Mind Numbing, Overused and Abused Footy Expressions

[Mr Magic]

'2011'

[Go Richo 12]

Red Time

[Ox]

project player

rofo@ that

[DallasCrane]

Quarterback
Big game coming up this weekend (when isn't it)
(against side coming off poor game) they are better than what they showed last week.

Andrew Maher is a repeat offender, esp
-last roll of the dice
-backs against the wall

[Fishfinger]

8 point game.  ???

Yeah, right.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Franchise player

[yellowandback]

Lower his eyes when kicking into the forward line

[Mr Magic]

'champion'

'barometre of the side'

'if they kick the next goal, they're still in this'

'Shinboner Spirit'

'Center corridor'

'110%'

'business end of the season'

[Chuck17]

In reference to draft potential assessment

"has that X factor"

[Go Richo 12]

"Always recieves the attention of the opposition", don't all players?
and "love to have him beside me in the trenches" ive never been to war but analogies with war and footy peeve me!
League is shocking especially during the origin, "these great warriors", "its a war out there", and such and such is "the general".

[Ox]

'110%'

stuffen hate that too Magic.

It's probably the most ludicrous one of all - ludicrous because the people that say it,believe it.

[mightytiges]

"Pigskin"

"What a big week it's been in football"

In reference to draft potential assessment

"has that X factor"

Translated as soft outside player who often goes missing and has a 9/10 chance of being a dud lol. Footy speak equivalent to "first home-buyers paradise". Both ring alarms bells to stay away.

[yellowandback]

"Pigskin"

"What a big week it's been in football"

In reference to draft potential assessment

"has that X factor"

Translated as soft outside player who often goes missing and has a 9/10 chance of being a dud lol. Footy speak equivalent to "first home-buyers paradise". Both ring alarms bells to stay away.

What about when recruiters say "he's a bit one paced" may as well say cannot break out of a jog.

[mightytiges]

"He's a good kick for goal" (player shanks it and misses)

Unintentional contact, negligent contact, reckless contact, etc ..... and all those other grey tribunal categories.

5 minute warning when one side is 10 goals up.

[yellowandback]

This isn't so much of a cliche as it was a catch cry of Greg Miller's whenever we drafted a player "We were delighted he was still available at pick ...." The only time I didn't hear him say it was when we picked up Lids!