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That's great news the ABC (Canberra) have agreed to share their call. Although chances are, it will be bias. If it is, and it's driving you nuts, you can switch to 882 6PR for the second half and hear another bias call.
And yes, I know, it's a crime we're not doing the whole game. I know it and you know it. But we'll be providing regular score updates for the first half and then Dave Pusey and I will be calling the second half, with on field interviews at full time through till 9pm. Not ideal, but better than nothing.
At least we'll be getting rugby in front of a new audience. Hopefully if it's a tight game, some of the AFL listeners will hang around and hear out the rugby. They might even decide to come out and have a look at the next home game. Once they get in and see the Sea of Blue, we'll have 'em.
Enjoy the game, wherever you're watching and whoever you're listening to, and go the Force.
Cheers
Mick
Your boss really needs to get Sports Central onto FM if thaty's possible, Mick. Most heavy industry sites can't recieve AM well, where I work not at all. Most cell phone radios are FM as well. Kinda cuts your potential audience quite a bit, i'd guess.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Hey Mick
Why does yours have to be biased?
Unless you mean you give a really excellent description of the game (ie what's happening to, and around, the ball, regardless of who's got it) and then the expert comments reflect things from aperspective?
Good point Ecky. We're not actually bias and we do try to give an excellent description of the game. But if the opposition are only 5m out from the Force line, it's hard not to say 'the Force really need to protect their line' as opposed to 'the Brumbies really need to score'. Even our expert isn't biased. He analyses what happens regardless of who it happens to. If it's a good run, we praise the attack and bag the defence. Hope that all makes sense!
How about the Fox commentary?
Never heard so much Eastern States bias.
These guys are consistently appalling and listening to them call a game that puts an eastern states side against the Force is cronic.
Thank Christ my Fox was losing signal. I got a break from their one eyed dribble.
C'mon Bunter, you're a one eyed Hurricanes fan, what do you care?![]()
Might be a referee's perspective - might just be from someone who appreciates the game no matter who is playing.
What it is not is a hopelessly one-eyed supporter's perspective who seeks to blame someone else rather than my team, whom I love above all others and can do no wrong.
I went to a WA vs Vic AFL game many years ago at the WACA and applauded every piece of good play, even if it was the Vics. The dark looks I got from the WA supporters was an eye opener for me. Same thing really.
Maybe being a match official in any code makes one appreciate the game from a different perspective; I don't know because I can't change because that's what I am...
I didn't know there was a new appraisal system. In fact I will be very surprised if there is one. The one in use for 2009 was very comprehensive and, in my humblest of opinions, would not likely be changed much. What do you know about "the new referee appraisal system? Um, let's see:
No.
My only comment would be that I really hate all sweeping generalisations and that I try to avoid cliches like the plague.
"like the plague' could well be considered a cliche