Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
2015 WAS JUST four days old when we had the first fight of the new year during the Dr. McKenna Cup game between Tyrone and Armagh.
Now, while we don’t condone the actions of either side, it did get us thinking about the words the GAA commentators tend to use to describe various levels of violence on the field.
With that in mind, we decided to power rank them all:
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10. Handbags
James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
Fracas to fisticuffs - a definitive ranking of GAA fight terms
2015 WAS JUST four days old when we had the first fight of the new year during the Dr. McKenna Cup game between Tyrone and Armagh.
Now, while we don’t condone the actions of either side, it did get us thinking about the words the GAA commentators tend to use to describe various levels of violence on the field.
With that in mind, we decided to power rank them all:
10. Handbags
9. An exchange of views
8. Fisticuffs
7. A Scuffle
6. Getting to know each other
5. Bumper cars
4. A fracas
3. A brawl
2. A schmozzle
1. A melee
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Fight fisticuffs Fracas GAA melee schmozzle