"The Big Dance" and other Grand Final week cliches

[Dogs Rule]

How many times are we going to hear "The Big Dance" in the media this week?

One of my most hated footy expressions, but one trotted out hour after hour, day after day during this week.

Just call it a Grand Final, because that's what it is, you flogs.

What are some of the other Grand Final week cliches?

 

[mr bagcroft]

Never liked the "Grannie". Dont know why it makes me cringe, just does.

 

[Sub_Zero]

"The Big Dance" and the "Grannie" are both horrible

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[Custard Guts]

"That one day in September".

Oh, wait ...

 

[ApplecrossWC]

I think "the big dance" is good, but not when it's pronoucned "the big darnce"

 

[Sub_Zero]

It's a football grand final, not a ******* dance

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[Frank Gallagher]

The big dance i first remember hearing in 2002, SOS said it during the Collingwood-Adelaide prelim, "The Pies are going to the big daaanccce"

 

[Spongebob]

When I was a student in America in the 1980s, the big dance was the NCAA basketball finals tournament.

I have also heard it used in relation to baseball players getting promoted to the major leagues.

 

[Marcus DuQuesne]

Usually in baseball they say players are going to the "bigs" up to the "majors" up to the "show"..."called up"

 

[King_Steele]

I like the big dance.

 

[1989]

"You've just gotta embrace it".

"It's what you dream about as a kid".

 

[Dogs Rule]

Never liked the "Grannie". Dont know why it makes me cringe, just does.

Especially when used in a sentence such as, "We're into the Grannie", "We're ready for the Grannie", "It's time for the big one...the Grannie".

 

[Wallaby]

'Grand' Final is an expression pretty much confined to Australia. Every other sport seems to have quarter-finals, semi-finals and other variants - all leading up to 'The Final".

For some reason, here we decided to tack the word Grand onto it - dunno why, both AFL and NRL do it. I think the soccer over here did it too.

I like it. So, in one sense, I don't mind 'Grannie' - but I prefer 'Grand Final'.

 

[workhorse]

'Grand' Final is an expression pretty much confined to Australia. Every other sport seems to have quarter-finals, semi-finals and other variants - all leading up to 'The Final".

For some reason, here we decided to tack the word Grand onto it - dunno why, both AFL and NRL do it. I think the soccer over here did it too.

I like it. So, in one sense, I don't mind 'Grannie' - but I prefer 'Grand Final'.

Yeah it's strange as even in the NBL it's called the finals and the Grand Final, as opposed to the more common basketball terms - playoffs and the final(s).

Soccer is the really strange one. Are there many other league in the world that has an actual finals series or do most just award the championship to the highest placed team?

 

[Wallaby]

Soccer is the really strange one. Are there many other league in the world that has an actual finals series or do most just award the championship to the highest placed team?

The States is probably the only other place they have a Finals series - again, because that is what they are used to in their sporting culture - like us.

Most soccer leagues have 2 competitions - a league table (highest place wins) and a Cup, where they can have their Big Final.

 

[tugga]

I hate the hybrid "September to Remember" song that SEN keeps playing.
Absolutely *en hate it.

 

[tugga]

Yeah it's strange as even in the NBL it's called the finals and the Grand Final, as opposed to the more common basketball terms - playoffs and the final(s).

Soccer is the really strange one. Are there many other league in the world that has an actual finals series or do most just award the championship to the highest placed team?

It's a grand final if you have preliminary finals or a preliminary final.
If it's just semi-finals to decide the two teams, that the final game is officially a 'final'.

 

[Billy ray]

It's a grand final if you have preliminary finals or a preliminary final.
If it's just semi-finals to decide the two teams, that the final game is officially a 'final'.

Ive always thought the naming of the qualifying and preliminary finals are arse about. The qualifying finals should be what qualify you for the grand final. The preliminary finals are what happens at the start, so should be week 1 along with elimination finals.

 

[Dogs Rule]

I hate the hybrid "September to Remember" song that SEN keeps playing.
Absolutely ****en hate it.

Just one of many things to hate about SEN.

 

[The Lemon]

GET THE BIG DANCE INTA YA

 

[SuperSteele22]

"Boyhood dream"

 

[peternorth]

'Grand' Final is an expression pretty much confined to Australia. Every other sport seems to have quarter-finals, semi-finals and other variants - all leading up to 'The Final".

For some reason, here we decided to tack the word Grand onto it - dunno why, both AFL and NRL do it. I think the soccer over here did it too.

I like it. So, in one sense, I don't mind 'Grannie' - but I prefer 'Grand Final'.

not really related to, but...

we have two semi finals, and the winners play in a preliminary final.

semis usually end in a final yes>

 

[peternorth]

"Boyhood dream"

its always been a dream of mine to play in a grand final/afl footy.

 

[Wallaby]

not really related to, but...

we have two semi finals, and the winners play in a preliminary final.

semis usually end in a final yes>

When we had a Final four (and Final 5) which lasted about 50 years, we had 2 semi finals, and the winner of one would play off against the loser of the other, because of the 'double chance' setup.

Which brings up another point - is there any other league where some sides earn second chances in case they actually lose a match in the finals series. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any, except those in Australia. (I know there are things like 'second round' pools at World Cups and so on, where you could lose a game, but still finish top 2 in your group and progress, but in those cases all teams in the groups get exactly the same chances - no team has earned a double chance over another).

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Calling the Brownlow medal "Charlie".

Just horrible.

It's mainly the media that try so hard to use the "Charlie" word. Eg, taking Charlie home.

Since the medal started people call it the Brownlow Medal or simply the Brownlow. Think about all the dud ussions people have about the Brownlow, who the hell calls it Charlie? Sounds so cringeworthy .

But no, needy media types pretending with some hipster duffs name. Horrible.