Things to do while watching the Dogs from home

[Throughandthrough]

OK, as one of the interstate fans, i only get to see the Dogs live once or twice a year, but i try and watch them live with my son on tv whenever we can (or nearly live)


So that our family can enjoy the experience, i need a check list of things that must be said when player X gets the ball.


A few are easy "Cooooooooooooon"

"BARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYY"


what else is regularly yelled out at the footy, for those playing along at home?

[jazzadogs]

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If you're not shouting "BALL" a minimum of 15 times per quarter, you're not doing your duty.

If you want to pretend that you know nothing about football, scream "DON'T KICK IT BACKWARDS!" or "WE'RE GOING THE OTHER WAY!" anytime the team attempts to switch play.

[EasternWest]

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If you're not shouting "BALL" a minimum of 15 times per quarter, you're not doing your duty.

If you want to pretend that you know nothing about football, scream "DON'T KICK IT BACKWARDS!" or "WE'RE GOING THE OTHER WAY!" anytime the team attempts to switch play.

Never a truer statement has been said.

[Greystache]

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If you want to pretend that you know nothing about football, scream "DON'T KICK IT BACKWARDS!" or "WE'RE GOING THE OTHER WAY!" anytime the team attempts to switch play.

Or when we're linking a chain of handballs through the corridor to break up the zone or are waiting for the forwards to get back inside forward 50, shout "kick it, kick it, KICK IT!!" then when said players kicks into the waiting arms of 4 opposition defenders shout "Ohh, WHO TO!!"

[Curly5]

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Every time Baz takes a mark or kicks a goal I chant "Barreeee, Barreeee, Barreee....." as many times as it takes to annoy the Geelong supporter who lives in my house.

[mjp]

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If you're not shouting "BALL" a minimum of 15 times per quarter, you're not doing your duty.

If you want to pretend that you know nothing about football, scream "DON'T KICK IT BACKWARDS!" or "WE'RE GOING THE OTHER WAY!" anytime the team attempts to switch play.

...scream 'BAAAALLLLLLL' every time a tackle is laid.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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When we are on our way to the ground, my 6yo always tries to guess how many goals Barry is going to kick - he's fairly optimistic and usually is in the 8-12 range.

On the way to the Richmond match he came out with; "Dad, I think Barry will kick 93 goals, I don't think he can kick 100, not even against Richmond".

[ledge]

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Also get rid of the Mrs for the 2 hours to avoid silly questions or statements like "what do you want for tea" or "your cars on fire" or maybe even "the house is being robbed"
Ladies also tend to want to vacuum the bit right in front of the telly just as Hall is about to headlock someone.
I know its not along the guidlines of what to say but its from experience of football on tv at home.

[LostDoggy]

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OK, as one of the interstate fans, i only get to see the Dogs live once or twice a year, but i try and watch them live with my son on tv whenever we can (or nearly live)


So that our family can enjoy the experience, i need a check list of things that must be said when player X gets the ball.


A few are easy "Cooooooooooooon"

"BARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYY"


what else is regularly yelled out at the footy, for those playing along at home?

What, so you can shout at the TV?!

Don't worry, I'm also an interstater, and I voice my support wherever I happen to be watching, but yelling at a screen always feels a bit futile. Except for a Dogs goal, in which case a loud 'Woof Woof', repeated as often as necessary, shouldn't cause any embarrassment.

[mighty_west]

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Also get rid of the Mrs for the 2 hours to avoid silly questions or statements like "what do you want for tea" or "your cars on fire" or maybe even "the house is being robbed"
Ladies also tend to want to vacuum the bit right in front of the telly just as Hall is about to headlock someone.
I know its not along the guidlines of what to say but its from experience of football on tv at home.

Plus also, DO NOT let the mother in law come over, otherwise she will constantly ask silly questions, talk over the top of the game every 10 seconds etc, don't even let her see you hours after a loss, otherwise, you'll get "ohhhh, did your team lose?", with a "i can't believe you take it so seriously" smurk....

A must "shout out" is BUUUUUUULLSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT everytime the umps miss a Doggies free, and pay rediculous frees the other way, but remember, it's alot harder to see decisions from the stands, so even if alot of frees paid the other way make sense, at home, just yell it out anyway.

[mighty_west]

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Oh, one last thing, if you're all sitting on the couch, get up, and walk past to get refreshments every 5 minutes, make the family all get up out of their chairs whilst you walk past & sit back down again, and grab a bottle of water and flick some on the family members from behind, then when they accuse you, just look behind and point in that direction.

[Bornadog]

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I try and get rid of the family as they hate hearing me yell and scream at the TV.

another one on top of what has been posted is:

Abuse at the umpire for wrong decisions - a good one is What for

[Mofra]

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Last year I used to do 20 push ups any time a team scored a goal.
That was until this year when I tried it the day after a heavy gym session the game I was watching had 27 goals kicked.

I have a hard time sitting still watching either the Dogs or the Gulls.

[jazzadogs]

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...scream 'BAAAALLLLLLL' every time a tackle is laid.

The first line of my post probably should have been worded differently...or possibly had a 'sarcasm yay!' emoticon after it.

[Missing Dog]

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My favorite saying is NNNOOOOO please don't kick it to Ego but i do that at the game aswell