SA Footy

Just interested in people's opinions given 4 stations will be broadcasting the same game at the same time.

For me it will depend on who is commentating. What is RPH's likely lineup?

1st to vote.... Don't know, Don't care.... I have no favourites.... If I am not happy I will change stations...?

I go to watch footy.... Smell the smells. have a shout. Wave my flag. And have a good time, regardless of the outcome...!

Probably grab a burger, fries and a couple of bottles of coke to pour my hip flask contents into..!

Voted for 5RPH on this one. They've been there covering the comp all year. They deserve it. I go to the footy on a regular basis but I enjoy listening in to their calls while I'm there.

RPH been listening to it all year and im too lazy to change the dial when i flick it over from the Js hopefully i should be there and wont need a radio station

Yeah, Im with Ecky, depends who's on the roster.

ABC, clearest reception of them all in the country.

When I'm at a league game I normally don't have the radio on, unless I'm at the underage games, then it's RPH or LifeFM.

Will be at the games so wont listen.

However you are caught between volunteers that watch the teams every week who aren't really football experts as such and experts who see 5 games a year and pretend to know whats happened during the year.

Id go ABC or 5aa but if someone was caught out id get pissed off and turn over to life or rph.

ABC and 5aa probably posses better "callers" too. Just a little bit smoother.

I always listen to RPH through the year but if it's on telly, as it is this week, why would anyone listen to it when they can watch it? I'll be on the couch drinkin echoes in front of the box......

- wrote:Will be at the games so wont listen.

However you are caught between volunteers that watch the teams every week who aren't really football experts as such and experts who see 5 games a year and pretend to know whats happened during the year.

Id go ABC or 5aa but if someone was caught out id get pissed off and turn over to life or rph.

They arent volunteers anymore...

yes, good question, who will the team be - there's a couple we haven't much from this year on RPH that would be good to hear do more stuff on air.

I will listen 5rph during the finals

Thanks for the feedback

For record @ RPH the four of us (Darryl Smith, Dennis Browne, Paul Blandis & myself) will be commentating EVERY LEAGUE final.

Chris Kendall will also be with us giving regular updates from the boundary / huddles.

In the Reserves Prelim & Grand Final it will be John Nankivell, Chris Kendall and Chris Andrews.


As for - I probably need to ask what do you need to do to be considered a "footy expert" ?
- Play 200 SANFL games (Smithy)
- Analyse the game over 5 decades (DB)
- Call over 30 games in the minor round (Paul)
- or "write the book" on the league (me).

For mine .... an expert is someone who knows enough about the subject at hand (ie SANFL) to provide an opinion that is both accurate and not superficial. An expert does not necessarily need to be someone with "profile".

Between us RPH has this season broadcast ;
- Eagles 10 games, North 7 games, Central 10 games, South 9 games and Port 10 games.

Given some finals broadcasters haven't event called 6 SANFL games in total this season this should certainly give us the knowledge to provide "expert" coverage.

I'll be listening to whoever has the best i-net connection.

PhilH wrote:- or "write the book" on the league (me).

I seen Phil plug this book during an SANFL game on ABC earlier in the year and apologies if this was also covered on here back then but I forgot about this site and only remembered it last week. I just went back to about May looking for a possible thread but couldn't find one so just wondering if Phil or someone could please tell me if I can still buy this book from somewhere and if so, where?

I've got the Dion Hayman book from the late 80s and the Jars/Platts one from the late 90s so an updated book would be awesome.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Also apologies for asking that on this thread but as said I couldn't find another and with Phil mentioning it here thought no harm in asking it on this thread.

sapaul wrote:

PhilH wrote:- or "write the book" on the league (me).

I seen Phil plug this book during an SANFL game on ABC earlier in the year and apologies if this was also covered on here back then but I forgot about this site and only remembered it last week. I just went back to about May looking for a possible thread but couldn't find one so just wondering if Phil or someone could please tell me if I can still buy this book from somewhere and if so, where?

I've got the Dion Hayman book from the late 80s and the Jars/Platts one from the late 90s so an updated book would be awesome.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Also apologies for asking that on this thread but as said I couldn't find another and with Phil mentioning it here thought no harm in asking it on this thread.

Howdy mate, for about 4 or 5 months I had a dedicated web page for the SANFL media guide, it went off sale many a moon ago and the only place you can purchase one (Im not sure if he's run out or not) is at the Toss of the Coin on Unley Rd. I actually sold the media guide online for Phill for quite a few weeks.

sapaul wrote:

PhilH wrote:- or "write the book" on the league (me).

I seen Phil plug this book during an SANFL game on ABC earlier in the year and apologies if this was also covered on here back then but I forgot about this site and only remembered it last week. I just went back to about May looking for a possible thread but couldn't find one so just wondering if Phil or someone could please tell me if I can still buy this book from somewhere and if so, where?

I've got the Dion Hayman book from the late 80s and the Jars/Platts one from the late 90s so an updated book would be awesome.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Also apologies for asking that on this thread but as said I couldn't find another and with Phil mentioning it here thought no harm in asking it on this thread.

send a PM to Phil - I know he doesnt post too often on here but I know he does surf through here regularly...If theres one around he will get one to you...

Also Dion Hayman put out another version at the end of 2003 which I've got.