Footy Slang

[LightTower4]

What does 'chewy on ya boot mean'? Can't run?

Player lining up for goals, opposition spectators say that in the hope that the chewy on the sole of his boot sticks to the turf while having a shot causing him to miss.

 

[basashi]

The pill.

I thought "pill" was a very old fashioned term for a ball while it is the subject of a game. I think you will find it in very early accounts of ball sports at English private schools from a couple of hundred years ago.

 

[Hoffy95]

OP is a torpedo punt.

 

[tonk]

Donnybrook; a fight or melee. This comes from Donnybrook in Dublin where they used to have a boxing pavilion at their annual fair.

 

[tonk]

OP is a torpedo punt.

and a drop kick

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Never minded a good kick around of the aggott.

Especially when I extended the dukes before failing to slot one through the guts.

Also, has anyone listened to Triple M and listened to the Picioane, Headwobble and Cobra?

 

[Tex Support]

One I really hate is "from the paint", Dwayne Russell has alot to answer for.

Agreed.

'Shorts it' was already mentioned, but dont forget 'that's as good as you'll see/it gets' after every goal, and 'makes it someone elses problem' when a player doesnt hit a target/clears the footy.

Everything that sack spits out is rubbish.

 

[Hodge is God]

Does 'BAAALLLLLLLL!' cut it?

I say the pill a lot because I grew up with it. Same reason I say fair dinkum.

 

[forwardflanker]

I always enjoy hearing the term "loafer" to describe a player.

The "premiership quarter" is good oldy imo.

 

[qldtiger]

Donnybrook; a fight or melee. This comes from Donnybrook in Dublin where they used to have a boxing pavilion at their annual fair.

Not to mention where 16 year old grubs from Ipswich crashed my car after stealing it last week.

 

[SloppyJoe]

I hate when a ball kicked into the forward line narrowly misses the behind post and goes out of bounds, and the commentator says "That's a win for the <insert attacking team>"

 

[fabulousphil]

Up country punt.

 

[Natho]

Hand candy

 

[cayze]

shanked it/ sprayed it - A poor kick


Bruce's "arches his back" call makes me cringe everytime.

 

[jhong]

coast to coast ,stolen from Basketball .

 

[BlueTouchPaper]

I always assumed laces out meant that the ball hit the target on the chest with the laces pointed away from him to avoid bruising.

Either way it's a testament to the surreal kicking qualities of the kicker, but I thought it was simply to do with the level of control - ie That the kicker chose to have the ball land that way (for an indiscriminate reason).

 

[Cosmic Energy]

Don't mind these ones:
Hanger
Barrel
Coat hanger/clothes line
Helicopter (a kick that doesn't spin properly - see Sticks' last couple of years)

Maybe it's a local club variation on lace out but "hit him on the t*ts" seems to be quite popular. Maybe not so popular in woman's football.

Dislike these ones:
Hover (for a speccy - Dermie seems fond of this one)
Quarterback
Catch

 

[aflcliche]

clunk a grab

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Sells some candy (obv Candy not an Oz term though)
As the coodabeens said "How much do you get for a bit of candy on the footy field these days?"

 

[Robbo92]

On the t*t is the best one.

 

[Gordo450]

"He's so strong through the hips" is one that makes my skin crawl when Bruce is commentating....Uggggghhhhhhh

 

[Upgrayedd]

CHAOS BALL

BIG BOY

OH BOY WOWIE!

Quarterback

 

[The_Reaper]

As a kid taking a screamer = a capper

 

[CrazyJoeDevola]

stab pass.

 

[tropicaltiger]

gives it a good roost gets me pumped up