid for their incompetence.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

The difference now of course is the ex-players - and some who are not ex-AFL players but who are just as bad (Hamish Mctavish, James Brayshaw, Sandy Roberts) - are incredibly well paid for their incompetence.

Yes, but I think what staggers me even more, is that the TV executives who have the ability to fix the issue, just ignore it and continue to serve up the same shit year after year.

 

[SugarShane]

Unbearable in the Crows/GWS game on Sunday.

Mentioned the fact the Giants had never beaten Adelaide at Adelaide Oval (from a whopping 4 attempts) about 300 times, and every time he did he had an incredulous tone as if it was beyond belief that they would EVER be in the lead against Adelaide at Adelaide.

Continued with his cliche of "*Player from this state* is loving being back home." This time for Ryan Griffen who's lived away from SA for 13 years, and his actual home is 75 minutes away from Adelaide Oval.

Throw in all his usual bullshit cliches and it made the game even worse.

 

[Hoos]

Yes, but I think what staggers me even more, is that the TV executives who have the ability to fix the issue, just ignore it and continue to serve up the same shit year after year.

I honestly think they're as clueless as the commentators. How could they not be when they continue to employ these arsehats?

 

[Baltimore Jack]

Unbearable in the Crows/GWS game on Sunday.

Mentioned the fact the Giants had never beaten Adelaide at Adelaide Oval (from a whopping 4 attempts) about 300 times, and every time he did he had an incredulous tone as if it was beyond belief that they would EVER be in the lead against Adelaide at Adelaide.

Continued with his cliche of "*Player from this state* is loving being back home." This time for Ryan Griffen who's lived away from SA for 13 years, and his actual home is 75 minutes away from Adelaide Oval.

Throw in all his usual bullshit cliches and it made the game even worse.

Yep, he has done this before

Did the same thing with Collingwood and the Suns....they had only played once previously

 

[Bluelegs]

Clearly, there are no footy gods.

If there were, Derwayne would not be gracing our TV screens or coming through our radios.

There are footy gods, it's just that they are cruel.

 

[Bluelegs]

If you just joined us.

Wherever you are watching from around the world.

 

[Spearman]

I didn't watch the Adl-GWS game. Five minutes into it, I turned it off. I can mostly tune out the commentators like muzak. I hear the names called but don't 'listen'. His 'unique' ejaculations just painfully cut through. I basically will not watch any games he calls unless its my team. I can't synch up the radio calls, so I'm out of luck there. Same when Taylor calls; the extra unnecessary pollution too grating to enjoy the games.
The fact that when given a choice, viewers seem to favor crowd sounds and no call at all speaks volumes. I rank TV/media execs alongside politicos and telephone sanitizers.

 

[Hoos]

The fact that when given a choice, viewers seem to favor crowd sounds and no call at all speaks volumes. I rank TV/media execs alongside politicos and telephone sanitizers.

I'm waiting for the day when the remote control will include the "Mute Commentary" button. Oh to just hear the sounds of the crowd and the game. Regrettably, I'm resigned to it never happening.

 

[CJApples87]

I'm waiting for the day when the remote control will include the "Mute Commentary" button. Oh to just hear the sounds of the crowd and the game. Regrettably, I'm resigned to it never happening.

The first incarnation of Fox Footy had that option.

 

[Hoos]

The first incarnation of Fox Footy had that option.

I would pay extra to get it back.

 

[Dogs Rule]

The first incarnation of Fox Footy had that option.

The amazing thing is the first incarnation of Fox Footy was 1000 times better than the dribble we have now.

Keep in mind that it first went to air 16 years ago.

 

[Cleavy]

But if you had to choose between HD picture quality with crap commentary, or SD picture quality with option to mute commentary to hear umpires/crowd, which would you choose?

 

[Bristol]

I heard Gerard use "drowning in honey" the other night. Different context in the game but he did it.



I wonder if Gerard did it on purpose. Dwayne Russell is a former ABC man and a Geelong guy as well, I wouldn't be surprised if they're buddies and he's copied him.