The aussie commentary sometimes isn't that great - danny buderus "there is some physical contact out there"

What i hate about the commentary on sky is the chatting amongst themselves about rubbish and not the present game. Just get on with watching the game and comment on what you see.

I was watching the Wests v Storm game on Saturday morning and the commentator sounded awful. Very monotone.

To answer Eddie's persistent questioning about the rules

Yes but was he commentating on the game though? That would be a step in the right direction.

I don't see why they need to treat us like babies spoon feeding the rules. The vast majority who watch the game know the rules.

I don't see this in other sports.

John Kear also does it a lot on the BBC coverage. Its like they think the game is being watched by newcomers and one has to explain the basics of Rugby League.

I don't know. His tone was making me fall asleep.

I feel like Kear is usually explaining the rules to the rest of the BBC commentary team who seem to know very little about RL.

Jonathan Davies is probably one of the better BBC commentators.

I don`t like him.

I didn't ask if you did to be fair but he probably talks the most sense, he's very straight talking.

Brian Noble is also quite often saying things "for our viewers at home" too.

It's endemic throughout all broadcasting of RL to assume nobody knows it and to have to explain it lest it go over peoples heads or worse confuse with Union...

He says little that anyone with a basic grasp of the game couldn't say. He just does it with a horrible nasal whine.

Jonathan 'show shimple' Davies, jiffy was a legend on the field, however he's not a 'tator' for one, he's a summeriser, he also gets stuff wrong and his analysis is out too for both codes, too often IMHO.
He's also got a whiny voice which doesn't help.

I actually like Kear. His passion and love and knowledge of the sport makes a difference to his commentaries that few others can match.
Davis just bores me, and tends to look at the negatives of how tries are scored.
Woods obviously loves the game, but just wants to chat about everything rather than concentrate on the game happening in front of him. Which is worse on radio. As he misses whole passages of play.

Of the sky lot, I don't mind Carney or Wells.
The others just should disappear. They make pointless comments. Are to busy talking over each other to actually focus on the game. And just seem to be trying to out do each other by making controversial /stupid comments.