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Channel 9 commentators are among the harshest critics of NRL referees this year. They spend a lot of time moaning about bad calls during their live coverage. Added to that Ray Warren is on TRIPLE M radio station and regularly offloads his gripes regarding refs on the listeners instead of spending some air time talking about the amazing standard of skill and athleticism that is also a part of the current matches.
Fair enough, some may say, as there have been many a howler from refs this year. However, refs who have made errors can be removed from handling big games or publicly scolded. What about then, the standard of commentary we are fed from the Channel 9 team? How well does it hold up to scrutiny? Warren, Peter Sterling, and Gus Gould are professionals paid to deliver an intelligent, insightful, and entertaining call to accompany the slick work done by camera crew and production people. Is that what they are in fact doing? I put it to you that what they are in fact giving us viewers is a steady stream of verbal bile that is akin to the criminal correcting torture as seen on "A Clockwork Orange". Some painful examples:
- Gould saying , "you can't do that" when Inu caught a ball one handed in the Manly match at Brookvale over and over and over again
- Warren talking about something irrelevant when Greg Eastwood made a break which lead to a try during the Souths semi final. He caught on just as Eastwood was virtually going over. Eastwood started his run from about the *halfway mark.
- Same game. Gould ranting about Greg Inglis' chase of Eastwood- a chase which failed to stop Eastwood from scoring a try- which included inappropriate allusions to the Queensland spirit and greatness of Inglis at a time when the Dogs had just put an exclamation mark on their victory over Souths. No mention of Eastwood's skills in catching the ball point point blank and then outrunning an Australian fullback to score.
- Warren and Gould arguing. Like all the time.
- Gould saying, "No. No. No. No. No" repeatedly. ( I for one can never get enough of it)
- Sterling trying to sound objective over Jamie Lyons, whom he clearly dislikes.*
- Gould eating chips in commentary box and Warren bringing the matter up
- Sterling doing promos for other network nine shows during call but clearly lacking the required conviction to sell the programs
- The ill conceived idea that Ray Hadlee can call a game of footy on TV. Please.
- Gould extolling the virtues of tuning in at 7am to watch high school football on channel 9 this Sunday. Meantime there's a bloody tense semi final between Dogs and Souths on, Gus, and us viewers would rather focus on it?
- Anything Brad Fittler says. Anything.
I could go on (and clearly have) but I wager there are plenty of other examples of dribble from them you could cite here.
It appears that the only commentator worth his salt is a flipping Queenslander. One Wally Lewis. Who makes sensible and intelligent observations consistently - except he yells like a Fatty Vautin when QLD score during Origin.
So if this sloppy commentary team any better at their jobs than the current crop of referees? Or should they be sacked and replaced with someone who is hungrier and funnier in the role?*
Fair enough, some may say, as there have been many a howler from refs this year. However, refs who have made errors can be removed from handling big games or publicly scolded. What about then, the standard of commentary we are fed from the Channel 9 team? How well does it hold up to scrutiny? Warren, Peter Sterling, and Gus Gould are professionals paid to deliver an intelligent, insightful, and entertaining call to accompany the slick work done by camera crew and production people. Is that what they are in fact doing? I put it to you that what they are in fact giving us viewers is a steady stream of verbal bile that is akin to the criminal correcting torture as seen on "A Clockwork Orange". Some painful examples:
- Gould saying , "you can't do that" when Inu caught a ball one handed in the Manly match at Brookvale over and over and over again
- Warren talking about something irrelevant when Greg Eastwood made a break which lead to a try during the Souths semi final. He caught on just as Eastwood was virtually going over. Eastwood started his run from about the *halfway mark.
- Same game. Gould ranting about Greg Inglis' chase of Eastwood- a chase which failed to stop Eastwood from scoring a try- which included inappropriate allusions to the Queensland spirit and greatness of Inglis at a time when the Dogs had just put an exclamation mark on their victory over Souths. No mention of Eastwood's skills in catching the ball point point blank and then outrunning an Australian fullback to score.
- Warren and Gould arguing. Like all the time.
- Gould saying, "No. No. No. No. No" repeatedly. ( I for one can never get enough of it)
- Sterling trying to sound objective over Jamie Lyons, whom he clearly dislikes.*
- Gould eating chips in commentary box and Warren bringing the matter up
- Sterling doing promos for other network nine shows during call but clearly lacking the required conviction to sell the programs
- The ill conceived idea that Ray Hadlee can call a game of footy on TV. Please.
- Gould extolling the virtues of tuning in at 7am to watch high school football on channel 9 this Sunday. Meantime there's a bloody tense semi final between Dogs and Souths on, Gus, and us viewers would rather focus on it?
- Anything Brad Fittler says. Anything.
I could go on (and clearly have) but I wager there are plenty of other examples of dribble from them you could cite here.
It appears that the only commentator worth his salt is a flipping Queenslander. One Wally Lewis. Who makes sensible and intelligent observations consistently - except he yells like a Fatty Vautin when QLD score during Origin.
So if this sloppy commentary team any better at their jobs than the current crop of referees? Or should they be sacked and replaced with someone who is hungrier and funnier in the role?*
