Rugby Commentators/Presenters
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It's often a very fine line between appearing genuine and not just spouting boilerplate rubbish. I don't watch NRL very often but I get the impression that many of their commentators are just too overrehearsed and almost appear carbon copies of each other.
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My tolerance for Parsons as a commentator is low. We've got the increase in volume when he gets excited, his overuse of the same phrase in replays (Go you good thing!), and a desire to inject quotes into the commentary.
And speaking of commentators, I didn't even get to watch all of the Wellington-Waikato game, but in what I did see Laban was going all-Nisbo by mis-identifying Waikato players.
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Either Sonny-Bill is having a massive laugh or he actually forgets he’s on camera. It’s too funny to not watch!
I don’t mind Harrison. Turunui is a bit of a whinger.
Parsons and Hames, nup can’t listen to either.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
Either Sonny-Bill is having a massive laugh or he actually forgets he’s on camera. It’s too funny to not watch!
I don’t mind Harrison. Turunui is a bit of a whinger.
Parsons and Hames, nup can’t listen to either.
Potentially train wreck TV. Compulsive viewing
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@ACT-Crusader said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
Either Sonny-Bill is having a massive laugh or he actually forgets he’s on camera. It’s too funny to not watch!
I don’t mind Harrison. Turunui is a bit of a whinger.
Parsons and Hames, nup can’t listen to either.
I agree about Harrison, much prefer him as commentator to player. But not the most incisive on strategy
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@broughie said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
Bring back John Howson and transistor radio.
He was awesome. Showing your age.
IIRC he gave away the head commentary job for Radio NZ as a result of the '81 Springbok tour. Set up an independent news and sport broadcast company.
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Justin Harrison is a funny one. Couldn't stand him as a player and is extremely biased towards any Aussie SR team, but at the same time I like him and his clear passion for Aussie rugby. I actually don't mind the aussie commentary at all tbh.
Jeff Wilson and Ken Laban are the only 2 that I have any time for out of the NZ guys.
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@African-Monkey said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
Justin Harrison is a funny one. Couldn't stand him as a player and is extremely biased towards any Aussie SR team, but at the same time I like him and his clear passion for Aussie rugby. I actually don't mind the aussie commentary at all tbh.
Jeff Wilson and Ken Laban are the only 2 that I have any time for out of the NZ guys.
Agree, I enjoy Justin Harrison. He's openly in favour of Aussie rugby and their teams, but he enjoys any good play, as well as a bit of push 'n shove.
Basically I enjoy anybody whose talking when Sean Maloney isn't. I really can't stand him as a commentator.
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@African-Monkey said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
Justin Harrison is a funny one. Couldn't stand him as a player and is extremely biased towards any Aussie SR team, but at the same time I like him and his clear passion for Aussie rugby. I actually don't mind the aussie commentary at all tbh.
Jeff Wilson and Ken Laban are the only 2 that I have any time for out of the NZ guys.
Like Justin H too. Also Joel Stransky on any Saffa commentary - knowledgeable, calm and doesn't knows when to speak and keep quiet
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The crop of commentators at the moment are all shocking imo.
Marshal makes me want to find him and sock him.
Nisbo should have retired 10 years ago.
Johnson average at best.
Jk one of the few I don't mind
Wilson ok but very biased
Mills sounds about as intellectual as a five year old.
Rikki s average
Laban is way to over eager at times.
Hames waaaaay to much dribble and is an extremely boring talker
Parsons like Hames but more thick
SBW sounds like a complete retard
Mertens total windger
Harrison excessively biasedCan't remember the rest (yes I know some are aussies)
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@Mackerzzzz said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
The crop of commentators at the moment are all shocking imo.
Marshal makes me want to find him and sock him.
Nisbo should have retired 10 years ago.
Johnson average at best.
Jk one of the few I don't mind
Wilson ok but very biased
Mills sounds about as intellectual as a five year old.
Rikki s average
Laban is way to over eager at times.
Hames waaaaay to much dribble and is an extremely boring talker
Parsons like Hames but more thick
SBW sounds like a complete retard
Mertens total windger
Harrison excessively biasedCan't remember the rest (yes I know some are aussies)
Comes across as an overexcited school kid.
I actually don’t mind Mertz, but he does get things dead wrong at times (eg the Papalii incident).
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@ACT-Crusader said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
@Mackerzzzz said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
The crop of commentators at the moment are all shocking imo.
Marshal makes me want to find him and sock him.
Nisbo should have retired 10 years ago.
Johnson average at best.
Jk one of the few I don't mind
Wilson ok but very biased
Mills sounds about as intellectual as a five year old.
Rikki s average
Laban is way to over eager at times.
Hames waaaaay to much dribble and is an extremely boring talker
Parsons like Hames but more thick
SBW sounds like a complete retard
Mertens total windger
Harrison excessively biasedCan't remember the rest (yes I know some are aussies)
Comes across as an overexcited school kid.
I actually don’t mind Mertz, but he does get things dead wrong at times (eg the Papalii incident).
Pffft, Paps did a staple bro, he was asking for it!!!
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@Mackerzzzz said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
The crop of commentators at the moment are all shocking imo.
Marshal makes me want to find him and sock him.
Nisbo should have retired 10 years ago.
Johnson average at best.
Jk one of the few I don't mind
Wilson ok but very biased
Mills sounds about as intellectual as a five year old.
Rikki s average
Laban is way to over eager at times.
Hames waaaaay to much dribble and is an extremely boring talker
Parsons like Hames but more thick
SBW sounds like a complete retard
Mertens total windger
Harrison excessively biasedCan't remember the rest (yes I know some are aussies)
Well I like Mils, Laban (I don't mind someone who actually knows where players come from and loves the game) and Hames maybe boring to you, but I find interesting as he knows the laws and game, same as Parsons he knows the game.
I don't need the commentators to be exactly as I want, and actually enjoy the difference, and if one or two annoy me now and then just kind of shrug my shoulders. I pretty easy to please, as I take much more notice of what I see anyway, not what I hear, think it's why I like watching games live at park. -
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@Stargazer 'd think he'd give it away and retire, but I guess he needs a gig to keep himself in pies and doughnuts and ...
I mean he's even older and fatter than me!
Can't agree with him about Nisbett and Johnson. They're even more pensionable than Smith (performance wise at least for TJ).
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@dogmeat said in Rugby Commentators/Presenters:
@Stargazer 'd think he'd give it away and retire, but I guess he needs a gig to keep himself in pies and doughnuts and ...
I mean he's even older and fatter than me!
Can't agree with him about Nisbett and Johnson. They're even more pensionable than Smith (performance wise at least for TJ).
He's still very much a class act in the commentary box. He'll be in hot demand in Australia and England for a year or three yet. No need to retire if he's enjoying it.
“It’s onwards and upwards”: Ian Smith departs Sky after 23 years
