Iconic RL Commentary quotes/catchphrases......

[Tim Streets tache]

"Wide to West"

 

 

 

[Futtocks]

Griff Rhys Jones did most of Eddie Waring's greatest hits as the commentator in 1998's Up'n'Under.

This includes "don't rub 'em lad - just count 'em".

[bobbruce]

He can move this little er. 

[Odsal Outlaw]

I can’t speyk

[Adelaide Tiger]

……… and Leeds Rhinos nil!
 

[AB Knight]

Samuel L Jackson alongside him

[Wellsy4HullFC]

They need to try something different, like a little chip over the top.

[Wellsy4HullFC]

And they're putting the league leaders shield away...

[Man of Kent]

Eddie Waring:

Early bath

Poor lad

Ray French:

And suddenly!

Has he got the legs for the line?

Why oh why…

It’s there!

Stevo:

It’s T-R-Y time

 

[TheYoungBaron]

Said on the match commentary of an old Fev game "that move and try was like having a tin of peaches for your tea; fantastic". Missed those videos in the club midweek in days gone by.

[M j M]

"Everybody's saying 'Go, go, go! And he goes!'"

Every Rugby League fan should know this like soccer fans know Wolstenholme, but we simply don't celebrate our glorious history.

Ray French's best was the Hanley "he's still going" one.

These guys deservedly got criticism but they could on occasion summon up a memorable phrase in a memorable moment. Our current Sky commentators are more solid plodders but I don't think they can reach memorable heights.

[The Phantom Horseman]

40 minutes ago, M j M said:

Ray French's best was the Hanley "he's still going" one.

 

Of course every Featherstone fan knows that Hanley try commentary was a tribute to an even better one that earned a similar commentary in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final between the same two teams...
"Smith's still running...Smith's still going in and out...oh, what a try!"

Part of the Grandstand opening sequence for what seemed like about the next ten years, that try.

Edited September 21, 2023 by The Phantom Horseman

[bobbruce]

2 hours ago, Man of Kent said:

 

Ray French:

And suddenly!

Has he got the legs for the line?

Why oh why…

It’s there!

 

 

Bought from (insert club name) for twenty thouuuusand pounds. 

[SJD]

This was an Eddie Waring classic  "he's tired both physically and er,er all the other ways",  what a wordsmith.

[daz39]

1 hour ago, M j M said:

"Everybody's saying 'Go, go, go! And he goes!'"

Every Rugby League fan should know this like soccer fans know Wolstenholme, but we simply don't celebrate our glorious history.

Ray French's best was the Hanley "he's still going" one.

These guys deservedly got criticism but they could on occasion summon up a memorable phrase in a memorable moment. Our current Sky commentators are more solid plodders but I don't think they can reach memorable heights.

Was just going to use the Sullivan one, beat me to it.

[daz39]

The most obvious one -"He's missed it, he's missed it...he's on the ground, everyone's got their head in their hands...... and he's in tears, he's in tears, he's a poor lad"

[daz39]

"oooh he's in in the cooooorneeeeer"

[Martyn Sadler]

2 hours ago, M j M said:

"Everybody's saying 'Go, go, go! And he goes!'"

Every Rugby League fan should know this like soccer fans know Wolstenholme, but we simply don't celebrate our glorious history.

Ray French's best was the Hanley "he's still going" one.

These guys deservedly got criticism but they could on occasion summon up a memorable phrase in a memorable moment. Our current Sky commentators are more solid plodders but I don't think they can reach memorable heights.

Sadly, that does look to be true. Can any of us remember what Bill Arthur said, for example, when Jack Welsby scored the winning try at Hull in the 2020 Grand Final.

On the other hand, "Lachlan Lam is a Leigh legend! Wow!" was Dave Woods' contribution when Lam kicked the winning points in this year's Challenge Cup Final.

I would guess that would be memorable for Leigh fans and maybe for the wider audience. It certainly stuck in my memory.

If I had negotiated a new Sky contract, I would have made my views very strongly known about the need to find a commentator who could reflect Rugby League's historic moments in his commentary.

[Man of Kent]

39 minutes ago, Martyn Sadler said:

Sadly, that does look to be true. Can any of us remember what Bill Arthur said, for example, when Jack Welsby scored the winning try at Hull in the 2020 Grand Final.

Bill Arthur is an overpromoted touchline reporter. Sorry, but he is terrible.

[bobbruce]

48 minutes ago, Martyn Sadler said:

Sadly, that does look to be true. Can any of us remember what Bill Arthur said, for example, when Jack Welsby scored the winning try at Hull in the 2020 Grand Final.

On the other hand, "Lachlan Lam is a Leigh legend! Wow!" was Dave Woods' contribution when Lam kicked the winning points in this year's Challenge Cup Final.

I would guess that would be memorable for Leigh fans and maybe for the wider audience. It certainly stuck in my memory.

If I had negotiated a new Sky contract, I would have made my views very strongly known about the need to find a commentator who could reflect Rugby League's historic moments in his commentary.

Makinson oooohhh he’s hit the post the chase is on ooohhh Welsby. Something like that. 

[gingerjon]

1 hour ago, Martyn Sadler said:

Sadly, that does look to be true. Can any of us remember what Bill Arthur said, for example, when Jack Welsby scored the winning try at Hull in the 2020 Grand Final.

On the other hand, "Lachlan Lam is a Leigh legend! Wow!" was Dave Woods' contribution when Lam kicked the winning points in this year's Challenge Cup Final.

I would guess that would be memorable for Leigh fans and maybe for the wider audience. It certainly stuck in my memory.

If I had negotiated a new Sky contract, I would have made my views very strongly known about the need to find a commentator who could reflect Rugby League's historic moments in his commentary.

Other sports replay their classic moments more so that even misjudged or not obviously great lines can get ingrained. We don’t really do that with rugby league aside from a tiny handful.

What we can be thankful we’ve avoided is the “commentating for the 30 second promo” that is basically every Sky T20/Hundred commentary these days.

[Treize Hombres]

And he does a bit of a boogie-Henderson Gill

[Pigeon Lofter]

5 hours ago, daz39 said:

The most obvious one -"He's missed it, he's missed it...he's on the ground, everyone's got their head in their hands...... and he's in tears, he's in tears, he's a poor lad"

I was nine years old when I watched that, and can still remember it to this day. Poor lad indeed.

[hindle xiii]

"For the viewers watching at home."

[sam4731]

5 hours ago, Martyn Sadler said:

Sadly, that does look to be true. Can any of us remember what Bill Arthur said, for example, when Jack Welsby scored the winning try at Hull in the 2020 Grand Final.

On the other hand, "Lachlan Lam is a Leigh legend! Wow!" was Dave Woods' contribution when Lam kicked the winning points in this year's Challenge Cup Final.

I would guess that would be memorable for Leigh fans and maybe for the wider audience. It certainly stuck in my memory.

If I had negotiated a new Sky contract, I would have made my views very strongly known about the need to find a commentator who could reflect Rugby League's historic moments in his commentary.

I think, to be fair to Bill, no one could have possibly guessed what was going to happen in that Jack Welsby try so he had no time to formulate something snappy. 

Dave on the other hand had time to make up the beautifully inspiring "(Insert Name Here) is a Leigh/Hull KR legend! Wow!", given that the game was in GP and a single moment was going to win the game immediately.