Back and energised after a three-week suspension for failing to acknowledge Josh Walker's journeyman credentials, Harper Pestinger, Hamish O'Brien and Connor Buttigieg convene to call out football's linguistic rule breakers and headline makers.

Can a home team take home a win?

What's the most over-discussed, frenzy-sparking rule in the AFL?

And should clubs post about opposition players being sent to the tribunal?

Tune in as the panel turns every misdemeaning stone with a fine-tooth comb in their pursuit of a football linguistic utopia.

Back and energised after a three-week suspension for failing to acknowledge Josh Walker's journeyman credentials, Harper Pestinger, Hamish O'Brien and Connor Buttigieg convene to call out football's linguistic rule breakers and headline makers.
Can a home team take home a win?
What's the most over-discussed, frenzy-sparking rule in the AFL?
And should clubs post about opposition players being sent to the tribunal?
Tune in as the panel turns every misdemeaning stone with a fine-tooth comb in their pursuit of a football linguistic utopia.

The art of banner making, overzealous announcers and Graham Johncock's cat

Fresh off their best performance of the season, Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien are back to tackle the footy questions you didn't know needed answering.

Why has Connor made himself unavailable for selection?

What makes certain sirens great?

Which members of the animal kingdom should list managers be considering?

And what was going through David King's head when he made the year's biggest blunder?

Chuck on your shades Mason and Dwayne, 'cause the future is bright for the Dictionary boys.

Fresh off their best performance of the season, Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien are back to tackle the footy questions you didn't know needed answering.
Why has Connor made himself unavailable for selection?
What makes certain sirens great?
Which members of the animal kingdom should list managers be considering?
And what was going through David King's head when he made the year's biggest blunder?
Chuck on your shades Mason and Dwayne, 'cause the future is bright for the Dictionary boys.

Sexy sirens, fortresses and the animal kingdom's best 22

You thought the journeymen deep dives were over. We thought the journeymen deep dives were over. Anthony Hudson, though, had different plans and has thrown us the biggest, juiciest bone that we've yet chewed on.

This week, Harper Pestinger, Hamish O'Brien and Connor Buttigieg reconvene to hear more media misconducts sent to our Tribunal. 

Why is Mason Cox so bad at describing footy to foreigners? Can bad teams have danger games? And how can losing-team social admins pick up their post-game game?

The boys are well and truly hitting their straps.

You thought the journeymen deep dives were over. We thought the journeymen deep dives were over. Anthony Hudson, though, had different plans and has thrown us the biggest, juiciest bone that we've yet chewed on.
This week, Harper Pestinger, Hamish O'Brien and Connor Buttigieg reconvene to hear more media misconducts sent to our Tribunal. 
Why is Mason Cox so bad at describing footy to foreigners? Can bad teams have danger games? And how can losing-team social admins pick up their post-game game?
The boys are well and truly hitting their straps.

Evangelical dominators, low-level big time and Ricciuto's handiest point

Harper, Connor and Hamish are back again to over-analyse this week's critical talking points and shake up Greg Champion's tyrannical footy song monopoly.

Why should Josh Schache grow out his hair?

How wriggly must the score worm be for a game to be considered see-sawing?

And how exactly does one pronounce Kolodjashnij? Perhaps Dwayne Russell can give us a better idea.

The Dictionary Boys are dancing now.

Harper, Connor and Hamish are back again to over-analyse this week's critical talking points and shake up Greg Champion's tyrannical footy song monopoly.
Why should Josh Schache grow out his hair?
How wriggly must the score worm be for a game to be considered see-sawing?
And how exactly does one pronounce Kolodjashnij? Perhaps Dwayne Russell can give us a better idea.
The Dictionary Boys are dancing now.

Al from Alberton,  slugs under the roof and Hawkins Disease

All the way back in November, journalism students and future media big dogs Jack Langdon and Joe Horrigan ventured north of the Yarra to detail their Things About Football with Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien.

2:30 - Sunday afternoons at Docklands

12:13 - Post-coin toss sirens when the captain runs back to the huddle

22:38 - The futility of goal umpires

27:37 - Channel 7 and Fox Footy's scoreboards

32:03 - Adam Cooney being the only no. 1 draft pick to have won a Brownlow

38:21 - Kardinia Park's thick goalposts

All the way back in November, journalism students and future media big dogs Jack Langdon and Joe Horrigan ventured north of the Yarra to detail their Things About Football with Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien.
2:30 - Sunday afternoons at Docklands
12:13 - Post-coin toss sirens when the captain runs back to the huddle
22:38 - The futility of goal umpires
27:37 - Channel 7 and Fox Footy's scoreboards
32:03 - Adam Cooney being the only no. 1 draft pick to have won a Brownlow
38:21 - Kardinia Park's thick goalposts

Jack Langdon + Joe Horrigan | Goalpost thickness, satisfying sirens and scoreboard design

The Footy Dictionary is back, in a big, Elliott-Himmelberg-kick-into the-Torrens kind of way.

For our debut SYN Radio episode, Harper Pestinger and Hamish O’Brien are joined by Connor Buttigieg to chew the fat on the heinous linguistic misdemeanours from the week in footy.

Can teams really ‘feel each other out’? Is it possible for defenders to ‘take it up’ to small forwards? And can commentators claim that kicks that don’t clear the boundary fence have landed in a grounds neighbouring river? (Looking at you, Dwayne Russell)

Plus, Lachie Plowman steps under the now-infamous journeyman microscope, foreign correspondent Darren "Donger" Dixon joins us from Denmark with a very special guest, and Harper has a big bone to pick with his beloved Bombers cuddling up with the enemy.

The Footy Dictionary is back, in a big, Elliott-Himmelberg-kick-into the-Torrens kind of way.
For our debut SYN Radio episode, Harper Pestinger and Hamish O’Brien are joined by Connor Buttigieg to chew the fat on the heinous linguistic misdemeanours from the week in footy.
Can teams really ‘feel each other out’? Is it possible for defenders to ‘take it up’ to small forwards? And can commentators claim that kicks that don’t clear the boundary fence have landed in a grounds neighbouring river? (Looking at you, Dwayne Russell)
Plus, Lachie Plowman steps under the now-infamous journeyman microscope, foreign correspondent Darren "Donger" Dixon joins us from Denmark with a very special guest, and Harper has a big bone to pick with his beloved Bombers cuddling up with the enemy.

Pill up the arse, eye-raising eye-lowering and the battle of Porn City

Sarah Black from AFL Media joins Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien at Footy Dictionary HQ to dissect and discuss footy's niches on The Things About Football.
A quick debate on correct usage of the "saga" tag, and then we get into the serious stuff:
6:00 - The roar immediately following the national anthem
10:47 - A perfectly timed crumb and goal
15:36 - “He’s been doing it all day” in the first 30 seconds
22:39 - The walk from Richmond station to the 'G
28:17 - A goal on three-quarter time to cut the margin to 20 points
36:05 - Filing a match report for a game decided in the final 30 seconds
41:00 - The annual June state of the game chat
You can watch us on YouTube now!
And while you tune in, hit us with some ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ then check out our Twitter @FootyVocab and Instagram @shackmanpods to let us know how you like the series ❤️

Sarah Black from AFL Media joins Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien at Footy Dictionary HQ to dissect and discuss footy's niches on The Things About Football. A quick debate on correct usage of the "saga" tag, and then we get into the serious stuff: 6:00 - The roar immediately following the national anthem 10:47 - A perfectly timed crumb and goal 15:36 - “He’s been doing it all day” in the first 30 seconds 22:39 - The walk from Richmond station to the 'G 28:17 - A goal on three-quarter time to cut the margin to 20 points 36:05 - Filing a match report for a game decided in the final 30 seconds 41:00 - The annual June state of the game chat You can watch us on YouTube now! And while you tune in, hit us with some ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ then check out our Twitter @FootyVocab and Instagram @shackmanpods to let us know how you like the series ❤️

Sarah Black | Saga-gate, train-to-game walks and seat thwacking

The Age's Peter Ryan jumps on The Things About Football to talk through the niches of footy with Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien.

Before that though, the tribunal:

0:18 - Can the 52-game "milestone" be celebrated on a banner?

2:02 - Shameful in-ad footy language misuse ft. Shaquille O'Neal

Then the main event: Peter's niche footballing loves and hates:

4:24 - The smell and feel of a new Sherrin

9:43 - Ear-wormy footy ads and openers

15:07 - Midday on a Saturday: prime footy talkback time

24:22 - Twitter firestorms

35:31 - Score review

41:58 - Clubs' use of "ruthless" to cover their inept arses

You can watch us on YouTube now!And while you tune in, hit us with some ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ then check out our Twitter @FootyVocab and Instagram @shackmanpods to let us know how you like the series ❤️

The Age's Peter Ryan jumps on The Things About Football to talk through the niches of footy with Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien.
Before that though, the tribunal:
0:18 - Can the 52-game "milestone" be celebrated on a banner?
2:02 - Shameful in-ad footy language misuse ft. Shaquille O'Neal
Then the main event: Peter's niche footballing loves and hates:
4:24 - The smell and feel of a new Sherrin
9:43 - Ear-wormy footy ads and openers
15:07 - Midday on a Saturday: prime footy talkback time
24:22 - Twitter firestorms
35:31 - Score review
41:58 - Clubs' use of "ruthless" to cover their inept arses
You can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC52D5FTFDXezCV3lp8LJhqg" target="_blank">watch us</a> on YouTube now!
<h3>And while you tune in, hit us with some ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ then check out our Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/FootyVocab">@FootyVocab</a> and Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/shackmanpods">@shackmanpods</a> to let us know how you like the series ❤️</h3>

Peter Ryan | New Sherrin smell, Frank Walker and administrative euphemisms

Back from a post-finals bye, Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien are joined by 7 News Perth's Ryan Daniels for The Things About Football.

The tribunal is first:

0:29 - What makes for a poorly abbreviated footy ground?

2:29 - Which animals have been shunned by football nicknamers? 

And then Ryan's niche footballing loves and hates:

7:12 - Footy songs' brass instrumentals

16:20 - Premiership medal-accepting players' names read out in number order

26:22 - Retrospectively analysing past drafts

35:35 - The obsession with becoming the first to break a story

44:58 - Over-the-top goal music

48:01 - Fans' lack of access to sufficiently deep analytics

You can watch us on YouTube now!And while you tune in, hit us with some ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ then check out our Twitter @FootyVocab and Instagram @shackmanpods to let us know how you like the series ❤️

Back from a post-finals bye, Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien are joined by 7 News Perth's Ryan Daniels for The Things About Football.
The tribunal is first:
0:29 - What makes for a poorly abbreviated footy ground?
2:29 - Which animals have been shunned by football nicknamers?&nbsp;
And then Ryan's niche footballing loves and hates:
7:12 - Footy songs' brass instrumentals
16:20 - Premiership medal-accepting players' names read out in number order
26:22 - Retrospectively analysing past drafts
35:35 - The obsession with becoming the first to break a story
44:58 - Over-the-top goal music
48:01 - Fans' lack of access to sufficiently deep analytics
You can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC52D5FTFDXezCV3lp8LJhqg" target="_blank">watch us</a> on YouTube now!
<h3>And while you tune in, hit us with some ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ then check out our Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/FootyVocab">@FootyVocab</a> and Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/shackmanpods">@shackmanpods</a> to let us know how you like the series ❤️</h3>

Ryan Daniels | Animalistic nicknames, numerically sequenced name reading and overeager news-breaking

Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien are joined by CODE Sports' Daniel Cherny for the inaugural episode of The Things About Football series.

First up, the tribunal:

- What is a sealer?

- Why Geelong's premiership has been irreparably tainted

- The language of the trade period

Then, Daniel's things about football - three niche loves and three niche hates:

- The reading of scores in simple goal and behind terms

- Club songs playing when teams enter the arena

- The day the fixture comes out

- Clubs' constant lying

- Greg Champion perenially being overlooked on grand final day

- Matchday ‘entertainment’Hit us with some ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ then check out our Twitter @FootyVocab and Instagram @shackmanpods to let us know how you like the series and keep us kicking goals

Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien are joined by CODE Sports' Daniel Cherny for the inaugural episode of The Things About Football series.
First up, the tribunal:
- What is a sealer?
- Why Geelong's premiership has been irreparably tainted
- The language of the trade period
Then, Daniel's things about football - three niche loves and three niche hates:
- The reading of scores in simple goal and behind terms
- Club songs playing when teams enter the arena
- The day the fixture comes out
- Clubs' constant lying
- Greg Champion perenially being overlooked on grand final day
- Matchday ‘entertainment’
<h3>Hit us with some ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ then check out our Twitter <a href="//twitter.com/FootyVocab">@FootyVocab</a> and Instagram <a href="//instagram.com/shackmanpods">@shackmanpods</a> to let us know how you like the series and keep us kicking goals</h3>

Daniel Cherny | Geelongs' B&F placings fiasco, the marijuana of scoreboards and a perenially overlooked footy musician

From the do-or-die to danger games, scrappy wins to four-quarter performances, the dictionary of Australian rules football is choc-a-bloc with unique phrases, cliches and resulting banana skins.

What counts as must-win? Which players deserve public nicknaming? And how much gusto should each post-victory song earn?

Harper Pestinger, Hamish O’Brien, Connor Buttigieg and guest adjudicators you've actually heard of are here to answer the questions you didn’t know you care about, but in fact really, really do.

Tune in Mondays at 4pm AET on SYN 90.7 FM.

From the do-or-die to danger games, scrappy wins to four-quarter performances, the dictionary of Australian rules football is choc-a-bloc with unique phrases, cliches and resulting banana skins.
What counts as must-win? Which players deserve public nicknaming? And how much gusto should each post-victory song earn?
Harper Pestinger, Hamish O’Brien, Connor Buttigieg and guest adjudicators you've actually heard of are here to answer the questions you didn’t know you care about, but in fact really, really do.
Tune in Mondays at 4pm AET on SYN 90.7 FM.

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