Roast Annoying terms introduced to AFL

[Hanley]

Where did the term 'clunking' a mark come from? I've heard it a lot recently, but has it always been around? I thought it was negative the first time I heard it, it's an odd one...

 

[Trjn]

"Tank" I beleive would be a reference to a fuel tank. The more petrol in your tank, the further you drive.

Exactly, if you've got a big tank, you can go further before you have to stop and refuel.

I hate "upside". Completely useless term. All young players have potential, measuring it is pointless and using it as a positive is meaningless if they don't capitalise on it. Nobody ever talked about Rockliff's upside, he just knuckled down and trained his heart out.

 

[Cousin Jed]

- what do they stand for? Often in reference to Port.

- our brand. A Ross Lyonism

Reading Rucci this morning were you?

 

[BurnleyBomber]

Sorry to invade your board guys but I really like this topic.

'Hot to trot' is easily THE most annoying phrase in the history of everything. Kevin Bartlett uses it all the time on SEN. Just typing it irritates me. RAAAAHHHH!!!!

 

[king and i]

"over-finessing" and "good vision" are 2 that make me laugh. I've got a mate (carltank supporter) who blabs these expressions all the time.

 

[luthor]

Dwayno's:

"OH, DON"T TELL ME!!!!!!"

annoys the crap out of me.

 

[luthor]

"a captain's goal"

As opposed to a lemming-like fringe player's goal

 

[Crimso]

Any superlative used to describe Chris Judd.

 

[ZoBlitz]

Bingo bango bongo

 

[T Factor]

When a player gets to the 50m arc, and Dwayno yells "From the paint!!" surely that is a basketball term?

 

[Flameboy]

One term I don't get is when players win an award they say they are "humbled". Getting badly beaten by an opponent would be a humbling experience. Begging to get your job back would be a humbling experience. Winning an award would be the opposite.

It's called being modest.

Being humble/modest... whatever you want to call it, all the same.

 

[satan1]

Sorry for the intrusion but; "Lace/s out".

 

[POBT]

Heard a couple of Dwaynisms today. The worst being "he shorts the pass" when a short option is taken.

 

[Calypso]

Apologies from me too, for intruding on your board, but want to vent a bit of spleen on this topic.

Any terms from other sports, especially American ones! "Quarterback" the worst. Why not rebounding defender, etc? Moving to Americanised team names - Geelong Cats (why??) - so infantilising; bravo North for reversing the trend. Absolutely hate any reference to "The Richmond Tigers", "The Collingwood Magpies" for the older teams, where this is not their official name (cf WCE). NB - Lions are an exception, as your name was specifically chosen to reflect your history as BB and Fitzroy.

"Offence" instead of "Attack" (have to give up on that one, I think - everyone says it now, and there are now official "Offensive Coaches" (!!)). And DEE-fence... Also prefer "Aussie Rules" to AFL.

We have a great game, whose language has grown organically to date without the need to bring in cultural-cringe terms from other sports.

 

[Footballator]

"Hard ball gets"
Who decides when it is hard to get?

God if I was out there running around everyone would be hard to get.

It is a great aspect of the game if a player has run to space and "read the game" so some one with "great vision" can "spot him the pass" and "make it look simple", show a "turn of speed...WTF when you think about it" and "drill the goal".

Special................

 

[Lace Out]

Sorry for the intrusion but; "Lace/s out".

Nah,that's a cracker.

 

[western royboy]

Gary Lyon over use of "up and about" just makes me want to spew up

 

[MSB ROYS]

I find it annoying when exceptional players are described as 'mercurial'.

Mercurial means like the substance mercury, so essentially volatile and unreliable. It can mean lively, in an erratic sense, but never excellent. It also seems to be linked in almost every mind with the word 'genius', also overused in footy.

The classic 'he is literally on fire' is too funny to visualise to get annoyed about.

Mercury is very toxic as well.

For those of you facinated by laboratory accidents, death by dimethylmercury poisoning is subtle and deadly.

 

[Skoob]

Sorry for the intrusion but; "Lace/s out".

This is my number one hate.
WTF.
Can someone explain it at all.
I thought it was an American football thing of how they kick the ball.
So kicking lace out might have some impact, but how it arrives at the other end???????????

 

[The Flying Belgian]

This is my number one hate.
WTF.
Can someone explain it at all.
I thought it was an American football thing of how they kick the ball.
So kicking lace out might have some impact, but how it arrives at the other end???????????

I thought it usually implied the the kicker had so much control over the ball that he could control how it arrived at it's destination.

 

[The Goon]

Great thread guys, and apologies for bringing this one up because I'm sure plenty of people haven't noticed it yet (very new) - but it will drive you mad.

The SUPER-SUB

Seriously WTF? Is there a difference between a normal substitute and a super-sub? WTF is it?

 

[darooda]

Brian Taylor's continual shouts of "WOW WEEE"! I know he is trying to convey his excitement on the particular play but the term loses its meaning when he pulls it out time and time again. Just a personal gripe.

 

[Chasing the Dream]

Glad to say the term Gut Running seems to have passed,

 

[blynd_freddie]

Sorry for the intrusion but; "Lace/s out".

I thought it usually implied the the kicker had so much control over the ball that he could control how it arrived at it's destination.

Also my interpretation TFB.

The term “minor premiers” irritates me… Oddly I’ve never seen any end of home and away round celebrations or silverware for this achievement but with clubs now regularly playing for match day ‘Jims belly button lint removalist company’ Cups… it can’t be that far away.

Back when stab passes were all the rage a daisy cutter or worm burner was a piece of picture perfect commentary – now days I think I’ve even heard it used for a curved grubber at goal.

 

[Gubbz]

"For mine" especially when Liam Pickering says it...

It's annoying for mine