Dismal Pillock
Michael Lynagh (62)
**IMPORTANT POLL, EVERYONE MUST VOTE**
"You've misspelt 'poll', you bloody idiot.
Go back and fix it. Hurry up, I'm watching."
Worst Commentator Pole Action
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I got you covered!**IMPORTANT POLL, EVERYONE MUST VOTE**"You've misspelt 'poll', you bloody idiot. Go back and fix it. Hurry up, I'm watching."
I can change it back.Gah!
I thought it was obvious that was a joke.
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George Smith (75)
Worst lead commentator has gotta be the sethfricken bloke, followed by Sumo who should stick to doing mildly amusing bits for TCGW. Used to like Bray back in the day but he seems to be stuck in some late-80's/early-90's time warp when it comes to the Laws of the Game.
Worst "expert" comments man is a tough choice, there being so many who simply don't know what the fuck they're talking about. Of the current crop I'd rate Kearns the worst with Martin right up there & Skinstad not far behind. Mexted was truly awful, the ad with him & Nisbet literally calling a game from the car park was bang on the money. Special mention for the Stu's, Wilson & Barnes.
Sideline-wise I'd have to say that Smith should stick to cricket & Kafer to women's volleyball. Mortlock could be OK if he'd learn how to construct a sentence.
Worst "expert" comments man is a tough choice, there being so many who simply don't know what the fuck they're talking about. Of the current crop I'd rate Kearns the worst with Martin right up there & Skinstad not far behind. Mexted was truly awful, the ad with him & Nisbet literally calling a game from the car park was bang on the money. Special mention for the Stu's, Wilson & Barnes.
Sideline-wise I'd have to say that Smith should stick to cricket & Kafer to women's volleyball. Mortlock could be OK if he'd learn how to construct a sentence.
Ruggo
Mark Ella (57)
**IMPORTANT POLL, EVERYONE MUST VOTE**
"You've misspelt 'poll', you bloody idiot.
Go back and fix it. Hurry up, I'm watching."
Mate, I just got to say that I like your sense of humor.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
On second thoughts Marto may have overtaken Kearns by virtue of his twin efforts last night, "is that really worth 3 points?" in response to a pretty fucking obvious head high & the crap about plastic studs & Alby weighing 75kg after his bit of tap dancing. Let's see his precious Quade cop either & hear him demand the culprit(s) be hung, drawn & quartered. Kearns is an ass, Martin is wilfully so.
Yeah, to a point Kearns plays the one-eyed fool, Martin just is.
I'm not a big fan of listening to either.
Dismal Pillock
Michael Lynagh (62)
bit surprised at this poll, here at GAGR, messrs Kearns and Martin (is he the one who spiels off reams of historical stats thru the whole match?) running away with it despite being so pro-Aus.
The disservice Kearns has done R.Mccaw over the years with the constant "cheat" bleats could be chalked up as "tongue in cheek" but to me is reminiscent of that old Chomsky adage of a musician seeing a master violinist and, in a competitive rage, and because such feats are beyond them, simply wanting to break their violin.
The disservice Kearns has done R.Mccaw over the years with the constant "cheat" bleats could be chalked up as "tongue in cheek" but to me is reminiscent of that old Chomsky adage of a musician seeing a master violinist and, in a competitive rage, and because such feats are beyond them, simply wanting to break their violin.
GAGR is pro-Aus, TSF is pro-NZ, and I'm sure there's a Saffer place of similar ilk. We're all a bit biased, but an ass-clown is an ass-clown.
I think the truth of McCaw lies somewhere between his canonised state in some places, and Kearns' appraisal. I have a lot of respect for Richie, but he isn't the Messiah. He is a bloody good footballer.
wamberal
Phil Kearns (64)
The Australian commentators are the worst, to a man. Dismal. Clarke speaks exclusively in cliches, but none of them ever says anything vaguely insightful.
The only saving grace is that Greg Martin no longer predicts what is going to happen from the next set piece, probably because he is always wrong. Plus the schoolboy hoots and hollers from Kearns and Martin seem to be have been banned, finally.
Chaps, tell us what is worth telling us, explain the rulings (if you can), tell us the name of the player who does something, and forget about the predictions, the excuses, and the bloody cliches. We have eyes, we can see quite a lot on our screens, it is your job to tell us what we cannot see, and to explain the technical details (remembering that, hopefully, there are some viewers who actually know less about rugby than the commentators - as unlikely as that sounds).
It would be particularly interesting to know a bit about the background of the less experienced players. Where do they come from, which school/club, etc. Radical, eh?
The only saving grace is that Greg Martin no longer predicts what is going to happen from the next set piece, probably because he is always wrong. Plus the schoolboy hoots and hollers from Kearns and Martin seem to be have been banned, finally.
Chaps, tell us what is worth telling us, explain the rulings (if you can), tell us the name of the player who does something, and forget about the predictions, the excuses, and the bloody cliches. We have eyes, we can see quite a lot on our screens, it is your job to tell us what we cannot see, and to explain the technical details (remembering that, hopefully, there are some viewers who actually know less about rugby than the commentators - as unlikely as that sounds).
It would be particularly interesting to know a bit about the background of the less experienced players. Where do they come from, which school/club, etc. Radical, eh?
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Ward Prentice (10)
I am finding Sean Maloney very irritating as a commentator!
Dismal Pillock
Michael Lynagh (62)
yeh spot on, reminds me of a few games John Hart did long ago, the level of technical insight was just boggling, he was looking at the same stuff we were yet it was all mapped out differently to him.
although commentating might not be as easy as it looks, I remember an old Sports Illustrated article where they let blokes off the street have a burl calling the baseball (jeez, what could go wrong there, nobody's moving, nothing ever happens, youve got hours and hours to blab away like a big fat blabby arse) for an afternoon and to a man, despite getting prepped up, they all bombed catastrophically.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
My main problem with Kearns is that whereas 90% of the people on this site know he's full of shit there are, we hope, plenty of non- footy freaks out there who will hear his shit & think "this guys a former Wallaby captain, he must know what he's talking about" hence the whole Richie McCheat thing, among others.
USARugger
John Thornett (49)
Bladen is ridiculously biased and impossible for me to listen to for more than 15-20 minutes at a time. Australian announcing team are equally biased but I can listen to them for 2hr and while alarmingly ignorant to the on-goings on field they are enthusiastic and can at least be entertaining at times.
NZ announcers are biased as well but not quite as much as Oz and Saffas, also provide relatively better analysis but it's live-announcing rugby so there is only so much room for that. They are quality during breaks though, even if Marshall does say something silly once in a while.
On a positive note Kafer is a gem. The way he described the pendulum defensive system for the back three during the Rebels v. Tahs game on the fly was just awesome! He makes the more advanced aspects of the game accessible even for the Mungo crowd.
NZ announcers are biased as well but not quite as much as Oz and Saffas, also provide relatively better analysis but it's live-announcing rugby so there is only so much room for that. They are quality during breaks though, even if Marshall does say something silly once in a while.
On a positive note Kafer is a gem. The way he described the pendulum defensive system for the back three during the Rebels v. Tahs game on the fly was just awesome! He makes the more advanced aspects of the game accessible even for the Mungo crowd.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Many Saffer comentators are bi-lingual, Afrikaans and English.
Most Australian commentators are uni-lingual, English only.
I reckon Greg Martin could be analingual?
Most Australian commentators are uni-lingual, English only.
I reckon Greg Martin could be analingual?
ChargerWA
Mark Loane (55)
I'm surprised kiwi's give two fucks what anyone else thinks of Ritchie. We all know he is something else. It's tempting to say he is your talisman, but you seem to win even when he is not there, so that's not quite correct. Spiritual leader might be more appropriate. Read is a better player these days and as good a captain, but it always feels like he really is just filling in until Ritchie gets back.
Anyway, back to the commentators. I don't mind the South African commentators, but it seems like when there is something that goes on behind the play or not seen by the ref, if the home team was disadvantaged they will go back over it 3 times and throw it up on the big screen. But if their team was the beneficiary they will gloss straight over it and not go back for a look at the replay and usually not mention it. Mind you, I'm sure the Aussies are probably as equally guilty I just don't notice it due to bias. The Kiwis seem to go back over anything by anyone.