Roast Has the Brownlow Medal coverage jumped the shark?

[Aristotle Pickett]

Channel 7's incessant cross promotion and over an hour of ads makes the award unwatchable.
The interviews were long and cliched. The obsession with the (bad) fashion aspect is irrelevant to the award.
The host Hamish Mcloughlin is insufferable and cringe.
First 18 vote getters are mids.
Not watching next year. I've had enough.

 

[WillHayward]

Agree it's shit but I'm sure you thought it was wonderful when your team was winning.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Grand Final week could not be any worse these days, AFL and Ch 7 have absolutely botched it

 

[Bianconeri]

Channel 7's incessant cross promotion and over an hour of ads makes the award unwatchable.
The interviews were long and cliched. The obsession with the (bad) fashion aspect is irrelevant to the award.
The host Hamish Mcloughlin is insufferable and cringe.
First 18 vote getters are mids.
Not watching next year. I've had enough.

I wouldn’t know, I didn’t watch this year so I’ll take your word for it.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

I wouldn’t know, I didn’t watch this year so I’ll take your word for it.

Haven't watched it for over 10 years, it's a disgraceful night of coverage, zero out of 10

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Agree it's shit but I'm sure you thought it was wonderful when your team was winning.

No I always hated the coverage even when my team were winning.
The year Dustin won was just as bad with Bruce McAvaney hovering over him and getting in his personal space.

 

[Bostonian]

That retirement section song was utterly dire.

Who green lit that rubbish.

One of the better moments of the coverage ( the speech) followed up by one of the worst.

 

[BF Tiger]

Dire. Just read the votes. Skip the songs. No interviews with players mid-count.

 

[Blackhawk42]

I've said it every year, but last night was REALLY bad.

Why try and interview the winner before they've officially won? Why not save the questions? They kept handing the mic to Cripps expecting him to say what exactly?

 

[simba_]

channel 7 is washed up cringe, AFL is washed up cringe, what do you expect, just a bunch of smarmy corrupt alcoholics wearing suits

 

[Norwegian Blue]

Hasn't been good since...

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

No I always hated the coverage even when my team were winning.
The year Dustin won was just as bad with Bruce McAvaney hovering over him and getting in his personal space.

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Just admit you're jealous you haven't been in Dusty's personal space

 

[AndyLucimitis]

I've said it every year, but last night was REALLY bad.

Why try and interview the winner before they've officially won? Why not save the questions? They kept handing the mic to Cripps expecting him to say what exactly?

Agree - what was he supposed to do ? Get up and say 'In your face Daicos" ??

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

I've said it every year, but last night was REALLY bad.

Why try and interview the winner before they've officially won? Why not save the questions? They kept handing the mic to Cripps expecting him to say what exactly?

The interviews give them another opportunity to go to another ad break. It's cynical.

 

[Spearman]

I don't think they do enough actually.
How about a Roaming Somebody in a free wet bar section?
or
A swimsuit presentation by the WAGS?

 

[JackFlash]

You don't say!

 

[Bunk Moreland]

My conspiracy theory is that all the extra stuff (other awards, interviews, live performances) is all padding to allow for more live betting time.

The Brownlow is one of the biggest betting events on the Aus sports calendar. People go nuts for it.

 

[Handsuper47]

Hasn't been good since...

PRESSURE POINT

 

[Partridge]

No I always hated the coverage even when my team were winning.
The year Dustin won was just as bad with Bruce McAvaney hovering over him and getting in his personal space.

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I'll never forget that. I've seen MMA fighters apply submission holds from further away.

So glad we've (hopefully) seen the last of him. I bet Dusty is too.

 

[Donakebab]

Suffered through an hour before switching off. Just awful.

 

[FFB1]

I remember going to Brownlow calcuttas in the 90s, they called last (free) drinks at 10pm after the final votes were read out.

Almost 8 minutes between votes being read out in the first 10 rounds this year.

 

[TerryWallet]

I have very little interest in the Brownlow. I had to hire a search party to find Ch7 since i last used it in GF week last year.

My rule of thumb for the Brownlow is IQ it. Start watching it at 9.30pm. Fast forward through all the junk except the vote reads. Then watch the winners speech at the same time as the mugs watching the whole vomitous coverage.

 

[Atomboy]

What was the point of interviewing Sam Walsh

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Sam Walsh

Age

24

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

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D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

after Cripps has already given his acceptance speech ?.

That’s it, he’s won, cut it.

 

[TerryWallet]

What was the point of interviewing Sam Walsh after Cripps has already given his acceptance speech ?.

That’s it, he’s won, cut it.

Only Carlton nuffies, and you, still watching at that stage. May as well keep em glued for a few more ad breaks.

 

[Cleavy]

Agree - what was he supposed to do ? Get up and say 'In your face Daicos" ??

would have been hilarious if he did...