Wow, that would be unprecedented . . . hmm, maybe not. You mean like Mike Williamson and Lou Richards?
I found it irritating and not refreshing at the time. But, yeah, the crap that passes for footy commentary these days is inexcusable. It is just rubbish. Mind you it has been going on for ages. I always remember Sandy Roberts would label just about every game as the most important for the year or somesuch nonsense when he was talking about a game between 13th and 15th.
I always recall the irony of what is good commentary when I listened to a few commentaries of the 2017 Grand Final. Ironically, the 5AA commentary was probably the best. Even when Adelaide led in the first quarter they could see that the game was being played in a style which benefited Richmond, and it was the way Richmond was playing which made this happen. Meanwhile Channel 7 was busy blabbing on, not noticing what was actually happening, and asking how far Adelaide.
DS