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"lace out". Sounds good but doesn't make too much sense in Aussie rules. Maybe leave that one for the NFL. :huh:

Actually Hank 'lace-out' has been with us since the days of the stab pass. It implies such a degree of perfection and control in kicking that the laces of the ball were deliberately made to face away from the marking player as it impacted his chest. I like it. Of course chest marks are no longer a big part of the game, it's preferably 'on the hands'.

It was originally 'lace-out, on the chest' and indeed with a stab pass, which is quicker through the air than a drop punt with similar trajectory, it may have been possible to leave lace-marks.

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Anytime something has to be discussed betw. management/ coach and a player they are going to "sit down and have a chat". ie they never talk standing:

"I guess it all came to a head after they (the Blues) got knocked out by Sydney in the final. Andrew and Brett sat down and had a chat and both parties were pretty open to each other." (Today's Age)

Also, "Front and square"

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Actually Hank 'lace-out' has been with us since the days of the stab pass. It implies such a degree of perfection and control in kicking that the laces of the ball were deliberately made to face away from the marking player as it impacted his chest. I like it. Of course chest marks are no longer a big part of the game, it's preferably 'on the hands'.

It was originally 'lace-out, on the chest' and indeed with a stab pass, which is quicker through the air than a drop punt with similar trajectory, it may have been possible to leave lace-marks.

Agreed.

I've seen many a (receiving) player knocked over by a (daisycutter :) ) stab pass

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hahaha good thread

Structures

Forward press

Spread

intensity (or lack thereof in our case)

insipid

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"Pig Skin"

An Australian rules football is not, and has never been, made of pig skin, it's a term for an American football. I have heard it on TV and read it by posters on this site.

An old one still in use that grates on me is "Your Judds's Selwoods, Scully's". They are not mine, and there is only one of each of them. Who decided that making players plural in the fotball world was a smart thing to do??

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Oh yeah and when the floods were on ,I could not believe how many houses were INUNDATED with ,you guessed it : rising flood waters .

Inundations were everywhere .Almost overshadowing the flooding that was happening .

Good call. Drove me up the wall during mid January - Feb. That word was definitely in vogue. "Flood(s)" was obsolete.

An old one still in use that grates on me is "Your Judds's Selwoods, Scully's". They are not mine, and there is only one of each of them. Who decided that making players plural in the fotball world was a smart thing to do??

Four commentators immediately come to mind:

Robert Walls

Gary Ayres (could be the culprit for it all)

David Parkin

Tony Shaw

I find the majority of them do it occassionally. But ^ these guys were the pioneers in my mind.

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Good call. Drove me up the wall during mid January - Feb. That word was definitely in vogue. "Flood(s)" was obsolete.

Four commentators immediately come to mind:

Robert Walls

Gary Ayres (could be the culprit for it all)

David Parkin

Tony Shaw

I find the majority of them do it occassionally. But ^ these guys were the pioneers in my mind.

I agree, it's your Walls', your Parkins and your Shaws who've got to stamp this habit out asap!

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Just off the topic ,do any of you freaks know a big Demon fan named David Friend? Mate of mine and just wondering if he gets on here . Has a good sense of humor about everything - except the MFC .If so can you message me his handle on this site? Anon .

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Just off the topic ,do any of you freaks know a big Demon fan named David Friend? Mate of mine and just wondering if he gets on here . Has a good sense of humor about everything - except the MFC .If so can you message me his handle on this site? Anon .

If he is a mate of yours why don't you ask him?

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Just read one in another thread that's been coming up a lot recently - "to go when it’s his turn". Can't stand it.

Didn't realise players were now in an organised queue waiting for their turn to engage in a physical act.

Not sure where it started, but it reeks of Dermott Brereton to me.

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Just read one in another thread that's been coming up a lot recently - "to go when it’s his turn". Can't stand it.

Didn't realise players were now in an organised queue waiting for their turn to engage in a physical act.

Not sure where it started, but it reeks of Dermott Brereton to me.

that goes with "putting his head over the ball", which goes with post-football brain trauma and AFL players association/NFL class action...

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When a commentator is talking about a player in the plural sense, they aren't talking about the player exclusively, but rather players like him.

"...your Scully's, Judd's"

is like saying:

"...players like Scully, Judd"

It's ugly usage, granted, but it makes sense.

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When a commentator is talking about a player in the plural sense, they aren't talking about the player exclusively, but rather players like him.

"...your Scully's, Judd's"

is like saying:

"...players like Scully, Judd"

It's ugly usage, granted, but it makes sense.

And we have to bear the associated "a Scully" or "a Judd", it's as if cloning has become AFL-approved.

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"Pig Skin"

An Australian rules football is not, and has never been, made of pig skin, it's a term for an American football. I have heard it on TV and read it by posters on this site.

An old one still in use that grates on me is "Your Judds's Selwoods, Scully's". They are not mine, and there is only one of each of them. Who decided that making players plural in the fotball world was a smart thing to do??

Not to be combative, but there are Selwoods.

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Not to be combative, but there are Selwoods.

There are Reids, Jettas, Daveys, Shaws and others too but you have to admit they bring different games to the table, even the twins. No Doppelgangers here.

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I've removed posts from Thomo and Captain Jack Jordan which related to flaming. Please adhere to the Code Of Conduct of Demonland. And note possible outcomes as stated in the COC if not adhered to.

PS. bush demon, I've removed your post too because it related to the other removed posts. Fwiw, it was apt. :)

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I've removed posts from Thomo and Captain Jack Jordan which related to flaming. Please adhere to the Code Of Conduct of Demonland. And note possible outcomes as stated in the COC if not adhered to.

PS. bush demon, I've removed your post too because it related to the other removed posts. Fwiw, it was apt. :)

Fair enough, it has inspired me to re-watch Buster Douglas v Mike Tyson. My father was a fight fanatic, and we grew up watching Kahu Mahunga, Bobby Dunlop, TV Ringside, Famechon, Lionel Rose etc don't even mention walking out of VFL Park in the 1970s...

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