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Most hackneyed football cliches of 2012

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    "And they skip away" - Bruce McAvaney invariably after a team kicks the third goal of the game.

    "Can he? You bet he can... Magical... Not in your wildest dreams... Only in your widlest dreams... Amazing...Insert other annoyingly, suddenly screamed out Dwayne Russelism here."

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    Anything that penis in a jacket says.

    I refer to the annoyingly over-technical [censored] job of a human who once Captained Geelong.

    Running is now "gut running".

    can we go back to just running.

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    "We've got to get our structures right ." (They won't listen to me)

    "It's all about the process ." (We need to be proper robots)

    "We need to put some scoreboard pressure on ." (We're getting smashed)

    "Our key performance indicators are down " (We can't get the ball)

    "We need to get games into the list" (We need to bring in some experienced talent to replace these no-hoper's)

    The complete guide to coach-speak.Well done.
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    Players copying each other and referring to events being "surreal" as this year's buzzword.

    Sorry lads, but surreal is melting clocks and flying toasters a la Salvador Dali.

    Your everyday experiences are not surreal.

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    Players copying each other and referring to events being "surreal" as this year's buzzword.

    Sorry lads, but surreal is melting clocks and flying toasters a la Salvador Dali.

    Your everyday experiences are not surreal.

    Depends on the amount of acid you consume but yeah.

    Yeah-nah , the boys played really well in the clinches and to come away with the points today was an astounding feeling akin to early expressionism.Our opponenents showed some cubist tendencies (in the square) but we came out on top with our use of light and colour and to have big Johhny up the front putting the polish on everything was just a masterstroke.

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    Depends on the amount of acid you consume but yeah.

    Yeah-nah , the boys played really well in the clinches and to come away with the points today was an astounding feeling akin to early expressionism.Our opponenents showed some cubist tendencies (in the square) but we came out on top with our use of light and colour and to have big Johhny up the front putting the polish on everything was just a masterstroke.

    Do you think Bruce could drop "chiaroscuro" into a passage of play?

    I reckon he could.

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    "And he drills it" Bruce thinking out loud.

    Yeah but that one wasn't about footy.

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    What about this one, started by Commetti now used liberally by others ...

    "Cometh the hour , cometh the man!"

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    "closing speed"

    He can't run away from his grandmother, but [censored] he is fast when chasing someone.....

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    'Scoreboard pressure' is one of the most useless phrases ever invented.

    "We need to put scoreboard pressure on" could surely be covered by "we need to score", couldn't it?

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    Beat me too it

    Also love the name, are you familiar with the song Dante's Inferno by Iced Earth? It obviously covers the Inferno part of The Divine Comedy

    Umm, no. And I'm using the name under false pretences as I've never read the book. However, I understand it's intended to be a comedy about finding redemption and eventually leaving hell (the inferno). Not really dissimilar to watching Melbourne.

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    project player (struggling, needs more time and weight)

    ready-to-play type (a footballer and not an ex-basketballer or athlete)

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    What about this one, started by Commetti now used liberally by others ...

    "Cometh the hour , cometh the man!"

    Except that it wasn't started by Cometti...

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    ready-to-play type (a footballer and not an ex-basketballer or athlete)

    Closely related to he's a "plug in and play" type.

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    "boy, did you see that? (Yes BT i was staring at the screen!)

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    Cometti started the Season well with the overuse of "Took something off the kick...."

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    1. "Lowering the eyes"

    2. "hardnut"

    Jack the blind miner could have worked that out!

    PS i am not having a dig at your user name, but the term used in commentary.

    Yeah, but Geelong are all 'hardnuts'. So was Moloney until Neeld arrived. In fact, so were many other MFC players until Neeld arrived - coincidence?

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    "Jeez, Luke Darcy is an idiot" - My house 2012.

    Have a feeling it might be the most common in my house in 2013 as well.

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    "Jeez, Luke Darcy is an idiot" - My house 2012.

    Have a feeling it might be the most common in my house in 2013 as well.

    Presumably you mean 'MFC will be rebuilding in 2013' that is, 'MFC is going nowhere for the next few years, but I need a job so believe me!'

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    Alternatively, 'the side needs games under their belts' that is 'I cleared out the experienced players who didn't agree with me'.

    No, I'm not being negative, just 'Jack the blind miner'.

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    Not new but:

    American shyte: to replace good old fashioned Aus expression:

    icing the clock - running down the clock, time wasting

    selling candy - BAULK

    shot on goal - at

    the fat side - You could build a block of flats

    brand - Style

    structures - Set-up

    any re-hashed

    American rubbish

    sports expression [censored]

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    Yeah, but Geelong are all 'hardnuts'. So was Moloney until Neeld arrived. In fact, so were many other MFC players until Neeld arrived - coincidence?

    Moloney was always overrated , this year he just proved it.

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