Foxsports commentary Force V Waratahs

A big thanks to travelling_gerry for the idea.

I just sent the following to Foxsports. If you feel the need to do something similar. the Feedback link is here http://foxsports.news.com.au/feedback

"Re: Western Force v Waratahs game.

To: Mr Martin and Mr Kearns.

I just wanted to express my disappointment with how the call of the above game was handled on Friday night. It would appear that in the eyes of FoxSports the Western Force have become the joke of the Super14 competition and that you show little signs of changing that opinion any time soon.

Continually bagging John Welborn because of his age. Criticising the colour of the Force Jersey. I guess there are people who see the glass half full, you gentlemen would be glass half empty people.

The Western Force managed to attract 21,000 members before a game was played. Name another Aussie team that has better membership figures?

The Western Force managed to attract 26000+ spectators to the Waratahs match after losing 4 games.

I would of thought with the amount of money Fox Sports has invested in the Super14 they would want to see the Western Force succeed. Your commentary doesn’t hurt hardcore fans like me, what it does is cast doubt in the mind of the new fans that the Western Force has attracted to the game.

Just something for you to think about."

Well said Exile, as you say, you would have thought with their company's significant investment they may be a bit more positive in their broadcasts.
Longer term rugby supporters may get Kearnsies lame in-house jokes and Marto's one eyed Reds biase but new fans and supporters of the game would be left confused at the apparent bagging of the new team.
A bit of food for thought from this weekends fixture against the Tahs can be found in what I posted on Rugby Heretic earlier today:

From the debris of this weekends result there are plenty of positives and the supporters over at TWF are more than happy to point these out.
Considering the towelling that the Tahs dished out the previous week and the skeleton of a team that is left in Perth, this was a remarkable result for the Force.
This weekend we had the following out of the 22 listed:
Pat O'Connor, Debut, Apprentice, 21
Matt Hodgson, first Super season, 24
Richard Brown, first Super season, 22
Matt Henjak, first starting Super season, 24
Scott Daruda, first Super season, 20
Digby Ioane, first starting Super season, 20
Josh Graham, first Super season, 23
Haig Sare, Apprentice, 23
James Hilgendorf, first Super season, 23
Pek Cowan, Debut, Apprentice 19
David Te Moana, Apprentice, 24
Luke Doherty, first Super season, 24
Tim Davidson, first Super season, 23
Chris O'Young, second Super season, 25
Brock James, first starting Super season, 24
Tajhon Mailata, first Super season, 20

We may not be getting the results on the board but don't make the mistake of disregarding us. From a squad of 33 we have 7 absent with injury and Sevens duties.
I for one think that the expansion to Perth has been an incredible success already. From last nights match Brendan Cannon is the only player who would have possibly started in their original franchise and maybe a couple more may have been on the bench.
These losses are building an incredibly resilient group of players and supporters in Western Australia and we all know that the wins will come, and when they do they will be all the more sweeter than any a Crusaders, Waratahs or Bulls supporter has experienced in many seasons.

Dont bag the boys fox sport this will come back to Haunt you


:mad: I have to agree with you Exile and burgs. Considering the support the west have given to Australian Rugby in the past I feel the best thing these guys could do in return is support our guys. :mad:

Thanks Exile,

I fired in a complain to Fox Sports as well as one the the Rugby Show Soapbox....

Hope they take notice..

That's a shame if they're bagging out a team that's part of a competition which in their interests to succeed.

Nice work Exile - cheers for the pm btw.

anytime chief