Biggest Gibberers on TV

I was just watching a replay of an eels game on my lunchtime break today and was forced to listen to some vintage Phil Gould gibber. I was prompted to compile the below list of who I consider to be the worst commentators on tv - fox or nine - and phil actually didn't top my list.1. Wally Lewis - has anyone noticed that nothing the king ever says actually makes one iota of sense? It is just one long outpour of verbal diarrhoea.2. Terry Kennedy - Master of gibber with one of the most annoying voices in the history of man.3. Andrew Voss - Is he actually watching the games he calls? He gets excited when there is absolutely nothing going on and yet remains quiet when there is a great passage of play going on.4. Phil Gould - I am sure if channel nine were really aware of how much the general public hated his commentary he would be pulled immediately.5. Whizz Freeman - Every sentence he says includes the words 'that ruck area' for some reason he is obessed with the phrase!There are a heap more but they are my top 5. Anyone else have a few they can't stand?

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  • Laurie Daley - Expert in all things bleedingly obvious!

    Oh, and any Kiwi commentator! Their unabashed bias is nauseating to listen to.
    • Couldn't have said it better Bourbs. Listening to Daley is painful... but watching away games against the Warriors is absolute torture.
    • Daley is atrocious, end of story.

      The kiwi commentators I agree bourbs are terribly bias towards the warriors, however 2 seasons ago I believe it was, Fox flew over the main kiwi commentator (sorry for my ignorance, and lack of effort to look up his name) to cover a game in Melbourne (storm v knights I think) where one of the Aussie commentators had gone down sick. His effort behind the mike that day from a neutral perspective was first class. I realised that he had a great awarness of the game, however his 1eyed NZ goggles often blurred his ability.
  • hey.new member. just joined.my vote goes to those awful kiwi commentators. tea ropati and the like.anytime we play the warriors in NZ it takes me alot not to throw my beer at the telly.
  • Yeah Loz is terrible.

    Actually for such a great player he is a real tit of a selector, assistant coach and commentator
  • Gorgie Tallis!! He once said on a Fox broadcast (not sure which player he was speaking about) 'He dots his "T's" and crosses his "I's"....... Huh??
  • Was that before Wally had brain surgery or after or both?

    Greg Alexander!

    The worst two ever are Glenn Lazarus and Chirs Bombolas when they used to do the Sunday Broncos game. Talk about unabashed bias.........
  • Thats ever since Wally has been on TV - great player but geez he talks crap.
  • Hate Gus with a passion. End of story. Wizz also gives me the shits at times. Spend most of the NZ games laughing, usually if parra are up.

    Who is everyone's fave?

    It's funny we talk about some com's being bias, but my fave is by far Peter Stirling. In all honesty i think he is the best, and not just because he is a parra man. He often says something, then it happens like straight away. I don't mind Vossy either. But I do know there are alot of Vossy bashers out there.
  • I will not stand back and let my favourite commentator - beloved Gus - be criticised!

    Gus is great for people like me who struggle with the finer points of the game. While he can get carried away, his knowledge of the game always helps me follow on a bit better.

    Laurie Daley on the other hand... criticise away. ;-)
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