A.F.L. Thread II

[vic_orthdox]

What's with the new trend this year with TV commentators calling well-known players by their nicknames and not their names? Heard Stevie J, Chappy, Tomahawk, J-pod etc today at the Geelong game, obviously McAvaney has a huge hard-on for "Buddy" and "Cyril", and when Roos calls Swans games he calls every player by their nickname. BT does it too. I don't mean in analysis either, I mean in play-by-play calling.

Just seems really weird, especially when it's done for some players/clubs and not others. Was there some pre-season focus group that decided the punters like the familiarity or something? Because it gives me the ****s.

Completely agree.

 

[Spikey]

there's something about coaches/'the suits' calling players by their nickname in press conferences and the like that annoys me.

 

[Jono]

Cats did not get on the plane.

Petrenko starting to shine also. Good looking kid.

 

[Spikey]

Costing them now, too.

That goal umpire at the end the Suns are kicking to looks a genuine 'tard, doesn't he?

Chelsea is there tho

 

[Spikey]

Folau probably outshining Hunt. Taken a couple of good contested marks, field kicking needs some work

Hunt pushing ahead, although if Folau kicked that goal......

 

[Burgey]

Hunt has played a good third quarter so far.

Been an enjoyable game to watch. It's like Richmond v Melbourne - you can watch it knowing neither side is much chop, so you can be a bit forgiving about it.

Cue Richmond to beat Sydney now I've said that.

 

[howardj]

Matthew Campbell is just horrible

How is Tim Lane, Micheal Christian etc not on TV, but this clown is

Even Kelly Undnerwo... ok maybe not

 

[vic_orthdox]

God, Christian is awful.

Lane was great as a caller, till he started to get his grill on tv and become a "commentator".

 

[Spikey]

Yeah Tim Lane is a loss, apart from Carlton games where he called with Walls...

 

[howardj]

Richmond v Swans
Bombers v Eagles

What a few hours of footy coming up!

A real fork in the road for the Tigers' season

 

[Spikey]

Treloar

 

[Jono]

GILESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

This is awesome

 

[vic_orthdox]

Wow, won't Sheedy be smiling. Could see an all-time great press conference here.

 

[Spikey]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

 

[vic_orthdox]

"Guy, about that contract..."

 

[Spikey]

Wow, won't Sheedy be smiling. Could see an all-time great press conference here.

you're not watching right? They crossed to the coaches box, Sheedy had the **** eating grin, Williams had his poker face on

 

[Burgey]

Haha. Fantastic stuff

 

[Spikey]

Boasting the percentage too....

 

[Jono]

This is a huge day for the state of New South Wales.

 

[Spikey]

Chad Cornes v Jared Brennan

That's the difference between the sides. Overlooking age stuff, you've got Cornes, big body, very smart, knows where to go and when to hit, and then you've got Brennan, freakishly talented but....