Commentators

[Kruse]

In this day and age, we really should be able to select a commentary. I realise it's available sometimes, but nowhere near as often as it should be.
I've said it before - I would pay extra just to listen to a microphone in Cheika's booth.

[NTA]

The FTA station here has Gordon Bray (who used to do all the Wallabies games when Buddha Handee was still involved) and Matt Burke, with Nathan Shape on the sideline.

It's preferable to the pay TV option of Kearns etc but Burke sirens most of his time telling the Wallabies to chuck it wide with zero justification.

[MajorRage]

We had the Aussie comms here in Pomgolia and I thought they were ok actually.

Kearns a bit whinge at times as usual, but all in all, not bad.

[Crucial]

@majorrage said in Commentators:

We had the Aussie comms here in Pomgolia and I thought they were ok actually.

Kearns a bit whinge at times as usual, but all in all, not bad.

Did have to laugh at "Wyatt Crockett, the most penalised player in world rugby" though.

[middleman]

@stargazer I try to block them out but somehow the bastards get through.. I like to hear somethings like injury tests results replacements etc. The disease has spread to the NPC where we get bombarded with useless stats and every try is a great one. I presume this ‘ fan boy ‘ approach is at sky’s behest but surely we know and accept that not every game /play /try is going to be a great one. Plus dont let me get started on the league copying young ladies they seem to have introduced

[taniwharugby]

found it amusing when Marshall said something along the lines of 'I dont mean to talk about him, but i'm just gonna blurt it out...'

Hate to be the one to tell you Justin, all you do is blurt shit out!

[Siam]

@act-crusader said in Commentators:

Mute button is your friend. Haven’t listened to a rugby test in ages.

Quite enjoy the NPC commentary teams, although Sumo is starting to grate a bit.

Don't you miss the ground noise and the whistle?

[NTA]

@siam the Foxtel Red button had an option for crowd mic, years ago. Would be good to have back. Can't remember if it had the ref feed

[ACT Crusader]

@siam said in Commentators:

@act-crusader said in Commentators:

Mute button is your friend. Haven’t listened to a rugby test in ages.

Quite enjoy the NPC commentary teams, although Sumo is starting to grate a bit.

Don't you miss the ground noise and the whistle?

Not really.

[Bovidae]

I was very tempted to switch to the Aussie commentators. TJ has never been worse than he was in Rustenburg.

A pity we couldn't select the refs feed like in Super rugby.

[antipodean]

@nta said in Commentators:

The FTA station here has Gordon Bray

I'd rather stab my ears with a fork. Repeatedly.

[NTA]

@antipodean Yes. The attempts to give everyone a nickname loosely based on the place they grew up or went to school are, regrettably, still in place.

[Tim]

Get these guys into the Sky box:

[Dan543]

@nta Agree completely NTA, I had the channel 10 a couple of tests this year and thought they very good

[booboo]

Not sure who BEIN Sports got their feed off. Am pretty sure it was Miles Harrison and Moore doing the comms work.

But fuck! Scott Quinnell!

You expect to hear English with a hint of accent, rather than accent with a hint of English.

[Bones]

@rocky-rockbottom that's odd, as noted by nepia, Smith is solid hurricanes.

[Siam]

Best commentary team I've ever heard:

[MN5]

I wish Bill McLaren was still alive. All other commentators suck shit compared to him.

[Bones]

@mn5 I'm surprised you know he's not alive. Very progressive.

[MN5]

@bones said in Commentators:

@mn5 I'm surprised you know he's not alive. Very progressive.