what is the most annoying phrase in the AFL?

[Woody15]

For some players their 9 iron is their 1 wood...


What f*cking sport are we playing here?!

Classic behaviour from middle-aged, golf obsessed men. Just festers into all parts of their lives.

*not speaking from personal experience

 

[situationz]

Not technically a "phrase", but commentators saying players' names with the stress on the wrong syllable.
BlitSARVS. ParFITT. BraySHAW.
BT and Howie are especially guilty of this.

 

[the_big_sav]

North lose again

 

[canny30]

Commentators are starting to overuse 'the disappointed father' when talking about coaches demeanour when giving a spray...and it's starting to sh*t me to tears

 

[Dark Eagle 9]

Chaos football. Since about 2018.

 

[windyhill]

Learnings.
“ we took our learnings”
F.off.

 

[Billy ray]

“Next up, the SUNS playing two weeks in a row in Darwin”

 

[raskolnikov]

Not technically a "phrase", but commentators saying players' names with the stress on the wrong syllable.
BlitSARVS. ParFITT. BraySHAW.
BT and Howie are especially guilty of this.

Used to shit me no end when BT called Angus Monfries Mon-FRIES (as in French).

 

[Gavin Excell]

Dee-fence

 

[kickazz]

Learnings.
“ we took our learnings”
F.off.

Yes I believe the word they are looking for is lessons.

 

[Number37]

Gerard Healy - "The GWS"

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

A game for the ages

 

[bzparkes]

"For mine"

"In good stead"

The 2nd one basically used, ad nauseum, whenever a team loses and they're trying to put a positive spin on it. Often used in conjunction with 'learnings'.

 

[Bungeye]

Without fail, the commentators calling Thilthorpe "A massive unit" everytime he marks the ball.

They cream themselves just thinking about him.

 

[Denno]

"Outside five"

 

[Partridge]

Probably because I am more used to footy jargon, I find basketball jargon more annoying. I guess that's where Dwayne get's most of his from.

Absolutely. The single greatest evil in commentary (among many of course) is the deliberate infection of terms from other sports that make non sense, add nothing, and aren't required. It just screams insecurity. And it all started from not surprisingly, the two worst commentators - Russell and Taylor.

If I'm watching footy, then I'm watching footy. I don't care about basketball terms - I absolutely loathe it for starters, and I utterly despise those who think it's somehow cooler to have terms from that shite introduced. Anyone who utters "from the paint" during a game of footy (or additional atrocities - "shot clock" and even "around the key") should be held down and machine-gunned in front of their families.

It seems absolutely any other sport is super cool and must have its terminology introduced. But not footy itself.

 

[westie]

Anyhting, at all, that Kelli Underwood says!

 

[Partridge]

Dwayne Russell. "I hope you're enjoying this from wherever you're watching this on the planet!".

Australia Dwayne. We are watching it in Australia you stupid ****.

Every time he utters that I think "what, from a inside a studio like you, you fat lying piece of shit?".

There is not one positive attribute about that pile of excrement I can think of.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

"one wood" - Talking about your biggest strength.

"gone to work" - What the hell does that even mean ?

 

[kickazz]

"one wood" - Talking about your biggest strength.

"gone to work" - What the hell does that even mean ?

Yeah one wood equating to greatest strength doesn't make sense.

It would be more applicable when referring to a 65m mongrel punt that goes out of bounds.

"That's his one wood"

 

[StillAtLarge]

"Looks about the place..." -Hamish McNepo Baby

 

[Rabish Binney]

"Takes the ball at the highest point"

"Lowers the eyes"

 

[Rabish Binney]

Learnings.
“ we took our learnings”
F.off

"We pride ourselves"

 

[Rabish Binney]

Absolutely. The single greatest evil in commentary (among many of course) is the deliberate infection of terms from other sports that make non sense, add nothing, and aren't required. It just screams insecurity. And it all started from not surprisingly, the two worst commentators - Russell and Taylor.

If I'm watching footy, then I'm watching footy. I don't care about basketball terms - I absolutely loathe it for starters, and I utterly despise those who think it's somehow cooler to have terms from that shite introduced. Anyone who utters "from the paint" during a game of footy (or additional atrocities - "shot clock" and even "around the key") should be held down and machine-gunned in front of their families.

It seems absolutely any other sport is super cool and must have its terminology introduced. But not footy itself.

I notice Russell often says 'shake and bake'.....

 

[Carn The Berries]

"Takes the ball at the highest point"

"Lowers the eyes"

Why? It's a key skill to have, especially if you're a marking player...

You literally get coached to do it as a kid.