Round 7: North v Adelaide - Sunday 8 May @ Prospect Oval

North (6th 2-3 46.12%) v Adelaide (2nd 4-1 59.95%)
Sunday 8 May
Prospect Oval

Reserves (North v Sturt) 10:25am
League: 1:10pm

North excited their home fans with a good win over Glenelg, while Adelaide faded out against a fast finishing South. Who will come away with the points this week?

Crows by 40 pts.

Crows should win by 4 goals

North have been good at home this year, but would expect Adelaide to win by about 6 goals.

Adelaide by 34 points

Adelaide by 8 goals. North will be with them for some time though.

Unlucky North. Adelaide back to 15 listed players which helps . Looked a poor crowd unfortunately. North fans should be pleased with their season as a few wrote them off 9 and their club) after round 1.

Greenwood had a set shot after the siren sounded in the last quarter
He scored a point
And because he scored a point :

PA 2-4....46.41%
NA 2-4....46.41%

AC will be rapt to get the 2 points
NA have beaten NW + GL easily at Prospect this season

Max Thring pulling a hamstring , might be one of the reasons why NA lost

Scrappy wrote:Greenwood had a set shot after the siren sounded in the last quarter
He scored a point
And because he scored a point :

PA 2-4....46.41%
NA 2-4....46.41%

AC will be rapt to get the 2 points
NA have beaten NW + GL easily at Prospect this season

Max Thring pulling  a hamstring , might be one of the reasons why NA lost

Thring was best on ground until he did his hammy. Huge loss.

All we heard on the TV was who wasn't playing for the Crows. No mention of the loss of Thring before half time and of Spina before three quarter time.

These things happen in games, but it would be nice to get a balanced commentary on TV instead of the Crows cheer leaders.

They even stated that it shouldn't have been a free to Bass last week.

The sooner the coverage gets back to the ABC the better.

I don't mind John Casey as a commentaror, but hearinh him say "goes to work" every time someone has a shot for goal gets a bit tiring.

And I mean EVERY time

rocket_rooster wrote:

Scrappy wrote:Greenwood had a set shot after the siren sounded in the last quarter
He scored a point
And because he scored a point :

PA 2-4....46.41%
NA 2-4....46.41%

AC will be rapt to get the 2 points
NA have beaten NW + GL easily at Prospect this season

Max Thring pulling  a hamstring , might be one of the reasons why NA lost

Thring was best on ground until he did his hammy. Huge loss.

All we heard on the TV was who wasn't playing for the Crows. No mention of the loss of Thring before half time and of Spina before three quarter time.

These things happen in games, but it would be nice to get a balanced commentary on TV instead of the Crows cheer leaders.

They even stated that it shouldn't have been a free to Bass last week.

The sooner the coverage gets back to the ABC the better.

The 7 commentary made made numerous references to Thring doing his hamstring during the game.

Lee wrote:I don't mind John Casey as a commentaror, but hearinh him say "goes to work" every time someone has a shot for goal gets a bit tiring.

And I mean EVERY time

He says this ad nauseam. It's more than irritating and someone needs to bring it to his attention.

Booney wrote:

Lee wrote:I don't mind John Casey as a commentaror, but hearinh him say "goes to work" every time someone has a shot for goal gets a bit tiring.

And I mean EVERY time

He says this ad nauseam. It's more than irritating and someone needs to bring it to his attention.

I saw some old NBL games on Fox the other week and John was calling...

He was saying then, and whilst it is probably more suitable for basketball, than it is footy, that is John's style...

It's like anything, I guess - old habits die hard...

Booney wrote:

Lee wrote:I don't mind John Casey as a commentaror, but hearinh him say "goes to work" every time someone has a shot for goal gets a bit tiring.

And I mean EVERY time

He says this ad nauseam. It's more than irritating and someone needs to bring it to his attention.

There were 18 goals scored at Prospect yesterday. I called 7 of those and twice mentioned "goes to work" - so not EVERY time.

I review my work as a commentator after each game and am always looking for ways to improve. I'm open to constructive criticism but get your facts right.

MAC Game of the Week wrote:

Booney wrote:

Lee wrote:I don't mind John Casey as a commentaror, but hearinh him say "goes to work" every time someone has a shot for goal gets a bit tiring.

And I mean EVERY time

He says this ad nauseam. It's more than irritating and someone needs to bring it to his attention.

There were 18 goals scored at Prospect yesterday. I called 7 of those and twice mentioned "goes to work" - so not EVERY time.

I review my work as a commentator after each game and am always looking for ways to improve. I'm open to constructive criticism but get your facts right.

Nothing like starting off on the front foot....

To be fair if that's correct, then fair enough for pointing it out and defending oneself.

Scrunch wrote:To be fair if that's correct, then fair enough for pointing it out and defending oneself.

Well, it gave him an opportunity to go to work on the website at worst.

Courageous performance by North, unlucky not to walk away with the win.

I watched the second half, and I can't really remember "goes to work" being said, plus, I did hear a couple of times about Thring being off - they even had a camera shot of Thring with an ice pack.

My comment was before yesterday's game and was my feelings from a number of games, including last year's GF.

Happy to be corrected about 'every time', but even 7/18 is still a lot for the same expression and I'd say it has been often higher. I also think that's constructive criticism, as I prefaced it by saying I don't mind JC as a commentator.

Fine to have a trademark saying, but if 2 posters here think it's overdone, then perhaps they have a valid point?

How many times was it said when points were kicked or at other times?

Anyway, keep up the good work, John, it was pretty mild criticism by forum standards.

Lee wrote:My comment was before yesterday's game and was my feelings from a number of games, including last year's GF.

Happy to be corrected about 'every time', but even 7/18 is still a lot for the same expression and I'd say it has been often higher.  I also think that's constructive criticism, as I prefaced it by saying I don't mind JC as a commentator.

Fine to have a trademark saying, but if 2 posters here think it's overdone, then perhaps they have a valid point?

How many times was it said when points were kicked or at other times?

Anyway, keep up the good work, John, it was pretty mild criticism by forum standards.

Correct. The reply was pretty solid though, by forum standards.

Could I add that commentators who say Daniel Caire "takes care/doesn't take care" or, worse, that John Noble delivers "a noble kick" should just try to call the game. Dennis Cometti they are not.
And the SANFL stream desperately needs some effects mikes (or, if they have them, better mixing) because it's a very sterile call that sounds like it could come from a studio miles from the ground.

I find the TV broadcast the same . Maybe the effects mic needs to be placed elsewhere to create an atmosphere for the viewers but I have no knowledge in that area.
Commentators need to sound good firstly and the TV commentators do .