Grand Final entertainment

[Nuke]

I did see something on Thursday or Friday morning on one of those morning programs (probs Ch9 hoaring themselves out to aussierules as usual) which was of her doing some kind of promo at the ground and some football showing her how they catch it, kick it, and pass it. She bonced someone on the head with the ball and said "That's what you guys call a falcon, isn't it?"

Has 'the falcon' superceded our great game and joined the ranks of every day Aussie vernacular, or has she heard our League term and figured out was for all sports in Australia?

 

[Warrimoo3]

They could have got The Choirboys for a couple of dozen slabs. Run To Paradise , Never Gonna Die and Boys Will Be Boys . Everybody happy .

 

[Jamberoo]

I did see something on Thursday or Friday morning on one of those morning programs (probs Ch9 hoaring themselves out to aussierules as usual) which was of her doing some kind of promo at the ground and some football showing her how they catch it, kick it, and pass it. She bonced someone on the head with the ball and said "That's what you guys call a falcon, isn't it?"

Has 'the falcon' superceded our great game and joined the ranks of every day Aussie vernacular, or has she heard our League term and figured out was for all sports in Australia?

It has been used in other sports for 5 - 10 years at least.

 

[Warrimoo3]

It has been used in other sports for 5 - 10 years at least.

It definitely started on The Footy Show after Mario French was hit on the head by a dummy half pass when he was looking the other way whilst playing for Norths. Originally coined by Paul Vautin . “The Falcon”” was Mario Fenech’ nickname . It subsequently grew legs from there and has now entered the vernacular of other sports. Not unlike the “That’s Gold” hand signal that also started with Paul Harragon on the same show.

 

[Warrimoo3]

It definitely started on The Footy Show after Mario French was hit on the head by a dummy half pass when he was looking the other way whilst playing for Norths. Originally coined by Paul Vautin . “The Falcon”” was Mario Fenech’ nickname . It subsequently grew legs from there and has now entered the vernacular of other sports. Not unlike the “That’s Gold” hand signal that also started with Paul Harragon on the same show.

 

[Warrimoo3]

For trivia buffs Ray Herring threw the pass.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Some AFL jurnos have got no clue why its a falcon and just explain to celebrities the ball hitting the head is a falcon without a background explanation

 

[PARRA_FAN]

For trivia buffs Ray Herring threw the pass.

Bugger me. I was at that game, such a terrible game I think Parra won and Crushers had a player sent off.

 

[Warrimoo3]

It definitely started on The Footy Show after Mario French was hit on the head by a dummy half pass when he was looking the other way whilst playing for Norths. Originally coined by Paul Vautin . “The Falcon”” was Mario Fenech’ nickname . It subsequently grew legs from there and has now entered the vernacular of other sports. Not unlike the “That’s Gold” hand signal that also started with Paul Harragon on the same show.

Oops, he was playing for the Crushers at the time .

 

[Warrimoo3]

They could have got The Choirboys for a couple of dozen slabs. Run To Paradise , Never Gonna Die and Boys Will Be Boys . Everybody happy .

DCE is also available. Here is his latest effort :

 

[Nuke]

It definitely started on The Footy Show after Mario French was hit on the head by a dummy half pass when he was looking the other way whilst playing for Norths. Originally coined by Paul Vautin . “The Falcon”” was Mario Fenech’ nickname . It subsequently grew legs from there and has now entered the vernacular of other sports. Not unlike the “That’s Gold” hand signal that also started with Paul Harragon on the same show.

Yeah, I remember the origins. Probably the most famous moment in the short history of the Crushers!
My question was more about if the term 'falcon' had grown beyond League's boundaries and joined the wider Aussie terminology. Seemingly so!

It has been used in other sports for 5 - 10 years at least.

Well there ya go. I quite literally have zero interest in any other sport with the exception being cricket and so had no idea. Thanks for that.

Regardless of how his dementia has progressed, I wonder if Mario would be happy or annoyed that his inattentive moment on the field that day has meant he will be known for many years to come.

 

[Perth Red]

Went to see the Reytons last night, great guitar band that rocked the place. Should have booked them!

 

[bedlam breakout]

Went to see the Reytons last night, great guitar band that rocked the place. Should have booked them!

the little old reytons from darn the road in south yorkshire? brill