I understand that the routine of football can be mundane. After a win, and nowadays, even after a loss, microphones are placed at the chin of exhausted athletes who must scramble for the words to describe the two hours of combative and demanding exercise they have completed mere moments ago.
It's a perfect storm for players to wield ol' reliable adages, but if I may be so blunt, we've heard them all before.
Here's a list of some of those that grind my personal gears.
4"Eight point game."
Okay so these don't actually exist. Every match is worth a maximum of four premiership points. That does not change because of the relative ladder position of two given teams. There are other ways to convey that a match has significant ladder or finals implications, without confusing those who have no idea what this may mean.
The use of nomenclature from other sports is one of the most annoying issues there is, Leading Lanes, One Wood, 9 Iron, Pull the Trigger are just a few of the many crap American sayings that have infiltrated out game.
I put it down to the pathetic state of commentary by people who really are illiterate bogans who reach for anything they think will make them sound smart. Can you ever imaging an Ameran sport using nomenclature from Aussie Rules – it would never happen, so why do we do it?