Football Lingo/Sayings That Annoy You

[Scotland]

Just like whenever a player gets in trouble off field media report it as 'A star player' even when they're not even best 22

Troy Broadbridge principle.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

"Claret". Not bad in and of itself, but just that some commentators would probably say it more frequently than just saying "blood".

 

[Scotland]

You spill claret when you the pill hits you in the bonce because you didn't use the dukes.

 

[bzparkes]

"That's as good as it gets!" Said by Dwayne every time a goal is kicked in general play.
"Clean set of wheels/heels". Just **** this one right off, it's neither smart nor funny.

 

[Hird Is Scum]

Shorts it

 

[PhatBoy]

Cam Guthrie was labelled a "Champion" during Saturday arvo's commentary.

Ablett's a champion, Hodge is a champion.

Guthrie is not.

I'm happy to be proven wrong but I think it was 'playing like a champion' or words to that effect.

 

[The Final Word]

You spill claret when you the pill hits you in the bonce because you didn't use the dukes.

in the bonce you say ..... "FALCON, that's a FALCON right there, let's check the reply, oh yes FALCON"

 

[Cainozz]

I would expand that to commentators using nicknames in general. Shits me up the wall to hear shit like "BIG BOY WITH THE TAP" if you are getting paid to call the game use their ******* name, leave the nicknames for the cheer squad FFS

Im completely sick of Darcy saying 'Dusty' Martin everyyyytimmeeeee as if he's his best mate.

 

[Cainozz]

Shorts it

"Rolls it.."

..Goals it."

 

[kaiserchief13]

Troy Broadbridge principle.

Too soon

 

[BattlerGM]

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I'm no oil painting but by jingoes

 

[radiojake]

Versing. Never ever heard this term growing up, but the kids say it all the time. 'We are versing the Hawks this week'. Makes my ears bleed.

yep I always correct my students when I hear them say it
"It's not a verb, son!"

 

[OhhDeledio]

Prestia squirts it out to Dusty

 

[The Cleaner]

In ratcheting up the melodrama, commentators blithely disregard causality and actual physical laws of the universe. Happens every game.

eg. "If those two early marks had been paid to Brown, he'd have four goals by now."

No. No, he wouldn't have.

He "could have" -- at best.

If that first mark had been paid, guess what? None of the following events would ever play out the same way. He might've kicked six. He might've kicked one. He might've choked on a dreadlock.

See also: "If those three free kicks had been paid, then.." (insert hugely speculative nonsense). You have no way of knowing that without a DeLorean.

 

[Fabes]

"Eye Diddle Diddle" or any other term for that matter that BT makes up to replace the proper words.

 

[Fabes]

Prestia squirts it out to Dusty

That's just ridiculous. I sometimes wonder if the AFL has the ability to talk to the networks about commentators commenting appropriately. They're always talking about "growing the game" but IMO comments like these make the game seem so unprofessional

 

[Dixie Normous]

I can't stand dorks that use the terms 'coin' and 'unders' during trade talk. "He's on good coin but we might get him for unders".

Ugh.

 

[PoppedCorn]

http://www.fantasyfootyclub.com/showthread.php?10251-The-Dwayne-Russell-Thread!-OUTSTANDING!

Lol

 

[Gibson LP]

Saying we know that, as in "smith is a long kick, we know that." A Brucism.

And in the footy lingo department, how do we get "stacks on the mill" and "waxing" in kick to kicks. I know what they mean, but what is their origin?

 

[Fabes]

Players/coaches calling the opposition a quality team no matter where there sit on the ladder.

Would be pretty cool if a coach just said exactly what he thought e.g. "yeah we're really disappointed to win by only a few goals because they're a pretty ordinary team and the whole week I thought we'd flog them by 10 goals"

Will never happen though haha

 

[W.C. Fry]

Oh great call Bruce.
Great call Lingy.
That's a great call BT.

Mutual circle jerk that goes on in the 7 commentary box.

 

[99cents]

I agree with literally every comment in this nine page thread. May be some kind of BF first!

 

[quotemokc]

Arches his back.

 

[emblurr]

'As a xxxxx supporter...' or 'Coming from a xxxxxx supporter...'

Like it somehow gives a refreshing opinion on whatever the topic is.

 

[Arc1]

Anytime someone is getting cleaned up BT always mentions the hemorrhoid cream......every time without fail.

This is very true. Noticed it when Cunnington came off yesterday - was that BT banging on about the roid cream? Just why??