Daisy Pearce has come in for harsh criticism of her commentary during the first game of the season, with some AFL fans still not willing to give the footy great a chance despite her obvious talent behind the microphone.
Pearce, one of the most respected commentators in the country on top of being an AFLW icon, admitted last year that criticism of her broadcast style had ‘drained’ her.
She was involved in a spat with ex-AFL legends Dermott Brereton and Rex Hunt, with the latter accusing Channel Seven of ‘ruining the game’ by allowing her to commentate.
And despite doing a sterling job on the microphone for Richmond’s dramatic tie with Carlton on Thursday night, some fans were still unable to get over the fact Pearce is here to stay.
‘The only bad thing about footy being back is that so is Daisy Pearce,’ one fan posted on Twitter.
Daisy Pearce copped harsh abuse online for her commentary during the AFL season opener
Pearce was on the mic for Carlton’s draw with Richmond on Thursday night
‘Why is Daisy Pearce commenting on footy she’s woeful and I’m all for girl power,’ another said.
A third fan posted: ‘Thank God the other commentators are pulling Daisy Pearce up on the rubbish coming out of her mouth.’
Another Twitter user simply posted: ‘Daisy Pearce:’ with a gif of nails being scraped on a blackboard.
‘What did we do to deserve the abomination that is Daisy Peace as special comments?’ another said. ‘FFS!’
‘I muted the sound cos [sic] Daisy Peace ruining the game.’
Last year, Pearce said she wouldn’t let the haters bring her down.
‘It’s just two weeks of discussion, it kind of drains you of a bit of energy. Imagine how much more preparation I could have done for this weekend if I hadn’t have been emotionally dealing with this drip by drip,’ she said on SEN.
‘Having your credibility questioned because you’re a female isn’t a new thing that I’m just starting to deal with. I’m pretty thick-skinned when it comes to that.’
AFL fans took to Twitter to dish out harsh feedback of Pearce’s commentary style
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