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Journalists/Commentors with credibility?

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Warriors Fever said:
Going overseas I do like Dave woods he’s a great commentator.
And got to give Craig Hamilton Hamilton a wrap, he just loves his knights and is a great caller.
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The BBC Dave Woods is a genuine league man even though I have also heard him call soccer.

He started following league in the 80's. Grew up in Bolton where he and another kid in his class were the only league fans.
 
Disinterested third party

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mongoose said:
No doubt Vossy is a huge League fan but I'm not a fan of his commentating. Probably unpopular but he sometimes calls the game like it's a comedy show or something.
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Tend to agree with that. He was around the channel 9 clowns for a bit too long.

That said his 2013 RLWC commentaries were excellent.
 
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mongoose said:
No doubt Vossy is a huge League fan but I'm not a fan of his commentating. Probably unpopular but he sometimes calls the game like it's a comedy show or something.
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I do agree with what you say. He's still great but wish he would get rid of the attempts at comedy. Still one of the best who loves the game and wants the best for it.
 
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Disinterested third party said:
Why John Helm doesn’t get more of a run in RL always amazes me.

Then again Graeme Hughes is better than just about all of the Australian commentators and he has been effectively sidelined for years too.
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Channel 10 had the good sense to punt Rabs and have Hughes as thier head caller. His calls of the early 90s finals on youtube are quality.
 
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Yeah Graham Hughes is awesome and a pro but unlike the modern robots who are trained to do as they are told i wonder if Hughes is too old school for current TV types ?

 
adamkungl

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Journalists rather than commentators

Steve Mascord
Brad Walter
Andrew Webster
John Davidson
Gavin Willacy
 
flippikat

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Mascord and Vossy stand out to me.

The sheer zeal for the game & desire to expand it is palpable from Mascord.. you can tell he wants it to be more than just an east coast/north of England "closed shop", and it shows. You can hear eyes rolling from other journos when he mentions the latest about league in Eastern Europe or America, but he's a passionate advocate for the game, and we need more expansion-advocating journalists in the game. Another plus is that he doesn't buy into the whole ego-war that's prevalent in RL media.

Vossy shares a similar enthusiasm for expansion (not as marked as Steve, but then again who is). I like that he has a keen eye for trivia & some interesting 'outside the box' angles. His 'big picture' kinda thinking may not be everyone's cup of tea, but if it wasn't for that, we may not have had the corner post rule change that enables the athletic tries we see nowdays.
 
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Life's Good said:
I really enjoyed the days when Peter Wilkins called on ABC. Whatever happened to him?
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I liked Wilko too. I spent many a weekend listening to him.


Here is a bio on him, on what he has been up too.


Peter ‘Wilko' Wilkins is a multi-award winning sports broadcaster who's 37 years at the national broadcaster - ABC - was a roller coaster ride through the Australian sporting landscape.

A definitive all-rounder on Australian sports, Peter is a captivating keynote speaker and MC who entertains with untold stories from Australian and international sports competition, and inspires audiences with key messages about teamwork, endurance, performance and commitment to achieving goals.

More about Pete Wilkins:
During his time with ABC, Wilko hosted two World Cup Football tournaments in the 80's on ABCTV, anchored ABC radio's coverage of Rugby League in the 90's during the turbulent ARL/Super League years and was an integral part of The Fat - a top rating sports panel show on ABCTV. The Fat was nominated for several Logie Awards and Peter for ‘Best New Talent' in 2001.

Wilko won a prestigious Walkley Award in 2008 for the Australian Story She's Not There, entirely based on his book Don't Rock The Boat - the epic tale of failure on many levels by the 2004 Australian Women's Eight Olympic crew. In 2012, he joined an elite group when he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Australian Sport's Commission for Services to Sporting Journalism. However he regards, as his career highlight, commentating the Socceroos' historic qualification for Germany in 2006 with his passionate radio call of Australia v Uruguay.

Wilko is the definitive all-rounder in Australian sports media; a commentator and presenter on both radio and TV; a journalist/reporter for ABCTV News and Current Affairs, with many contributions to the 7.30 and Lateline as well as anchoring the sports news segment on the nightly 7pm bulletin for seven years. Over his career predominately at ABC TV and Radio, he commentated innumerable sports including tennis, cricket, rugby league, rugby union, hockey, soccer, golf and archery (Simon Fairweather's gold medal win at Sydney 2000). He commentated and /or reported/presented at two Olympic games, four Paralympics, four World Cups and three Kangaroo rugby league tours of England and France, all for the ABC.

For the last five years of his ABC tenure, Wilko hosted Grandstand on ABCTV News 24 and was a regular analyst on Richard Glover's 702 Drive program. Wilko also penned a sports column for nine years for the Illawarra Mercury.

Wilko loves golf, surfing and skiing when ‘fitness allows', is married to Susie and shares time between Sydney and the South Coast hinterland where 25 acres of ‘paradise' hosts his personally designed nine- hole course. In September 2017, he walked the Kokoda track with his 16-year old daughter Jacqueline and nine other dads and daughters, an experience he describes as "unique, punishing and rewarding".
https://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/peter-wilkins/
 
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TV GURU TO RUN NRL’S MEDIA

CHANNEL 7 sports guru Jim Wilson is being tipped to join the NRL as head of media and communications.

He would replace Peter Grimshaw, the former government spin doctor, who recently quit the NRL after five years.

Wilson has been interviewed by NRL boss Todd Greenberg and commission chairman Peter Beattie and would be a huge acquisition for the game.

As the boss of Channel 7 sport, he has great connections in rugby league, cricket, the Olympics and all major sports. Wilson declined to comment when approached by The Sunday Telegraph.

His role would be to work closely alongside Greenberg and the 16 clubs to enhance the image of the game and relationships with their media partners.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...mSuvlK8J0tNXR6LllkByYZ607Y0FzwGcvMM3Me2vKKHO0
 
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