Opinion Opinions on the cheer squad

[Teriyakicat]

It wouldn't be hard to replicate some football chants about players.

Just replace the lyrics.

"There's only one Dawson Simpson,
One Dawson Simpson.
He used to be sh**e,
But now he's all right,
Walking in a Simpson wonderland"

"Harry Taylor,
Harry Taylor,
Harry Taylor Number 7,
F*** your Clokes,
F*** your Franklins,
‘Cause he'll eat those c**** alive!"

errrrr..... probably N-O....

 

[Teriyakicat]

Actually, hearing the Neil Young's Powderfinger for any kick from outside 50 would be friggin amazing - best thought I've had in 10 years.

Red means run, son,
Numbers add up to nothing....

 

[Teriyakicat]

Gysenn I can see your cheer squad trending in this direction:


Maybe just get some catchy hand-clapping happening - look to the Africans for some rhythm and the call/response type inspiration

 

[Baudolino]

All the best chants are defamatory. Not enough defamation in the generic Geelong cheer squad chants. We need more stuff like this:



Or, you know, not.

 

[Moggy]

Finding lines from popular songs that somehow fit a player works very well in British football**. As someone said earlier, players are rapt when they get their own song.

Some examples (from many):
"Harry, Harry Kewell" sung to tune of "Daddy Cool"
"Giggs will tear you apart" / "Love will tear us apart"
Or even just the trumpet line to "I walk the line" followed by "Torres!" when he was at Liverpool. Torres also got the chorus line from Abba's "Fernando"

Simple. Well known. Fun to sing. Can be sung after any bit of good play, not just a goal.

Looks like we are developing a list of our own in this thread.

** (yeah yeah boring crap Aussie rules so much better blah blah)

 

[Scottland2007]

The cat attack, cat attack, cat attack, oi, oi, oi!

 

[muttonchops]

just do this when hawkins kicks a goal

I was going to find that one myself. Good one.

Its not really that hard to trall the net to find new chants. US college chants are the best. I have been anti the oi oi oi chant fro ever. But really when one or two people go with it solo at a VFL game it is truly a special moment in embarrassment for those participating and great humour for those watching.

Take something from these.

 

[Teriyakicat]

I was going to find that one myself. Good one.

Its not really that hard to trall the net to find new chants. US college chants are the best. I have been anti the oi oi oi chant fro ever. But really when one or two people go with it solo at a VFL game it is truly a special moment in embarrassment for those participating and great humour for those watching.

Take something from these.

Sounds like they lack imagination- "winning team, losing team, winning team, losing team" featured in 3? Of the 'best 5'.
Some interesting hand clapping in one of them.
I think the best thing to go is try and get crowd involvement to maximise the effect of the chant. Whether it's by choosing a line from a popular song or going for a rhythmic clapping lead/response chant, I don't know, but good luck, Gysenn ! Interesting times

 

[Willo_]

But really when one or two people go with it solo at a VFL game it is truly a special moment in embarrassment for those participating and great humour for those watching.

I think the club should let the cheer squad guys that insist on trying to start chants at the VFL sit in their regular seats behind the goals


And away from everyone else

 

[Partridge]

Oh yeah cause they don't know what the word **** is by 8.

So it's a good idea to let them hear irrational adults scream it? Yeah that makes sense.

 

[TheJimmyCartel]

Cats are on Fire - Kings of Leon

 

[vealesy]

For the love of God, don't do this when he kicks a goal. I won't begin to discuss the somewhat racist connotations that gesture/singing/action can be fraught with.

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How is that racist???

 

[SmackAdder]

How is that racist???

It taps into and uses the stereotypes associated with Native Americans as savages who use basic weapons, wordless chanting etc. The motion and the song itself have no actual place in any of the Native American tribes, historically or now. The Kansas City Chiefs (which is where the clip's from) are one of a few teams where this is an issue.

As an imperfect comparison, it'd be like an Australian team naming themselves the Aborigines and their supporters make boomerang throwing motions accompanied with some parody interpretation of what a traditional Aboriginal song might be.

 

[vealesy]

They were savages with basic weapons and had wordless chanting.

The chant has history IN SPORT.

A better comparison would be the Yankees playing a didgereedoo and immitating a kangaroo corroboree motion.

Who would possibly get offended in Australia by it?

 

[dazbroncos]

You should see the shit storm over here at the moment over the name " Washington Redskins…"

Been that way since the 60's and now is racially insensitive…

Go Catters

 

[SmackAdder]

Were, being the operative word in your sentence. They aren't any longer and have not been for quite some time, and were not even at that level when the chant was started in the first place. It was based on a preconception that ignorant Americans of the time just happened to have.

My comparison was actually about the Chiefs using it and its relevance in American culture and what it would mean in Australian culture if an Aussie team did it. Just for your reference.

The chant has history in American sport, I would not say that automatically translates on a global level. I also don't believe that you should use it just because history. There are a lot of historical things that just wouldn't be acceptable now.

I, for one, would be offended by it. Some indigenous peoples feel a certain level of kinship with indigenous peoples from other nations, so I'd suggest there would be some Aussies who also wouldn't be pleased with it.

 

[James1970]

It taps into and uses the stereotypes associated with Native Americans as savages who use basic weapons, wordless chanting etc. The motion and the song itself have no actual place in any of the Native American tribes, historically or now. The Kansas City Chiefs (which is where the clip's from) are one of a few teams where this is an issue.

As an imperfect comparison, it'd be like an Australian team naming themselves the Aborigines and their supporters make boomerang throwing motions accompanied with some parody interpretation of what a traditional Aboriginal song might be.

Reminds me of the time when a kid at school (Year 10) was giving his Aussie History talk in front of the class...to cut a long story short, he pulled down his dacks to reveal his tribal underwear, started banging two sticks together and wailed some nonsense at the top of his lungs while hopping up and down in circles. I got thrown out of class as I couldn't stop laughing...christ, it still cracks me up. I think the kid is a surgeon now.

 

[SmackAdder]

You should see the shit storm over here at the moment over the name " Washington Redskins…"

Been that way since the 60's and now is racially insensitive…

Go Catters

I'll just note that the 1960's wasn't exactly a racially sensitive time for America as a whole...

 

[dazbroncos]

I'll just note that the 1960's wasn't exactly a racially sensitive time for America as a whole...

Totally - I guess having grown up with the name and having no derogatory association with it makes it seem different now there is one. And unlike one other race related phrases, in 40 years I had never heard " Washington Redskin" or Redskin" been used as a slanderous term. Not saying that it hasn't, jus that I have not.

Go Catters

 

[SmackAdder]

I haven't ever heard it explicitly used in a derogatory manner either. But I do cringe when people are referred to only by their skin colour (white people included).

Now that the thread's been successfully derailed....

 

[Teriyakicat]

Totally - I guess having grown up with the name and having no derogatory association with it makes it seem different now there is one. And unlike one other race related phrases, in 40 years I had never heard " Washington Redskin" or Redskin" been used as a slanderous term. Not saying that it hasn't, jus that I have not.

Go Catters

No more Redskin lollies for you, then, Daz. Sorry!

 

[dazbroncos]

No more Redskin lollies for you, then, Daz. Sorry!

MAJOR homesickness moment… childhood flash backs…. salivation….hmmmmmmmmm

GO Catters

 

[thejester]

They were savages with basic weapons and had wordless chanting.

Hahahaha wow. Log off buddy.

 

[Teriyakicat]

It taps into and uses the stereotypes associated with Native Americans as savages who use basic weapons, wordless chanting etc. The motion and the song itself have no actual place in any of the Native American tribes, historically or now. The Kansas City Chiefs (which is where the clip's from) are one of a few teams where this is an issue.

As an imperfect comparison, it'd be like an Australian team naming themselves the Aborigines and their supporters make boomerang throwing motions accompanied with some parody interpretation of what a traditional Aboriginal song might be.

SmackAdder, I'm sorry to hear that you are offended by the chopping/chanting chant. For myself, I have very fond memories of my Dad out in the backyard, chopping away with his tomahawk on the 'morning wood', then loading up the woodcart with firewood and morning wood for the stove inside the house. As my brothers got older, it was then their job, and I also enjoyed a bit of a go at chopping, but not a lot I had to do the girls chores inside. The axe and the big wood was a little too heavy for me as a kid, so the tomahawk was my 'thing'.

So when I see the chopping action, that's what I think of- happy times when I was a kid.
We also had a wood heater when I was older and, as my hubby worked away, I got to sneak out and do the woodchopping with nobody to tell me off

Good times.

 

[Teriyakicat]

MAJOR homesickness moment… childhood flash backs…. salivation….hmmmmmmmmm

GO Catters

Can't buy them over there? Want me to send you some?