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The Acronyms

True Believers will know most of these, but for those who are just coming to OGG for the first time, here’s some translations.

AWS As We Speak
BITBack in Town
BKIBF - Bad Kicking Is Bad Football
BSOOTF - Best Side Out Of The Finals
CBF - Career Best Form
DGDanger Game
GDTTWGo Down to The Wire
GOFF - Good Old-Fashioned Football
GOTHGame of Two Halves
GSWTCO - Good Sides Win The Close
GTWTCOGood Teams Win The Close Ones
IGTCSAFOD - It’s Going to Cost Someone a Flag One Day
ITCOTGIn the Context of The Game
JTIOWAATJust taking it one week at a time
LME – Loose men everywhere
NPM - Narrowest Possible Margin
OGG - Our Great Game. If this is not the game they play in Heaven there’s no point in going, eh?
OTROn The Rebound
OTTGOrnament to The Game
PATHL - Play at The Highest Level
PCUF - Playing Catch-Up Football
POSAThe Pride of South Australia
RAM - Rabid Adelaide Mob
SDE Season Defining Effort
SDMSeason Defining Match
SOTGStudent(s) of The Game
SOTLSeason On The Line
TAGLLATTake a Good Long Look at Themselves
THOFThe Home of Football: The MCG
TKWTA - They Know Who They Are
TLSASFThe Long Suffering Arden Street Faithful
TLSPRFThe Long Suffering Punt Road Faithful
TLSRFThe Long Suffering Redleg Faithful
TLSSKFThe Long Suffering St Kilda Faithful
TLSWOFThe Long Suffering Whitten Oval Faithful
TMITBThe Match In The Balance
TNPMThe Narrowest Possible Margin
TPTGThe Paddock That Grew
TPTGATHL- To Play The Game At The Highest Level
TRPThe Reigning Premiers
TTSATurn Their Season Around
TSLFTE They Should Learn From The Experience
TSOTLTheir Season On The Line
TTSATurn Their Season Around
TTTBFTF - The Team to Beat for The Flag
TTTBFTWS - The Team To Beat For The Wooden Spoon
VGVVery Good Value