Channel 7 wins TV rights

[Irish-bulldog]

Didn't mind 7's coverage

 

[El Diablo]

didn't look like HD to me

upscaled SD

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Braybrook was always a terrible caller, nothing has changed.

 

[King Ben]

I thought it was a refreshing back-to-basics style of coverage.

I'm fascinated how they are going to go with only 3 Australian commentators and 1 in New Zealand.

Dan Ginanne is in Cairns and Andrew Moore is in Townsville. Will someone commentate the PNG game remotely from Australia?

(Just checked Andrew's twitter - he is doing Townsville tomorrow and both Townsville matches the following week. Then Canberra and back-to-back games in Perth in week 3. They're really working these guys hard!)

The Kiwi commentator will do the Samoa / NZ game tomorrow. What happens when there's two games in NZ back to back next weekend?

All of this doesn't matter at all but for a TV nerd like me it's fascinating. You'd think they would've needed 2 NZ commentators and 4 in Australia (with one going back and forward to PNG) at the very least.

 

[Perth Red]

Ch7 did well I thought. Pre ga,e was good and commentary fine. Marshall on the
pre game was a bit sht, he got most of the England players names wrong even though he was looking at them in Front of him!

 

[Perth Red]

I thought it was a refreshing back-to-basics style of coverage.

I'm fascinated how they are going to go with only 3 Australian commentators and 1 in New Zealand.

Dan Ginanne is in Cairns and Andrew Moore is in Townsville. Will someone commentate the PNG game remotely from Australia?

(Just checked Andrew's twitter - he is doing Townsville tomorrow and both Townsville matches the following week. Then Canberra and back-to-back games in Perth in week 3. They're really working these guys hard!)

The Kiwi commentator will do the Samoa / NZ game tomorrow. What happens when there's two games in NZ back to back next weekend?

All of this doesn't matter at all but for a TV nerd like me it's fascinating. You'd think they would've needed 2 NZ commentators and 4 in Australia (with one going back and forward to PNG) at the very least.

No voss devalues the RLWC!

 

[Stallion]

No voss devalues the RLWC!

Ryan Ferlan(think that's his surname?) was pretty good last world cup as a host!

 

[redvee78]

Yep, think Voss is terrific.

 

[whall15]

I thought it was a refreshing back-to-basics style of coverage.

I'm fascinated how they are going to go with only 3 Australian commentators and 1 in New Zealand.

Dan Ginanne is in Cairns and Andrew Moore is in Townsville. Will someone commentate the PNG game remotely from Australia?

(Just checked Andrew's twitter - he is doing Townsville tomorrow and both Townsville matches the following week. Then Canberra and back-to-back games in Perth in week 3. They're really working these guys hard!)

The Kiwi commentator will do the Samoa / NZ game tomorrow. What happens when there's two games in NZ back to back next weekend?

All of this doesn't matter at all but for a TV nerd like me it's fascinating. You'd think they would've needed 2 NZ commentators and 4 in Australia (with one going back and forward to PNG) at the very least.

I believe there are two Kiwi commentators and another Australian (Chris Warren) based in PNG.

 

[King Ben]

I believe there are two Kiwi commentators and another Australian (Chris Warren) based in PNG.

Interesting! I hadn't seen that. Certainly makes more sense.

 

[Jim from Oz]

I am sure that at one stage (during the flag bit) they said France was only one of four winners of the RLWC !

 

[Coparugby]

I liked it. The approach was refreshing.

Gould would have moaned on about England being crap all game.

 

[thorson1987]

Was great having Adrian Morley on aswell.

 

[morningstar]

Interesting! I hadn't seen that. Certainly makes more sense.

Glen Larmer who does the Warriors games will be main caller in NZ. Ken Laban who does Warriors 20s/NSW cup will be used when there is a clash.

 

[Stallion]

Thread name suggestion :"Channel 7 wins TV rights and subsequent ratings! "

 

[thorson1987]

Only just noticed that they have the time to kick off in the bottom corner of the screen.

Have they had that for all games so far?

 

[NRLMad]

Think they should add #rlwc top right or something

 

[morningstar]

Like Jim Wilson's enthusiasm but wish he'd turn his caps off. Feel like he is yelling at me through the tv.

Sky sports NZ best call so far which is novel. Love hearing maori/polynesian names being pronounced properly and not mangled by lazy Aussies.

 

[King Ben]

I would've put this Samoa / NZ game on the main channel, shame that the News and Racing coverage meant that wasn't possible.

 

[Coastbloke]

I think the stroking of the chin on the 7 coverage by some maybe a slight case of sports commentating 'Stockholm Syndrome' in that we are so used to the usual suspects at Nine it just seems strange watching the game without them..

Having said that, it's refreshing to be watching IRL on FTA without hearing some knobhead commentator continuously referring to Origin or wondering why they are being 'forced' to their job and wishing the cricket was on...

Love Rabs and Gus doing NRL club football, but really enjoying their absence in this tournament and believe me, this tournament won't miss them..