Over the years a lot of footy jargon has entered the conversation.
Most of it harmless – such as “yeah nah”, which I still don’t understand what that means.
Deeeeee-fence has become the norm – and that’s because all footballers now come from a basketball background.
Everyone "admires and respects" the opposition and all teams are "rated highly".
And of course one of the best is "he plays on the edge" – that’s how a player is described when falling foul on a regular basis of the MRP.
That term has been used many times this week following the Toby Greene two-match suspension for his hit on Alex Rance.
"Playing on the edge" is a soft public response by team mates and club officials for someone who is a fool and continually lets down himself, his fellow players, coaches, supporters and members.
Toby Greene is a star player, an All-Australian, his ability to play the game and his role as a small forward is admired.
But he’s full of bravado. Which means he lets down a lot of people.
Champion players fit and well sitting in the grandstand suspended are not playing on the edge, they are dills.
I’m KB, that’s my take.