GAA Commentators

Bonniedog

Spotted Marty getting selfies with people outside the Hogan last night. In fairness to him, he brings a lot of enthusiasm to the job, and has strong emotional attachment, which can sometimes come across as twee, but at least he doesn't sound like he's talking about diesel engines!

Muircheartaigh is unfair comparison for anyone because he just went into a sort of jazz improv at times, and had huge knowledge not only of the sports but of the culture generally.

Ní feicimid a leithead arís, as he might have said himself!

jeremyj1968

LuasSimon wrote: »

Ger Canning sounds so unnatural and false he’d put anyone to sleep !

I hear Canning get a lot of criticism but I think he's actually good. Most of the co-commentators are not great though. Dolan is poor, really offers nothing more than the lad beside you in the stand would say to his kids. Can't think of any of the co-commentators who are exceptional at their job tbh.

But I think it's a leap to hope that all ex players are natural analysts and co-commentators. Maybe they should try a journalist in the role! Although knowing RTE they would probably give us Cliona Foley.

jeremyj1968

Bonniedog wrote: »

Ní feicimid a leithead arís, as he might have said himself!

Yes, we will certainly miss Marty when he is gone.

PatrickSmithUS

Are there other presenters that could replace Des on TSG?

He kills discussion and rolls out the Dublin bias whenever he can - not to mention championing the two tier system rubbish.

MayoAreMagic

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

Most of the co-commentators are not great though. Dolan is poor, really offers nothing more than the lad beside you in the stand would say to his kids.

Great summation of Dolan's commentary!

PressRun

Bonniedog wrote: »

Muircheartaigh is unfair comparison for anyone because he just went into a sort of jazz improv at times, and had huge knowledge not only of the sports but of the culture generally.

A great description of his commentary. He just had the gift of the gab, a great turn of phrase and seemed to know every GAA player in the country inside out.

Treble double

Darragh Moloney is head and shoulders above everyone else, seems to have a feel for the games and does what he is supposed to do ie. commentate on the action as opposed to attempting to offer tactical advice or telling us innane ****e about a players personal life.
Marty "far as" Morrissey should not be let near a football game, he has no feel for it and sucks the energy out of it. Let him at the hurling and he can give one of his pre prepared speeches to increase the cultural feel for the ancient game.
Ger Canning amazes me, commentating on GAA for 30 years plus and still has no natural feel for the game, you would be forgiven for thinking he was commentating on beach volleyball at the olyimpics such is the clunkiness of his commentaries

Chalk McHugh

There's a few lads stealing a living alright. Carney is woeful. Dessie Dolan boring. Nicky English and Early over on Sky as co commentators are very poor.

Took me some time to warm to Ger Canning but he's won me over. Marty is poor enough on tv commentary. Dont know why but i prefer him on live radio. Everything sounds more exciting on radio.

Dots1982

Is Ricey a little unsteady on Rte radio at the moment? May be it’s how he always talks or he’s a bit nervous or maybe it’s nothing and I’m overreacting..

Rasputin11

McStay and Dolan's constant talk of inexperience and experience would drive you demented.

callaway92

'and that......is sailing....... wiiiide'

'The teams have been level 12 times'

sigh

Dr_serious2

Marty always has to let you know how good his knowledge of Irish geography is. "Here is ..... from the town of Bray, a beautiful seaside town on the Dargle river in.North East of Bray several miles from Greystones."

TheRiverman

I was travelling yesterday evening during the second half of Dublin v Mayo,Marty and Bernard Flynn a very hard listen on radio.Kind to say they were hyper.

Chalk McHugh

Conor Mortimer getting a bit of airtime lately on Game On on 2fm and RTE radio this morning. He's not exactly oozing charisma and must have had a sense of humour transplant. Deary me he's very serious.

Odyssey 2005

Dr_serious2 wrote: »

Marty always has to let you know how good his knowledge of Irish geography is. "Here is ..... from the town of Bray, a beautiful seaside town on the Dargle river in.North East of Bray several miles from Greystones."

He has the height of knowledge

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/gaa-football/4431221/marty-morrissey-rte-box-sunday-game-interview/

Good loser

TheRiverman wrote: »

I was travelling yesterday evening during the second half of Dublin v Mayo,Marty and Bernard Flynn a very hard listen on radio.Kind to say they were hyper.

I think Bernard Flynn is head and shoulders above the competition.

Great analyst and very enthusiastic.

seligehgit

Good loser wrote: »

I think Bernard Flynn is head and shoulders above the competition.

Great analyst and very enthusiastic.

I very much enjoy him as an analyst,top notch.

gormdubhgorm

Good loser wrote: »

I think Bernard Flynn is head and shoulders above the competition.

Great analyst and very enthusiastic.

I had the earphones in the last day (Dublin v Mayo SF) while watching the match.

The very first fecking kick o the game!

Flynn:

- 'This is a VITAL kick for O'Connor VITAL he gets it!'

----

He is always transparently biased towards the underdog team - kicks very ball in the game, you would swear he was playing in it.

gormdubhgorm

Is there any sign of Ger Canning being put out to grass yet?
He has to be the most irritating commentator of the whole lot.

1) He is supposed to be from Cork - what is with the strange put on amateur dramatics accent?

2) Debut = "Day-boo" in his world

3) Opportunity = "Op-ooor-tooon-ity" in his world

I find he really takes away the enjoyment of a game when he is commentating.

He has no sense of timing or when to shut up let it soak in etc.

Seadin

Ger Canning and Marty are terrible. Sick of dessie dolan too in the background.

Radio5

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

Is there any sign of Ger Canning being put out to grass yet?
He has to be the most irritating commentator of the whole lot.

1) He is supposed to be from Cork - what is with the strange put on amateur dramatics accent?

2) Debut = "Day-boo" in his world

3) Opportunity = "Op-ooor-tooon-ity" in his world

I find he really takes away the enjoyment of a game when he is commentating.

He has no sense of timing or when to shut up let it soak in etc.

Don't forget all the 'consternation'. Must be his favourite word.

Seadin

I thought Sean Walsh is a decent commentator. He did a great job on the 2017 All Ireland hurling final on radio 1. He was very good i thought. He is underrated if anything.

honeybear

I like listening to Pauric Lodge. He has a good rapport with any of the co-commentators. Can’t stand listening to Marty, Ger or that guy that says “Failte is cead”. HOWEVER, worst ever last week was John Kenny commentating on a full GAA game - awful!

MattressRick

Any word on who's commentator for the hurling on rte on Sunday? Please please please let it not be Marty Morrissey. He'll have pre prepared monologues coming out of his ears and something "emotional" for the final whistle...it was tony keady 2 years ago, Dolores o Riordan last year, who'll be the dead person he'll get teary about this year?

gormdubhgorm

MattressRick wrote: »

Any word on who's commentator for the hurling on rte on Sunday? Please please please let it not be Marty Morrissey. He'll have pre prepared monologues coming out of his ears and something "emotional" for the final whistle...it was tony keady 2 years ago, Dolores o Riordan last year, who'll be the dead person he'll get teary about this year?

Well when Limerick won he kept saying
Do you have to.... Do you have to....Do you have to let it Linger?
Plus Delores was one of his favorite singers

Since Danny Doyle died so recently.


I am sure Marty will throw in (intro) There will be plenty of Whiskey this Sunday for the victors ot this intriguing clash along with the all important Liam McCarthy cup.
The losers will have to contend with buttermillk and the runners up medal.

(End of game)

come day go day - that was another fantastic all-ireland hurling final and we hope to do it (high pitch) all again on a Sunday next year.

honeybear

Just heard on Ray D’arcy Radio Show that Lodge & Mullane are commentating.

dastardly00

Hopefully it'll be Darragh Maloney. I don't mind who the co-commentator is then.

Edgware

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

Well when Limerick won he kept saying
Do you have to.... Do you have to....Do you have to let it Linger?
Plus Delores was one of his favorite singers

Since Danny Doyle died so recently.


I am sure Marty will throw in (intro) There will be plenty of Whiskey this Sunday for the victors ot this intriguing clash along with the all important Liam McCarthy cup.
The losers will have to contend with buttermillk and the runners up medal.

(End of game)

come day go day - that was another fantastic all-ireland hurling final and we hope to do it (high pitch) all again on a Sunday next year.

And Bottler will surely get a mention for the football final

seligehgit

honeybear wrote: »

Just heard on Ray D’arcy Radio Show that Lodge & Mullane are commentating.

That's on the wireless I presume.I really enjoy Pauric Lodge and have no real issue with the wonderful exuberance of Mullane.

gormdubhgorm

seligehgit wrote: »

That's on the wireless I presume.I really enjoy Pauric Lodge and have no real issue with the wonderful exuberance of Mullane.

D'ya know who is very good Tommy Walsh from KK he is a gas character.
Really loves the game and enjoys being involved in it
I know he does more punditry than commentating.
But RTE should get him instead of Duignan

https://twitter.com/i/status/914126409903280128

Utopia Parkway

seligehgit wrote: »

That's on the wireless I presume.I really enjoy Pauric Lodge and have no real issue with the wonderful exuberance of Mullane.

A good combo I feel. Lodge is fairly bland but isn't annoying at all while Mullane provides the colour/mentalness. A nice balance.

Realt Dearg Sec

I love Mullane and Tommy, both very genuine in their passion for the game. Both have very strong accents and loads of enthusiasm which gets mistaken for a lack of insight, but they both are good analysts of the game as well.

For the craic, what I'd love is if Waterford and kk were in an all Ireland, and you just had the two lads commentating, no straight man play calling, just the two of them going ballistic.

Clare in Exile

Good thread.

As a Clare man I'm sad to say that one of our own let the county down in last year's hurling final - without a doubt Marty Morrissey was shockingly bad towards the end of the match with his contrived attempts at dropping in Cranberries lyrics as the game reached a crescendo. It was quite amateur, lacking any subtlety whatsoever.

I was almost cringing at the end, being somewhat amazed at Marty's lack of self-awareness in that situation. As others have said, he does seem better suited to radio - "Holy Moly!"

Martin Carney is a totally different animal on local radio, if you ever have some time to kill go to YouTube and listen to some of his pieces over the last few years (especially 2017 v Kerry and Dublin).

Anyway, hopefully Marty will produce a better performance this year if he is on duty for the final tomorrow

As mentioned, Lodge and Mullane are great on radio, a tonic to the ear...

Nidgeweasel

It is being reported that Brolly has finished with RTE.

champchamp

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

It is being reported that Brolly has finished with RTE.

Or that RTE have finished with him?

80sChild

To exclude him from the live show and the evening show is quite the statement and certainly seems a punitive measure. Haven't heard its a permanent break though - has this been reported?

gormdubhgorm

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

It is being reported that Brolly has finished with RTE.

If it is the end of Brolly with RTE he get a great line in at one stage last Sunday.

Peter Keane when interviewed by Claire McNamara post-match -

McNamara:

“Nobody gave you a chance coming up here”

Keane:

“Yerra, I suppose look, the history was on Dublin’s side going for five-in-a-row,
they have won the last four and they didn’t exactly get them in Lucky Bags.”

Brolly:

“Yerra was his very first word”

KrustyUCC

80sChild wrote: »

To exclude him from the live show and the evening show is quite the statement and certainly seems a punitive measure. Haven't heard its a permanent break though - has this been reported?

They should have axed Whelan as well

PatrickSmithUS

KrustyUCC wrote: »

They should have axed Whelan as well

I'd say it's coming.



There's too many opinions and not enough analysis on the RTE coverage.

gormdubhgorm

KrustyUCC wrote: »

They should have axed Whelan as well

At least for Dublin games.


https://www.killarneyadvertiser.ie/opinion-bizarre-brolly-and-whelan-analysis-highlights-need-for-new-kind-of-sunday-game/

He won't get to go to many finals then unfortunately for him.

Gael85

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

At least for Dublin games.


https://www.killarneyadvertiser.ie/opinion-bizarre-brolly-and-whelan-analysis-highlights-need-for-new-kind-of-sunday-game/

He won't get to go to many finals then unfortunately for him.

Bit rich from that paper when you see Spillane on TSG for last 20 plus with his bias commentary towards Kerry.:D:D

Fan of Netflix

Not before time. That it's Dubs that are crying about this says it all. Some Dubs even having a protest outside Croke Park according to the radio.

Mantis Toboggan

Should have been cleared out years ago along with a few others.

gormdubhgorm

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

Not before time. That it's Dubs that are crying about this says it all. Some Dubs even having a protest outside Croke Park according to the radio.

To be honest I could't believe that. I thought it would be the opposite!
Those crowd sound like Dublin's answer to Kerry's 'Gough out' campaign.

Fan of Netflix

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

To be honest I could't believe that. I thought it would be the opposite!
Those crowd sound like Dublin's answer to Kerry's 'Gough out' campaign.

Ah Brolly is pretty pro Dublin in fairness. Even more so than Whelan I think. I think some of the Dublin players text him a few times and he became pally with them. Pretty smart from the Dubs, massaged Brollys massive ego.

gormdubhgorm

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

Ah Brolly is pretty pro Dublin in fairness. Even more so than Whelan I think. I think some of the Dublin players text him a few times and he became pally with them. Pretty smart from the Dubs, massaged Brollys massive ego.

But Brolly used to be anti-Dublin for years he only 'jumped ship' when they started winning.
Some people must have short memories.

Mantis Toboggan

The dubs are currently protesting outside croke park looking for Brolly to be back on RTE....!!! :pac::pac::pac:

gormdubhgorm

Eamon Dunphy has rowed in behind Brolly. The two pantomime villains.
And Ger Loughanane seems to think Brolly deserves the kick up the ass.

https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/303844

gormdubhgorm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

The dubs are currently protesting outside croke park looking for Brolly to be back on RTE....!!! :pac::pac::pac:

Embarrassing stuff.

Nidgeweasel

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

But Brolly used to be anti-Dublin for years he only 'jumped ship' when they started winning.
Some people must have short memories.

It’s the Brolly boom - bust cycle. Keep an eye out for his behavior (if) when Dublin start to wane.