Verbal Faux Pas, Jargon, Cliches, Boganisms, etc

[Franc de Borges]

My most hated footy cliche - "at the coalface". Anyone dropped that nugget yet this season?

Except when Wayne Carey is commentating, then anyone attempting to win the ball is caught in a huge gust of wind at the "cold face".

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Someone needs to remind Danny Frawley that the word 'interesting' has two ts.

 

[Sub_Zero]

I've been gone from Australia for a while.

Is this level of hardcore stupidity standard? Are people getting dumber generally?

What do you expect from ex footy players?

 

[Sweet Jesus]

What do you expect from ex footy players?

The bar just gets lower every day, doesn't it?

If a former player chooses to work in the media, I'd suggest the ability to form a sentence is not too much to ask.

 

[Franc de Borges]

Tim Watson said over-exaggerate last night.

 

[Spongebob]

We can't just blame former players.

There is currently an advertisement for the Spirit of Tasmania suggesting we drink with our "fellow companions".

It hurts my brain every time I hear it.

 

[Truckosaurus]

Hames referred to Petrie as an "elderly statesman" during the Eagles/Pies game.

 

[worbod]

This is something I discovered the other day when looking through some old Inside Football microfilm from 1987. The magazine had a regular column titled The One Eyed View. The opinions expressed in this column were written as though they were the thoughts of everyday supporters, but it was very obviously a ghost-writing job, with some tongue in cheek. Each club received a few paragraphs as to how they felt their season was progressing, and each "supporter" was given a corny name, such as:

Brisbane: Bruce Bain
Carlton: Carl Toner
Collingwood: Maggie Pye
Essendon: Wendy Hill
Fitzroy: Roy Lions
Footscray: Ken L. Bulley
Geelong: Kitty Katz
Hawthorn: Glen Ferry
Melbourne: Mel Bourne
North Melbourne: Ken Garou
Richmond: Ty Garland
St. Kilda: Lynton Street
Sydney: Sid Swann
West Coast: Sunny West

 

[RedmanWasHere]

They're all cringeworthy but surely the Hawks one could've been improved.

Rename it Linda Crescent.

 

[Spongebob]

VFL commentator on a spoil at Williamstown Oval:

Almost hit it into Western Port Bay.

 

[General Soreness]

"goes bang"

 

[Dixie Normous]

This is something I discovered the other day when looking through some old Inside Football microfilm from 1987. The magazine had a regular column titled The One Eyed View. The opinions expressed in this column were written as though they were the thoughts of everyday supporters, but it was very obviously a ghost-writing job, with some tongue in cheek. Each club received a few paragraphs as to how they felt their season was progressing, and each "supporter" was given a corny name, such as:

Brisbane: Bruce Bain
Carlton: Carl Toner
Collingwood: Maggie Pye
Essendon: Wendy Hill
Fitzroy: Roy Lions
Footscray: Ken L. Bulley
Geelong: Kitty Katz
Hawthorn: Glen Ferry
Melbourne: Mel Bourne
North Melbourne: Ken Garou
Richmond: Ty Garland
St. Kilda: Lynton Street
Sydney: Sid Swann
West Coast: Sunny West

Impressive. They didn't go for the obvious no-brainer of Dee Mons.

 

[Hawk_francais]

Bruce: These Hawks players have great footy IQ's, don't they?
Wayne: Yep, that's right. They lost it a bit over the summer, but it's back now.

Absolutely mind-numbing.

 

[Cyclonus]

"Fair to say..." - I've heard it used five times in a sentence.
"Fascinating" - Everything is fascinating, apparently.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Fair to say it annoys you Cyclonus.

 

[peternorth]

Shane mgguiness re dangerfield kneeing a player last year - I vaguely remember it but I don't


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[peternorth]

"Fair to say..." - I've heard it used five times in a sentence.
"Fascinating" - Everything is fascinating, apparently.

Or interesting

 

[Spongebob]

News.com.au has a bit of a bird identification problem, and not for the first time:


Pies, Eagles close out yet another 2017 draw

Adelaide forward Mitch McGovern has kicked a goal after the siren to seal a heart-stopping AFL draw with Collingwood at the MCG.

 

[Ishmael_]

Hames referred to Petrie as an "elderly statesman" during the Eagles/Pies game.

If intentional, 'elderly statesman' is actually pretty funny....

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Hamish McLachlan pronounced albeit as "ableet" again on SEN this morning, while talking about how Bomber Thompson survived as Geelong coach in 2006.

That's the third time I've heard him do it.

Can someone tell him?

 

[MisterMarcus]

Today on SEN, I think it was Greg Denham who said "A woman scorned hath no fury like......wait, how does it go again?"

 

[Saint12]

Fev: Re the football tribunal "They gave me a big whack around the wrists" Wtf

 

[workhorse]

Every player seems to begin answering a question with "I guess"

 

[Wayne Dwop]

Every player seems to begin answering a question with "I guess"

"Yeah, defently...." "Thanks for havin' me"

 

[Registered User]

That's a pretty handy portmanteau.

Hey! I'm not as smart as I sometimes pretend to be on here