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He is he reason we have that bloody annoying chant Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi. It was taken from his energizer tv ads where he used to yell "oi"!!! At the end of it. For that reason alone I will never like him.

Pretty sure it comes from a pommie soccer chant.

Think the UK one is oggy oggy oggy oi oi oi. I first heard it in an Ashes series in the early 80's. Australia were out in the field and I couldn't figure out why the pommie crowd wanted Rodney Hogg - because he wasn't playing - although he was on that tour. I thought maybe he was in the crowd or something and they were winding him up - but apparently the chant goes way back, maybe centuries.

I believe it's etymology is actually from UK race riots and was initially

'Kick out all the Pakis! Oi Oi Oi!'

I'm pretty sure that it goes way back to Cornish miners - Tidley Oggys are cornish pasties. At lunch time normally the women would go to the entrance of the mine and yell out 'Oggy Oggy Oggy' to let them know lunch had arrived. The miners would respond 'Oi Oi Oi' to let them know that they heard.

Cornish pasties (Tidley Oggies) have that distinctive crust along the top so the miners could use it as a handle, which they afterwards threw away, so they could eat their oggy and not get it filthy with their dirty hands
 

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All a wind up

Playing the nutter is Jacko's act, always has been.

His dislike of Sheahan is genuine though, have no doubt about that.

It's interesting how age and time have mellowed Sheahan into this kind of harmless old grandfather, interviewing legends etc. In his day he was a king muckraker and (Jacko was absolutely right about this) a VFL/AFL lackey who did what he was told and used his influence to further their interests. He was every bit as despised as Caro and Barrett widely are now.

A good example is Sheahans role in getting rid of Fitzroy, which interestingly Jacko touched on very briefly.
Um Caro's loved now for standing up to the Bombers and afl.
 
Great interview, Jacko tells it like it is and seems like a lot of the precious keyboard warriors on bigfooty can't handle that...
Haha.

I always laugh when idiots say things like "I tell it like it is" or "I say what I think, if people have a problem with that, **** em" or "I wear my heart on my sleeve, so what?"

They're basically saying "I am a ****ing idiot with no self control or self awareness"

If everyone said what we thought the whole world would be a nightmare, its just that most sensible people are able to bite their tongue. It's called tact.
 
All a wind up

Playing the nutter is Jacko's act, always has been.

His dislike of Sheahan is genuine though, have no doubt about that.

It's interesting how age and time have mellowed Sheahan into this kind of harmless old grandfather, interviewing legends etc. In his day he was a king muckraker and (Jacko was absolutely right about this) a VFL/AFL lackey who did what he was told and used his influence to further their interests. He was every bit as despised as Caro and Barrett widely are now.

A good example is Sheahans role in getting rid of Fitzroy, which interestingly Jacko touched on very briefly.

Pray tell
 

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Um Caro's loved now for standing up to the Bombers and afl.

Lol please, what an idiotic post. "Standing up" to the bombers is shooting fish in a barrel, and Caro hasn't stood up to the AFL on a thing - she's the modern day Sheahan in many ways, hence the reference.
 
Lol please, what an idiotic post. "Standing up" to the bombers is shooting fish in a barrel, and Caro hasn't stood up to the AFL on a thing - she's the modern day Sheahan in many ways, hence the reference.
Um you're a bomber supporter. Your views mean nothing.
 
I'm pretty sure that it goes way back to Cornish miners - Tidley Oggys are cornish pasties. At lunch time normally the women would go to the entrance of the mine and yell out 'Oggy Oggy Oggy' to let them know lunch had arrived. The miners would respond 'Oi Oi Oi' to let them know that they heard.

Cornish pasties (Tidley Oggies) have that distinctive crust along the top so the miners could use it as a handle, which they afterwards threw away, so they could eat their oggy and not get it filthy with their dirty hands

 

That interview was one step up from being abused by a crazy homeless guy on the street.
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haha..was a bit like that.

I kept thinking of all the people in 'TV Land' watching who don't know who he is and how perplexed they would've been trying to work out if he was insane or not lol
 
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haha..was a bit like that.

I kept thinking of all the people in 'TV Land' watching who don't know who he is and how perplexed they would've been trying to work out if he was insane or not lol
Just have to read some posts here and do an age correlation. :D
 
That was a funny story about Maurice Rioli… Jacko was known for his aggression at training, and Rioli’s cousin told him he should have a go at Maurice… ignorant Jacko did, Rioli went whack whack and sat him on his arse

“Yeah turns out that wasn’t a great idea”
 
4 interesting things from a Wikipedia search of "I'm an individual' song.

1. It didn't go to number one for 6 weeks like Jacko said.

2. I forgot about his follow up single " Me Brain Hurts"

3. I forgot about Capper's film clip with him throwing darts at a dartboard with Jacko's face on it.

4. Barassi the Musical? Did anyone see that production?

Lol



"I'm an Individual" is a novelty songreleased by former Australian footballplayer Mark "Jacko" Jackson in 1985.[1]Described as "a shouty rap", it reached #3 on the Australian popular music charts.[1][2]

A follow-up single by Jackson, "Me Brain Hurts", was also released but did not achieve the same success.[2]

Fellow Australian football full-forwardWarwick Capper is reputed to have recorded the single "I Only Take What's Mine" as a result of the success of "I'm an Individual".[2][3] The music video for "I Only Take What's Mine" includes footage of Capper throwing darts at a picture of Jackson.[2]

The song was featured in the 2012 play Barassi: The Stage Show.[4]
 

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