Football Cliches

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Here you go; Dump kicks and dance steps: Has jargon taken over footy commentary?

One brighter point from the article is that the use of "quarterback" to describe a Luke Hodge role in defence has fallen out of favour after being in vogue in the 2010s.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/from...5d7nj.html

Meanwhile, a Four'n Twenty ad has explained "lower the eyes";

In AFL Football, "lowering the eyes" refers to a judicious attempt at moving the ball forward accurately, by adjusting your line of sight to a team mate in a nearer proximity. For football fans, of course, it simply means diverting your gaze from the on-field action and concentrating on the delicious Four'n Twenty pie in your hand.

In other words “Focus on the dogs eyes “!