The Worst Football Jargon

[Ghossein]

joe the goose

 

[RedmanWasHere]

"Clutch goal". (Term used by Rompingwins).

Everything he says.

Also, to be honest has lost its luster these past few years and is simply a group of words used to fill a conversation pause.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Incomplete sentences are also my pet peeve.

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I think you mean "Incomplete sentences are also........."

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Entirely irrelevant. Nationality doesn't change how his name is pronounced, aside from people deliberately getting it wrong in the interests of being "Aussie". I'm an Australian of Anglo Saxon descent but I can cope with pronouncing a name correctly, so I fail to see the problem. I only pointed out that the name is German as it gives context to the correct pronunciation. Likewise people getting Ivan Maric's name wrong. I fail to see what's hard about it and being Australian has nothing to do with it. It's just their name and commentators who get it right are just showing a bit of professionalism and respect.

FWIW, I hate having my last name being mispronounced and understand others' frustration when their names have the same "treatment."

 

[RedmanWasHere]

My favourite is when the footballers say "structure up"

WTF?

This.

The ineptitude of footy speak's stooped so bloody low for mine.

 

[Scared]

Playing for (or not playing for) the coach.

 

[Morris Major]

This is because they get asked the same questions over and over. More of a media problem with no imaginative, smart or interesting questions being asked...the same old every time.

Why do you think you lost the game? Well I'm not going to say becuase we're Melbourne and theyre Hawthorn...and theyre a better team than us. I cant say we didnt put in the effort...I cant say we're rebuilding...so all you say is that you didnt stick to your game plan (structures) and thats the reason.

Because if you say anything slightly controversial or honest you'll get a fair bit of air/page time in the media.

See: Ryan Griffen 2005 said Richmond 'gave up' in our 100-point win against them.

 

[aflcliche]

Being told what number draft pick a player was. Bruce is the worst offender.

 

[crazywildhorse]

I am not sure anyone knows exactly what 'gut running' is. Who even came up with that phrase?
I've assumed it meant someone that has some kind of ability to run in powerful bursts. Crawf could run all day, but he was never a gut runner, maybe that was because he was on the way out when the term appeared. Apparently Dane Swan is the most famous proponent, while a host of others, who also run a lot (and quite quickly), are not referred to as being 'gut runners'. All that is clear is that it involves some kind of running, that is different, or may be opposed, to another kind (or kinds).
Other saying I think are stupid are quarterback and the host of Franklin related sayings, that mostly appear as newspaper headlines (Buddy Love, Buddy Beauty, Buddy Oath...).
Something that I have the rare privilege of experiencing here in Europe is the Eurosport 2 commentator giving AFL a shot. I guess Eurosport must of asked a few people if they knew any Aussies until they found this guy. He is unparalleled in his ability to cook up a range of Rugby related terms in an attempt to describe the game. The one that bothers me the most is when he calls 'packs', 'scrums'.

 

[buddyruff]

Cometti - tough hombre

I've noticed Kirky & Harley have both caught on to this term a bit. Sounds goddam awful

 

[keithrichards]

Thought Id give this a bump to see what how things have changed in 2 years....

Maybe not footy 'jargon' as such, but a term that gives me the sh*ts is that every week we seem to have at least one "Brave" win/loss from a team.

I'm pretty sure I even read in one article last week that the Cats were brave in defeat against the dees?!!

Any others that have evolved in recent years?

 

[midorigreenwood]

I am not sure anyone knows exactly what 'gut running' is. Who even came up with that phrase?
I've assumed it meant someone that has some kind of ability to run in powerful bursts. Crawf could run all day, but he was never a gut runner, maybe that was because he was on the way out when the term appeared. Apparently Dane Swan is the most famous proponent, while a host of others, who also run a lot (and quite quickly), are not referred to as being 'gut runners'. All that is clear is that it involves some kind of running, that is different,

I have no way of tracing the etymology of the term but I first saw it used to refer to Ben cousins where he would run until he vomited......and then find another gear to keep on competing.

 

[wce4premiership]

Gut running is just finding a way to run when there's nothing left in the tank. Crawford, Cousins, R. Harvey all did it but it was more popular with Cousins for some reason.

The brave losses shit me as well, there's only so many in a season, not every dam week.

 

[kickazz]

Playing ducks and drakes.


Only ever hear footy people say it. Looked up what it means. I dont think the footy people even know what it eans, they just say it cos theye heard others saying it.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Delicious.

 

[Hydrurga]

Anything Bruce says and the way he says it. The guy just shits me to tears.

 

[JoondalupJ]

Gut running is just finding a way to run when there's nothing left in the tank. Crawford, Cousins, R. Harvey all did it but it was more popular with Cousins for some reason.

The brave losses shit me as well, there's only so many in a season, not every dam week.

I hate Dennis and "SUDDENLY" or when he says " YOU GET THE SENSE " Its always referring to the fact that one of the teams has changed its need to win feeling. He said it about Sydney last night , then they fell over.

 

[JoondalupJ]

I am not sure anyone knows exactly what 'gut running' is. Who even came up with that phrase?
I've assumed it meant someone that has some kind of ability to run in powerful bursts. Crawf could run all day, but he was never a gut runner, maybe that was because he was on the way out when the term appeared. Apparently Dane Swan is the most famous proponent, while a host of others, who also run a lot (and quite quickly), are not referred to as being 'gut runners'. All that is clear is that it involves some kind of running, that is different, or may be opposed, to another kind (or kinds).
Other saying I think are stupid are quarterback and the host of Franklin related sayings, that mostly appear as newspaper headlines (Buddy Love, Buddy Beauty, Buddy Oath...).
Something that I have the rare privilege of experiencing here in Europe is the Eurosport 2 commentator giving AFL a shot. I guess Eurosport must of asked a few people if they knew any Aussies until they found this guy. He is unparalleled in his ability to cook up a range of Rugby related terms in an attempt to describe the game. The one that bothers me the most is when he calls 'packs', 'scrums'.

Sometimes the packs become so overbearing and non stop it looks like a rugby scrum. Freo and Collingwood looked like that on Thursday night.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

"off a step" "from the paint"

 

[chunkylover]

"kicks with the outside of the boot" as opposed to what? turning your boot inside out and kicking it with the inside of the boot

 

[Captivating]

"Don't tell me"

when it is clearly obvious

 

[my name was taken]

"He's a likely type"

Type of what?

 

[Doggy Dan]

"A game of two halves" is becoming very prevalent. I know what they are saying but it sounds stupid, what else would the game be?

Anyway it's lunch time, I'm off to have a sandwich of two halves.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

"A game of two halves" is becoming very prevalent. I know what they are saying but it sounds stupid, what else would the game be?

Anyway it's lunch time, I'm off to have a sandwich of two halves.

When you're done, what about a sandwich of 4 quarters?

 

[SBYM]

Entirely irrelevant. Nationality doesn't change how his name is pronounced, aside from people deliberately getting it wrong in the interests of being "Aussie". I'm an Australian of Anglo Saxon descent but I can cope with pronouncing a name correctly, so I fail to see the problem. I only pointed out that the name is German as it gives context to the correct pronunciation. Likewise people getting Ivan Maric's name wrong. I fail to see what's hard about it and being Australian has nothing to do with it. It's just their name and commentators who get it right are just showing a bit of professionalism and respect.

Montagna and Coniglio...FMD...that old fart KB does my head in on these...