Rugby Commentators/Presenters
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I think they all pretty much suck but no NZ commentator has said anything as retarded as that “17 try thriller” comment the other night. And even that irredeemable racist bigot Joe Wheeler is preferable to SBW. Awesome offload plus six pack does not mean good as a TV com. Although it appears enough for some.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Rugby Commentators:
Joe Wheeler is preferable to SBW
Not for me. I don't really see what Wheerer adds, at least SBW tries.
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@nepia said in Rugby Commentators:
I'm going to say it, I like the Aussies more than the NZ commentary teams. SBW and Mehrts are better than the ex players rolled out in NZ too.
TJ needs to go back to hosting Reunion, something he was good at, as he is a tiresome commentator (especially in Blues games as mentioned frequently on here by the bulk of fan despite his few heroic defenders who pretend not to hear it). Nisbett is well past he use by date, first he couldn't tell brown players apart, then white players, and now he can't tell white and brown players apart.
Fuck, I hope I don't have Stockholm Syndrome.
Coverage in general is much better from the Aussies. They sound like they enjoy rugby for a start.
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@kirwan said in Rugby Commentators:
@nepia said in Rugby Commentators:
I'm going to say it, I like the Aussies more than the NZ commentary teams. SBW and Mehrts are better than the ex players rolled out in NZ too.
TJ needs to go back to hosting Reunion, something he was good at, as he is a tiresome commentator (especially in Blues games as mentioned frequently on here by the bulk of fan despite his few heroic defenders who pretend not to hear it). Nisbett is well past he use by date, first he couldn't tell brown players apart, then white players, and now he can't tell white and brown players apart.
Fuck, I hope I don't have Stockholm Syndrome.
Coverage in general is much better from the Aussies. They sound like they enjoy rugby for a start.
Hey come on now, Justin Marshall always talks shit with a big goofy grin on his face.
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@mn5 said in Rugby Commentators:
@kirwan said in Rugby Commentators:
@nepia said in Rugby Commentators:
I'm going to say it, I like the Aussies more than the NZ commentary teams. SBW and Mehrts are better than the ex players rolled out in NZ too.
TJ needs to go back to hosting Reunion, something he was good at, as he is a tiresome commentator (especially in Blues games as mentioned frequently on here by the bulk of fan despite his few heroic defenders who pretend not to hear it). Nisbett is well past he use by date, first he couldn't tell brown players apart, then white players, and now he can't tell white and brown players apart.
Fuck, I hope I don't have Stockholm Syndrome.
Coverage in general is much better from the Aussies. They sound like they enjoy rugby for a start.
Hey come on now, Justin Marshall always talks shit with a big goofy grin on his face.
Now add Nisbett moaning about scrums and TJ getting his panties in a knot about something.
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@bones said in Rugby Commentators:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Rugby Commentators:
Joe Wheeler is preferable to SBW
Not for me. I don't really see what Wheerer adds, at least SBW tries.
So does James Blackwell. Still doesn’t make him any good.
Saw Christian Cullen during the Crusaders game. Is he suffering any health problems? He looked terrible. Hope he’s ok.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Rugby Commentators:
@bones said in Rugby Commentators:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Rugby Commentators:
Joe Wheeler is preferable to SBW
Not for me. I don't really see what Wheerer adds, at least SBW tries.
So does James Blackwell. Still doesn’t make him any good.
Saw Christian Cullen during the Crusaders game. Is he suffering any health problems? He looked terrible. Hope he’s ok.
Cullen has always looked half asleep whenever he’s not on a Rugby field, I wouldn’t worry too much about him he’ll be ok.
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Our comms spend too much time talking about rulings (often incorrect) than the game.
Sumo was quite good when he first came on the scene, then he wasnt.
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I am a big fan of the Stan commentators.
You have to remember we're coming from the Fox team, who gave up trying about a decade ago. Claaaarrrkie, Kearns, George Gregan, Kafer, all just phoning it in with no research, no excitement for the game, just the same old shit every year.
Now we've got excitement! Research! Players names pronounced correctly! A different accent in the box! Analysis! It's just head and shoulders above what it used to be, so I'll defend it to the death.
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@barbarian The main Aust Stan commentators are fine, but some of the colour commentators (read: ex-players) are as bad as ours. Harrison seemed to think we were back in the 1990s by saying Waikato Chiefs all the time. I can just imagine the reactions from the CM and BOP TSFers when he continually said that.
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@bovidae said in Rugby Commentators:
@barbarian The main Aust Stan commentators are fine, but some of the colour commentators (read: ex-players) are as bad as ours. Harrison seemed to think we were back in the 1990s by saying Waikato Chiefs all the time. I can just imagine the reactions from the CM and BOP TSFers when he continually said that.
Maybe if Hamilton City Council* could convince them to change it to Waikato Chefs, there could be some gourmet tourism dollars in it...
*if their slogan is "New Zealand’s most beautiful large city, not without effort" (https://ourhamilton.co.nz/culture-events/new-zealands-most-beautiful-large-city-not-without-effort/) then perhaps they could use the marketing tips. I charge very reasonably.
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@mn5 said in Rugby Commentators:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Rugby Commentators:
@bones said in Rugby Commentators:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Rugby Commentators:
Joe Wheeler is preferable to SBW
Not for me. I don't really see what Wheerer adds, at least SBW tries.
So does James Blackwell. Still doesn’t make him any good.
Saw Christian Cullen during the Crusaders game. Is he suffering any health problems? He looked terrible. Hope he’s ok.
Cullen has always looked half asleep whenever he’s not on a Rugby field, I wouldn’t worry too much about him he’ll be ok.
I don’t know. He looks 45 going on 60. My dad was shocked when I told him how young he is. He thought he was well into his 50s. I’d still go gay for him though. One of the great things about Stan is their Super rugby catalogue. Every game back to 96. It’s terrific watching some of those old games. Some absolute classics.
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@bovidae said in Rugby Commentators:
@barbarian The main Aust Stan commentators are fine, but some of the colour commentators (read: ex-players) are as bad as ours. Harrison seemed to think we were back in the 1990s by saying Waikato Chiefs all the time. I can just imagine the reactions from the CM and BOP TSFers when he continually said that.
I was laughing because along with the Waikato part he correctly identified the likelihood of hillbillies with chainsaws and cowbells. Only thing he missed out was fountains. And syphilis.
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@crucial said in Rugby Commentators:
I was having a chuckle last night at the Aussie comms guys all sounding like they had been sent on a course to pronounce PI names properly. All these years of not giving a shit and it looks like their employers have forced their hand.
First time I have ever heard of Matt Tow-oh-moo-ah.
About time they tried though
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Rugby Commentators:
I’d still go gay for him though
I'd love to meet your dad he sounds great
