Can channel 9 stop calling nrl footy

[yyou]

This does my head in.
Surely we can come up with an appropriate nickname for thugby league.
Call it bloody, handy if you have to, but calling it footy is not only misleading, but also insulting to our great game that actually requires goals (the main score in our game) to be kicked by a foot

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[Chuckie357]

This does my head in.
Surely we can come up with an appropriate nickname for thugby league.
Call it bloody, handy if you have to, but calling it footy is not only misleading, but also insulting to our great game that actually requires goals (the main score in our game) to be kicked by a foot

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That’s what it’s called in those states

 

[Smithdogmaddog]

NRL is channel 9s main asset and they call in footy because that's what its called in QLD and NSW.

Also sports referred to as football goes way back and does not mean you use your feet it means you play it on your feet as opposed to on horse back in games like polo.

 

[yyou]

I live on Victoria & channel 9 call it footy here, but channel 7 don't call actual footy, footy.

That’s what it’s called in those states

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[imadodgyumpire]

OP ain't the most knowleagble sports fan going around.

AFL footy should be called half knuckleball/half football.

 

[Wallaby]

OP ain't the most knowleagble sports fan going around.

AFL footy should be called half knuckleball/half football.

I like "Cross-country Netball' myself.

 

[Cold Sober]

Rugby has become a ' replay and revue hour '.
AFL is now officially ' aerial ping pong '.

 

[sosos]

Let people call their sport whatever they want.

 

[juss]

This does my head in.
Surely we can come up with an appropriate nickname for thugby league.
Call it bloody, handy if you have to, but calling it footy is not only misleading, but also insulting to our great game that actually requires goals (the main score in our game) to be kicked by a foot

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From Australian Rules Football, to American Football, to "Soccer" (probably the most legitimate sport to be called Football), to Rugby League, to Gaelic Football, there's probably half a dozen sports around the world with the name.

Your post is quite funny considering we call Football "Soccer" despite it being the most prominent sport played primarily with the feet and know as that across the globe.

 

[Clark G]

When I saw the title I thought this discussion was going to be about how bad Channel 9 commentators are at calling the game.

 

[peternorth]

Wha we need to establish is when interviews are had with a professional football (code) player, the statement is made in the opening line "we are talking to National Rugby League player, or Australian Football League player"

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

I find people calling Aussie Rules as a sport "AFL" to be more annoying. It's the comp, not the name of the sport. People are lazy and look for the easiest colloquial term. Trouble is that Aussie Rules doesn't have an easy alternative. Other codes have "League", "Union", "Soccer", "Gridiron"... saying "Aussie Rules" seems so out of place.

 

[Cleavy]

I find people calling Aussie Rules as a sport "AFL" to be more annoying. It's the comp, not the name of the sport. People are lazy and look for the easiest colloquial term. Trouble is that Aussie Rules doesn't have an easy alternative. Other codes have "League", "Union", "Soccer", "Gridiron"... saying "Aussie Rules" seems so out of place.

same with UFC & WWE, people identify by the most prominent brand

 

[peternorth]

I find people calling Aussie Rules as a sport "AFL" to be more annoying. It's the comp, not the name of the sport. People are lazy and look for the easiest colloquial term. Trouble is that Aussie Rules doesn't have an easy alternative. Other codes have "League", "Union", "Soccer", "Gridiron"... saying "Aussie Rules" seems so out of place.

Could refer to aussie rules as "league", give its a football league.

Or educate people to say I play ARF (aussie rules footy)

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Been enjoying Penrith's form in the footy.'

2 games in an 0 conceded. Will make it 3 on Thursday night!

 

[windyhill]

Gould still drawing a pay from Nine, clearly has dirt on ch.9 execs.

 

[t_94]

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