Can't stand it when commentators try to make up names for things which already have a bloody name. A mark is NEVER TO BE CALLED a catch!. Putting the hands out in front is NEVER TO BE CALLED putting the dukes out! The home ground advantage is NEVER TO BE CALLED the home field advantage (take note Roosy!). The loose man in defence is NEVER TO BE CALLED the quarterback! The backline is NEVER TO BE CALLED the defensive half. The first bounce is NEVER TO BE CALLED the tip off. A player shoots AT goal, not ON goal! After a point the player kicks OUT not IN. A handpass is NEVER TO BE CALLED giving it by hand. A pack is NEVER TO BE CALLED a scrum or maul. A utility is NEVER TO BE CALLED a swingman. A banana is NEVER TO BE CALLED a check side. etc etc etc
I am happy to let the game's vocabulary find new words for modern innovations such as "the fat side", maybe even "set play" (but never "set piece") but never allow traditional footy talk to be supplanted.
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