No, no, no, no, nooooo

Crabtree is awful - he over emphasises almost every word and speaks like he's reading a book to a young child - far too much animation. He's also way over the top with his praise - he's like James Corden.

He just sounds like he's putting far too much effort into making what he's saying sound interesting - so even when he does have something interesting to say, you're distracted by his stupid tone.

I know we shouldn't always look to Oz for the answers, but there's some cracking commentators over there - Dan Ginnane (triple M radio) describes the game very well and really whips up an atmosphere, and Matt Thompson is a young bloke who's doing more on channel 9 that is also really good. I'd love either of them... I also love Vossy, but more for his character, and that would wear thin (a bit like Stevo) once the novelty wore off.

Agree 100% what you say about Crabtree

That's a case of you not personally liking his style. The accusation that he can't string a sentence together is way off the mark.

Agreed - he's actually quite eloquent... it's just the tone that's all wrong!

to be fair to Moore his main gripes are the delays surrounding the scrum formation and complex penalty awards, which are entirely justifiable. the only problem is his tendency to drone on about it for ever. both sports are lacking in this area, we have a barely formed scrum where the ball never goes where it should, and they have an over complicated scrum where the ball can stay in forever until someone gives away a penalty

True. I've always found Moore to be quite fair and knowledgeable. He's also (I believe) got a referees qualification, which maybe explains his does go on a bit about certain things.

I quite like him, but he can't talk proper

and says very little of any insight with regards to the tactics and details of the sport. It's all this "he got to just grip the ball hard and run in hard" and "tackle hard" and "stand up to be counted" and "grit and determination"...he says absolutely nothing.

This is now totally beyond a joke. Even if you were TRYING to make Rugby League a laughing stock, Mr Smith.

Five of them on commentary! There LITERALLY isn't a second when one of them isn't twittering on. It is absolutely UNBEARABLE!!

Mr Smith, do you seriously believe ANYBODY has the will, let alone energy, to attempt to listen to every word whilst trying to watch a match?!

SORT IT OUT NOW! PLEASE! Terry 'setasix'' O'Connor HAS to go.

Posh up the game; you've dumbed it down to the depths.

Eddie Waring would be embarrassed.

Some new titles wouldn't go amiss either!

The best partner for Edward Hemmings would be Anthony Rea (aka 'Tony Ray').

RL claims to be an innovative sport! We brought in the video ref. Ref cameras, promotional adverts which have never been done before!

We had two fantastic commentators in Eddie and Stevo for years who have now unfortunately run their course. Carney sounds like he trips up on every other word, O'Connor sounds like a neanderthal even though he can come up with some great point. Cummings, why the hell is he there? Talks nonsense to back his ref mates up. McDermott is the one I thought would be poor but actually is the best.

So let's be innovative again. I have two options:

1. Let Jonny Vegas take over commentary! Especially if it's Saints or Wigan. It would be comedy gold!

2. Get that fella from Cas on. The one with the famous commentary "GERRIM OFF THE FIELD! I CAN'T SPEYK! SEND THE DIRTY GET OFF! IF YOU'VE GOT ANY BOTTLE REF HE'LL WALK!!" Always brings a belly full of laughter when I hear that!!

Was discussed around the Brisbane game but the safety aspect wasn't quite there. Quote Sky Sports’ Rugby League coverage is pushing boundaries by using a playercam for the first time ... when Leigh take on Warrington. It is a first for Rugby League and also a first for high intensity, body contact sport in the UK. Sky are experimenting with the technology and Warrington player Kurt Gidley will wear the camera inside his jersey during the game.'" Well, this is exciting, what do we think? The use of the playercam open up many possibilities, not just in the viewing experience, but also when it comes to using the footage possibly in marketing and advertising. Video of the cam in action on the Sky Sports website here: www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... warrington Anything else we would like to see in future Sky Sports broadcasts? I suppose it's too late to have new titles half way through the season..

Was discussed around the Brisbane game but the safety aspect wasn't quite there. Quote Sky Sports’ Rugby League coverage is pushing boundaries by using a playercam for the first time ... when Leigh take on Warrington. It is a first for Rugby League and also a first for high intensity, body contact sport in the UK. Sky are experimenting with the technology and Warrington player Kurt Gidley will wear the camera inside his jersey during the game.'" Well, this is exciting, what do we think? The use of the playercam open up many possibilities, not just in the viewing experience, but also when it comes to using the footage possibly in marketing and advertising. Video of the cam in action on the Sky Sports website here: www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... warrington Anything else we would like to see in future Sky Sports broadcasts? I suppose it's too late to have new titles half way through the season..

What was going on in the interview Barrie did on SSN last night?

He was either badly edited or just ranting.

My wife thinks that Crabtree looks too much like Prince Charming in Shrek.

Pity O'Connor didn't watch 100s of hours of NRL match broadcasts and learn how to commentate before he was let loose as a cheap option on national subscription TV for which sports lovers pay heavily. Get him off match commentary now and, as Jean says, bring in Tony Rea. NOW. Not next season.

and switch off the ref's mic whilst playing is ongoing. You don't have an audible ref in soccer so why with RL?

O'Connor sounds so rough and thick. It's embarrassing and denigrates the sport.

Nobody wants O'Connor as a coach. Doesn't that tell the Sky Sports hierarchy anything??

Why didn't they show Gidley's POV when he got wiped out by Hansen and Stewart, or when he knocked on?

Yet they show him feeding a scrum...

Thick thick settasix

Is rugby league the only sport where the lead commentator doesn't know, or pretends to not know, the rules?

We don't need Cummings

Brian, for the 5th week running, it is NOT Wildcats.

Well that's it for me. I'll be watching with no sound in future until O'Connor is gone or have a radio commentary on. Talk about destroying a legacy Hemmings and Stevo built up over nearly 30 years. Suppose Hemmings just thinks well I've only a year to do I'll just grit my teeth and say nothing. Shame.