The Worst Football Jargon

[MarkJohnson#1]

"going forward"

 

[kirbatron]

probably already menioned but when players/coaches say 'come' instead of 'came'

i.e he come up from the bush or he come from inside 50

heard it again this morning

'he done a good job since he come back from injury...'

 

[Partridge]

Dukes is a great term. Pretty sure most on here will know they refer to your hands As in put up your dukes when fighting, its not very obscure at all.

People like BT and Commetti have enough cred for mine to create footyisms, let's face it without these types through the years there would be no words at all.

No words at all would vastly improve Channel 7's commentary for a start.

 

[Black Diamond]

I keep hearing and reading "competitive beast". One of the worst.

 

[bluespooner]

Always hated this expression takeaways - there centre clearances.

 

[JockStewart]

He soccers it of the ground.

argh enough.

 

[Cyclonus]

Not sure if I've posted in this thread.

"...for mine"

Tom Harley and Luke Darcy. Absolutely shits me.

 

[Tex200]

Not jargon as such more a habit. Why does every player on any panel style show feel the need to wave a biro around. TFS is the worst. Last night Micky O was on Q & A (he was brilliant)......guess who was the only athlete waving a biro around!!!

 

[neroblack]

Obviously it's obviously.

 

[handy point]

I'm sure someone else has already raised the question as to why this hasn't been merged with the Dwayne Russell thread.

Also, "world record".

 

[GreatBradScott]

Anything that Luke Darcy spits out.

"LOVE THE WAY HE GOES ABOUT IT".

"BEST IN THE BUSINESS".

 

[quotemokc]

WOWWWWEEE!

 

[Morris Major]

When good Luke Darcy has anything good to say about a player, they're always the best in the comp at it. Always.

 

[canny30]

the word 'ruthless' s***s me to tears

 

[rodent killer]

when they talk in plurals " the Judds", "The Swans", "the Clarkes", jesus christ there is only one of these players not half a dozen.....this means you "the Wallses"

 

[mcuzzy]

this thread seems to be a test to see who is the most autistic

 

[JoondalupJ]

Obviously it's obviously.

Yes this one is the most annoying. Listen to interviews of commentators players coaches and out comes OBVIOUSLY. The most over used word in football.

 

[JockStewart]

When good Luke Darcy has anything good to say about a player, they're always the best in the comp at it. Always.

"I just love the way he goes about it"

 

[RuFiO]

"I just love the way he goes about it"

"You just know what you're going to get" with that tool.

 

[bojangler]

"Wont have the journey" - seriously, where does BT get this stuff?

 

[Ned_Flanders]

he comes from the calder cannons footy factory

 

[JockStewart]

"he shorts it"

No no seriously thats great dwayne.

 

[Saintly31]

In terms of on-field - all the bloody annoying "candy" references by Taylor, especially "sold some foot candy". How this makes any sense is completely beyond my comprehension.

In terms of off-field - all the continual references to "he's a quality person". How is that measured? Bone structure made of titanium rather than calcium phosphate?

 

[SaintsSeptember]

In terms of on-field - all the bloody annoying "candy" references by Taylor, especially "sold some foot candy". How this makes any sense is completely beyond my comprehension.

In terms of off-field - all the continual references to "he's a quality person". How is that measured? Bone structure made of titanium rather than calcium phosphate?

When I was growing up "Candy" was American for "Lollies". ( except maybe candy canes at christmas ).
Old traditional shops in Australia and England were "Lolly Shops" or "Confectionary Stores". The yanks had "Candy Stores".
Nothing to do with footy but it goes towards my dislike of the term "Candy" applied to anything.

 

[DangerSloane]

To be fair a lot of the phrases used describe the situation well. For example

Spear: A low, penetrating, very straight kick.
Spread: Is just that, spread...and is a vital area of the game.

Quarterback: Nobody has said its a position, its a role played in Aussie Rules thats SIMILAR to the role played in American Football whereby a player is the playmaker and is looking forward at the whole field to determine the best option to advance the ball.

Can get and go: Can play on freely without having to stop and go back over the mark.

Structures: Are exactly that. The structure of the zone, the structure of the set up at the clearances.

Gut Running: Is the amount a player can run whilst very fatigued.

Chaos Ball: Probably a bit over the top with the name, but describes a ball that tumbles/flies/bounces in a random direction (often giving the forwards a better chance than a regular kick in).


A lot of the other phrases are used instead of saying the same one over and over again to avoid boring, lifeless commentary. It seems this is what you guys want: "Judd kicks it to Murphy, who handballs to Gibbs, Gibbs kicks to Judd, Judd handballs to Yarran, Yarran kicks a goal".

There are some that you guys point out that suck enough to annoy me. (Ill excuse the grammar, these guys are footballers not scholars)

Catch - should be sacked and never brought out again.
Impossible angle - no such thing, its an oval ball it bends in the air and bounces funny
From the Paint - Is it only from the paint if he kicks ON the 50m line? What a rediculous saying.