Broadcast options for Australian Rugby

[Dan54]

I don't have too much of an issue with what Horan says, I just don't think he has a voice for broadcasting.

It is not his fault, and I am not attacking him, but a professional broadcaster needs to be articulate, coherent and well enunciated. I think Burke and Gordon Bray are two of the best voices I have heard in commentary.

I have always liked Gordon Bray, even as a kiwi, I know it supposedly not thing to like commentators from other countries etc, but I always found him articulate, and pretty knowledgeable on game.

 

[Strewthcobber]

I think the danger in explaining what happens in scrum, is that people would become aware of how much bending of the rules/cheating is involved to be dominant and win.

This, but also the danger that it becomes really clear that current and former front rowers would much rather have dominance in a scrum, then a legal scrum.

If you want to understand why the prop is walking back to a 5m lineout shaking his head after a penalty it probably needs to be a ref that explains it

 

[The_Wookie]

YTD

 

[Giulia]

If hearing non-Stan commentary is an option for Wallabies games it doesn't show up on my smart TV app

 

[JRugby2]

I think the danger in explaining what happens in scrum, is that people would become aware of how much bending of the rules/cheating is involved to be dominant and win.

The bigger "danger" (probably not the right word) is pundits not accurately describing what is occurring, or being able to identify who's at fault.

Scrums are arguably the most subjective area of the game to assess, and rarely is there a singular factor or variable that people can point to as the reason one ended the way it did.

People probably are reluctant to touch on it on broadcast because they either don't know what happened, or if they do - they need 5 minutes to explain it.

 

[Giulia]

Poor audio today. Stadium sounded like someone left a radio on outside while commentators sounded like they were in my living room.

 

[Dan54]

We had English commentators for Wallabies game today on Sky NZ. Really enjoyed it, not anything against Maloney etc, just good to hear games from different callers, and especially neutral(?) ones.

 

[Tomikin]

We had English commentators for Wallabies game today on Sky NZ. Really enjoyed it, not anything against Maloney etc, just good to hear games from different callers, and especially neutral(?) ones.

How'd you find it, did you enjoy it better with them ? Im curious, I dont mind the australian commentators during the game, actually during the game I dont really care who is doing it.. I kinda hate the half time/ extra bits from people, when I dont have the game to distract me..

But as a nuteral, did you prefer nutral commentators? Im not sure I would ever move over.. kinda like people who think my way lol