When will Damien Barrett eff off?

[austinnn]

When?

He adds nothing to footy, he is a spiteful little creep, his stupid Sliding Doors thing isn't sliding doors at all, his use of player nicknames is nauseating.

Just go

 

[Tyzza_07_09_11]

When?

He adds nothing to footy, he is a spiteful little creep, his stupid Sliding Doors thing isn't sliding doors at all, his use of player nicknames is nauseating.

Just go

Can't say I've ever understood this opinion... I'll pretty quickly take him over most other journo turned opinionist types out there. And I'd suggest the lack of engagement you've had all day in this thread suggests that I mightn't be alone in my thinking.

If you're not a fan, don't be "spiteful" yourself and move along

 

[austinnn]

Can't say I've ever understood this opinion... I'll pretty quickly take him over most other journo turned opinionist types out there. And I'd suggest the lack of engagement you've had all day in this thread suggests that I mightn't be alone in my thinking.

If you're not a fan, don't be "spiteful" yourself and move along

Thanks for the advice, Damien.

 

[Cyclops]

Slow on the uptake, obvious takes, the bizarre sliding doors trope, and zero actual football insight.

Did he ever play?

I'd take a fumbling comment from a poorly trained Hodge or Selwood who have tonnes of experience and (once you sort through the poor delivery) something to say over this bloke.

He's the frozen TV dinner of football journos, not actually toxic but gives no nourishment.

 

[Dogs Rule]

The only issue I have is with Sliding Doors which he basically uses as a vehicle to take personal potshots and further his own personal grudges with snide little clips and digs and the use of 'we' constantly.

 

[Tandy]

I don't mind him. The AFL.com articles are usually average at best. But his work on triple m, podcast form and tv is better than most journalists.

 

[janty]

IF you like Damian Barrett

THEN go **** yourself.

 

[PerthBoy86]

In the vein of Caroline Wilson, 'football' journos who talk more about the politics, scandals, goss etc that I really don't care about.

 

[SuperMal]

Leech.

 

[conrad_437]

This is one of the worst calls I've ever seen from any journo.






One of the best aspects of our game is the free flowing non-stop relentlessness of it. Adding the worst part of a different sport (basketball) and adding it into ours would ruin it.

Did purple play the game at any level?

 

[Rabish Binney]

This is one of the worst calls I've ever seen from any journo.



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One of the best aspects of our game is the free flowing non-stop relentlessness of it. Adding the worst part of a different sport (basketball) and adding it into ours would ruin it.

Did purple play the game at any level?

100% this.

Getting tired of AFL Journo's trying to Americanise our great game.

Leave it alone FFS.

 

[SuperMal]

This is one of the worst calls I've ever seen from any journo.



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One of the best aspects of our game is the free flowing non-stop relentlessness of it. Adding the worst part of a different sport (basketball) and adding it into ours would ruin it.

Did purple play the game at any level?

What can you say about someone who accepts being called ‘penis head’. I mean seriously!

 

[Gaspard]

I just skimmed Barrett's article on Melbourne and Petracca. It was disturbing to see the number of times he referred to the knee in the ribs that Petracca suffered as a "hit". He is clearly seeking to give the impression that Petracca was targeted and deliberately collected. Barrett took the opportunity to have a snipe at Maynard as he drove by. Anyone looking at the event can see that Moore was attacking the ball, and that is where his eyes are focussed throughout. It is appalling that a journalist employed by the AFL can't raise a legitimate concern (the decision to send Petracca back on) without using language carefully designed to denigrate players. I will no longer read his offerings to at least deny him that clicks he craves.

 

[Iago]

I just skimmed Barrett's article on Melbourne and Petracca. It was disturbing to see the number of times he referred to the knee in the ribs that Petracca suffered as a "hit". He is clearly seeking to give the impression that Petracca was targeted and deliberately collected. Barrett took the opportunity to have a snipe at Maynard as he drove by. Anyone looking at the event can see that Moore was attacking the ball, and that is where his eyes are focussed throughout. It is appalling that a journalist employed by the AFL can't raise a legitimate concern (the decision to send Petracca back on) without using language carefully designed to denigrate players. I will no longer read his offerings to at least deny him that clicks he craves.

How would you describe it? If I wrote I would describe it as a knock or accidental knee.

I'll cop to listening to the AFL Daily podcast that he appears on because I have nothing else to listen to on the way to work (radio cuts out halfway there). But his oft used terms of "frank" and "couch" annoys me. I have not heard anyone ever use those terms in the manner her does. It is such an odd way to speak (actually most of the way he speaks seems unnecessarily long-winded or circuitous).
The less said about the other hosts personal musing on stuff outside of football the better, those segments can get in the bin. No one cares.

 

[Stottzy]

Just another opinionated journo that holds a grudge and can't let go when he has clearly been proven wrong. He pushed so hard for Hawthorn to be punished for "tanking" cause we traded away Mitchell and Omeara. He still is! FMD