Standings or Ladder

[tigertim]

Was looking at the results of the lower leagues such as VFL and metro (and other sports like basketball, netball) in the HUN and noticed that they use the term “Standings”. But for the AFL its still the “Ladder”.

When did the Yankee term “standings” come in to vogue?

 

[T-Shirt Tommy]

Ever since every player and coach now pronounces 'defence' as 'deefence'.

 

[Tenacious Tiges]

And ‘shot on goal’ instead of ‘shot at goal’.

 

[mrposhman]

The one that annoys me the most is the over use of the word "the".

When they say, "so and so has only had the 10 disposals". You don't need to say THE. Every single footy commentator adds it, but its a useless addition to the sentence, the sentence does not require the extra the.

Its a little thing, but gee it annoys the crap out of me.

Standings is a horrible term, its table or ladder.

 

[Batchelor Party]

I get annoyed when they use the term ballgame, it's a football match

 

[tigerdell]

The one that annoys me the most is the over use of the word "the".

When they say, "so and so has only had the 10 disposals". You don't need to say THE. Every single footy commentator adds it, but its a useless addition to the sentence, the sentence does not require the extra the.

Its a little thing, but gee it annoys the crap out of me.

Standings is a horrible term, its table or ladder.

Its never table Mr P.
Not here

 

[zippadeee]

' as 'deefence'.

D

 

[seven]

I think Dwayneee Russel tried using the term quarter back a few years back.
Must of been told to shut it.

 

[Bunnerz]

I hate it when a team is winning like 80 to 55 with 5 mins to go and Brian Taylor (who i dont rate as a commentator) carries on and says,
theyre still a chance, theyre still a chance, boy oh boy...blah blah blah.

Its evident there is no chance 99% of the time.

 

[T-Shirt Tommy]

I think Dwayneee Russel tried using the term quarter back a few years back.
Must of been told to shut it.

I reckon it was Gerard Healy who started that stupid phrase.

 

[T-Shirt Tommy]

I hate it when a team is winning like 80 to 55 with 5 mins to go and Brian Taylor (who i dont rate as a commentator) carries on and says,
theyre still a chance, theyre still a chance, boy oh boy...blah blah blah.

Its evident there is no chance 99% of the time.

He just does that so there's a chance that viewers don't change channels. Would be an instruction from 7 management.

 

[tigertim]

I think Dwayneee Russel tried using the term quarter back a few years back.
Must of been told to shut it.

Plus “duck step” (or “drop step”.)

 

[Tenacious]

Have any of them talked about Marlion pinch-hitting in the ruck?

 

[zippadeee]

I hate it when a team is winning like 80 to 55 with 5 mins to go and Brian Taylor (who i dont rate as a commentator) carries on and says,
theyre still a chance, theyre still a chance, boy oh boy...blah blah blah.

Its evident there is no chance 99% of the time.

He always does it.
23 down 2 minutes to go
"Get one here and they have a chance"
How about No chance dipshiit

 

[JimJessTorp]

Awesome Amercanisms we can steal to make our game better. (Take note Dwayne)

Playoffs
World Championships
Knuckleball
Slider
Dump shot
Time out
Quarterback (already being used)
Pinch hitting (Thanks @Tenacious)
Drop step (@tigertim See highlights of Sydney Stacks games from 2019) (Oh yeah - And *smile* off Dwayne)

 

[22nd Man]

Its never table Mr P.
Not here

Spot on. Not just yank teams that are infiltrating, EPL European football terms are too.

 

[22nd Man]

And ‘shot on goal’ instead of ‘shot at goal’.

How about just a shot? There is nothing else a player can shoot at in footy.

 

[taztiger4]

such & such "has a long leg" We know that Duck dont we

*smile* does my head in

 

[seven]

And ‘shot on goal’ instead of ‘shot at goal’.

Us to be 'Kicks for goal"

 

[AngryAnt]

And ‘shot on goal’ instead of ‘shot at goal’.

yeah i hate that