I agree about Craig Murdock.. he does an excellent commentary, and I always listen to the BBC Humberside feed if I cant get to either of the Hull grounds.
No way use Joe whats-his-name from Wish FM. 10% game commentary as to whats going on, the rest of the time just drivel and tweets from fans.

Murdock, Wilkin and Shenton are very good speakers about the game but they are summerisers not commentators.

SKY need to look at regular sports journalists/commentators from radio and tv. SKY pay very well, can demand and should get quality. There's plenty around.
I like Joe Mills, he's on local radio and when nothing is happening he talks local matters. A national broadcaster would have someone who could be versatile and talk both local, the whole sport and national.
That's what SKY need IMO, whether it's Joe Mills or someone else who knows.

I don't think we have ever had a decent commentator - ever ? Going back to Eddie Waring and then Ray French with his "bullocking runs".

Stephenson was Yorkshire biased in my opinion, but you could tell he really loved the game. Hemmings was just 'shunted in' and he knew nowt about the game when he first started.

Since then SKY have 'dumbed down' with the commentators. 'Tez and Baz' dear oh dear .

They could do away with them for me........just let me listen to the crowd when viewing.

The best we’ve had on these shores was Andrew Voss for the 2013 WC on Premier Sports.

I don’t know what’s up with your radios in Wigan, but Craig Murdock left radio Humberside at least four years ago

I heard him on there last year, unless they got his name wrong all afternoon

I watch all NRL games and during the game use the mute button on all matches except those where Andrew Voss commentates, providing Greg Alexander or Micheal Ennis are not assisting him!

Quote Pieman="Pieman"I heard him on there last year, unless they got his name wrong all afternoon'" That’s entirely possible on radio Humberside Think Craig left 2014 due to a conflict of interest regarding his editorial work for the Hull Daily Mail, whilst you may of heard him interviewed on the radio, his commentary work indeed finished way back. A shame really because he was very good. https://www.revolvy.com/page/Craig-Murdock?uid=1575

Quote Pieman="Pieman"I heard him on there last year, unless they got his name wrong all afternoon'" That’s entirely possible on radio Humberside Think Craig left 2014 due to a conflict of interest regarding his editorial work for the Hull Daily Mail, whilst you may of heard him interviewed on the radio, his commentary work indeed finished way back. A shame really because he was very good. https://www.revolvy.com/page/Craig-Murdock?uid=1575

What we need is commentators who know when to shut up. They don't need to be talking every minute of the match. Rugby league is one of the fastest sports in the world, with the ball in play longer than any comparable game, according to the best stats I have been able to find. The commentators need to have the confidence to let the game speak for itself for a while and jump in when needed. Unfortunately, I think sports commentators fear that if they do stop talking that they are not doing their job and will be replaced - maybe that's the cue they get from producers and therefore they act accordingly. In which case, producers need to be told to lay off and let commentators be quiet now and again.

Exactly.

Someone should send this to Terry O.

Must have been someone else then, I’m sure it was Craig Murdock and it was some time last season.