Triple M's Football vs 774 Grandstand Cricket Radio Review

Maybe it is just the sport that made the commentating different and the association that people have with particular sports that made the differing broadcasts of sport very contrasting. When I compared Triple M’s football broadcast and 774’s cricket there was a vast difference.

This can be attributed in some part to the nature of the sport. For example football (AFL) is a rough man’s man sport. It is often thought of as Australia’s past time but similarly it has attached itself sometimes to a violent nature and an uneducated person. While contrastingly cricket invented by the British is thought of more as a gentleman’s game where fights and bad language do not enter the equation.

These differences were only exemplified by the fact that Triple M’s radio team for Monday’s clash between St Kilda and Collingwood was over the top masculine. Firstly Jason Dunstall referred to Shane Crawford and James Brayshaw as “poofs” for wearing the color pink. This kind of innuendo isn’t really required on a football commentary and seemed very unprofessional and actually quite bigoted. They discussed this “poof” issue about pink for about 5 minutes until Stephen Quatermain really regained the control of the show.

On the other hand 774’s Radio Grandstand Cricket in the summer is informal to an extent but not this kind of banter. The jokes that they would make between the commentators are usually factual about cricket or what is happening currently on the pitch. They do not refer to their home life or joke about appearances of each other for example.

774’s Grandstand in my opinion is a class above Triple M’s commentary of the football. While they are more serious they are not too solemn with their commentary and still have jokes and banter between the hosts. It is more that the level and in-depth commentary that 774 presents is informative and enjoyable to listen to while Triple M’s is juvenile.