Official complaint lodged against Andrew Voss

[Timmah]

CHANNEL 9 commentator Andrew Voss obviously thinks he's becoming bigger than the game. At halftime in last Wednesday's Origin match Voss was waiting in the tunnel for the players to return to the field when he decided to impart the benefit of his vast knowledge of the rules to the match referees, who were also in the tunnel at the time. According to bystanders, he let the referees know that in his opinion they got the David Williams eight-point try wrong because the errant Johnathan Thurston boot made contact after the try had been scored. Not only was Voss lucky not to be the subject of an official complaint from the referees for using his privileged access to criticise them, but he was also factually wrong in his assessment of what took place. Replays show very clearly Williams was still in the process of grounding the ball when kicked - exactly what the rule is intended to prevent.
Don't be surprised if the NRL lodges an official complaint with Channel Nine boss David Gyngell over the incident.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/maroons-leave-prize-behind/story-e6freye0-1225751756604

2GB now reports an official complaint has in fact been lodged.

 

[El Diablo]

he was on about it again on The Footy Show on Thursday and compared it to another try earlier this year and got that all wrong too

 

[Timmah]

Didn't you fish out the article that proved him wrong? :lol:

 

[munge]

Andrew Voss should go.

Channel 9 should remake there complete pannel with matthew Johns, andrew Johns, girdler, priddis, mark geyer and phil grould. A complete panel of youth, mixed in with the experience of Phil Gould.

Voss, Warren, Sterling, Vautin need to go.

 

[El Diablo]

yeah

he said the same refs didn't award an 8 point try because they got the rule right

he was wrong because the refs had a communication problem and would've awarded an 8 point try if they hadn't got their wires crossed

 

[Timmah]

Andrew Voss should go.

Channel 9 should remake there complete pannel with matthew Johns, andrew Johns, girdler, priddis, mark geyer and phil grould. A complete panel of youth, mixed in with the experience of Phil Gould.

Voss, Warren, Sterling, Vautin need to go.

Warren should go when he feels like it. Geyer? Priddis still f**king plays you goose!

Vautin should be back in commentary but his time hosting TFS is up IMO.

 

[Non Terminator]

Andrew Voss should go.

Channel 9 should remake there complete pannel with matthew Johns, andrew Johns, girdler, priddis, mark geyer and phil grould. A complete panel of youth, mixed in with the experience of Phil Gould.

Voss, Warren, Sterling, Vautin need to go.

You're just naming random people there. Matt Johns is going to need a lot to get another media position for starters, Luke Priddis is still playing and has small media experience.

None of these people can properly be a full-time commentator of a football game either.

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/gallery-e6frextr-1225705750198?page=1

 

[God-King Dean]

A very arrogant thing to do.

 

[Ice Ice Brady]

I hate Voss and he is completely wrong in regards to the 8 point tries. It was the absolute correct decision.

It is actually quite ridiculous to think that it is his role to lecture referees during half-time. This is the kind of egos rugby league has to contend with.

 

[Broncodr01d]

Warren should go when he feels like it. Geyer? Priddis still f**king plays you goose!

Vautin should be back in commentary but his time hosting TFS is up IMO.

Not very 'want-to-be-a-mod' thing to post in reply to a member's opinion.

As for Voss, he's been an arrogant twat for years. No surprise to read this.

 

[Timmah]

want-to-be-mod? :lol: Piss off. You're the one trying to tell me how to address people :lol:

 

[Hari Kari]

Andrew Voss should go.

Channel 9 should remake there complete pannel with matthew Johns, andrew Johns, girdler, priddis, mark geyer and phil grould. A complete panel of youth, mixed in with the experience of Phil Gould.

Voss, Warren, Sterling, Vautin need to go.

Nobody youthful in that mob.

 

[beave]

Williams was still in the act of scoring, so it was an 8 point try. Voss is a clown.

 

[Broncodr01d]

want-to-be-mod? :lol: Piss off. You're the one trying to tell me how to address people :lol:

Doing no such thing, merely pointed out your poor attitude in posting in reply to a member's opinion. Again, not-mod like for the want-to-be-mod.

 

[Azkatro]

Andrew Voss has really ramped up his unwarranted level of arrogance since he landed a role on the Footy Show. Is he trying to become the least liked person in rugby league? He's like the Anthony Mundine of straight men!

 

[LazyDreamer]

Apart from Voss's arrogance, actions and the fact he was wrong, why carry on about it? Does he expect the ref to send it upstairs to see whether the ball touched the turf before the boot touched the face? It was a penalty within less than a second of either side of the kick. Touch-and-go penalties like that happen every game.

The channel 9 commentators are full-of-themselves to the nth degree. Voss is trying to be the next Gus, I assume. Personally, I'd rather watch my Dragons on Fox/Austar. The commentators there, at least, understand the game is the star of the show. I think over the next month or so the Dragons have nearly every game on 9. "Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear."

 

[Timmah]

Doing no such thing, merely pointed out your poor attitude in posting in reply to a member's opinion. Again, not-mod like for the want-to-be-mod.

:lol: want-to-be-mod... regardless of whether I supposedly want to be one - at least I don't go running and hiding for years on end ;-)

 

[Dutchy]

On the subject of naming random ex players to commentate. When Luke Williamson finishes up in England. He should get a gig, hope Nine gets him before Foxtel.

 

[Timmah]

What about the Beaver, what are the odds of him coming back to either Nine or FOX?