what is the most annoying phrase in the AFL?

[Pistol Night]

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.

That and The Wiggles

 

[Pistol Night]

A woman on abc radio constantly says "flares the ball out to the wing". I have no idea what this means.
Also Hutchison and fat Eddie are the only two people in Australia who use the word 'magnificent'. So annoying

Magnificent observation

 

[Occidental]

It is kicking to the side with more spacce, used since under 12's.

Thank you Captain Obvious.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

The ball is bubbling.

VlauSTONE.

80% of the sentences that comes out of Kelli Underwood’s mouth.

The pressure gauge- how is this actually measured?

It is what it is.

No idea how they get Flosstone out of Vlaustin

 

[Pistol Night]

No idea how they get Flosstone out of Vlaustin

Like the bloke that thought a certain AFL legends name was Ronba Rassi

 

[Wargreymon90]

Labelling something a “big game” or similar because it’s between “bigger” clubs.

Games with relevance to the season are big games.

Adelaide v Brisbane this weekend was a big game. Carlton v Essendon was not.

 

[Mr5000]

"Copybook"

"Under Xplayer pressure"

 

[flyinghi64]

He really needs to kick this.
No sh1t Sherlock.

They really need the next goal.
No sh1t again Sherlock.

 

[Cyclonus]

Just OOI, what do they think it means?

Casual, leisurely, lackadaisical.

I think it was Richo who tried to correct BT and suggest lackadaisical was the correct term and he got made fun of.

 

[Morris Major]

When they insist on spelling out Football Club when it's a remotely serious topic

"Is this something the West Coast Eagles Football Club stands for?"

 

[Pistol Night]

When they insist on spelling out Football Club when it's a remotely serious topic

"Is this something the West Coast Eagles Football Club stands for?"

Further to this, why the **** do some clubs get their full name on the ladder, scores during the game etc. Its always Collingwood V Geelong Cats. We know theyre the ****n Cats stop wasting space on the screen

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

‘Prior opportunity’

Worst phrase to enter the AFL discourse in 30-40 years.

 

[danster168]

fans that say 'rent free'. a) they're not original and b) it's just very basic and I can't see anyone intelligent ever saying it.

I've probably used it a couple of times in my life and i'lve hated myself each time I've said it.

 

[Big Animal]

'Just kick it!'

It's not why I pay money to go to the football to hear

 

[Pistol Night]

fans that say 'rent free'. a) they're not original and b) it's just very basic and I can't see anyone intelligent ever saying it.

I've probably used it a couple of times in my life and i'lve hated myself each time I've said it.

So one could say Rent Free lives Rent Free in your head?

 

[HBFlanker]

In trade period - "probably" is the most annoyingly overused word

"He will probably get to this club"
"We probably expect them to offer this"
"We feel he is probably worth more"
"His best football is probably ahead of him"

Burns my ears.

 

[danster168]

So one could say Rent Free lives Rent Free in your head?

haha, good call. my friend says it to me all the time and he thinks he's so clever. Next think he'll be telling me that his team shared the ball well and they all got their 'lick of the ice cream'. I mean who the hell wants to share an ice-cream that you all lick.

 

[Dan26]

"He's a contested ball beast"

 

[GetDimmaBack]

"Surge" mentality

The original phrase is 'siege' mentality. You know, like when you're under pressure and feeling it.

Really bugs me when commentators say something they think is highbrow but actually makes them look functionally illiterate.

I got others.

Yes, I'm a grammar Nazi

 

[A Swallow]

Apologies if this has been said, but Howie with his “he’s kicked it long has player X” or “He’s quick is player X”, or “gone in like the proverbial”. So repetitive and painful.

 

[The Feeder Club]

Yes, I'm a grammar Nazi

Not a particulary reflective one

I got others.

 

[north_lad]

Further to this, why the **** do some clubs get their full name on the ladder, scores during the game etc. Its always Collingwood V Geelong Cats. We know theyre the ****n Cats stop wasting space on the screen

I think this is a branding thing, like Geelong are exclusively GEELONG CATS not GFC (because of the global financial crisis that happened nearly 20 years ago) and Port are PORT ADELAIDE not ever PORT POWER (way cooler imo Port Adelaide is a dump)

 

[gungho]

"Stoppage" - It's not even a proper bloody word. Find something else to use to describe this situation that is actually a word.
"lowers the eyes" - makes no sense. You don't run around a football field looking up in the air.
Kelly Underwood building up a play that isn't going anywhere.
James Brayshaw referring back to players as a good "ol Xavier boy" or Scotch boy" or whatever private school wankfest he feels he needs to identify with.

Players interviewed that essentially say nothing. Go have a listen to someone like Kelly Stater after a heat win - he will always tell you something (about the current, or tide, or wave, or feeling in his head) that you didn't already know. AFL players are like robots. Their interviews are a complete waste of time. And the person giving the interview most of the time has the position because they are an ex player, and not because they are genuinely good at asking interesting questions.

 

[scottyt2]

Nourishment

 

[Billy ray]

floating fixture

white shorts away