Jack Dyer’s media career almost over shadowed his playing and coaching days.  Audiences loved him because of his honesty, his humour and because he so often mangled his words.  In this excerpt from Finding Jack Dyer, we list some of the more famous ones.

But amid the confusion came sublime statements that became known as ‘Dyerisms’, spoken throughout a decades-long radio career that was dominated by his calling with the brilliant broadcaster Ian Major (The Captain and the Major) on radio 3KZ (“3KZ is football!”). 

They were the lines that made Jack even more famous:

"My wife and I had a wonderful time on the French Riverina."  

"He's loping around the wing like a giant tarantulop."  

"Bartlett's, he's older than he's ever been before." 

“The ball's in no-man's land and the loose man's come from everywhere." 

“Things aren't the same now there are five teams in the four."  

"An Essendon supporter is a Collingwood supporter who can read and write." 

"Bamblett made a great debut today and an even better one last week." 

"He's a good ordinary footballer." (about Carlton's Peter Bosustow) 

"A bit of bad luck for Bob." (on the death of former Carlton champ Bob Chitty) 

"I won't say anything in case I say something." 

“Diamond Creek was a long way away once."