Football Related Random Thread - PART 2

[The Flying Belgian]

He is awful. But it's only his first season, he may improve. Hope so.

In what way?

 

[Grasshopper17]

In what way?

Struggles to describe the game accurately and succinctly whilst in congestion/chaos, and struggles to nail the big moments.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Struggles to describe the game accurately and succinctly whilst in congestion/chaos, and struggles to nail the big moments.

It's interesting what people look for in a caller.

I don't need someone to hype the game really - for me they're like umpires, better if you don't notice them. Or to amuse me. Just call the game with the ego dialled down and it's fine by me. That's why I like Hill when I've heard him. The buffoonery of BT et al do nothing for me. I loved Roy & HG doing Origin or Festival of the Boot back in the day, but I didn't care enough State of Origin for it to be annoying.

But I definitely have a preference for professional callers and not ex-players: Hudson, Papalia, Hill, Nicholson, Speed, Bennett (although he's gone down hill a little). Kate McCarthy, although an ex-player, is great to listen to.

Lastly, if you make a mistake in calling a players name or get something else wrong, have the good grace to correct yourself rather than pretending like it never happened.

 

[KissKiss]

I dont mind a little hype in a game in the commentators but it has to be believable. I love hearing soccer goals going off at a late goal. But in AFL it either feels like our commentators want the hype to be about them or you can just feel the disappointment bias coming through the screen when their favourite concedes

 

[BuntonRules]

Another Thursday night with no footy. You have blown it, AFL.

 

[ZoBlitz]

Love footy free Thursdays!

 

[Nunez]

Love footy free Thursdays!

Sicko.

 

[martinson]

Struggles to describe the game accurately and succinctly whilst in congestion/chaos, and struggles to nail the big moments.

You've got it wrong on him Grasshopper.

When he started as a racecaller he was poor and through sheer hard work and attention to detail he's going to end up as an all time great.

He'll be the same in footy. He just isn't attuned to footy speak and the way many fans like to hear it but he'll learn and adjust very quickly. He has a broadcaster's excellent eye for the detail and just needs experience.

He's still calling races full time so how he fits in footy don't know. But he's been nailing the big moments in racing quite exquisitely for some time now. There's no bigger more nerve wracking moment in sport in this country than calling the Melbourne Cup and he's put himself on a pedestal the last couple of years. He's a better caller than Bruce was and Bruce started out when he was about 14.

 

[martinson]

The other strange thing about footy broadcasters is that every time I see the vision with the radio broadcast feed the radio broadcasters are extremely accurate nearly every time whereas the TV ones often have no idea.

Which means the TV networks think there's more value in personalities rather than accurate broadcasters.

 

[martinson]

Love footy free Thursdays!

I've got to admit to an unexpected fetish.

I quite enjoy the Thursday night games.

 

[rye]

I've got to admit to an unexpected fetish.

I quite enjoy the Thursday night games.

think the queensland and nsw clubs should push for thursday night games to be all year round and for a queensland / nsw club to be guaranteed to appear on the thursday.... nrl plays on thursdays for their entire season so it would make sense to be trying to compete for viewers if afl is serious about growing the game up north.

 

[Nunez]

BRAB spotting

 

[DreadBat5701894]

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BRAB spotting

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BRAB is this you?

 

[Elixuh]

Another Thursday night with no footy. You have blown it, AFL.

I read a book while watching some of the BMW international, was a lovely evening!

 

[Nunez]

I read a book while watching some of the BMW international, was a lovely evening!

Is it true Jonathan Brown is from Troy?

 

[Elixuh]

Is it true Jonathan Brown is from Troy?

 

[Perrip]

Matt Clinch [ABC]: 19 year old Nate Caddy just told Jonathan Brown he was born in 2005 so missed most of his career. His idols were Roughead & Curnow.

**** that makes me feel old.

 

[BuntonRules]

Another Thursday night with no footy. You have blown it, AFL.

Suns/Roos and Port/Bulldogs on at exactly the same time 1:45 Saturday arvo. Suns/roos would have been a perfect Thusday night game - 2 young, upcoming teams. Give them the exposure they need.

 

[M Malice]

Levi doesn't know his Lions history.. LOL! He should have had Vossy a no hesitation number 1.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Levi doesn't know his Lions history.. LOL! He should have had Vossy a no hesitation number 1.

Off you go to Richmond son.

 

[p4p1]

The other strange thing about footy broadcasters is that every time I see the vision with the radio broadcast feed the radio broadcasters are extremely accurate nearly every time whereas the TV ones often have no idea.

Which means the TV networks think there's more value in personalities rather than accurate broadcasters.

I agree that the radio commentary is better, but we think they are doing the same job and really they aren't. TV commentary is trying to add the game that you are seeing around you rather than giving you a play by play.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Lachie in from $34 to $9 in the brownlow betting in only 3 weeks. Another big game tomorrow he'll be right in contention.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Gerard just reported that at the CEOs conference that it has been agreed that from next year a Wildcard Round will occur after the H&A season in that week off where 7 v 10 and 8 v 9 will play to continue on in the finals.

I quite like the idea personally but no doubt will divide many.

Yeah I like it. Usually little difference between 7th and 10th.

 

[M Malice]

Gerard just reported that at the CEOs conference that it has been agreed that from next year a Wildcard Round will occur after the H&A season in that week off where 7 v 10 and 8 v 9 will play to continue on in the finals.

I quite like the idea personally but no doubt will divide many.

I'm not really a fan of it, just call it what it is, it's not wildcard it's a final 10 instead of 8, IMO it dilutes the finals, you will have teams making the finals who have lost more games than they have won.

I wont get my panties in a twist if it comes in though, much more concerned with them sorting out the Tribunal/MRO shemozzle.

 

[Nathan Barley]

I'm not really a fan of it, just call it what it is, it's not wildcard it's a final 10 instead of 8, IMO it dilutes the finals, you will have teams making the finals who have lost more games than they have won.

I wont get my panties in a twist if it comes in though, much more concerned with them sorting out the Tribunal/MRO shemozzle.

Is there much of a difference between teams who have won 12 games and teams who have won 10 or 11?

Given the uneven draw it could even things out