Ever been at the footy, and had absolutely no idea what the person next to you was saying? We are here to help.
Everyone has their own little way of describing what has is happening out on the field, it’s what makes our game great, so we have broken down some of the more common ones for you to understand, and use at the footy this weekend.
Agate – the ball
Barrel – kicking a torpedo
Blinder – playing extremely well
Breadbasket – the stomach of a player
CBD (central business district) – the middle of the ground
Clanger – an error
Clunk – taking a strong mark
Dukes – hands
Falcon – getting hit in the head with the ball
Get around them – Getting to support the player after they have done something good
Good shoe/leg – good kick
Hanger – a spectacular mark
Joe the goose – receiving a handball or kick over the top in the goal square
Kick a bag – large haul of goals
Left peg – left foot
Peppering the goals – when a team has numerous scoring chances, usually said when all those scoring shots result in more misses than goals
Pill – another way of describing the footy.
Plus one – extra number around the stoppage
Quarterback – the person who stays 5 meters off the back of the contest without an opponent.
Red time – time on in a quarter
Right peg – right foot
Sausage roll/snag – a goal
Seagull – A player who wins the outside ball, skirts around the pack
Shellacking – a big win
Specky – Spectacular mark, same as a hanger
The guts – the centre of the ground
The sticks – the goals
The pine – the interchange bench
Woodwork – the posts
Worm burner/daisy cutter – a kick along the ground that keeps low, and skids along the grass
By Andrew Wiles
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