what is the most annoying phrase in the AFL?

[Rustin Cohle]

Mark Howard does this with Collingwood players, for some reason. Just a way of telling us plebs that he's a 'part of it'.

He does this with all teams, especially tall players. He’s obsessed with their physiques. Dwayne Russell does it too.

“Big Maxy” Gawn, Charlie Curnow, Harry Mackay, Lloyd Meek are just a few examples.

It’s the worst. So unprofessional. Imagine you’re new to the sport and trying to follow and some flog is calling half the players by their first name.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

"connection piece"

James Brayshaw just used it when referring to Melbourne and other commentators, coaches and players have started using it too.

What is wrong with just saying connection like people used to do? There is no need to attach piece to it.

"he's a (insert private school wankfest) product"

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

"connection piece"

James Brayshaw just used it when referring to Melbourne and other commentators, coaches and players have started using it too.

What is wrong with just saying connection like people used to do? There is no need to attach piece to it.

his missus probably has a connection piece waiting for him when he gets home lol

 

[Dazzler9]

When a player is in great goalkicking form - He's been kicking goals for fun.

Well, yeah. Why else would you?

Happens in cricket a fair bit too. He's been scoring centuries for fun.

 

[BomberManU]

"he's a (insert private school wankfest) product"

'Geelong Falcons Football Factory'

 

[Osho]

Not that you hear it often, and in fact I don't think I've ever heard it in the context of footy, but I hate it when people say "no man is an island". Really? What about this guy?

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ROAR!

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

When a player is in great goalkicking form - He's been kicking goals for fun.

Well, yeah. Why else would you?

Happens in cricket a fair bit too. He's been scoring centuries for fun.

i think the commentators curse affected Jamie Elliott on Monday as soon as Dwayne or whatever said that he was quieter than Jimmy Hoffa

 

[kickazz]

Wheelhouse, one-wood, 'looks' - leave that Seppo shite out of the game.

JB and his private school references. Nobody cares.

"Shot on goal" being used for any shot at goal whether on target or not, that has been around for ages now.

And the ad nauseum "Pendlebury used to play basketball", "Gryan Miers

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with his unusual kicking style"




I'm more tolerant of things like 'lower the eyes' because it does make some sense.

It's commentators that don't watch properly or don't know the rules that piss me off the most. That and the idiocy/ignorance around score reviews. "It was brought in for the howler" or "so long as we get the correct result" - hundreds of 50-50 calls are made every game, we don't hold up the play for it.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

the weird ass medical/interrogation references that Huddo especially loves to use "probing ball" , "probe inside 50" , "cavity of space"

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

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All thise words just to say "I am a useless middle management w***er who tells other middle management w***ers how to be w***ers"

Consultants are just more fancy scam artists,

 

[Iago]

Anything Dwayne dribbles. "If you've just joined us...." only to say it again 10 minutes later.

Other things:
Using the word brilliant to describe what is a stock standard action from a professional sportsman.
Any commentator who uses the players first name with no surname.

And pretty much everything else covered already.

 

[kickazz]

All thise words just to say "I am a useless middle management w***er who tells other middle management w***ers how to be w***ers"

Consultants are just more fancy scam artists,

That gobble up a LOT of taxpayer money.

 

[HomerThompson]

All thise words just to say "I am a useless middle management w***er who tells other middle management w***ers how to be w***ers"

Consultants are just more fancy scam artists,

That's outrageous! I'll form a subcommittee to look into it immediately.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

That's outrageous! I'll form a subcommittee to look into it immediately.

Need to hire a consultant for that subcommittee

 

[HomerThompson]

Need to hire a consultant for that subcommittee

I'll set up a working party to find a good one.

 

[Blues177]

Brayshaw …“kicks it up the chimney”

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

That's outrageous! I'll form a subcommittee to look into it immediately.

 

[fanuch]

Team kicks 2.3 in the first 5 minutes and it’s called the perfect start. Do they even know what perfect means

 

[Pistol Night]

Team kicks 2.3 in the first 5 minutes and it’s called the perfect start. Do they even know what perfect means

They cant say the team kicked "Sydney Sweeney" in the first 5 minutes

 

[Pistol Night]

Anything Dwayne dribbles. "If you've just joined us...." only to say it again 10 minutes later.

Other things:
Using the word brilliant to describe what is a stock standard action from a professional sportsman.
Any commentator who uses the players first name with no surname.

And pretty much everything else covered already.

This post is crazy accurate

 

[Billy ray]

This post is crazy accurate

Thanks for reading this post, wherever you are around the planet

 

[Shiftyjoe]

Referring to the skill in a certain position as 'craft'.

Ruck 'craft', forward 'craft' etc.

I cringe every time I hear it.

When you hear a player interviewed say “we’ve just gotta go back and work on our craft” or “he’s put a lot of time and energy into getting his craft right”….

Makes me want to cave my own head in with a packet of stale crumpets.

 

[Pistol Night]

When you hear a player interviewed say “we’ve just gotta go back and work on our craft” or “he’s put a lot of time and energy into getting his craft right”….

Makes me want to cave my own head in with a packet of stale crumpets.

**** yeah it does. Fresh ones would take ages

 

[two blue tiger]

Aside from "stand!", I would have to say "any crap that comes out of Kelli Underwood's gravel voiced mouth".

 

[Cyclops]

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says Luke Jackson

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is an infectious sort of bloke"

See your doctor at once.

Sure optimism can be infectious, that's a metaphor. But infectious is an adjective on its own and it doesn't mean what they think it means.