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    • M
      middleman last edited by

      Re: BLEDISLOE 3

      As a fervent All Black supporter am I the only one embarrassed by Johnson and Marshall tonight?

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      • No Quarter
        No Quarter last edited by

        I assume you're new to the Fern?

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        • M
          middleman last edited by

          Yes and posted in the wrong place . Not too good with computers.

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          • Tim
            Tim last edited by

            Fortunately I didn't have to listen to them. I bet they would've been even worse than the Aussies. I hope you were spared the Tony Johnson experience.

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            • R
              reprobate last edited by

              particularly poor tonight, even by their own fucking shit standards.

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              • ACT Crusader
                ACT Crusader last edited by

                Mute button is your friend. Haven’t listened to a rugby test in ages.

                Quite enjoy the NPC commentary teams, although Sumo is starting to grate a bit.

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                • Stargazer
                  Stargazer last edited by

                  Somehow, I hardly hear them anymore. I'm blocking them out and often only listen to what the side-line commentator says, because that's usually the only relevant stuff, such as players passing/failing a HIA, substitution of players, some stats etc.

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                  • Kruse
                    Kruse last edited by

                    In this day and age, we really should be able to select a commentary. I realise it's available sometimes, but nowhere near as often as it should be.
                    I've said it before - I would pay extra just to listen to a microphone in Cheika's booth.

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                    • NTA
                      NTA last edited by

                      The FTA station here has Gordon Bray (who used to do all the Wallabies games when Buddha Handee was still involved) and Matt Burke, with Nathan Shape on the sideline.

                      It's preferable to the pay TV option of Kearns etc but Burke sirens most of his time telling the Wallabies to chuck it wide with zero justification.

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                      • MajorRage
                        MajorRage last edited by

                        We had the Aussie comms here in Pomgolia and I thought they were ok actually.

                        Kearns a bit whinge at times as usual, but all in all, not bad.

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                        • Crucial
                          Crucial @MajorRage last edited by

                          @majorrage said in Commentators:

                          We had the Aussie comms here in Pomgolia and I thought they were ok actually.

                          Kearns a bit whinge at times as usual, but all in all, not bad.

                          Did have to laugh at "Wyatt Crockett, the most penalised player in world rugby" though.

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                          • M
                            middleman @Stargazer last edited by

                            @stargazer I try to block them out but somehow the bastards get through.. I like to hear somethings like injury tests results replacements etc. The disease has spread to the NPC where we get bombarded with useless stats and every try is a great one. I presume this ‘ fan boy ‘ approach is at sky’s behest but surely we know and accept that not every game /play /try is going to be a great one. Plus dont let me get started on the league copying young ladies they seem to have introduced

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                            • taniwharugby
                              taniwharugby last edited by

                              found it amusing when Marshall said something along the lines of 'I dont mean to talk about him, but i'm just gonna blurt it out...'

                              Hate to be the one to tell you Justin, all you do is blurt shit out!

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                              • Siam
                                Siam @ACT Crusader last edited by

                                @act-crusader said in Commentators:

                                Mute button is your friend. Haven’t listened to a rugby test in ages.

                                Quite enjoy the NPC commentary teams, although Sumo is starting to grate a bit.

                                Don't you miss the ground noise and the whistle?

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                                • NTA
                                  NTA @Siam last edited by

                                  @siam the Foxtel Red button had an option for crowd mic, years ago. Would be good to have back. Can't remember if it had the ref feed

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                                  • ACT Crusader
                                    ACT Crusader @Siam last edited by

                                    @siam said in Commentators:

                                    @act-crusader said in Commentators:

                                    Mute button is your friend. Haven’t listened to a rugby test in ages.

                                    Quite enjoy the NPC commentary teams, although Sumo is starting to grate a bit.

                                    Don't you miss the ground noise and the whistle?

                                    Not really.

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                                    • Bovidae
                                      Bovidae last edited by

                                      I was very tempted to switch to the Aussie commentators. TJ has never been worse than he was in Rustenburg.

                                      A pity we couldn't select the refs feed like in Super rugby.

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                                      • antipodean
                                        antipodean @NTA last edited by

                                        @nta said in Commentators:

                                        The FTA station here has Gordon Bray

                                        I'd rather stab my ears with a fork. Repeatedly.

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                                        • NTA
                                          NTA @antipodean last edited by

                                          @antipodean Yes. The attempts to give everyone a nickname loosely based on the place they grew up or went to school are, regrettably, still in place.

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                                          • Tim
                                            Tim last edited by

                                            Get these guys into the Sky box:

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                                            • D
                                              Dan543 @NTA last edited by

                                              @nta Agree completely NTA, I had the channel 10 a couple of tests this year and thought they very good

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                                              • booboo
                                                booboo last edited by

                                                Not sure who BEIN Sports got their feed off. Am pretty sure it was Miles Harrison and Moore doing the comms work.

                                                But fuck! Scott Quinnell!

                                                You expect to hear English with a hint of accent, rather than accent with a hint of English.

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                                                • Bones
                                                  Bones last edited by

                                                  @rocky-rockbottom that's odd, as noted by nepia, Smith is solid hurricanes.

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                                                  • Siam
                                                    Siam last edited by

                                                    Best commentary team I've ever heard:

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                                                    • MN5
                                                      MN5 last edited by

                                                      I wish Bill McLaren was still alive. All other commentators suck shit compared to him.

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                                                      • Bones
                                                        Bones @MN5 last edited by

                                                        @mn5 I'm surprised you know he's not alive. Very progressive.

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                                                        • MN5
                                                          MN5 @Bones last edited by

                                                          @bones said in Commentators:

                                                          @mn5 I'm surprised you know he's not alive. Very progressive.

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                                                          • MN5
                                                            MN5 last edited by

                                                            @rocky-rockbottom said in Commentators:

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                                                            That's enough internet for you for one day Rocky

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                                                            • jegga
                                                              jegga last edited by

                                                              @rocky-rockbottom said in Commentators:

                                                              last week's cantabs loss commentator: SUMO
                                                              this week's cantabs loss commentator: NESBO

                                                              NO TJ.

                                                              Sumo & Nesbo calling the cantabs games. The commentary booth windows, a standard, transparent consistency without TJ's steamy red & black self-love fogging up the whole show, no sign of his gallons and gallons of man-spunk sluicing down the panes

                                                              NO TJ.

                                                              Ergo, visa visor, THE CANTABS COLLAPSE WITHOUT THEIR #1 CHEERLEADER EXHORTING THEM ON TO GREATER HEIGHTS. No sideline Smithy either, buttressing his liege's ear with breathy and breathless pied-up incantations of the glory of Izzy. Fat Guts Smithy must be currently bedside at the infirmary ward, plucking Izzy's truss around straight for him, his hand lingering just that beat too long under the motherfucking bedcovers.

                                                              Yet another magnificent rant. Bravo .

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                                                              • Chester Draws
                                                                Chester Draws @Bones last edited by

                                                                @bones said in Commentators:

                                                                @rocky-rockbottom that's odd, as noted by nepia, Smith is solid hurricanes.

                                                                His love for Israel Dagg is a love that transcends teams. Probably warps space and time too, it is that strong.

                                                                Smith supports the Hurricanes, officially, but you can tell where his heart lies.

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                                                                • Nepia
                                                                  Nepia @Chester Draws last edited by

                                                                  @chester-draws said in Commentators:

                                                                  @bones said in Commentators:

                                                                  @rocky-rockbottom that's odd, as noted by nepia, Smith is solid hurricanes.

                                                                  His love for Israel Dagg is a love that transcends teams. Probably warps space and time too, it is that strong.

                                                                  Smith supports the Hurricanes, officially, but you can tell where his heart lies.

                                                                  Nah, he loves Dagg, but he loves the Canes equally, he'ss from the Poo (not the Bay 😉 ), is obsessive about the Bay, and loves Beudan only slightly less than Israel.

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                                                                  • Bones
                                                                    Bones @Chester Draws last edited by

                                                                    @chester-draws said in Commentators:

                                                                    @bones said in Commentators:

                                                                    @rocky-rockbottom that's odd, as noted by nepia, Smith is solid hurricanes.

                                                                    His love for Israel Dagg is a love that transcends teams. Probably warps space and time too, it is that strong.

                                                                    Smith supports the Hurricanes, officially, but you can tell where his heart lies pies.

                                                                    Fixed.

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                                                                    • Bones
                                                                      Bones last edited by

                                                                      Thought I'd crank out an old thread!

                                                                      Why the hell do they now do this cut to coaches box thing around the twenty minute mark? Does anyone like it or get anything out of it?

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                                                                      • canefan
                                                                        canefan @Bones last edited by

                                                                        @Bones said in Commentators:

                                                                        Thought I'd crank out an old thread!

                                                                        Why the hell do they now do this cut to coaches box thing around the twenty minute mark? Does anyone like it or get anything out of it?

                                                                        I'm sure they copied from a sport overseas, they don't have any ideas of their own. The only situation I can think of is the NBA coaches get interviewed after each quarter

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                                                                        • Bones
                                                                          Bones @canefan last edited by

                                                                          @canefan said in Commentators:

                                                                          @Bones said in Commentators:

                                                                          Thought I'd crank out an old thread!

                                                                          Why the hell do they now do this cut to coaches box thing around the twenty minute mark? Does anyone like it or get anything out of it?

                                                                          I'm sure they copied from a sport overseas, they don't have any ideas of their own. The only situation I can think of is the NBA coaches get interviewed after each quarter

                                                                          It's just awkward and boring.

                                                                          "Hey Leon, some good stuff has happened, you must be happy with that?"

                                                                          *Yeah that good stuff has been going well, although a couple of minor bad stuffs, but that other good stuff is promising."

                                                                          "Yeah and good to see [playerwithonecarrytohisname] getting busy and into the action?"

                                                                          "Yeah he did something."

                                                                          Thrilling stuff

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                                                                          • canefan
                                                                            canefan @Bones last edited by

                                                                            @Bones said in Commentators:

                                                                            @canefan said in Commentators:

                                                                            @Bones said in Commentators:

                                                                            Thought I'd crank out an old thread!

                                                                            Why the hell do they now do this cut to coaches box thing around the twenty minute mark? Does anyone like it or get anything out of it?

                                                                            I'm sure they copied from a sport overseas, they don't have any ideas of their own. The only situation I can think of is the NBA coaches get interviewed after each quarter

                                                                            It's just awkward and boring.

                                                                            "Hey Leon, some good stuff has happened, you must be happy with that?"

                                                                            *Yeah that good stuff has been going well, although a couple of minor bad stuffs, but that other good stuff is promising."

                                                                            "Yeah and good to see [playerwithonecarrytohisname] getting busy and into the action?"

                                                                            "Yeah he did something."

                                                                            Thrilling stuff

                                                                            #yeahdefinitely

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                                                                            • Machpants
                                                                              Machpants last edited by

                                                                              Copy and paste for every during rugby game interview ever

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                                                                              • KiwiMurph
                                                                                KiwiMurph last edited by

                                                                                Speaking of commentators - Elliot Smith was on the Out Of The Box podcast. He is the Blues radio commentator.

                                                                                He bangs on about how the Blues can't win games in a row - that their wins come sporadically - specifically stating that none of the 5 Blues wins last year came in succession.

                                                                                A look at the facts shows that of the Blues 5 wins last year 4 of them came in a row.

                                                                                I mean seriously?

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                                                                                • Bones
                                                                                  Bones @KiwiMurph last edited by

                                                                                  @KiwiMurph well yeah but obviously with at least a week break in between, clearly not in immediate succession.

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