And another thing...

[giant]

...surely Ch 7 owes us an apology for that commentary? (Not as much as some of our players do sure, but keep that for the game thread).

I get that it's nice to back the underdogs and that Dennis is being a bit of a piss-taker and Jimmy Stynes is on the bench and who can't love him - I get all that.

But the commentary team even before the first bounce had not the slightest pretension to anything but cheer-leading all day. Disgraceful.

[swansrule100]

they could apologise for the camera work as well, and home and away thats a shocker

[Robbo]

I hate how Bruce turns everything into a question.

He's been good today, hasn't he?
That's a great bit of play, isn't it?
They really need to lift, don't they?

@@@@s me to tears.

And yes the barracking today was a disgrace.

[Plugger46]

I hate how Bruce turns everything into a question.

He's been good today, hasn't he?
That's a great bit of play, isn't it?
They really need to lift, don't they?

@@@@s me to tears.

And yes the barracking today was a disgrace.

I was at the game today so didn't see it but you're absolutely spot on about the question asking.

[swansrule100]

or he gets a feeling, "you just get the feeling if the swans kick a goal they would think they were closer"

[Donners]

Did I hear them say "Jesse Green" at one point?

[mcs]

Did I hear them say "Jesse Green" at one point?

and Leroy Jetta as well as a couple of other shockers. They are a painful bunch- almost as bad as some of the dribble thrown up by Foxsports.

[dimelb]

Mrs d had the radio in her ear (MMM) - they aren't any better. She gave them the flick.

[liz]

and Leroy Jetta as well as a couple of other shockers. They are a painful bunch- almost as bad as some of the dribble thrown up by Foxsports.

Ten times worse IMO. I used to like Brooooce as a commentator but that was about a decade ago. Now he is just so painful - not just commentating our games, but even Friday night footy he normally manages to make irritating to listen to. He spends little of his time nowadays describing or even discussing the play, and too much of it going into raptures when a player takes an uncontested mark or kicks a goal from 10m out.

[goswannie14]

Ten times worse IMO. I used to like Brooooce as a commentator but that was about a decade ago. Now he is just so painful - not just commentating our games, but even Friday night footy he normally manages to make irritating to listen to. He spends little of his time nowadays describing or even discussing the play, and too much of it going into raptures when a player takes an uncontested mark or kicks a goal from 10m out.

You forgot the "in round 3 2004 Goodes had 35 possessions" or something similar. In my opinion the only commentator who is worse is Kelli Underwood, but that is for a whole lot of other reasons.

[Nico]

Ten times worse IMO. I used to like Brooooce as a commentator but that was about a decade ago. Now he is just so painful - not just commentating our games, but even Friday night footy he normally manages to make irritating to listen to. He spends little of his time nowadays describing or even discussing the play, and too much of it going into raptures when a player takes an uncontested mark or kicks a goal from 10m out.

Or painfully sucking up to all and sundry around him.

[liz]

Or painfully sucking up to all and sundry around him.

Yes, that as well. Commetti seems far less entertaining whenever he commentates alongside McAveny. He (Dennis) seems to lap up Bruce's man-love.

[chalbilto]

Why do we up to put up with the Melbourne centric commentary with ALL the networks. Don't the powers to be know that it is [U]Australian Football League and that clubs have supporters Australia wide not in Victoria. Even when the Dee's clearly hit the post with their second recorded goal Commetti wouldn't accept that the Swans were hard done by. It just had to be Melbourne's day and would have been a tragedy if the Swans had won.
I was almost vomiting with the constant comments and questions and the camera panning to Jim Stynes. I feel sorry that he has cancer etc, etc, but today was a football contest between the Dees and the Swans not a Melbourne love fest. Thankfully, Channel Broooooce and Ox (who loves the foody) won't be broadcasting anymore of the Swans games before the finals. I can't stand the anti swans bias of the other commentators, but I tolerate Fox coverage mainly beacause they don't go to commercial breaks after every goal.

[Xie Shan]

Yes, that as well. Commetti seems far less entertaining whenever he commentates alongside McAveny. He (Dennis) seems to lap up Bruce's man-love.

My dream commentary team is Gerard Whateley commentating alongside Cometti. His call of the Saints-Hawks game on ABC radio Friday night was a beauty.

[SimonH]

I don't think Sunday was one of Cometti's all-time classics by any means, but it was good to hear that he kept putting in until the final siren. His efforts, combined with late bursts from Hanners and Goodes, were the only things that made the final quarter worth watching. (I know-- I'll never get that 30 minutes back again.)