Radio and TV Commentators

I remember the days of all the radio stations calling the football every Saturday. My favourites were Max hall and Tom Warhurst on 5KA but there were a lot of good callers those days and footy was king. Then on TV there was good old Blair Schwartz whose contribution used to be just saying how long they'd been playing each quarter, then Ian Day and KG. They used to have an after-game TV show with KG with the players from each club appearing. I remember one player getting asked after his team had been smashed, where do you go from here and he said . back to the clubrooms, I suppose   

Has anyone called a game on radio or TV here. I know Big Phil does and CK and Phil Herden. Any others. What's it like.

Who do people remember? Who was your favorite caller then and now?

some of the best over the years in SA

Wally May
Max Hall
Ian Day
Peter Marker
Rod McLeod
Dennis Brown
Rick Keegan

some of the current day callers wouldnt be out of place in the better eras. neil cross very good for one

Footy Lover wrote:I remember the days of all the radio stations calling the football every Saturday. My favourites were Max hall and Tom Warhurst on 5KA but there were a lot of good callers those days and footy was king. Then on TV there was good old Blair Schwartz whose contribution used to be just saying how long they'd been playing each quarter, then Ian Day and KG. They used to have an after-game TV show with KG with the players from each club appearing. I remember one player getting asked after his team had been smashed, where do you go from here and he said . back to the clubrooms, I suppose   

Has anyone called a game on radio or TV here. I know Big Phil does and CK and Phil Herden. Any others. What's it like.

Who do people remember?  Who was your favorite caller then and now?

Wow, some fantastic memories there, I was just a lad in the 60's but remember all of those callers.
I used to catch the bus to watch Westies if dad couldn't take me and then go home to watch the replay of whatever game was on TV.
One thing that sticks in my mind was the crowds at all games, not like today, all has been lost sadly. I have wonderful memories of those days.

Always loved Ian Aitken and Gary Window together on 5AD I think.

I'm younger than alot of people here (80s child) but channel 7 was awesome in the 80s. Bruce McAvaney, Peter Marker, Ian Day, Robert Oatey, David Darcy etc.

sapaul wrote:Always loved Ian Aitken and Gary Window together on 5AD I think.

I'm younger than alot of people here (80s child) but channel 7 was awesome in the 80s. Bruce McAvaney, Peter Marker, Ian Day, Robert Oatey, David Darcy etc.

called football very differently then to how he does now.
david darcy used to call at the same time he owned a pub on glen osmond road

mark aiston also called for a time

Wasn't keen on Aiston or Keegan commentating. Thought they were best served on the sports desk.
Actually didn't mind Keith Conlon when he had a dabble though funnily enough.

Ron Kitchen and Tom Warhurst were to others that commentated many years ago on both radio and TV.

Ron Kitchen played for South Adelaide and Tom Warhurst was a former Norwood player, both from the fifties I think.

who remembers SBS soccer commentator David Basheer calling SANFL footy ?